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1.  
The National Strategic Trade Command Centre (NSTCC), launched in Oct 2026, belongs to which ministry?

Correct Answer: C [Commerce and Industry]

Explanation:

Ministry of Commerce and Industry – developed by the Department of Commerce; Minister Piyush Goyal launched it at Vanijya Bhawan.

2.  
In trade, what is 'SCOMET'?

Correct Answer: A [Dual-use export control list]

Explanation:

India's national export control list – Special Chemicals, Organisms, Materials, Equipment and Technologies; exports need a licence (mostly DGFT; nuclear – DAE, munitions – DDP).

3.  
Which body issues the Importer Exporter Code (IEC) in India?

Correct Answer: D [DGFT]

Explanation:

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) – a 10-digit, PAN-based code. DGFT works under the Foreign Trade (D&R) Act, 1992.

4.  
Where is the headquarters of the World Trade Organization (WTO), which replaced GATT?

Correct Answer: C [Geneva]

Explanation:

Geneva, Switzerland; the WTO began on 1 Jan 1995 and India is a founding member. Paris hosts the OECD; Vienna hosts OPEC.

5.  
Which Tamil Nadu city is called India's 'knitwear capital'?

Correct Answer: C [Tiruppur]

Explanation:

Tiruppur – a major hub of cotton knitwear exports. Karur is known for home-textile exports.

6.  
The Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB) replaced which body in 2022?

Correct Answer: B [Banks Board Bureau]

Explanation:

The Banks Board Bureau (BBB, 2016). The FSIB recommends heads for public sector insurers as well as banks.

7.  
Who was appointed part-time Chairperson of the FSIB in Oct 2026?

Correct Answer: B [S.C.L. Das]

Explanation:

S.C.L. Das – retired IAS (1992, AGMUT); 3 years. Arijit Basu is a new member; Vinod Rai was BBB's first chairman.

8.  
Which body gives final approval to FSIB's recommendations on heads of public sector banks?

Correct Answer: D [Appointments Cttee of Cabinet]

Explanation:

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), chaired by the PM. The FSIB was set up by a resolution of the Finance Ministry's Department of Financial Services (DFS).

9.  
Which RBI committee recommended setting up a 'Banks Board Bureau'?

Correct Answer: A [P.J. Nayak Committee]

Explanation:

The P.J. Nayak Committee (2014) on governance of bank boards. It was implemented through the 'Indradhanush' plan (2015).

10.  
Which public sector general insurance company is headquartered in Chennai?

Correct Answer: B [United India Insurance]

Explanation:

United India Insurance – Chennai. New India – Mumbai; National – Kolkata; Oriental – New Delhi.

11.  
As per IARI-CREAMS data, which State recorded the most crop-residue burning between 15 Sept and 15 Oct 2026?

Correct Answer: A [Madhya Pradesh]

Explanation:

Madhya Pradesh (350); Punjab was second (185). MP also topped during the April 2026 wheat-harvest season.

12.  
'CREAMS', which tracks crop-residue burning by satellite, is an initiative of which institution?

Correct Answer: C [IARI, New Delhi]

Explanation:

IARI (Pusa Institute), New Delhi – Division of Agricultural Physics. CREAMS = Consortium for Research on Agroecosystem Monitoring and Modelling from Space.

13.  
What is the 'Pusa Decomposer' developed by IARI?

Correct Answer: C [A fungal microbial solution]

Explanation:

A fungal microbial solution that rots straw into manure in the field. The 'Happy Seeder' sows wheat without removing the straw.

14.  
Which body enforces the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in Delhi-NCR?

Correct Answer: B [CAQM]

Explanation:

The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) – formed in 2020 (Act of 2021); it replaced the earlier EPCA. GRAP has 4 stages based on air quality.

15.  
'Kuruvai', 'Samba' and 'Thaladi' are paddy-growing seasons of which State?

Correct Answer: D [Tamil Nadu]

Explanation:

Tamil Nadu – the Cauvery delta (Thanjavur) is its 'rice bowl'. The Tamil Nadu Rice Research Institute is at Aduthurai.

16.  
The 'YJ-21' anti-ship missile, recently shown being launched from an H-6K bomber, belongs to which country?

Correct Answer: C [China]

Explanation:

China – 'YJ' = 'Ying Ji' (Eagle Strike). It is a hypersonic ballistic missile aimed at aircraft carriers.

