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Question: With reference to the National Sports Awards 2025, consider the following statements:
1. The awards are given by the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
2. The Selection Committee was headed by former Supreme Court Judge Justice (Retd.) Arun Kumar Mishra.
3. A total of 17 sportspersons were selected for the Arjuna Award 2025.
(a) 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans (d)

Question: With reference to the Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar, consider the following statements:
1. Corporate entities, including public and private entities, can receive the award.
2. In 2025, the Army Paralympic Node, Pune, received the award.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 both
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans (c)

Question: Consider the following pairs regarding the Dronacharya Award 2025:
1. Parveer Singh — Athletics
2. Chhote Lal Yadav — Boxing
3. Neha Nandkumar Chavan — Shooting
4. Dharmendra Singh Yadav — Wrestling
5. Virender Kumar — Wrestling
How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
(a) Only two
(b) Only three
(c) Only four
(d) All five
Answer: (c)

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Question: Which organization recently organized the ‘Aparajita – Parang La 2026’ high-altitude trek?
(a) Indo-Tibetan Border Police
(b) National Cadet Corps
(c) Indian Mountaineering Foundation
(d) Border Roads Organisation
Ans (b)

Question: Which Indian company and Rolls-Royce have announced their strategic intent to to design, develop, manufacture and deliver combat engines for India’s Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) programme?
(a) Larsen & Toubro Defence
(b) Tata Advanced Systems
(c) Reliance Industries Limited
(d) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
Ans (c)

Question: Which organisation has implemented the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)?
(a) European Union
(b) G20
(c) G7
(d) Arctic Council
Ans (a)

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Question: Which of the following has launched the AI-powered payments foundation model “Vulcan”?
(a) Paytm
(b) BharatPe
(c) Razorpay
(d) PhonePe
Ans (c)

Question: Who recently became the first Indian player and fourth in the world to complete the rare milestone of 100 sixes in Test cricket?
(a) Rohit Sharma
(b) Rishabh Pant
(c) Sai Sudharsan
(d) Shubman Gill
Ans (b)

Question: India’s first virtual zoo has been started in:
(a) Guwahati
(b) Bengaluru
(c) Indore
(d) Kolkata
Ans (c)

Question: With reference to the “Yashoda AI” initiative, consider the following statements:
1. It has been launched to promote digital empowerment and greater participation of women in emerging technologies.
2. It has been launched by the National Commission for Women.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 both
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans (c)

Question: Which international judicial body’s President was targeted by US sanctions in August 2026?
(a) International Court of Justice (ICJ)
(b) International Criminal Court (ICC)
(c) Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
(d) European Court of Human Rights (ECHR)
Ans (b)

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