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By what date did the Election Commission of India, on 11 March 2025, ask political parties to send suggestions on unresolved issues at the ERO, DEO or CEO level?
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Correct answer: C — 30 April 2025
The ECI invited suggestions from all national and state parties by 30 April 2025.
The Multi-Modal Logistics Park in Varanasi, for which NHLML and IWAI signed an MoU on 11 March 2025, will integrate with which National Waterway?
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Correct answer: A — National Waterway-1
The 150-acre Varanasi MMLP will integrate with National Waterway-1 (Ganga), as well as NH7 and the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor.
What was India's overall tele-density at the end of December 2024, as per data released on 11 March 2025?
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Correct answer: B — 84.45%
Overall tele-density was 84.45%; 131.50% was the urban figure and 58.22% the rural one.
Which renewable energy company's acquisition by ONGC NTPC Green Private Limited did the CCI approve on 11 March 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Ayana Renewable Power
The CCI approved the acquisition of 100% of Ayana Renewable Power Private Limited by ONGC NTPC Green, a JV of ONGC Green and NTPC Green Energy.
Justice Joymalya Bagchi, whose appointment as a Supreme Court judge was notified on 10 March 2025, was a judge of which High Court?
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Correct answer: D — Calcutta High Court
Justice Bagchi was a judge of the Calcutta High Court, where he was appointed on 27 June 2011.
Under which provision of the Constitution did the President appoint Justice Joymalya Bagchi as a Supreme Court judge?
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Correct answer: D — Article 124(2)
The 10 March 2025 notification cites clause (2) of Article 124, under which the President appoints Supreme Court judges.
Who was the last Chief Justice of India from the Calcutta High Court before Justice Joymalya Bagchi's elevation, as noted by the Collegium in March 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Justice Altamas Kabir
The Collegium noted that no CJI had come from the Calcutta High Court since Justice Altamas Kabir retired on 18 July 2013.
With Justice Joymalya Bagchi's appointment, the Supreme Court's working strength became 33 against a sanctioned strength of:
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Correct answer: C — 34
The sanctioned strength of the Supreme Court is 34 judges, including the Chief Justice of India.
Consider the following statements about Justice Joymalya Bagchi's elevation in March 2025: 1. He was first in the combined all-India seniority of High Court judges. 2. By seniority, he is in line to serve as Chief Justice of India from May 2031 until 2 October 2031. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Statement 1 is wrong: the Collegium said he stood 11th in the combined all-India seniority, and cited regional representation. Statement 2 is correct.
Which House of Parliament passed the Bills of Lading Bill, 2025, on 10 March 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha passed the Bills of Lading Bill, 2025, on 10 March 2025; the Rajya Sabha passed it later.
How many sections did the Indian Bills of Lading Act, 1856, which the 2025 Bill replaces, have?
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Correct answer: B — Three
The government described the 1856 Act as a brief three-section law governing the transfer of rights and confirmation of shipment.
Consider the following statements about the Bills of Lading Bill, 2025: 1. It substantially changes the rights and liabilities of carriers under the 1856 Act. 2. It empowers the Central Government to issue directions for implementing the law. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Statement 1 is wrong: the Bill simplifies language and reorganises provisions without altering their substance. Statement 2 is correct, along with a new repeal-and-saving clause.
According to C.R. Patil on 10 March 2025, how many rainwater harvesting structures were built in Navsari within 24 hours during the PM's Women's Day visit?
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Correct answer: C — 1,100
Patil said 1,100 rainwater harvesting structures were created in Navsari within 24 hours through community participation.
Consider the following statements about the Atal Bhujal Yojana: 1. It is a central sector scheme for community-led groundwater management, half of whose ₹6,000-crore outlay comes from a World Bank loan. 2. It covers all states that have over-exploited groundwater blocks. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is wrong: the scheme covers seven states — Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh — in 80 districts.
Why was Manipur's 2025-26 Budget tabled in the Lok Sabha on 10 March 2025?
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Correct answer: B — The state was under President's Rule
Manipur was under President's Rule after a Proclamation under Article 356 on 13 February 2025, so Parliament exercises the state legislature's powers.
What expenditure was estimated in Manipur's 2025-26 Budget tabled in Parliament in March 2025?
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Correct answer: D — About ₹35,104 crore
The Budget estimated expenditure of ₹35,103.90 crore, up from ₹32,656.81 crore in 2024-25.
