1. What is the principal aim of the Gyan Bharatam Portal launched by the Prime Minister?
Answer: B. The portal acts as an online archive of ancient manuscripts. It speeds up their preservation, guards against intellectual piracy and displays India's knowledge tradition.
2. The Prime Minister said India has the largest manuscript collection in the world. About how many manuscripts are estimated?
Answer: E. Nearly one crore manuscripts exist in India. They cover subjects such as science, medicine, mathematics, philosophy and astronomy.
3. What vision was laid out at the government's PSB Manthan 2025 conclave?
Answer: A. The conclave ties into the Viksit Bharat 2047 roadmap. The idea is to strengthen PSBs so that two of them rank in the global top 20 by assets.
4. Under SEBI's revised IPO norms, a company with a market capitalisation between ₹1 trillion and ₹5 trillion must offer at least what to the public?
Answer: C. SEBI imposed this minimum offer on big issuers. The aim is to deepen capital markets and widen public shareholding.
5. What change was made to the reservation for anchor investors in IPOs?
Answer: D. SEBI lifted the anchor portion to 40%, with one-third of it set aside only for domestic mutual funds. This encourages more domestic participation.
6. What does the SEBI-launched SWAGAT-FI framework deal with?
Answer: D. SWAGAT-FI gives low-risk FPIs, such as sovereign wealth funds, a simpler way to register. It eases compliance and is meant to attract foreign inflows.
7. What does SEBI say about Deeds of Family Settlement involving listed companies?
Answer: B. SEBI clarified that such agreements need to be disclosed for transparency under LODR. They do not, however, legally bind the company.
8. Why has SEBI created an automatic window for FPI registration?
Answer: A. A streamlined, automated process for eligible FPIs is meant to encourage overseas investment. This comes after recent outflows from equities.
9. Why are Farmer Producer Organizations seen as crucial for adopting agricultural technology?
Answer: C. By grouping farmers, FPOs make technology affordable. They also open doors to credit, knowledge hubs and common facilities.
10. Through which channel did the Agriculture Ministry send its AI-driven monsoon forecasts to farmers?
Answer: E. Forecasts that combine Google and ECMWF models reached 3.8 crore farmers by text message. The messages carried guidance specific to each region.
11. The new gecko Cyrtodactylus vanarakshaka was found on slopes of Jatinga in which hill range?
Answer: E. It lives on forested slopes of Jatinga in the Barail Hills of Dima Hasao.
12. Which policy of 2018 focuses on energy diversification and farmer welfare through biofuels?
Answer: A. The notes cite the National Biofuel Policy (2018).
13. PSB Manthan 2025 set a goal of how many PSBs in the global top 20 by 2047?
Answer: B. The vision is at least two PSBs in the top 20.
14. What is the new overall reservation for anchor investors in IPOs after SEBI's reforms?
Answer: C. Reservation rose from 33.33% to 40%.
15. Before which court did SEBI clarify its stand on Deeds of Family Settlement disclosure?
Answer: C. SEBI made the clarification before the Bombay High Court.