Raashid Shah

FRAMED FROM DR HEMANT JAISINGH (DIRECTOR OF UPSC ONLINE ACADEMY) Q.1 The Border Security Force started which operation in January 2025 to prevent infilteration attempts along Indo-Pak Border in Jaisalmer A) Operation Winter Shield B) Operation Sard Hawa C) Operation Desert Vigil D) Operation Garam Hawa Ans. B Q.2 HIMKAWACH , A cold weather clothing system for extreme conditions was unveiled by which organization ? A) ISRO B) Ministry of Defence C) DRDO D) India Army Ans. C Q.3 What is the name of the advanced battlefield surveillance system launched by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in January 2025 to boost the Indian Army’s reconnaissance capabilities ? A) ABHAY B) SANJAY C) VAJRA D) SATARK Ans. B Q.4 Desert Cyclone is a joint military exercise between which among the following countries ? A) India & UAE B) India & Oman C) India & Mongolia D) India & Kyrgyzstan Ans. A Q.5 What is the name of the LASER Weapon being developed by DRDO ? A) THUNDERBOLT B) STAR-LASER C) DURGA -2 D) VAJRA Ans. C Q.6 SADA TANSEEQ is a joint military exercise between India and which among the following country ? A) Singapore B) France C) Japan D) Saudi Arabia Ans. D Q.7 Which country has officially joined BRICS as a full member ? A) Indonesia B) Egypt C) UAE D) Iran Ans. A Q.8 Which policy reinstated by Donald Trump is referred as Global Gag Rule by its critics ? A) Mexico City Policy B) Geneva Cinsensus Declaration C) Roe V. Wade D) Hyde Agreement Ans. A Q.9 Which country announced 60 day state of emergency in context with the crime & combat organized armed groups ? A) Peru B) Ecuador C) Venezuela D) Colombia Ans. B Q.10 Which US State has designated October as Hindu Heritage Month ? A) Ohio B) California C) Texas D) Florida Ans. A Q.11 With which context Los Angeles declare a state of emergency recently ? A) Flooding caused by heavy rains B) Rapidly growing wildfires C) Severe Earthquake damage D) Tornadoes in Urban areas Ans. B Q.12 Which country became the first in Africa to eliminate Onchocerciasis (River Blindness ) as a Public health problem ? A) Niger B) Keny C) South Africa D) Democratic Republic of Congo Ans. A Q.13 Which among the following country declared food security emergency on rice prices to stabilize the soaring cost of the Staple Grain ? A) Indonesia B) Philippines C) Thailand D) Vietnam Ans. B Q.14 Which latin American country has decided not to renew its participation in China’s Belt & Road Initiative ? A) Brazil B) Panama C) Mexico D) Argentina Ans. B Q.15 Operation Devil Hunt to crack down violence linked to political unrest is associated with which of the following country ? A) Bangladesh B) India C) Pakistan D) Afghanistan Ans. A Q.16 Which project led to the creation of a new map of the Arctic Ocean revealing an area twice the size of France & six times the size of England ? A) Ocean Discovery 2050 B) Seabed 2030 C) Arctic Exploration Initiative D) Deep Sea Mapping Project Ans. B Q.17 Which Iconic structure collapsed due to the eartquakes in Myanmar ? A) Shwedagon Pagoda B) Ava Bridge C) Golden Rock D) Sule Pagoda Ans. B Q.18 Which new initiative announced by UN Secretary – General Antonia Guterres to improve efficiencies & cost effectiveness within the United Nations ? A) UN80 B) UN Reform 2030 C) UN Future Framework D) Global UN Efficiency Plan Ans. A Q.19 US announces how much Tariff on imported automobiles & Parts ? A) 10% B) 15% C) 20% D) 25% Ans. D Q.20 Which country withdrew from the Convention on Cluster Munitions in March 2025 citing security threats from Russia ? A) Poland B) China C) Lithuania D) US Ans. C

FRAMED FROM DR HEMANT JAISINGH (DIRECTOR OF UPSC ONLINE ACADEMY) Q.1 Who won the Dronacharya Award in 2024 in regular category for Hockey ? A) Shri Sandeep Sangwan B) Shri Randheer Singh Gentle C) Shri Harmik Singh D) Shri Harendra Singh Ans. A Q.2 Who was honoured with the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award at the West Bengal Film Journalists Association ? A) Debaloy Bhattacharya B) Aparna Sen C) Sharmila Tagore D) Rituparno Ghosh Ans. B Q.3 Who has bagged with the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar for disaster preparedness in 2025 ? A) National Disaster Management Authority B) Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure C) Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services D) National Disaster Management Agency Ans. C Q.4 President of _______was awarded the Pravasi Bhartiya Samman Award 2025 for her exceptional contributions to public affairs & Strengthening India’s global prestige. A) Kenya B) Trinidad & Tobago C) Guyana D) Jamaica Ans. B President of  Trinidad & Tobago ( Christine Carla Kangaloo) was awarded the Pravasi Bhartiya Samman Award 2025 for her exceptional contributions to public affairs & Strengthening India’s global prestige. Q.5 Which