1. Which aim does Operation WHITE STRIKE serve?
Answer: C. The Narcotics Control Bureau ran it to break up international cocaine syndicates, resulting in a seizure of 349 kg of cocaine.
2. Operation WHITE STRIKE was carried out by which agency?
Answer: E. The Narcotics Control Bureau led the intelligence-based drive against drugs, focused on logistics hubs in Mumbai.
3. What did the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2026 bring in for OCI holders?
Answer: D. OCI becomes fully digital under Form XXIX, ending the earlier hybrid arrangement.
4. Fast Track Immigration under the 2026 OCI Rules requires an applicant to give:
Answer: A. Biometric consent is needed so that travellers can pass through e-gates in an automated and smooth way.
5. The legal basis for the powers of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board is which statute?
Answer: D. AERB was set up in 1983 under the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 to oversee nuclear safety in India.
6. PMGSY-IV is chiefly meant for what purpose?
Answer: B. This phase concentrates on giving all-weather roads to remote rural habitations that lack connectivity.
7. In the Banking Connect platform, what role does the 'Switch' play?
Answer: E. The Switch works as the central router that passes payment requests between banks efficiently.
8. What is the Banking Connect framework mainly intended to do?
Answer: C. It seeks to end fragmented integrations by building one interoperable net banking system.
9. Per CMFRI's 2025 data, which state emerged as the leading marine fish producer?
Answer: A. Tamil Nadu moved ahead of Gujarat in 2025 to lead India's marine fish output.
10. Which species had the largest marine fish landing in India?
Answer: D. Indian Mackerel was landed in the greatest quantity, at around 0.27 million tonnes.
11. ADB's Asia-Pacific Digital Highway received what share-equivalent amount of the total pledge?
Answer: E. The Digital Highway gets USD 20 billion of the USD 70 billion total.
12. Which institution functions as the PaRRVA Data Centre under SEBI's performance verification framework?
Answer: C. NSE is the data centre, while CARE Ratings is the verification agency.
13. Who launched India's first barrier-less Multi-Lane Free Flow tolling at Chorayasi in Gujarat?
Answer: E. Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari launched it.
14. Operation WHITE STRIKE, seen in the news in May 2026, relates to which area?
Answer: B. It was an NCB action that seized 349 kg of cocaine.
15. Which Union Ministry notified the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2026?
Answer: B. The Ministry of Home Affairs notified the rules on May 1, 2026.