1. Under which law are National Biodiversity Repositories designated in India?
Answer: B. Section 39 of this Act provides for notifying national repositories that keep voucher specimens and help validate biodiversity science.
2. What is the Service Module (SM) chiefly responsible for in the Gaganyaan mission?
Answer: D. Often described as the spacecraft's engine room, it supplies thrust, electrical power and thermal control while in orbit.
3. Why are defunct satellites shifted to a 'Graveyard Orbit'?
Answer: D. Dead satellites are moved out of busy zones such as GEO, which lowers the chance of debris collisions.
4. Which theme does the International Election Visitors' Programme (IEVP) chiefly advance?
Answer: B. Election bodies from other countries can watch India's polls first-hand, encouraging exchange of knowledge and South-South cooperation.
5. In RBI's latest monetary policy, at what level was the Repo Rate set?
Answer: A. The central bank left the rate untouched at 5.25 percent, citing uncertainty around the world and inflation risks.
6. What does 'Zero Trust Architecture' mean in IRDAI's cybersecurity guidelines?
Answer: E. Users and devices must be verified continuously, whatever their location, to keep cyber threats out.
7. What will RBI's proposal to scrap IFR mainly achieve?
Answer: C. Removing it would free up around ₹35,000 to ₹40,000 crore, helping banks strengthen capital adequacy and lend more.
8. In RBI's Scale-Based Regulation, the top NBFCs that must get listed are placed in which layer?
Answer: C. Systemically important NBFCs sit in this layer and face tougher rules, including compulsory listing.
9. What mainly explains the lower CO₂e emissions seen under the 'Soil Sakhi' initiative?
Answer: A. Soil testing lets farmers apply nutrients accurately, cutting wasteful fertilizer use and the greenhouse gases that come with it.
10. How are 'Soil Sakhis' best characterised?
Answer: E. They are trained women from rural areas who offer soil testing and scientific farming advice to farmers on the ground.
11. Under which section of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 does the NBA notify National Repositories?
Answer: C. National Repositories are designated under Section 39 of the Act.
12. Which rocket is being human-rated for the Gaganyaan programme?
Answer: D. The Human-Rated LVM3 (HLVM3) is used for Gaganyaan.
13. How many Indian satellites were operational according to ISSAR 2025?
Answer: C. Of 86 Indian satellites in orbit, 27 are active.
14. Which institution organises the International Election Visitors' Programme 2026?
Answer: A. The ECI launched and runs the IEVP.
15. Who first proposed that India host COP33 in 2028, at COP28 in Dubai?
Answer: B. The proposal was championed by PM Modi at COP28 in 2023.