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241. The civil war in Sudan that began in April 2023 is between the Sudanese Armed Forces and which paramilitary group?
- A. Wagner Africa Corps
- B. Janjaweed Alliance
- C. Rapid Support Forces
- D. Sudan Liberation Army only
Answer: Rapid Support Forces
Explanation: General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan's army fights Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti)'s RSF; India's Operation Kaveri evacuated its nationals.
242. Which country announced its exit from OPEC effective January 2024?
- A. Libya
- B. Angola
- C. Ecuador
- D. Nigeria
Answer: Angola
Explanation: Angola quit citing disagreement over production quotas.
243. Ajay Banga took over as which numbered President of the World Bank on 2 June 2023?
- A. 10th
- B. 12th
- C. 14th
- D. 16th
Answer: 14th
Explanation: Banga, formerly Mastercard CEO, succeeded David Malpass as the 14th World Bank President.
244. The 13th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC13), held in February-March 2024, took place in:
- A. Buenos Aires
- B. Nairobi
- C. Geneva
- D. Abu Dhabi
Answer: Abu Dhabi
Explanation: MC13 was hosted by the UAE in Abu Dhabi.
245. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was reappointed WTO Director-General in November 2024 for a term beginning:
- A. 1 September 2025
- B. 1 March 2025
- C. 1 June 2025
- D. 1 January 2026
Answer: 1 September 2025
Explanation: She is the first woman and first African to head the WTO; her second term runs to 31 August 2029.
246. The Vadhavan Port, approved by the Union Cabinet in June 2024 at about Rs 76,000 crore, is being built in which State?
- A. Odisha
- B. Andhra Pradesh
- C. Gujarat
- D. Maharashtra
Answer: Maharashtra
Explanation: The major port is planned in Palghar district, Maharashtra.
247. India's first deepwater container transshipment port, commissioned by PM Modi on 2 May 2025, is located at:
- A. Vadhavan, Maharashtra
- B. Kandla, Gujarat
- C. Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu
- D. Vizhinjam, Kerala
Answer: Vizhinjam, Kerala
Explanation: Vizhinjam International Seaport, developed in a PPP with Adani Ports, aims to capture transshipment cargo now handled abroad.
248. Who became Chhattisgarh's first tribal Chief Minister, sworn in on 13 December 2023?
- A. Raman Singh
- B. Vishnu Deo Sai
- C. Arun Sao
- D. Ajay Chandrakar
Answer: Vishnu Deo Sai
Explanation: Sai, a four-time MP, led the BJP back to power in Chhattisgarh; Raman Singh became Assembly Speaker.
249. Engineer Rashid, jailed under UAPA, won the 2024 Lok Sabha seat of Baramulla by defeating which leader?
- A. Omar Abdullah
- B. Mehbooba Mufti
- C. Sajad Lone
- D. Farooq Abdullah
Answer: Omar Abdullah
Explanation: The independent candidate beat the former J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah from Tihar jail.
250. Which BJP candidate won the Indore Lok Sabha seat in 2024 by a record margin of about 11.75 lakh votes?
- A. Shankar Lalwani
- B. Sumitra Mahajan
- C. Kailash Vijayvargiya
- D. Rakesh Singh
Answer: Shankar Lalwani
Explanation: Lalwani's margin was the largest in Lok Sabha history, boosted by a record NOTA vote after the Congress candidate withdrew.
251. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra won her first electoral contest in the November 2024 bypoll from which constituency vacated by her brother Rahul Gandhi?
- A. Rae Bareli
- B. Amethi
- C. Wayanad
- D. Thiruvananthapuram
Answer: Wayanad
Explanation: Rahul Gandhi won both Wayanad and Rae Bareli in 2024 and retained Rae Bareli.
252. Bharat NCAP, India's new car crash-test safety assessment programme, was launched in August 2023 and awards stars based on safety for:
- A. Drivers only
- B. Pedestrians only
- C. Cargo only
- D. Adult and child occupants
Answer: Adult and child occupants
Explanation: Cars are rated 0-5 stars for adult occupant protection and child occupant protection.