Consider the following statements in the context of Manipur in March 2025: 1. Under a Proclamation of President's Rule, the President can declare that the powers of the state legislature shall be exercisable by or under the authority of Parliament. 2. The Proclamation of President's Rule in Manipur was issued on 13 February 2025. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct. Article 356(1)(b) allows the President to declare that the state legislature's powers be exercisable by or under Parliament's authority; the Manipur Proclamation was issued on 13 February 2025, as the FM noted while tabling the Budget.
Which Indian Navy ship made her maiden port call at Port Louis on 10 March 2025 for Mauritius's National Day?
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Correct answer: A — INS Imphal
INS Imphal arrived at Port Louis on 10 March 2025 to take part in the 57th Mauritius National Day celebrations.
INS Imphal belongs to which class of destroyers?
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Correct answer: B — Visakhapatnam class (Project 15B)
INS Imphal, commissioned in December 2023, is the third of four Project 15B (Visakhapatnam-class) indigenous destroyers.
Consider the following statements: 1. PM Modi announced the vision of SAGAR in Mauritius on 12 March 2015, at the commissioning of MCGS Barracuda. 2. MCGS Barracuda was the first Indian-built warship inducted into the Mauritius National Coast Guard. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct, as recalled by the Ministry of Defence in its release on INS Imphal's visit.
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which signed an integration deal with Damascus on 10 March 2025, are led mainly by which community?
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Correct answer: B — Kurds
The SDF is a Kurdish-led, US-backed force that controlled much of north-eastern Syria.
Who signed the Syria–SDF integration agreement on behalf of the SDF on 10 March 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Mazloum Abdi
SDF commander Mazloum Abdi signed the deal with interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus.
Consider the following statements about the Syria–SDF agreement of 10 March 2025: 1. Oil and gas fields in north-eastern Syria are to come under the administration of the Syrian state. 2. It grants the Kurdish-majority north-east a separate federal region with its own army. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct: the deal integrates civil and military institutions, including border crossings, airports and oil and gas fields. Statement 2 is wrong: the agreement rejects division and integrates SDF bodies into the state.
What was the estimated wheat production for 2024-25 in the Second Advance Estimates released on 10 March 2025?
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Correct answer: C — 1,154.30 lakh tonnes
Wheat was estimated at a record 1,154.30 LMT, 21.38 LMT above 2023-24's 1,132.92 LMT; 1,206.79 LMT is the kharif rice figure.
Which of the following crops was NOT listed with record production in the Second Advance Estimates for 2024-25?
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Correct answer: D — Rapeseed and mustard
Records were reported for kharif rice, wheat, kharif maize, kharif groundnut and soybean; rapeseed and mustard (128.73 LMT) was not marked a record.
Consider the following statements about the Second Advance Estimates of crop production for 2024-25: 1. Kharif rice production was estimated to be higher than wheat production. 2. Yield estimates are based mainly on crop-cutting experiments. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct: kharif rice was put at 1,206.79 LMT against wheat at 1,154.30 LMT, and the ministry said yields are based on crop-cutting experiments, past trends and other factors.
The classical Ayurvedic formulation Vidangadi Lauham, covered by a CARI Kolkata–Jadavpur University MoU in March 2025, is to be evaluated for which condition?
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Correct answer: A — Diabetes
The joint project evaluates Vidangadi Lauham in the management of diabetes in experimental animals.
Which think tank hosted the seminar 'UAS Warfare with Special Focus on Counter-UAS' addressed by CDS Gen Anil Chauhan on 10 March 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Centre for Joint Warfare Studies (CENJOWS)
The Centre for Joint Warfare Studies (CENJOWS) hosted the seminar in New Delhi, with the CDS delivering the keynote.
In which city is Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, whose convocation President Murmu attended on 10 March 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Hisar
Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology is in Hisar, Haryana.
Which team did India beat in the final of the ICC Men's Champions Trophy on 9 March 2025?
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Correct answer: D — New Zealand
India beat New Zealand by four wickets in the final in Dubai.
Who was named Player of the Match in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final?
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Correct answer: D — Rohit Sharma
Captain Rohit Sharma was Player of the Match for his 76 off 83 balls.
Who was named Player of the Tournament at the ICC Champions Trophy 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Rachin Ravindra
New Zealand's Rachin Ravindra was Player of the Tournament, finishing as the leading run-scorer with 263 runs.
Before 2025, in which years had India won the ICC Champions Trophy?
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Correct answer: A — 2002 and 2013
The ICC said India became the first side to win the competition three times, after their successes in 2002 and 2013.
Consider the following statements about the ICC Champions Trophy 2025: 1. India finished the tournament unbeaten. 2. The final was played at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct, as noted by the ICC. Statement 2 is wrong: under the hybrid model, India's matches including the final were played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
Garimella Balakrishna Prasad, who died on 9 March 2025, was best known for setting to music the compositions of which saint-poet?
