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1.  
Which city hosted the 'India AI Impact Summit' in February 2026?

Correct Answer: A [New Delhi]

Notes:

It was held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi – the first such summit in the Global South. Earlier: Bletchley (2023), Seoul (2024), Paris (2025).

2.  
World Bank – which statements are correct?
1. World Bank & IMF – Bretton Woods, 1944.
2. Headquarters – Washington DC.
3. IDA lends to middle-income nations.

Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]

Notes:

1 and 2 are correct. 3 is wrong: IDA gives concessional loans to the poorest countries; IBRD lends to middle-income ones.

3.  
After the 7 Oct 2026 policy, what are the Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) rate and the Bank Rate?

Correct Answer: C [5.75%]

Notes:

MSF and Bank Rate are 25 bps above the 5.50% repo at 5.75%; SDF is 25 bps below at 5.25%.

4.  
In this policy, the RBI changed its stance from 'neutral' to

Correct Answer: B [Calibrated tightening]

Notes:

'Calibrated tightening' signals more hikes are possible to fight inflation; the Governor said cuts are off the table for now.

5.  
Monetary Policy Committee – which statements are correct?
1. 6 members; 3 from the RBI.
2. Governor has a casting vote in a tie.
3. The RBI alone sets the inflation target.

Correct Answer: A [1 and 2 only]

Notes:

1 and 2 are correct. 3 is wrong: the Centre sets the CPI 4% (±2%) target in consultation with the RBI (Section 45ZA).

6.  
Who, born in Tiruchirappalli, served as RBI Governor in 1992–97?

Correct Answer: D [C. Rangarajan]

Notes:

Dr C. Rangarajan (b. 1932, Trichy) led the RBI in the post-1991 reform years; later Governor of Andhra Pradesh and Chairman of the 12th Finance Commission.

7.  
The Reserve Bank of India was set up on the recommendation of which commission?

Correct Answer: B [Hilton Young Commission]

Notes:

On the Royal Commission on Indian Currency and Finance (Hilton Young, 1926), the RBI Act 1934 was passed and the RBI opened on 1 April 1935.

8.  
What does the Coast Guard exercise 'SAREX' stand for?

Correct Answer: D [Search and Rescue Exercise]

Notes:

SAREX = Search and Rescue Exercise; it tests how many agencies work together to save lives in maritime disasters.

9.  
Paradip port, venue of SAREX-2026, lies in which State and at the mouth of which river?

Correct Answer: A [Odisha – Mahanadi]

Notes:

Paradip is in Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha, at the Mahanadi mouth; it became a major port in 1966.

10.  
Observers from how many friendly countries attended SAREX-2026?

Correct Answer: C [30]

Notes:

32 observers from 30 countries took part; Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth opened it.

11.  
In which year was the Indian Coast Guard formally constituted by an Act of Parliament?

Correct Answer: B [1978]

Notes:

The Coast Guard Act came on 18 Aug 1978; the interim force began on 1 Feb 1977, now ICG Day.

12.  
Which of these is NOT one of the Coast Guard's three Maritime Rescue Coordination Centres (MRCCs)?

Correct Answer: D [Kolkata]

Notes:

The MRCCs are Mumbai, Chennai and Port Blair. Kolkata hosts the North-East Region headquarters.

13.  
Mahesh Kakde, winner of the 2026 Ramanujan Prize, is a professor at

Correct Answer: C [Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru]

Notes:

He has been at IISc Bengaluru since 2019; IISc was founded in 1909 through Jamsetji Tata's vision.

14.  
The ICTP, which gives the Ramanujan Prize, is located in which city?

Correct Answer: B [Trieste]

Notes:

ICTP was founded in 1964 by Nobel laureate Abdus Salam at Trieste, Italy; the prize is given jointly with the IMU.

15.  
Mahesh Kakde's work is linked to which conjecture?

Correct Answer: A [Brumer–Stark conjecture]

Notes:

His work (with Samit Dasgupta) on the Gross–Stark and Brumer–Stark conjectures bears on Hilbert's 12th problem. The Poincaré conjecture was solved by Perelman (2003).

16.  
Where was Srinivasa Ramanujan born?

Correct Answer: D [Erode]

Notes:

He was born at Erode on 22 Dec 1887 (at his maternal grandparents' home) and grew up in Kumbakonam. His birthday is National Mathematics Day.

17.  
What is the upper age limit for the SASTRA Ramanujan Prize given by SASTRA University, Kumbakonam?

Correct Answer: C [32 years]

Notes:

The limit is 32, the age at which Ramanujan died; given since 2005. The ICTP prize limit is 45.

18.  
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for

Correct Answer: B [Non-linear effects & autocatalysis]

Notes:

Kagan (non-linear effect) and Soai (autocatalysis). Click chemistry – 2022; quantum dots – 2023; MOFs – 2025.

19.  
Pairs of non-superimposable mirror-image molecules are called

Correct Answer: C [Enantiomers]

Notes:

Enantiomers are chemically alike but can act differently in the body; they rotate light in opposite directions.