253. Three economic railway corridors were announced in the Interim Budget 2024-25. Which of the following was one of them?
- A. Port connectivity corridor
- B. Pilgrim corridor
- C. Tourism corridor
- D. Border corridor
Answer: Port connectivity corridor
Explanation: The corridors were energy, mineral and cement; port connectivity; and high traffic density.
254. Which scheme announced in the Interim Budget of 1 February 2024 targeted raising the number of 'Lakhpati Didis' to:
- A. 5 crore
- B. 50 lakh
- C. 3 crore
- D. 1 crore
Answer: 3 crore
Explanation: The target was raised from 2 crore to 3 crore Lakhpati Didis, women self-help group members with annual household income of at least Rs 1 lakh.
255. Tuhin Kanta Pandey was appointed SEBI Chairman in March 2025. Which post had he held immediately before?
- A. RBI Deputy Governor
- B. Finance Secretary and Revenue Secretary
- C. Economic Affairs Secretary only
- D. Cabinet Secretary
Answer: Finance Secretary and Revenue Secretary
Explanation: He was Finance Secretary and Revenue Secretary, succeeding Madhabi Puri Buch, SEBI's first woman chief.
256. Who became the first woman Chairman and CEO of the Railway Board in September 2024?
- A. Neena Sharma
- B. Anshuli Arya
- C. Alka Upadhyaya
- D. Jaya Verma Sinha
Answer: Jaya Verma Sinha
Explanation: Jaya Verma Sinha took charge on 1 September 2024; Satish Kumar succeeded her in September 2025.
257. Who took over as ISRO Chairman in January 2025, succeeding S. Somanath?
- A. Unnikrishnan Nair
- B. V. Narayanan
- C. K. Sivan
- D. A. S. Kiran Kumar
Answer: V. Narayanan
Explanation: V. Narayanan, a cryogenic propulsion expert and former LPSC director, became ISRO chief and Secretary, Department of Space.
258. Mission Mausam, approved in September 2024, is aimed at:
- A. Setting up an Antarctic weather station
- B. Cloud seeding for drought relief
- C. Building a national cyclone shelter network
- D. Making India weather-ready and climate-smart
Answer: Making India weather-ready and climate-smart
Explanation: With about Rs 2,000 crore, it boosts weather surveillance, modelling and forecasting led by the Ministry of Earth Sciences.
259. The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, enacted after the NEET paper-leak row, prescribes a maximum fine of:
- A. Rs 5 crore
- B. Rs 1 crore
- C. Rs 25 lakh
- D. Rs 10 lakh
Answer: Rs 1 crore
Explanation: The Act provides jail terms of 3-5 years for cheating and 5-10 years for organised offences, with a fine up to Rs 1 crore.
260. The Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana, launched on 15 August 2025 with an outlay of Rs 1 lakh crore, gives first-time private-sector employees up to:
- A. Rs 50,000
- B. Rs 5,000
- C. Rs 15,000
- D. Rs 1,00,000
Answer: Rs 15,000
Explanation: It incentivises first-time employees (with Rs 15,000 in instalments) and employers who create jobs.
261. The 'Mission Sudarshan Chakra' announced by PM Modi from the Red Fort on 15 August 2025 aims to build:
- A. A national air-defence shield by 2035
- B. A coastal radar chain
- C. A national cyber command
- D. A space-based navigation grid
Answer: A national air-defence shield by 2035
Explanation: The mission is a multi-layered indigenous protection of strategic and civilian sites by 2035.
262. India signed a deal in October 2024 with the US for 31 armed drones of which type, split between the Navy and the other two services?
- A. Switchblade
- B. RQ-4 Global Hawk
- C. MQ-9B Predator
- D. Heron TP
Answer: MQ-9B Predator
Explanation: The deal covers 31 MQ-9B HALE drones (15 Sea Guardian for the Navy and 16 Sky Guardian split between the Army and the IAF) worth about USD 3.5 billion.
