1. What special label has Brazil given to COP30, being held in Belem?
Answer: B. The host nation chose this name to draw attention to the actual state of the Amazon and to press for real climate steps instead of speeches.
2. Brazil unveiled which new fund at COP30 to pay for the protection of tropical forests?
Answer: D. TFFF is an investment vehicle designed to encourage keeping forests standing, and Brazil itself pledged $1 billion to it.
3. Which principle is central to India's AI Governance Guidelines?
Answer: E. Interpretability and transparency of LLMs is among the seven core principles that the guidelines lay down.
4. What is the chief purpose of the Household Income Survey 2026?
Answer: C. It will be the first Indian survey that measures income directly for every kind of household, sector and social group.
5. Which main difficulty surfaced when the Household Income Survey was piloted?
Answer: C. As many as 95% of those asked found the income questions intrusive, particularly those on taxes, bonuses and assets.
6. What is special about NISAR compared with other satellites?
Answer: A. NISAR is the first Earth observation satellite to carry two SAR systems, an L-band one from NASA and an S-band one from ISRO.
7. What worries the RBI about India's 10-year bond yields?
Answer: E. Despite rate cuts adding up to 100 bps, the 10-year yield has not come down, which affects borrowing costs and market stability.
8. Under which law can insolvency professionals, per the IBBI circular, seek release of attached assets?
Answer: D. The circular lets them apply to have assets freed that the ED had attached under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
9. The NABARD-CEEW tie-up is meant to advance which farm sector goal?
Answer: A. The collaboration aims to spread climate-smart practices, lower risks and strengthen the ability of farms to cope with shocks.
10. Which of these was a cultural activity organised for Janjatiya Gaurav Varsh Pakhwada 2025?
Answer: B. States and Union Territories held programmes such as heritage rallies, dance and drama competitions, exhibitions and youth outreach.
11. Where was the 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) held?
Answer: B. COP30 opened in Belém in the Brazilian Amazon.
12. How many core principles do the India AI Governance Guidelines outline?
Answer: D. The guidelines list seven principles, from Trust to Safety, Resilience and Sustainability.
13. What share of respondents in the August 2025 pilot of the Household Income Survey found questions intrusive?
Answer: D. The pilot found 95% of respondents considered the questions intrusive.
14. In the NISAR satellite, which radar band is contributed by ISRO?
Answer: D. NASA supplies the L-band radar; ISRO developed the S-band system.
15. How many punch-marked gold coins were found at the Kovilur Shiva temple in Tiruvannamalai district?
Answer: B. The notes record 103 coins in an earthen pot.