1. Blue Origin's New Glenn recently carried NASA's ESCAPADE mission into space. What does this mission set out to do?
Answer: C. ESCAPADE studies the way solar wind acts on Mars' magnetosphere, which helps explain loss of atmosphere and supports later Mars research.
2. The WHO Global TB Report 2025 puts India's 2024 TB incidence per 100,000 people at what level?
Answer: B. India's rate came down from 195 to 187 per 100,000 between 2023 and 2024, says the WHO report.
3. Which world region carries the heaviest TB burden in the WHO Global TB Report 2025?
Answer: A. Southeast Asia is still the region with the greatest TB load globally, and India accounts for a large part of it.
4. By roughly how much does UNEP's Global Cooling Watch 2025 expect cooling-related electricity demand to grow by 2050?
Answer: A. UNEP projects the electricity needed for cooling to climb from about 5,000 TWh today to about 18,000 TWh in 2050.
5. What is the main focus of the 'Niryat Disha' component of the Export Promotion Mission (EPM)?
Answer: D. Niryat Disha offers help that is not monetary, for example better quality, branding, capacity building and logistics.
6. Which Manipur tribal body wants the 'Any Kuki Tribes (AKT)' entry dropped from the ST list?
Answer: D. Thadou Inpi and other groups are asking for removal of the vague 'Any Kuki Tribes' label from Manipur's ST list.
7. Which body has the RBI recognised as the Self-Regulatory Organisation for Payment System Operators?
Answer: B. The RBI gave recognition to the Self-Regulatory Organisation for Payment Aggregators, with the goal of better governance in digital payments.
8. What inflation target does India officially follow under the Flexible Inflation Targeting (FIT) framework?
Answer: E. Under FIT the goal is 4% inflation, with tolerance of 2 points either way, giving a range from 2% to 6%.
9. As relief for exporters hit by the 50% US tariff, the RBI lengthened the period for bringing in export proceeds to how long?
Answer: E. The window was stretched from nine to fifteen months so exporters can absorb the losses caused by tariffs.
10. Who is SEBI's proposed 'concise summary' of offer documents chiefly meant to help?
Answer: C. A short summary makes IPO and FPO details clearer for small investors, who then need not wade through long documents.
11. Which company built the twin ESCAPADE spacecraft launched on New Glenn?
Answer: B. Rocket Lab built the Blue and Gold spacecraft.
12. Which organisation published the Global Cooling Watch 2025 at COP30?
Answer: B. UNEP released the second Global Cooling Watch at COP30.
13. ARISE, launched at COP30, functions under which body?
Answer: B. ARISE is a resilience initiative under the Climate Investment Funds.
14. EPM, the Export Promotion Mission, is a flagship initiative of which department?
Answer: B. The notes call EPM a flagship initiative of the Department of Commerce.
15. Under the DPDP Act, 2023, what are individuals whose data is processed called?
Answer: A. Individuals are data principals; collectors are data fiduciaries.