1. CSIR-NAL has brought out the production version of which trainer aircraft?
Answer: C. The indigenous two-seat Hansa-3(NG), meant for PPL and CPL training, has been unveiled in production form by CSIR-NAL.
2. What kind of airframe does the Hansa-3(NG) have?
Answer: A. Its structure is entirely composite material, which keeps it light and long-lasting.
3. A sudden surge of brown butterflies in Kolkata is mostly attributed to which species?
Answer: A. The Common Evening Brown (Melanitis leda) is responsible and tends to show up in big numbers in the monsoon.
4. Which feature best describes the Common Evening Brown butterfly?
Answer: B. It looks like a dead leaf, so it blends in with its surroundings and escapes predators.
5. What does the Dynamic Ground Water Resources Report 2025 give as India's yearly groundwater recharge?
Answer: D. Recharge for 2025 is 448.52 BCM, a little above the 2024 figure but below that of 2023.
6. Which areas have the largest number of over-exploited groundwater units?
Answer: D. Over-exploited and critical units are most heavily concentrated in these three regions.
7. What does ITPGRFA stand for?
Answer: C. It is a worldwide treaty that deals with conserving plant genetic resources and giving fair access to them.
8. The 11th session (GB11) of the ITPGRFA took place in which place?
Answer: E. Delegates held the GB11 meeting of the treaty in Lima, the capital of Peru.
9. What is the Multilateral System (MLS) under the ITPGRFA meant to do?
Answer: B. The MLS allows crop genetic material to be exchanged globally and used in an equitable way.
10. Scientists for Genetic Diversity are protesting against which proposal?
Answer: E. The scientists worry the compromise could limit access to genetic resources, hurting breeding work and food security.
11. Which youth event formed part of the Northeast India Organic Week programme?
Answer: C. The programme featured the 4th IFOAM World Organic Youth Summit.
12. Which of these plays by Stoppard won a Tony Award for Best Play in 2023?
Answer: E. Leopoldstadt won the 2023 Tony for Best Play, the fifth of his Best Play Tonys.
13. Which two Indian Navy ships delivered the first tranche of aid to Colombo?
Answer: A. INS Vikrant and INS Udaigiri delivered the first assistance.
14. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are counted among how many Indian biodiversity hotspots?
Answer: C. The notes state they are one of India's four biodiversity hotspots.
15. Which body approves the appointment of the CBIC Chairman?
Answer: D. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved Vivek Chaturvedi's appointment.