d) Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Answer: b) Wellcome Trust, UK
Explanation: The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) is undertaking the implementation of the program with the help of the Wellcome Trust, UK.
2. What is one of the major goals of BRCP Phase-III?
a) To minimize the number of researchers travelling overseas.
b) To develop the capacity of world-class biomedical research in India.
c) To concentrate on commercialization of drugs.
d) To privatise government research laboratories.
Answer: b) To create a world-class biomedical research in India.
Explanation: Development of the best biomedical research in India is one of the primary goals.
Article 13: India Re-elected in ICAO Council.
1. What section of ICAO Council was re-elected by India in 2025?
a) Part I
b) Part II
c) Part III
d) Part IV
Answer: b) Part II
Rationale: India was re-elected into Part II of the ICAO Council, made up of those states who contribute to international air navigation the most.
2. A diplomatic reception in: brought out the campaign of re-election in India.
a) Montreal, Canada
b) New York, USA
c) New Delhi, India
d) Geneva, Switzerland
Answer: c) New Delhi, India
Elaboration: The paper states that as part of the campaign, a diplomatic reception was held in New Delhi in September 2025.
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1. At what time does the BBNJ Agreement come into force?
a) June 2023
b) January 2026
c) September 2025
d) October 2025
Answer: b) January 2026
Explanation: This treaty with 60 ratifications approved is to take effect in January 2026.
2. What is the implementing agreement of the BBNJ Agreement?
a) Convention on the Biological Diversity (CBD).
b) United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
c) Kyoto Protocol
d) Paris Agreement
Response: 2) United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
Rationale: The entire name of the treaty is the Agreement under UNCLOS on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction.
Article 15: IAEA Approves Maldives membership.
1. The Maldives became a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
a) 180th
b) 181st
c) 179th
d) 182nd
Answer: b) 181st
Explanation: According to the article, the number of member states at the IAEA now stands at 181 with the membership of the Maldives.
2. Who was the head of an Indian delegation in the 69 th IAEA General Conference?
a) the Union Minister of Science and Technology.
b) The Foreign Secretary
c) Ajit Kumar Mohanty, the chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission.
d) The Ambassador to Austria
Response: c) Ajit Kumar Mohanty, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission.
Explanation: The head of the Indian delegation was Ajit Kumar Mohanty who is also the Secretary of the Department of Atomic Energy.