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During his visit to DRDO's missile complex in Hyderabad on 28 February 2025, Rajnath Singh felicitated the team of which missile project?
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Correct answer: D — Long-Range Hypersonic Anti-Ship Missile
He felicitated the Long-Range Hypersonic Anti-Ship Missile team, whose flight trials succeeded in November 2024.
Which DRDO laboratory at the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex briefed Rajnath Singh on missile programmes on 28 February 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Research Centre Imarat (RCI)
Rajnath Singh was briefed on missile technologies and programmes being carried out by the Research Centre Imarat (RCI).
Under the National Waterways (Construction of Jetties/Terminals) Regulations, 2025, an entity wishing to develop a terminal on a national waterway must obtain a No Objection Certificate from which body?
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Correct answer: A — Inland Waterways Authority of India
The regulations, framed by IWAI, require any entity developing or operating an inland waterway terminal on a national waterway to obtain an NoC from IWAI.
Under the National Waterways (Construction of Jetties/Terminals) Regulations, 2025, what initial term is given to temporary terminals?
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Correct answer: B — Five years
Temporary terminals get an initial five-year term, while permanent terminals can be maintained for their lifetime.
Exercise Desert Hunt 2025, a tri-service special forces exercise held from 24 to 28 February 2025, was conducted at which Air Force Station?
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Correct answer: B — Jodhpur
The IAF conducted Exercise Desert Hunt 2025 at Air Force Station Jodhpur, Rajasthan.
Consider the following statements about Exercise Desert Hunt 2025: 1. It was an integrated tri-service special forces exercise conducted by the Indian Air Force. 2. The Garuds, the IAF's special forces that took part, were formed in 2003. 3. The Marine Commandos (MARCOS) who took part belong to the Indian Army. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 1 and 2 only
Statements 1 and 2 are correct: the IAF conducted the tri-service exercise, and the Garuds were formed in 2003. Statement 3 is wrong: MARCOS are the Indian Navy's Marine Commandos; the Army was represented by Para (Special Forces).
What was the theme of National Science Day 2025, observed on 28 February 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Empowering Indian Youth for Global Leadership in Science & Innovation for Viksit Bharat
The 2025 theme was 'Empowering Indian Youth for Global Leadership in Science & Innovation for Viksit Bharat'; the other options are themes of earlier years.
At the National Science Day 2025 event, Dr Jitendra Singh said DST's budget allocation rose from ₹2,777 crore in 2013-14 to how much in 2024-25?
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Correct answer: D — ₹28,509 crore
DST's allocation rose to ₹28,509 crore in 2024-25, a 926% increase; ₹6,658 crore was DSIR's and ₹13,416 crore the Department of Space's 2024-25 figure.
According to the government's National Science Day 2025 backgrounder, the INSPIRE-MANAK scheme will be extended from 2025 to which students?
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Correct answer: A — Classes 11 and 12
From 2025, INSPIRE-MANAK will expand its reach to Class 11 and 12 students.
Where was the first ministerial meeting of the India–EU Trade and Technology Council held, before the second meeting in New Delhi on 28 February 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Brussels
The first India–EU TTC meeting was held in Brussels on 16 May 2023; the second was in New Delhi on 28 February 2025.
Which of the following Union Ministers was NOT an Indian co-chair of the second India–EU TTC meeting on 28 February 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Nirmala Sitharaman
The Indian co-chairs were S. Jaishankar, Piyush Goyal and Ashwini Vaishnaw; the Finance Minister was not a co-chair.
India's first offshore mineral block, a construction sand block for which a Letter of Intent was handed over on 28 February 2025, was allotted to which entity?
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Correct answer: C — Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority
The LoI for the offshore construction sand block was handed to the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA).
The sand from the offshore block allotted on 28 February 2025 will be used for reclamation at which greenfield port?
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Correct answer: D — Vadhavan, Palghar
About 200 million cubic metres of sand from the block off the Daman coast will be used to reclaim land for the greenfield Vadhavan Port in Palghar, Maharashtra.
Which organisation developed the low-cost 5G lab inaugurated by Jyotiraditya Scindia at Gauhati University on 28 February 2025?
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Correct answer: C — C-DOT
The 5G test lab was developed by the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT).
The HIMASHIELD 2024 Grand Challenge of C-DAC, which concluded on 28 February 2025, sought solutions for mitigating which hazard?
