Current Affairs

February Month Practice Sheet

1. Who has been appointed as the new CEO of Sony, 4. Which state government has launched the Subhadra
effective April 1, 2025? Scheme?

(a) West Bengal/

(a) Kenichiro Yoshida/
(b) Karnataka/
(b) Hiroki Totoki/
(c) Rajasthan/
(c) Kazuo Hirai/
(d) Odisha/
(d) Masayoshi Son/
Ans. (d)
Ans. (b)
2. Who has been appointed as the new Director General 5. What type of characters will be banned in UPI
(DG) of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS)? transaction IDs as per NPCI's new mandate?

(BCAS) (DG)

(a) Rakesh Asthana/ (a) Alphanumeric characters/

(b) Subodh Jaiswal/ (b) Special characters/

(c) Arvind Kumar/ (c) Numeric characters/
(d) Rajesh Nirwan/ (d) Uppercase letters/
Ans. (d) Ans. (b)
3. Which Indian company has become the first to develop 6. What is the maximum percentage by which insurers
hydrogen-compliant pipes for transporting hydrogen? can raise premiums for senior citizens aged 60 and
above without prior approval from IRDAI?
IRDAI
(a) JSW Steel/
(b) SAIL/
(c) Tata Steel/ (a) 5% (b) 10%

(d) Jindal Steel/ (c) 15% (d) 20%

Ans. (c) Ans. (b)

7. What is the name of India’s first blockchain-based 10. According to the Annual Status of Education, 2024
campus currency launched by BIMTECH? report, which state tops in terms of reading level and
drinking water in schools?

(a) BIMCOIN/
(a) Himachal Pradesh/
(b) BIMCASH/ (b) Mizoram/
(c) BIMCHAIN/ (c) Kerala/
(d) BIMTOKEN/ (d) Uttar Pradesh/

Ans. (a) Ans. (a)

11. Who set a new record for a 5.5-hour spacewalk from
8. What was the unemployment rate in India in 2023-24,
the International Space Station (ISS)?
as stated in the Economic Survey?
(ISS)

(a) Sunita Williams and Tim Peake

(a) 3.5%
(b) 4.0% (b) Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore
(c) 3.2%
(d) 5.0% (c) Butch Wilmore and Chris Hadfield

Ans. (c)
(d) Tim Peake and Chris Hadfield
9. According to Economic Survey of India 2025, What
growth rate is needed for India in the next 1-2 decades
to realize its vision for 2047? Ans. (b)
12. In which city was India's largest Eco Wonderland
Experium Park inaugurated?

(a) 6%
(a) Warangal/
(b) 7%
(b) Nizamabad/
(c) 8% (c) Hyderabad/
(d) 9% (d) Karimnagar/
Ans. (c) Ans. (c)
13. Recently India and which country have agreed to 16. Which of the following states now has the highest
resume the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra? number of Ramsar sites in India?

(a) Uttar Pradesh/

(a) Russia/ (b) West Bengal/
(b) America/ (c) Tamil Nadu/
(d) Gujarat/
(c) Japan/ Ans. (c)
(d) China/ 17. Which Indian state has declared the Gunari Inland
Mangrove Site as its first Biodiversity Heritage Site?
Ans. (d)
14. Who is set to become the first Indian astronaut to pilot
a space mission to the International Space Station (a) Maharashtra/
(ISS)? (b) Gujarat/
(ISS) (c) Tamil Nadu/
(d) West Bengal/
Ans. (b)
18. Which country has nominated Victoria's historic
(a) Rakesh Sharma/ goldfields for inclusion on the UNESCO World
(b) Kalpana Chawla/ Heritage List?

(c) Sunita Williams/

(d) Shubhanshu Shukla/ (a) Canada/
(b) Australia/
Ans. (d)
(c) America/
15. Gunjan Kedia will be the first Indian American to lead (d) Chile/
which company? Ans. (b)
19. Who chaired the High-Level Committee (HLC) that
approved Rs. 3,027.86 crore for disaster mitigation
projects?
(a) Citibank/
(HLC)
(b) Wells Fargo/
(a) Narendra Modi/
(c) US Bancorp/ (b) Rajnath Singh/
(d) Goldman Sachs/ (c) Amit Shah/
(d) Nirmala Sitharaman/
Ans. (c) Ans. (c)
20. Niger became the first African country to eliminate 24. In which state has the expansion of the Makhana Board
which disease as a public health threat? and Patna IIT been announced in Union Budget?

(a) Malaria/
(a) Uttar Pradesh/
(b) Tuberculosis/
(c) Onchocerciasis/ (b) Bihar/
(d) Polio/ (c) Madhya Pradesh/
Ans. (c) (d) West Bengal/
21. Which surcharge has the Government of India proposed
to remove? Ans. (b)
25. Which method of coal mining is now being introduced
(a) Education cess/ in the West Khasi Hills and East Jaintia Hills districts?
(b) Social welfare surcharge/
(c) Health and education cess/
(d) Professional tax surcharge/ (a) Traditional mining/
Ans. (b) (b) Open-pit mining/
22. Who has received the Lifetime Achievement Award at
(c) Rat-hole mining/
the BCCI Annual Awards 2025?
(d) Scientific coal mining/
Ans. (d)
(a) Ravi Shastri/ 26. Which environmental indicator was recently found to
be significantly high in the Ghaggar River, making it
(b) Jasprit Bumrah/
unfit for bathing?
(c) Sachin Tendulkar/
(d) Yashasvi Jaiswal/
Ans. (c) (a) Chemical oxygen demand (COD)
23. How many consecutive Union Budgets has Nirmala
(COD)
Sitharaman presented as of 2025?
(b) Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD)
(BOD)
(a) 6 (b) 7 (c) Dissolved oxygen (DO)/ (DO)
(c) 8 (d) 9 (d) Total suspended solids (TSS)/ (TSS)
Ans. (c) Ans. (b)
27. What is the purpose of the "Mana Mitra" initiative 30. Which state had the highest urban-rural gap in average
launched by the Andhra Pradesh government? monthly per capita consumption expenditure (MPCE)
in 2023-24?

(a) To enhance education through WhatsApp (MPCE)

(a) Chhattisgarh/
(b) To improve healthcare access
(b) Assam/
(c) To enhance governance through WhatsApp (c) Jharkhand/
(d) Maharashtra/
(d) To promote tourism in the state
Ans. (c)
31. Which two states in the northern region are
Ans. (c)
experiencing severe water shortages due to low
28. What measure did the Economic Survey 2024-25
reservoir levels?
propose to address the consumption of ultra-processed
foods (UPFs)?
(UPFs)
(a) Punjab and Haryana/
(a) Subsidizing healthy food options (b) Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh

(b) A health tax on UPFs/ (c) Rajasthan and Bihar/

(c) Banning the marketing of UPFs (d) Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat

(d) Increasing awareness through public campaigns Ans. (b)

32. Which country recently announced the elimination of
Ans. (b) the gambiense form of human African trypanosomiasis
29. Who has became the first and only footballer in history (HAT), also known as sleeping sickness?
to reach 700 official club victories? (HAT)

(a) Lionel Messi/ (a) Nigeria/

(b) Cristiano Ronaldo/ (b) Guinea/
(c) Neymar Jr./
(c) South Africa/
(d) Kylian Mbappe/
(d) Kenya/
Ans. (b)
Ans. (b)
33. Which country received the highest financial allocation 37. Where were the VSHORADS flight tests conducted
from India in the Budget 2025-26? by DRDO recently?

DRDO VSHORADS
(a) Bhutan/
(b) Nepal/
(a) Pokhran, Rajasthan/
(c) Maldives/
(d) Bangladesh/ (b) Wheeler Island, Odisha/
Ans. (a)
34. During the Budget presentation, Finance Minister (c) Chandipur, Odisha/
Nirmala Sitharaman announced the establishment of (d) Bengaluru, Karnataka/
a National Institute of Food Technology,
Entrepreneurship and Management in which state? Ans. (c)
38. What is the new FDI limit for Insurance companies
investing their entire premiums within India?

(a) Uttar Pradesh/

(b) Bihar/
(c) West Bengal/
(a) 49%
(d) Odisha/
Ans. (b) (b) 74%
35. Who was the captain of the Indian Under-19 Women's
team that won the T20 World Cup? (c) 90%

(d) 100%

(a) Shweta Sehrawat/ Ans. (d)

(b) Harmanpreet Kaur/
39. Who won the Grammy Award for Best New Age,
(c) Niki Prasad/
Ambient, or Chant Album at the 67th Grammy Awards?
(d) Smriti Mandhana/
Ans. (c)
36. Which countries were affected by the U.S. tariffs
imposed by Donald Trump?
(a) A.R. Rahman/

(b) Ravi Shankar/

(a) India, Mexico, and Canada/
(b) China, Mexico, and Canada/ (c) Chandrika Tandon/
(c) China, India, and Japan/
(d) Tanvi Shah/
(d) Russia, Canada, and the UK/
Ans. (b) Ans. (c)
40. Which region of Bihar received special attention in 43. World Cancer Day, observed annually on February 4th.
the Union Budget 2025? What is the theme for World Cancer Day 2025?

(a) Magadh/ (a) Together Against Cancer/

(b) Bhojpur/ (b) Cancer-Free Future/

(c) Cancer Awareness for All/
(c) Mithilanchal/
(d) United by Unique/
(d) Seemanchal/
Ans. (d)
Ans. (c)
44. Recently Navin Chawla passed away at the age of 79.
41. In which state has the 'Safe Click' drive been launched Navin Chawla’s contributions had a lasting impact on
to control cyber crimes? which system in India?

