(1) What is the primary goal of integrating the Rare Donor Registry with the eRakt Kosh platform?
- A. To increase the number of voluntary blood donors
- B. To reduce the cost of rare blood group testing
- C. To provide centralized access to rare blood group data and blood availability
- D. To promote international blood donations
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Answer: (C) To provide centralized access to rare blood group data and blood availability
(2) Which rare blood types are specifically mentioned as part of the Rare Donor Registry in India?
- A. Sickle cell, Thalassemia, and Hemophilia
- B. A-negative, B-negative, and O-negative
- C. Bombay, P-Null, and Rh-null
- D. AB-negative, O-positive, and B-positive
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Answer: (C) Bombay, P-Null, and Rh-null
(3) What special feature does the new blood screening kit developed in India offer?
- A. It can clone blood cells for transfusion
- B. It uses DNA tests (multiplex PCR) to identify rare blood types
- C. It uses AI to detect cancer
- D. It is imported from the USA
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Answer: (B) It uses DNA tests (multiplex PCR) to identify rare blood types
(4) What is the brand name under which the point-of-care (POC) testing device for blood-related disorders has been commercialized?
- A. GeneTrack
- B. HemoCheck
- C. RareScan
- D. BioScan
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Answer: (D) BioScan
(5) What was the growth rate of advance tax collection in the first installment of FY26?
- A. 4%
- B. 15%
- C. 10%
- D. 27%
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Answer: (A) 4%
(6) What was the key reason cited for the decline in net direct tax collection despite growth in corporate tax?
- A. Lower tax compliance
- B. Increase in tax refunds
- C. Decrease in government spending
- D. Rise in fuel prices
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Answer: (B) Increase in tax refunds
(7) How much did refunds increase as of June 19, FY26 compared to the same period last year?
- A. 25%
- B. 10.2%
- C. 40.5%
- D. 58.04%
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Answer: (D) 58.04%
(8) What was one of the major factors contributing to lower corporate taxable profits, according to EY India?
- A. Reduction in global exports
- B. Currency depreciation
- C. Increase in capital expenditure and depreciation claims
- D. Reduction in global exports
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Answer: (C) Increase in capital expenditure and depreciation claims
(9) Why is India currently not considered a competitive destination for international scientists, according to Prof. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan?
- A. Absence of high-ranking universities
- B. Inadequate funding, infrastructure, and inconsistent policies
- C. Poor visa policies
- D. Lack of English-speaking institutions
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Answer: (B) Inadequate funding, infrastructure, and inconsistent policies
(10) What percentage of GDP is India estimated to allocate to R&D in 2025?
- A. 3.2%
- B. 0.6-0.7%
- C. 2.5%
- D. 1.8%
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Answer: (B) 0.6-0.7%
(11) What health condition showed the highest increase in prevalence in areas with high marine microplastic levels?
- A. Coronary artery disease
- B. Type-2 diabetes
- C. Stroke
- D. Obesity
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Answer: (B) Type-2 diabetes
(12) Around what time did early Homo sapiens show a sudden increase in environmental adaptability?
- A. 120,000 years ago
- B. 100,000 years ago
- C. 70,000 years ago
- D. 30,000 years ago
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Answer: (C) 70,000 years ago
(13) What types of environments did early humans begin to explore as their adaptability increased?
- A. Polar regions and wetlands
- B. Rainforests and deserts
- C. Grasslands and tundras
- D. Only savannahs and coasts
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Answer: (B) Rainforests and deserts
(14) What determines the shape of the bubbles frozen in ice, according to the researchers?
- A. The altitude of freezing location
- B. The surrounding air pressure
- C. The speed at which water freezes
- D. The purity of the water
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Answer: (C) The speed at which water freezes
(15) What type of codes were used to create messages in the ice?
- A. DNA and QR codes
- B. Morse and binary codes
- C. Color and thermal codes
- D. Barcodes and zip codes
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Answer: (B) Morse and binary codes
(16) What are the three phases of the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO)?
- A. Warm, cool, and neutral
- B. Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian
- C. Summer, winter, and monsoon
- D. Hot, dry, and stormy
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Answer: (A) Warm, cool, and neutral
(17) Why do early ENSO forecasts often lose value?
- A. The ocean is too deep to monitor changes
- B. ENSO doesn't affect global weather
- C. Climate models are not used
- D. Clear ENSO signals emerge only in early summer
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Answer: (D) Clear ENSO signals emerge only in early summer
(18) What action did India take in response to the escalation of the Israel-Iran conflict?
- A. Imposed sanctions on both countries
- B. Launched diplomatic sanctions
- C. Deployed military aid to the region
- D. Initiated an evacuation operation for Indian citizens
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Answer: (D) Initiated an evacuation operation for Indian citizens
(19) Approximately what percentage of the world's total oil supply passes through the Strait of Hormuz?
- A. 40%
- B. 25%
- C. 15%
- D. 10%
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Answer: (B) 25%
(20) What past incident involved Iran capturing a British oil tanker?
- A. During the 1980–88 Tanker War
- B. In 2011, after oil sanctions
- C. In 2019, after U.S. sanctions and the British capture of an Iranian tanker
- D. In 2022, during the Russian-Ukraine conflict
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Answer: (C) In 2019, after U.S. sanctions and the British capture of an Iranian tanker
(21) Which famous classical dancer has been honoured with the Srimanta Sankardeva Award 2023?
- A. Mallika Sarabhai
- B. Sonal Mansingh
- C. Kelucharan Mohapatra
- D. Rukmini Devi
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Answer: (B) Sonal Mansingh