1. According to Ministry of Food and Public Distribution, what is the position of India in ethanol production and consumption globally?
[A] Second
[B] Third
[C] Fifth
[D] First
[B] Third
2. According to recent data, which country has a growing trade deficit with India, exceeding $100 billion in FY24?
[A] Russia
[B] Ukraine
[C] Iran
[D] China
[D] China
3. What is the name of the Indian-origin armoured vehicle being assembled in Morocco?
[A] BMP-2
[B] Wheeled Armoured Platform (WhAP)
[C] Stryker
[D] Sarvatra
[B] Wheeled Armoured Platform (WhAP)
4. What is the name of the Indian Navy’s sailing vessel used in the Navika Sagar Parikrama expedition II?
[A] INS Tarini
[B] INS Mhadei
[C] INS Vikrant
[D] INS Chakra
[A] INS Tarini
5. Recently, who received the ‘Kalaiah Krishnamurthy National Award’ for research work on gummy stem blight in bottle gourd?
[A] SS Dey
[B] Dhananjaya M.V.
[C] Asima Chatterjee
[D] Jayant Deshmukh
[B] Dhananjaya M.V.
6. RoDTEP (Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products) scheme, recently in news, comes under which ministry?
[A] Ministry of Finance
[B] Ministry of External Affairs
[C] Ministry of Commerce and Industry
[D] Ministry of Agriculture
[C] Ministry of Commerce and Industry
7. According to recent study, overexploitation of host plant species is endangering which group of insects in Assam’s forests?
[A] Swallowtail butterflies
[B] Ants
[C] Beetles
[D] Moths
[A] Swallowtail butterflies
8. What is the objective of ‘PM E-DRIVE Scheme’, launched by Ministry of Heavy Industries?
[A] Promote Electric Vehicle (EV) adoption and establish charging infrastructure
[B] Reduce public transportation usage
[C] Increase petrol vehicle production
[D] None of the above
[A] Promote Electric Vehicle (EV) adoption and establish charging infrastructure
9. In which tiger reserve was a herpetofauna survey conducted that recorded 33 reptile species and 36 amphibian species?
[A] Anamalai Tiger Reserve
[B] Mudumalai Tiger Reserve
[C] Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve
[D] Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve
[B] Mudumalai Tiger Reserve
10. Recently, which state government launched the “Mukhyamantri Yuva Udyami Vikas Abhiyan” scheme?
[A] Karnataka
[B] Gujarat
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Uttar Pradesh
[D] Uttar Pradesh