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321. The All-India Tiger Estimation 2022, released at Mysuru on 9 April 2023 to mark 50 years of Project Tiger, put India's tiger population at about:
- A. 2,967
- B. 3,682
- C. 4,100
- D. 3,167
Answer: 3,682
Explanation: The minimum estimated number was 3,167 and the average 3,682; 2018 had counted 2,967. Madhya Pradesh has the most tigers, followed by Karnataka.
322. WHO validated India in October 2024 as having eliminated which disease as a public health problem?
- A. Lymphatic filariasis
- B. Trachoma
- C. Kala-azar
- D. Leprosy
Answer: Trachoma
Explanation: India joined the WHO list of countries that eliminated trachoma, a bacterial eye infection once a leading cause of blindness.
323. Micron Technology's chip assembly, test and packaging facility approved by India in June 2023 is located at:
- A. Sanand, Gujarat
- B. Noida, Uttar Pradesh
- C. Hosur, Tamil Nadu
- D. Dholera, Gujarat
Answer: Sanand, Gujarat
Explanation: Micron's ATMP unit at Sanand was India's first semiconductor project approved under the ISM scheme; the Tata-PSA fab is at Dholera.
324. The Paris AI Action Summit of February 2025 was co-chaired by Emmanuel Macron and:
- A. Rishi Sunak
- B. Justin Trudeau
- C. Narendra Modi
- D. Keir Starmer
Answer: Narendra Modi
Explanation: Modi co-chaired the Paris summit and announced India would host the next AI summit.
325. The Bletchley Declaration of November 2023, signed by 28 countries and the EU including India, concerned:
- A. Space debris management
- B. Cross-border data localisation
- C. Safety of frontier artificial intelligence
- D. Regulation of cryptocurrencies
Answer: Safety of frontier artificial intelligence
Explanation: The UK's AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park produced the first international statement on frontier AI risks; later summits were at Seoul (2024) and Paris (Feb 2025).
326. China's Chang'e-6 mission, which returned to Earth in June 2024, achieved the first:
- A. Collection and return of samples from the Moon's far side
- B. Sample return from Mars
- C. Landing at the lunar north pole
- D. Crewed landing on the Moon
Answer: Collection and return of samples from the Moon's far side
Explanation: Chang'e-6 collected material from the Apollo basin within the South Pole-Aitken basin on the far side and returned it to Inner Mongolia.
327. Japan's SLIM lander touched down on the Moon on 19 January 2024, making Japan the:
- A. Fifth country to make a soft landing on the Moon
- B. Fourth country to land on the lunar far side
- C. Third country to make a soft landing on the Moon
- D. First Asian country to land on the Moon
Answer: Fifth country to make a soft landing on the Moon
Explanation: After the USSR, USA, China and India (Aug 2023), Japan became the fifth to soft-land; SLIM was nicknamed the 'Moon Sniper' for its pinpoint landing.
328. Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who flew on Boeing's Starliner Crew Flight Test in June 2024, finally returned to Earth in March 2025 aboard:
- A. Boeing Starliner itself
- B. Axiom Ax-4 Dragon
- C. SpaceX Crew Dragon (Crew-9)
- D. Russian Soyuz MS-25
Answer: SpaceX Crew Dragon (Crew-9)
Explanation: Starliner returned uncrewed in September 2024 over thruster concerns; the pair splashed down off Florida on 18 March 2025 after about nine months on the ISS.
329. Which space station is India targeting to begin building with its first module (BAS-1) by 2028, with completion planned by 2035?
- A. Bharatiya Antariksh Station
- B. Vikram Space Station
- C. Aryabhata Space Hub
- D. Gaganyaan Orbital Lab
Answer: Bharatiya Antariksh Station
Explanation: The Union Cabinet in September 2024 approved the first unit of the Bharatiya Antariksh Station; India aims to land an Indian on the Moon by 2040.
330. ISRO's Test Vehicle Demonstration-1 (TV-D1) of 21 October 2023 tested which Gaganyaan system?
- A. Cryogenic upper stage
- B. Re-entry heat shield on a reusable booster
- C. Crew Escape System and Crew Module recovery
- D. Orbital module docking
Answer: Crew Escape System and Crew Module recovery
Explanation: TV-D1 tested the abort mechanism at about 17 km altitude; the crew module splashed down in the Bay of Bengal and was recovered by the Navy.
