1. What is the main objective of the Government of India's Working Paper on Generative AI and Copyright?
Answer: A. The paper sets out India's first structured framework meant to safeguard creators while permitting lawful AI development under the IndiaAI Mission.
2. Under which Intangible Cultural Heritage domain was Deepavali chiefly inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List?
Answer: C. As a living festival made up of rituals, social customs and shared celebrations, it belongs to the domain of social practices and festive events.
3. Which ministry implements the Shilp Didi Programme?
Answer: D. Implementation runs through the Office of the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), which sits in the Ministry of Textiles.
4. What is the main goal of the planetary-defense drill centred on object 3I/ATLAS?
Answer: B. The exercise checks early warning, tracking, deflection plans, civil defence response and worldwide coordination for near-Earth objects.
5. Who jointly leads the planetary-defense exercise on 3I/ATLAS?
Answer: E. Coordination of the drill rests with the European Space Agency, NASA and the International Asteroid Warning Network of the UN.
6. Economists attribute the rupee's recent slide past ₹90 per dollar mainly to:
Answer: B. Trade deficits, FPI outflows and import demand are behind the fall, not any weakness in underlying fundamentals.
7. Which of these is a possible advantage of a weaker rupee?
Answer: D. Indian goods become cheaper for overseas buyers, which helps exporters and service industries.
8. How frequently is NABARD's Rural Economic Conditions and Sentiments Survey (RECSS) carried out?
Answer: C. RECSS is a frequent survey, run every two months, that tracks rural economic conditions and mood in near real time.
9. Under the revised RBI framework, businesses borrowing less than what amount may open current accounts with any bank (subject to conditions)?
Answer: E. To make doing business easier, the RBI lifted the limit from ₹5 crore to ₹10 crore.
10. SEBI's new governance framework for Market Infrastructure Institutions requires them to appoint:
Answer: A. MIIs need one ED for Critical Operations and another for Regulation, Compliance & Risk, which tightens oversight and spreads power around.
11. Which US president, after Donald Trump's 2024 win, was named as the only earlier one with two non-consecutive terms?
Answer: C. Trump became the second president after Grover Cleveland, who won in 1892, to win two non-consecutive terms.
12. Why was Vinesh Phogat removed from the Paris 2024 women's wrestling final?
Answer: B. She was disqualified for exceeding the weight limit before the gold medal bout.
13. Which problem was NOT cited as a result of the Pagdi system?
Answer: A. Landlords earned too little under frozen low rents, which is why the system caused decay and stalled redevelopment.
14. What does CRCAT, proposed in the Generative AI and copyright working paper, stand for?
Answer: A. The notes define it as Copyright Royalties Collective for AI Training.
15. Deepavali was inscribed on which UNESCO list at the 20th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee in New Delhi?
Answer: B. Deepavali was added to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.