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Correct answer: D — Glacial Lake Outburst Floods
HIMASHIELD 2024 sought indigenous solutions for Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) mitigation.
At the 9th National Summit on Good & Replicable Practices in Puri (28 February 2025), Odisha's CM highlighted the merger of which state scheme with AB-PMJAY?
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Correct answer: B — Gopabandhu Jan Arogya Yojana
Mohan Charan Majhi said merging Odisha's Gopabandhu Jan Arogya Yojana with AB-PMJAY gives over 4.5 crore people access to more than 29,000 private hospitals.
PM Modi attended the Sufi music festival Jahan-e-Khusro 2025, which completed 25 years, at which venue on 28 February 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Sunder Nursery
The PM took part in Jahan-e-Khusro 2025 at Sunder Nursery, New Delhi; the festival is organised by the Rumi Foundation.
By how much did the combined Index of Eight Core Industries grow (provisional) in January 2025 over January 2024?
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Correct answer: D — 4.6%
The index rose 4.6% in January 2025; 4.4% was cumulative growth for April–January 2024-25.
Which body confers the Prani Mitra and Jeev Daya Awards, presented at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on 27 February 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Animal Welfare Board of India
The Prani Mitra and Jeev Daya Awards are given by the Animal Welfare Board of India, which held the ceremony on 27 February 2025.
Consider the following statements in the context of the awards presented on 27 February 2025: 1. The Prani Mitra Award was instituted in 2001. 2. The Animal Welfare Board of India is a statutory body established under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Only the second is correct: the AWBI was established under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, while the Prani Mitra Award dates from 1966; it is the Jeev Daya Award that was instituted in 2001.
In the Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance amendment rules behind the portal launched on 27 February 2025 (swik.meity.gov.in), 'SWIK' stands for:
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Correct answer: D — Social Welfare, Innovation, Knowledge
The rules are the Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance (Social Welfare, Innovation, Knowledge) Amendment Rules, 2025, hence the portal address swik.meity.gov.in.
The Aadhaar Good Governance portal launched on 27 February 2025 implements amendment rules framed under which Act?
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Correct answer: A — Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016
The Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance Amendment Rules, 2025 were notified under the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016.
Abdullah Ocalan, who on 27 February 2025 called on his group to lay down arms and dissolve, is the founder of which organisation?
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Correct answer: B — Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)
Abdullah Ocalan is the jailed founder of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which he asked to lay down arms and dissolve itself.
On which island has PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan been imprisoned since 1999?
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Correct answer: C — Imrali
Ocalan has been held on Imrali island in the Sea of Marmara since 1999; a DEM Party delegation met him there before his letter was read out on 27 February 2025.
Members of which Turkish political party read out Abdullah Ocalan's call for the PKK to disarm in Istanbul on 27 February 2025?
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Correct answer: D — DEM Party
The letter was read out by DEM Party politicians Ahmet Turk and Pervin Buldan after their visit to Imrali island.
According to Union Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy on 27 February 2025, which States/UTs would soon join the mineral auction regime, taking it to 17 States?
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Correct answer: A — Assam, Jammu & Kashmir and Kerala
The Minister said Assam, Jammu & Kashmir and Kerala would soon join the mineral auction regime, expanding India's mineral auction map to 17 States.
According to the Ministry of Mines (27 February 2025), what is India's rank among the world's aluminium producers?
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Correct answer: A — 2nd
The Ministry said India is the 2nd largest aluminium producer in the world, among the top 10 in refined copper and the 4th largest iron ore producer.
MAITRI, whose logo was launched by the Ports Ministry on 27 February 2025, is meant to operationalise the Virtual Trade Corridor between India and which country?
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Correct answer: C — United Arab Emirates
MAITRI (Master Application for International Trade and Regulatory Interface) will operationalise the Virtual Trade Corridor between India and the UAE.
What is 'Sagar Ankalan', launched by Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on 27 February 2025?
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Correct answer: D — A Logistics Port Performance Index for ports
Sagar Ankalan is the Logistics Port Performance Index (LPPI) for FY 2023-24, which ranks major and non-major ports in bulk and container categories.
Under the One Nation-One Port Process launched on 27 February 2025, the number of documents for container operations was reduced from 143 to:
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Correct answer: D — 96
The ONOP process cut container operation documents by 33%, from 143 to 96, and bulk cargo documents from 150 to 106.
