1. Kerala's Vizhinjam International Seaport was built mainly with which aim in mind?
Answer: A. Vizhinjam is planned as India's first all-weather deepwater transshipment hub, so cargo need not be handled at ports abroad. It also gives maritime trade a lift.
2. Pick the accurate statement about Private Member's Bills (PMBs) in India.
Answer: C. PMBs let ordinary MPs put forward legislation, yet they matter far less now, since institutional shifts and party priorities restrict their reach.
3. Why did India put the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance in 2025?
Answer: E. India cited a terror attack as a fundamental change in circumstances to justify the step. The treaty itself, however, does not allow one side to suspend it alone.
4. April 2025 saw record GST receipts of ₹2.09 trillion. By what percentage did this exceed the figure a year earlier?
Answer: B. Collections in April 2025 grew 9.1% over April of the preceding year, a sign of brisk activity across states along with higher refunds.
5. Which payment channel saw a drop in April 2025?
Answer: D. Only IMPS slipped in April 2025, whereas UPI, Fastag and AePS either held up well or moved up and down.
6. What does the launch of Corporate Bhawan chiefly aim to achieve?
Answer: A. Corporate Bhawan is meant to make regulatory procedures smoother, bring corporate services together and give the private sector more strength.
7. For its universal banking licence application, Jana Small Finance Bank satisfied which financial test?
Answer: C. RBI's eligibility norms for the application include earning profits and holding down non-performing assets, and Jana Small Finance Bank met both.
8. MGNREGA work demand fell in April 2025. What explains the decline?
Answer: E. Demand dropped 6.6% from a year before, the weakest April since 2020-21, because fewer households sought employment under the scheme.
9. For FY26, how large is the labour budget cleared for MGNREGA?
Answer: B. The cleared labour budget for FY26 is about 199 crore person-days, which is 18.44% below what had been set the year before.
10. Which of these describes a notable feature of Vizhinjam International Seaport?
Answer: D. The port deploys modern technology, AI among it, to make ship movements smoother and operations more efficient.
11. What is the name of the strategic agreement signed by the US and Ukraine in May 2025?
Answer: B. The deal is called the United States-Ukraine Reinvestment Fund.
12. In which year did India and the UAE sign their Strategic Partnership, as noted in the Pahalgam diplomacy notes?
Answer: C. The UAE Strategic Partnership dates to 2017.
13. Vizhinjam International Seaport is located in which state?
Answer: C. It is in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
14. Which day of a parliamentary session is typically reserved for Private Member's Bills?
Answer: C. The notes say Fridays are usually kept for PMB discussions.
15. By what percentage did net GST receipts grow year-on-year in April 2025?
Answer: C. Net GST rose 9.1% to above ₹2.09 trillion; 7.3% was March's growth.