Film bagged the best picture award in 2025 BAFTA Awards ? A) Conclave & Anora B) Conclave & Brutalist C) Artist D) Brutalist Ans. B Q.6 Who won the Memory League World Championship 2025 ? A) Neelesh Sharma B) Rohan Gupta C) Vishvaa Rajkumar D) Akash Mehta Ans. C Q.7 Who has won the Album of the year award at the Grammy Award 2025 for Cowboy Carter ? A) Sabrina Carpenter B) Chappell Roan C) Beyonce D) Kendrick Lamar Ans. C Q.8 Who has won the Grammy Award for Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album for Triveni ? A) Radhika Vekaria B) Chandrika Tandon C) Anoushka Shankar D) Ricky Kej Ans. B Q.9 Who was awarded the Honorary Knighthood Knight Commander of the most excellent order of the British Empire ? A) Sunil Bharti Mittal B) Nandan Nilekani C) Mukesh Ambani D) Ratan Tata Ans. A Q.10 Who has been named as the Women of the Year by TIME Magazine ? A) Medha Patkar B) Sunita Narain C) Vandana Shiva D) Purnima Devi Barman Ans. D Q.11 Who has been honoured with the Padma Shri for his exceptional contributions to Sanskrit & Telugu literature ? A) Dr. Brahmasri Madugula Nagaphani Sarma B) MD Srinivas C) Madugula Nagaphani Sarma D) Nagendra Nath Roy Ans. A Q.12 Who has won the Sahitya Academy Award 2024 for book “Ik Hor Ashwathama” in Dogri literature ? A) Chaman Arora B) Veena Gupta C) Sushma Rani D) Jitendra Udhampuri Ans. A Q.13 Who has been awarded with the Abel Prize 2025 ? A) John Von Neumann B) Hendrik Haugan C) Masaki Kashiwara D) Niels Henrik Abel Ans. C Q.14 Who has been honoured with the Best Actor awards at the OTTplay Awards 2025 ? A) Manoj Vajpayee & Anupam Kher B) Jaideep Ahlawat & Raghav Juyal C) Manoj Vajpayee & Raghav Juyal D) Rajkumar Rao & Jaideep Ahlawat Ans. A Q.15 Who has been selected for the Prestigious Jnanpith Award 2025 ? A) Vinod Kumar Shukla B) Gulzar C) Surendra Verma D) Harivansh Rai Bacchan Ans. A

FRAMED FROM DR HEMANT JAISINGH (DIRECTOR OF UPSC ONLINE ACADEMY) Q.1 Foundation stone for new Central Ayurveda Research Institute building has been laid at ____ A) Mumbai B) Uttarakhand C) New Delhi D) Uttar Pradesh Q.2 Recently Which state has conducted India’s first coastline & Waders census ? A) Gujarat B) Kerala   C) Maharashtra D) Tamil Nadu Q.3 Which platform is providing Multilingual access in 11 languages at Mahakumbh Prayagraj 2025 ? A) DigiLocker B) UMANG App C) Aarogya Setu D) Bhashini Q.4 Recently Ministry of Commerce & Industry inaugurated the National Turmeric Board at _____ A) New Delhi B) Andhra Pradesh C) Karnataka D) Telangana Q.5 Which agency has achieved 100% conviction rate in 2024, convicting 68 accused in 25 cases A) Intelligence Bureau B) Directorate of Enforcement C) Central Bureau of Investigation D) National Investigation Agency Q.6 Recently PM Modi has inaugurated the Grameen Bharat Mahotsav on January 4th 2025 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. What was the theme of this Mahotsav ? A) Empowering Villages through technology B) Sustainable Agriculture for Rural Development C) Economic Transformation through Cooperatives D) Building a Resilient Rural India for Viksit Bharat 2047 Q.7 With reference to the Indian Navy’s Republic Day Parade Tableau, consider the following statements : 1. Indian Navy’s republic Day Tableau features INS Surat, INS Vaghsheer, INS Nilgiri & INS Vikrant 2. The theme of the tableau is Atmanirbhar Nausena Se Rashtra Nirman Select the correct answer using the codes given below : A) Only 1 B) Only 2 C) Both are correct D) Both are incorrect Q.8 Under the National Green Hydrogen Mission, Where the first Green Hydrogen Hub will be inaugurated ? A) Andhra Pradesh B) Odisha C) Telangana D) Madhya Pradesh Q.9 The CISF Recruits training centre in Arakkonam has been renamed to honour who among the following effective February 2025 ? A) Karikala Chola B) Aditya Chola I C) Rajendra Chola I D) Rajaditya Chola Q.10 Which Ministry has launched the Innovate with GoIStats hackathon on MyGov Platform ? A) Ministry of Statistics & Program Implementation B) Ministry of Science & Technology C) Ministry of Education D) Ministry of Textiles Q.11 Which among the following campaign of Ayush Ministry’s achieved five Guinness World Records ? A) National Wellness Drive B) Ayurveda for All Campaign C) Fit India Movement D) Desh Ka Prakriti Parikshan Abhiyaan Q.12 The Ministry of Mines has reclassified which among the following as Major minerals through a notification in February 2025 ? 1) Barytes 2) Felspar 3) Graphene 4) Quartz Select the correct answer using the codes given below : A) 1,3,4 B) 2,3,4 C) 1,2,4 D) 1,2,3,4 Q.13 The ministry of health & Family welfare launched the Intensified Special NCD Screening Campaign to ensure 100% screening of individuals aged 30 years & above for which of the following diseases ? A) Water borne diseases B) Communicable diseases C) Vector Borne diseases D) Non-Communicable diseases Q.14 During which festival 139 artists created a world record by dancing continuously for over 24 hrs ? A) Konark Dance Festival B) Khajuraho Dance C) Ellora Ajanta Dance festival D) Natyanjali Dance Festival Q.15 Which country has become the second country to introduce Digital Pilot Licenses following ICAO’s approval A) Japan B) India C) Australia D) Russia