(a) Maharashtra/
(a) Judicial system/
(b) Madhya Pradesh/
(b) Electoral system/
(c) Uttar Pradesh/
(c) Educational system/
(d) Rajasthan/
(d) Health care system/
Ans. (b)
Ans. (b)
42. Which rebel group is advancing towards Bukavu, 45. Which ministry has been allocated the highest amount
prompting the evacuation advisory from the Indian
in Budget 2025?
Embassy?

(a) Ministry of Railways/

(a) Al-Shabaab/
(b) Ministry of Power/
(b) M23/
(c) Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare
(c) Boko Haram/
(d) Taliban/ (d) Defence Ministry/
Ans. (b) Ans. (d)
46. Recently the limit of Kisan Credit Card (KCC) has 50. Where will the newly approved Integrated Satellite
been increased from 3 lakhs to how many lakhs? Township in Karnataka be located?
(KCC)

(a) 5 lakhs/
(a) Between Mysuru and Mandya
(b) 10 lakhs/
(c) 15 lakhs/
(d) 20 lakhs/ (b) Between Tumakuru and Davangere
Ans. (a)
47. What was the average annual growth rate of the
(c) Between Bidadi and Harohalli
agriculture sector from 2016-17 to 2022-23?

(d) Between Hubballi and Dharwad

(a) 3% (b) 4%
(c) 5% (d) 6%
Ans. (c)
Ans. (c)
48. Which institute collaborated with India's Defence 51. Who won the Allan Border Medal at the 2025
Ministry for the study on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Australian Cricket Awards?
Systems (LAWS)?
(LAWS)
(a) Josh Hazlewood/
(a) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi
(b) Pat Cummins/
(IIT)
(b) Defence Research and Development Organisation (c) Travis Head/
(DRDO)/ (DRDO) (d) Steve Smith/
(c) Manohar Parrikar Institute of Defence Studies and
Ans. (c)
Analyses/
52. Who was named the Player of the Tournament in the
(d) National Security Council/
Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup?
Ans. (c)
49. What requirement has the Health Ministry
implemented for drug brands?
(a) Shweta Sehrawat/
(a) QR codes/
(b) Gongadi Trisha/
(b) Barcodes/
(c) Richa Ghosh/
(c) Serial numbers/
(d) Holograms/ (d) Niki Prasad/
Ans. (b) Ans. (b)
53. Which institution developed the Large Area Additive 56. Who has been appointed to lead the panel for drafting
Manufacturing (LAAM) system for India's defense and Gujarat's Uniform Civil Code (UCC)?
aerospace sectors?
(UCC)

(LAAM)
(a) Justice Ranjana Desai/
(a) ISRO/
(b) Justice Ranjan Gogoi/
(b) IIT Bombay/
(c) IIT Hyderabad/ (c) Justice D.Y. Chandrachud/

(d) BHEL/ (d) Justice N.V. Ramana/

Ans. (c) Ans. (a)
54. Who among the following has launched MSCI India 57. Who did R Praggnanandhaa defeat in the final of the
ETF in India? Tata Steel Masters?
MSCI ETF

(a) Vidit Gujrathi/

(a) HDFC Mutual Fund/
(b) ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund (b) Nihal Sarin/

(c) Arjun Erigaisi/

(c) SBI Mutual Fund/ (d) D Gukesh/
(d) Kotak Mutual Fund/ Ans. (d)
Ans. (d) 58. Which agency recently launched the fifth H-3 rocket
55. Which fintech company has partnered with Yes Bank carrying the Michibiki No. 6 satellite?
to launch the AI-powered super app Jumpp?
AI

(a) JAXA/
(a) Paytm/
(b) NASA/
(b) Finvasia/
(c) Razorpay/ (c) ESA/

(d) PhonePe/ (d) ISRO/

Ans. (b) Ans. (a)

59. When is International Development Week (IDW) 62. Where is India’s first white tiger breeding centre being
observed annually? established?
(IDW)
(a) First week of February/ (a) Madhya Pradesh/
(b) Rajasthan/
(b) Second week of February/
(c) West Bengal/
(c) Third week of February/ (d) Uttar Pradesh/
Ans. (a)
(d) Fourth week of February/
63. Which country has become the first to criminalize AI-
Ans. (a) generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM)?
AI (CSAM)
60. Which university recently awarded Noel Tata an
honorary doctorate?
(a) America/
(b) Britain/
(c) Canada/
(d) Australia/
(a) Oxford University/
Ans. (b)
(b) Cambridge University/ 64. Which state has become the first in India to implement
the 'Right to a Dignified Death' recently?
(c) Sussex University/
(d) Harvard University/
(a) Maharashtra/
Ans. (c)
(b) Karnataka/
61. Former IMF chief Horst Koehler died at the age of 81. (c) Tamil Nadu/
Horst Koehler was the President of which country from (d) Kerala/
2004 to 2010? Ans. (b)
65. Recently the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) has
been established as an inter-governmental organization.
Which country started this organization?
(IBCA)
(a) France/
(b) Germany/
(a) India/
(c) Poland/ (b) China/
(c) Japan/
(d) Austria/
(d) Russia/
Ans. (b) Ans. (a)
66. Who has recently become the new Prime Minister of 69. Which countries will Switzerland end its bilateral
Belgium on 3 February 2025? development programs with by 2028?

(a) Bangladesh, Albania, and Zambia

(a) Alexander De Croo/

(b) Charles Michel/ (b) Bangladesh, India, and Zambia

(c) Bart De Wever/
(c) Albania, Zambia, and Nepal
(d) Guy Verhofstadt/
Ans. (c)
(d) Bangladesh, India, and Albania
67. Which countries have participated in the 13th edition
of the joint military exercise 'Ekuverin'?
Ans. (a)
70. Where was the Kesari Reedtail damselfly (Indosticta
deccanensis) spotted for the first time recently?
(a) India and Pakistan/

(b) India and Maldives/

(a) Kerala/
(c) India and Sri Lanka/
(b) Tamil Nadu/
(d) India and Nepal/ (c) Karnataka/
Ans. (b) (d) Andhra Pradesh/
68. Which state ranks second-lowest in rural electricity Ans. (c)
supply in India? 71. Which company developed the Blue Ghost Lander to
deliver scientific payloads to the Moon's surface?

(a) Bihar/
(a) SpaceX/
(b) Uttar Pradesh/
(b) Blue Origin/
(c) Rajasthan/ (c) Firefly Aerospace/
(d) Madhya Pradesh/ (d) Boeing/
Ans. (b) Ans. (c)
72. Which group of athletes has been specifically targeted 75. The "Watershed Yatra" is a national outreach campaign
by the executive order signed by Donald Trump? under which scheme?

(a) Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana

(a) Transgender athletes/

(b) Male athletes/ (b) Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban
Transformation/
(c) Female athletes/
(c) National Rural Health Mission
(d) Disabled athletes/
Ans. (a) (d) Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana

73. Which tournament did Simona Halep announce her

Ans. (d)
retirement after losing in the first round?
76. Where has India launched its first Ferret Research
Facility?

(a) US Open/ (a) New Delhi/

(b) Faridabad/
(b) French Open/
(c) Bengaluru/
(c) Transylvania Open/ (d) Mumbai/
(d) Wimbledon/ Ans. (b)
77. Which global initiative has Indian Overseas Bank
Ans. (c) (IOB) joined to track greenhouse gas emissions?
74. Which finfluencer-led platform has secured the SEBI
Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) license? (IOB)
(a) UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
(RIA) (UNEP)
(b) Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
(a) 1% Club/
(GRI)
(b) Zerodha/ (c) Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials
(PCAF)/ (PCAF)
(c) Groww/
(d) Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)
(d) Paytm Money/ (CDP)
Ans. (a) Ans. (c)
78. What is the new name of Kolkata's Fort William, the 82. Which institution has the Indian Army partnered with
Eastern Command headquarters of the Indian Army? to develop bamboo-based composite bunkers?

(a) Vijay Durg/

(b) Shiv Durg/ (a) IIT Delhi/
(c) Maratha Durg/
(b) IIT Guwahati/
(d) Bharat Durg/
Ans. (a) (c) IIT Madras/
79. Which book did Prime Minister Narendra Modi
recommend for those interested in foreign policy? (d) IIT Bombay/
Ans. (b)
83. Under which initiative has India’s mobile and
(a) The India-US Relationship/
electronics manufacturing sector seen significant
(b) JFK's Forgotten Crisis/
growth?
(c) The Nehru-Kennedy Dialogues/
(d) India and America: A History

Ans. (b)
(a) Startup India/
80. Kameshwar Chaupal, who recently passed away, was
a trustee of which organization? (b) Digital India/
(c) Skill India/
(a) Vishwa Hindu Parishad/ (d) Make in India/
(b) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh/
Ans. (d)
(c) Ram Janmabhoomi Tirtha Kshetra
84. Which Indian state is set to establish the country’s first
(d) Bharatiya Janata Party/ AI university?
Ans. (c)
81. What new name has Zomato adopted to reflect its
expansion beyond food delivery?
(a) Maharashtra/

(a) Eternal/ (b) Karnataka/

(b) Blinkit/ (c) Tamil Nadu/
(c) Hyperpure/
(d) Zepto/ (d) Telangana/
Ans. (a) Ans. (a)
85. Where was the 38th Surajkund International Crafts Fair 88. Which space agency provided information about two
held? gas giant Gaia-4b and Gaia-5b?

Gaia-4b Gaia-5b
(a) Rajasthan/
(b) Uttar Pradesh/ (a) NASA/

(c) Haryana/ (b) ISRO/

(d) Gujarat/ (c) ESA/

Ans. (c) (d) JAXA/
86. Which Indian city is set to become the first to be directly Ans. (c)
connected to nine expressways?
89. Who released the poetry book ‘Birds are Poems: 100
Narrative Poems’?

