1. The Supreme Court ruling on maternity leave was related to:
A. Surrogacy mothers
B. Working women only
C. adoptive mothers maternity leave
D. Government employees only
✅ Answer: C
Explanation:
The Supreme Court of India removed age-based restrictions , ensuring equality for adoptive mothers.
2. MXene-based material for hydrogen and desalination was developed by:
A. IIT Bombay
B. IIT Delhi
C. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
D. IISc Bengaluru
✅ Answer: C
3. Tribal Homestay Capacity Building Programme 2026 was launched by:
A. Ministry of Tourism
B. India Tourism Development Corporation & Ministry of Tribal Affairs
C. NITI Aayog
D. Ministry of Rural Development
✅ Answer: B
4. BHAVYA scheme aims to:
A. Promote agriculture
B. Boost healthcare
C. Develop 100 industrial parks
D. Improve digital literacy
✅ Answer: C
Explanation:
BHAVYA focuses on plug-and-play industrial parks for manufacturing growth.
5. Freedom of Religion Bill 2026 was passed by:
A. Gujarat
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Maharashtra
D. Uttar Pradesh
✅ Answer: C
6. Transgender Rights Amendment Bill 2026 modifies which Act?
A. Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act
B. Human Rights Act
C. Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019
D. Equality Act
✅ Answer: C
7. William Dalrymple won the Mark Lynton Prize for:
A. The Anarchy
B. White Mughals
C. The Golden Road
D. City of Djinns
✅ Answer: C
8. FIFA partnered with which platform for World Cup 2026 streaming?
A. Netflix
B. Amazon Prime
C. Disney+
D. YouTube
✅ Answer: D
9. Total billionaires globally (Hurun 2026):
A. 3,500
B. 3,800
C. 4,020
D. 4,500
✅ Answer: C
10. RBI won the ‘Initiative of the Year’ award for:
A. UPI
B. Digital Rupee
C. .bank.in domain
D. NEFT
✅ Answer: C
11. SEBI proposed changes related to:
A. IPO rules
B. Mutual fund returns
C. nomination rules
D. Banking licenses
✅ Answer: C
12. FEMA violations case involved:
A. Adani Group
B. Tata Group
C. Metrocorp Infrastructure Limited
D. Infosys
✅ Answer: C
13. ‘Scapia Pay’ is related to:
A. Insurance
B. Banking
C. UPI payments
D. Stock trading
✅ Answer: C
14. India’s exports (April–Feb FY26) reached:
A. USD 700 Bn
B. USD 750 Bn
C. USD 790.86 Bn
D. USD 820 Bn
✅ Answer: C
15. Universal health insurance target year:
A. 2030
B. 2032
C. 2033
D. 2035
✅ Answer: C
16. UPI expansion to Sri Lanka was done by:
A. RBI
B. NPCI
C. NPCI International Payments Limited
D. SEBI
✅ Answer: C
17. ‘Women’s Mode’ was launched by:
A. SBI
B. HDFC
C. SBI Securities
D. ICICI
✅ Answer: C
18. RBI updated norms for:
A. Inflation
B. Liquidity
C. Counterparty Credit Risk
D. Interest rates
✅ Answer: C
19. Brand ambassador of BHIM App:
A. Virat Kohli
B. Rohit Sharma
C. Mahendra Singh Dhoni
D. Hardik Pandya
✅ Answer: C
20. Atanu Chakraborty resigned from:
A. SBI
B. RBI
C. HDFC Bank
D. ICICI Bank
✅ Answer: C
21. Which country withdrew from WHO?
A. USA
B. UK
C. Brazil
D. Argentina
✅ Answer: D
22. Drawida vazhania is a:
A. Fish
B. Plant
C. Bird
D. earthworm
✅ Answer: D
23. Kushal Das was associated with:
A. BCCI
B. Hockey India
C. All India Football Federation
D. FIFA
✅ Answer: C
24. World Sparrow Day is observed on:
A. 18 March
B. 19 March
C. 20 March
D. 21 March
✅ Answer: C
25. World Oral Health Day is observed on:
A. 18 March
B. 19 March
C. 20 March
D. 22 March
✅ Answer: C
26. International Day of Happiness is observed on:
A. 19 March
B. 20 March
C. 21 March
D.