1. Vivad Se Vishwas scheme is associated with which sector?
[A] Agriculture
[B] Taxation
[C] Science and Technology
[D] Education
[B] Taxation
2. Who has been appointed as the new Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)?
[A] A.P. Maheshwari
[B] Prakash Mishra
[C] O P Singh
[D] Vitul Kumar
[D] Vitul Kumar
3. Yadgir Fort, which was seen in news, is located in which state?
[A] Karnataka
[B] Gujarat
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Tamil Nadu
[A] Karnataka
4. Denmark Strait Cataract, which was seen in news, is situated between Greenland and which country?
[A] Finland
[B] Iceland
[C] Sweden
[D] Norway
[B] Iceland
5. Vembanad lake, that was recently seen in news, lies in which state?
[A] Kerala
[B] Karnataka
[C] Maharashtra
[D] Tamil Nadu
[A] Kerala
6. Which traditional Bosnian song was included in UNESCO’s National Inventory of Intangible Cultural heritage recently?
[A] Sevdalinka
[B] Ottoman Melody
[C] Kalinka
[D] Yerakina
[A] Sevdalinka
7. According to the recent RBI report, what is the estimated GDP Growth of India in 2024-25?
[A] 5.4%
[B] 6.2%
[C] 6.6%
[D] 4.4%
[C] 6.6%
8. Which organization has launched the quantum processor ‘Willow’?
[A] Amazon
[B] Meta
[C] Google
[D] Microsoft
[C] Google
9. The Uttarakhand government has developed the Mahabharata Vatika at which place?
[A] Roorkee
[B] Pithoragarh
[C] Haldwani
[D] Kashipur
[C] Haldwani
10. Which country has introduced a new ‘Tourism tax’ in January 2025?
[A] Bhutan
[B] China
[C] Russia
[D] Nepal
[C] Russia
11. Scrub Typhus, that was recently seen in news, is caused by which agent?
[A] Virus
[B] Fungus
[C] Bacteria
[D] Protozoa
[C] Bacteria
12. Which state government recently launched 15-Day campaign to promote reading culture among students?
[A] Gujarat
[B] Rajasthan
[C] Odisha
[D] Maharashtra
[D] Maharashtra
13. Which year has been declared the ‘Year of Reforms’ by the Ministry of Defence to modernize the Armed forces?
[A] 2024
[B] 2025
[C] 2026
[D] 2027
[B] 2025
14. Who has been honored with the Gangadhar National Award for Poetry 2023?
[A] Nilakantha Diksita
[B] Kudikala Vamsidhar
[C] Prativa Satpathy
[D] Tishani Parmar
[C] Prativa Satpathy
15. Which state became the first to link forest ecosystem with Green GDP?
[A] Haryana
[B] Uttar Pradesh
[C] Chhattisgarh
[D] Bihar
[C] Chhattisgarh
16. India’s first Coastline-Waders Bird Census has conducted at which place?
[A] Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh
[B] Marine National Park, Jamnagar
[C] Satpura National Park, Madhya Pradesh
[D] Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary, Uttar Pradesh
[B] Marine National Park, Jamnagar
17. The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) functions under which ministry?
[A] Ministry of Science and Technology
[B] Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change
[C] Ministry of Agriculture
[D] Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
[B] Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change
18. The Brazilian Velvet Ant species is mainly found in which habitat?
[A] Rainforest
[B] Shrub desert
[C] Savanna grasslands
[D] None of the Above
[B] Shrub desert
19. What kind of disease is ‘Parkinson’ that was recently seen in news?
[A] A cardiovascular disease
[B] A neurological disorder
[C] A respiratory disease
[D] A genetic disorder
[B] A neurological disorder
20. The Territorial Army recently established a new task force for rejuvenation and protection of which river?
[A] Gomti
[B] Gandak
[C] Kosi
[D] Son
[A] Gomti