1. Which constitutional provision did the Supreme Court discuss in connection with "deemed assent" to pending Bills?
Answer: C. Article 142 gives the Court power to do 'complete justice', but the Court held it cannot be invoked to grant deemed assent to Bills pending with a Governor or the President.
2. Which ministry is behind the campaign "Hamara Shauchalaya, Hamara Bhavishya"?
Answer: D. Jal Shakti started it on World Toilet Day 2025 to improve rural sanitation and encourage community involvement.
3. The Geological Survey of India (GSI) was first set up in 1851 to search for which resource?
Answer: A. The British founded GSI in 1851 to find coal deposits needed for the growing Indian railway network.
4. Which country is the host of the Second Regional Open Digital Health Summit (RODHS) 2025?
Answer: C. RODHS 2025 is taking place in New Delhi, with member nations of WHO-SEARO taking part.
5. 'Sagar Kavach' is chiefly an exercise concerned with what?
Answer: D. Held twice a year by the Indian Coast Guard, it checks readiness against intrusion, smuggling and terrorist infiltration from the sea.
6. Banks have asked the RBI to lift the acquisition financing limit, now 10% of Tier-1 capital, to what level?
Answer: E. They say the existing 10 percent ceiling falls short given growing M&A activity and want it moved to between 25 and 40 percent of Tier-1 capital.
7. SEBI issued a caution in 2025 about which financial product that is not regulated?
Answer: B. SEBI made clear digital gold is not a regulated security and warned investors about risks to purity, storage and counterparty reliability.
8. Under which SEBI regulation are Online Bond Platform Providers (OBPPs) in India governed?
Answer: A. The governing framework is the SEBI (Online Bond Platform Providers) Regulations, 2022, which aims to protect investors and keep things transparent.
9. According to FAO SOFIA 2024, India ranks as the world's ____ largest producer from aquaculture.
Answer: B. Behind only China, India is the second biggest aquaculture producer, contributing 23 million tonnes of aquatic animals.
10. Which flagship scheme has an outlay of ₹20,312 crore for fisheries development over 2020–26?
Answer: E. PMMSY, worth ₹20,312 crore, targets cold chains, transport, aquaculture parks and lower post-harvest losses.
11. Amit Agrawal, the new DoT Secretary, belongs to which IAS batch and cadre?
Answer: B. He is a 1993-batch IAS officer of the Chhattisgarh cadre.
12. What is the main purpose of the DRDO-DGA agreement?
Answer: B. It provides a structured framework for joint research, training, testing and technical exchange.
13. Which country hosted the 74th Miss Universe pageant in November 2025?
Answer: E. The pageant was held at Impact Challenger Hall in Nonthaburi, Thailand.
14. Which Article was held unusable for granting 'deemed assent' to Bills pending with governors or the President?
Answer: B. The five-judge bench ruled Article 142 cannot be used for deemed assent.
15. Which ministry launched the Hamara Shauchalaya, Hamara Bhavishya campaign?
Answer: C. The campaign was launched by the Ministry of Jal Shakti.