331. Mahakumbh 2025 at Prayagraj ran from 13 January to 26 February 2025. Which day saw the main Amrit Snan stampede-related tragedy?
- A. Mauni Amavasya (29 January 2025)
- B. Makar Sankranti (14 January 2025)
- C. Basant Panchami (3 February 2025)
- D. Maha Shivratri (26 February 2025)
Answer: Mauni Amavasya (29 January 2025)
Explanation: The crush at the Sangam occurred in the early hours of Mauni Amavasya, 29 January 2025, the most important bathing date of the fair.
332. President's Rule was imposed in Manipur on 13 February 2025 after the resignation of which Chief Minister?
- A. Yumnam Khemchand Singh
- B. N. Biren Singh
- C. Thokchom Radheshyam
- D. Okram Ibobi Singh
Answer: N. Biren Singh
Explanation: Article 356 was invoked after Biren Singh resigned on 9 February 2025, almost two years after the ethnic violence that began on 3 May 2023.
333. Air India flight AI171, which crashed shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad on 12 June 2025, was a:
- A. Boeing 777-300ER bound for New York
- B. Airbus A320neo bound for Delhi
- C. Airbus A350-900 bound for Frankfurt
- D. Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner bound for London Gatwick
Answer: Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner bound for London Gatwick
Explanation: The Boeing 787-8 crashed into a medical college hostel area soon after take-off; only one passenger on board survived.
334. Operation Brahma, launched by India in March 2025, provided humanitarian assistance after an earthquake in:
- A. Turkey
- B. Nepal
- C. Afghanistan
- D. Myanmar
Answer: Myanmar
Explanation: A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Myanmar on 28 March 2025; Operation Dost (Feb 2023) was India's relief mission for the Turkey-Syria earthquake.
335. Operation Kaveri (April 2023) was India's evacuation mission for its nationals from:
- A. Israel
- B. Afghanistan
- C. Sudan
- D. Ukraine
Answer: Sudan
Explanation: During fighting between the Sudanese army and the RSF, India evacuated about 3,800 nationals via Port Sudan and Jeddah. Operation Ajay (Oct 2023) evacuated Indians from Israel.
336. The October 2023 flash flood in Sikkim, which damaged the Chungthang (Teesta-III) dam, was triggered by the burst of:
- A. South Lhonak glacial lake
- B. Gurudongmar lake
- C. Khecheopalri lake
- D. Tsomgo lake
Answer: South Lhonak glacial lake
Explanation: A glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) from South Lhonak lake, after heavy rain and likely moraine failure, surged down the Teesta on 3-4 October 2023.
337. The July 2024 landslides at Mundakkai and Chooralmala were in which district of Kerala?
- A. Pathanamthitta
- B. Wayanad
- C. Idukki
- D. Kozhikode
Answer: Wayanad
Explanation: The 30 July 2024 landslides in Wayanad killed over 200 people and destroyed several villages along the Chaliyar tributary.
338. Cyclone Dana, which hit Odisha's coast in October 2024, got its name from:
- A. Qatar
- B. Saudi Arabia
- C. Yemen
- D. Oman
Answer: Qatar
Explanation: Dana, an Arabic word for generosity, was Qatar's suggestion; Cyclone Fengal (Nov 2024) was named by Saudi Arabia and Mocha (May 2023) by Yemen.
339. Cyclone Biparjoy (June 2023) was named by which country, and where did it make landfall?
- A. Pakistan; Karachi coast
- B. Bangladesh; Jakhau near Kutch, Gujarat
- C. Sri Lanka; Mumbai coast
- D. Oman; Veraval, Gujarat
Answer: Bangladesh; Jakhau near Kutch, Gujarat
Explanation: Biparjoy ('disaster' in Bengali) was named by Bangladesh and crossed the coast near Jakhau port in Kutch on 15 June 2023.
340. In the Silkyara tunnel collapse in Uttarkashi (November 2023), how many workers were rescued after being trapped for 17 days?
- A. 41
- B. 27
- C. 52
- D. 33
Answer: 41
Explanation: All 41 workers were brought out on 28 November 2023 after manual 'rat-hole mining' completed the final stretch when auger machines failed; the tunnel is part of the Char Dham road project.
341. The Sengol installed near the Lok Sabha Speaker's seat in the new Parliament building in May 2023 traces its origin to which dynastic tradition?