FRAMED FROM DR HEMANT JAISINGH (DIRECTOR OF UPSC ONLINE ACADEMY) Q.1 Recently Rose Valley Scam was in news. With which among the following it is associated ? A) It is associated with an environmental emergency in a northern coastal area due to spilling of crude oil into surrounding waters of Pacific Ocean B) It is associated with most spoken Digital Arrest in which scammers gain access to confidential Information C) It is associated with the Blood Testing Startup that went from a rising star in Silicon Valley to facing fraud charges D) It is associated with the Chit Fund Scam where the group fraudulently gathered Rs 476 crore but only returned Rs 130 crore to investors. Q.2 Recently Jandola Military base was in news. Where it is located ? A) Ukraine B) Iran C) Pakistan D) Russia Q.3 The Global Mangrove Watch Initiative released a new global baseline which estimates decrease in global mangrove extent from 1999 to 2019. Which among the following is/are the region(s) where Mangroves are found ? 1. Mangroves grow in an equatorial climate, typically along coastlines and Tidal rivers 2. They occur worldwide in the tropics and subtropics and even some temperate  coastal areas, mainly between latitudes 30° N and 30° S Select the correct answer using the codes given below : A) Only 1 B) Only 2 C) Both are correct D) Both are incorrect Q.4 Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), 1958 is an act of the Parliament of India that grants special powers to the Indian Armed Forces to maintain public order in “disturbed areas”.AFSPA has been passed in which among the following Parts of States ? 1. Imphal 2. Longding 3. Tirap Select the correct answer using the codes given below : A) 1 & 3 B) 2 & 3 C) 1 & 2 D) 1,2,3 Q.5 Recently Who among the following has been elected as the new Prime Minister of Greenland ? A) Jens-Frederik Nielsen B) Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum C) Abiy Ahmed D) Moustafa Madbouly Q.6 Which among the following are the parts of the Current Account ? 1. Balance of Trade 2. Factor Income 3. Net Unilateral Transfers Select the correct answer using the codes given below : A) 1 & 3 B) 2 & 3 C) 1 & 2 D) 1,2,3 Q.7 India has not signed which among the following UN Conventions ? A) United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime (UNTOC)  B) UN Convention on International Settlement C) UN Convention against Transnational Organised Crime (UNTOC) D) UN CONVENTION ON REFUGEES Q.8 With reference to the MLALAD Funds, consider the following statements: 1. These funds are issued every year to MLAs for local development such as repairing roads, and streetlights, developing parks, and laying sewer lines in colonies 2. Under the scheme, each MLA has the choice to suggest to the Deputy Commissioner of his/her district, to the extent of allocations given from year to year, to be taken up by his/her constituency Select the correct answer using the codes given below : A) Only 1 B) Only 2 C) Both are correct D) Both are incorrect Q.9 Which of the following resolutions in the final agreement reached at COP28 is associated with the target achieving Net Zero by 2050 ? A) Methane emission cuts B) Global goal on adaptation C) Climate resilience D) Fossil fuel phase out Q.10 Which of the following statement is correct about NISHTHA ? A) It is a teacher training programme B) It is a workshop for newly elected members of parliament organized routinely by Lok Sabha secretariat C) It is a training module introduced in LBSNA for civil aspirants D) It is a training programme for the new recruits in Delhi police to inculcate integrity of service among them

Q.1 Which tourist destinations are not included under SWADESH DARSHAN SCHEME ? 1.North-East circle 2.Sufi circle 3.Wild life Circle 4.Tribal Circle Select the correct answer using the codes given below : A) 1 & 3 B) Only 2 C) 2 & 3 D) All are included Ans. D Composed of various tourist destinations. List Q.2 To give impetus to the employment initiatives in the country, National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) under the aegis of Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Govt. of India has been organizing Rozgar Melas across the nation. With reference to the Rojgar Mela, consider the following statements : 1. It is a 2 days event where several employers and job seekers come together for the purpose of applying and interviewing for jobs. 2. These Rozgar Melas generally cater to the youth in