Marathi Bhasha Gaurav Din, observed in Maharashtra on 27 February, marks the birth anniversary of which writer?
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Correct answer: A — Kusumagraj (V. V. Shirwadkar)
Marathi Bhasha Gaurav Din is observed on 27 February, the birth anniversary of Jnanpith-winning poet Kusumagraj (Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar).
The Maharashtra government's Vinda Karandikar Jeevan Gaurav Puraskar for 2024, presented on Marathi Bhasha Gaurav Din 2025, went to:
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Correct answer: D — R. R. Borade
The Marathi Language Department's Vinda Karandikar Jeevan Gaurav Puraskar for 2024 went to senior writer R. R. (Rawsaheb Rangrao) Borade.
Which village in Nashik district, the native village of Kusumagraj, was named a 'Kavitanche Gaav' (village of poems) by Maharashtra around Marathi Bhasha Gaurav Din 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Shirwad
Kusumagraj's village Shirwad in Nashik district was named a 'Kavitanche Gaav'; Malgund in Ratnagiri, the village of poet Keshavsut, was named alongside it.
On 27 February 2025 the Punjab Cabinet approved adopting the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Amendment Act, 2024, which Parliament had enacted under which Article of the Constitution?
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Correct answer: B — Article 252
The Amendment Act was enacted by Parliament under clause (1) of Article 252 read with clause (2), so a State applies it by adopting it.
Consider the following statements in the context of Punjab's decision of 27 February 2025 on the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Amendment Act, 2024: 1. Under Article 252, Parliament may legislate on a State subject for two or more States whose legislatures pass resolutions to that effect, and another State may adopt such a law later by a resolution of its legislature. 2. The 2024 amendment replaces criminal liability for contraventions with financial penalties imposed by an adjudicating officer. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct: Article 252 allows a law on a State subject for consenting States, with later adoption by resolution by other States, and the amendment adopted by Punjab replaces criminal liability with financial penalties through an adjudicating officer.
What excise revenue target did Punjab's Excise Policy 2025-26, approved by the State Cabinet on 27 February 2025, set?
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Correct answer: C — ₹11,020 crore
The Excise Policy 2025-26 aims at ₹11,020 crore, ₹874.05 crore above the 2024-25 target of ₹10,145 crore.
Which film won the first prize in the NHRC's tenth annual short film competition on human rights, announced on 27 February 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Doodh Ganga - Valley's Dying Lifeline
'Doodh Ganga - Valley's Dying Lifeline' by Abdul Rashid Bhat of Jammu & Kashmir, on pollution of the Doodh Ganga river, won the ₹2 lakh first prize.
PM Modi reviewed the Ayush sector on 27 February 2025. In which year was the Ministry of Ayush created?
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Correct answer: C — 2014
The Ministry of Ayush was created in 2014, as recalled in the PMO release on the review of 27 February 2025.
What sponsorship amount per house did the Kerala Cabinet fix on 27 February 2025 for the Wayanad landslide survivors' township?
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Correct answer: B — 20 lakh rupees
The Cabinet fixed ₹20 lakh as the sponsorship amount per house; families settling outside the township get ₹15 lakh instead.
'Gunvatta Sankalp', held in Kohima for Nagaland as announced on 27 February 2025, is an initiative of which body?
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Correct answer: C — Quality Council of India
Gunvatta Sankalp is a Quality Council of India initiative, held for Nagaland in Kohima with the state government after Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Odisha.
According to the chairman of the Group of Ministers on discom viability (Mumbai, 27 February 2025), every 1% increase in AT&C loss causes utilities a loss of more than:
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Correct answer: A — ₹10,000 crore
Union MoS Shripad Yesso Naik, chairing the GoM, said every 1% increase in AT&C loss results in losses of upwards of ₹10,000 crore for utilities.
Chennai Airport got the second UDAN Yatri Cafe on 27 February 2025. At which airport was the first one opened, in December 2024?
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Correct answer: D — Kolkata
The first UDAN Yatri Cafe opened on 19 December 2024 at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata; Chennai became the second.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed the ceremony on the 15th death anniversary of Bharat Ratna Nanaji Deshmukh on 27 February 2025 at:
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Correct answer: A — Chitrakoot
The Remembrance Day ceremony for Nanaji Deshmukh's 15th death anniversary was held at Chitrakoot, Madhya Pradesh, where a statue of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya was also unveiled.
