1. Which Article of the Constitution covers a Governor's power to assent to, withhold assent from, or reserve a Bill for the President?
Answer: E. Article 200 lays out what a Governor can do with state bills: give assent, withhold it, or reserve the Bill for the President. Article 201 concerns the President, and Article 142 the Supreme Court.
2. In which Indian regions does the saltwater crocodile, the biggest living crocodilian, occur?
Answer: B. Within India these crocodiles live mainly in West Bengal's Sundarbans, Odisha's Bhitarkanika National Park and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
3. Which proposed Constitutional Amendment brings in 'One Nation, One Election' by adding Article 82A?
Answer: D. The Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill, 2024 inserts Article 82A so that Lok Sabha and State Assembly polls can be held together.
4. What is the main objective of the Union Government's draft Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025?
Answer: E. Citing addiction and financial dangers, the Bill proposes to prohibit all online real-money gaming, whether based on skill or chance.
5. India's foreign liabilities in mutual funds rose to Rs 2.6 lakh crore in FY25, says the RBI. Which country invested the most?
Answer: B. The UAE supplied roughly a fifth of all foreign money in Indian mutual funds, which made it the largest source.
6. What is the total corpus of the Urban Challenge Fund (UCF) announced in Union Budget 2025-26?
Answer: D. The UCF is a Rs 1 lakh crore financing model, competitive and tied to performance, that supports sustainable and innovative city development.
7. On what basis is the Nifty Bank Index weighted?
Answer: A. The index relies on free-float market capitalisation and covers 12 liquid, large-cap banking stocks.
8. Which investment vehicles are obliged to pay out at least 90% of their net distributable cash flows to investors?
Answer: C. SEBI rules require both infrastructure trusts (InvITs) and real estate trusts (REITs) to give unit holders 90% of net distributable cash flows.
9. Punjab National Bank was the first public sector bank to shift to which RBI-approved domain?
Answer: D. PNB moved its site to www.pnb.bank.in following the RBI's cybersecurity guidelines, and IDRBT acts as the registrar for the .bank.in domain.
10. What proportion of nitrogen by weight does urea, India's most widely used fertiliser, contain?
Answer: A. Urea holds 46% nitrogen, the most among solid nitrogen fertilisers, which makes it the cheapest per unit and the most common choice in India.
11. Which Article gives the Governor the options to assent, withhold assent or reserve a bill for the President?
Answer: A. Article 200 lists the Governor's choices on bills.
12. In which wildlife-law schedule is the saltwater crocodile placed under India's Wildlife Protection Act, 1972?
Answer: A. The notes list it under Schedule I.
13. Who heads the Joint Parliamentary Committee examining the One Nation One Election Bill?
Answer: B. The JPC is headed by BJP MP P.P. Chaudhary.
14. In which House was the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025 scheduled for introduction?
Answer: B. The draft Bill was set to be introduced in the Lok Sabha.
15. A cloudburst is defined as rainfall exceeding what rate over roughly 30 sq. km?
Answer: C. The notes define it as above 100 mm per hour over about 30 sq. km.