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1.  
Which body will supply 'Bharat Rice' to the Army from 2026–27?

Correct Answer: B [NAFED]

Notes:

NAFED, directly to Army Supply Depots. A separate MoU with FCI covers warehouse use.

2.  
What was the per-kg price of 'Bharat Rice' for the public at its Feb 2024 launch?

Correct Answer: D [₹29]

Notes:

₹29/kg through NAFED, NCCF and Kendriya Bhandar. In phase 2 (Nov 2024) it was about ₹34.

3.  
Who gave the slogan 'Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan'?

Correct Answer: A [Lal Bahadur Shastri]

Notes:

Lal Bahadur Shastri (1965). Vajpayee added 'Jai Vigyan' in 1998; Modi added 'Jai Anusandhan' in 2019.

4.  
In which year was the Food Corporation of India set up?

Correct Answer: C [1965]

Notes:

1965 – under the Food Corporations Act 1964; its first district office was at Thanjavur.

5.  
In which year was the National Food Security Act enacted?

Correct Answer: D [2013]

Notes:

2013 – covering up to 75% of the rural and 50% of the urban population. Tamil Nadu implemented NFSA in 2016 but kept its universal PDS.

6.  
Where is ICMR's first high-altitude medicine research centre being set up?

Correct Answer: B [Keylong, Himachal Pradesh]

Notes:

Keylong – headquarters of Lahaul–Spiti district, about 3,080 m high.

7.  
Under what name was ICMR first set up in 1911?

Correct Answer: D [Indian Research Fund Association]

Notes:

The Indian Research Fund Association (IRFA) – 1911; renamed ICMR in 1949. It is one of the world's oldest medical research bodies.

8.  
Which life-threatening condition at high altitude involves fluid in the lungs?

Correct Answer: A [HAPE]

Notes:

HAPE – High Altitude Pulmonary Oedema (lungs). HACE – High Altitude Cerebral Oedema (brain). Both are caused by hypoxia.

9.  
Which tunnel links Manali with Lahaul valley all year round?

Correct Answer: C [Atal Tunnel]

Notes:

Atal Tunnel (Rohtang), Oct 2020. Zojila – J&K–Ladakh; Sela – Arunachal; Jawahar – Banihal (J&K).

10.  
NIRT, an ICMR institute in Chennai, is known for research on which disease?

Correct Answer: B [Tuberculosis]

Notes:

Tuberculosis – the National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis (begun 1956). Chennai also has the National Institute of Epidemiology (NIE).

11.  
Who chaired the first BIMSTEC Home Ministers' Meeting?

Correct Answer: D [Amit Shah]

Notes:

Union Home Minister Amit Shah – 13 Oct 2026, New Delhi; the 'Delhi Declaration' was adopted.

12.  
Where is the BIMSTEC Secretariat?

Correct Answer: A [Dhaka]

Notes:

Dhaka (2014). Kathmandu hosts the SAARC Secretariat; Bangkok saw the 1997 founding declaration.

13.  
Which of these is NOT a BIMSTEC member?

Correct Answer: B [Maldives]

Notes:

The Maldives is in SAARC, not BIMSTEC. Members: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand.

14.  
In which year did the BIMSTEC Charter come into force?

Correct Answer: C [2024]

Notes:

20 May 2024. It was signed at the Colombo Summit in 2022; 1997 was the Bangkok Declaration.

15.  
In which city was the 1997 declaration that founded BIMSTEC signed?

Correct Answer: D [Bangkok]

Notes:

The Bangkok Declaration – 6 June 1997; first called BIST-EC (Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand).

16.  
Which UK company partners CDFD in the India–UK Genomics Centre of Excellence?

Correct Answer: A [Oxford Nanopore Technologies]

Notes:

Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) – nanopore DNA sequencing technology.

17.  
In which city is the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD)?

Correct Answer: C [Hyderabad]

Notes:

Hyderabad – under DBT's BRIC. Hyderabad also hosts the CCMB.

18.  
How many Indians' whole genomes were sequenced under the Genome India project?

Correct Answer: D [10,000]

Notes:

10,000 – the data was released on 9 Jan 2025 and is held at IBDC, Faridabad.

19.  
Who invented DNA fingerprinting?

Correct Answer: B [Alec Jeffreys]

Notes:

Alec Jeffreys (1984, UK). Watson – DNA double helix (1953); Sanger – DNA sequencing; Mullis – PCR.

20.  
Who is called the 'father of DNA fingerprinting in India'?

Correct Answer: A [Dr Lalji Singh]

Notes:

Dr Lalji Singh – CCMB, Hyderabad. G.N. Ramachandran – the 'Ramachandran plot' (protein structure), University of Madras.

21.  
What global growth did the IMF project for 2026 in its Oct 2026 WEO?

Correct Answer: B [3.1%]

Notes:

3.1% (3.0% in July). 3.4% is for 2027; 7.0% is India.

22.  
In which city are the 2026 IMF–World Bank Annual Meetings being held?

Correct Answer: D [Bangkok]

Notes:

Bangkok, Thailand (12–18 Oct 2026). Marrakech hosted 2023; Singapore saw Georgieva's curtain-raiser speech (7 Oct).

23.  
Who has been the IMF's Chief Economist since August 2026?

Correct Answer: C [Silvana Tenreyro]

Notes:

Silvana Tenreyro (since 10 Aug 2026), succeeding Gourinchas. Gita Gopinath was an earlier Chief Economist and later First Deputy MD; Indermit Gill is at the World Bank.

