partnered with the
Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) to widen mutual fund access, especially in rural and semi-urban areas.
Q8. OPTCL signed a ₹1,685.27 crore loan agreement with which institution to strengthen Odisha’s power transmission network?
A) World Bank
B) Power Finance Corporation
C) Asian Development Bank
D) NABARD
✅ Answer: D
📝 Explanation:
Odisha Power Transmission Corporation Limited (OPTCL) secured long-term financing from NABARD to upgrade power infrastructure.
Q9. India and France agreed to revise which agreement originally signed in 1992?
A) CEPA
B) Bilateral Investment Treaty
C) DTAA
D) Defence Cooperation Agreement
✅ Answer: C
📝 Explanation:
India and France will modernise the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) to align with global tax transparency standards.
Q10. Who won the FIDE Circuit 2025 , topping the year-long global chess leaderboard?
A) Magnus Carlsen
B) Ding Liren
C) R. Praggnanandhaa
D) Arjun Erigaisi
✅ Answer: C
📝 Explanation:
Indian Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa won the FIDE Circuit 2025 with 115.17 points , earning qualification benefits for elite tournaments.
Q11. Who was elected as the first woman President of the Press Club of India (PCI) ?
A) Nidhi Razdan
B) Barkha Dutt
C) Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty
D) Shoma Chaudhury
✅ Answer: C
📝 Explanation:
Senior journalist Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty became the first woman President of PCI, a historic milestone.
Q12. Chile’s newly elected President Jose Antonio Kast represents:
A) A centrist coalition
B) A left-wing reformist movement
C) A military-backed interim regime
D) The most right-wing leadership since 1990
✅ Answer: D
📝 Explanation:
Kast’s election marks Chile’s most right-wing political shift since the return to democracy in 1990.
Q13. INAS 335 (Ospreys), to be commissioned by the Indian Navy, is associated with which aircraft?
A) MiG-29K
B) MH-60R Seahawk
C) P-8I Poseidon
D) ALH Dhruv
✅ Answer: B
📝 Explanation:
INAS 335 is the Navy’s MH-60R helicopter squadron , enhancing anti-submarine and maritime strike capabilities.
Q14. “Google Disco”, launched via Google Labs, is best described as:
A) A social networking app
B) A search engine replacement
C) An AI-powered experimental web browser
D) A cloud computing platform
✅ Answer: C
📝 Explanation:
Google Disco is an experimental AI-powered browser , positioned as a “discovery vehicle” for web exploration.
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