263. INS Tamal, commissioned in July 2025 at Kaliningrad, is described as the Indian Navy's last:
- A. Aircraft carrier
- B. Nuclear submarine
- C. Foreign-built major warship
- D. Diesel-electric submarine
Answer: Foreign-built major warship
Explanation: The stealth frigate of the Talwar class is expected to be the last major foreign-built warship inducted.
264. INS Surat, INS Nilgiri and INS Vaghsheer, commissioned together on 15 January 2025, are respectively a destroyer, a frigate and a:
- A. Fleet tanker
- B. Aircraft carrier
- C. Landing platform dock
- D. Scorpene-class submarine
Answer: Scorpene-class submarine
Explanation: The three were commissioned at Mumbai in a single event, all built at Mazagon Dock.
265. Nirmala Sitharaman's Union Budget of July 2024 was her seventh consecutive, surpassing the record of which former Finance Minister's six?
- A. Pranab Mukherjee
- B. Morarji Desai
- C. P. Chidambaram
- D. Yashwant Sinha
Answer: Morarji Desai
Explanation: Morarji Desai had presented six consecutive Budgets; Sitharaman's Budget 2025-26 was her eighth.
266. According to the UNFPA's State of World Population report 2023, India overtook which country as the world's most populous nation?
- A. Pakistan
- B. Indonesia
- C. China
- D. United States
Answer: China
Explanation: India's population was estimated at 1,428.6 million versus China's 1,425.7 million.
267. The India State of Forest Report 2023 (released December 2024) put the country's total forest and tree cover at about what share of its geographical area?
- A. 25.17 per cent
- B. 21.71 per cent
- C. 19.8 per cent
- D. 33 per cent
Answer: 25.17 per cent
Explanation: Forest cover was 21.76% and tree cover 3.41%, together 25.17%.
268. According to the World Bank (June 2025), India's extreme poverty rate at the USD 3 per day line fell to about what in 2022-23?
- A. 18.4 per cent
- B. 2.1 per cent
- C. 5.3 per cent
- D. 12.7 per cent
Answer: 5.3 per cent
Explanation: It fell from 27.1% in 2011-12 to 5.3% in 2022-23, lifting about 270 million people out of extreme poverty.
269. PM E-DRIVE, approved in September 2024, succeeded which earlier electric-mobility subsidy scheme?
- A. PLI-Auto
- B. NEMMP
- C. SPMEPCI
- D. FAME-II
Answer: FAME-II
Explanation: PM Electric Drive Revolution in Innovative Vehicle Enhancement had an outlay of Rs 10,900 crore.
270. The National Critical Mineral Mission, approved by the Cabinet in January 2025, has an outlay of about:
- A. Rs 1,000 crore
- B. Rs 16,300 crore
- C. Rs 5,000 crore
- D. Rs 50,000 crore
Answer: Rs 16,300 crore
Explanation: The mission aims to secure supply of critical minerals such as lithium and rare earths, with an outlay of Rs 16,300 crore plus about Rs 18,000 crore of PSU investment.
271. The National Green Hydrogen Mission, approved in January 2023, targets annual green hydrogen production capacity of how many million tonnes by 2030?
- A. 2
- B. 15
- C. 10
- D. 5
Answer: 5
Explanation: The mission, with an outlay of Rs 19,744 crore, targets 5 MMT per year by 2030.
272. Micron Technology's semiconductor assembly and test plant, approved in June 2023, is being set up at which Indian location?
- A. Sanand, Gujarat
- B. Hosur, Tamil Nadu
- C. Dholera, Gujarat
- D. Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Sanand, Gujarat
Explanation: Micron's ATMP unit at Sanand has an investment of about USD 2.75 billion; the Tata-PSMC fab was separately approved for Dholera in February 2024.
