1. The Cabinet cleared a ₹1,500 crore incentive plan for 2025-31 to boost recycling of e-waste and battery waste. It falls under which mission?
Answer: C. The scheme sits within NCMM and aims to strengthen critical mineral supply chains. It does so by recycling e-waste, lithium-ion battery scrap and catalytic converters.
2. India grows about 41% of the world's millets, though per-person consumption fell from 32 kg a year in the 1960s to roughly 4 kg now. What new name did the 2023-24 Union Budget give millets?
Answer: A. The Budget for 2023-24 rebranded millets as 'Shree Anna'. The move was meant to support nutrition, climate resilience, exports and farm incomes.
3. Which institution held on to the top Overall position in NIRF 2025 for a seventh year running?
Answer: E. IIT Madras was again first in the Overall category for the seventh straight year. It also led the Engineering category for the tenth year in a row.
4. In which state was India's first knowledge portal dedicated to vulture conservation introduced?
Answer: B. 'The Vulture Network' went live in Assam on International Vulture Awareness Day 2025. It supports efforts to protect critically endangered vulture species.
5. What theme did Axis Bank choose for Sparsh Week 2025?
Answer: D. Held from 1 to 5 September, the week ran under the theme Raise the Bar. It focused on customer experience, staff engagement and leadership visibility.
6. Which NBFC teamed up with PhonePe to offer Loans Against Mutual Funds?
Answer: A. PhonePe and DSP Finance started the LAMF offering together. Investors can borrow as much as ₹2 crore without redeeming their mutual fund units.
7. Who is the newly approved Arudha SIF platform from Bandhan AMC designed to serve?
Answer: D. Arudha SIF provides equity, debt, hybrid and derivative strategies that go beyond ordinary mutual funds. Its audience is sophisticated investors and HNIs.
8. Which level did the combined assets under management of REITs and InvITs in India go past in 2025?
Answer: B. IRA and BIA reported that the two vehicle types together crossed ₹9 lakh crore. This came nine years after their introduction in 2014.
9. bob Digi Udyam from Bank of Baroda offers fully digital loans without collateral to which segment?
Answer: E. The product gives paperless, collateral-free loans of ₹10 to 50 lakh to small businesses. These loans are covered by CGTMSE.
10. In 2025, Sohan Lal Commodity Management joined hands with IDBI Bank and Punjab & Sind Bank to provide what?
Answer: C. Under the tie-up, farmers and traders can pledge stored agricultural produce to secure loans. SLCM's Agri Reach platform enables real-time monitoring.
11. What is the outlay of the recycling incentive scheme for e-waste and battery waste approved in September 2025?
Answer: D. The Cabinet cleared a ₹1,500 crore scheme.
12. What name did Union Budget 2023-24 give to millets?
Answer: B. Millets were renamed 'Shree Anna' in Budget 2023-24.
13. Which institution topped India Rankings 2025 in the Overall category?
Answer: B. IIT Madras was No. 1 Overall for the 7th year.
14. The Vulture Network, India's first vulture knowledge portal, was launched in which state?
Answer: A. The portal was launched in Assam in September 2025.
15. Angikaar 2025 is a campaign under which scheme?
Answer: B. It is an outreach drive under PMAY-Urban 2.0.