17.  
Which missile is rocket-powered only in its initial phase and then follows a gravity-driven arc?

Correct Answer: B [Ballistic missile]

Explanation:

Ballistic missile (e.g. Agni). A cruise missile is jet-powered throughout a low flight (e.g. BrahMos) – a concept asked in UPSC 2023.

18.  
'Mach number' is the ratio of an object's speed to the speed of what?

Correct Answer: A [Sound in that medium]

Explanation:

The speed of sound in that medium. Above Mach 5 = hypersonic; the YJ-21's terminal speed is claimed to be ~Mach 10.

19.  
The name of the Indo-Russian 'BrahMos' missile is derived from which two rivers?

Correct Answer: D [Brahmaputra – Moskva]

Explanation:

Brahmaputra (India) + Moskva (Russia). Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam signed the 1998 agreement for India.

20.  
Which of the following is NOT a node of the Tamil Nadu Defence Industrial Corridor (TNDIC)?

Correct Answer: C [Madurai]

Explanation:

Madurai. Nodes – Chennai, Hosur, Salem, Coimbatore, Tiruchirappalli; launched at Tiruchi on 20 Jan 2019. The other corridor is in Uttar Pradesh.

21.  
Which statement about the 'SH1' class in para-shooting is correct?

Correct Answer: B [Holds the gun without support]

Explanation:

SH1 – shooters who hold the gun unaided; both rifle and pistol. Those who need a stand are SH2 (rifle only).

22.  
Who won the women's 10m air rifle SH1 gold with a Games record at the 2026 Asian Para Games?

Correct Answer: A [Mona Agarwal]

Explanation:

Mona Agarwal (250.0); Avani Lekhara took silver (249.6). The previous record was Avani's 249.6 at Hangzhou 2022.

23.  
Where is the Asian Paralympic Committee (APC), which conducts the Asian Para Games, headquartered?

Correct Answer: B [Dubai]

Explanation:

Dubai (UAE). Bonn (Germany) is the HQ of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). The first Asian Para Games – 2010 Guangzhou.

24.  
At which Paralympics did Avani Lekhara become the first Indian woman to win a Paralympic gold?

Correct Answer: C [Tokyo 2020]

Explanation:

Tokyo 2020 (held in 2021). She won gold again at Paris 2024 – the first Indian woman with two Paralympic golds; Khel Ratna 2021, Padma Shri 2022.

25.  
Mariyappan Thangavelu, Paralympic high jump gold medallist (Rio 2016), hails from which Tamil Nadu district?

Correct Answer: D [Salem]

Explanation:

Salem – Periavadagampatti. Tokyo 2020 silver, Paris 2024 bronze; Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna in 2020.

26.  
JAXA's MMX mission aims to bring samples to Earth from which body?

Correct Answer: A [Phobos]

Explanation:

Phobos – the larger, closer moon of Mars (~22 km). MMX will also observe Deimos remotely; Titan orbits Saturn, Europa Jupiter.

27.  
Who discovered Phobos and Deimos, the moons of Mars?

Correct Answer: D [Asaph Hall]

Explanation:

Asaph Hall (USA, 1877). Galileo found Jupiter's four big moons; Huygens found Titan; Herschel found Uranus.

28.  
Japan's 'Hayabusa2' spacecraft brought back samples from which asteroid?

Correct Answer: A [Ryugu]

Explanation:

Ryugu – the capsule landed in Australia in Dec 2020. Itokawa was the first Hayabusa's target; Bennu was NASA's OSIRIS-REx.

29.  
Which space agencies provide the 'IDEFIX' rover that MMX will deploy on Phobos?

Correct Answer: B [CNES and DLR]

Explanation:

CNES (France) + DLR (Germany); ~25 kg. NASA provides the MEGANE spectrometer.

30.  
Which Tamil Nadu scientist was the Programme Director of India's Mangalyaan (MOM)?

Correct Answer: D [Mylswamy Annadurai]

Explanation:

Mylswamy Annadurai (Kothavadi, Coimbatore) – also Project Director of Chandrayaan-1. MOM was launched by PSLV-C25 on 5 Nov 2013.

31.  
Para-shuttler Thulasimathi, who assured India's first medal at the 2026 Asian Para Games, is from which district?

Correct Answer: D [Kancheepuram]

Explanation:

Kancheepuram. She reached the women's doubles SL3–SU5 semi-finals with Manasi Joshi (17 Oct), assuring a medal.

