Assam Current Affairs Quiz — All time
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The 'Brahmaputra Wing' inaugurated by Amit Shah on 29 August 2025 is located at:
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Correct answer: A — Raj Bhavan, Guwahati
Amit Shah inaugurated the Brahmaputra Wing at Raj Bhavan in Guwahati, Assam.
The new rail line approved by the Cabinet on 27 August 2025 to connect Dholavira, Narayan Sarovar and Lakhpat fort is located in which region?
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Correct answer: B — Kutch
The Deshalpar–Hajipir–Luna and Vayor–Lakhpat new line will connect far-flung areas of Kutch, Gujarat.
What is the approximate total cost of the four railway projects approved by the Union Cabinet on 27 August 2025?
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Correct answer: D — ₹12,328 crore
The four projects together cost about ₹12,328 crore; ₹2,526 crore is the Kutch new line alone and ₹5,012 crore is the Secunderabad–Wadi line.
Consider the following statements about the railway projects approved on 27 August 2025: 1. The Secunderabad (Sanathnagar)–Wadi 3rd and 4th line spans Karnataka and Telangana. 2. The Bhagalpur–Jamalpur 3rd line is in Bihar. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct as per the Cabinet release; the Furkating–New Tinsukia doubling is the Assam project.
According to Union Minister Jitendra Singh (August 2025), India's bioeconomy was valued at about how much in 2024?
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Correct answer: D — $165.7 billion
India's bioeconomy grew from $10 billion in 2014 to $165.7 billion in 2024; $300 billion is the 2030 target.
India's first Biomanufacturing Institute, cited as an achievement in the first year of the BioE3 Policy, was inaugurated at:
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Correct answer: A — Mohali
The Minister highlighted the inauguration of India's first Biomanufacturing Institute at Mohali.
In August 2025, the Mumbai Port Authority allotted land at Colaba, Mumbai, to the Government of Assam on lease for how many years?
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Correct answer: B — 60 years
Sarbananda Sonowal announced that four bighas of land at Colaba were allotted by the Mumbai Port Authority to the Government of Assam on lease for 60 years.
The IIM to be set up at Guwahati under the IIM (Amendment) Bill, 2025 passed by Parliament in August 2025 will be India's which IIM?
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Correct answer: C — 22nd
Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said the 22nd IIM in the country will be set up in Guwahati.
What corpus fund will IIM Guwahati receive for five years (2025–26 to 2029–30) under the IIM (Amendment) Bill, 2025?
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Correct answer: A — ₹555 crore
The Bill's financial memorandum provides a corpus fund of ₹555 crore for IIM Guwahati for five years, 2025–26 to 2029–30.
The establishment of IIM Guwahati is one of the projects under a Special Development Package for Assam agreed in a Memorandum of Settlement signed by the Government of India, the Assam government and which group?
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Correct answer: D — United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA)
The Bill's statement of objects says the Government of India, the State Government of Assam and representatives of ULFA signed a Memorandum of Settlement, under whose Special Development Package an IIM at Guwahati is one of the projects.
Consider the following statements about the Indian Institutes of Management (Amendment) Bill, 2025: 1. It was passed by the Lok Sabha on 19 August and by the Rajya Sabha on 20 August 2025. 2. It amends the Indian Institutes of Management Act, 2017. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both statements are correct: the Lok Sabha passed the Bill on 19 August and the Rajya Sabha on 20 August 2025, and the Bill amends the Indian Institutes of Management Act, 2017.
At the 20th Central Monitoring Committee meeting on river rejuvenation (19 August 2025), which State was noted as having no polluted river stretches in the latest CPCB assessment?
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Correct answer: A — Sikkim
The Committee noted that Sikkim emerged as a State with no polluted river stretches in the latest CPCB assessment, while Assam and Punjab were cited for floodplain demarcation.
What is the central outlay for the four new components of Special Development Packages for Assam and Tripura approved on 8 August 2025?
