1. Under which institutional framework was the 2nd India-Arab Foreign Ministers' Meeting (2026) held?
Answer: C. The AICF, set up in 2008, is the main platform for structured engagement between India and the Arab League, and foreign ministers' meetings take place under it.
2. Into how many compulsory streams must waste be segregated under the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026?
Answer: D. The 2026 Rules require four streams, namely wet, dry, sanitary and special care waste, which helps recycling and lessens reliance on landfills.
3. Which principle lets authorities charge environmental compensation for improper waste disposal under the SWM Rules, 2026?
Answer: C. Under the Polluter Pays Principle, those who generate waste carry the financial burden for not segregating it, disposing of it wrongly and reporting falsely.
4. What reason led the Supreme Court to stay the UGC Equity Regulations, 2026?
Answer: A. The Court pointed to unclear definitions and the chance of misuse when it put the regulations on hold and asked for them to be reconsidered.
5. Which group is the PANCHAM digital chatbot mainly built to help?
Answer: E. The Ministry of Panchayati Raj launched PANCHAM as an AI chatbot on WhatsApp to support more than 30 lakh elected Panchayat representatives.
6. What ability of a country does the Power Gap Index mainly measure?
Answer: B. The index looks at power efficiency, meaning how well a country turns its material resources into actual strategic and geopolitical clout.
7. Under India's pilot programme, which institution issues the Digital Food Currency?
Answer: E. The Reserve Bank of India issues this programmable CBDC, intended to make subsidy delivery under the PDS more modern.
8. What explains the low take-up of SEBI's corporate bond liquidity window?
Answer: B. Issuers hold back because of the buyback requirement, the reserved issue size and the effect on their balance sheets, so the window is barely used.
9. What are Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) mainly intended to do?
Answer: D. By acting together, farmers in FPOs can reach markets, technology and credit and get better prices because their bargaining strength improves.
10. How is the Paathara (Khoni) practice best described?
Answer: A. Paathara (Khoni) is a local storage system below ground that needs no electricity and keeps paddy for long periods.
11. Where is the Arab League (League of Arab States) headquartered?
Answer: B. The Arab League is headquartered in Cairo, Egypt.
12. Into how many streams must waste be segregated under the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026?
Answer: D. Four streams: wet, dry, sanitary and special care.
13. Which centres must every higher education institution set up under the UGC Equity Regulations, 2026?
Answer: A. EOCs are mandatory in every HEI.
14. Which World Bank report treats the Indo-Gangetic Plains and Himalayan Foothills as a single airshed?
Answer: A. A Breath of Change treats IGP-HF as one airshed.
15. How many Aspirational Blocks are covered under Sampoornata Abhiyan 2.0?
Answer: B. The campaign covers 112 districts and 513 blocks.