- A. Chola
- B. Vijayanagara
- C. Gupta
- D. Maurya
Answer: Chola
Explanation: The Sengol, a sceptre symbolising the transfer of power in Chola tradition, was presented in 1947 and reinstalled on 28 May 2023.
342. The Pran Pratishtha of the Ram Lalla idol at Ayodhya on 22 January 2024 featured an idol sculpted by:
- A. Satish Gujral
- B. Prabhakar Joshi
- C. Arun Yogiraj of Mysuru
- D. Ram Sutar
Answer: Arun Yogiraj of Mysuru
Explanation: Arun Yogiraj carved the 51-inch black-stone Ram Lalla idol; the temple follows the Nagara style and its chief architect is Chandrakant Sompura.
343. The Sela Tunnel, dedicated to the nation on 9 March 2024, improves all-weather connectivity to which district headquarters?
- A. Gangtok, Sikkim
- B. Leh, Ladakh
- C. Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh
- D. Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh
Answer: Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh
Explanation: The Sela Tunnel (Sela Pass, over 13,000 ft) on the Balipara-Chariduar-Tawang road is the world's longest bi-lane tunnel at this altitude.
344. The Mumbai Trans Harbour Link, opened on 12 January 2024 and officially named Atal Setu, connects Sewri to which place?
- A. Vashi
- B. Nhava Sheva (Chirle)
- C. Panvel
- D. Alibag
Answer: Nhava Sheva (Chirle)
Explanation: The 21.8 km Atal Setu, India's longest sea bridge, links Sewri in Mumbai to Nhava Sheva (Chirle) in Raigad district.
345. Kavach 4.0, the version of India's indigenous automatic train protection system approved by RDSO in July 2024, is designed to:
- A. Replace the driver with fully driverless operation
- B. Provide only on-board passenger Wi-Fi and CCTV
- C. Prevent collisions and signal overshooting while supporting longer routes and big yards
- D. Automatically open level crossing gates only
Answer: Prevent collisions and signal overshooting while supporting longer routes and big yards
Explanation: Kavach, developed by RDSO with Indian industry, is a Train Collision Avoidance-type ATP system; version 4.0 was approved on 16 July 2024 for wide deployment on high-density routes.
346. The June 2023 triple-train collision near Bahanaga Bazar station in Odisha involved the Coromandel Express, a goods train and which other passenger train?
- A. Yesvantpur-Howrah Duronto Express
- B. Sambalpur-Howrah Intercity
- C. Howrah-Puri Shatabdi Express
- D. SMVT Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express
Answer: SMVT Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express
Explanation: On 2 June 2023, the Coromandel Express entered a loop line and hit a goods train; its derailed coaches struck the SMVT Bengaluru-Howrah Express. The CRS report cited a signalling/interlocking error.
347. India's first Regional Rapid Transit System, with the priority section from Sahibabad to Duhai opened on 20 October 2023, is now branded as:
- A. Namo Bharat
- B. Rapid Bharat
- C. Amrit Rail
- D. Vande Metro
Answer: Namo Bharat
Explanation: Formerly called RapidX, the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut corridor is run by the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) and was rebranded Namo Bharat.
348. India's first underwater metro transportation tunnel, inaugurated on 6 March 2024, runs beneath which river?
- A. Godavari
- B. Hooghly
- C. Yamuna
- D. Brahmaputra
Answer: Hooghly
Explanation: The Kolkata Metro East-West corridor stretch from Howrah Maidan to Esplanade passes beneath the Hooghly; Howrah Metro station is the deepest metro station in India.
349. The New Pamban Bridge, inaugurated on 6 April 2025, is India's first:
- A. Double-decker road-rail sea bridge
- B. Vertical-lift railway sea bridge
- C. Underwater rail tunnel
- D. Cable-stayed railway sea bridge
Answer: Vertical-lift railway sea bridge
Explanation: The 2.08 km new Pamban bridge links Mandapam on the mainland to Rameswaram island, with a 72.5 m vertical-lift span replacing the 1914 Scherzer rolling-lift bridge.
350. The Chenab Rail Bridge, inaugurated on 6 June 2025 as part of the USBRL project, is notable as the world's:
- A. Longest railway cable-stayed bridge
- B. Highest railway suspension bridge
- C. Highest railway arch bridge, about 359 m above the riverbed
- D. Longest sea-based railway bridge
Answer: Highest railway arch bridge, about 359 m above the riverbed
Explanation: The Chenab bridge in Reasi, J&K stands about 359 m above the river, taller than the Eiffel Tower. It links Katra and Srinagar sections of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link; Anji Khad is India's first cable-stayed rail bridge.
