Q3. What is the name of the cancer hospital that collaborated with AIIA Goa on an Integrative Oncology Unit?
a) AIIMS Delhi
b) Tata Memorial Centre
c) NIMHANS Bengaluru
d) PGIMER Chandigarh
B): a) Tata Memorial Centre.
Explanation: Unit is a blend of Ayurvedic treatment and contemporary oncology.
India was voted into Interpol Asian Committee.
Q1. Where was India voted to the Interpol Asian Committee in 2025?
a) New Delhi
b) Riyadh
c) Singapore
d) Geneva
Answer: c) Singapore
Explanation: It was elected in the 25 th Asian Regional Conference at Singapore.
Q2. What Indian agency is the representative of India in Interpol meetings?
a) NIA
b) IB
c) CBI
d) RAW
Answer: c) CBI
Explanation: Central Bureau of Investigation is the nodal agency of India.
Q3. What is not in the list of priorities of the Interpol Asian Committee?
a) Terrorism
b) Cybercrime
c) Human trafficking
d) Climate change
Answer: d) Climate change
Explanation: Committee is concerned with security crimes and not climate concerns.
Maitri 2.0 India-Brazil Agritech Partnership.
Q1. What sector is associated with Maitri 2.0 programme?
a) Defence
b) Space
c) Agriculture and Agritech
d) Renewable Energy
Response: c), Agriculture and Agritech.
Purpose: Agrotech startup cross-incubation programme.
Q2. Whose Indian body leads Maitri 2.0?
a) FICCI
b) NITI Aayog
c) ICAR
d) NABARD
Answer: c) ICAR
Elaboration: ICAR is the lead in working with Brazilian EMBRAPA.
Q3. Maitri 2.0 primarily focuses on:
a) Cybersecurity
b) Digital agriculture and climate resilience.
c) Port development
d) Defence supply chains
Question: b) Digital agriculture and climate resilience.
Explanation: The key themes are food security, innovation, and resilience.
Adi Karmayogi Abhiyan
Q1. How many tribal citizens does Adi Karmayogi Abhiyan have to feed?
a) 5 crore
b) 7 crore
c) 11 crore
d) 15 crore
Answer: c) 11 crore
Target: 11 crore population of 1 lakh tribal villages.
Q2. What is the international organisation that is sponsoring Adi Karmayogi Abhiyan?
a) UN in India
b) WHO
c) UNESCO
d) World Bank
Answer: a) UN in India
Reason: The movement is initiated as a collaboration with UN agencies.
Q3. What is the name of the programme that offers tribal youth leadership fellowships under the Abhiyan?
a) PM Kaushal Fellowship
b) Adi Yuva Fellowship
c) Bharat Tribal Leaders Scheme.
d) Janjatiya Shiksha fellowship.
Answer: b) Adi Yuva Fellowship
Description: Fellowship gives mentorship, allowances and training of skills.
Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger Reserve Fishing cat.
Q1. What IUCN category does Fishing Cat belong to?
a) Endangered
b) Vulnerable
c) Near Threatened
d) Critically Endangered
Answer: b) Vulnerable
Reason: Because of the wetland habitat loss in South and South East Asia.
Q2. What is the number of small wild cats which are reported in RVTR with the Fishing Cat?
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) 6
Answer: c) 5
Discussion: Jungle Cat, Rusty-spotted Cat, Asiatic Wildcat, Caracal + Fishing Cat.
Q3. Where is Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger reserve found in India?
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Rajasthan
c) Assam
d) West Bengal
Answer: b) Rajasthan
Description Reserve is Bundi district in Rajasthan.
New Species of Plants - Impatiens selvasinghii.
Q1. What was the range of Impatiens selvasinghii?
a) Nilgiris
b) Kudremukh
c) Anaimalai
d) Sahyadri
Answer: b) Kudremukh
Discovery: The rock was found at 1630m in Karnataka Kudremukh range.
Q2. The new species has been named in honour:
a) P. Selva Singh Richard
b) P. Bharath Simha Yadav
c) M.S. Swaminathan
d) Madhav Gadgil
Question: a) P. Selva Singh Richard.
Background: Honoured as a reproductive biologist of endangered plants.
Q3. What journal has made this new discovery?
a) Nature Plants
b) Taiwania
c) Current Science
d) Plant Ecology
Answer: b) Taiwania
Introduction: Taiwan-based international journal.
SPARSH Defence Pension
Q1. What sector is SPARSH associated with?
a) Agriculture
b) Defence personnel pension administration.
c) Rural employment
d) Disaster relief
Response: b) Defence Personnel Pension Administration.
Factsheet: System for Pension Administration - Raksha.
Q2. How many defence pensioners are onboarded under SPARSH by 2025?
a) 15 lakh
b) 20 lakh
c) 25 lakh
d) 31.5 lakh
Answer: d) 31.5 lakh
Commentary: Biggest online pension system in the world.
Q3. How successful was the reconciliation of legacy discrepancies by SPARSH?
a) 67%
b) 75%
c) 87%
d) 95%
Answer: c) 87%
Explain: 6.43 lakh cases of which 5.60 lakh closed.
The Pollution of Noise in the Indian Cities.
Q1. WHO recommends the following noise levels that are permissible during the day:
a) 35 dB
b) 45 dB
c) 55 dB
d) 65 dB
Answer: c) 55 dB
Explanation: 55 dB day/ 45 dB night are permissible by WHO and Indian regulations.
Q2. What Law in India classifies noise as an air pollutant?
a) Environment Protection Act, 1986.
b) Prevention and Control of Pollution, Air Act, 1981.
c) Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974.
d) Public Nuisance Act, 1969
That response is b) Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.
Investigation: Noise pollution, considered as air pollutant.
Q3. Who is the most susceptible to the exposure to noise pollution?
a) IT employees
b) Traffic police and delivery workers.
c) Rural farmers
d) Retired pensioners
Question: b) Delivery workers and traffic police.
Explanation Daily exposure to high dB in urban areas.
The Level of River Pollution is reduced.
Q1. What is the main parameter in the evaluation of organic pollution in rivers?
a) COD
b) pH
c) BOD
d) TDS
response c) BOD (Biological Oxygen Demand)
Reason: The greater BOD the greater the organic pollution.
Q2. What was the number of the most polluted stretches of rivers in 2023?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Kerala
c) Maharashtra
d) Tamil Nadu
Response: c) Maharashtra (54 stretches).
Rationale: Maharashtra tops in CPCB data.
Q3. How many critical stretches in 2023 had the Priority 1 critical?
a) 25
b) 30
c) 37
d) 45
Answer: c) 37
Change: A decline of 45 in 2022 to 37 in 2023.
Path to Ayurveda globalization Traditional Medicine.
Q1. How much will the traditional medicine be worth in the world market by 2025?
a) $300 bn
b) $400 bn
c) $500 bn
d) $583 bn
Answer: d) $583 bn
Explanation: It is increasing by 10-20 percent every year.