273. Which country won the 2024 Copa America, beating Colombia in the final in Miami?
- A. Brazil
- B. Uruguay
- C. Argentina
- D. Chile
Answer: Argentina
Explanation: Argentina won its record 16th Copa America title, 1-0 after extra time.
274. Who were India's flag-bearers at the closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics?
- A. Sharath Kamal and Nikhat Zareen
- B. P. R. Sreejesh and Manu Bhaker
- C. Neeraj Chopra and P. V. Sindhu
- D. Harmanpreet Singh and Lovlina
Answer: P. R. Sreejesh and Manu Bhaker
Explanation: Hockey goalkeeper Sreejesh retired after the bronze; Manu Bhaker joined him as flag-bearer.
275. Neeraj Chopra was conferred which honorary military rank in the Territorial Army in 2025?
- A. Colonel
- B. Brigadier
- C. Lieutenant Colonel
- D. Major
Answer: Lieutenant Colonel
Explanation: The Olympic javelin champion received the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Army.
276. Bihar's caste-based survey results released on 2 October 2023 showed Extremely Backward Classes forming about what share of the population?
- A. 36 per cent
- B. 27 per cent
- C. 15.5 per cent
- D. 19.7 per cent
Answer: 36 per cent
Explanation: EBCs were 36.01% and OBCs 27.13%, together about 63% of Bihar's population.
277. The Ratna Bhandar of the Jagannath Temple, Puri, was reopened in July 2024 after about how many years?
- A. 12 years
- B. 75 years
- C. 25 years
- D. 46 years
Answer: 46 years
Explanation: It was last opened in 1978 for an inventory; the 2024 reopening was ordered by the new Odisha government.
278. The Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam, 2024 replaced which colonial-era law on aviation?
- A. Air Corporations Act, 1953
- B. Aircraft Act, 1934
- C. Carriage by Air Act, 1972
- D. Indian Aircraft Act, 1911
Answer: Aircraft Act, 1934
Explanation: It replaced the Aircraft Act, 1934 to modernise aviation regulation.
279. The Banking Laws (Amendment) Act, 2025 allows a depositor to nominate up to how many persons?
- A. Four
- B. Three
- C. Two
- D. Six
Answer: Four
Explanation: Depositors can nominate up to four persons, simultaneously or successively.
280. The National Sports Governance Act, 2025 establishes which new body to oversee sports federations?
- A. Sports Authority Commission
- B. National Olympic Council
- C. Sports Ombudsman of India
- D. National Sports Board
Answer: National Sports Board
Explanation: The Act creates a National Sports Board, a National Sports Tribunal and a National Sports Election Panel.
281. Which team won UEFA Euro 2024 by beating England 2-1 in the final in Berlin?
- A. Germany
- B. Portugal
- C. France
- D. Spain
Answer: Spain
Explanation: Spain won a record fourth European Championship.
282. Which nation won the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand?
- A. USA
- B. England
- C. Sweden
- D. Spain
Answer: Spain
Explanation: Spain beat England 1-0 in the final in Sydney for its first title.
283. The FIFA World Cup 2026 will be the first to feature how many teams, hosted by the USA, Canada and Mexico?
- A. 40
- B. 48
- C. 32
- D. 64
Answer: 48
Explanation: The expanded format has 48 teams and 104 matches.
284. The Los Angeles 2028 Olympics will feature cricket in which format?
- A. ODI
- B. Ten10
- C. T20
- D. Test
Answer: T20
Explanation: Cricket returns to the Olympics after 1900, with six-team men's and women's T20 tournaments.
285. The 100th episode of 'Mann Ki Baat' was broadcast on:
- A. 15 August 2023
- B. 3 October 2022
- C. 30 April 2023
- D. 26 January 2023
Answer: 30 April 2023
Explanation: The programme began on 3 October 2014; the 100th episode aired on 30 April 2023.
286. D. Gukesh won the 2024 FIDE Candidates Tournament in Toronto at what age, becoming the youngest challenger for the world title?
