1. What does the FAO’s *State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2025* report give as the present global prevalence of undernourishment?
Answer: A. The report notes that worldwide undernourishment dropped from 9.4% in 2020 to 8.2% in 2025, and India contributed greatly to that fall.
2. How can the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India be removed from the post?
Answer: B. Article 324 protects the CEC, who can be removed only by a demanding impeachment-type process needing a two-thirds majority in both Houses after a judicial inquiry.
3. By which year has India aimed to place its first astronaut on the Moon?
Answer: C. The government has announced a crewed lunar mission by 2040, in line with the Viksit Bharat @2047 vision.
4. Which nation is widely seen as the worldwide benchmark for ethanol blending because of long use of flex-fuel vehicles and high blend levels?
Answer: D. Brazil has had ethanol blending policies since 1975 and now sells E27 petrol, aided by flex-fuel cars and state support.
5. Under SEBI’s suggested change to Minimum Public Shareholding rules, a company with market cap from ₹50,000 crore to ₹1 lakh crore has what time to reach 25% public shareholding?
Answer: E. The phased plan for such large-caps asks for 15% in five years and then 25% by the tenth year.
6. SEBI’s consultation paper says a sectoral or thematic index should contain at least how many constituents?
Answer: A. For use in derivatives, such indices need a minimum of fourteen stocks and no single stock may weigh more than 20%.
7. Per RBI’s loan classification, how is a loan that has been overdue for 31 to 60 days labelled?
Answer: B. Stress is tagged SMA-0 for 1–30 days overdue, SMA-1 for 31–60 and SMA-2 for 61–90, and past 90 days the account turns into an NPA.
8. Where does Tata AIA’s Momentum 50 Index Fund mainly put its money?
Answer: C. It follows the BSE 500 Momentum 50 Customized Index, holding fifty shares that have shown strong momentum lately.
9. What is the goal of IRDAI’s shift to a Risk-Based Capital (RBC) framework?
Answer: D. With RBC, an insurer keeps capital in proportion to the investment, underwriting, operational and market risks it carries, improving stability and protecting policyholders.
10. Which institution held *Agri Startup 2.0*, an event promoting sustainable farming and agripreneurship?
Answer: E. The College of Agricultural Sciences at SRMIST, together with the Isha Save Soil Movement, organised it to encourage soil health, natural farming and agri-innovation.
11. What practical benefit of placing the panels between tracks is highlighted?
Answer: D. Using space between tracks means no land acquisition, and panels can be lifted for maintenance.
12. As per FAO's 2025 food security report, global undernourishment stood at what level?
Answer: B. The report gave 8.2%, or 673 million people.
13. Under which Article of the Constitution is the Chief Election Commissioner appointed?
Answer: B. The CEC is appointed under Article 324.
14. By which year did the Union Minister say India will land an astronaut on the Moon?
Answer: D. The announcement in Lok Sabha set 2040 for the crewed Moon landing.
15. India's target under E20 is to blend what share of ethanol in petrol by 2025?
Answer: C. E20 means 20% ethanol blending, targeted by 2025.