Q1. The Union Cabinet’s approval of the Atomic Energy Bill is significant because it relates to:
A) Expansion of nuclear weapons programme
B) Reform of civil nuclear policy framework
C) Privatization of nuclear power plants
D) Withdrawal from international nuclear treaties
✅ Answer: B
📝 Explanation:
The Atomic Energy Bill marks a major shift in India’s civil nuclear policy , focusing on governance, regulation, and future expansion of civilian nuclear energy, not weapons or treaty withdrawal.
Q2. Who received the UN Champions of the Earth Award 2025 , the highest environmental honour of the United Nations?
A) Vandana Shiva
B) Sunita Narain
C) Supriya Sahu
D) Radhika Goyal
✅ Answer: C
📝 Explanation:
Supriya Sahu , Additional Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu, was honoured for her leadership in environmental conservation and sustainable governance.
Q3. India ranked 3rd globally in which international index published by Stanford University?
A) Global Innovation Index
B) Global AI Vibrancy Index
C) World Digital Competitiveness Index
D) AI Readiness Index
✅ Answer: B
📝 Explanation:
The Global AI Vibrancy Index 2024 by Stanford ranks countries based on AI research, talent, industry, and policy. India ranked 3rd , after the USA and China.
Q4. The Passport Index 2025 , which ranks countries based on travel freedom, is published by:
A) World Economic Forum
B) Henley & Partners
C) Arton Capital
D) International Air Transport Association
✅ Answer: C
📝 Explanation:
The Passport Index by Arton Capital evaluates passports based on mobility score , including visa-free, visa-on-arrival, and ETA access.
Q5. The Asia Power Index (API) is released annually by which organisation?
A) Asian Development Bank
B) Brookings Institution
C) Lowy Institute
D) SIPRI
✅ Answer: C
📝 Explanation:
The Lowy Institute (Australia) publishes the Asia Power Index, assessing comprehensive national power in the Indo-Pacific region.
Q6. The World Inequality Report 2026 has been released by:
A) World Bank
B) UNDP
C) World Inequality Lab
D) IMF
✅ Answer: C
📝 Explanation:
The World Inequality Lab , led by economists like Thomas Piketty, publishes the World Inequality Report analysing global income and wealth disparities.
Q7. Which two institutions signed an MoU to expand mutual fund services across India ?
A) RBI and NSE
B) SEBI and BSE
C) Department of Posts and BSE
D) Department of Posts and NSE
✅ Answer: C
📝 Explanation:
The Department of Posts partnered with the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) to widen mutual fund access, especially in rural and semi-urban areas.
Q8. OPTCL signed a ₹1,685.27 crore loan agreement with which institution to strengthen Odisha’s power transmission network?
A) World Bank
B) Power Finance Corporation
C) Asian Development Bank
D) NABARD
✅ Answer: D
📝 Explanation:
Odisha Power Transmission Corporation Limited (OPTCL) secured long-term financing from NABARD to upgrade power infrastructure.
Q9. India and France agreed to revise which agreement originally signed in 1992?
A) CEPA
B) Bilateral Investment Treaty
C) DTAA
D) Defence Cooperation Agreement
✅ Answer: C
📝 Explanation:
India and France will modernise the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) to align with global tax transparency standards.
Q10. Who won the FIDE Circuit 2025 , topping the year-long global chess leaderboard?
A) Magnus Carlsen
B) Ding Liren
C) R. Praggnanandhaa
D) Arjun Erigaisi
✅ Answer: C
📝 Explanation:
Indian Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa won the FIDE Circuit 2025 with 115.17 points , earning qualification benefits for elite tournaments.
Q11. Who was elected as the first woman President of the Press Club of India (PCI) ?
A) Nidhi Razdan
B) Barkha Dutt
C) Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty
D) Shoma Chaudhury
✅ Answer: C
📝 Explanation:
Senior journalist Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty became the first woman President of PCI, a historic milestone.
Q12. Chile’s newly elected President Jose Antonio Kast represents:
A) A centrist coalition
B) A left-wing reformist movement
C) A military-backed interim regime
D) The most right-wing leadership since 1990
✅ Answer: D
📝 Explanation:
Kast’s election marks Chile’s most right-wing political shift since the return to democracy in 1990.
Q13. INAS 335 (Ospreys), to be commissioned by the Indian Navy, is associated with which aircraft?
A) MiG-29K
B) MH-60R Seahawk
C) P-8I Poseidon
D) ALH Dhruv
✅ Answer: B
📝 Explanation:
INAS 335 is the Navy’s MH-60R helicopter squadron , enhancing anti-submarine and maritime strike capabilities.
Q14. “Google Disco”, launched via Google Labs, is best described as:
A) A social networking app
B) A search engine replacement
C) An AI-powered experimental web browser
D) A cloud computing platform
✅ Answer: C
📝 Explanation:
Google Disco is an experimental AI-powered browser , positioned as a “discovery vehicle” for web exploration.
Q15. Vijay Diwas , observed on 16 December, commemorates:
A) Kargil victory
B) Formation of Indian Army
C) 1971 victory over Pakistan
D) Liberation of Goa
✅ Answer: C
📝 Explanation:
Vijay Diwas marks India’s victory in the 1971 Indo-Pakistan War , leading to the creation of Bangladesh.