the age group of 18-35 Years with an academic qualification covering 8th/10th/12th Pass, ITI, Diploma, Graduates etc. including the trained and certified candidates Select the correct answer using the codes given below : A) Only 1 B) Only 2 C) Both are correct D) Both are incorrect Ans. B It is a 1/2-day event where several employers and job seekers come together for the purpose of applying and interviewing for jobs. Q.3 With reference to the GPS, consider the following statements : 1. As of February 2019, there are 27 satellites in the GPS constellation , 25 of which are in use at a given time with the rest allocated as stand-bys.  2. While originally a military project, GPS is considered a dual use technology, meaning it has significant civilian applications as well. Select the correct answer using the codes given below : A) Only 1 B) Only 2 C) Both are correct D) Both are incorrect Ans. B As of February 2019, there are 31 satellites in the GPS constellation, 27 of which are in use at a given time with the rest allocated as stand-bys.  While originally a military project, GPS is considered a dual use technology, meaning it has significant civilian applications as well. Q.4 Recently which among the following rule has been amended by the Central Government to restrict public access to certain election related documents ? A) Rule 91 B) Rule 92 C) Rule 93 D) Rule 94 Ans. C Q.5 With reference to the World Economic Forum, consider the following statements 1. The foundation is mostly funded by its 1,000 member multi-national companies with its mission in “improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic, and other leaders of society to shape global, regional, and industry agendas 2. Its work process & Mechanism is similar to the European Management Forum Select the correct answer using the codes given below : A) Only 1 B) Only 2 C) Both are correct D) Both are incorrect Ans. A The WEF was founded in 1971 by Klaus Schab, a business professor at the University of Geneva First named the European Management Forum, it changed its name to the World Economic Forum in 1987 The foundation is mostly funded by its 1,000 member multi national companies with its mission in “improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic, and other leaders of society to shape global, regional, and industry agendas Q.6 With reference to the INDIGO Plane , consider the following statements : 1. It is the largest individual Asian airline, and one of the largest in the world in terms of passengers carried, with more than 100 million passengers carried in 2023 2. Its primary hub is at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi. Select the correct answer using the codes given below : A) Only 1 B) Only 2 C) Both are correct D) Both are incorrect Ans. C Twenty dots arranged in the shape of an aircraft serves as the logo of the airline. The airline uses a two tone blue livery on a white background with the belly of the aircraft painted in Indigo with the logo in white. The airline was established as a private company by Rahul Bhatia of InterGlobe Enterprises—an  Indian Multinational conglomerate based in Gurugram—and Rakesh Gangwal in 2005.  Q.7 Which among the following are the negative effects of the Inflation ? 1. Reducing Unemployment due to nominal wage rigidity 2. Increase in the Opportunity cost of holding money 3. Avoiding Inefficiencies associated with Deflation Select the correct answer using the codes given below : A) 1 & 3                                               B) Only 2 C) 2 & 3 D) Only 1 Ans. B Negative effects of the Inflation : Increase in the Opportunity cost of holding money uncertainty over future inflation Shortage of Goods Positive Effects of Inflation : Reducing Unemployment due to nominal wage rigidity Avoiding Inefficiencies associated with Deflation allowing the central bank greater freedom in carrying out Monetary Policy encouraging loans and investment instead of money hoarding Q.8 Recently Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been awarded highest civilian honour Mubarak Al Kabeer by which among the following country ? A) Kuwait B) Egypt C) Oman D) Iran Ans. A Q.9 Which among the following are not taxed under GST ? 1. Alcoholic beverages 2. Electricity 3. Petroleum Products Select the correct answer using the codes given below : A) 1 & 3 B) 2 & 3 C) 1 & 2 D) 1,2,3 Ans. D Goods and services are divided into 5 different tax slabs for collection of tax: 0%, 5%, 12%, 18% and 28%. However Petroleum products, Alcoholic Products & Electricity are not taxed under GST. There is a special rate of 0.25% on rough precious and semi-precious stones and 3% on Gold The tax came into effect from 1 July 2017 through the implementation of the 101st Amendment. Q.10 How many member states are there in European Union ? A) 27 B) 28 C) 29 D) 30 Ans. A