Explanation: The speaker said the maintenance coach is in
Jodhpur, Rajasthan .
Where was India’s longest animal overpass corridor on the Delhi–Mumbai Expressway built (lecture)?
A) Jim Corbett — B) Ranthambore Tiger Reserve — C) Gir — D) Kaziranga
Answer: B) Ranthambore Tiger Reserve
Explanation: The lecturer identified Ranthambore Tiger Reserve as the location.
Where was India’s first glass (sea) bridge — the Basting Arch Bridge — inaugurated (lecture)?
A) Kerala — B) Goa — C) Tamil Nadu — D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: C) Tamil Nadu
Explanation: The transcript states the bridge was inaugurated in Tamil Nadu .
Where was the world’s highest railway arch bridge (Arch Bridge) inaugurated (lecture)?
A) Jammu & Kashmir — B) Uttarakhand — C) Himachal Pradesh — D) Jammu–Baramulla link (Srinagar)
Answer: D) Jammu–Baramulla link (Srinagar/region)
Explanation: The earlier part of the lecture referenced the high railway link (context: Udhampur–Srinagar–Baramulla route); the Arch Bridge was tied to that link.
C — Government, Policy & Institutions
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Which country’s highest honour (Grand Cross of Makarios III) did Prime Minister Modi receive (lecture)?
A) Cyprus — B) Ghana — C) Brazil — D) Namibia
Answer: A) Cyprus
Explanation: The speaker said Cyprus awarded the Grand Cross of Makarios III.
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Who was appointed to lead the probe into the Air India AI-171 crash (lecture)?
A) N. Chandrasekaran — B) Govind Mohan — C) Vinod Rai — D) R. K. Singh
Answer: B) Govind Mohan
Explanation: The lecturer named Govind Mohan as the chair of the investigation committee.
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Which ministry/agency launched the “Bharat Pol” portal (lecture)?
A) Home Ministry — B) CBI — C) NIA — D) ED
Answer: B) CBI
Explanation: The transcript said the CBI launched the Bharat Pol portal.
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Which state started India’s first organic fisheries cluster (lecture)?
A) West Bengal — B) Sikkim — C) Kerala — D) Odisha
Answer: B) Sikkim
Explanation: The speaker said Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan (Lallan Singh) started the cluster in Sikkim .
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Which state adopted mobile-based e-voting for urban local body elections first (lecture)?
A) Uttar Pradesh — B) Maharashtra — C) Gujarat — D) Bihar
Answer: D) Bihar
Explanation: The lecture mentioned Bihar as the first state to adopt the mobile-based e-voting system for urban elections.
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What AC cooling limits did the Indian government announce (lecture)?
A) 18–24°C — B) 22–30°C — C) 20–28°C — D) 24–30°C
Answer: C) 20–28°C
Explanation: The speaker said the cooling limit set is 20 to 28 degrees Celsius for homes, hotels and cars.
D — Science, Environment & Biodiversity
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