351. The Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, whose foundation stone for redevelopment was laid on 6 August 2023, initially covered how many railway stations?
- A. 400
- B. 750
- C. 508
- D. 1,275
Answer: 508
Explanation: The foundation stone for redevelopment of 508 stations across 27 States/UTs was laid by the Prime Minister on 6 August 2023; the scheme later expanded to over 1,300 stations.
352. Sweden became the 32nd member of NATO on 7 March 2024; which country had joined as the 31st member in April 2023?
- A. Norway
- B. North Macedonia
- C. Montenegro
- D. Finland
Answer: Finland
Explanation: Finland joined on 4 April 2023, ending its long non-alignment after Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
353. Narendra Modi's August 2024 trip to Kyiv was historic because he became:
- A. The first world leader to visit Kyiv after the war began
- B. The first Asian leader to sign a peace accord with Ukraine
- C. The first Indian PM to address the Ukrainian parliament
- D. The first Indian Prime Minister to visit Ukraine since its independence
Answer: The first Indian Prime Minister to visit Ukraine since its independence
Explanation: Modi visited Kyiv on 23 August 2024, about six weeks after his Moscow trip, and met President Zelenskyy.
354. In May 2024 India signed a 10-year contract for operating which Iranian port terminal, the first overseas port India has managed?
- A. Shahid Beheshti terminal, Chabahar
- B. Bandar Abbas container terminal
- C. Jask port terminal
- D. Shahid Rajaee terminal
Answer: Shahid Beheshti terminal, Chabahar
Explanation: India Ports Global Limited (IPGL) signed the 10-year pact with Iran's Ports and Maritime Organization for the Shahid Beheshti terminal at Chabahar.
355. The Global Biofuels Alliance and the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) were both launched/announced at:
- A. The G20 New Delhi Summit, September 2023
- B. COP28 Dubai, December 2023
- C. The Quad Summit, Hiroshima, May 2023
- D. The BRICS Johannesburg Summit, August 2023
Answer: The G20 New Delhi Summit, September 2023
Explanation: Both initiatives came out of the Delhi G20 meeting; IMEC proposes rail and shipping links between India, the Gulf, Israel and Europe.
356. At the 95th Academy Awards (March 2023), which Telugu film song won Best Original Song?
- A. Lift Me Up (Black Panther)
- B. Naatu Naatu (RRR)
- C. Applause (Tell It Like a Woman)
- D. This Is a Life (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
Answer: Naatu Naatu (RRR)
Explanation: M. M. Keeravani (music) and Chandrabose (lyrics) won for 'Naatu Naatu'; 'The Elephant Whisperers' won Best Documentary Short the same night.
357. The Dadasaheb Phalke Award announced in September 2024 (54th, for 2022) went to:
- A. Mithun Chakraborty
- B. Mohanlal
- C. Amitabh Bachchan
- D. Waheeda Rehman
Answer: Mithun Chakraborty
Explanation: Mithun Chakraborty received the 54th Dadasaheb Phalke Award; Waheeda Rehman had won the previous one (2021) and Mohanlal was named for 2023 in 2025.
358. Which of the following was NOT among the five Bharat Ratna honours announced in 2024?
- A. Chaudhary Charan Singh
- B. M. S. Swaminathan
- C. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- D. P. V. Narasimha Rao
Answer: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Explanation: 2024 awardees: Karpoori Thakur, L. K. Advani, P. V. Narasimha Rao, Chaudhary Charan Singh and M. S. Swaminathan. Vajpayee received it in 2015.
359. The 58th Jnanpith Award (for 2023), announced in February 2024, was shared by:
- A. Jagadguru Rambhadracharya and Gulzar
- B. Damodar Mauzo and Gulzar
- C. Gulzar and Javed Akhtar
- D. Rambhadracharya and Vinod Kumar Shukla
Answer: Jagadguru Rambhadracharya and Gulzar
Explanation: Sanskrit scholar Jagadguru Rambhadracharya and Urdu poet Gulzar shared the 58th Jnanpith; Vinod Kumar Shukla received the 59th (for 2024).
360. Which of the following won the Booker Prize 2024 for the novel 'Orbital', set aboard the International Space Station?
