the
Director of Advanced Systems Laboratory (ASL) ?
A) K. Sivan
B) Dr. M. Raghavendra Rao
C) P. Venkatakrishnan
D) N. Sathyamurthy
Answer: B) Dr. M. Raghavendra Rao
Explanation: He took charge as Director of ASL , focusing on advanced missile and defence systems.
International Affairs
9. The exercise ‘Poorvi Prachand Prahar’ will be conducted in which Indian state?
A) Sikkim
B) Arunachal Pradesh
C) Assam
D) Nagaland
Answer: B) Arunachal Pradesh
Explanation: The tri-service military exercise will be held in Mechuka, Arunachal Pradesh , involving Army, Navy, and Air Force.
10. Which AI company signed a $38 billion partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS)?
A) Anthropic
B) Google DeepMind
C) OpenAI
D) Stability AI
Answer: C) OpenAI
Explanation: OpenAI partnered with AWS for a 7-year, $38 billion deal to access large-scale cloud computing infrastructure.
11. Russia’s Burevestnik (9M730) missile is notable because it is:
A) A hypersonic missile
B) Nuclear-powered and nuclear-armed
C) Anti-satellite weapon
D) Submarine-launched ballistic missile
Answer: B) Nuclear-powered and nuclear-armed
Explanation: Russia tested the Burevestnik (9M730) — a nuclear-powered, nuclear-armed cruise missile with a 14,000 km range .
12. Which country’s parliament approved removing four zeros from its currency to curb inflation?
A) Turkey
B) Argentina
C) Iran
D) Egypt
Answer: C) Iran
Explanation: Iran ’s parliament passed a bill to revalue the Rial by removing four zeros to tackle inflation.
13. China achieved the world’s first thorium-to-uranium fuel conversion in which type of reactor?
A) Fast Breeder Reactor
B) Molten Salt Reactor
C) Pressurized Water Reactor
D) Pebble Bed Reactor
Answer: B) Molten Salt Reactor
Explanation: China’s Thorium Molten Salt Reactor (TMSR) achieved a world-first thorium-to-uranium conversion , advancing nuclear technology.
Awards & Recognitions
14. PM Narendra Modi launched the ?1 lakh crore RDI Scheme during which event?
A) India Innovation Summit
B) Emerging Science, Technology and Innovation Conclave (ESTIC) 2025
C) Tech India 2025
D) Bharat Innovate 2025
Answer: B) Emerging Science, Technology and Innovation Conclave (ESTIC) 2025
Explanation: The RDI Scheme was launched at ESTIC 2025 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi .
15. The Bharat Ratna Dr. Bhupen Hazarika
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