1. Under which scheme were the National Gopal Ratna Awards (NGRA) set up?
Answer: D. The awards were created in 2021 within the Rashtriya Gokul Mission, which backs native cattle breeds and dairy excellence.
2. Winners in which National Gopal Ratna Awards category are not given any cash prize?
Answer: A. AIT technicians are honoured only with a memento and a certificate, and no money is attached.
3. Which articles of the Constitution deal with the subordinate judiciary?
Answer: A. Recruitment to and control over the subordinate courts are laid down in Articles 233 to 237, which share power between High Courts and State Governments.
4. What proportion of civil decrees in subordinate courts take between 3 and 7 years to be executed?
Answer: B. Roughly seven in ten civil decrees need three to seven years for execution, owing to procedural delays and weak infrastructure.
5. The air force exercise Garuda-2025 is hosted in which city?
Answer: B. The exercise takes place at Mont-de-Marsan Air Base in France, with Su-30MKI and Rafale jets participating.
6. In what capacity has PayU won RBI approval to operate?
Answer: C. The RBI authorised PayU to work as a Payment Aggregator, which lets it collect payments for merchants and settle them.
7. What is the defining feature of RBI Floating Rate Bonds?
Answer: C. These bonds pay a variable rate that moves with benchmarks such as G-Sec or Treasury Bill yields.
8. What does the term 'Darwinian Adaptation' mean in the context of banking?
Answer: D. It describes constant evolution, where banks take up digital and competitive practices in order to survive.
9. Which state has started a chatbot-based veterinary service for people who keep livestock?
Answer: E. The Animal Husbandry Department in Rajasthan introduced a chatbot that gives instant advice on animal health.
10. What is a key goal of Rajasthan's veterinary chatbot initiative?
Answer: E. Quicker medical consultation through the chatbot is meant to protect livestock and strengthen rural livelihoods.
11. Regular Pap smears and HPV tests are recommended for women in which age range?
Answer: C. Screening is advised for women aged 25 to 65 to catch precancerous changes early.
12. The approved projects are expected to produce output worth how much?
Answer: E. Rs 65,111 crore is the expected production value; Rs 7,172 crore is the investment.
13. In the Raulane ritual, what do the two men who play Raula and Raulane symbolise?
Answer: B. One man acts as Raula (groom) and the other as Raulane (bride) in a symbolic union, serving as vessels for the Saunis.
14. The National Gopal Ratna Awards were instituted in which year under the Rashtriya Gokul Mission?
Answer: C. They were established in 2021; the Mission itself began in 2014.
15. Which Constitutional Articles deal with the subordinate judiciary's appointment and control by High Courts and State Governments?
Answer: B. Articles 233-237 assign these powers jointly.