1. Which country declared a 25% tariff on imported vehicles starting April 3, 2025?
Answer: E. The United States announced the 25% levy on foreign-made cars, with the charge starting on April 3, 2025.
2. Which body described the U.S. auto tariffs as "bad for businesses, worse for consumers"?
Answer: B. It was the European Commission that criticised the American car tariffs in these words, saying they hurt both companies and buyers.
3. What is the India-Myanmar Free Movement Regime (FMR) chiefly intended to do?
Answer: D. The arrangement lets people living in border communities cross between India and Myanmar without needing a visa.
4. Which Indian government portal did X Corp challenge in court over data privacy worries?
Answer: A. The company X took legal action regarding the SAHYOG portal, raising data privacy objections.
5. In which Sustainable Development Goal area has India made notable headway as of 2025?
Answer: D. India's strongest progress among the goals by 2025 has come in the area of affordable and clean energy.
6. What is a chief worry about the Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025?
Answer: B. Critics point to controversial provisions in the bill that bear on refugees living in India.
7. Whose Initial Public Offering was held up in 2025 because of regulatory concerns?
Answer: E. The NSE's public listing plans were delayed in 2025 by unresolved regulatory concerns.
8. What change did the RBI propose in 2025 on foreign investment in listed companies?
Answer: C. The central bank suggested that the ceiling on foreign investment in listed firms be raised to twice its present level.
9. Which regulator suggested making the expiry days of equity derivatives uniform in 2025?
Answer: C. SEBI was the body that put forward standardising the days on which equity derivatives expire.
10. Which difficulty did India's ATM network face in 2025?
Answer: A. Higher interchange fees pushed up costs for banks and ATM operators, straining the network's economics.
11. What tariff did US President Trump announce on imported vehicles, effective April 3, 2025?
Answer: C. A 25% tariff on imported vehicles was announced.
12. Up to how many kilometres on either side of the India-Myanmar border does the Free Movement Regime allow unrestricted movement?
Answer: B. FMR permits movement up to 16 km either side of the 1,653 km border.
13. Who led the US delegation in the India-US BTA first-phase talks in New Delhi?
Answer: A. The US team was led by Assistant USTR Brendan Lynch.
14. SAHYOG portal is linked to an October 2023 memorandum of MeitY under which section of the IT Act?
Answer: B. SAHYOG follows an October 2023 MeitY memorandum under Section 79.
15. India's SDG index score improved from 57 in 2018 to what value in 2023-24?
Answer: B. The index rose to 71 in 2023-24.