(a) Delhi/
(b) Mumbai/
(a) Narendra Modi/
(c) Lucknow/
(b) Pema Khandu/
(d) Bengaluru/
Ans. (c) (c) K. T. Parnaik/
87. Which government bodies are supporting Mumbai's (d) Droupadi Murmu/
mobile gym initiative?
Ans. (c)
90. Who has been appointed as the new India Subcontinent
Sub-Cluster and Banking Head for Citibank?
(a) Maharashtra Government and BMC

(b) Maharashtra Government and NDMC

(a) Amol Gupte/

(b) Ashu Khullar/

(c) Indian Railways and BMC/
(d) Central Government and NITI Aayog (c) K. Balasubramanian/

(d) Rajesh Mehta/

Ans. (a) Ans. (c)
91. Which ministry has launched the "Shatavari – For 94. According to a report by Sensor Tower, which Indian
Better Health" campaign? quick commerce startup became the second most
downloaded food and drink app globally?

(a) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

(a) Blinkit/
(b) Ministry of Ayush/
(b) Zepto/
(c) Ministry of Women and Child Development
(c) Swiggy/
(d) Zomato/
(d) Ministry of Agriculture/
Ans. (b)
Ans. (b)
95. Where in India is the Aero India Show going to be
92. Which international financial institution is providing held from 10 to 14 February?
funding for the Kerala Health System Improvement
Programme (KHSIP)?
(KHSIP)
(a) Pune/
(a) Asian Development Bank/ (b) Mumbai/
(b) International Monetary Fund/
(c) Chennai/
(c) World Bank/
(d) Bengaluru/
(d) Reserve Bank of India/
Ans. (c) Ans. (d)
93. After America, which country recently announced its 96. Which country has launched an antitrust investigation
withdrawal from the World Health Organization into Google?
(WHO)?

(WHO) (a) India/

(a) Brazil/ (b) China/
(b) Argentina/
(c) America/
(c) Canada/
(d) Russia/
(d) Germany/
Ans. (b) Ans. (b)
97. Which country has approved reducing the legal 100. Who became the first Black woman to win the Mrs
working week from the current 40 to 37.5 hours without World 2025 title?
a cut in pay, despite opposition from employers?

(a) Candice Abrahams/

(a) France/ (b) Zozibini Tunzi/

(b) Germany/ (c) Tshego Gaelae/

(c) Spain/ (d) Rolene Strauss/

(d) Italy/ Ans. (c)

Ans. (c) 101. Which officer has been appointed as Director in the
Department of Justice?
98. Recently, the PM Shri Government Senior Secondary
School of Namchi city of which state has received the
“Green School Rating Award”?
(a) Anjali Verma/
(b) Monika Rani/
(a) Arunachal Pradesh/
(c) Priya Sharma/
(b) Sikkim/
(d) Neha Gupta/
(c) Manipur/
Ans. (b)
(d) Odisha/
102. Which space agency's SPHEREX mission, to be
Ans. (b) launched in February 2025, will use an advanced
99. Which Indian state has been declared Naxal-free infrared telescope to map the entire sky in 102 colours?
recently? SPHEREX

(a) Chhattisgarh/ (a) ESA/

(b) Jharkhand/ (b) ISRO/

(c) Odisha/ (c) NASA/
(d) Karnataka/ (d) CNSA/
Ans. (d) Ans. (c)
103. Which global football organization suspended the 106. What initiative has Punjab Police launched to educate
Pakistan Football Federation? youth about online information verification?

(a) Cyber Shield/

(a) AFC /
(b) Digital Awareness Drive/
(b) UEFA/ (c) Tips & Tricks/
(c) FIFA/ (d) Online Shield/
Ans. (c)
(d) SAFF /
107. Which regulatory body has approved Tata
Ans. (c) Communications' plan to sell its stake in TCPSL?
104. Who co-chaired the AI Action Summit alongside PM
Narendra Modi in Paris on February 11?
(a) RBI/
AI (b) SEBI/
(c) NABARD/
(a) Emmanuel Macron/ (d) IRDAI/
Ans. (a)
(b) Joe Biden/
108. Where is North India’s first Green Hydrogen Plant
(c) Rishi Sunak/ being set up?

(d) Olaf Scholz/

Ans. (a) (a) Gujarat/
105. Researchers from which country have created kangaroo (b) Uttar Pradesh/
embryos for the first time using IVF? (c) Arunachal Pradesh/
(d) Himachal Pradesh/
IVF
Ans. (d)
109. How much installed solar power capacity has India
(a) America/ recently achieved?
(b) Australia/
(a) 50 GW/
(c) Canada/ (b) 75 GW/
(d) Britain/ (c) 100 GW/
(d) 150 GW/
Ans. (b)
Ans. (c)
110. The Lord Buddha Trination Triservices Expedition 113. Which organization has approved the first clinical trial
unites the armed forces of which three countries? for pig kidney transplants in humans?

(a) India, Bhutan, Myanmar/ (a) WHO/

(b) US FDA/
(b) India, Nepal, Sri Lanka/
(c) CDC/
(c) India, China, Thailand/
(d) NIH/
(d) India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka/
Ans. (b)
Ans. (b) 114. Which country recently passed strict laws to combat
111. Which naval base did the Indian Navy's First Training hate crimes?
Squadron visit in Singapore?

(a) America/
(b) Canada/
(a) Changi Naval Base/
(c) Australia/
(b) Tuas Naval Base/ (d) China/
(c) Sembawang Naval Base/ Ans. (c)
115. Which organization is organizing the Delhi
(d) Jurong Naval Base/
International Leather Expo (DILEX) 2025?
Ans. (a) (DILEX)
112. Which organization hosted the "Towards Viksit Bharat
@ 2047" conclave? (a) Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and
Industry (FICCI)/
@
(FICCI)
(b) Council for Leather Exports (CLE)
(a) Reserve Bank of India/ (CLE)
(b) Ministry of Finance/ (c) Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
(CII)
(c) Planning Commission/
(d) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
(d) NITI Aayog/
Ans. (d) Ans. (b)
116. Sam Nujoma passed away recently. He was the first 120. Who has been posthumously awarded the Sahitya
president of which country? Akademi Award 2024 in Dogri?

(a) South Africa/ (a) Padma Sachdev/

(b) Ved Rahi/
(b) Namibia/
(c) Lalit Magotra/
(c) Zimbabwe/
(d) Chaman Arora/
(d) Botswana/ Ans. (d)
Ans. (b) 121. What is India's rank in the US Green Building
117. Former Sri Lankan captain Dimuth Karunaratne retired Council’s (USGBC) LEED certification rankings?
after playing his 100th Test against which team? (USGBC)

(a) First/
(a) India/ (b) Second/
(b) Australia/ (c) Third/
(c) England/ (d) Fourth/
(d) South Africa/ Ans. (c)
Ans. (b) 122. What is the primary aim of the Quick Impact Projects
118. Varun Chakravarthy has become the second-oldest (QIPs) signed between India and Nicaragua?
Indian ODI debutant. Who holds the record for being
the oldest? (QIPs)
(a) Strengthening military ties/
(b) Developing physical and social infrastructure
(a) Rahul Dravid/
(c) Promoting space research
(b) Sunil Gavaskar/
(c) Farokh Engineer/
(d) Expanding trade relations
(d) Dinesh Karthik/
Ans. (c) Ans. (b)
119. What is the name of the joint military exercise between 123. Which date has been officially recognized by the US
India and Egypt in 2025? as "Gulf of America Day"?

(a) Cyclone 2025/ (a) 9 February/

(b) Desert Eagle 2025/ (b) 10 February/
(c) Indra Warrior 2025/ (c) 11 February/
(d) Sandstorm 2025/ (d) 12 February/
Ans. (a) Ans. (a)
124. Which bank has launched an AI-powered holographic 127. What is the new end date for the term of the National
avatar of Amitabh Bachchan? Commission for Safai Karamcharis?
AI

(a) HDFC Bank/ (a) 31 March , 2025/

(b) ICICI Bank/
(b) 31 March , 2026/
(c) IDFC FIRST Bank/
(c) 31 March , 2027/
(d) Axis Bank/
(d) 31 March , 2028/
Ans. (c)
Ans. (d)
125. What security measure has the RBI announced for
cross-border “Card Not Present” (CNP) transactions? 128. What is the new name of Hindustan Aeronautics
(CNP) Limited's (HAL) flagship jet training aircraft?

(HAL)
(a) Biometric verification/
(b) Additional Factor Authentication (AFA) (a) Tejas/
(AFA)
(b) Yashas/
(c) One-time password (OTP) removal
(c) Dhruv/
(OTP)
(d) Prachand/
(d) Reduction in transaction limits
Ans. (b)

Ans. (b) 129. Who has been appointed as the new CEO of Nokia,
effective April 1, 2025?
126. What mineral has been recently discovered in Punjab’s
Muktsar and Fazilka districts?

(a) Demis Hassabis/

(a) Coal/
(b) Justin Hotard/
(b) Iron ore/
(c) Pekka Lundmark/
(c) Potash/
(d) Bauxite/ (d) Liang Wenfeng/

Ans. (c) Ans. (b)

130. Which Brazilian footballer, one of the most decorated 133. Which tournament did Carlos Alcaraz win to secure
left-backs, has retired at the age of 36? his first indoor hardcourt title?

