State PSC Current Affairs Quiz — All time
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Which team won the Indian Super League 2024-25 Cup final played on 12 April 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Mohun Bagan Super Giant
Mohun Bagan Super Giant beat Bengaluru FC 2-1 after extra time in Kolkata.
By winning the ISL 2024-25 Cup after the League Shield, Mohun Bagan Super Giant became the second team to complete the League Double. Which was the first?
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Correct answer: A — Mumbai City FC (2020-21)
Mumbai City FC (2020-21) was the first team to win both the League Shield and the Cup in a season.
Who won both the Golden Ball and the Golden Boot in the ISL 2024-25 season?
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Correct answer: D — Alaaeddine Ajaraie
Alaaeddine Ajaraie of NorthEast United FC won both awards; Vishal Kaith won the Golden Glove.
Consider the following statements about the ISL 2024-25 final: 1. It was played at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata. 2. Mohun Bagan Super Giant's winning goal was scored by Jason Cummings from a penalty in extra time. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only 1 is correct. The final was in Kolkata; Cummings's 72nd-minute penalty was the equaliser, and Jamie Maclaren scored the winner in the 96th minute.
Kumudini Lakhia, who passed away on 12 April 2025, was a renowned exponent of which classical dance form?
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Correct answer: D — Kathak
Kathak: her dance career spanned over 75 years and she founded the Kadamb Centre for Dance in Ahmedabad.
Under which guru did Kumudini Lakhia train in Kathak at the Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra, New Delhi?
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Correct answer: A — Shambhu Maharaj
Shambhu Maharaj, on a Government of India scholarship, according to her official Padma citation.
Consider the following statements about Kumudini Lakhia: 1. She received the Padma Bhushan in 2010. 2. She was conferred the Padma Vibhushan in 2025. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct. Her official citation lists the Padma Shri (1987) and Padma Bhushan (2010); the 2025 Padma Vibhushan is marked posthumous.
On 12 April 2025, ₹515.31 crore was handed over for restitution to investors of which Ponzi scheme?
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Correct answer: B — Rose Valley
Rose Valley: the amount was handed to the Asset Disposal Committee headed by Justice D.K. Seth (Retd.).
Who chairs the Asset Disposal Committee that received ₹515.31 crore for Rose Valley investors?
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Correct answer: A — Justice D.K. Seth (Retd.)
Justice D.K. Seth (Retd.) is the Chairman; Rahul Navin, the ED Director, attended the handover.
Consider the following statements about the Rose Valley restitution of April 2025: 1. The amount was attached by the Enforcement Directorate between 2015 and 2017. 2. It is expected to benefit about 31 lakh victims. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only 1 is correct. ED attached the amount in 2015–17; about 7.5 lakh victims are expected to benefit out of 31 lakh claims received.
Where did APEDA and the Government of Arunachal Pradesh host an International Conclave cum Buyer-Seller Meet in April 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Tawang
Tawang, at the Kalawangpo Convention Hall.
Which GI-tagged rice of Arunachal Pradesh was highlighted by Chief Minister Pema Khandu at the APEDA conclave in Tawang?
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Correct answer: B — Khaw Tai (Khamti) rice
Khaw Tai (Khamti) rice, along with produce such as kiwi and yak cheese (Churpi).
Consider the following statements about the APEDA International Conclave cum Buyer-Seller Meet at Tawang: 1. It brought together 11 international buyers from 3 countries. 2. It was held at the Kalawangpo Convention Hall. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct. The meet had 11 buyers from 3 countries, 17 exporters from 7 States/UTs and over 350 farmers, at the Kalawangpo Convention Hall, Tawang.
Daripalli Ramaiah, the Padma Shri awardee known as 'Vanajeevi' who died on 12 April 2025, was known for what work?
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Correct answer: B — Planting and protecting trees
Planting and protecting trees: the Prime Minister said he devoted his life to planting and protecting lakhs of trees.
