1. Which country of the Indian subcontinent is mainly worried by the Taliban's plan to divert water from the Kunar River?
Answer: B. Pakistan fears lower downstream flows would hit irrigation, drinking water and hydropower in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, since the Kunar is a shared river.
2. Into which major river system does the Kunar River eventually drain?
Answer: E. The Kunar flows into the Kabul River, which in turn joins the Indus close to Attock.
3. Which rhino species is listed as Vulnerable, going by the conservation status given?
Answer: C. The Indian rhino is rated Vulnerable, whereas the Javan, Sumatran and Black rhinos are Critically Endangered.
4. In which year will India hold the BRICS presidency?
Answer: E. Brazil has formally passed the BRICS chair to India for 2026.
5. Which organisation developed the DHRUV64 microprocessor?
Answer: B. The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing built it, under MeitY.
6. DHRUV64 belongs to which indigenous processor programme?
Answer: A. It is the third processor in the DIR-V programme, following THEJAS32 and THEJAS64.
7. Which age group is the main focus of the ULLAS scheme?
Answer: C. The scheme works on adult literacy for people who are 15 or older.
8. How many existing Acts is the Securities Markets Code Bill, 2025 meant to replace?
Answer: D. The SCRA of 1956, the SEBI Act of 1992 and the Depositories Act of 1996 would all be superseded.
9. Which new mechanism does the Securities Markets Code Bill, 2025 propose to assist investors?
Answer: D. An ombudsperson is introduced so that investors can get their disputes settled more quickly.
10. The Securities Markets Code Bill, 2025 proposes a functional separation within which institution?
Answer: A. Fact-finding is to be kept apart from enforcement and adjudication inside SEBI, for greater transparency.
11. Which requirement applies to platform aggregators under the Jharkhand gig workers law?
Answer: B. All platform aggregators must register with the Gig Workers' Welfare Board, which the labour minister chairs.
12. The Kunar River is called by what name in Pakistan?
Answer: B. The notes say it is known as the Chitral River in Pakistan.
13. Which ministry runs the ULLAS adult literacy programme?
Answer: A. ULLAS is a Ministry of Education scheme launched in 2022.
14. Which organisation released 'Bhasha Matters: The State of the Education Report for India 2025'?