(a) Dani Alves/ (a) Australian Open/

(b) Roberto Carlos/ (b) US Open/
(c) Paris Masters/
(c) Marcelo/
(d) Rotterdam Open/
(d) Thiago Silva/
Ans. (d)
Ans. (c)
134. Which two forces recently conducted the ‘Winged
131. The India-EFTA Desk was inaugurated to strengthen Raider’ joint military exercise?
economic ties between India and EFTA.Which
countries are part of the European Free Trade
Association (EFTA)?
(a) Indian Army and Indian Air Force

(EFTA) (b) Indian Navy and Indian Army

(a) France, Germany, Italy, and Spain

(c) Indian Air Force and Indian Coast Guard

(b) Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein

(c) UK, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland (d) Indian Navy and Indian Air Force

(d) Portugal, Greece, Austria, and Netherlands Ans. (a)

135. What is the name of the awareness campaign launched
Ans. (b) by the ICC during the third ODI between India and
132. What is the name of the operation launched by England in Ahmedabad on February 12, 2025?
Bangladesh to target loyalists of former PM Sheikh
Hasina? ICC

(a) Save Lives, Play Cricket/

(a) Operation Devil Hunt/
(b) Donate Organs, Save Lives/
(b) Operation Clean Sweep/
(c) Cricket for Change/
(c) Operation Freedom/
(d) Organ Donation Awareness/
(d) Operation Justice/
Ans. (a) Ans. (b)
136. Who has won the 2025 Mumbai Open singles title? 139. Which company has launched the budget-friendly
sports drink "Spinner"?

(a) Naomi Osaka/

(a) PepsiCo/
(b) Jil Teichmann/
(b) Coca-Cola/
(c) Mananchaya Sawangkaew/
(c) RCPL/
(d) Iga Swiatek/
(d) Parle Agro/
Ans. (b)
Ans. (c)
137. On which date was International Epilepsy Day
observed in 2025? 140. Panama has officially informed Beijing of its decision
to withdraw from China’s Belt and Road Initiative.
Which Latin American country was the first to officially
(a) 10 February/ join China's Belt and Road Initiative in 2017?
(b) 11 February/
(c) 12 February/
(d) 13 February/
Ans. (a) (a) Brazil/
138. What is the primary objective of the Pradhan Mantri (b) Argentina/
Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojana (PM-AJAY)?
(c) Panama/
(PM-AJAY)
(d) Mexico/
Ans. (c)
(a) Development of rural infrastructure
141. Who was the chief priest of Lord Ramlala in Ayodhya,
who died recently?
(b) Uplifting Scheduled Caste (SC) communities
(SC)
(c) Promoting digital literacy (a) Acharya Ramanuj Das/
(b) Acharya Satyendra Das/
(d) Providing financial aid to startups (c) Acharya Vasudev Das/
(d) Acharya Anandgiri/
Ans. (b) Ans. (b)
142. Which Bangladesh cricketer has become the first 145. Where was the Global Best M-Gov Award 2025 held?
female player to be banned by the ICC for corruption?
ICC
(a) New York/
(a) Shohely Akhter/
(b) Dubai/
(b) Rumana Ahmed/
(c) London/
(c) Salma Khatun/
(d) Nigar Sultana/ (d) Singapore/
Ans. (a) Ans. (b)
143. What is India's rank in the Corruption Perceptions
146. Which regulatory authority has imposed the penalty
Index (CPI) 2024?
on Federal Bank and Karur Vysya Bank?
(CPI)
(a) 93rd/
(b) 96th/
(c) 99th/ (a) NABARD/

(d) 113th/ (b) SEBI/

Ans. (b)
(c) RBI/
144. Which ministry has launched the ‘Culinary, Crafts &
Clicks – Moods & Magic’ festival at Kartavya Path (d) IRDAI/
and Amrit Udyan, uniting artisans, photographers, and
food enthusiasts? Ans. (c)

147. What is India's overall rank in the World Bank’s

Logistics Performance Index (LPI) 2023?

(LPI)

(a) Ministry of Culture/

(b) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (a) 25th/

(b) 30th/
(c) Ministry of Tourism/
(c) 38th/
(d) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
(d) 42nd/
Ans. (b) Ans. (c)
148. Gyalo Thondup was a key figure in advocating for the 152. Rhododendron wattii, a threatened plant, is native to
autonomy of which region? which Indian states?

(a) Ladakh/ (a) Assam and Meghalaya/

(b) Tibet/ (b) Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram
(c) Bhutan/
(d) Nepal/
(c) Sikkim and Tripura/
Ans. (b)
(d) Nagaland and Manipur/
149. Whom did Pankaj Advani defeat in the final to win his
10th men’s snooker championship? Ans. (d)
153. During his three-day visit to France, what artwork did
PM Narendra Modi gift to French President Emmanuel
(a) Aditya Mehta/ Macron?
(b) Brijesh Damani/
(c) Geet Sethi/
(d) Sourav Kothari/
Ans. (b)
150. Which two countries are involved in the Defence (a) Madhubani painting/
Partnership–India (DP-I) initiative? (b) Dokra artwork/
(DP-I)
(c) Pattachitra painting/
(a) India and France/
(b) India and America/ (d) Tanjore painting/
(c) India and Britain/ Ans. (b)
(d) India and Russia/
154. National Women's Day is celebrated in India on 13
Ans. (c)
February to commemorate the birth anniversary of
151. Which organization has raised concerns about the
which leader?
Morand-Ganjal Irrigation Project in Madhya Pradesh?

(a) Wildlife Trust of India/ (a) Indira Gandhi/

(b) National Green Tribunal/
(c) National Tiger Conservation Authority (b) Rani Lakshmibai/
(c) Sarojini Naidu/
(d) Central Pollution Control Board
(d) Kalpana Chawla/
Ans. (c) Ans. (c)
155. What is the theme of the 14th Asian Fisheries and 158. Which state will host the 39th National Games in 2027?
Aquaculture Forum (14AFAF)?
(14AFAF)
(a) Uttarakhand/
(a) Sustainable Fisheries for the Future
(b) Assam/
(b) Blue Revolution in Asia/ (c) Manipur/
(c) Greening the Blue Growth in Asia-Pacific
(d) Meghalaya/
(d) Ocean Conservation and Fisheries Development Ans. (d)
159. Who has been named as one of the official event
Ans. (c)
ambassadors for ICC Champions Trophy 2025?
156. Which organization conducted the Mehar Baba
Competition-II (MBC-II)?
II (MBC-II)

(a) Virat Kohli/

(a) Indian Navy/
(b) Indian Air Force/ (b) MS Dhoni/

(c) DRDO/ (c) Shikhar Dhawan/

(d) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
(d) Rohit Sharma/

Ans. (c)
Ans. (b)
157. Researchers from which country conducted a study that 160. Who is the RBI Governor whose signature will appear
revealed the brain mechanisms involved in recognizing on the new Rs.50 banknotes?
the emotional states of others?

(a) Sanjay Malhotra/

(a) America/
(b) Shaktikanta Das/
(b) India/
(c) Israel/ (c) Urjit Patel/

(d) Germany/ (d) Raghuram Rajan/

Ans. (c)
Ans. (a)
161. Which state government has launched the ‘Har Khet- 165. Which platform will Small Finance Banks (SFBs) now
Swasth Khet’ campaign? be able to use to provide pre-approved credit lines?
(SFBs)

(a) Punjab/ (a) NEFT/

(b) Haryana/ (b) RTGS/
(c) UPI/
(c) Uttar Pradesh/
(d) IMPS/
(d) Rajasthan/ Ans. (c)
Ans. (b) 166. Recently, by which year has India set the target of
becoming lymphatic filariasis free?
162. Rajat Patidar has been made the captain of which IPL
team?

(a) 2026
(a) Mumbai Indians/
(b) 2027
(b) Chennai Super Kings/
(c) 2025
(c) Royal Challengers Bangalore/
(d) 2028
(d) Delhi Capitals/
Ans. (b)
Ans. (c)
167. Where was the festival of ‘Thaipusam 2025’ celebrated
163. Which institutions have developed the IRIS
recently?
semiconductor chip?
IRIS
(a) IIT Bombay and DRDO/ (a) Kerala/
(b) IIT Madras and ISRO/ (b) Karnataka/
(c) IISc Bangalore and HAL (c) Tamil Nadu/
(d) Andhra Pradesh/
(d) NIT Trichy and BARC/ Ans. (c)
Ans. (b) 168. Recently, in which new areas has the Lok Sabha
164. Who has been appointed as the interim leader of Speaker announced the expansion of translation
Romania until the May 2025 election? services in Parliament?

(a) Klaus Iohannis/ (a) 14

(b) Ilie Bolojan/ (b) 22
(c) Nicolae Ciuca/ (c) 4
(d) Emil Boc/ (d) 6
Ans. (b) Ans. (d)
169. Which company has received final authorization from 173. Where was the World Government Summit (WGS)
the RBI to operate as an online payment aggregator? 2025 held?
WGS

(a) Paytm/ (a) New York, USA/

(b) PhonePe/ (b) Geneva, Switzerland/
(c) Easebuzz/ (c) London, UK/
(d) CRED/ (d) Dubai, UAE/
Ans. (c) Ans. (d)
170. By which year does the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli 174. What is the name of the digital platform launched by
Yojana scheme aim to achieve its target of one crore SEBI to help investors track inactive or unclaimed
solar installations? mutual fund folios?

(a) 2025
(b) 2026 (a) SAFE/
(c) 2027 (b) MITRA /
(d) 2030 (c) SAKHI/
Ans. (c)
(d) DOST/
171. Who has been recently elected as the new Prime
Ans. (b)
Minister of Vanuatu?
175. Which Indian company has partnered with France's
Safran Electronics & Defense to manufacture the
(a) Bob Loughman/ HAMMER precision-guided weapon in India?
(b) Ishmael Kalsakau/
(c) Jotham Napat/
(d) Charlot Salwai/
Ans. (c) (a) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
172. Who resigned as the Chief Minister of Manipur before HAL
President’s Rule was imposed?
(b) Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL)
BDL
(c) Larsen & Toubro (L&T)
(a) N Biren Singh/
(b) Conrad Sangma/ L&T
(c) Pema Khandu/ (d) Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL)
(d) Himanta Biswa Sarma/ BEL
Ans. (a) Ans. (d)
176. The Bahini River, where crocodile catfish has recently 180. Where were bird fossils of Jurassic era discovered
been found, is a tributary of which major river? recently?