'Vanajeevi' Daripalli Ramaiah, who died on 12 April 2025, belonged to which district of Telangana?
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Correct answer: C — Khammam
Khammam: he was from Reddipalli village in Khammam Rural mandal and died in Khammam.
Under Mission Innovation 2.0, India's Department of Biotechnology co-leads the Mission Integrated Biorefinery with which country?
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Correct answer: C — Netherlands
Netherlands, according to the Ministry of Science & Technology's release on the 2025 Seoul gathering.
In which city was the Mission Innovation Annual Gathering 2025 held on 9–11 April?
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Correct answer: A — Seoul
Seoul, South Korea, hosted the gathering, where DBT presented India's BioE3 policy.
How many hydro pumped storage project DPRs did the Central Electricity Authority concur in 2024-25, a record?
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Correct answer: B — Six
Six projects with a combined capacity of about 7.5 GW; thirteen is the target for 2025-26.
Which was the largest pumped storage project among those whose DPRs CEA concurred in 2024-25?
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Correct answer: C — Sharavathy, Karnataka
Sharavathy, Karnataka, at 2,000 MW; MP-30 is 1,920 MW and Bhavali 1,500 MW.
Consider the following statements about pumped storage projects (PSPs) in India, as stated by the Ministry of Power in April 2025: 1. CEA aims to concur at least 13 PSPs of about 22 GW in 2025-26. 2. India's estimated pumped storage potential is below 100 GW. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only 1 is correct. The 2025-26 target is at least 13 PSPs of about 22 GW; the estimated potential is over 200 GW.
The Acoustic Test Facility recognised as India's Designated Laboratory in underwater acoustics belongs to which institute?
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Correct answer: B — National Institute of Ocean Technology, Chennai
National Institute of Ocean Technology, Chennai, under the Ministry of Earth Sciences.
Under which international body has NIOT's Acoustic Test Facility been recognised as India's Designated Laboratory in underwater acoustics?
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Correct answer: C — International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM)
International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM), Paris, through CSIR-National Physical Laboratory, effective 30 January 2024.
Consider the following statements about the Acoustic Test Facility at NIOT, Chennai: 1. It is India's only NABL-accredited facility for calibration of hydrophones. 2. It was set up in 2018. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only 1 is correct. It is the only NABL-accredited hydrophone calibration facility; it was set up in 2004, and 2018 was the year of the NPL-UK Key Comparison it took part in.
Justice Arun Palli, appointed Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh in April 2025, was earlier a judge of which High Court?
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Correct answer: D — Punjab and Haryana High Court
Punjab and Haryana High Court, according to the Law Ministry's press communiqué.
At which AIIMS did Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda inaugurate a Central Research Laboratory on 12 April 2025?
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Correct answer: A — AIIMS Bhubaneswar
AIIMS Bhubaneswar, where he also laid the foundation stone of a Multiutility (Gastronomy) Block.
From which aircraft did DRDO conduct release trials of the long-range glide bomb 'Gaurav' in April 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Su-30 MKI
Su-30 MKI: the trials were conducted from the Su-30 MKI between 8 and 10 April 2025.
Which DRDO laboratory designed the long-range glide bomb 'Gaurav', with ARDE and ITR Chandipur?
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Correct answer: A — Research Centre Imarat (RCI)
Research Centre Imarat (RCI) designed it with the Armament Research and Development Establishment and the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur.
In the April 2025 trials, the glide bomb 'Gaurav' hit a land target at a range close to:
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Correct answer: C — 100 km
100 km: the target was on an island and was hit with pinpoint accuracy.
Consider the following statements about the glide bomb 'Gaurav': 1. It is a 500 kg class glide bomb. 2. Adani Defence Systems & Technologies and Bharat Forge are among its development-cum-production partners. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Only 2 is correct. Gaurav is in the 1,000 kg class, not 500 kg; Adani Defence Systems & Technologies, Bharat Forge and MSMEs are its development-cum-production partners.
