1. Which flagship scheme gives rural residents legal ownership documents for homes using drone-based mapping?
Answer: E. Started in April 2020, SVAMITVA uses drone surveys to issue property cards, which secures ownership and cuts land disputes.
2. Which digital initiative was launched to deepen financial inclusion during PM Modi's 2025 trip to the Maldives?
Answer: A. UPI and RuPay services began in the Maldives to improve digital transactions, in line with India's "Neighbourhood First" approach.
3. What is the main job-creation goal of the PM Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PM-VBRY) for 2025-2027?
Answer: B. The scheme targets over 3.5 crore new formal jobs, among them 1.92 crore for first-time workers, using incentives for employers and employees.
4. Which of these is not an aim of the Draft National Telecom Policy 2025?
Answer: C. The draft actually backs fixed-line broadband and wants it to reach 100 million households rather than removing it.
5. What tower fiberisation target does the National Telecom Policy 2025 set?
Answer: D. The policy plans to lift tower fiberisation from today's 46% to 80% by 2030 to improve connectivity.
6. What notable change has SEBI proposed for disclosures by listed non-convertible securities?
Answer: E. SEBI wants paperless disclosures, replacing mailed reports with QR codes or links, to ease compliance and aid sustainability.
7. Why did the RBI stress the need for a sustainable financial model for UPI?
Answer: A. UPI has grown to 60 crore transactions daily, and the RBI pointed out that a funding model is needed to keep the system going.
8. What is the principal goal of the Bima Sakhi Yojana?
Answer: B. The scheme appoints women from SHGs as facilitators who bring insurance to the last mile in rural areas, aiding financial inclusion.
9. Which bank has brought in biometric authentication for online card payments in India?
Answer: C. Federal Bank, working with M2P and MinkasuPay, started the country's first biometric authentication for online card transactions.
10. Which platform took over from e-Bikray for e-auctions of PSB properties?
Answer: D. PSBs and IBBI launched BAANKNET as a central e-auction site that offers more transparency and better recoveries than e-Bikray.
11. Where is the new Line of Control viewpoint unveiled by the Army for Kargil Vijay Diwas 2025?
Answer: B. The Army unveiled a new LoC viewpoint in the Batalik sector.
12. India's cooperatives and their members make up what share of the global cooperative membership?
Answer: C. India has about 8.42 lakh cooperatives and 29 crore members, which is 27% of the global total.
13. Where was the TRACERS launch carried out?
Answer: B. The launch was from Vandenberg SLC-4 in California.
14. Which plan period is on the COP15 agenda?
Answer: C. The Strategic Plan 2025-2034 is a major agenda item at COP15.
15. How many visa-free or visa-on-arrival destinations can Indian passport holders access per the Q2 2025 report?
Answer: C. The report counts 59 destinations, up from 57 in 2024.