- A. Percival Everett
- B. Rachel Kushner
- C. Anne Michaels
- D. Samantha Harvey
Answer: Samantha Harvey
Explanation: Samantha Harvey's 'Orbital' follows six astronauts over 24 hours; the 2023 winner was Paul Lynch's 'Prophet Song'.
361. Banu Mushtaq's 'Heart Lamp', winner of the International Booker Prize 2025, was originally written in:
- A. Urdu
- B. Kannada
- C. Malayalam
- D. Tamil
Answer: Kannada
Explanation: The short-story collection, translated by Deepa Bhasthi, is the first Kannada-language work to win the International Booker.
362. Han Kang, the 2024 Nobel Laureate in Literature, is a writer from which country?
- A. Vietnam
- B. South Korea
- C. Japan
- D. China
Answer: South Korea
Explanation: Han Kang, author of 'The Vegetarian', was cited 'for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life'.
363. The 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman for discoveries concerning:
- A. Nucleoside base modifications enabling effective mRNA vaccines
- B. Immune checkpoint inhibition
- C. CRISPR gene editing
- D. Hepatitis C virus identification
Answer: Nucleoside base modifications enabling effective mRNA vaccines
Explanation: Their work on nucleoside base modifications allowed mRNA to be delivered without triggering inflammatory reactions, underpinning COVID-19 mRNA vaccines.
364. The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton for foundational work on:
- A. Gravitational waves
- B. Quantum entanglement
- C. Machine learning with artificial neural networks
- D. Attosecond light pulses
Answer: Machine learning with artificial neural networks
Explanation: Hopfield and Hinton were honoured 'for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks'.
365. The Nobel Peace Prize 2024 was awarded to which organisation of atomic-bomb survivors?
- A. Pugwash Conferences
- B. Hibakusha International
- C. Mayors for Peace
- D. Nihon Hidankyo
Answer: Nihon Hidankyo
Explanation: Nihon Hidankyo, the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers' Organizations, won for its efforts towards a nuclear-weapon-free world and the 'nuclear taboo'.
366. The Nobel Peace Prize 2023 was awarded to Narges Mohammadi, who is a human rights activist from:
- A. Myanmar
- B. Iran
- C. Belarus
- D. Afghanistan
Answer: Iran
Explanation: She was honoured 'for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all'. The 2022 prize went to Ales Bialiatski, Memorial and the Centre for Civil Liberties.
367. COP28 (Dubai, 2023) concluded the first Global Stocktake and its outcome text called for:
- A. A complete global ban on coal by 2030
- B. Tripling of nuclear power capacity only
- C. Transitioning away from fossil fuels in energy systems
- D. A phase-out of all fossil fuel subsidies by 2025
Answer: Transitioning away from fossil fuels in energy systems
Explanation: The UAE Consensus called for 'transitioning away from fossil fuels' and tripling renewable capacity by 2030; it also operationalised the Loss and Damage Fund on day one.
368. The COP29 climate conference at Baku (November 2024) set a New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) on climate finance of at least:
- A. USD 500 billion per year by 2040
- B. USD 1.3 trillion per year by 2035
- C. USD 100 billion per year by 2030
- D. USD 300 billion per year by 2035
Answer: USD 300 billion per year by 2035
Explanation: Developed countries agreed to lead mobilisation of at least $300 bn a year by 2035, with a wider 'Baku to Belem Roadmap' target of $1.3 trillion; India called the amount woefully inadequate.
369. The 2024 Quad Leaders' Summit, attended by Modi, Biden, Albanese and Kishida, was held in:
- A. Wilmington, Delaware
- B. Washington D.C.
- C. Hiroshima
- D. Sydney
Answer: Wilmington, Delaware
Explanation: President Biden hosted the Quad summit at his hometown Wilmington on 21 September 2024, where the 'Quad Cancer Moonshot' initiative was announced.
370. The 16th BRICS Summit of October 2024 was held at which Russian city?
- A. Kazan
- B. St Petersburg
- C. Sochi
- D. Vladivostok
Answer: Kazan
Explanation: Kazan, capital of Tatarstan, hosted the 2024 BRICS summit under Russia's chairship; Brazil hosted the next one at Rio de Janeiro in July 2025.