Development works worth over how much were inaugurated and launched by the Prime Minister in Varanasi on 11 April 2025?
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Correct answer: C — ₹3,880 crore
₹3,880 crore; ₹1,045 crore was the value of the three power substations within the package.
The new road bridge among the Varanasi projects of 11 April 2025 connects the Varanasi Ring Road with which place?
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Correct answer: A — Sarnath
Sarnath: a road bridge between the Varanasi Ring Road and Sarnath was part of the projects.
Which dairy's milk suppliers received a bonus of over ₹100 crore at the Prime Minister's Varanasi event on 11 April 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Banas Dairy
Banas Dairy: the bonus was transferred to milk suppliers associated with it.
Consider the following statements made at the Prime Minister's Varanasi event of 11 April 2025: 1. Varanasi has issued the highest number of Ayushman Vay Vandana cards, about 50,000. 2. Over 50 products from Varanasi and surrounding districts have GI tags. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only 1 is correct. The PM said Varanasi leads in Ayushman Vay Vandana cards (about 50,000); the number of GI-tagged products from Varanasi and surrounding districts is over 30, not over 50.
AB-PMJAY cards in Odisha, launched on 11 April 2025, are co-branded with which state scheme?
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Correct answer: B — Gopabandhu Jan Arogya Yojana
Gopabandhu Jan Arogya Yojana; the co-branded cards were launched in Cuttack.
About how many people in Odisha are to be covered under the co-branded AB-PMJAY and Gopabandhu Jan Arogya Yojana cards?
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Correct answer: C — 3.52 crore
3.52 crore people, in about 1 crore families; 8.19 crore is the national count of treatments under AB-PMJAY.
Consider the following statements made by the Health Ministry at the Odisha launch of 11 April 2025: 1. Out-of-pocket expenditure on health has fallen from 62% to 48%. 2. About 8.19 crore treatments have been provided under AB-PMJAY nationally. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Only 2 is correct. The Ministry cited 8.19 crore treatments worth ₹1.26 lakh crore; out-of-pocket expenditure fell from 62% to 38%, not 48%.
Which body operates the 'Global Tariff and Trade Helpdesk' launched in April 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT)
Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT): the helpdesk is on the DGFT website under Services > DGFT Helpdesk Service.
According to the Bose Institute study on Kolkata, the toxicity of PM2.5 rises sharply above roughly what concentration?
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Correct answer: C — 70 µg/m³
70 µg/m³, which the researchers proposed as a 'toxicity standard'.
Consider the following statements about the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP): 1. It targets a 40% reduction in particulate matter by 2030 compared with 2017. 2. It covers 102 non-attainment cities. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: D — Neither 1 nor 2
Neither is correct. NCAP targets a 40% cut in particulate pollution by 2026 (not 2030) compared with 2017, in 131 (not 102) non-attainment cities.
What was India's IIP growth in February 2025 according to the quick estimate released on 11 April 2025?
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Correct answer: B — 2.9%
2.9%; 5.0% was January's growth, and 1.6% and 3.6% were the mining and electricity growth rates for February.
Which sector recorded the highest growth in the IIP for February 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Electricity
Electricity grew 3.6%, ahead of manufacturing (2.9%) and mining (1.6%).
Consider the following statements about the Index of Industrial Production (IIP): 1. Its current base year is 2004-05. 2. Quick estimates are released with a lag of six weeks. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Only 2 is correct. The IIP's current base year is 2011-12, not 2004-05; MoSPI releases quick estimates on the 12th of every month with a six-week lag.
Exercise Tiger Triumph 2025, which culminated at Kakinada on 11 April 2025, is a tri-service exercise between India and which country?
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Correct answer: D — United States
United States: it is a bilateral India–US tri-service HADR amphibious exercise.
Where was the harbour phase of Exercise Tiger Triumph 2025 held from 1 to 7 April?
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Correct answer: A — Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam hosted the harbour phase; the exercise culminated with the Distinguished Visitors' Day at Kakinada.
