✅ Answer: C) OTC Derivative Transactions
13. The UTI mandate will become effective from:
A) April 1, 2026
B) January 1, 2027
C) March 31, 2027
D) July 1, 2026
✅ Answer: B) January 1, 2027
14. Union Budget 2026–27 was presented by:
A) Narendra Modi
B) Amit Shah
C) Nirmala Sitharaman
D) Piyush Goyal
✅ Answer: C) Nirmala Sitharaman
15. India’s climate action expenditure has risen to approximately what percentage of GDP?
A) 3.2%
B) 4.1%
C) 5.6%
D) 6.8%
✅ Answer: C) 5.6%
16. India signed a Mutual Legal Assistance Agreement on Criminal Matters with:
A) Bhutan
B) Sri Lanka
C) Nepal
D) Bangladesh
✅ Answer: C) Nepal
17. The Airbus H-125 helicopter Final Assembly Line was inaugurated at:
A) Hosur
B) Vemagal
C) Nagpur
D) Coimbatore
✅ Answer: B) Vemagal
18. Sarvam AI launched which indigenous large language models?
A) Bharat-7B & Bharat-70B
B) Sarvam-30B & Sarvam-105B
C) Indic-13B & Indic-65B
D) Vaani-40B & Vaani-100B
✅ Answer: B) Sarvam-30B & Sarvam-105B
19. The National Chintan Shivir on minority welfare was organised by:
A) Ministry of Social Justice
B) Ministry of Minority Affairs
C) Ministry of Education
D) NITI Aayog
✅ Answer: B) Ministry of Minority Affairs
20. IIT Madras established its overseas Applied AI Innovation Centre in:
A) Singapore
B) London
C) Dubai
D) New York
✅ Answer: C) Dubai
21. TVS Supply Chain Solutions signed an MoU with which Italy-based company?
A) Leonardo Group
B) ALA Group
C) Finmeccanica
D) Avio Aero
✅ Answer: B) ALA Group
22. The Advisory Group on Ease of Doing Business was constituted by:
A) SEBI
B) RBI
C) Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs
D) NITI Aayog
✅ Answer: C) Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs
23. VoicERA, launched at the India AI Impact Summit, is related to:
A) Cybersecurity
B) Voice AI Stack
C) Quantum Computing
D) Semiconductor Design
✅ Answer: B) Voice AI Stack
24. International Mother Language Day is observed on:
A) February 14
B) February 21
C) March 8
D) April 22
✅ Answer: B) February 21