371. Which four countries became new full BRICS members with effect from 1 January 2024?
- A. Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia and Iran
- B. Algeria, Egypt, Ethiopia and the UAE
- C. Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the UAE
- D. Argentina, Egypt, Iran and Saudi Arabia
Answer: Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the UAE
Explanation: The 2023 Johannesburg summit invited six countries; Argentina declined and Saudi Arabia did not formalise, so Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the UAE joined. Indonesia became a full member in January 2025.
372. The G20 summit of November 2025 at Johannesburg was notable for being:
- A. The first G20 summit held in the Southern Hemisphere
- B. The first G20 summit held on African soil
- C. The first G20 summit chaired by the African Union
- D. The first G20 summit held virtually
Answer: The first G20 summit held on African soil
Explanation: South Africa's 2025 presidency made Johannesburg the first G20 leaders' summit held in Africa; the United States boycotted it.
373. At the G20 New Delhi Summit (9-10 September 2023), which body was admitted as a permanent member of the G20?
- A. Gulf Cooperation Council
- B. African Union
- C. ASEAN
- D. European Free Trade Association
Answer: African Union
Explanation: The African Union joined the G20 as a permanent member at Bharat Mandapam, equal in status to the European Union; the summit's theme was 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam'.
374. Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian to cross 90 m in javelin with a throw of 90.23 m at which 2025 meet?
- A. Paris Diamond League
- B. Zurich Diamond League
- C. Doha Diamond League
- D. Asian Athletics Championships, Gumi
Answer: Doha Diamond League
Explanation: Neeraj threw 90.23 m in Doha on 16 May 2025, though he finished second to Julian Weber.
375. Which team won the FIH Hockey Men's World Cup 2023, co-hosted at Bhubaneswar and Rourkela?
- A. Belgium
- B. Netherlands
- C. Germany
- D. Australia
Answer: Germany
Explanation: Germany beat Belgium 5-4 in a penalty shoot-out after a 3-3 draw in the final; India finished 9th. Rourkela's Birsa Munda Stadium is India's largest hockey stadium.
376. The 38th National Games (January-February 2025) were hosted by which State?
- A. Uttarakhand
- B. Gujarat
- C. Madhya Pradesh
- D. Goa
Answer: Uttarakhand
Explanation: Uttarakhand hosted the 38th National Games, after Goa hosted the 37th edition in October-November 2023.
377. The 141st IOC Session held in Mumbai in October 2023 voted to include which set of sports in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics?
- A. Cricket, rugby sevens, baseball, karate and squash
- B. Cricket, kabaddi, squash, lacrosse and golf
- C. Cricket (T20), baseball/softball, flag football, lacrosse and squash
- D. Kabaddi, flag football, baseball, lacrosse and polo
Answer: Cricket (T20), baseball/softball, flag football, lacrosse and squash
Explanation: The Mumbai session, the first in India since 1983, added cricket T20 and four other sports to LA28.
378. Harvinder Singh's gold at the Paris 2024 Paralympics was historic because he became the first Indian to win Paralympic gold in:
- A. Shooting
- B. Badminton
- C. Table tennis
- D. Archery
Answer: Archery
Explanation: Harvinder Singh won the men's individual recurve open archery gold, India's first Paralympic archery gold.
379. India won how many medals (and how many golds) at the Paris 2024 Paralympics, its best-ever haul?
- A. 19 medals including 5 golds
- B. 29 medals including 7 golds
- C. 24 medals including 7 golds
- D. 29 medals including 9 golds
Answer: 29 medals including 7 golds
Explanation: India finished 18th with 29 medals (7 gold, 9 silver, 13 bronze), improving on 19 medals at Tokyo 2020.
380. At the World Athletics Championships 2023 in Budapest, Neeraj Chopra won javelin gold with a throw of:
- A. 88.17 m
- B. 86.67 m
- C. 87.58 m
- D. 89.94 m
Answer: 88.17 m
Explanation: Neeraj's 88.17 m made him the first Indian to win a World Championships javelin gold; Arshad Nadeem was second.
381. Divya Deshmukh won the FIDE Women's World Cup 2025 at Batumi, Georgia, beating which Indian in the final?
- A. Vantika Agrawal
- B. Koneru Humpy
- C. R. Vaishali
- D. Harika Dronavalli
Answer: Koneru Humpy
Explanation: Divya Deshmukh defeated Koneru Humpy in the tie-break and, in the process, earned the Grandmaster title despite having no prior GM norm.