- A. 19
- B. 17
- C. 21
- D. 15
Answer: 17
Explanation: Gukesh won the Candidates at 17, breaking Garry Kasparov's age record for a challenger.
287. Which team won the 2024 Women's Premier League (WPL) title, beating Delhi Capitals in the final?
- A. Mumbai Indians
- B. Royal Challengers Bangalore
- C. Gujarat Giants
- D. UP Warriorz
Answer: Royal Challengers Bangalore
Explanation: RCB, led by Smriti Mandhana, won its first title in the second WPL season; Mumbai Indians won 2023 and 2025.
288. At the 2023 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships in New Delhi, India won how many gold medals?
- A. Four
- B. One
- C. Two
- D. Six
Answer: Four
Explanation: Nikhat Zareen, Lovlina Borgohain, Nitu Ghanghas and Saweety Boora won golds.
289. The inaugural Kho Kho World Cup, held in New Delhi in January 2025, was won by:
- A. India in both men's and women's sections
- B. Nepal in both sections
- C. India in the men's section only
- D. India in the women's section only
Answer: India in both men's and women's sections
Explanation: Both Indian teams beat Nepal in the finals.
290. India won the ICC Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup in February 2025 in Malaysia by defeating which team in the final?
- A. Australia
- B. South Africa
- C. Bangladesh
- D. England
Answer: South Africa
Explanation: India retained the title it had won in the inaugural 2023 edition (beating England), with G. Trisha starring.
291. Which Egyptian resort hosted the 13 October 2025 peace summit on Gaza co-chaired by Donald Trump and Abdel Fattah el-Sisi?
- A. Hurghada
- B. Alexandria
- C. Luxor
- D. Sharm el-Sheikh
Answer: Sharm el-Sheikh
Explanation: The Sharm el-Sheikh summit followed the Gaza ceasefire and hostage-release arrangement that took effect on 10 October 2025 under the Trump plan.
292. Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, architect of the 7 October 2023 attack, was killed by Israeli forces in October 2024 in:
- A. Beirut
- B. Rafah, southern Gaza
- C. Tehran
- D. Khan Younis hospital
Answer: Rafah, southern Gaza
Explanation: Sinwar was killed in Rafah on 16 October 2024 after succeeding Haniyeh as Hamas political chief.
293. The US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites such as Fordow on 22 June 2025 were code-named:
- A. Operation Rising Lion
- B. Operation Enduring Freedom
- C. Operation Desert Storm
- D. Operation Midnight Hammer
Answer: Operation Midnight Hammer
Explanation: Operation Rising Lion was Israel's name for its strikes that started the 12-day war; the US operation used B-2 bombers.
294. Trump and Putin held a summit on 15 August 2025 at a US military base in which city?
- A. Honolulu, Hawaii
- B. Washington DC
- C. Anchorage, Alaska
- D. Helsinki
Answer: Anchorage, Alaska
Explanation: The meeting at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage ended without a ceasefire deal on Ukraine.
295. Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Wagner Group chief who led a June 2023 mutiny in Russia, died in August 2023 in a:
- A. Prison cell
- B. Poisoning in Minsk
- C. Plane crash
- D. Car bombing
Answer: Plane crash
Explanation: His private jet crashed in Tver region on 23 August 2023.
296. Mohamed Muizzu, who won the Maldives presidency in 2023, campaigned on which slogan targeting Indian military presence?
- A. Maldives First Only
- B. India Out
- C. Sea of Peace
- D. No Foreign Bases
Answer: India Out
Explanation: His 'India Out' campaign led to the withdrawal of Indian military personnel by May 2024.
297. Claudia Sheinbaum, who took office in October 2024, is the first woman President of:
- A. Colombia
- B. Mexico
- C. Chile
- D. Peru
Answer: Mexico
Explanation: A climate scientist and former Mexico City mayor, she succeeded Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.
