Article 1: RBI Monetary Policy Report (October 2025).
1. What will be the updated GDP growth prediction of India in FY 2025-26 according to the RBI report of October 2025?
a) 6.5%
b) 6.8%
c) 7.0%
d) 6.6%

Answer: b) 6.8%
Reasoning: The RBI changed its growth forecast of the GDP upwards to 6.8 percent compared to its earlier forecast of 6.5 percent owing to positive trends in domestic growth.

Article 1: The RBI Rules of Dead Account holders.
1. In accordance with the new requirements of the RBI, how long will it take the banks to completely adopt the standardized claim settlement process?
A) October 1, 2025
B) December 31, 2025
C) March 31, 2026
D) April 1, 2026

Answer: C) March 31, 2026
Explanation: The deadline of implementation, mentioned in the article, is 31 st March 2026.

Article 1: Sudhanshu Vats elected to head ASCI.
1. The Managing Director of what company is Sudhanshu Vats the newly appointed Chairman of the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI)?
A) MullenLowe Global
B) Provocateur Advisory
C) Pidilite Industries Limited.
D) Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.

Response: C) Pidilite Industries Limited.
Explanation: It is made clear in the article that a new Chairman of ASCI was appointed, namely, Managing Director of the Pidilite Industries Limited Sudhanshu Vats.

Article 1: Ecuador Indigenous Peoples Intensify the Resistance against the expansion of oil drilling in the Amazon.
What is the main area of conflict that was brought out in the article as far as the Amazon region in Ecuador is concerned?
A) A land ownership conflict between two native communities.
B) Aboriginal demonstrations against a government plan to increase oil drilling.
C) A lawsuit against the Ecuadorian government on pollution in an international court.
D) There was a new mineral deposit being found in the Amazon.

Question: B) First Nations protests over a government suggestion of oil well expansion.
Explanation: The article issue is the social and environmental crisis because of which Indigenous groups fiercely oppose the plan of one of the presidents of the Republic of Ecuador Daniel Noboa to drill more oil in the Amazon rainforest.

What is the geographical area of Ecuador directly covered by the plan of oil drilling expansion?
A) The Coastal Lowlands (La Costa).
B) Andean Highlands (La Sierra).
C) Amazon Rainforest (El Oriente).
D) The Galapagos Islands

Question: C) The Amazon Rainforest (El Oriente).
Elaboration: The text clearly mentions that the eastern section (which is currently under attack by oil development) is Amazon Rainforest (El Oriente).

Article 1: India Adds Two Wetlands in Bihar- Ramsar.
How many Ramsar sites does India have currently?
a) 26
b) 51
c) 93
d) 172

Answer: c) 93
Explanation: Article too quotes that with inclusion of Gokul Jalashay and Udaipur Jheel the total number of Ramsar sites in India hits 93.

Which of those below is an important role of wetlands according to the Ramsar Convention?
a) Generating solar energy
b) Flood control and recharging groundwater.
c) As the major sources of mineral deposits.
d) serving as the centers of international trade.

Response: b) Flood and ground water recharge.
Explanation: According to the article wetlands are significant ecosystems which manage floods and assist in recharging ground water as well as other services such as maintaining biodiversity and also supporting livelihoods.