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Answer: True
The IndiaAI Mission includes establishing a shared AI computing infrastructure with 10,000+ GPUs to be made available to startups, researchers, and government for AI development.
Answer: True
The Pahalgam attack on April 22, 2026, killed 26 civilians (mostly tourists). India responded by suspending the Indus Waters Treaty, expelling Pakistani diplomats, and closing borders.
Answer: True
India aims to increase nuclear power capacity from ~7 GW to 22 GW by 2031-32 as part of its clean energy mix, with new reactors at Gorakhpur, Jaitapur, and Kovvada.
Answer: False
BrahMos is a joint venture between India (DRDO) and Russia (NPO Mashinostroyeniya), not Israel. It is named after the Brahmaputra and Moskva rivers.
Answer: True
Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) provides health insurance coverage of Rs 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary hospitalisation.
Answer: True
India held the SCO Chairmanship in 2022-23 and hosted the SCO Summit virtually in July 2023. The in-person foreign ministers' meeting was held in Goa.
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India is structurally a current account deficit country due to high import bills (crude oil, gold, electronics). India occasionally posts surpluses during COVID-era import compression.
Answer: True
Cheetahs had become extinct in India by 1952. They were reintroduced on September 17, 2022 at Kuno NP, Madhya Pradesh — 8 from Namibia initially.
Answer: True
Tata Electronics received government approval for India's first semiconductor fab plant in Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR), Gujarat.
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India has 85 Ramsar sites (3rd highest globally), but the UK and Bolivia have more. The UK leads globally in number of Ramsar sites.
Answer: True
The DPDP Act 2023 designates persons below 18 as 'children' and requires verifiable parental consent before their personal data can be processed.
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The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 was jointly hosted by Pakistan and UAE, with India's matches played in Dubai/UAE due to India-Pakistan political tensions.
Answer: True
India and China announced a disengagement agreement in October 2024, allowing patrolling to resume at Depsang and Demchok friction points after a 4-year standoff.
Answer: True
ISRO has selected female astronaut candidates as part of its Gaganyaan programme, reflecting India's commitment to gender inclusion in its space programme.
Answer: False
Budget 2025-26 made the new tax regime more attractive (zero tax up to Rs 12 lakh) but did NOT abolish the old regime — both coexist and taxpayers can choose.
Answer: False
BJP won the February 2025 Delhi elections, defeating AAP. Rekha Gupta became Delhi's Chief Minister.
Answer: True
INS Vikrant was commissioned on September 2, 2022. It is built at Cochin Shipyard Limited and is India's first domestically manufactured aircraft carrier.
Answer: True
UPI has been expanded to over 20 countries including Singapore, UAE, France, UK, and several others for cross-border payments.
Answer: True
India became a full member of the SCO in 2017. The SCO is a Eurasian political, economic and security alliance. India hosted the SCO Summit virtually in 2023.
Answer: False
India won 6 medals at Paris Olympics 2024 (1 silver, 5 bronze) but no gold medals. Neeraj Chopra won silver in javelin throw.