298. Javier Milei, who took office as Argentina's President in December 2023, describes his political philosophy as:
- A. Communist
- B. Social democratic
- C. Peronist
- D. Libertarian (anarcho-capitalist)
Answer: Libertarian (anarcho-capitalist)
Explanation: He won on a platform of drastic spending cuts and dollarisation proposals.
299. Lai Ching-te, who won Taiwan's January 2024 presidential election, belongs to which party?
- A. Taiwan People's Party
- B. New Power Party
- C. Kuomintang
- D. Democratic Progressive Party
Answer: Democratic Progressive Party
Explanation: Lai gave the DPP an unprecedented third consecutive presidential term.
300. Masoud Pezeshkian, elected Iran's President in July 2024, is a former:
- A. Army general
- B. Mayor of Tehran
- C. Foreign Minister
- D. Heart surgeon and Health Minister
Answer: Heart surgeon and Health Minister
Explanation: The reformist won the run-off against Saeed Jalili after Ebrahim Raisi's death in a helicopter crash.
301. Who was the Chief Guest at India's 75th Republic Day parade in 2024?
- A. Emmanuel Macron
- B. Joe Biden
- C. Rishi Sunak
- D. Anthony Albanese
Answer: Emmanuel Macron
Explanation: French President Macron attended, and French troops joined the parade.
302. Who was the Chief Guest at India's Republic Day celebrations in 2023?
- A. Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt
- B. Prabowo Subianto of Indonesia
- C. Emmanuel Macron of France
- D. Mohammed bin Zayed of the UAE
Answer: Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt
Explanation: Egyptian President Sisi was the 2023 Chief Guest, Macron in 2024 and Prabowo Subianto in 2025.
303. In October 2024 the WHO validated India as having eliminated which disease as a public health problem?
- A. Malaria
- B. Trachoma
- C. Kala-azar
- D. Leprosy
Answer: Trachoma
Explanation: India became the third country in WHO's South-East Asia Region, after Nepal and Myanmar, to eliminate trachoma.
304. In August 2024 the WHO declared which disease a Public Health Emergency of International Concern?
- A. Marburg virus disease
- B. Nipah
- C. Avian influenza H5N1
- D. Mpox
Answer: Mpox
Explanation: The declaration on 14 August 2024 followed the spread of a new clade I mpox in Africa.
305. Sunita Williams returned to Earth in March 2025 after an extended stay of about 286 days on the ISS, aboard which spacecraft?
- A. SpaceX Crew Dragon (Crew-9)
- B. Orion
- C. Soyuz MS-25
- D. Boeing Starliner
Answer: SpaceX Crew Dragon (Crew-9)
Explanation: She and Butch Wilmore flew up on Boeing's Starliner test flight in June 2024 but returned on Crew-9 Dragon on 18-19 March 2025.
306. At the Paris AI Action Summit in February 2025, India was announced as the host of the next AI summit, held in 2026 under the name:
- A. AI Impact Summit
- B. AI for All Summit
- C. AI Governance Forum
- D. AI Safety Summit
Answer: AI Impact Summit
Explanation: PM Modi co-chaired the Paris summit with President Macron and announced India's hosting of the AI Impact Summit.
307. The Bletchley Declaration of November 2023 was adopted at the first global summit on:
- A. Cyber crime
- B. Climate finance
- C. Space security
- D. AI safety
Answer: AI safety
Explanation: The AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park, UK, was held on 1-2 November 2023.
308. Which company became the first to reach a market capitalisation of USD 5 trillion, in October 2025?
- A. Microsoft
- B. Nvidia
- C. Apple
- D. Saudi Aramco
Answer: Nvidia
Explanation: Nvidia, driven by AI chip demand, crossed USD 5 trillion on 29 October 2025.
309. The Chinese AI model DeepSeek-R1, which caused a major stock-market reaction in January 2025, was developed by a start-up based in:
- A. Beijing
- B. Shanghai
- C. Shenzhen
- D. Hangzhou
Answer: Hangzhou
Explanation: DeepSeek, founded by Liang Wenfeng, claimed a high-performing open model at a fraction of Western training costs.
