1. Which organisation under MSDE carries out the Navachar Mantra initiative?
Answer: C. NIESBUD is the body that implements the initiative for the skill development and entrepreneurship ministry.
2. Which of these is not among the six priority sectors of the Navachar Mantra Initiative?
Answer: A. Defence manufacturing is absent from the initiative's six focus areas, which instead span agriculture, health, education, climate, rural commerce and MSMEs.
3. For which audiobook album did the 14th Dalai Lama win a Grammy Award?
Answer: D. The recording won the Grammy in its audiobook narration and storytelling category.
4. Where is the 1st World Yogasana Sports Championship 2026 taking place?
Answer: B. The first edition of this five-day championship is hosted at the EKA Arena in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
5. In the SIDE 2026 Report, what is India's rank among the world's most digitalised economies?
Answer: E. India placed fifth among 71 countries in SIDE 2026 and fourth worldwide on the CHIPS AI Index.
6. Banks received full hedging cost support from RBI until September 2026 for which deposits?
Answer: C. RBI covers the whole hedging cost on new FCNR(B) deposits of three to five years' tenor that authorised dealer banks mobilise before the deadline.
7. ADB and Standard Chartered signed agreements aimed at bolstering which area in India?
Answer: A. The tie-up targets financing shortfalls and better risk-sharing in supply chain finance for Indian companies.
8. NPCI joined hands with which bank to start UPI acceptance in Cambodia?
Answer: D. ACLEDA Bank is NPCI's partner for UPI acceptance in Cambodia, which widens India's digital payments reach abroad.
9. Which Indian initiative won the Food Planet Prize in 2026?
Answer: B. The prize recognised APCNF for changing food systems through natural farming run by communities.
10. Which organisation within the Andhra Pradesh Agriculture Department implements APCNF?
Answer: E. RySS, a non-profit set up under the state's agriculture department, drives APCNF to spread natural farming.
11. Which agency implements the Navachar Mantra initiative of the Skill Development ministry?
Answer: B. NIESBUD implements Navachar Mantra for MSDE.
12. The 14th Dalai Lama won a Grammy for which audiobook album?
Answer: B. The Grammy was for the spoken-word album Meditations.
13. Where is the 1st World Yogasana Sports Championship 2026 being held?
Answer: A. The venue is EKA Arena in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
14. In the ICRIER-Prosus SIDE 2026 report, what was India's rank among digital economies?
Answer: C. India stood 5th of 71 countries, up from 8th of 32 in SIDE 2025.
15. Under RBI's June 2026 package, which deposits get full hedging cost support for banks?
Answer: A. Banks raising fresh 3- to 5-year FCNR(B) deposits get full hedging support.