Answer: C. 7%
Explanation: PPI cards rose 7% to 483 million from 436 million six months earlier.
8. Which two organisations signed major power cooperation agreements to strengthen energy ties?
A. NTPC and Bhutan Power Authority
B. POWERGRID and Nepal Electricity Authority
C. NHPC and Bangladesh Power Board
D. Tata Power and Sri Lanka Energy Board
✅ Answer: B. POWERGRID and Nepal Electricity Authority
Explanation: The India–Nepal energy cooperation saw two agreements signed between POWERGRID and NEA.
9. Where was the UN Convention against Cybercrime 2025 held?
A. New York, USA
B. Geneva, Switzerland
C. Hanoi, Vietnam
D. Singapore
✅ Answer: C. Hanoi, Vietnam
Explanation: The convention marked progress toward establishing the first global framework to counter cybercrime.
10. What is Grokipedia (v0.1), launched by Elon Musk’s xAI?
A. AI-based search engine
B. Open-source encyclopedia
C. Social media platform
D. AI writing assistant
✅ Answer: B. Open-source encyclopedia
Explanation: Grokipedia is designed to provide factual, independent, AI-driven information to users.
11. Which motion was adopted by IUCN to highlight soil security’s importance?
A. Motion 003 on Land Biodiversity
B. Motion 007 on Security Law
C. Motion 015 on Water and Food
D. Motion 011 on Soil Sustainability
✅ Answer: B. Motion 007 on Security Law
Explanation: It’s the first official recognition of soil security as essential to food, water, biodiversity, and climate systems.
12. Who was sworn in as the 6th President of Seychelles?
A. Wavel Ramkalawan
B. Danny Faure
C. Patrick Herminie
D. James Michel
✅ Answer: C. Patrick Herminie
Explanation: Patrick Herminie, leader of the United Seychelles Party, won the presidential election held on October 12, 2025.
13. What is the estimated mass of the newly discovered exoplanet GJ 251c?
A. Twice Earth’s mass
B. Three times Earth’s mass
C. Four times Earth’s mass
D. Five times Earth’s mass
✅ Answer: C. Four times Earth’s mass
Explanation: The rocky exoplanet GJ 251c, classified as a super-Earth, has an estimated mass about four times that of Earth.
14. Which state will host the 22nd CPA India Region Zone-III Conference in November 2025?
A. Assam
B. Nagaland
C. Meghalaya
D. Manipur