1. Which country topped the global doping list for a third straight year in the WADA Testing Figures Report 2024?
Answer: C. With 260 positive cases, India led the world's doping tally for the third year running, the WADA report for 2024 shows.
2. Anti-doping testing in India is the statutory responsibility of which organisation?
Answer: A. NADA is the statutory authority that carries out and enforces anti-doping testing in the country.
3. Which platform powers India's first AI-based community screening programme for Diabetic Retinopathy?
Answer: E. AFMS launched the programme, which relies on MadhuNetrAI to detect and grade diabetic retinopathy.
4. Who has launched RESPOND Basket 2025?
Answer: B. ISRO, under the Department of Space, issued it to promote academic research linked to its missions.
5. How many Param Vir Chakra recipients are portrayed in the 'Param Vir Dirgha' inaugurated on Vijay Diwas 2025?
Answer: E. The gallery features portraits of all 21 awardees of the Param Vir Chakra, the country's top wartime gallantry honour.
6. Which new concept has SEBI brought in to replace the TER framework for mutual funds?
Answer: D. The Base Expense Ratio reflects only the core cost of managing the fund and leaves out statutory levies.
7. Under SEBI's revised norms, the brokerage allowed on cash market trades by mutual funds is now capped at what level?
Answer: A. The cash market brokerage cap was halved from 12 basis points to 6 basis points to cut costs for funds.
8. What is the new maximum lump sum PFRDA permits an NPS subscriber to withdraw?
Answer: D. Subscribers may take out up to 80% of the corpus, while the remaining 20% must be used to buy an annuity.
9. Under the revised NPS rules, a subscriber can withdraw the entire corpus if it is no more than what amount?
Answer: B. Because of minimum annuity purchase rules, the cut-off for complete withdrawal has gone up to ₹8 lakh.
10. Which company rolled out India's first biometric authentication for UPI payments?
Answer: A. Amazon Pay lets users pay without entering a PIN, using their fingerprint or face to authenticate.
11. Ram Sutar was a gold medallist of which art institution?
Answer: B. He was a gold medallist of the Sir JJ School of Art and Architecture, Mumbai.
12. Roughly how much gas does the deal cover over its lifetime?
Answer: B. The deal covers around 130 billion cubic metres of gas.
13. Who presented the Order of Oman to PM Modi?
Answer: A. Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, who is also Oman's Prime Minister, presented the honour; Qaboos instituted the order in 1970.
14. How many consecutive years has India topped the WADA doping chart as per the 2024 report?
Answer: A. The notes say it was the third consecutive year at No. 1.
15. Which AI platform powers the AFMS diabetic retinopathy screening programme?
Answer: A. The notes say the programme is powered by MadhuNetrAI.