1. The NITI Aayog report 'From Borrowers to Builders' puts women's portion of India's total system credit in 2025 at:
Answer: D. Women account for roughly ₹76 lakh crore of outstanding credit, which works out to 26% and shows a big gain in financial inclusion and entrepreneurship.
2. Women business borrowers grew fastest, at a 59% CAGR, in which state according to the report?
Answer: D. Bihar was the quickest-growing state for women-led borrowing, posting a 59% CAGR.
3. Where is India's first Quantum Reference Facility coming up?
Answer: C. It forms part of the Amaravati Quantum Valley effort and will serve as a standard test bed for quantum technologies.
4. What is a Quantum Reference Facility mainly meant to do?
Answer: E. It works as a 'gold standard' platform where quantum hardware parts can be checked and calibrated.
5. The top loan amount in the 'Tarun Plus' band of the PM MUDRA Yojana is:
Answer: E. Added in 2024, Tarun Plus lends between ₹10 lakh and ₹20 lakh to businesses that have already repaid earlier loans.
6. What distance is set as the goal for India's quantum communication network under the National Quantum Mission?
Answer: B. Secure communication over 1,000 km has been achieved already, and the mission aims to double that range.
7. An RBI proposal would add a one-hour delay to digital payments exceeding which amount?
Answer: C. The delay on transfers above ₹10,000 is proposed as a safeguard against Authorised Push Payment fraud.
8. In RBI's fraud-prevention proposal, the 'Kill Switch' lets customers:
Answer: A. It is a protective feature that allows a user to halt digital transactions immediately if fraud is suspected.
9. Under RBI's new remittance rules, Nostro accounts must be reconciled within at most:
Answer: A. Banks must reconcile their Nostro accounts inside an hour so that incoming remittances are credited faster.
10. A 'Net Liquidity Surplus' in the banking system tells us that:
Answer: B. Surplus liquidity means banks have more money than they need and may leave the extra with the RBI rather than borrow.
11. The Maha Vir Chakra is which rank among India's gallantry awards?
Answer: B. The Maha Vir Chakra is the second-highest gallantry award, after the Param Vir Chakra.
12. In NITI Aayog's 'From Borrowers to Builders' report, what share of India's system credit did women hold as of 2025?
Answer: D. Women's ₹76 lakh crore portfolio is 26% of system credit.
13. Where is India's first Quantum Reference Facility located?
Answer: C. The QRF is at SRM University-AP, the centre of Amaravati Quantum Valley.
14. Under PM MUDRA Yojana, up to what loan amount does the Tarun Plus category extend?
Answer: D. Tarun Plus covers ₹10 lakh to ₹20 lakh for those who repaid Tarun loans.
15. What is the target length of the pan-India quantum communication network under the National Quantum Mission?
Answer: C. 1,000 km achieved is the halfway mark to 2,000 km.