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Correct answer: A — Tallapaka Annamacharya
He composed tunes for more than 1,000 sankeertanas of the 15th-century Telugu saint-poet Tallapaka Annamacharya.
Garimella Balakrishna Prasad served as Asthana Vidwan of which temple body?
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Correct answer: B — Sri Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala (TTD)
He served Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams from 1978 to 2006 and was its Asthana Vidwan (court musician).
Tallapaka Annamacharya, whose sankeertanas Garimella Balakrishna Prasad set to music, was a saint-poet of which century?
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Correct answer: B — 15th century
Annamacharya was a 15th-century Telugu saint-poet, many of whose compositions survived only as lyrics.
Which training device at the IAF's Institute of Aerospace Medicine, inspected by Rajnath Singh on 9 March 2025, is used for high-G training of fighter pilots?
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Correct answer: A — High Performance Human Centrifuge
The Dynamic Flight Simulator and High Performance Human Centrifuge are used for high-G training; the Spatial Disorientation Simulator trains pilots against disorientation.
Where is the Indian Air Force's Institute of Aerospace Medicine, visited by Rajnath Singh on 9 March 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Bengaluru
The IAF's Institute of Aerospace Medicine is in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Consider the following statements about the ICMR project launched at the Institute of Aerospace Medicine on 9 March 2025: 1. It deals with the selection and behavioural health training of astronauts for Indian space missions. 2. It was launched by the Defence Minister during the first-ever visit by a Defence Minister to the institute. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct: the project is 'Space Psychology: Selection and Behavioural Health Training of Astronauts & Astronaut Designates for Indian Space Missions', launched by Rajnath Singh, the first Defence Minister to visit IAM.
Who won the Liberal Party of Canada's leadership race on 9 March 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Mark Carney
Mark Carney won on the first ballot with 85.9% of the points.
Before entering politics, Mark Carney headed which two central banks?
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Correct answer: D — Bank of Canada and Bank of England
Carney is a former Governor of both the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England.
Consider the following statements about the Liberal Party of Canada's leadership vote of March 2025: 1. Mark Carney needed several rounds of the ranked ballot to cross 50%. 2. Chrystia Freeland, the former Finance Minister, finished second. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Statement 1 is wrong: Carney won on the first ballot with 85.9% of the points. Statement 2 is correct: Freeland was second with 8.0%.
KHANJAR is a joint special forces exercise between India and which country?
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Correct answer: C — Kyrgyzstan
KHANJAR is the India–Kyrgyzstan joint special forces exercise; its 12th edition was held in Kyrgyzstan in March 2025.
Which Kyrgyz unit took part in Exercise KHANJAR-XII alongside India's Parachute Regiment (Special Forces)?
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Correct answer: D — Scorpion Brigade
Kyrgyzstan was represented by its Scorpion Brigade.
Consider the following statements about Exercise KHANJAR: 1. It began in 2011 and is held annually, alternating between India and Kyrgyzstan. 2. The 11th edition, held before KHANJAR-XII, took place in Kyrgyzstan. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is wrong: the previous edition was held in India in January 2024; KHANJAR-XII was in Kyrgyzstan.
Which private company handed over the first rear fuselage for the LCA Mk1A to HAL on 9 March 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Alpha Tocol Engineering Services
Alpha Tocol Engineering Services Pvt Ltd built and handed over the first privately made rear fuselage for the LCA Mk1A.
The rear fuselage of an aircraft, such as the one handed to HAL for the LCA Mk1A in March 2025, mainly supports which part?
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Correct answer: D — The tail section
The Ministry of Defence explained that the rear fuselage supports the tail section and its associated components.
How many LCA Mk1A aircraft were covered by the HAL contract for which private firms were supplying major modules, as of March 2025?
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Correct answer: C — 83
HAL had placed orders on private firms for major modules under the 83 LCA Mk1A contract; the 97-aircraft order came later, in September 2025.
What was the theme of GRIDCON 2025, organised by POWERGRID in New Delhi in March 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Innovations in Grid Resilience
GRIDCON 2025, held at Yashobhoomi from 9 to 11 March, had the theme 'Innovations in Grid Resilience'.
In which city was the 'Shashwat Mithila Mahotsav-2025', addressed by Amit Shah on 9 March 2025, held?
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Correct answer: D — Gandhinagar
The festival of people from Mithila living in Gujarat was held in Gandhinagar.
What was special about the Fit India Sundays on Cycle edition of 9 March 2025?
