1. The Union Cabinet recently expressed deep grief over the loss of lives due to a terrorist car explosion near which iconic monument?
A) India Gate
B) Red Fort
C) Qutub Minar
D) Rashtrapati Bhavan
Answer: B) Red Fort
Explanation: The blast occurred near the Red Fort in Delhi, prompting cabinet response.
2. The revised royalty rates approved by the Cabinet apply to how many minerals?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5
Answer: C) 4
Explanation: Caesium, Graphite, Rubidium, Zirconium.
3. The Export Promotion Mission (EPM) focuses primarily on which group?
A) Startups
B) MSMEs and first-time exporters
C) Large industries
D) Oil & petroleum sector
Answer: B) MSMEs and first-time exporters
Explanation: EPM boosts export competitiveness for smaller and labour-intensive sectors.
4. India has recently become the world’s ______ largest patent filer.
A) 4th
B) 5th
C) 6th
D) 7th
Answer: C) 6th
Explanation: Over 64,000 filings place India at 6th globally.
5. The 30th CII Partnership Summit 2025 was inaugurated in which state?
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Gujarat
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Odisha
Answer: C) Andhra Pradesh
Explanation: Held in Visakhapatnam.
6. Which forest has been ordered by the Supreme Court to be declared a wildlife sanctuary?
A) Nagarhole
B) Saranda
C) Buxa
D) Simlipal
Answer: B) Saranda
Explanation: To protect against mining pressure in Jharkhand.
7. Ambaji Marble recently received a GI tag. What is its key characteristic?
A) Black grain texture
B) Red sandstone type
C) Milky white colour and durability
D) Blue crystalline structure
Answer: C) Milky white colour and durability .
8. The 56th IFFI (2025) will be held in which location?
A) Mumbai
B) Delhi
C) Pune
D) Goa
Answer: D) Goa
9. RBI imposed a monetary penalty on which bank?
A) Karur Vysya Bank
B) Tamilnad Mercantile Bank
C) South Indian Bank
D) Federal Bank
Answer: B) Tamilnad Mercantile Bank
Explanation: Penalty amount ₹39.60 lakh.
10. SBI will discontinue the mCASH facility from which date?
A) 1 January 2026
B) 1 December 2025
C) 1 November 2025
D) 31 March 2026
Answer: B) 1 December 2025
11. Which country completed its first official CBDC-based government transaction using the Digital Dirham?
A) Singapore
B) Japan
C) UAE
D) Saudi Arabia
Answer: C) UAE
12. Mallika Srinivasan received an extension for which top position?
A) UPSC Chairperson
B) RBI Deputy Governor
C) PESB Chairperson
D) Finance Commission Member
Answer: C) PESB Chairperson
13. Nippon Life India Asset Management has partnered with which German firm?
A) Siemens Capital
B) Allianz Global
C) DWS Group
D) Deutsche Börse
Answer: C) DWS Group
14. INS Mahe belongs to which class of naval vessels?
A) OPV
B) Destroyer
C) Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC)
D) Missile Corvette
Answer: C) ASW-SWC
15. Which airbase was recently inaugurated in Ladakh?
A) Thoise
B) Leh
C) Nyoma
D) Kargil
Answer: C) Nyoma
Explanation: A C-130J aircraft landed there during the inauguration.
16. DRDO’s new MP-AUVs are primarily meant for which operations?
A) Arctic research
B) Mine Countermeasure operations
C) Underwater rescue
D) Deep-sea mining
Answer: B) Mine Countermeasure operations
17. ISRO's expansion plan includes which major future goal?
A) Space tourism
B) Indian Space Station
C) Mars colonisation
D) Lunar mining commercialisation
Answer: B) Indian Space Station
18. Which company delivered the first human-rated L110 Vikas Engine to ISRO?
A) Larsen & Toubro
B) Godrej Aerospace
C) HAL
D) Bharat Forge
Answer: B) Godrej Aerospace
19. Padma Shri Saalumarada Thimmakka was famously known as the—
A) Orchid Queen
B) Desert Mother
C) Tree Woman of India
D) Green Lady of Tamil Nadu
Answer: C) Tree Woman of India
Explanation: Known for planting thousands of banyan trees.
20. What was the age of Saalumarada Thimmakka at the time of her passing?
A) 98
B) 101
C) 110
D) 114
Answer: D) 114