24.  
At which 1944 conference were both the IMF and the World Bank created?

Correct Answer: A [Bretton Woods Conference]

Notes:

Bretton Woods (New Hampshire, USA), July 1944. San Francisco (1945) – UN Charter; Havana (1948) – ITO Charter.

25.  
Which organisation publishes the 'World Economic Outlook'?

Correct Answer: B [International Monetary Fund]

Notes:

The IMF, twice a year (April and October). The World Bank publishes 'Global Economic Prospects'; the WEF publishes the Global Competitiveness and Global Gender Gap reports.

26.  
What is the theme of the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2026?

Correct Answer: D [Resilience Starts at Home]

Notes:

2026 – 'Resilience Starts at Home' (announced by UNDRR in June 2026) – focusing on safe housing.

27.  
In which city was the 2015–2030 disaster risk reduction framework adopted?

Correct Answer: A [Sendai]

Notes:

Sendai, Japan – 18 Mar 2015; 7 targets, 4 priorities. Hyogo – the 2005–2015 framework; Paris – the climate agreement (2015).

28.  
Who chairs India's National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)?

Correct Answer: C [The Prime Minister]

Notes:

The Prime Minister – under the DM Act 2005; the CM chairs the State authority and the Collector the district authority.

29.  
In which year did India launch the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI)?

Correct Answer: B [2019]

Notes:

23 Sept 2019 – UN Climate Action Summit, New York; secretariat in New Delhi. 2015 saw the International Solar Alliance announced.

30.  
Which disaster, which hit Tamil Nadu hard, led to India's Disaster Management Act 2005?

Correct Answer: D [Indian Ocean tsunami (2004)]

Notes:

The 26 Dec 2004 tsunami – Nagapattinam was worst hit. The Disaster Management Act followed in Dec 2005.

31.  
On which date is World Standards Day observed?

Correct Answer: A [14 October]

Notes:

14 October. 15 March – World Consumer Rights Day; 24 Dec – National Consumer Day (India); 17 May – World Telecommunication Day.

32.  
World Standards Day 2026 spotlights which Sustainable Development Goal?

Correct Answer: D [SDG 7 – Affordable and clean energy]

Notes:

SDG 7 – 'Shared vision for a better world: Spotlight on SDG 7 – Affordable and Clean Energy'.

33.  
In which year was the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) founded?

Correct Answer: B [1947]

Notes:

1947 (HQ Geneva). 1946 – the London meeting (14 Oct); 1906 – IEC; 1970 – the first World Standards Day.

34.  
The Bureau of Indian Standards works under which ministry?

Correct Answer: C [Consumer Affairs]

Notes:

Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution – Department of Consumer Affairs. BIS Act 2016; HQ Manak Bhavan, New Delhi.

35.  
Which quality mark is given to agricultural produce in India?

Correct Answer: A [Agmark]

Notes:

Agmark – Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act 1937. ISI – industrial goods; Hallmark – gold and silver; Ecomark – eco-friendly products (1991).

36.  
On which date was the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan launched?

Correct Answer: C [13 Oct 2021]

Notes:

13 Oct 2021 – Pragati Maidan. 17 Sept 2022 – the National Logistics Policy.

37.  
Where is BISAG-N, which built the PM GatiShakti GIS platform, located?

Correct Answer: B [Gandhinagar]

Notes:

Gandhinagar, Gujarat – Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics. Dehradun hosts the Survey of India.

38.  
Which is NOT one of PM GatiShakti's '7 engines'?

Correct Answer: D [Power generation]

Notes:

The 7 engines – roads, railways, ports, waterways, airports, mass transport, logistics; power generation is not one.

39.  
In which year was the National Logistics Policy released?

Correct Answer: A [2022]

Notes:

17 Sept 2022 – targeting a top-25 LPI rank by 2030.

40.  
Where is the Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (central university)?

Correct Answer: D [Vadodara]

Notes:

Vadodara, Gujarat (2022) – for transport and logistics education; formerly the National Rail and Transportation Institute.

41.  
On which date did the RTI Act 2005 come fully into force?

Correct Answer: B [12 Oct 2005]

Notes:

12 Oct 2005 – hence the anniversary on 12 Oct (21 years in 2026). 15 June 2005 was the date of Presidential assent.

42.  
Under the RTI Act, what is the time limit for information concerning life or liberty?

Correct Answer: C [48 hours]

Notes:

48 hours (Section 7(1)); normally 30 days; 40 days if third-party information is involved.

43.  
The Supreme Court has held the right to information to be part of which fundamental right?

Correct Answer: A [Article 19(1)(a)]

Notes:

Article 19(1)(a) – speech and expression; Raj Narain (1975) and later cases. 14 – equality; 32 – constitutional remedies; 25 – freedom of religion.

44.  
Who is India's Chief Information Commissioner as of October 2026?

Correct Answer: D [Raj Kumar Goyal]

Notes:

Raj Kumar Goyal – since 15 Dec 2025. Wajahat Habibullah was the first CIC (2005); Heeralal Samariya was his predecessor.

45.  
Which States enacted right-to-information laws in 1997, before the 2005 central Act?

Correct Answer: B [Tamil Nadu and Goa]

Notes:

Tamil Nadu and Goa – 1997. Rajasthan (2000), Karnataka (2000), Delhi (2001) and Maharashtra (2002) followed.

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