because it represents:
A. Consumer-facing fintech dominance
B. Backend digital payments infrastructure growth
C. Foreign venture capital leadership
D. Cryptocurrency adoption
Answer: B
📝 Explanation:
Juspay is a payments infrastructure company , highlighting India’s shift toward deep-tech fintech and DPI back-end innovation , not just consumer apps.
Q8. Deployment of the humanoid robot “ASC ARJUN” by Indian Railways reflects the use of AI primarily in:
A. Freight management
B. Train scheduling
C. Passenger safety and service delivery
D. Ticket pricing optimisation
Answer: C
📝 Explanation:
ASC ARJUN enhances surveillance, passenger assistance, and station safety , showcasing AI in public service delivery .
Q9. Kavach 4.0, recently commissioned on the Vadodara–Ahmedabad railway section, is best described as:
A. Satellite-based navigation system
B. Indigenous train collision avoidance system
C. Railway cybersecurity platform
D. Automated signalling replacement
Answer: B
📝 Explanation:
Kavach 4.0 is an indigenously developed automatic train protection system using RFID, optical fibre and automation to prevent collisions.
Q10. Tata Power securing World Bank financing for hydropower projects in Bhutan highlights which dimension of India’s foreign policy?
A. Military diplomacy
B. Cultural diplomacy
C. Renewable energy diplomacy
D. Trade protectionism
Answer: C
📝 Explanation:
The project strengthens India–Bhutan clean energy cooperation , cross-border power trade, and regional renewable energy diplomacy .
Q11. According to UNEP’s State of Finance for Nature 2026 report, the key global concern is that:
A. Conservation spending exceeds climate finance
B. Nature protection investment is declining
C. Spending on nature destruction exceeds conservation funding
D. Private sector dominates biodiversity finance
Answer: C
📝 Explanation:
UNEP highlights a major finance gap , where global spending that harms nature far outweighs investment in protection—important for SDGs, biodiversity & climate finance .
Q12. The United States’ withdrawal from the WHO mainly raises concerns regarding:
A. Trade disputes
B. Global health governance
C. Vaccine pricing
D. UN Security Council reforms
Answer: B
📝 Explanation:
US exit affects global public health coordination, pandemic preparedness, and multilateral health governance , weakening WHO’s universality.
Q13. The identification of the first tool-using cow (Veronika, Austria) is most relevant for questions related to:
A. Veterinary biotechnology
B. Evolution of livestock breeds
C. Animal cognition and behaviour
D. Climate adaptation in mammals
Answer: C