1. By what year does India aim to eliminate malaria completely?
Answer: A. The national goal is a malaria-free country by 2030, with no locally acquired cases by 2027.
2. Who gets to approve the opening or reopening of coal mines under the amended Colliery Control Rules?
Answer: E. Prior approval from the CCO is no longer required, so company boards decide once legal clearances are in hand.
3. Which startup built India's first indigenous 1.5-Tesla MRI scanner?
Answer: B. Zoho-backed VoxelGrids developed the scanner, in support of Atmanirbhar Bharat in healthcare.
4. From which year will India chair the Kimberley Process?
Answer: E. India's chairmanship starts on 1 January 2026, which should strengthen ethical trade in diamonds.
5. Heavy nitrate contamination of groundwater chiefly endangers which area?
Answer: D. Water laced with nitrates can cause serious illness, and the problem is tied to fertiliser use and poor waste handling.
6. Who painted the mural, now deteriorating, at the LIC headquarters in Mumbai?
Answer: A. M. F. Husain painted it in 1963, and its decay shows how hard public art is to preserve in India.
7. For what violation did IRDAI penalise Reliance General Insurance?
Answer: D. The ₹1 crore penalty was for unlawful payments that breached insurance rules.
8. India's insurance sector will adopt which accounting standard from 2026?
Answer: B. Ind AS 117 is expected to bring greater transparency and risk-based valuation to insurers.
9. The Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) is chiefly intended to strengthen which area?
Answer: E. It funds storage, cold chains and logistics so that losses after harvest are reduced.
10. What was the main reason farmers' incomes fell even though monsoons were good?
Answer: D. Losses from floods and market rates under the MSP cut into farm earnings and caused distress in rural areas.
11. PMGSY, the rural road scheme, was launched on which date?
Answer: B. The notes give 25 December 2000 as the launch date.
12. Which department's five digital initiatives were launched on Good Governance Day 2025?
Answer: A. The notes say they were DoPT initiatives launched by Jitendra Singh.
13. Which ministry implements the PM-VIKAS scheme?
Answer: A. PM-VIKAS is implemented by the Ministry of Minority Affairs.
14. From which country will India take over the Kimberley Process chair in 2026?
Answer: B. The UAE is the outgoing Chair.
15. From which submarine was the K-4 missile test-fired in December 2025?
Answer: A. The test was from INS Arighaat, the second SSBN.