1. The 'Womaniya' initiative belongs to which platform?
Answer: D. Womaniya is a special drive on GeM that links women-led micro and small enterprises directly with government buyers.
2. Under which ministry was Womaniya launched?
Answer: B. The Commerce & Industry ministry started it in 2019 to empower women entrepreneurs.
3. The Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025 is meant to take the place of which bodies?
Answer: A. The Bill folds several regulators of higher education into one unified authority.
4. Which areas of education are kept outside the reach of the VBSA Bill, 2025?
Answer: C. They continue to be governed by specialised bodies, namely the Bar Council of India and the National Medical Commission.
5. India climbed to third place worldwide in renewable energy generation after overtaking which nation?
Answer: E. By passing Brazil, India reached the third position globally for installed renewable capacity.
6. What kind of body is the National Human Rights Commission?
Answer: E. It was set up through the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, which makes it statutory.
7. Which organisation released the fresh QR-code security standards for digital payments?
Answer: B. BIS lays down technical standards for digital payments, covering QR code security, biometrics and CBDC safeguards.
8. 'QR code redirection' in payment fraud means:
Answer: A. Criminals swap genuine QR codes for malicious ones so that money lands in unauthorised accounts.
9. Where does India stand in global fish production under Blue Revolution 2.0?
Answer: D. India ranks as the second-biggest producer of fish and aquaculture products in the world.
10. The National Mission on Natural Farming aims to set up how many Bio-Input Resource Centres?
Answer: C. The target is 10,000 BRCs that will provide farmers with natural inputs such as Jeevamrut and Beejamrut.
11. Which golfer is NOT listed among the players with consecutive Masters wins alongside McIlroy?
Answer: D. The consecutive champions are Nicklaus, Faldo, Woods and now McIlroy; Mickelson is not among them.
12. Which pair correctly matches Asha Bhosle's honours with years?
Answer: B. Phalke Award was 2000 and Padma Vibhushan 2008.
13. What was the voter turnout in Hungary's 2026 election?
Answer: D. Turnout was 78.99%, the highest since 1990.
14. The 65th anniversary event of human spaceflight in April 2026 was held in Delhi at which venue?
Answer: B. The event took place at Nehru Planetarium under the Prime Ministers' Museum and Library.
15. Radio Sikkim Sundari is described as the first of which kind of station in Sikkim?
Answer: B. It is Sikkim's first Border Village Community Radio Station.