310. India's foreign exchange reserves hit an all-time high in September 2024 of about:
- A. USD 800 billion
- B. USD 640 billion
- C. USD 705 billion
- D. USD 580 billion
Answer: USD 705 billion
Explanation: The reserves peaked at USD 704.89 billion in the week ended 27 September 2024.
311. Vistara was merged into Air India on 12 November 2024. Which foreign airline gained a minority stake in the merged Air India?
- A. Emirates
- B. Lufthansa
- C. Qatar Airways
- D. Singapore Airlines
Answer: Singapore Airlines
Explanation: Singapore Airlines holds about 25.1% of the enlarged Air India after the Tata-SIA joint venture was merged.
312. Air India's February 2023 mega-order, one of the largest in civil aviation history, was for about how many aircraft from Airbus and Boeing?
- A. 300
- B. 470
- C. 600
- D. 250
Answer: 470
Explanation: The order covered 250 Airbus and 220 Boeing aircraft; IndiGo followed in June 2023 with an order for 500 Airbus A320 family aircraft.
313. PM Modi was conferred which of these honours during his March 2025 visit to Mauritius as Chief Guest at its National Day?
- A. Grand Commander of the Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean
- B. Order of Zayed
- C. Order of the Rising Sun
- D. Order of the Nile
Answer: Grand Commander of the Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean
Explanation: He became the first Indian leader to receive Mauritius's highest national award.
314. The Vibhajan Vibhishika Smriti Diwas is observed on 14 August to remember:
- A. The victims of the Partition of 1947
- B. The Jallianwala Bagh victims
- C. The victims of the Emergency
- D. The martyrs of 1857
Answer: The victims of the Partition of 1947
Explanation: It was instituted in 2021 to remember the sufferings and sacrifices of those displaced during Partition.
315. The Veer Baal Diwas, observed on 26 December, honours the sacrifice of the sons of which Sikh Guru?
- A. Guru Gobind Singh
- B. Guru Hargobind
- C. Guru Arjan Dev
- D. Guru Tegh Bahadur
Answer: Guru Gobind Singh
Explanation: The Sahibzade Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh attained martyrdom; the day has been observed since 2022.
316. In November 2025 the Centre began year-long commemoration of 150 years of which national song?
- A. Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram
- B. Vande Mataram
- C. Jana Gana Mana
- D. Saare Jahan Se Accha
Answer: Vande Mataram
Explanation: Bankim Chandra Chatterjee composed Vande Mataram in 1875 (Anandamath, 1882); the 150th year began on 7 November 2025.
317. Which year-long celebration, beginning on 31 October 2025, marks 150 years of birth of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel?
- A. Unity@125
- B. Ekta Varsh 100
- C. Lauh Purush Mahotsav 75
- D. Sardar@150
Answer: Sardar@150
Explanation: The Sardar@150 Unity March and campaigns run through 2026 on the 150th birth anniversary.
318. Janjatiya Gaurav Divas, celebrated on 15 November, commemorates the birth anniversary of:
- A. Tilka Manjhi
- B. Alluri Sitarama Raju
- C. Rani Gaidinliu
- D. Birsa Munda
Answer: Birsa Munda
Explanation: The 150th birth anniversary of Birsa Munda was marked on 15 November 2024, launching the Janjatiya Gaurav Varsh.
319. 'Samvidhan Hatya Diwas' is observed in India annually on:
- A. 25 June
- B. 14 August
- C. 26 November
- D. 31 October
Answer: 25 June
Explanation: The Centre notified it in July 2024 to mark the day the Emergency was declared in 1975.
320. The International Yoga Day 2024 main event led by PM Modi was held in:
- A. Visakhapatnam
- B. Ranchi
- C. Jaipur
- D. Srinagar
Answer: Srinagar
Explanation: The 2024 theme was 'Yoga for Self and Society' at SKICC, Srinagar; in 2025 the event was at Visakhapatnam.
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