(a) India/
(a) Brahmaputra/ (b) China/
(b) Ganga/ (c) Mongolia/
(c) Yamuna/ (d) Brazil/
(d) Krishna/ Ans. (b)
Ans. (a) 181. Recently, India has organized a military exercise
177. Which state government has renamed Two British-era 'Cyclone-III' with which country?
landmarks in Ajmer to honor Indian heritage? III

(a) America/
(a) Uttar Pradesh/
(b) Britain/
(b) Gujarat/
(c) Rajasthan/ (c) Israel/
(d) Madhya Pradesh/ (d) Egypt/
Ans. (c) Ans. (d)
178. Who has been elected as the new president of Greece 182. Which country has approved the construction of the
on February 12, 2025? first 'space center' in the deep waters of the South China
Sea?

(a) Constantine Tassoulas/

(b) Kyriakos Mitsotakis/ (a) china/
(c) Katerina Sakellaropoulou/ (b) india/
(d) Alexis Tsipras/ (c) japan/
Ans. (a)
(d) russia/
179. What is the new bilateral trade target set by India and
Ans. (a)
the US for 2030?
183. When was the last time BSNL reported a profit before
FY 2024-25?

(a) $200 billion/$200

(b) $300 billion/$300
(c) $400 billion/$400 (a) 2005 (b) 2007
(d) $500 billion/$500 (c) 2010 (d) 2015
Ans. (d) Ans. (b)
184. What financial initiative is mentioned in the NITI 187. Which astronauts will return to Earth using the SpaceX
Aayog report to support the transformation of SPUs Crew Dragon capsule?
into world-class institutions?

(a) Rakesh Sharma and Kalpana Chawla

(a) PM-SHRI/
(b) PM-KISAN/
(c) PM-USH/ (b) Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore

(d) PM-Usha/
Ans. (d) (c) Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin

185. Who has been honored with an honorary knighthood (d) Chris Hadfield and Peggy Whitson
by King Charles for services to UK-India business
relations?
Ans. (b)
188. In which Indian state has the government introduced
Wildlife (Protection) Rules allowing Nilgai hunting?
(a) Mukesh Ambani/
(b) Gautam Adani/
(c) Natarajan Chandrasekaran/
(a) Rajasthan/
(d) Noel Tata/
(b) Uttar Pradesh/
Ans. (c)
(c) Haryana/
186. What formula did Prime Minister Narendra Modi
introduce in the US? (d) Madhya Pradesh/
Ans. (c)
189. Which company has received the Forward Faster
(a) INDIA + USA = SUPERPOWER
Sustainability Award 2025 in the Water Resilience
category?
(b) MAKE INDIA STRONGER

(c) INDIA FIRST POLICY (a) Tata Power/

(b) NTPC Ltd./
(d) MAGA + MIGA = MEGA (c) Adani Power/
(d) Reliance Power/
Ans. (d) Ans. (b)
190. Which renowned actor has co-founded the cinematic 194. Who is the youngest honoree in the 2025 Forbes India
audio platform 'Velvet'? 30 Under 30 list?

(a) Nawazuddin Siddiqui/

(a) Devika Gholap/
(b) Manoj Bajpayee/
(c) Pankaj Tripathi/ (b) Aparna Balamurali/
(d) Rajkummar Rao/ (c) Rohan Mehta/
Ans. (c) (d) Devan Chandrasekharan/
191. Which U.S. semiconductor equipment company Ans. (d)
announced a Rs.10,000 crore investment in Karnataka? 195. Who is the highest-paid athlete of 2025?
Rs.10,000
(a) Cristiano Ronaldo/
(a) Intel/
(b) Lam Research/ (b) Jon Rahm/
(c) NVIDIA/ (c) Lionel Messi/
(d) Qualcomm/ (d) LeBron James/
Ans. (b) Ans. (a)
196. Which state has topped the overall Devolution Index
192. Which Indian cricketer’s record did Babar Azam break (DI) ranking for the Panchayati Raj system in India?
to become the fastest Asian to 6,000 ODI runs?
(DI)
6,000
(a) Kerala/
(a) MS Dhoni/
(b) Rohit Sharma/ (b) Tamil Nadu/
(c) Rahul Dravid/ (c) Karnataka/
(d) Virat Kohli/ (d) Maharashtra/
Ans. (d) Ans. (c)
193. At which country’s SAMVAD programme did PM 197. According to UNESCO's GEM team, how many
Narendra Modi highlight India's cultural ties? education systems worldwide have banned
smartphones in schools by the end of 2024?

(a) Japan/
(b) Indonesia/
(c) Vietnam/ (a) 50 (b) 60
(d) Thailand/ (c) 79 (d) 100
Ans. (d)
Ans. (c)
198. On which date did Prime Minister Narendra Modi 201. Where will a music college be established in the name
inaugurate the first Vande Bharat Rail for the Kashmir of Bharat Ratna Ustad Bismillah Khan?
Valley?

(a) Patna/
(a) 17 February/
th
(b) Buxar/
(b) 18 February/
th
(c) Gaya/
(c) 19 February/
th
(d) Bhagalpur/
(d) 20th February/ Ans. (b)
Ans. (a) 202. Recently, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has
199. Which scheme has the central government approved the opening of a branch of which bank in
implemented to control falling tomato prices? GIFT City, Gujarat?
(RBI) GIFT

(a) State Bank of India/

(a) Minimum Support Price/
(b) Bank of Maharashtra/
(b) Market Intervention Plan/ (c) Punjab National Bank/
(c) Crop Incentive Scheme/ (d) ICICI Bank/
(d) None of these/ Ans. (b)
203. What is the primary goal of the Deregulation
Ans. (b) Commission, as announced by PM Modi?
200. Who was honored with the Uttarakhand Gaurav
Samman by the Bhartiya Parvatiya Mahasabha?
(a) To reduce the state's role in governance

(a) Narendra Modi/ (b) To increase state control over business

(b) Yogi Adityanath/

(c) To promote foreign trade/
(c) Himanta Biswa Sharma/
(d) To introduce more regulations in business
(d) Nitish kumar/
Ans. (b) Ans. (a)
204. Which states in India were the worst affected by 207. What is the name of the grant recently launched by the
extreme weather events in 2023? Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF)?
(ANRF)

(a) Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar

(a) C. V. Raman Grant/
(b) Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka (b) Homi Bhabha Grant/
(c) J. C. Bose Grant/
(c) Rajasthan, Punjab, and Gujarat
(d) Vikram Sarabhai Grant/
(d) West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, and Kerala
Ans. (c)

Ans. (a) 208. What is the name of the initiative recently launched
205. Who received the highest honors at the 2025 Sportstar by India and the United States to enhance cooperation
Aces Awards? in critical minerals?

(a) Virat Kohli and Mary Kom

(a) TRUST/
(b) P.R. Sreejesh and Manu Bhaker
(b) PARTNERS/
(c) MINERAL ALLIANCE/
(c) Neeraj Chopra and Lovlina Borgohain
(d) RESOURCES/
(d) Rohit Sharma and PV Sindhu Ans. (a)
209. Madhya Pradesh has become which Indian state to
Ans. (b) launch Global Competence Center policy?
206. Which country's runner Jacob Kiplimo has broken the
world half-marathon record in Barcelona?

(a) First/
(a) Kenya/ (b) Second/
(b) Ethiopia/
(c) Third/
(c) Uganda/
(d) Fourth/
(d) Tanzania/
Ans. (c) Ans. (a)
210. According to WHO,Which country is currently facing (b) To address the Ukraine conflict
Sudan virus disease outbreak?
(c) To announce new trade agreements

(d) To discuss NATO expansion

(a) Kenya/
Ans. (b)
(b) Uganda/
214. Who unveiled the statue of Tamil poet and philosopher
(c) Sudan/ Tiruvalluvar in the Philippines?

(d) Nigeria/
Ans. (b)
(a) Narendra Modi/
211. Who has been appointed as India's new Chief Election
(b) S. Jaishankar/
Commissioner (CEC) under the new law?
(CEC) (c) Harsh Kumar Jain/
(d) Venkaiah Naidu/
(a) Rajiv Kumar/ Ans. (c)
(b) Vivek Joshi/
215. According to the IMD, which city could be warmer
(c) Gyanesh Kumar/ than Delhi in 2025?
(d) Sukhbir Singh Sandhu/
Ans. (c)
212. What organization did Muhsin Hendricks establish to
support LGBTQ+ Muslims? (a) Mumbai/
LGBTQ + (b) Chennai/
(c) Hyderabad/
(a) Rainbow Rights Foundation/
(b) Al-Ghurbaah Foundation/ (d) Bengaluru/
(c) Islamic Reform Society/ Ans. (d)
(d) South African Muslim Alliance 216. Under which project is the Matsya-6000 submersible
developed?
Ans. (b)
213. What is the purpose of the emergency summit hosted
by Emmanuel Macron? (a) Samudrayan Project/
(b) Prithvi Project/
(c) Swarnim Project/
(a) To discuss climate change policies
(d) Dhruv Project/
Ans. (a)
217. Which authority has introduced the Bima Trinity plan 220. Which organization has raised concerns about the
to transform India’s insurance industry? contamination of the Ganga River due to faecal
coliform bacteria in Prayagraj?

(a) RBI/ (a) Ministry of Environment and Forests

(b) IRDAI/
(b) Central Pollution Control Board
(c) SEBI/

(d) NABARD/
(c) National Disaster Management Authority
Ans. (b)

218. Who has been appointed as the new India and South (d) Indian Meteorological Department
Asia CEO of Standard Chartered Bank?
Ans. (b)
221. What is the name of the ballistic helmet delivered by
MKU Limited to the Indian Army?
(a) Zarin Daruwala/

(b) Rajesh Sharma/

(c) Amit Agarwal/ (a) Kavro Doma 360/

(b) Shakti 360/
(d) Prabdev Singh/
(c) Kavro 300/
Ans. (d) (d) Doma 400/
219. Until which year has the PM-AASHA scheme been Ans. (a)
extended? 222. Which state government has launched the Karunya
Arogya Suraksha Padhathi (KASAP)?
(KASAP)
(a) 2024-25

(b) 2025-26 (a) Tamil Nadu/

(b) Maharashtra/
(c) 2026-27
(c) Karnataka/
(d) 2027-28 (d) Kerala/
Ans. (b) Ans. (d)
223. What is the target for India's textile exports by 2030, (c) Black Movement/
as announced at Bharat Tex 2025?
(d) Freedom for Democracy/
Ans. (b)
(a) Rs.5 lakh crore/ 227. In which state was the NAKSHA pilot program
(b) Rs.7 lakh crore/ inaugurated?
(c) Rs.9 lakh crore/ (NAKSHA)
(d) Rs.10 lakh crore/
Ans. (c) (a) Uttar Pradesh/
224. Where was the 8th Indian Ocean Conference (IOC)
held in 2025? (b) Rajasthan/
(IOC) (c) Madhya Pradesh/
(d) Maharashtra/
(a) New Delhi/
Ans. (c)
(b) Muscat/
(c) Colombo/ 228. Who inaugurated the ‘Waste Recycling and Climate
Change 2025’ conclave?
(d) Jakarta/
Ans. (b)
225. Which two organizations have partnered to explore AI-
driven digital twin technologies? (a) Nitin Gadkari/
(b) Bhupender Yadav/
(c) Rajnath Singh/
(a) DoT and ITU/
(d) Piyush Goyal/
(b) NITI Aayog and WHO/
Ans. (b)
(c) Ministry of Electronics and RBI
229. Where will the sixth edition of India-Japan Joint
Military Exercise Dharma Guardian be held?
(d) TRAI and ISRO/
Ans. (a)
226. Which movement led the decentralised protests across
(a) New Delhi, India/
the US on Presidents' Day?
(b) Tokyo, Japan/
(c) Mount Fuji, Japan/
(a) Occupy Wall Street/ (d) Bengaluru, India/
(b) 50501 Movement/ Ans. (c)
230. What was the urban unemployment rate in India during 233. Where was the first All India Kinnar Maha Sammelan
the October-December quarter of FY25? organized?

(a) 6.2% (a) Jaipur/

(b) 6.4% (b) Ajmer/

(c) 6.6% (c) Udaipur/

(d) 6.8% (d) Jodhpur/

Ans. (b) Ans. (b)
231. Which Indian company secured the 2nd position in the 234. Which Indian state will be the first to implement a
FutureBrand Index 2024? government-led medicine disposal program?

(a) Tata Group/ (a) Kerala/

(b) Infosys/ (b) Gujarat/

(c) Reliance Industries Limited / (c) Uttar Pradesh/

(d) Wipro/ (d) Rajasthan/

Ans. (c) Ans. (a)

232. What is the name of Zomato’s newly launched AI- 235. Who inaugurated India’s first ‘Open Air Art Wall
powered customer support platform? Museum’ at Mausam Bhawan, New Delhi?

AI

(a) Blink AI/ (a) Amit Shah/

(b) ZomAI/ (b) Narendra Modi/

(c) HyperBot/ (c) Dr. Jitendra Singh/

(d) Nugget/ (d) Nirmala Sitharaman/

Ans. (d) Ans. (c)

236. When did the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana 239. Which Indian tiger reserve has successfully
(PMFBY) celebrate its nine-year anniversary? implemented TrailGuard AI for wildlife protection?

(PMFBY)

(a) Ranthambore Tiger Reserve/

(a) 18 February 2025/ (b) Jim Corbett National Park/
(b) 19 February 2025/ (c) Similipal Tiger Reserve/
(d) Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary/
(c) 20 February 2025/
Ans. (c)
(d) 21 February 2025/ 240. Where is the International Fleet Review (IFR) 2025
held?
Ans. (a)
(IFR)
237. Which organization has developed the world’s largest
(a) India/
vertical propellant mixer?
(b) Indonesia/
(c) Japan/
(d) Australia/
(a) NASA/ Ans. (b)
241. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Minister of
(b) ESA/ Delhi?
(c) ISRO/
(a) Bandana Kumari/
(d) Roscosmos/
(b) Rekha Gupta/
Ans. (c) (c) Vijender Gupta/
238. In which village have recent Kannada inscriptions of (d) Pravesh Verma/
the Kalyana Chalukya era been found? Ans. (b)
242. Where will PM Narendra Modi lay the foundation stone
of Janaktal Trek, which will become the world's second
highest trekking trail?
(a) Kankal/

(b) Hampi/
(a) Himachal Pradesh/
(c) Pattadakal/ (b) Uttarakhand/
(c) Sikkim/
(d) Badami/
(d) Arunachal Pradesh/
Ans. (a) Ans. (b)
243. What is the name of Meta's new subsea cable project 247. Which organization has launched the ‘One Man Office’
that will link the US, India, South Africa and Brazil (OMO) initiative to enhance the efficiency of its agents
with a high-capacity 24-fibre-pair system? by providing 24×7 digital services?
24×7
(OMO)

(a) Project BlueLink/

(a) RBI/
(b) Project DeepWave/
(c) Project Waterworth/ (b) SEBI/
(d) Project OceanNet/ (c) LIC/
Ans. (c) (d) IRDAI/
244. What is the name of Google’s new Bengaluru campus?
Ans. (c)

(a) Prithvi/ 248. As per data from the Ministry of Commerce and
Industry, What was the year-on-year (YoY) growth
(b) Ananta/
percentage of India’s total exports during April 2024 –
(c) Aranya/
January 2025?
(d) Pratham/
Ans. (b)
245. Who has won the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the
Year (ISWOTY) 2024 award? (YoY)
(ISWOTY) (a) 4.2%
(b) 5.4%
(a) Manu Bhaker/
(c) 6.8%
(b) Aditi Ashok/
(c) Avani Lekhara/ (d) 7.2%
(d) Vinesh Phogat/ Ans. (d)
Ans. (a) 249. Who has been awarded the Governor of Massachusetts’
246. Who has been appointed as the next MD & CEO of Citation for contributions to multiple sectors?
SBI Cards and Payment Services Ltd?

(a) Noel Tata/

(a) Abhijit Chakravorty/
(b) Nita Ambani/
(b) Dinesh Khara/
(c) Isha Ambani/
(c) Salila Pande/
(d) Gautam Adani/
(d) Arundhati Bhattacharya/
Ans. (b)
Ans. (c)
250. What position has India been elected to in the 253. What was the primary focus of Qatar’s Amir Tamim
International Organization of Aids to Marine Bin Hamad Al Thani’s visit to India?
Navigation (IALA)?
(IALA)

(a) Strengthening military ties/

(a) President/
(b) Discussing space collaboration
(b) Secretary-General/
(c) Vice President/
(d) Treasurer/ (c) Signing a defense treaty/
Ans. (c) (d) Enhancing trade and investment relations
251. Which states have recently received XV FC grants for
Rural Local Bodies (RLBs)?
Ans. (d)
(RLBs)
XV FC 254. What was the main focus of the recent meeting between
India and Argentina in New Delhi?
(a) Bihar, Haryana, and Sikkim

(b) Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Punjab

(a) Gold mining/
(c) Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Maharashtra (b) Lithium exploration/
(c) Iron ore extraction/
(d) West Bengal, Odisha, and Assam
(d) Coal exports/
Ans. (b)
Ans. (a)
255. In which Indian states have two new species of
252. Which Indian state is planning to develop the world's
dragonflies been found recently?
largest safari park in the Aravalis?

(a) Haryana/ (a) Kerala and Tamil Nadu/

(b) Rajasthan/ (b) Karnataka and Maharashtra/

(c) Madhya Pradesh/ (c) Kerala and Maharashtra/

(d) Gujarat/ (d) Gujarat and Maharashtra/
Ans. (a) Ans. (c)
256. Who has become the fastest bowler in the world to 259. Who has been appointed as the new Director of the
take 200 wickets in ODI cricket in terms of the least FBI in the United States?
number of balls?

(a) Vivek Ramaswamy/

(a) Jasprit Bumrah/
(b) Ajay Banga/
(b) Pat Cummins/
(c) Sundar Pichai/
(c) Mohammad Shami/ (d) Kash Patel/
(d) Trent Boult/ Ans. (d)
Ans. (c) 260. Which country has launched the Electronic Personnel
257. Which state government has imposed a one-year ban License (EPL) for flight crew, becoming the second in
on the sale, production, storage, and distribution of the world to implement digital pilot licensing?
gutkha and pan masala? (EPL)

(a) Jharkhand/ (a) America/

(b) Bihar/ (b) China/

(c) India/
(c) Uttar Pradesh/
(d) Russia/
(d) Madhya Pradesh/
Ans. (c)
Ans. (a)
261. Which country has recently announced its decision to
258. India and Qatar have recently launched UPI at the
join OPEC+ as an observer?
point-of-sale terminals of which bank?

