1. According to CMS: Education 2025, at which level of rural schooling did government school enrolment fall the most compared with 2017-18?
Answer: E. In rural areas, government higher secondary enrolment slid from 68% in 2017-18 to 58.9% in 2025, the steepest fall among all levels.
2. Which fintech platform has won SEBI's approval for what is India's largest IPO at $1 billion?
Answer: B. Groww, started in 2016 by former Flipkart employees, got SEBI's go-ahead for a $1 billion IPO, the biggest by an Indian capital market company.
3. What is the main purpose of the UMANG app, now linked with EPFO services?
Answer: D. UMANG, short for Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance, brings over 1,000 services from more than 200 departments together to make access easier for citizens.
4. Which country put a 50% tariff on Indian exports in August 2025, a downside risk that the RBI flagged?
Answer: E. The RBI's State of the Economy report pointed to the steep 50% tariffs imposed by the US on Indian exports from August 27, 2025, as a trade worry.
5. In the RBI's regulatory review, what does the term 'shadow lenders' refer to?
Answer: B. Shadow lenders include NBFCs, HFCs and fintech lenders, which supply credit like banks but sit outside ordinary banking regulation.
6. Where did Punjab National Bank open India's first branch dedicated to startups?
Answer: D. PNB opened the country's first startup-focused branch at Bhikaji Cama Place in New Delhi to back entrepreneurs and early-stage ventures.
7. Which law gives the RBI power to regulate Payment Aggregators in India?
Answer: A. This Act lets the RBI authorise and oversee payment and settlement systems, which covers Payment Aggregators such as Razorpay and PayU.
8. With which company did Utkarsh Small Finance Bank team up to improve debit card management and payment processing?
Answer: C. Utkarsh SFB partnered with Hitachi Payment Services to smooth out management of the debit card lifecycle and strengthen payment processing.
9. Which group of mutual fund investors does SEBI plan to give special incentives to?
Answer: D. To widen financial inclusion, SEBI proposed special distribution incentives for first-time women investors in mutual funds, especially in tier-2 and tier-3 cities.
10. With the Mondo Track, India became which numbered country to install this surface?
Answer: D. Reports say India became the 25th country with the Mondo Track surface.
11. The State Energy Efficiency Index 2024 evaluated States and UTs on how many indicators?
Answer: C. The index uses 66 indicators for FY 2023-24.
12. Which statement about the ASI 2023-24 results is correct?
Answer: C. Gujarat leads fixed capital at 19.53%; GVA grew 11.89% and factories number 2,60,061.
13. Which athlete finished third in the men's javelin at the 2025 Diamond League Final?
Answer: A. Keshorn Walcott of Trinidad and Tobago was third with 84.95 m.
14. How many nuclear tests were conducted at the Semipalatinsk site between 1949 and 1989?
Answer: D. The facility conducted 456 nuclear tests in that period before closing in 1991.
15. Which body conducts the Comprehensive Modular Survey?