20.  
Which drug is known for one form acting as medicine and its mirror form causing birth defects?

Correct Answer: D [Thalidomide]

Notes:

Thalidomide (1957–61) was given for morning sickness; thousands of babies were born with limb defects.

21.  
Who first observed molecular chirality in 1848 by separating tartaric acid crystals?

Correct Answer: A [Louis Pasteur]

Notes:

Pasteur sorted the two mirror-image crystals by hand. Lord Kelvin later coined the word 'chirality' (1894).

22.  
Which Chidambaram-born scientist won the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry?

Correct Answer: D [Venkatraman Ramakrishnan]

Notes:

Venki Ramakrishnan won the 2009 Chemistry Nobel for ribosome structure. Raman and Chandrasekhar won in Physics; Khorana in Medicine (1968).

23.  
Which country is NOT among the seven confirmed by the IOC for the 2036 Olympics?

Correct Answer: C [Australia]

Notes:

Australia (Brisbane) already hosts 2032. The seven: India, Qatar, South Africa, Germany, Hungary, Turkey, South Korea.

24.  
Which city has India proposed for the 2036 Olympics?

Correct Answer: A [Ahmedabad]

Notes:

Ahmedabad also hosts the 2030 Commonwealth Games, seen as a step towards the Olympics.

25.  
Kirsty Coventry, the IOC's first woman and first African president, is from which country?

Correct Answer: C [Zimbabwe]

Notes:

The Zimbabwean Olympic swimming champion became the 10th IOC president in June 2025, after Thomas Bach.

26.  
Where is the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee?

Correct Answer: D [Lausanne]

Notes:

Founded in Paris in 1894, the IOC has been based in Lausanne, Switzerland, since 1915 – the 'Olympic Capital'.

27.  
Where was the 44th Chess Olympiad, the first held in India, staged in 2022?

Correct Answer: B [Mamallapuram]

Notes:

It was held at Mamallapuram, 28 July–10 Aug 2022; mascot 'Thambi' (a knight). India's B team won bronze.

28.  
Which anniversary does the Indian Air Force celebrate on 8 Oct 2026?

Correct Answer: A [94th]

Notes:

Founded on 8 Oct 1932, it marks its 94th year in 2026; the theme is 'Infallible, Impervious and Precise'.

29.  
The IAF motto 'Nabhah Sprisham Deeptam' is taken from which text?

Correct Answer: B [Bhagavad Gita]

Notes:

It is from Chapter 11 of the Bhagavad Gita, meaning 'Touch the sky with glory'. 'Satyameva Jayate' comes from the Mundaka Upanishad.

30.  
Hindon Air Force Station, venue of the main 2026 Air Force Day parade, is in which State?

Correct Answer: C [Uttar Pradesh]

Notes:

Hindon is at Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh – one of Asia's largest air bases and home to C-17 and C-130J aircraft.

31.  
Who was the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Air Force?

Correct Answer: D [Subroto Mukerjee]

Notes:

Air Marshal Subroto Mukerjee took charge on 1 Apr 1954 – the 'Father of the IAF'; he died in Tokyo in 1960.

32.  
India's first Tejas squadron, No. 45 'Flying Daggers', is based at which Tamil Nadu air base?

Correct Answer: A [Sulur]

Notes:

Sulur in Coimbatore district hosts Tejas squadrons No. 45 (raised 2016; at Sulur since 2018) and No. 18 (2020). Thanjavur has Su-30MKIs.

33.  
When is World Sight Day observed every year?

Correct Answer: A [Second Thursday of October]

Notes:

The second Thursday of October – 8 Oct in 2026. 10 Oct is World Mental Health Day; 8 Oct fits only this year.

34.  
What is the theme of World Sight Day 2026?

Correct Answer: C [Love Your Eyes]

Notes:

'Love Your Eyes' urges personal eye care and eye tests for all. 'Hope in Sight' was the 2020 theme.

35.  
In which city did Dr G. Venkataswamy found the Aravind Eye Hospital in 1976?

Correct Answer: B [Madurai]

Notes:

It began in Madurai with 11 beds; its mix of free and paid care is world-famous. Chennai's Egmore eye institute (1819) is Asia's oldest.

36.  
Octopus – which statements are correct?
1. It has three hearts.
2. Its blood is blue due to haemocyanin.
3. It belongs to phylum Arthropoda.

Correct Answer: D [1 and 2 only]

Notes:

1 and 2 are correct. 3 is wrong: the octopus is a mollusc (class Cephalopoda); crabs and insects are arthropods.

37.  
Which is India's first marine biosphere reserve (1989), home to octopus and other cephalopods?

Correct Answer: C [Gulf of Mannar]

Notes:

The Gulf of Mannar, with 21 islands between Thoothukudi and Rameswaram, became a biosphere reserve in 1989; its marine national park dates from 1986.

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