382. At the 45th Chess Olympiad, held at Budapest in September 2024, India won:
- A. Gold in the open section only
- B. Silver in both sections
- C. Gold in the women's section only
- D. Gold in both the open and women's sections
Answer: Gold in both the open and women's sections
Explanation: India won its first-ever Olympiad gold in both sections at Budapest 2024; the Chess Olympiad 2022 had been hosted in Mahabalipuram.
383. D. Gukesh became the youngest undisputed World Chess Champion in December 2024 by defeating whom in Singapore?
- A. Magnus Carlsen
- B. Ian Nepomniachtchi
- C. Ding Liren
- D. Fabiano Caruana
Answer: Ding Liren
Explanation: Gukesh, aged 18, won the 14-game match 7.5-6.5 against defending champion Ding Liren by winning game 14.
384. The Indian women's team won its maiden ODI World Cup in November 2025 by beating which side in the final at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai?
- A. Australia
- B. England
- C. South Africa
- D. New Zealand
Answer: South Africa
Explanation: Harmanpreet Kaur's India beat South Africa by 52 runs in the final on 2 November 2025; Deepti Sharma was named Player of the Tournament.
385. India won the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 by defeating which team in the final at Dubai on 9 March 2025?
- A. Australia
- B. Pakistan
- C. South Africa
- D. New Zealand
Answer: New Zealand
Explanation: India, captained by Rohit Sharma, beat New Zealand by 4 wickets in Dubai, its third Champions Trophy title; India played all matches in Dubai under the hybrid model.
386. India won the T20 World Cup 2024 final against South Africa at Kensington Oval, Barbados, by:
- A. 3 runs
- B. 6 wickets
- C. 7 runs
- D. 12 runs
Answer: 7 runs
Explanation: India made 176/7 and restricted South Africa to 169/8 to win by 7 runs on 29 June 2024, ending a 13-year ICC trophy drought; Jasprit Bumrah was Player of the Tournament.
387. In the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 final at Ahmedabad on 19 November 2023, Australia beat India by:
- A. 8 wickets, with Travis Head scoring 137
- B. 4 wickets, with David Warner scoring 105
- C. 6 wickets, with Mitchell Marsh scoring 121
- D. 6 wickets, with Travis Head scoring 137
Answer: 6 wickets, with Travis Head scoring 137
Explanation: Australia chased 241 with Travis Head's 137 to win by 6 wickets for a sixth title; Virat Kohli was Player of the Tournament with 765 runs.
388. In the 2022 Asian Games held at Hangzhou in September-October 2023, India's final medal tally was:
- A. 107 (30 gold, 35 silver, 42 bronze)
- B. 100 (25 gold, 35 silver, 40 bronze)
- C. 107 (28 gold, 38 silver, 41 bronze)
- D. 95 (22 gold, 33 silver, 40 bronze)
Answer: 107 (28 gold, 38 silver, 41 bronze)
Explanation: India's best-ever Asian Games haul was 107 medals, including 28 golds, surpassing the 70 medals of Jakarta 2018.
389. Which Indian goalkeeper retired from international hockey after the Paris 2024 bronze-medal win over Spain?
- A. P. R. Sreejesh
- B. Suraj Karkera
- C. Savita Punia
- D. Krishan Bahadur Pathak
Answer: P. R. Sreejesh
Explanation: India beat Spain 2-1 to win back-to-back Olympic bronze medals; P. R. Sreejesh retired afterwards and later became head coach of the junior men's team.
390. Aman Sehrawat, who won bronze at Paris 2024, became the youngest Indian Olympic medallist. In which weight class did he compete?
- A. Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg
- B. Men's freestyle 61 kg
- C. Men's freestyle 65 kg
- D. Men's freestyle 57 kg
Answer: Men's freestyle 57 kg
Explanation: Aman Sehrawat won the men's freestyle 57 kg bronze, beating Puerto Rico's Darian Cruz, at the age of 21 years and 24 days.
391. Who won the Paris 2024 men's javelin gold with an Olympic record throw of 92.97 m, beating Neeraj Chopra's 89.45 m?
- A. Julian Weber (Germany)
- B. Anderson Peters (Grenada)
- C. Arshad Nadeem (Pakistan)
- D. Jakub Vadlejch (Czechia)
Answer: Arshad Nadeem (Pakistan)
Explanation: Arshad Nadeem's 92.97 m set a new Olympic record and gave Pakistan its first individual Olympic gold in 40 years; Neeraj Chopra took silver with 89.45 m.
