1. India restricted imports through certain ports from which neighbour in May 2025?
Answer: B. Port curbs were applied on selected goods arriving from Bangladesh, to regulate trade and safeguard security.
2. The 'Mukhyamantri Ladli Bahna Yojana', which gives women financial support, was started by which state?
Answer: D. Madhya Pradesh's government runs the scheme to give women money and make them more independent economically.
3. Which bank brought in the 'Green Deposit' scheme for environmental sustainability?
Answer: A. Customers can support environmental sustainability through their deposits under the scheme introduced by ICICI Bank.
4. ICICI Bank's 'Green Deposit' scheme is chiefly aimed at what?
Answer: C. The scheme gathers money that is then channelled into renewable energy and other eco-friendly projects.
5. Which body published the 'Financial Stability Report' in May 2025?
Answer: E. RBI issues the report to judge how resilient the financial system is and to spot risks that may arise.
6. What was India's GDP growth for 2024-25 in the most recent estimates?
Answer: B. Latest estimates put growth for fiscal 2024-25 at 6.8%, signalling a strong recovery and momentum.
7. In FY 2024-25, which sector did the most to drive India's GDP growth?
Answer: D. Services led the contribution to growth, helped by strength in IT, finance and other service lines.
8. The government's target for Seed Replacement Rate (SRR) in major crops is what?
Answer: A. A 50% SRR goal for major crops has been fixed, to lift productivity through use of quality seed.
9. Which state records the top Seed Replacement Rate (SRR) in India, going by the latest figures?
Answer: C. Haryana leads all states on SRR, which reflects its focus on farm development and good seed.
10. Through which ports can Bangladesh now export ready-made garments to India?
Answer: A. RMG imports are limited to Kolkata and Nhava Sheva (Mumbai).
11. Under what new name is the National Manuscripts Mission being relaunched?
Answer: B. NMM is relaunched as the Gyan Bharatam Mission.
12. Under Semicon 2.0, India aims for what share of global chip production capacity by 2030?
Answer: B. The target is 5% by 2030.
13. Which launch vehicle failed, leading to the loss of the EOS-09 satellite?
Answer: B. The notes describe a rare PSLV failure.
14. Which university became the national coordinator for the INI domain on SWAYAM?
Answer: B. BHU was appointed coordinator for the INI domain.
15. In options trading, what does a Put Option give its holder?
Answer: A. The notes define a Put Option as the right to sell; a Call is the right to buy.