1. What was the main purpose of Operation Abhyaas, the countrywide civil defence drill on May 7, 2025?
Answer: C. The drill covered 244 districts and was meant to build civilian readiness after the Pahalgam attack of April 22, 2025 sharpened friction with Pakistan.
2. India's May 7, 2025 strikes on terrorist camps in Pakistan went by which codename?
Answer: E. Operation Sindoor answered the Pahalgam attack that killed 28 civilians, and its name evokes women widowed in that attack.
3. Which international body called for an immediate de-escalation as India-Pakistan hostilities flared in May 2025?
Answer: B. The UN, joined by other global actors, appealed for calm and for talks once the India-Pakistan confrontation intensified.
4. In May 2025, India's first AI-powered Gold Melting ATM was unveiled by which company?
Answer: D. Goldsikka Limited, a Hyderabad firm, announced the machine, which handles buying, selling, exchanging, leasing, digitizing and monetizing of gold and jewellery.
5. The AI-powered Gold Melting ATM from Goldsikka is mainly meant for what?
Answer: A. Users can buy, sell, exchange, lease, digitize and monetize gold and gold jewellery at the machine, changing how gold deals are done.
6. Goldsikka Limited, maker of the AI Gold Melting ATM, has its base in which city?
Answer: C. The company behind the first AI-powered Gold Melting ATM in India is headquartered in Hyderabad, Telangana.
7. Deloitte's May 2025 projection puts India's economic growth for FY2025-26 at what level?
Answer: E. Deloitte forecast that growth would hold steady at 6.6% through fiscal 2025-26.
8. A free trade agreement along with a social security pact was concluded by India and which other country in May 2025?
Answer: B. India and the UK sealed both a trade deal and a social security agreement that year, intended to deepen economic links.
9. A report issued in May 2025 estimated that India would have how many electric vehicles by 2032?
Answer: D. The projection was roughly 123 million EVs on Indian roads by 2032, pointing to a major move toward cleaner transport.
10. Where did India stand in the 2025 Human Development Index ranking?
Answer: A. India placed 130th in the 2025 HDI, a ranking built on several socio-economic measures assessed worldwide.
11. Under the India-UK FTA, what share of Indian exports gets zero-duty access to the UK?
Answer: A. The notes state zero-duty access for 99% of Indian exports.
12. Operation Sindoor was carried out in response to a terrorist attack at which location?
Answer: B. The operation followed the Pahalgam attack in J&K.
13. What was India's rank in the UNDP Human Development Index 2025?
Answer: B. India placed 130th among 193 countries and territories.
14. The SYL canal is meant to link which two rivers?
Answer: B. SYL connects the Sutlej and Yamuna rivers.
15. Which body issued the new amendments tightening rules for satellite internet providers in India?
Answer: B. The Department of Telecommunications issued the amendments.