1. Which body publishes the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI)?
Answer: E. Transparency International, an NGO based in Germany, brings out the index each year, scoring perceived public sector corruption from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean).
2. What rank and score did India get in CPI 2025?
Answer: A. Out of 182 countries India placed 91st with 39 out of 100, gaining five places and one point over the earlier year.
3. At which venue was PLASTINDIA 2026 held?
Answer: D. The 12th International Plastics Exhibition ran from 5 to 10 February 2026 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.
4. Which agency gave technical support for building the STQC Lab Automation Portal 'SATYA'?
Answer: B. The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing assisted the Ministry of Electronics & IT in developing SATYA, which digitises the certification lifecycle.
5. Where is Vayu Shakti 2026 due to take place?
Answer: C. The Indian Air Force holds this biennial live firepower exercise at the Pokhran air-to-ground range in Rajasthan.
6. To which year is the base of the Consumer Price Index proposed to be shifted from 2012?
Answer: E. MoSPI is updating the base year to 2024 so that the index captures current consumption patterns and modern data collection.
7. To curb mis-selling, RBI's draft norms propose prohibiting what?
Answer: A. Barring such incentives is meant to stop bank staff from mis-selling products such as insurance and mutual funds.
8. What minimum installed IT capacity must exchanges hold under SEBI's new framework?
Answer: D. Exchanges and clearing corporations in commodity derivatives must keep capacity at a minimum of double the expected peak load, for resilience and stability.
9. India was named 'Country of the Year' at BIOFACH 2026. In which city is the fair held?
Answer: B. BIOFACH takes place every year in Nuremberg, and in 2026 India was designated its Country of the Year.
10. Which area does BIOFACH chiefly promote?
Answer: D. It is the leading trade fair for certified organic produce, encouraging sustainable agriculture and environmentally responsible consumption.
11. How many seats in Bangladesh's Parliament are directly elected, with another 50 reserved for women?
Answer: E. The Parliament has 350 seats: 300 directly elected by first-past-the-post and 50 reserved for women.
12. What rank did India get in the Corruption Perceptions Index 2025?
Answer: D. India ranked 91st out of 182 countries.
13. Where was PLASTINDIA 2026 held?
Answer: A. It took place at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.
14. With which body did the All India Institute of Ayurveda sign an MoU for cashless Ayurveda treatment?
Answer: B. AIIA signed the MoU with the General Insurance Council.
15. Who inaugurated the STQC Lab Automation Portal SATYA?
Answer: B. Union MoS Jitin Prasada launched SATYA in New Delhi.