32.  
The 'SU5' class in para-badminton is meant for which players?

Correct Answer: C [Standing, upper-limb impaired]

Explanation:

SU = Standing Upper – standing, upper-limb impairment. WH1/WH2 – wheelchair; SL3/SL4 – lower limb; SH6 – short stature.

33.  
Where is the Badminton World Federation (BWF) headquartered?

Correct Answer: D [Kuala Lumpur]

Explanation:

Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). BWF has also governed para-badminton since 2011; Lausanne is the IOC's HQ.

34.  
At Paris 2024, when Thulasimathi won SU5 singles silver, which Tamil Nadu player won bronze in the same event?

Correct Answer: A [Manisha Ramadass]

Explanation:

Manisha Ramadass – the two became the first Indian women to win Paralympic badminton medals. Nithya Sre Sivan won SH6 bronze.

35.  
Which National Sports Award for 2024 was conferred on para-shuttler Thulasimathi Murugesan?

Correct Answer: A [Arjuna Award]

Explanation:

Arjuna Award (announced 2 Jan 2025) – also to Manisha Ramadass and Nithya Sre Sivan. 2024 Khel Ratna – D. Gukesh, Manu Bhaker, Harmanpreet Singh, Praveen Kumar.

36.  
Which body set up the High-Powered Enquiry Committee (HPEC) on the Jantar Mantar protest violence?

Correct Answer: B [Supreme Court of India]

Explanation:

A bench led by CJI Surya Kant set it up on 18 Aug 2026; it is chaired by former SC judge R. Subhash Reddy.

37.  
Which Article of the Constitution guarantees the right to assemble peaceably and without arms?

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

Explanation:

19(1)(a) is speech, 19(1)(c) is forming associations. Article 19(3) allows reasonable restrictions on assembly for public order.

38.  
Who built the 'Jantar Mantar' astronomical observatories at Delhi, Jaipur, Ujjain and other places?

Correct Answer: B [Sawai Jai Singh II]

Explanation:

Sawai Jai Singh II of Amber built five; Delhi (1724) was the first. The name comes from 'yantra' (instrument) + 'mantra' (calculation).

39.  
Which of the following 'Jantar Mantar' observatories has been inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site?

Correct Answer: C [Jaipur]

Explanation:

Jaipur's was inscribed in 2010; it holds the Samrat Yantra, the world's largest stone sundial.

40.  
Kodaikanal Solar Observatory, where the Evershed effect was found, is run by which institute?

Correct Answer: C [Indian Institute of Astrophysics]

Explanation:

IIA, Bengaluru runs it; it succeeded the 1786 Madras Observatory. IIA also runs the Vainu Bappu Observatory at Kavalur (Javadhu Hills). Evershed effect – 1909.

41.  
Where was the Indian Army's 'Akhand Prahar-II' combat exercise held in October 2026?

Correct Answer: A [Jaisalmer, Rajasthan]

Explanation:

The Black Mace Brigade and Battle Axe Division held it in the Thar Desert; the first edition (Nov 2025) was part of Exercise Trishul.

42.  
The Indian Army's 'Konark Corps' (XII Corps), which oversaw the exercise, is headquartered at

Correct Answer: D [Jodhpur]

Explanation:

XII Corps was raised in 1987; its 12 Infantry Division is based at Jaisalmer. Bhopal hosts XXI Sudarshan Chakra Corps.

43.  
Where is the headquarters of the Indian Army's Southern Command?

Correct Answer: A [Pune]

Explanation:

The Army has 7 commands; Jaipur is South Western, Lucknow is Central. Chennai hosts Southern Command's Dakshin Bharat Area.

44.  
What was the code name of India's first nuclear test, conducted at Pokhran in Jaisalmer district in 1974?

Correct Answer: B [Smiling Buddha]

Explanation:

18 May 1974, under Indira Gandhi. The 1998 Pokhran-II tests were 'Operation Shakti', marked by National Technology Day on 11 May.

45.  
The Regimental Centre of the Madras Regiment, the oldest infantry regiment of the Indian Army, is located at

Correct Answer: D [Wellington, Nilgiris]

Explanation:

Its war cry is 'Veera Madrassi, Adi Kollu'. Chennai (Alandur) hosts the Officers Training Academy (OTA, 1963).

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