Climate Change and the Gangotri Glacier System
Q1. What is the average rate of loss of glaciers in the Gangotri Glacier System, on the basis of a year?
a) 12 cm
b) 25 cm
c) 46 cm
d) 60 cm
Answer: c) 46 cm
Q2. Which month changed to which month, owing to warming, the maximum release of Ganga river at Gangotri Glacier?
a) May
b) June
c) July
d) September
Answer: c) July
India's Industrial Output - July 2025
Q3. How much (YoY) did the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) in India improve in July 2025?
a) 1.5%
b) 2.0%
c) 3.5%
d) 4.5%
Answer: c) 3.5%
Q4. What industry is the fastest growing in July 2025?
a) Mining
b) Electricity
c) Manufacturing
d) Infrastructure Goods
Answer: c) Manufacturing
Semiconductor OSAT Pilot Line - Gujarat
Q5. In which country was the first OSAT Pilot Line set up in August 2025?
a) Bengaluru
b) Sanand
c) Noida
d) Pune
Answer: b) Sanand
Q6. How many semiconductor sites are going to be commissioned in 2026 (G2)?
a) 0.5 million units/day
b) 5 million units/day
c) 10 million units/day
d) 14.5 million units/day
Answer: d) 14.5 million units/day
National Biofoundry Network
Q7. What is the number of institutions that constitute the National Biofoundry Network?
a) 4
b) 5
c) 6
d) 7
Answer: c) 6
Q8. The BioE3 policy lacks the following:
a) Bioeconomy
b) Bioenergy
c) Bioenvironment
d) Biodiversity Conservation
Answer: d) Biodiversity Conservation
Athachamayam 2025 - Onam Festival
Q9. In which town of Kerala is Athachamayam procession conducted?
a) Thrissur
b) Tripunithura
c) Kochi
d) Thiruvananthapuram
Answer: b) Tripunithura
Q10. What were the number of art forms in Athachamayam 2025?
a) 25
b) 40
c) 59
d) 75
Answer: c) 59
India's New Joint Military Doctrines
Q11. Which of the three new doctrines published in August 2025 is not one of the three?
a) Special Forces operations
b) Airborne & Heliborne operations
c) Multi-domain operations
d) Naval Nuclear Doctrine
Answer: d) Naval Nuclear Doctrine
Q12. The Special Forces doctrine integrates which three elite units?
a) Para-SF, Garud, MARCOS
b) NSG, Para-SF, Garud
c) Para-SF, COBRA, MARCOS
d) Garud, Assam Rifles, MARCOS
Answer: a) Para-SF, Garud, MARCOS
Punatsangchhu-II Hydropower Project (Bhutan-India)
Q13. What is the installed capacity of the Punatsangchhu-II Hydroelectric Project?
a) 720 MW
b) 1020 MW
c) 1200 MW
d) 1500 MW
Answer: b)