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Correct answer: B — ₹4,250 crore
The Centre will provide ₹4,250 crore under the Central Sector Scheme of SDPs: ₹4,000 crore for Assam and ₹250 crore for Tripura.
The ₹250-crore Tripura component of the Special Development Packages approved in August 2025 follows a Memorandum of Settlement with which groups?
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Correct answer: C — NLFT and ATTF
The ₹250 crore is for development of tribals of Tripura under the MoS signed with the NLFT and ATTF (National Liberation Front of Twipra and All Tripura Tiger Force).
Consider the following statements about the Special Development Packages components approved in August 2025: 1. The Assam government will contribute ₹3,000 crore from its own resources. 2. The ₹500-crore component for the NCHAC area relates to a settlement with the Dimasa groups DNLA/DPSC. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both statements are correct. Of the ₹7,250 crore total, ₹3,000 crore will be contributed by the Assam government, and ₹500 crore is for the NCHAC area inhabited by DNLA/DPSC groups.
Consider the following statements about the Memoranda of Settlement behind the new SDP components: 1. The settlement with the ULFA groups was signed in 2022. 2. The settlement with the NLFT/ATTF was signed in 2024. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Statement 1 is incorrect: the ULFA settlement was signed in 2023 (it was the Adivasi groups' settlement that was signed in 2022). Statement 2 is correct: the NLFT/ATTF settlement was signed in 2024.
Nijut Moina 2.0, launched on 6 August 2025 to support girls' higher education, is a scheme of which state?
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Correct answer: B — Assam
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launched Mukhya Mantrir Nijut Moina 2.0 at Gauhati University.
Consider the following statements about Nijut Moina 2.0: 1. A postgraduate girl student gets ₹2,500 a month for 10 months in a year. 2. Only girls from families below the poverty line are eligible. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct: PG-level students get ₹2,500 a month for 10 months. Statement 2 is incorrect: girls from all families, irrespective of economic condition, are eligible.
About how many girls are to benefit in 2025 under Assam's Nijut Moina 2.0, launched on 6 August 2025?
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Correct answer: D — 4 lakh
4 lakh girls, up from about 1.6 lakh the previous year.
The first comprehensive venom profile of the black scorpion Heterometrus bengalensis, reported in August 2025, was prepared by scientists of an institute located in which city?
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Correct answer: D — Guwahati
The study was conducted by the Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST), Guwahati, an autonomous institute of DST.
Under the BSNL–Numaligarh Refinery MoU announced in August 2025, India's first 5G Captive Non-Public Network (CNPN) will be deployed in which sector?
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Correct answer: A — Refinery sector
BSNL and NRL will collaborate to deploy India's first 5G CNPN within the refinery sector.
The BSNL–NRL MoU for a 5G captive network was signed during an 'Industry 4.0 Workshop for CPSEs' held in which city?
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Correct answer: D — Guwahati
The MoU was signed during the Industry 4.0 Workshop for CPSEs organised in Guwahati under the aegis of the Ministry of Finance.
National Waterway-57, operationalised with a maiden cement cargo in Assam on 2 August 2025, is on which river?
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Correct answer: D — Kopili
NW-57 is on the Kopili river; the maiden cargo ran from Chandrapur to Hatsingimari.
Consider the following statements about the operationalisation of NW-57 in August 2025: 1. The maiden cargo of 300 MT of cement moved from Chandrapur to Hatsingimari. 2. With it, more than 1,168 km of National Waterways in Assam have become operational. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both statements are correct. MV VV Giri carried 300 MT of cement from Chandrapur to Hatsingimari, and Sonowal said more than 1,168 km of National Waterways in Assam are now operational.
Gouse Meera Mohiuddin was appointed on 29 July 2025 as an Additional Judge of which High Court?
