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Answer: India Stack
India Stack refers to India's open API-based Digital Public Infrastructure comprising Aadhaar (identity), UPI (payments), DigiLocker (documents), and other interoperable systems.
Answer: Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
The Indian Coast Guard is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (not the Ministry of Defence), though it works closely with the Navy.
Answer: NIFTY 50
NIFTY 50 is the benchmark index of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) of India comprising 50 major stocks. SENSEX is BSE's benchmark index with 30 stocks.
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
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.
Answer: True
Tata Electronics received government approval for India's first semiconductor fab plant in Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR), Gujarat.
Answer: Human, animal, and environmental health
'One Health' is an integrated approach recognising that human health, animal health, and ecosystem health are interconnected and interdependent.
Answer: Philippines
The Philippines was the first country to receive the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from India under a USD 375 million deal signed in 2022, marking a landmark defence export.
Answer: Palk Strait Crossing
India and Sri Lanka have discussed a Palk Strait road-rail bridge/tunnel project to restore connectivity between the two nations, reviving the ancient Ram Setu route.
Answer: Atmanirbhar Bharat
Atmanirbhar Bharat (Self-Reliant India) was launched in 2020, with a Rs 20 lakh crore package covering PLI schemes, infrastructure push, and reducing import dependence.
Answer: Sahitya Akademi (National Academy of Letters)
The Sahitya Akademi Award is presented by the Sahitya Akademi (National Academy of Letters), India's central institution for literary dialogue and publications.
Answer: 5+3+3+4
NEP 2020 introduced the 5+3+3+4 curricular structure: Foundational (5 years), Preparatory (3 years), Middle (3 years), and Secondary (4 years) stages.
Answer: Kuno National Park
India reintroduced cheetahs in September 2022 at Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh — initially 8 cheetahs from Namibia, followed by 12 from South Africa in 2023.
Answer: France
Exercise Shakti is a biennial joint military exercise between the Indian Army and the French Army. India-France have a strategic partnership since 1998.
Answer: Indian Rupee and third-country currencies
India has been paying for Russian oil using Indian rupees and third-country currencies like UAE dirhams and Chinese yuan, reducing dependence on the US dollar after sanctions.
Answer: Mauritius
Mauritius is historically the top source of cumulative FDI into India due to treaty benefits, followed by Singapore, USA, Netherlands, and Japan.
Answer: 370
Article 370, which granted special autonomous status to Jammu & Kashmir, was abrogated on August 5, 2019. J&K was reorganised into two Union Territories: J&K and Ladakh.
Answer: Japan
The QUAD (Quadrilateral Security Dialogue) is a strategic grouping of India, USA, Australia, and Japan, focused on a free and open Indo-Pacific.
Answer: Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle
DRDO tested a long-range hypersonic missile based on the Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV) in November 2024, marking a major leap in India's defence capabilities.