1. What GDP growth rate does UN DESA project for India in FY 2025-26?
Answer: B. In its World Economic Situation and Prospects 2026 report, UN DESA put India's growth for FY 2025-26 at 7.2%.
2. Which of these has UN DESA NOT named as a major driver of India's growth?
Answer: A. UN DESA pointed to consumption, public investment and supply-side expansion, but it did not list strong American demand for exports as a key driver.
3. How much treatment cost per victim would the proposed national cashless scheme for road accident victims cover at most?
Answer: C. Each road accident victim would get cashless medical care worth up to Rs 1.5 lakh, with treatment starting in the Golden Hour.
4. Which guiding principle does ICJS 2.0 follow to improve transparency and cut duplicate work?
Answer: D. ICJS 2.0 works on the idea of "One Data, One Entry", so that records are not entered twice and the criminal justice system becomes more transparent.
5. The registrations of 35 NBFCs were cancelled under which provision of the RBI Act, 1934?
Answer: E. The RBI withdrew the licences of 35 NBFCs for not following regulations, using Section 45-IA(6) of its 1934 Act.
6. Which body joined hands with EPFO so that PF advances can be withdrawn instantly via the BHIM app?
Answer: C. EPFO tied up with the National Payments Corporation of India to make instant PF withdrawals possible through BHIM.
7. According to NSO estimates, what was the GDP deflator for FY 2025-26?
Answer: B. The deflator was estimated at 0.5%, the lowest in almost fifty years, which points to very mild price pressure.
8. In terms of risk and flexibility, Specialised Investment Funds (SIFs) sit between which two categories?
Answer: E. SIFs were created to fill the space between ordinary mutual funds and Alternative Investment Funds.
9. Which existing law would the proposed Pesticides Management Bill replace?
Answer: D. The draft Bill is meant to take the place of the old Insecticides Act of 1968.
10. Under the proposed Pesticides Management Bill, which body would keep the digital national register of pesticides?
Answer: A. The Bill gives the Registration Committee the tasks of approving pesticides and holding the digital register at the national level.
11. In which month and year did Russia first use the Oreshnik missile operationally, striking Dnipro?
Answer: C. Its first operational use hit the Pivdenmash facility in Dnipro on 21 November 2024; the Lviv strike followed in January 2026.
12. Which body released the World Economic Situation and Prospects 2026 report that pegged India's growth at 7.2%?
Answer: B. The projection came from UN DESA in WESP 2026.
13. Under the proposed cashless scheme for road accident victims, what is the treatment cover per victim?
Answer: C. Coverage is up to ₹1.5 lakh per accident victim.
14. How many States signed MoUs with the Ministry of Textiles under Tex-RAMPS?
Answer: C. The ministry signed MoUs with 15 States.
15. Which Act governs the Bureau of Indian Standards?
Answer: B. The notes name the BIS Act, 2016 as the governing law.