National Affairs
1. The Government of India’s recent reform in CPSE classification and performance aims to align public enterprises with which long-term national goal?
A) Make in India 2030
B) Atmanirbhar Bharat 2027
C) Vision 2047
D) Digital India Mission
✅ Answer: C) Vision 2047
Explanation: The reform focuses on enhancing competitiveness, accountability, and alignment of CPSEs with Vision 2047, India’s centenary independence goals.
2. The Uttar Pradesh Government created a new district named Kalyan Singh Nagar to honour which former Chief Minister?
A) Ram Naresh Yadav
B) Mulayam Singh Yadav
C) Kalyan Singh
D) Rajnath Singh
✅ Answer: C) Kalyan Singh
Explanation: The new district is named after Kalyan Singh, known for his key role in Uttar Pradesh’s political history and leadership.
3. The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways unveiled the logo of the National Maritime Heritage Complex during which event?
A) Global Maritime Summit 2025
B) India Maritime Week 2025
C) National Blue Economy Conclave 2025
D) Sagarmala Conclave 2025
✅ Answer: B) India Maritime Week 2025
Explanation: The NMHC logo was launched during India Maritime Week 2025 to promote India’s maritime legacy.
4. The Ministry of Coal is set to launch which digital initiative to strengthen data-driven governance?
A) Koyla Portal
B) Koyla Shakti Dashboard
C) CoalNet 2.0
D) Smart Mining Index
✅ Answer: B) Koyla Shakti Dashboard
Explanation: The “Koyla Shakti – Smart Coal Analytics Dashboard” aims to improve transparency and efficiency in the coal sector.
5. The Union Minister of Agriculture inaugurated a new seed processing unit of NSC at which location?
A) Hyderabad
B) Bengaluru
C) Pusa Complex, New Delhi
D) Bhopal
✅ Answer: C) Pusa Complex, New Delhi
Explanation: The unit enhances the supply of high-quality seeds to farmers through modern processing and packaging facilities.
Economy & Business
6. Which three tech giants recently crossed the $4 trillion market capitalization mark?
A) Microsoft, Amazon, and Google
B) Apple, Microsoft, and NVIDIA
C) Apple, Tesla, and Meta
D) Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Alphabet
✅ Answer: B) Apple, Microsoft, and NVIDIA
Explanation: These companies are now the only firms globally valued above $4 trillion, highlighting U.S. tech dominance.
7. According to the RBI’s draft guidelines, which type of companies can now avail acquisition finance from banks?
A) Startups
B) Listed Indian companies
C) Foreign subsidiaries
D) Public sector undertakings
✅ Answer: B) Listed Indian companies
Explanation: RBI permits banks to extend acquisition finance only to listed Indian companies with strong financials over the past three years.
8. India’s Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growth for September 2025 was recorded at:
A) 0%
B) 2.3%
C) -1.1%
D) 3.5%
✅ Answer: