Q15. Which country extradited Tahabur Rana (26/11 accused) to India, according to the lecture?
A) Pakistan
B) USA
C) UK
D) UAE
Answer: B) USA
Explanation: The lecturer stated America (USA) handed over Tahabur Rana to India.
Q16. Who was elected President of the 80th UN General Assembly as per the lecture?
A) Antonio Guterres
B) Annalena Baerbock (Berbog/Berbog in transcript)
C) Volkan Bozkir
D) María Fernanda Espinosa
Answer: B) Annalena Baerbock
Explanation: The transcript named Annalena Baerbock (from Germany) as President of the 80th UNGA.
Section E — Governance, Judiciary & Constitutional Law
Q17. What time limit did the Supreme Court set for the President to decide on a reserved state bill (lecture)?
A) 1 month
B) 3 months
C) 6 months
D) No limit
Answer: B) 3 months
Explanation: The lecturer said the Court ruled the Governor/President cannot keep a bill pending beyond three months (no pocket veto).
Q18. Who was appointed the Chairman of the 23rd Law Commission (lecture)?
A) M. N. Venkatachaliah
B) Dinesh Maheshwari
C) M. N. Shankar
D) R. C. Lahoti
Answer: B) Dinesh Maheshwari
Explanation: The lecture named Dinesh Maheshwari as Chairman of the 23rd Law Commission.
Q19. Who was mentioned as the Chief Election Commissioner of India in the lecture?
A) Sunil Arora
B) Gyanesh Kumar
C) Rajiv Kumar
D) Sukumar Sen
Answer: B) Gyanesh Kumar
Explanation: The transcript gave Gyanesh Kumar as the CEC.
Section F — Defence & Space
Q20. Which missile was described as a Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) renamed Gandiva (lecture)?
A) Astra
B) Akash
C) BrahMos
D) Smerch
Answer: A) Astra
Explanation: The lecture said Astra (BVR air-to-air missile) was likened to Gandiva .
Q21. Which mission did the lecture say was launched by NASA to study the Sun?
A) Sparx
B) Panch
C) Blue Ghost
D) Odysseus
Answer: B) Panch
Explanation: The transcript mentioned Panch as a NASA mission for solar studies.
Q22. Which mission was referenced as studying events just after the Big Bang ?
A) Blue Ghost
B) Sparx
C) Chandrayaan-4
D) Panch
Answer: B) Sparx
Explanation: Sparx was cited as the mission to probe events after the Big Bang.
Section G — Economy & Infrastructure
Q23. From which location did PM Modi inaugurate 103 Amrit Stations (lecture)?
A) Varanasi
B) Deshnok (Karni Mata temple), Bikaner
C) New Delhi
D) Mumbai
Answer: B) Deshnok (Bikaner)
Explanation: The lecture said PM Modi inaugurated 103 Amrit stations from Deshnok (Bikaner) , near the Karni Mata temple.
Q24. Where is India’s 9000 HP electric locomotive plant inaugurated as per the lecture?
A) Madhepura (Bihar)
B) Dahod (Gujarat)
C) Chennai (Tamil Nadu)
D) Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)
Answer: B) Dahod (Gujarat)
Explanation: The instructor noted the plant was inaugurated in Dahod, Gujarat .
Q25. Where will the country’s first EV-focused Special Economic Zone (SEZ) be located (lecture)?
A) Raipur (Chhattisgarh)
B) Pune (Maharashtra)
C) Chennai (Tamil Nadu)
D) Gurugram (Haryana)
Answer: A) Raipur (Chhattisgarh)
Explanation: The lecture mentioned the first EV-focused SEZ will be in Raipur .
Section H — Environment, Heritage & Days
Q26. Which became India’s 58th Tiger Reserve according to the lecture?
A) Dudhwa
B) Madhav Tiger Reserve (Madhya Pradesh)
C) Ranthambore
D) Guru Ghasidas
Answer: B) Madhav Tiger Reserve (Madhya Pradesh)
Explanation: The transcript listed Madhav Tiger Reserve as the 58th .
Q27. How many Ramsar sites did the lecture say India currently has?
A) 45
B) 58
C) 91
D) 120
Answer: C) 91
Explanation: The instructor stated India had 91 Ramsar sites .
Q28. On what date was International Day of Hope first observed as noted in the lecture?
A) 21 March
B) 12 July
C) 25 June
D) 21 December
Answer: B) 12 July
Explanation: The lecture said 12 July was the first International Day of Hope.
Section I — Miscellaneous
Q29. Which state was named the first fully functionally literate state (lecture)?
A) Goa
B) Mizoram
C) Tripura
D) Kerala
Answer: B) Mizoram
Explanation: The lecture said Mizoram was the first state to achieve full functional literacy (followed by Goa and Tripura).
Q30. Who was listed as the new head of SEBI in the lecture?
A) Sanjeev Khanna
B) Tuhin Kanta Pandey
C) Sanjay Malhotra
D) Sanjay Murthy
Answer: B) Tuhin Kanta Pandey
Explanation: The transcript named Tuhin Kanta Pandey as the new SEBI chair.
Section A — Sports & International Seats
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Philemon Young is from which country (as per the lecture)?
A) Nigeria — B) Cameroon — C) Ghana — D) Kenya
Answer: B) Cameroon
Explanation: The speaker explicitly said Philemon Young is from Cameroon.
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Who won the 18th edition of the IPL according to the lecture?
A) Mumbai Indians — B) RCB — C) Chennai Super Kings — D) Rajasthan Royals
Answer: B) RCB
Explanation: The lecturer stated that RCB won the IPL-18 (for the first time in the context given).
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