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Correct answer: C — Telangana High Court
PIB press note (29 July 2025): Gouse Meera Mohiuddin, Advocate, was appointed Additional Judge of the Telangana High Court.
Anjan Moni Kalita and Rajesh Mazumdar, advocates, were appointed on 29 July 2025 as Additional Judges of:
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Correct answer: B — Gauhati High Court
PIB press note: Anjan Moni Kalita, Rajesh Mazumdar, Pranjal Das and Sanjeev Kumar Sharma were appointed Additional Judges of the Gauhati High Court.
Under Article 224 of the Constitution, an additional Judge of a High Court is appointed for a period:
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Correct answer: A — Not exceeding two years
Supreme Court (Lok Prahari v. Union of India, 20 April 2021): Article 224 provides for appointing additional judges to meet a temporary increase in business or arrears, for a period not exceeding two years.
In which city is the residence of music maestro Bhupen Hazarika, visited by Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on 26 July 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Guwahati
PIB (26 July 2025): Sonowal visited the iconic residence of Dr. Bhupen Hazarika in Guwahati.
Vibhu Bakhru was appointed on 14 July 2025 as Chief Justice of which High Court?
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Correct answer: D — Karnataka High Court
Law Ministry communique: Vibhu Bakhru, Judge (Delhi), appointed Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court.
Consider the following statements regarding Article 217 of the Constitution: 1. Every Judge of a High Court is appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal. 2. A permanent High Court Judge holds office until the age of sixty-five years. 3. To qualify, an advocate must have practised in a High Court for at least seven years. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only statement 1 is correct. Article 217(1) sets the retirement age at sixty-two years (not 65), and Article 217(2)(b) requires at least ten years as an advocate of a High Court (not seven).
Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh was transferred on 14 July 2025 from the Tripura High Court to which High Court?
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Correct answer: C — Telangana High Court
Law Ministry communique: Aparesh Kumar Singh transferred from Tripura to Telangana as Chief Justice.
Under the DoT's Sanchar Mitra Scheme, who serve as 'Sanchar Mitras'?
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Correct answer: C — Student volunteers acting as digital ambassadors
DoT: Sanchar Mitras are student volunteers who act as digital ambassadors to lead digital literacy and telecom awareness.
In the first outreach programme of the Sanchar Mitra Scheme on 11 July 2025, the Assam LSA partnered with how many engineering colleges?
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Correct answer: A — 18
DoT: in the first outreach programme, Assam LSA partnered with 18 prominent engineering colleges across the state.
What total amount did the Centre approve on 10 July 2025 for six flood- and landslide-affected states as the Central share of SDRF?
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Correct answer: B — ₹1,066.80 crore
MHA: the Central Government approved the release of ₹1,066.80 crore to Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Kerala and Uttarakhand.
Which state received the largest share in the SDRF release of 10 July 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Uttarakhand
MHA: Uttarakhand received ₹455.60 crore, followed by Assam with ₹375.60 crore.
The ₹1,066.80 crore released to six states on 10 July 2025 was given from which fund?
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Correct answer: D — Central share of the State Disaster Response Fund
MHA: the amounts were released as the Central share from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF).
Which district emerged as the best performer in the NER District SDG Index 2023-24 released on 7 July 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Hnahthial
NITI Aayog: Hnahthial in Mizoram emerged as the best-performing district, with a score of 81.43.
How many districts are covered in the NER District SDG Index 2023-24?
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Correct answer: B — 121
NITI Aayog: the composite scores for the 121 districts range up to 81.43 in Hnahthial.
Which international organisation provided technical support for the NER District SDG Index developed by NITI Aayog and MDoNER?
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Correct answer: D — UNDP
NITI Aayog: the Index is developed by NITI Aayog and MDoNER with technical support from UNDP.
How much investment has been earmarked for Northeast waterways, according to Sarbananda Sonowal on 7 July 2025?
