was named in connection with Olive Ridley turtle egg conservation (lecture)?
A) Olive Ridley hatchlings — B) Rasculia seeds — C) Rusculia seeds — D) Rosculia seeds
Answer: C) Rusculia seeds (as per lecture wording) .
Explanation: The transcript mentions
Rusculia seeds in the context of Olive Ridley turtle egg news (text uses that spelling).
Which institution discovered the Inca Thajo galaxy (lecture)?
A) Hubble team — B) VLA team — C) MeerKAT telescope team — D) Arecibo team
Answer: C) MeerKAT telescope team.
Explanation: The lecturer said the MeerKAT telescope discovered the Inca Thajo galaxy.
Governance, Policy & Economy
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Which city/state won the best Republic Day tableau 2025 (Mahakumbh tableau) (lecture)?
A) Maharashtra — B) Karnataka — C) Uttar Pradesh — D) Gujarat
Answer: C) Uttar Pradesh.
Explanation: The transcript states Uttar Pradesh’s Mahakumbh tableau won the best tableau.
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Which city was announced as Assam’s proposed second capital (lecture)?
A) Guwahati — B) Dibrugarh — C) Jorhat — D) Silchar
Answer: B) Dibrugarh.
Explanation: The speaker said Assam CM announced Dibrugarh as the second capital.
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What fiscal deficit percentage was estimated for Union Budget 2026 (lecture)?
A) 3.5% — B) 4.0% — C) 4.4% — D) 5.0%
Answer: C) 4.4%.
Explanation: The lecturer gave an estimate of 4.4% fiscal deficit.
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How much personal income was exempted from tax in Union Budget 2025-26 (lecture)?
A) ₹5 lakh — B) ₹8 lakh — C) ₹10 lakh — D) ₹12 lakh
Answer: D) ₹12 lakh.
Explanation: The transcript states ₹12 lakh as the tax exemption threshold.
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Which super-app for uninterrupted rail travel was launched by Indian Railways (lecture)?
A) RailEase — B) RailConnect — C) Swarail — D) RailOne
Answer: C) Swarail.
Explanation: The speaker named Swarail as the railways’ super app.
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Which portal/service was launched for anti-rabies/anti-snake-venom stock monitoring (lecture)?
A) JAYVAN — B) JUVINE — C) Juvin — D) RABNET
Answer: C) Juvin.
Explanation: The transcript references the Juvin portal for monitoring anti-rabies/antivenom stocks.
Environment, Wildlife & Wetlands
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Where is India’s first white partridge breeding centre (lecture)?
A) Rajasthan — B) Gujarat — C) Madhya Pradesh — D) Assam
Answer: C) Madhya Pradesh.
Explanation: The lecturer said Madhya Pradesh hosts India’s first white partridge breeding centre.
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Where did India’s first PPP green waste processing plant start (lecture)?
A) Bhopal — B) Indore — C) Jaipur — D) Lucknow
Answer: B) Indore.
Explanation: The transcript names Indore for the PPP green-waste plant.
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