Consider the following statements about Exercise Tiger Triumph: 1. It was first held in 2019. 2. The 2025 edition was its third edition. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only 1 is correct. Tiger Triumph was first held in 2019, and the Defence Ministry called the 2025 exercise the fourth edition, not the third.
The Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT), for which an MoU was signed on 11 April 2025, will be located in which city?
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Correct answer: D — Mumbai
Mumbai, at Dadasaheb Phalke Film City, Goregaon.
The Indian Institute of Creative Technologies is meant mainly for which sector?
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Correct answer: A — AVGC-XR (animation, visual effects, gaming, comics and extended reality)
AVGC-XR (animation, visual effects, gaming, comics and extended reality) is the sector the IICT will serve.
The first phase of the Naval Commanders' Conference 2025, presided over by Rajnath Singh, was held at which naval base?
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Correct answer: D — Karwar
Karwar, where IOS SAGAR was flagged off and Project Seabird facilities were inaugurated; the second phase was in New Delhi.
Under which project were nine marine piers and eight residential buildings inaugurated at Karwar during the Naval Commanders' Conference 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Project Seabird
Project Seabird, the infrastructure project at the Karwar naval base.
What is the last date for nominations for the Padma Awards 2026?
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Correct answer: C — 31 July 2025
31 July 2025; nominations opened on 15 March 2025.
On which portal are nominations for the Padma Awards accepted?
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Correct answer: B — Rashtriya Puraskar Portal
Rashtriya Puraskar Portal (awards.gov.in); nominations are accepted only online.
NITI Aayog's April 2025 automotive report sets what target for India's auto component production by 2030?
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Correct answer: C — US$145 billion
US$145 billion by 2030, along with raising India's GVC share from 3% to 8%.
According to NITI Aayog's April 2025 report, what is India's rank among the world's vehicle producers?
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Correct answer: C — Fourth
Fourth: India produces about 6 million vehicles out of about 94 million globally.
Consider the following statements about NITI Aayog's report 'Automotive Industry: Powering India's Participation in Global Value Chains': 1. It was launched by NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Suman Bery. 2. It aims to raise India's share in global auto component value chain trade from 3% to 8%. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct. Suman Bery launched the report, which targets an increase in India's GVC share from 3% to 8%.
The ASEAN co-chair of the 8th AITIGA Joint Committee meeting held in New Delhi in April 2025 was from which country?
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Correct answer: D — Malaysia
Malaysia: Dr Sugumari S. Shanmugam co-chaired with India's Additional Secretary Rajesh Agrawal.
In the acronym AITIGA, what does 'TIG' stand for?
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Correct answer: A — Trade in Goods
Trade in Goods: AITIGA is the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement.
Of the 11 Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels contracted on 30 March 2023, how many are being built by GRSE, Kolkata?
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Correct answer: A — Four
Four are being built at GRSE; the other seven are at Goa Shipyard Limited, the lead yard.
STELLAR, launched by the Central Electricity Authority in April 2025, is a model for what purpose?
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Correct answer: A — Resource adequacy planning in the power sector
Resource adequacy planning in the power sector; States and discoms can use it free of cost.
India and Italy are pursuing cooperation under a Joint Strategic Action Plan covering which period?
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Correct answer: C — 2025-2029
2025-2029: the plan was agreed by the two Prime Ministers in November 2024.
How much renewable energy capacity did India add in FY 2024-25, according to MNRE?
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Correct answer: C — 29.52 GW
29.52 GW, a record; 23.83 GW of it was solar, and 50.04 GW is the total wind capacity.
What was India's total installed renewable energy capacity as of 31 March 2025?
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Correct answer: B — 220.10 GW
220.10 GW, up from 198.75 GW a year earlier; 105.65 GW is the solar share.
Consider the following statements about India's solar capacity as of 31 March 2025: 1. Total installed solar capacity crossed 100 GW. 2. Rooftop solar accounted for more than half of the total solar capacity. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only 1 is correct. Total solar capacity was 105.65 GW, but rooftop solar was 17.02 GW; ground-mounted installations made up 81.01 GW.