Maha Kumbh 2025 at Prayagraj concluded on 26 February 2025 with the holy dip of which festival?
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Correct answer: A — Mahashivratri
The Maha Kumbh 2025 ended on 26 February 2025 with the Mahashivratri snan at the Triveni Sangam.
According to the Government of India, the total footfall at Maha Kumbh 2025 by its concluding day was:
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Correct answer: C — More than 66 crore
The government said the expected turnout of 45 crore in 45 days was exceeded within a month, reaching more than 66 crore by the concluding day.
The Mahashivratri snan of 26 February 2025 was which bathing festival of Maha Kumbh 2025, counting from the first?
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Correct answer: B — 6th
The Mahashivratri dip was the sixth and last bathing festival of the 45-day Maha Kumbh.
The Kumbh Mela rotates between four places in India. Which of the following is NOT one of them?
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Correct answer: D — Varanasi
The Kumbh Mela rotates between Haridwar, Ujjain, Nashik and Prayagraj; Varanasi is not a Kumbh venue.
Consider the following statements about the Kumbh Mela: 1. UNESCO inscribed it on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2017. 2. At Ujjain, the Kumbh Mela is held on the banks of the Godavari. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
UNESCO inscribed the Kumbh Mela on its Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2017, so the first statement is correct. Ujjain's Kumbh is on the Shipra; the Godavari is the river at Nashik, so the second is wrong.
After the expansion of 26 February 2025, the Bihar council of ministers, including the Chief Minister, reached its maximum permissible strength of:
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Correct answer: D — 36
With seven BJP MLAs sworn in, the Bihar council of ministers reached 36, the maximum allowed for the 243-member Assembly.
Who administered the oath of office to the seven new ministers of Bihar on 26 February 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Arif Mohammad Khan
Governor Arif Mohammad Khan administered the oath to the new ministers at Raj Bhavan, Patna.
Consider the following statements about Article 164(1A) of the Constitution: 1. It was inserted by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment. 2. It caps the total number of ministers, including the Chief Minister, at 15% of the total members of the Legislative Assembly. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Article 164(1A) caps a state's council of ministers, including the Chief Minister, at 15% of the Assembly's total members, so the second statement is correct. It was inserted by the 91st Amendment Act, 2003, not the 42nd, so the first is wrong.
How many runs did Ibrahim Zadran score against England at Lahore on 26 February 2025, the highest individual score in Champions Trophy history?
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Correct answer: C — 177
Ibrahim Zadran made 177 off 146 balls, the highest individual score in Champions Trophy history.
Ibrahim Zadran's 177 overtook whose record for the highest individual score in the Champions Trophy, set earlier in the same 2025 edition?
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Correct answer: A — Ben Duckett
Zadran overtook England opener Ben Duckett, who had made 165 against Australia earlier in the 2025 edition.
Which Afghanistan bowler took 5 for 58 to dismiss England for 317 in the Champions Trophy match at Lahore on 26 February 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Azmatullah Omarzai
Azmatullah Omarzai took 5 for 58 as England were bowled out for 317, eight runs short.
Under which scheme did Sarbananda Sonowal announce ₹1,500 crore for green vessel transition in Assam by 2030, at Advantage Assam 2.0?
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Correct answer: A — Harit Nauka
Sonowal announced ₹1,500 crore for green vessel transition in Assam by 2030 under the Harit Nauka scheme.
Besides Guwahati, which town in Assam is to get a water metro service under the ₹315 crore investment announced at Advantage Assam 2.0?
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Correct answer: C — Dhubri
Sonowal announced a water metro service in Guwahati and Dhubri with an investment of ₹315 crore.
Where will the Centre set up a ₹120 crore Regional Centre of Excellence for inland water transport, as announced at Advantage Assam 2.0?
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Correct answer: D — Dibrugarh
The Centre earmarked ₹120 crore for a Regional Centre of Excellence at Dibrugarh.
According to Amit Shah at the Isha Yoga Centre on Mahashivratri 2025, the height of the Adiyogi statue in Coimbatore, symbolising as many paths to enlightenment, is:
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Correct answer: B — 112 ft
The Adiyogi statue is 112 feet tall and symbolises the 112 paths to spiritual enlightenment.