1. What is the primary objective of the ‘e-Kisan Upaj Nidhi’ initiative launched by Piyush Goyal?
A) To provide free electricity to farmers
B) To ease warehousing logistics for farmers
C) To offer free seeds and fertilizers to farmers
D) To waive off agricultural loans
2. As part of the ‘e-Kisan Upaj Nidhi’ initiative, what is the reduced security deposit percentage that farmers need to pay at WDRA registered warehouses?
A) 5%
B) 3%
C) 1%
D) No security deposit is required
3. What is the purpose of the RBI’s UDGAM Portal?
A) To provide information on government bonds
B) To help customers search for their unclaimed deposits
C) To report fraudulent banking activities
D) To apply for new bank licenses
4. Which of the following features is offered by the UDGAM Portal?
A) Tracking of real-time stock market prices
B) Searching unclaimed deposits across multiple banks
C) Online loan application processing
D) Digital locker for storing personal documents
5. Who launched the ‘NITI For States’ platform, a comprehensive digital initiative designed to empower states and union territories in their pursuit of national development goals?
A) Prime Minister Narendra Modi
B) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
C) Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
D) President Ram Nath Kovind
6. The ‘NITI For States’ platform includes a feature called the ‘Viksit Bharat Strategy Room’. What is its purpose?
A) To provide a space for virtual reality gaming
B) To enable rich visualization and engagement with insights for effective decision-making
C) To serve as a conference room for international delegations
D) To act as a data center for storing government documents
7. During the India-South Korea Joint Commission Meeting, which areas were identified for expanding cooperation?
A) Textiles and Garments
B) Emerging Technologies and Semiconductors
C) Agricultural Exports
D) Cultural Exchange Programs
8. What was one of the outcomes of the 10th India-South Korea Joint Commission Meeting co-chaired by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and his South Korean counterpart Cho Tae-yul?
A) Signing of a free trade agreement
B) Launch of a joint space mission
C) Review of collaboration in trade, investments, defence, security, science, technology, and people-to-people exchanges
D) Establishment of a new bilateral currency swap arrangement
9. What is the significance of the tiny chip that generates high-quality microwave signals in the field of photonics?
A) It is the first chip to use multiple lasers.
B) It has the highest microwave noise ever achieved.
C) It marks a significant advancement by producing ultra-low-noise microwave signals.
D) It is the largest photonic chip ever created.
10. The photonic chip that generates high-quality microwave signals is notable for:
A) Requiring a large volume to contain all its components.
B) Using optical frequency division entirely on a chip.
C) Being powered by multiple frequency lasers.
D) Its use in traditional electronic devices only.
11. What did Union Home Minister Amit Shah offer to Ladakh as a form of protection?
A) Full autonomy under the Sixth Schedule.
B) Article 371-like protections addressing jobs, land, and culture.
C) A separate legislature for the Union Territory.
D) Statehood status.
12. Which of the following is not a feature of the Article 371-like protections offered to Ladakh?
A) Reservation of up to 80% of jobs for local people.
B) Inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution.
C) Special provisions under Article 371 for land and culture.
D) Ensuring participation of local people through hill councils.
13. What is the name of the super-Earth confirmed to have a permanent dark side due to 1:1 tidal locking?
A) Kepler-452b
B) Proxima Centauri b
C) LHS 3844b
D) TRAPPIST-1e
14. The phenomenon where a planet’s rotation period matches its orbital period is known as:
A) Solar synchronization
B) Tidal locking
C) Lunar phasing
D) Stellar alignment
15. How long does it take for LHS 3844b to complete an orbit around its host star?
A) 24 hours
B) 11 hours
C) 365 days
D) 7 days
16. The discovery of LHS 3844b’s tidal locking was made using observations from which space telescope?
A) Hubble Space Telescope
B) James Webb Space Telescope
C) Spitzer Space Telescope
D) Kepler Space Telescope
17. What was the surprising finding about the quasar H1821+643’s impact on its host galaxy?
A) It caused the galaxy to split into two.
B) It had minimal effect despite its intense activity.
C) It triggered the formation of new stars at an unprecedented rate.
D) It led to the galaxy’s rapid expansion.
18. The quasar H1821+643 is located approximately how many light-years away from Earth?
A) 3.4 million
B) 34 million
C) 3.4 billion
D) 34 billion
19. Which observatory captured the image of the quasar H1821+643?
A) Chandra X-ray Observatory
B) Very Large Telescope
C) Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
D) Event Horizon Telescope
20. What is typically expected of a quasar’s influence on its surrounding host galaxy?
A) To have no significant impact.
B) To cause the galaxy to shrink.
C) To prevent the hot gas from cooling down too much.
D) To increase the temperature of the cosmic microwave background.
Answer Keys:
1. B) To ease warehousing logistics for farmers
2. C) 1%
3. B) To help customers search for their unclaimed deposits
4. B) Searching unclaimed deposits across multiple banks
5. C) Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
6. B) To enable rich visualization and engagement with insights for effective decision-making
7. B) Emerging Technologies and Semiconductors
8. C) Review of collaboration in trade, investments, defence, security, science, technology, and people-to-people exchanges
9. C) It marks a significant advancement by producing ultra-low-noise microwave signals
10. B) Using optical frequency division entirely on a chip
11. B) Article 371-like protections addressing jobs, land, and culture
12. B) Inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution
13. C) LHS 3844b
14. B) Tidal locking
15. B) 11 hours
16. C) Spitzer Space Telescope
17. B) It had minimal effect despite its intense activity
18. C) 3.4 billion
19. A) Chandra X-ray Observatory
20. C) To prevent the hot gas from cooling down too much
