1. India recently expanded cooperation in critical minerals supply chains with which grouping?
a. G7
b. BRICS
c. QUAD
d. SCO
b. BRICS
c. QUAD
d. SCO
2. Which global institution recently warned about slowing global growth due to geopolitical tensions?
a. WTO
b. IMF
c. World Bank
d. OECD
b. IMF
c. World Bank
d. OECD
3. Which country recently conducted joint naval exercises with India in the Arabian Sea?
a. France
b. Japan
c. Australia
d. United States
b. Japan
c. Australia
d. United States
4. India recently approved new policies to promote which clean energy source?
a. Coal gasification
b. Green Hydrogen
c. Nuclear fusion
d. Bio-diesel
b. Green Hydrogen
c. Nuclear fusion
d. Bio-diesel
5. Which organisation recently released a report on rising inequality globally?
a. IMF
b. World Bank
c. UNDP
d. Oxfam
b. World Bank
c. UNDP
d. Oxfam
6. Which Indian state recently launched a climate-resilient agriculture initiative?
a. Punjab
b. Bihar
c. Maharashtra
d. Odisha
b. Bihar
c. Maharashtra
d. Odisha
7. Which astronaut recently joined a NASA human spaceflight mission for the Artemis program?
a. Sunita Williams
b. Christina Koch
c. Kalpana Chawla
d. Rakesh Sharma
b. Christina Koch
c. Kalpana Chawla
d. Rakesh Sharma
8. A recent cyber security alert globally was linked to misuse of which technology?
a. Blockchain
b. Artificial Intelligence
c. Cloud storage
d. IoT devices
b. Artificial Intelligence
c. Cloud storage
d. IoT devices
9. Which European country recently played a key role in EU policy leadership rotation?
a. Spain
b. Germany
c. Hungary
d. Italy
b. Germany
c. Hungary
d. Italy
10. India’s Blue Economy push primarily focuses on:
a. Inland waterways
b. Marine resources and coastal economy
c. Space ocean mapping
d. Shipping privatization
b. Marine resources and coastal economy
c. Space ocean mapping
d. Shipping privatization
11. Which city continued to rank among the world’s safest cities recently?
a. Tokyo
b. Zurich
c. Abu Dhabi
d. Singapore
b. Zurich
c. Abu Dhabi
d. Singapore
12. Which phenomenon recently caused communication disruptions due to solar activity?
a. Solar flare
b. Coronal mass ejection
c. Magnetic storm
d. Aurora shift
b. Coronal mass ejection
c. Magnetic storm
d. Aurora shift
13. India recently promoted which initiative as a global digital model?
a. Aadhaar ecosystem
b. Digital Public Infrastructure
c. UPI only
d. BharatNet
b. Digital Public Infrastructure
c. UPI only
d. BharatNet
14. Which region saw renewed tensions due to maritime territorial disputes?
a. Arctic Ocean
b. South China Sea
c. Baltic Sea
d. Mediterranean Sea
b. South China Sea
c. Baltic Sea
d. Mediterranean Sea
15. Which sector saw recent global concern over supply chain disruptions?
a. Textile industry
b. Semiconductor industry
c. Agriculture
d. Tourism
b. Semiconductor industry
c. Agriculture
d. Tourism
Answers
- Correct Answer: C – India is actively working with the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD) to secure supply chains for critical minerals like lithium and cobalt.
- Correct Answer: C
- Correct Answer: D
- Correct Answer: B – India is pushing green hydrogen as a key pillar of its net-zero transition strategy.
- Correct Answer: D – Oxfam regularly publishes inequality reports highlighting wealth concentration trends.
- Correct Answer: D – Odisha has taken steps toward climate-resilient farming due to cyclone vulnerability.
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Adtiya Aryan
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