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Correct answer: D — ₹5,000 crore
MoPSW: with an investment of ₹5,000 crore earmarked, the Union Government has drawn up major initiatives for waterways in the region.
How many youth from the Northeast does the government aim to train in maritime skills over the next decade?
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Correct answer: A — 50,000
MoPSW: the government aims to train 50,000 youth from the region in maritime skills over the next decade.
Which two Assam cities host the Maritime Skill Development Centre and the upcoming maritime Centre of Excellence mentioned by Sonowal in July 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Guwahati and Dibrugarh
MoPSW: the Maritime Skill Development Centre (MSDC) in Guwahati and the upcoming Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Dibrugarh will power this transformation.
The Bodoland CEM Cup, highlighted in Mann Ki Baat on 29 June 2025, is a tournament in which sport?
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Correct answer: A — Football
Mann Ki Baat 123: the youth's confidence is most visible on the football field; in the Bodo Territorial Area, the Bodoland CEM Cup is being organised with more than 3,700 teams.
Where was the 2nd North-East Mining Ministers' Conclave held in June 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Guwahati
PIB: Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy addressed the 2nd North-East Mining Ministers' Conclave in Guwahati.
At the conclave, G. Kishan Reddy referred to the eight North Eastern states as 'Ashta Lakshmi'. Which of the following is NOT one of these eight states?
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Correct answer: D — West Bengal
PIB: the eight states named are Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim. West Bengal is not among them.
During which period is the month-long Dharti Aaba Janbhagidari Abhiyan (DAJA) being conducted?
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Correct answer: D — 15 June – 15 July 2025
PIB: from 15 June to 15 July 2025, the month-long national movement is reaching over 5.5 crore tribal citizens.
In which Assam town did Sarbananda Sonowal flag off the Olympic Day Run on 23 June 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Tezpur
PIB: Sarbananda Sonowal flagged off the Olympic Day Run in Tezpur; the event was held at Polo Field.
What is the name of the scheme approved by the Assam Cabinet on 22 June 2025 to bring back bodies of Assam domiciles who die outside the state?
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Correct answer: B — Shradhanjali
The Hills Times / India Today NE: the Assam Cabinet approved the 'Shradhanjali' scheme to facilitate dignified transportation of bodies of Assam domiciles who die outside the state.
From which date will Assam's 'Shradhanjali' scheme be implemented?
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Correct answer: C — 1 October 2025
The Hills Times: the scheme is set to be implemented from October 1, 2025 (1 October 2025); India Today NE also reported the Cabinet approval on 22 June.
Consider the following statements about Assam's 'Shradhanjali' scheme: 1. The Special Branch of Assam Police is the nodal agency. 2. The scheme covers deaths that occur during medical treatment outside Assam. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
The Hills Times / India Today NE: the Special Branch of Assam Police is the nodal agency; the scheme does not apply to deaths during medical treatment outside Assam. So 1 only.
On 22 June 2025, the Assam government declared transgender persons a Socially and Educationally Backward Class (SEBC). This move is rooted in which 2014 Supreme Court verdict?
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Correct answer: D — NALSA vs Union of India
India Today NE: the decision is rooted in the Supreme Court's landmark 2014 verdict in the NALSA vs Union of India case, which mandated treating transgender persons as the third gender.
How many poisonous plant species used in traditional treatment did IASST Guwahati researchers identify in the study reported in June 2025?
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Correct answer: D — 70
PIB (DST): The IASST team reviewed existing literature and identified 70 poisonous plant species which are used traditionally to treat a wide array of illnesses.
Fossil leaves found in Assam's Makum Coalfield, reported by DST on 17 June 2025, are the world's oldest known fossil record of which plant genus?
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Correct answer: A — Nothopegia
PIB (DST): The fossilized leaves, about 24–23 million years old, were the world's oldest known fossil record of the plant genus Nothopegia.
The Nothopegia fossil leaves studied by BSIP scientists were found in which coalfield?
