1. Which report draws on a survey of 12,770 women in 31 Indian cities to gauge women’s safety?
Answer: A. NARI 2025 is a survey-driven index spanning 31 cities and 12,770 women, capturing how safe women feel in a way NCRB data does not.
2. Which of these cities appears among the *safest* in the NARI 2025 report?
Answer: B. NARI 2025 lists Mumbai, Kohima, Vishakhapatnam, Bhubaneswar, Aizawl, Gangtok and Itanagar as safest, and Delhi, Kolkata, Ranchi, Patna, Jaipur, Srinagar and Faridabad as least safe.
3. What does the Samudrayaan Project concern?
Answer: C. Cleared in 2021 under the Deep Ocean Mission, Samudrayaan will take people down to 6,000 m to study minerals, biodiversity and climate.
4. Whom does the DBT BioCARe Programme mainly back?
Answer: D. Started by DBT in 2011, BioCARe (Biotechnology Career Advancement and Re-orientation Programme) assists women in biotechnology and life sciences who are jobless or returning to work.
5. Which body publishes the Index of Industrial Production (IIP)?
Answer: E. Every month, with a lag of about six weeks, the NSO of MoSPI puts out IIP figures that track short-run shifts in industrial activity.
6. The Index of Industrial Production is currently computed using which base year?
Answer: A. IIP growth is measured against 2011-12, which serves as the reference period.
7. What will the newly announced “Savings Pro” account from Jio Payments Bank do?
Answer: B. It is the country’s first savings account that moves unused balances automatically into overnight funds, giving liquidity along with better returns.
8. In which year did Jio Payments Bank begin operations?
Answer: C. It started in April 2018 and was promoted by Reliance Industries Limited together with State Bank of India.
9. Which scheme pays eligible farmers ₹6,000 every year as direct income support?
Answer: D. Under PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi, qualifying farmers get ₹6,000 a year paid straight into their accounts in three instalments.
10. Which item is NOT a type of financial support given to agriculture?
Answer: E. Farmers receive help through credit, subsidies, insurance, income support and interest subvention, while spectrum allocation belongs to the telecom sector.
11. When did the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance enter into force?
Answer: E. It was adopted on 20 December 2006 and entered into force on 23 December 2010.
12. How many MSMEs were registered on the Udyam portal as of July 2025, as reported?
Answer: D. Over 6.56 crore MSMEs were registered on Udyam by July 2025.
13. What is the revised surveillance zone for glanders?
Answer: C. The surveillance zone is now 2-10 km, replacing 5-25 km.
14. How many cities does the NARI 2025 women's safety index cover?
Answer: C. The survey covers 31 cities.
15. What is the name of India's crewed submersible under the Samudrayaan project?