1. Who launched Vishwas Scheme at the 238 th CBT meeting of EPFO?
A) Ashwini Vaishnaw
B) Mansukh Mandaviya
C) Dharmendra Pradhan
D) Nirmala Sitharaman
Answer: B) Mansukh Mandaviya
2. What was the name of the navigation application that Ashwini Vaishnaw was advertising as an alternative to Google Maps?
A) HERE Maps
B) OpenStreetMap
C) Mappls (MapmyIndia)
D) Waze
Answer: C) Mappls (MapmyIndia)
3. According to Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), what is the number of rural households that were supplied with tap water?
A) 12.5 crore
B) 14.2 crore
C) 15.71 crore
D) 18 crore
Answer: C) 15.71 crore
4. The 16 th Finance Commission report is now due by:
A) October 31, 2025
B) November 30, 2025
C) December 15, 2025
D) March 31, 2026
Answer: B) November 30, 2025
5. What was the venue of the 70 th Filmfare Awards 2025?
A) Mumbai
B) Delhi
C) Ahmedabad
D) Hyderabad
Answer: C) Ahmedabad
6. What organization did DRDO sign an MOU with in regard to renewable solar energy projects?
A) NTPC
B) SECI
C) BHEL
D) ISRO
Answer: B) SECI
7. What was the state of the greatest intensity of UPI usage, according to RBI?
A) Maharashtra
B) Karnataka
C) Telangana
D) Gujarat
Answer: C) Telangana
8. What does the World Bank forecast about the growth in India in FY26?
A) 6.0%
B) 6.3%
C) 6.5%
D) 7.0%
Answer: C) 6.5%
9. What is the revised IMF forecast of the GDP in India in 2025-26?
A) 6.2%
B) 6.4%
C) 6.6%
D) 7.1%
Answer: C) 6.6%
10. What is the military drill between India and Indonesia?
A) Malabar
B) Yudh Abhyas
C) Samudra Shakti
D) Garuda Shakti
Answer: C) Samudra Shakti
11. What was the location of the 11 th Asian Aquatics Championships in India?
A) Mumbai
B) Bengaluru
C) Ahmedabad
D) Chennai
Answer: C) Ahmedabad
12. Recently, Armenia joined:
A) UNICEF
B) IUCN
C) WHO
D) INTERPOL
Answer: B) IUCN
13. EPFO has been changed to provide members with facility to retrieve:
A) 50% of balance
B) 75% of balance
C) Only employee share
D) 100% of employee & employer share
Response: D) 100 percent share of the employees and the employer.
14. The Indian wolf (Canis lupus pallipes) was evaluated on its own by IUCN and declared as:
A) Endangered
B) Least Concern
C) Vulnerable
D) Near Threatened
Answer: C) Vulnerable
15. One of the former Goa CM and Agriculture Ministers is: Ravi Naik, who died at the age of:
A) 75
B) 77
C) 79
D) 81
Answer: C) 79
16. What firm was Google collaborating with to construct a $15 billion data centre complex in Visakhapatnam?
A) Reliance Jio
B) AdaniConnex
C) Microsoft Azure
D) Hiranandani Yotta
Answer: B) AdaniConnex
17. The World Food Day is celebrated on the 24th of each year:
A) October 14
B) October 15
C) October 16
D) October 17
Answer: C) October 16
18. The day of Anaesthesia World is on:
A) October 13
B) October 16
C) October 20
D) October 21
Answer: B) October 16