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Correct answer: D — Makum Coalfield, Assam
PIB (DST): The fossil leaves were discovered in the Makum Coalfield, Assam.
Who received the Srimanta Sankardeva Award from the Government of Assam on 12 June 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Sonal Mansingh
PIB (Ports, Shipping and Waterways): the Government of Assam presented the Srimanta Sankardeva Award to classical dancer Sonal Mansingh.
Consider the following statements about the Srimanta Sankardeva Award ceremony of 12 June 2025: 1. The award was conferred by Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya. 2. The ceremony was held at the Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra in Guwahati. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
PIB: the award was conferred by Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya at the Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra in Guwahati. So both 1 and 2 are correct.
The Srimanta Sankardeva Award, presented to Sonal Mansingh on 12 June 2025, is named after a saint-reformer of which century?
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Correct answer: D — 15th century
PIB: the award is named after the 15th-century saint-reformer Srimanta Sankardeva; answer: 15th century.
The Assam cabinet decision of 10 June 2025 raised the fixed monthly honorarium of ASHA workers to what amount from 1 October 2025?
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Correct answer: B — ₹4,000
PTI (ThePrint) and Assam Tribune: ASHA workers will get a fixed monthly honorarium of ₹4,000 instead of ₹3,000 from 1 October.
Consider the following statements about the Assam cabinet decision of 10 June 2025 on ASHA honorarium: 1. The Centre's share in an ASHA worker's honorarium rises to ₹2,500. 2. The revised honorarium takes effect from 1 April 2026. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
PTI (ThePrint) and Assam Tribune: the Centre's share rises from ₹2,000 to ₹2,500; the revision takes effect from 1 October (2025), not 1 April 2026. So 1 only.
Under which mission did the Assam cabinet on 10 June 2025 approve land allotment in favour of 1,011 educational, religious and socio-cultural entities?
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Correct answer: D — Mission Basundhara
PTI (ThePrint) and Assam Tribune: land was allotted under Mission Basundhara to 1,011 entities in Sonitpur, Golaghat, Majuli and Kamrup.
At what cost was the new Forensic Science Laboratory building in Kolkata, inaugurated by Amit Shah on 1 June 2025, built?
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Correct answer: B — ₹88 crore
Amit Shah said the Forensic Science Laboratory in Kolkata was built at a cost of ₹88 crore.
According to Amit Shah on 1 June 2025, in nearly what share of cases are charge sheets now being filed within 60 days under the new criminal laws?
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Correct answer: C — 60%
Amit Shah said that after the introduction of the new laws, charge sheets have started being filed within 60 days in nearly 60% of the cases.
On which date was polling fixed for the Rajya Sabha biennial elections from Assam and Tamil Nadu announced in May 2025?
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Correct answer: D — 19 June 2025
Polling and counting were fixed for 19 June 2025.
Consider the following statements about the Rajya Sabha biennial elections announced on 26 May 2025: 1. Eight seats in total were to be filled. 2. Assam accounted for six of the seats. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is wrong: Tamil Nadu had six seats and Assam two.
At the Rising North East Investors Summit 2025, what did the Prime Minister say 'EAST' stands for in the government's policy for the region?
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Correct answer: B — Empower, Act, Strengthen, Transform
The PM said EAST means 'Empower, Act, Strengthen and Transform'.
According to the Prime Minister's address at the Rising North East Investors Summit 2025, what is the length of the Northeast Gas Grid?
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Correct answer: A — 1,600 km
The PM cited the establishment of a 1,600-km-long Northeast Gas Grid.
Consider the following statements made at the Rising North East Investors Summit 2025: 1. The Kaladan Multimodal Transit Project will link Kolkata Port to Myanmar's Sittwe Port, with a trade route through Mizoram. 2. Guwahati, Imphal and Agartala are being developed as Multi-Modal Logistics Hubs. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both statements are from the PM's address as published by PIB.