1. Who retains ownership of assets that are leased to private players under the National Monetisation Pipeline?
Answer: A. Only the right to operate is handed over for a set period, and the asset itself continues to belong to the Government of India.
2. Which one is an instance of a 'Brownfield Asset' in infrastructure?
Answer: E. Brownfield assets already exist and operate, earn revenue, and are therefore a safer bet for investors.
3. Where is India's first water-neutral railway depot situated?
Answer: C. Ahmedabad's Kankaria Coaching Depot recycles all the water it uses, making it the country's first of this kind.
4. Which environment-friendly method treats wastewater at the Kankaria railway depot?
Answer: C. Plants take up the pollutants and purify the water naturally, which keeps the process sustainable.
5. What is the VAANI Scheme chiefly meant to accomplish?
Answer: A. By offering technical courses in 22 Indian languages, it seeks to open such education to many more learners.
6. The RELIEF (Resilience & Logistics Intervention for Export Facilitation) Scheme mainly seeks to do what?
Answer: E. It assists exporters who face higher logistics costs and risks arising from geopolitical conflicts.
7. Which body implements the RELIEF scheme?
Answer: B. ECGC Limited is the agency in charge, offering exporters risk cover along with financial support.
8. What is a Maritime Insurance Pool chiefly designed for?
Answer: D. Several insurers share the risk jointly, which is useful in dangerous geopolitical conditions.
9. What does the Association of Mutual Funds in India mainly do?
Answer: D. AMFI is a self-regulatory body that encourages ethical conduct and investor education within the mutual fund sector.
10. In India's economic setting, what is 'Imported Inflation'?
Answer: B. It arises when costs abroad, for example crude oil, go up and a falling rupee raises the domestic price level further.
11. In which city were the Laureus World Sports Awards 2026 held?
Answer: C. The ceremony took place in Madrid on 20 April 2026.
12. What score did Aronyak Ghosh make at the Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026 to tie for first?
Answer: C. He scored an unbeaten 7/9 with a performance rating of 2584.
13. Which agreement did India and South Korea resume talks to upgrade during the April 2026 visit?
Answer: A. Negotiations to upgrade the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) were resumed.
14. What happens to asset ownership under the National Monetisation Pipeline?
Answer: B. The government retains ownership and leases only operating rights.
15. In which city is India's first water-neutral railway depot located?
Answer: D. The Kankaria Coaching Depot is in Ahmedabad.