Q1. What is the recommended range for the Contingency Risk Buffer (CRB) under the ECF adopted by RBI?
A. 4.0% – 5.0%
B. 5.5% – 6.5%
C. 6.0% – 7.5%
D. 7.5% – 8.5%
✅ Answer: B
Q2. Under which section of the RBI Act is the surplus (dividend) transferred to the Government of India?
A. Section 42
B. Section 45
C. Section 47
D. Section 49
✅ Answer: C
Q3. What is the primary reason for the sharp rise in RBI’s surplus transfer in FY25?
A. Increase in lending to banks
B. Higher interest on fixed deposits
C. Gains from dollar sales and gold prices
D. Hike in repo rate
✅ Answer: C
Q4. Who among the following was not a contributor to the Quasi-Steady State Cosmology (QSSC)?
A. Fred Hoyle
B. Jayant Narlikar
C. Edwin Hubble
D. Geoffrey Burbidge
✅ Answer: C
Q5. QSSC differs from the Big Bang theory primarily by rejecting which of the following?
A. The expansion of the universe
B. The idea of a cyclic universe
C. The singular origin of the universe
D. The presence of dark matter
✅ Answer: C
Q6. What was the percentage increase in the Asiatic lion population between 2020 and 2025?
A. 25.6%
B. 28.1%
C. 30.0%
D. 32.2%
✅ Answer: D
Q7. Which district recorded the highest number of lions in the 2025 census?
A. Junagadh
B. Rajkot
C. Amreli
D. Porbandar
✅ Answer: C
Q8. Which wildlife sanctuary reported lions for the first time since 1879?
A. Mityala WLS
B. Pania WLS
C. Barda WLS
D. Gir WLS
✅ Answer: C
Q9. What literacy rate did Mizoram achieve to be declared functionally literate?
A. 95.5%
B. 96.8%
C. 98.2%
D. 99.0%
✅ Answer: C
Q10. What is the name of the centrally sponsored programme under which Mizoram achieved full functional literacy?
A. NIPUN Bharat
B. ULLAS
C. Saakshar Bharat
D. Vidya Setu
✅ Answer: B
Q11. What is the age group targeted by the ULLAS programme?
A. 10 years and above
B. 12–18 years
C. 15 years and above
D. All school children
✅ Answer: C
Q12. What sequencing technology was used in decoding the Indian yak genome?
A. Short-read sequencing
B. Microchip analysis
C. Long-read sequencing
D. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
✅ Answer: C
Q13. What is the IUCN Red List status of the Indian yak?
A. Endangered
B. Vulnerable
C. Critically Endangered
D. Near Threatened
✅ Answer: B
Q14. Which body approved the Himalayan yak as a ‘food animal’?
A. NABARD
B. ICAR
C. FSSAI
D. FAO
✅ Answer: C
Q15. In which year does the Guttala drought inscription record a mass famine event?
A. 1439 CE
B. 1539 CE
C. 1639 CE
D. 1739 CE
✅ Answer: B
Q16. How many deaths are recorded in the Guttala inscription due to the drought?
A. 4,507
B. 5,307
C. 6,307
D. 7,307
✅ Answer: C
Q17. Which notable Ashokan edict is found in Karnataka?
A. Bhabru Edict
B. Maski Rock Edict
C. Barabar Cave Edict
D. Junagadh Rock Edict
✅ Answer: B