What was India's total installed wind energy capacity at the end of FY 2024-25?
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Correct answer: C — 50.04 GW
50.04 GW, after 4.15 GW was added during the year; 11.58 GW is bioenergy capacity.
From which country was Tahawwur Hussain Rana, an accused in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks case, extradited to India in April 2025?
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Correct answer: D — United States
United States: the US Marshals Service surrendered him to Indian authorities on 9 April 2025.
Which Indian agency formally arrested Tahawwur Rana on his arrival in New Delhi on 10 April 2025?
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Correct answer: D — National Investigation Agency
National Investigation Agency (NIA); NIA and NSG teams escorted him from Los Angeles.
Consider the following statements about Tahawwur Rana's extradition: 1. A US magistrate judge certified his extradition to India on 16 May 2023. 2. He is an Indian citizen. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only 1 is correct. His extradition was certified on 16 May 2023 in the Central District of California; he is a Canadian citizen of Pakistani origin.
Tahawwur Rana's extradition to India in April 2025 followed proceedings initiated under which instrument?
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Correct answer: A — India-US Extradition Treaty
India-US Extradition Treaty: the NIA said he was held in US judicial custody pursuant to proceedings initiated under it.
By what percentage was the 'material cost' under PM POSHAN raised with effect from 1 May 2025?
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Correct answer: B — 9.50%
9.50%, at an additional Central cost of about ₹954 crore in 2025-26.
What is the revised per-student, per-day material cost for Bal Vatika and primary classes under PM POSHAN from 1 May 2025?
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Correct answer: B — ₹6.78
₹6.78, up from ₹6.19; upper primary rises from ₹9.29 to ₹10.17.
Consider the following statements about the PM POSHAN material cost revision of April 2025: 1. It is based on the Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW). 2. The revised rates are minimum mandatory rates, and states/UTs may contribute more. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Only 2 is correct. The revision is based on the Consumer Price Index for Rural Labourers (CPI-RL) compiled by the Labour Bureau, not CPI-IW; the rates are minimum mandatory rates.
About how many students in how many schools are covered by PM POSHAN, as stated by the Ministry of Education in April 2025?
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Correct answer: C — 11.20 crore students in 10.36 lakh schools
11.20 crore students in 10.36 lakh government and government-aided schools.
Where did India finish in the medal table of the ISSF World Cup in Buenos Aires that ended on 10 April 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Second
Second, with 8 medals (4 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze), behind China.
Which Indian shooter won the women's 10m air pistol gold at the ISSF World Cup in Buenos Aires in April 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Suruchi Inder Singh
Suruchi Inder Singh won the gold; Esha Singh won silver in the women's 25m pistol.
Consider the following statements about India at the ISSF World Cup, Buenos Aires 2025: 1. Sift Kaur Samra won gold in the women's 50m rifle 3 positions. 2. India won gold in the 10m air pistol mixed team event. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only 1 is correct. Sift Kaur Samra won the women's 50m rifle 3 positions gold; in the 10m air pistol mixed team, Suruchi Inder Singh and Saurabh Chaudhary won bronze, and China won gold.
World Homoeopathy Day 2025 marked which birth anniversary of Dr Samuel Hahnemann, the founder of homoeopathy?
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Correct answer: C — 270th
270th birth anniversary, according to the Ministry of Ayush.
Where was the Ministry of Ayush's World Homoeopathy Day 2025 convention held?
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Correct answer: D — Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar
Mahatma Mandir Convention and Exhibition Centre, Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
What was the theme of the World Homoeopathy Day 2025 convention?
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Correct answer: D — Education, Practice and Research in Homoeopathy
Education, Practice and Research in Homoeopathy was the theme; over 8,000 delegates attended.