1. Effective April 9, 2025, at what rate did Trump announce a tariff on Indian imports?
Answer: E. The tariff announced on Indian imports, due to take effect on April 9, 2025, was set at 27 percent.
2. Which pair of Indian products were awarded Geographical Indication (GI) tags in the April 4, 2025 current affairs?
Answer: A. GI tags went to Kumbakonam Betel Leaf and Thovalai Maanikka Maalai, acknowledging their distinct geographical origin and cultural value.
3. The Coastal Shipping Bill, 2024 was brought in mainly to do what?
Answer: B. The bill seeks to promote and regulate coastal shipping, which would improve domestic maritime transport and lower logistics costs.
4. Regarding the government's stake increase in Vodafone Idea, what significant step did the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) take?
Answer: C. Sebi let the government off from making an open offer when it raised its Vodafone Idea holding, which helps the company's financial restructuring.
5. Which new system did Sebi roll out to improve how documents are verified?
Answer: D. Sebi brought in SebiDNVS, the Document Number Verification System, to make checking of documents submitted to the regulator faster and more secure.
6. In April 2025, who was named the new Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India?
Answer: E. Poonam Gupta received the appointment as RBI Deputy Governor, adding her expertise to the central bank's leadership.
7. The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, passed by the Indian government, is chiefly concerned with what?
Answer: A. The amendment aims at better management and protection of Waqf properties, ensuring they are used properly and guarded against encroachment.
8. As of April 2025, what strategic development involved Starlink and its operations in India?
Answer: C. Starlink was cleared to run on its own in India, which lets it extend its satellite internet service to the Indian market.
9. NITI Aayog and NCAER launched the States Economic Forum Portal for what purpose?
Answer: C. The portal exists to monitor and analyse how Indian states perform economically and what policies they follow, supporting decisions based on data.
10. How did India react after the U.S. imposed a 27% tariff on its imports?
Answer: D. India's reaction to the 27 percent U.S. tariff was a careful, strategic silence rather than any immediate retaliation or complaint.
11. Which 1977 US law was invoked for the April 2025 reciprocal tariffs?
Answer: C. The notes say the tariffs were justified under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977.
12. The NITI-NCAER States Economic Forum was launched by NITI Aayog in collaboration with which body?
Answer: A. The portal was built by NITI Aayog with NCAER.
13. Starlink satellite internet services in India were tied up with SpaceX by which pair of telecom firms?
Answer: C. SpaceX partnered with Airtel and Jio.
14. Which Bill, passed by the Lok Sabha, creates a dedicated legal framework for coastal trade?
Answer: B. The Coastal Shipping Bill, 2024 was passed to regulate coastal trade.
15. In which Tamil Nadu district is Thovalai Maanikka Maalai exclusively made, as per the GI tag news of April 2025?
Answer: C. The garland is made only in Thovalai village of Kanyakumari district.