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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.
On 26 February 2025, India formally handed over a Fast Interceptor Craft to which country at a Coast Guard base on Ile Perseverance?
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Correct answer: D — Seychelles
Seychelles received the Fast Interceptor Craft from India at its Coast Guard base on Ile Perseverance on 26 February 2025.
Which President of Seychelles, also Commander-in-Chief of its Defence Forces, attended the handover of India's Fast Interceptor Craft in February 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Wavel Ramkalawan
President Wavel Ramkalawan, Commander-in-Chief of the Seychelles Defence Forces, attended the handover on 26 February 2025.
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.
With which company did DPIIT sign an MoU on 26 February 2025 to support manufacturing and fintech startups?
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Correct answer: D — Paytm
DPIIT and Paytm signed the MoU, under which Paytm will give manufacturing and fintech startups mentorship, infrastructure and market access support.
President Droupadi Murmu attended a mass wedding organised by Shri Bageshwar Jan Seva Samiti at Gadha on 26 February 2025. Gadha is in which district?
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Correct answer: C — Chhatarpur
The mass wedding was held at Gadha, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.
Gujarati poet Anil Joshi, who died on 26 February 2025, won the 1990 Sahitya Akademi Award for which collection of essays?
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Correct answer: A — Statue
Anil Joshi's 1988 essay collection 'Statue' won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1990.
In which district of Arunachal Pradesh did Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar attend the first-ever Joint Mega Nyokum Yullo celebration on 26 February 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Kamle
The first-ever Joint Mega Nyokum Yullo was held at Kamporijo Circle, Kamle district.
According to the CAG report tabled in the Delhi Assembly on 25 February 2025, the Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22 caused a revenue loss of approximately:
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Correct answer: D — 2,002 crore rupees
The CAG said implementation issues of the new excise policy led to a revenue loss of approximately 2,002 crore rupees.
Who tabled the CAG report on 'Regulation and Supply of Liquor in Delhi' in the Delhi Legislative Assembly on 25 February 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Rekha Gupta
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta tabled the CAG report in the Delhi Assembly.
Which component accounted for the largest share of the revenue loss from Delhi's Excise Policy 2021-22, as per the CAG?
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Correct answer: A — Exemptions to zonal licensees in non-conforming wards
Exemptions given to zonal licensees in non-conforming wards cost about ₹941 crore, the largest component; not re-tendering surrendered licences cost about ₹890 crore.
Consider the following statements about the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG): 1. Under Article 148, the CAG is appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal. 2. Under Article 151(1), the CAG's reports relating to the accounts of the Union are submitted to the President, who causes them to be laid before each House of Parliament. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Article 148 provides that the CAG is appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal, and Article 151(1) requires the CAG's Union audit reports to be submitted to the President for laying before each House of Parliament. Both statements are correct.
In which year was the first edition of the Advantage Assam investment summit held, as recalled by PM Modi while inaugurating Advantage Assam 2.0?
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Correct answer: A — 2018
PM Modi noted that the first Advantage Assam summit was held in 2018, when Assam's economy was valued at ₹2.75 lakh crore.
According to PM Modi at Advantage Assam 2.0, Assam's economy, valued at ₹2.75 lakh crore in 2018, has now grown to approximately:
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Correct answer: B — ₹6 lakh crore
The PM said Assam's economy has grown from ₹2.75 lakh crore in 2018 to approximately ₹6 lakh crore, doubling in six years.
At Advantage Assam 2.0, Ashwini Vaishnaw announced two Amrit Bharat trains connecting Guwahati with which two cities?
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Correct answer: C — Delhi and Chennai
Vaishnaw announced two Amrit Bharat trains, Guwahati-Delhi and Guwahati-Chennai, to become operational in 2025.
Where in Assam did the Railway Minister announce a railway engine midlife remanufacturing facility at Advantage Assam 2.0?
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Correct answer: A — Lumding
Vaishnaw announced the establishment of a railway engine midlife remanufacturing facility at Lumding.