Q1. The Financial Sector Assessment (FSA) 2025 report, highlighting India’s progress towards a $30 trillion economy, was released by which institution?
a) Asian Development Bank
b) NITI Aayog
c) Reserve Bank of India
d) World Bank
Answer: d) World Bank
Explanation: The World Bank released the FSA report under the IMF–World Bank Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP), evaluating India’s financial stability, regulatory frameworks, and capital market depth.
Q2. The Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) is classified as which generation of fighter aircraft?
a) 5th generation
b) 4.5 generation
c) 3.5 generation
d) 4th generation
Answer: b) 4.5 generation
Explanation: Tejas is a 4.5-generation multirole light combat aircraft featuring AESA radar, digital flight control, and electronic warfare systems comparable to modern global platforms.
Q3. Consider the following statements regarding the Abraham Accords:
- The Accords were signed in 2020 to normalise relations between Israel and Arab states under U.S. mediation.
- Iran and Saudi Arabia were the initial signatories of the Accords.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
a) Both 1 and 2
b) 1 only
c) 2 only
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: b) 1 only
Explanation: The Abraham Accords were signed in 2020 between Israel, UAE, and Bahrain under U.S. mediation. Later, Sudan and Morocco joined. Iran and Saudi Arabia are not part of the Accords.
Q4. Consider the following statements regarding the Animal Birth Control (ABC) Rules, 2023:
- They are framed under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
- The Rules replace the earlier ABC Rules, 2001.
- They mandate sterilisation and vaccination of community animals as a humane method of population control.
How many of the above statements are correct?
a) None
b) One only
c) Two only
d) All three
Answer: c) Two only
Explanation: ABC Rules, 2023 are framed under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, not the Wildlife Act. They replace the 2001 Rules and focus on sterilisation–vaccination instead of culling.
Q5. The Rhesus Macaque (Macaca mulatta) belongs to which biological group?
a) Rodentia
b) Chiroptera
c) Primates
d) Carnivora
Answer: c) Primates
Explanation: The Rhesus Macaque is a non-human primate under the order Primates, family Cercopithecidae. It shares evolutionary lineage with humans and aids seed dispersal and ecosystem balance.