(a) India/
(a) Doha Bank/
(b) Qatar National Bank (QNB)/ (QNB) (b) Brazil/

(c) Commercial Bank of Qatar/ (c) Canada/

(d) Mashreq Bank/ (d) Indonesia/

Ans. (b) Ans. (b)

262. Mount Dukono erupted on February 20, 2025, sending 265. Which state's government has recently approved a draft
a 2,000-meter-high ash cloud into the sky.Mount law restricting land purchases by non-residents?
Dukono is located in which country?

(a) Himachal Pradesh/

(b) Sikkim/
(a) Indonesia/
(c) Arunachal Pradesh/
(b) Japan/
(d) Uttarakhand/
(c) Philippines/
Ans. (d)
(d) Malaysia/
266. Which state's government has recently announced
Ans. (a)
enhancements to the Dulari Kanya Scheme to support
263. In which Indian state did the 2nd Simolu Festival take the institutional births of girl children?
place?

(a) Arunachal Pradesh/ (a) Arunachal Pradesh/

(b) Meghalaya/ (b) Assam/
(c) Tripura/ (c) Manipur/
(d) Assam/ (d) Meghalaya/
Ans. (d) Ans. (a)
264. Microsoft has recently introduced which quantum chip 267. Which state assembly has become the first in the
to enhance the reliability and scalability of qubits? country to introduce a translator facility?

(a) Quantum-X/ (a) Maharashtra/

(b) Majorana 1/ (b) Uttar Pradesh/

(c) QubitMax/ (c) Tamil Nadu/

(d) Azure Q/ (d) Gujarat/

Ans. (b) Ans. (b)

268. Tata Power has partnered with which cloud computing 271. Which has been named India's 'most prestigious'
service provider to modernise its digital infrastructure institute according to the Times Higher Education
and accelerate India's transition towards a smarter, more World Reputation Rankings 2025?
sustainable energy ecosystem?

(a) IIT Delhi/

(b) IIT Bombay/
(a) Google Cloud/
(c) IIT Madras/
(b) Microsoft Azure/
(d) IISc Bangalore/
(c) Amazon Web Services/
Ans. (d)
(d) IBM Cloud/
Ans. (c) 272. The new bat coronavirus discovered by China belongs
to which lineage?
269. Which automotive company has signed Bollywood
actor Ranveer Singh as its first-ever brand ambassador
in India?

(a) SARS-CoV-2/

(a) Hyundai/ (b) MERS-CoV/

(b) Skoda Auto India/ (c) HKU5/

(c) Tata Motors/ (d) H1N1/
(d) Mahindra & Mahindra/ Ans. (c)
Ans. (b)
273. Which two companies are set to join the Nifty 50
270. Who is the current Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) of index?
India whose term has been extended by two years until
March 2027?
(CEA) (a) BPCL and Britannia/
(b) Tata Motors and Infosys/
(a) Arvind Subramanian/
(c) Zomato and Jio Financial Services
(b) Krishnamurthy Subramanian/
(c) V Anantha Nageswaran/
(d) Raghuram Rajan/ (d) BPCL and Britannia /
Ans. (c) Ans. (c)
274. Which Indian conservationist has been featured in 277. Which space agency has medically approved British
Time's Women of the Year 2025 list? astronaut John McFall for long-duration space
missions?

(a) Vandana Shiva/

(a) NASA/
(b) Medha Patkar/
(b) ISRO/
(c) Sunita Narain/
(c) ESA/
(d) Purnima Devi Barman/
(d) Roscosmos/
Ans. (d) Ans. (c)
275. Which startup has unveiled the human-like robot 278. Which state in India has presented its first Green
'Protoclone'? Budget for 2025-26?

(a) Boston Dynamics/

(a) Uttar Pradesh/
(b) Tesla Robotics/
(b) Gujarat/
(c) Clone Robotics/
(c) Maharashtra/
(d) SoftBank Robotics/
(d) Rajasthan/
Ans. (c)
Ans. (d)
276. Which company has unveiled a new AI model called
279. Which tribe of Assam celebrates the Ali Ai Ligang
Magma that is capable of understanding both images
festival honoring the Sun and Moon gods (Donyi Polo),
and language in digital and physical environments?
offerings of Apong (rice beer), and traditional food?
AI

(a) Google/ (a) Bodo/

(b) IBM/ (b) Mising/
(c) Microsoft/ (c) Khasi/
(d) Amazon/ (d) Ahom/
Ans. (c) Ans. (b)
280. Which Indian state has launched the AI-assisted eye 283. Who is the current Prime Minister of Mauritius who
screening program Nayanamritham 2.0,the world's first has invited PM Modi for the National Day
AI-assisted eye screening program for chronic celebrations?
diseases?

AI
(a) Paul Berenger/

(a) Tamil Nadu/ (b) Navin Ramgoolam/

(b) Kerala/ (c) Pravind Jugnauth/
(c) Karnataka/ (d) Aneerood Jugnauth/
(d) Maharashtra/ Ans. (b)
Ans. (b) 284. Which company has developed Evo 2, the AI system
281. Who recently has won the Memory League World for biological research?
Championship?
AI Evo 2

(a) D Gukesh/ (a) Nvidia/

(b) Abhinav Bindra/
(b) Intel/
(c) Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa/
(c) Neuralink/
(d) Vishvaa Rajakumar/
(d) Google DeepMind/
Ans. (d)
Ans. (a)
282. According to the Lancet study (GBD 2021), what
percentage decline was observed in India's suicide 285. Where was the First Chief Information Officer (CIO)
death rate from 1990 to 2021? Conference 2025 held?
(GBD 2021) (CIO)

(a) Mumbai/
(a) 10%
(b) Bengaluru/
(b) 20%
(c) 30% (c) Hyderabad/

(d) 40% (d) New Delhi/

Ans. (c) Ans. (d)

286. Which award did India recently receive for its progress 289. Which organization has HAL signed an MoU with to
in road safety? enhance industry-academia collaboration in aerospace
research?

(a) Prince Philip Road Safety Excellence Award

HAL
(b) Prince Michael International Decade of Action (a) IIT Bombay/
Road Safety Award/
(b) ISRO/
(c) Global Transport Safety Award (c) Defence Institute of Advanced Technology
(DIAT), Pune/
(d) International Vehicle Safety Award (DIAT)
(d) DRDO/
Ans. (b)
287. Who has been appointed as the Principal Secretary to Ans. (c)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi?
290. What GDP growth rate has Moody’s Analytics
projected for India in 2025?
(a) Raghuram Rajan/
(b) Shaktikanta Das/
(c) Urjit Patel/ (a) 6.6% (b) 6.4%
(d) Arvind Subramanian/
Ans. (b) (c) 7.0% (d) 6.8%
288. Which Indian airport became the first to win the Ans. (b)
"Sarvashrestha Suraksha Puraskar (Golden Trophy)"
at the NSCI Safety Awards 2024? 291. Which university topped the Times Higher Education
(THE) World Reputation Rankings 2025?
(THE)
(a) Indira Gandhi International Airport
(a) University of Oxford/
(b) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport
(b) Stanford University/

(c) Kempegowda International Airport (c) Massachusetts Institute of Technology

(d) Manohar International Airport

(d) Harvard University/
Ans. (d) Ans. (d)
292. Who has been appointed as the new Director of the 296. On which date Bangladesh observed National Military
Institute of Economic Growth (IEG), New Delhi? Martyrdom Day?
(IEG)
(a) 25 February/
(a) Chetan Ghate/ (b) 26 February/
(b) Raghuram Rajan/ (c) 27 February/
(c) Sabyasachi Kar/ (d) 28 February/
(d) Kaushik Basu/ Ans. (a)
Ans. (c)
297. Whose record did Virat Kohli break to become the
293. Who has been awarded an Honorary Knighthood
fastest to score 14,000 ODI runs?
(KBE) for strengthening India-UK business relations?

(KBE)
(a) Ricky Ponting/
(a) Mukesh Ambani/
(b) Noel Tata/ (b) Sachin Tendulkar/
(c) Gautam Adani/ (c) Jacques Kallis/
(d) Sunil Bharti Mittal/ (d) M.S. Dhoni/
Ans. (d) Ans. (b)
294. Who inaugurated the Global Investors Summit 2025 298. Which state government recently included 'Bathouism'
in Bhopal? as an official option in the religion column of
application forms?

(a) Narendra Modi/

(b) Amit Shah/ (a) Assam/
(c) Nitin Gadkari/ (b) Meghalaya/
(d) Shivraj Singh Chouhan/ (c) West Bengal/
Ans. (a) (d) Nagaland/
295. Which state has launched Witness Protection Scheme, Ans. (a)
2025 for cases with punishments of death, life
299. Which country recently received humanitarian aid from
imprisonment, or seven years and above?
India after being affected by tropical storm Sarah?

(a) Argentina/
(a) Uttar Pradesh/
(b) Brazil/
(b) Punjab/
(c) Haryana/ (c) Chile/
(d) Rajasthan/ (d) Honduras/
Ans. (c) Ans. (d)
300. Which edition of Khajuraho Dance Festival was 304. Which city retained its title as India's cleanest city for
organized in 2025? the seventh consecutive time in Swachh Survekshan
2024?