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Correct answer: B — It was a Women's Day 'pink cyclothon'
The 9 March 2025 edition was a Women's Day special 'pink cyclothon', with over 400 riders at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium.
The book 'Parvat Shiromani', released by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on 9 March 2025, is about which former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand?
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Correct answer: A — Bhagat Singh Koshyari
The book 'Parvat Shiromani Bhagat Singh Koshyari' by Madan Mohan Sati is on Koshyari, former Uttarakhand CM and former Governor of Maharashtra and Goa.
A ₹150 commemorative coin released in Gujarat on 9 March 2025 marked the 150th birth anniversary of whom?
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Correct answer: C — Acharya Shri Buddhi Sagar Surishwar Maharaj
The coin marked the 150th birth anniversary of Jain Acharya Shri Buddhi Sagar Surishwar Maharaj.
In which district of Gujarat did PM Modi interact with Lakhpati Didis on International Women's Day 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Navsari
The PM took part in a Lakhpati Didi programme at Vansi Borsi village in Navsari district on 8 March 2025.
G-SAFAL, the Gujarat scheme launched by the PM at Navsari on 8 March 2025, is aimed at:
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Correct answer: B — SHG women of Antyodaya families in aspirational districts and blocks
G-SAFAL (Gujarat scheme for Antyodaya Families for Augmenting Livelihoods) gives financial help and entrepreneurial training to SHG women of Antyodaya families in two aspirational districts and 13 aspirational blocks. G-MAITRI supports rural-livelihood startups.
According to the PM at Navsari on 8 March 2025, about how many women had already become Lakhpati Didis?
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Correct answer: C — 1.5 crore
The PM said around 1.5 crore women had become Lakhpati Didis, against the target of 3 crore.
Consider the following statements about a 'Lakhpati Didi': 1. She is a Self-Help Group member with an annual household income of ₹1 lakh or more. 2. The income is calculated for at least four agricultural seasons and/or business cycles. 3. The initiative is an outcome of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana–Gramin. Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 and 2 only
A Lakhpati Didi is an SHG member earning ₹1 lakh or more a year, over at least four agricultural seasons or business cycles (average monthly income above ₹10,000). The initiative comes under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana–National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM), not PMAY-G.
Where was the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways' Chintan Shivir 2025, which ended on 8 March 2025, held?
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Correct answer: D — Srinagar
The two-day Chintan Shivir was held in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.
Within what time were all major ports asked to tender for at least one Green Tug, at the Shipping Ministry's Chintan Shivir of March 2025?
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Correct answer: B — 3 months
All major ports are to tender for at least one Green Tug within the next three months.
At the Shipping Ministry's Chintan Shivir of March 2025, how much was IWAI to invest in three National Waterways in Jammu and Kashmir?
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Correct answer: A — ₹100 crore
The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) will invest ₹100 crore in three National Waterways in Jammu and Kashmir.
Which institution won the first prize at MeitY's first Electronic Toy Hackathon (e-Toycathon 2025), whose awards were given on 8 March 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore
Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, won the top prize; JIIT Noida was second and NIT Durgapur third.
Where was the prototype stage and award ceremony of e-Toycathon 2025 held?
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Correct answer: C — C-DAC Noida
The 20 shortlisted teams built prototypes at C-DAC Noida, where the award ceremony was held on 8 March 2025.
In which district of Manipur did clashes leave one protester dead on 8 March 2025, the first day of free movement on highways?
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Correct answer: D — Kangpokpi
The clashes took place at places including Gamgiphai and Keithelmanbi in Kangpokpi district; one protester was shot dead at Keithelmanbi.
From which date did Union Home Minister Amit Shah direct free movement on all roads in Manipur, at a review meeting on 1 March 2025?
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Correct answer: C — 8 March 2025
At the 1 March 2025 security review, Amit Shah directed that free movement on Manipur's roads begin from 8 March 2025.
What was the theme of the national conference inaugurated by President Murmu on International Women's Day 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Nari Shakti Se Viksit Bharat
The MWCD's national conference at Vigyan Bhawan on 8 March 2025 had the theme 'Nari Shakti Se Viksit Bharat' (#SheBuildsBharat).
According to President Murmu on 8 March 2025, International Women's Day that year marked the completion of how many years?
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Correct answer: C — 50 years
The President said the country was celebrating the completion of 50 years of International Women's Day.
Where was the 'Nari Shakti Se Viksit Bharat' conference of 8 March 2025 held?
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Correct answer: A — Vigyan Bhawan
The Ministry of Women and Child Development held the conference at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.