1. By 2036, what share of India's population is expected to be aged 60 or above?
Answer: C. The elderly population is projected to hit 230 million, which would be roughly 15% of all people in the country by 2036.
2. Which ministry serves as the nodal agency for the welfare of the elderly in India?
Answer: E. This ministry coordinates the main schemes, including AVYAY, RVY, IPSrC and the Senior Citizens Welfare Fund.
3. What does the RoDTEP Scheme essentially reimburse?
Answer: C. It returns embedded taxes and levies that no other central, state or local mechanism pays back to exporters.
4. Which part of the National Blockchain Framework offers Blockchain-as-a-Service?
Answer: E. This homegrown, modular platform provides BaaS, open APIs and distributed deployment for use by government applications.
5. What will happen to statutory levies such as GST and STT under SEBI's proposed mutual fund reforms?
Answer: B. SEBI suggests that GST, STT, CTT and stamp duty be shown as a separate disclosure rather than counted inside the total expense ratio.
6. How often must banks reconcile Nostro accounts under the RBI's new remittance proposal?
Answer: D. The RBI wants near real-time reconciliation, with no more than a half-hour gap, so incoming remittances get credited faster.
7. Which upcoming UPI feature is about bringing payments inside chat applications?
Answer: A. The Chat and Pay model allows users to pay from within messaging apps, making the whole journey seamless.
8. In the UPI ecosystem, what does P2M stand for?
Answer: D. The term covers payments made by individuals to businesses, for example to shops, utility providers and online sellers.
9. RoSCTL is linked mainly to which industry?
Answer: A. It gives rebates on state and central levies, chiefly for textile and apparel makers, to help their exports.
10. On what basis is subsidy given under the Nutrient Based Subsidy Scheme?
Answer: C. A fixed rupee-per-kilogram amount is paid for each nutrient, which encourages balanced fertiliser use and greater efficiency.
11. Until what age does a Chief Justice of India hold office?
Answer: D. A CJI continues until age 65, so the tenure depends on when the judge was appointed and retires.
12. What partnership did Jemimah Rodrigues share with Harmanpreet Kaur in India's record chase against Australia?
Answer: D. The pair added 167 runs, which anchored the highest successful chase in Women's ODIs.
13. What is the projected elderly (60+) population of India by 2036?
Answer: B. The notes project 230 million by 2036, about 15% of the population.
14. What is the current RoDTEP rate range as a share of export value?
Answer: B. RoDTEP rates run from 0.3% to 4.3%.
15. By 2035, NITI Aayog's advanced manufacturing roadmap targets manufacturing at what share of GDP?
Answer: C. The target is 25% of GDP by 2035.