1. Which Indian bank facilitated the rollover of a $50 million treasury bill for the Maldives in 2025?
Correct answer: State Bank of India. India extended $50 million support to Maldives through SBI, reaffirming strategic assistance amidst diplomatic strain and economic instability.
2. What prompted Andhra Pradesh to announce a 100% property tax waiver for defence personnel in gram panchayats?
Correct answer: Martyrdom of Agniveer Murali Naik. The tax exemption was announced after the 23-year-old soldier was martyred in J&K, reflecting respect and welfare for armed forces.
3. Which U.S. policy is expected to pressure India’s pharmaceutical pricing structure?
Correct answer: Most Favoured Nation Executive Order. This order aims to match U.S. drug prices with the global minimum, possibly inflating costs in affordable markets like India.
4. What percentage of sanctioned units under PMFME in Bihar have received disbursement in FY 2024–25?
Correct answer: 63%. Bihar sanctioned 10,296 loans, out of which 6,589 were disbursed—highlighting its top performance under the PMFME scheme.
5. Who became the first Indian lawyer to receive the World Law Congress Medal of Honour?
Correct answer: Bhuwan Ribhu. Recognized for over 20 years of child rights legal activism, Ribhu was honored at the 2025 World Law Congress in the Dominican Republic.
6. Which tech firm set up India’s first 3nm chip design hubs in 2025?
Correct answer: Renesas Electronics India. The 3nm chip hubs in Noida and Bengaluru mark a leap forward in India’s self-reliant semiconductor mission.
7. Which country became the first to embed crypto payments in national tourism services?
Correct answer: Bhutan. In partnership with Binance Pay and DK Bank, Bhutan enabled crypto-based tourism payments, pioneering sovereign digital finance integration.
8. Which AI tool predicts biological age and cancer survival from face photos?
Correct answer: FaceAge. Developed at Harvard Medical School, FaceAge leverages facial feature extraction to estimate biological aging and cancer outcomes.
9. Who assumed additional charge as CMD of SECI after R K Gupta’s termination?
Correct answer: Santosh Kumar Sarangi. Following R K Gupta’s early exit, Sarangi, Secretary of MNRE, was given additional CMD duties at SECI in May 2025.
10. What missile did Pakistan use in its recent offensive as confirmed by India?
Correct answer: PL-15. Air Marshal A.K. Bharti confirmed the use of Chinese-origin PL-15 air-to-air missiles by Pakistan, citing recovered debris as evidence.
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