392. Vinesh Phogat was disqualified from the Paris 2024 women's wrestling final because she was overweight by:
- A. About 500 grams in the 53 kg category
- B. About 1 kg in the 53 kg category
- C. About 100 grams in the 50 kg category
- D. About 250 grams in the 50 kg category
Answer: About 100 grams in the 50 kg category
Explanation: On 7 August 2024, on the morning of the 50 kg final, Vinesh Phogat weighed about 100 g above the limit and was disqualified; her appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport for a joint silver was dismissed.
393. Manu Bhaker's two bronze medals at Paris 2024 were won in which pair of events?
- A. Women's 10m air pistol and 50m rifle 3 positions
- B. Women's 10m air pistol and 10m air pistol mixed team (with Sarabjot Singh)
- C. Women's 25m pistol and 10m air pistol mixed team
- D. Women's 25m pistol and 10m air rifle mixed team
Answer: Women's 10m air pistol and 10m air pistol mixed team (with Sarabjot Singh)
Explanation: Bhaker became the first Indian to win two medals at a single Olympics since Independence, taking bronze in the women's 10m air pistol and, with Sarabjot Singh, the 10m air pistol mixed team event.
394. India's medal tally at the Paris 2024 Olympics comprised:
- A. 1 silver and 6 bronze
- B. 1 silver and 5 bronze (6 in all)
- C. 1 gold, 1 silver and 4 bronze
- D. 2 silver and 4 bronze
Answer: 1 silver and 5 bronze (6 in all)
Explanation: India won six medals at Paris 2024: Neeraj Chopra's javelin silver and five bronzes (Manu Bhaker in 10m air pistol, Manu-Sarabjot in the mixed team event, Swapnil Kusale in 50m rifle 3 positions, Aman Sehrawat in 57 kg wrestling, and the men's hockey team).
395. The India-EFTA TEPA, signed on 10 March 2024, includes a commitment by EFTA to promote investment of:
- A. USD 100 billion over 15 years
- B. USD 50 billion over 10 years
- C. USD 10 billion over 3 years
- D. USD 25 billion over 5 years
Answer: USD 100 billion over 15 years
Explanation: EFTA (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland) committed USD 100 billion of investment and one million direct jobs over 15 years; the agreement entered into force on 1 October 2025.
396. Gross GST collections hit a record high in April 2025 of about:
- A. Rs 1.50 lakh crore
- B. Rs 1.87 lakh crore
- C. Rs 2.37 lakh crore
- D. Rs 2.10 lakh crore
Answer: Rs 2.37 lakh crore
Explanation: April 2025 gross GST was about Rs 2.37 lakh crore, surpassing the earlier record of Rs 2.10 lakh crore in April 2024.
397. India's real GDP growth for FY 2023-24 in the NSO provisional estimates (May 2024) was:
- A. 9.1 per cent
- B. 7.0 per cent
- C. 8.2 per cent
- D. 6.5 per cent
Answer: 8.2 per cent
Explanation: Provisional estimates showed 8.2% growth for 2023-24 (later revised higher), up from 7.0% in 2022-23; 2024-25 growth was around 6.5%.
398. The 16th Finance Commission, constituted on 31 December 2023, is chaired by:
- A. Vijay Kelkar
- B. Arvind Panagariya
- C. Y. V. Reddy
- D. N. K. Singh
Answer: Arvind Panagariya
Explanation: Arvind Panagariya heads the commission whose recommendations cover the period 2026-27 to 2030-31; the 15th was chaired by N. K. Singh.
399. Who took over as SEBI Chairman on 1 March 2025, succeeding Madhabi Puri Buch?
- A. Tuhin Kanta Pandey
- B. T. V. Somanathan
- C. Ajay Seth
- D. Sanjay Malhotra
Answer: Tuhin Kanta Pandey
Explanation: Tuhin Kanta Pandey, then Revenue Secretary, became SEBI chief after Madhabi Puri Buch, the first woman chair.
400. The Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) approved in August 2024 assures central government employees a pension of what share of the average basic pay of the last 12 months, after 25 years of service?
- A. 60 per cent
- B. 75 per cent
- C. 50 per cent
- D. 40 per cent
Answer: 50 per cent
Explanation: UPS, effective 1 April 2025, offers 50% assured pay-out, 60% family pension and a minimum pension of Rs 10,000 after ten years' service.
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