(a) 49th/ (b) 50th/

(c) 51st/ (d) 52nd/ (a) Indore/
Ans. (c) (b) Surat/
301. Recently, which state government has approved the (c) Bhopal/
bill banning 'magical treatment' in the state?
(d) Mysuru/
Ans. (a)
(a) Assam/
305. What is the name of the communications satellite China
(b) West Bengal/ launched on February 22, 2025?
(c) Uttar Pradesh/
(d) Bihar/
Ans. (a)
302. What is the name of the Indian campaign that secured (a) Tianhe-2/
five Guinness World Records for its contribution to (b) Beidou-7/
holistic healthcare?
(c) Fengyun-4B/
(d) Zhongxing-10R/
(a) Ayush Bharat Abhiyaan/
Ans. (d)
(b) Desh Ka Prakriti Parikshan Abhiyaan
306. What is the theme of Financial Literacy Week (FLW)
2025?
(c) Ayurveda Vikas Yojana/
(d) Swasthya Suraksha Mission/ (FLW)
Ans. (b) (a) Financial Literacy: A Digital Future
303. Which team has won the Indian Super League (ISL)
Winners Shield for the second consecutive time in
2025? (b) Financial Literacy: Women’s Prosperity
(ISL)

(a) Mumbai City FC/ (c) Smart Banking for All/

(b) Bengaluru FC/ (d) Financial Inclusion for Growth
(c) Mohun Bagan Super Giant/
(d) Odisha FC/
Ans. (c) Ans. (b)
307. Which country topped the Environmental Performance 310. Where has the Blue-Cheeked Bee-Eater been recently
Index (EPI) 2024? confirmed to breed in peninsular India?

(EPI)

(a) Estonia/ (a) Aandivilai, Kanniyakumari Tamil Nadu

(b) Germany/

(c) Sweden/ (b) Sundarbans, West Bengal/

(d) Finland/ (c) Rann of Kutch, Gujarat/

Ans. (a) (d) Pulicat Lake, Tamil Nadu/
308. The Soliga tribe was the first in India to receive official Ans. (a)
rights to live inside which type of protected area?
311. In which state's bank accounts the highest amount of
cyber fraud is sent across the country?

(a) National Park/

(b) Wildlife Sanctuary/ (a) Uttar Pradesh/

(c) Biosphere Reserve/ (b) Maharashtra/

(d) Tiger Reserve/ (c) Bihar/

Ans. (d) (d) West Bengal/
309. Which country recently designated eight Latin Ans. (c)
American criminal organisations as Foreign Terrorist
Organizations (FTOs)? 312. Where was the 27th Western Zonal Council meeting
held?

(FTO)

(a) Canada/ (a) Mumbai/

(b) America/ (b) Pune/

(c) Mexico/ (c) Ahmedabad/

(d) Brazil/ (d) Panaji/

Ans. (b) Ans. (b)

313. Which industry’s 200th anniversary was 317. Which mountain range is affected by the sinking
commemorated at the Jhumoir Binandini 2025 event? phenomenon in northern Iraq?

(a) Silk industry/ (a) Himalayas/

(b) Handicraft industry/ (b) Andes/
(c) Tea industry/
(d) Tourism industry/ (c) Zagros/
Ans. (c) (d) Alps/
314. In which country did the G20 Employment Working
Group meeting take place? Ans. (c)
318. Which company launched the Solar Soundbox for
(a) South Africa/ small merchants, ensuring uninterrupted transaction
alerts using solar energy?
(b) India/
(c) Germany/
(d) Australia/
Ans. (a)
315. How much is the RBI’s recently announced dollar/ (a) Google Pay/
rupee swap auction worth?
(b) PhonePe/

(c) Paytm/
(a) $5 billion/$
(d) Amazon Pay/
(b) $8 billion/$
(c) $10 billion/$ Ans. (c)
(d) $15 billion/$ 319. Which country has partnered with India to launch the
Ans. (c) Green Transition Alliance India (GTAI)?
316. Where will the 12th Regional 3R and Circular (GTAI)
Economy Forum in Asia and the Pacific be hosted?

(a) Sweden/

(a) New Delhi/ (b) Norway/

(b) Jaipur/ (c) Germany/
(c) Mumbai/
(d) Denmark/
(d) Bengaluru/
Ans. (b) Ans. (d)
320. How many practitioners were honored with the 323. According to a study by Australian and Canadian
National Dhanwantari Ayurveda Awards 2025? researchers, which two countries have the highest
breast cancer incidence rates globally?

(a) Two/

(b) Three/ (a) Australia and New Zealand/

(b) USA and Canada/
(c) Four/
(c) UK and Germany/
(d) Five/
(d) India and China/
Ans. (b)
Ans. (a)
321. Which species of turtle is known for mass nesting at
Rushikulya, Odisha? 324. Where was COP16 to the United Nations Convention
on Biological Diversity (CBD) held?
(CBD) COP16

(a) Hawksbill turtle/ (a) Paris, France/

(b) Green sea turtle/ (b) Nairobi, Kenya/

(c) Leatherback turtle/ (c) Rome, Italy/

(d) Olive Ridley turtle/ (d) Cali, Colombia/

Ans. (c)
Ans. (d)
325. The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India
322. Which Indian space mission provided the data for the signed MoUs with which IIT to improve audit skill
first detailed geological map of the Moon’s south pole? sets and sustainable audit?
(CAG)
IIT

(a) Chandrayaan-1/
(a) IIT Bombay/
(b) Chandrayaan-2/
(b) IIT Kanpur/
(c) Chandrayaan-3/ (c) IIT Madras/
(d) Mangalyaan/ (d) IIT Delhi/
Ans. (c) Ans. (c)
326. Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar visited which Indian 329. What percentage of tax does the Indian government
state for the first-ever joint mega Nyokum Yullo levy on crypto trading gains?
festival?

(a) 10% (b) 20%

(a) Assam/ (c) 25% (d) 30%
(b) Arunachal Pradesh/ Ans. (d)
330. Which actor, along with PETA India and CUPA,
(c) Nagaland/ donated a life-size mechanical elephant to Shri
(d) Manipur/ Umamaheshwara Veerabhadreshwara Temple in
Karnataka?
Ans. (b)
327. Which joint military exercise was discussed between
India and France during the visit of Chief of Army Staff
General Upendra Dwivedi to Ganteaume Fort in (a) Akshay Kumar/
Marseille, France?
(b) Suniel Shetty/
(c) Amitabh Bachchan/
(d) Salman Khan/
Ans. (b)
(a) Exercise Varuna/
331. What is the name of the proposed visa introduced by
(b) Exercise Shakti/ Donald Trump, offering a pathway to US citizenship?
(c) Exercise Garuda/
(d) Exercise Indra/
(a) Platinum Card Visa/
Ans. (b)
(b) Green Card Plus Visa/
328. SWAYATT has completed 6 years of success in digital (c) Gold Card Visa/
procurement. SWAYATT initiative is linked to which
government platform? (d) Diamond Investor Visa/
Ans. (c)
SWAYATT
SWAYATT 332. According to a new NASA study, which iron mineral
is believed to be responsible for Mars' reddish dust?
(a) Digital India/
(b) Startup India/
(c) Government e-Marketplace (GeM) (a) Hematite/
(b) Magnetite/
(GeM)
(c) Goethite/
(d) Make in India/ (d) Ferrihydrite/
Ans. (c) Ans. (d)
333. Which two organisations have recently conducted 337. What is the purpose of the newly introduced Blue Visa
successful flight tests of Naval Anti-Ship Missile in the UAE?
(NASM-SR)?
(NASM-
SR) (a) To attract high-net-worth individuals
(a) ISRO and the Indian Navy/
(b) DRDO and the Indian Army
(b) To support environmental sustainability efforts
(c) DRDO and the Indian Navy
(c) To promote real estate investments
(d) HAL and the Indian Navy/
Ans. (c)
334. Which country has launched a roadmap to strengthen (d) To provide residency for skilled IT professionals
and diversify its trade and investment ties with India?

Ans. (b)
(a) America/ 338. What is the name of India’s first private hyperspectral
(b) France/ satellite constellation launched by Pixxel?
(c) Canada/
(d) Australia/
Ans. (d) (a) Firefly/
335. According to the Blume Ventures report, what
percentage of India's population lacks discretionary (b) Agni/
spending power? (c) NovaSat/
(d) HyperX/
(a) 70% (b) 80% Ans. (a)
(c) 90% (d) 95% 339. Which institution has collaborated with Indian
Ans. (c) Railways to launch India's first hyperloop test track?
336. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Ratan
Tata Endowment Foundation (RTEF)?
(RTEF)
(a) IIT Bombay/
(a) Cyrus Mistry/ (b) IIT Delhi/
(b) N Chandrasekaran/
(c) IIT Madras/
(c) Noel Tata/
(d) R Gopalakrishnan/ (d) IIT Kanpur/
Ans. (b) Ans. (c)
340. Where was the Indian Army-led military exercise 'Jal- 343. Chennai Airport became the second airport to host the
Thal-Raksha 2025' conducted? Udan Yatri Cafe after which city?

(a) Delhi/
(a) Lakshadweep/
(b) Mumbai/
(b) Andaman & Nicobar Islands
(c) Kolkata/
(d) Bengaluru/
(c) Bet Dwarka, Gujarat/ Ans. (c)
(d) Mumbai, Maharashtra/ 344. Which organization collaborated with the Government
of Nagaland for the Gunvatta Sankalp initiative?
Ans. (c)
341. Which state has mandated Telugu as a subject for Class
9 in all board-affiliated schools from 2025-26, (a) NITI Aayog/
extending to Class 10 in 2026-27?
(b) Quality Council of India (QCI)
(QCI)
(c) Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
(CII)
(a) Telangana/
(d) Ministry of Skill Development/
(b) Tamil Nadu/ Ans. (b)
(c) Kerala/ 345. National Science Day is celebrated every year on which
date?
(d) Karnataka/
Ans. (a)
(a) 25 February/
342. Which Indian region's police department has recently (b) 26 February/
registered its first e-FIR as a step towards digital
policing? (c) 27 February/
(d) 28 February/
Ans. (d)

(a) Punjab/
(b) Jammu and Kashmir/
(c) Uttar Pradesh/
(d) West Bengal/
Ans. (b)