1. Which stage of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) was invoked in Delhi due to “severe” air quality during this week?
a) Stage 1
b) Stage 2
c) Stage 3
d) Stage 4
2. Under GRAP Stage 3 in Delhi, which of the following measures is most appropriate?
a) Complete shutdown of all schools and colleges
b) Ban on non-essential construction activities
c) Nationwide ban on diesel vehicles
d) Closure of all industries across India
3. The cold wave warning issued this week primarily affected which region?
a) Southern Peninsula
b) North-East India only
c) North India including Delhi-NCR and adjoining states
d) Coastal Gujarat and Maharashtra
4. The combined impact of the cold wave and pollution in Delhi is primarily explained by which phenomenon?
a) Jet stream acceleration
b) Temperature inversion
c) Ozone depletion
d) Monsoon trough formation
5. “Martyrdom Remembrance Month”, observed in November 2025, is associated with which spiritual figure?
a) Guru Nanak Dev Ji
b) Guru Arjan Dev Ji
c) Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji
d) Guru Gobind Singh Ji
6. The “Martyrdom Remembrance Month” is being observed by which Indian State government?
a) Haryana
b) Punjab
c) Delhi
d) Himachal Pradesh
7. What major compliance change did the Delhi government bring under the Delhi Shops & Establishments Act, 1954?
a) Introduced annual renewal of registrations
b) Removed the 21-year renewal requirement
c) Doubled the registration fee
d) Made registration voluntary
8. The traffic campaign #ChallanNahiSalamMilega is primarily associated with which city?
a) Mumbai
b) Bengaluru
c) Gurugram
d) Chennai
9. India’s electronics exports have recently become:
a) The largest export category
b) The second-largest export category
c) The third-largest export category
d) Negligible compared to other exports
10. Which of the following forms the bulk of India’s electronics exports?
a) Household appliances
b) Medical electronics
c) Telecom equipment and smartphones
d) Industrial robots
11. The Government allowed exports of 1.5 million tonnes of which commodity for the 2025–26 season?
a) Wheat
b) Rice
c) Sugar
d) Maize
12. The Electronics Development Fund (EDF) is best described as:
a) A direct subsidy for buying mobile phones
b) A fund of funds supporting electronic and deep-tech start-ups
c) A pension fund for IT employees
d) A corpus only for public-sector electronics firms
13. Which of the following is NOT a feature of the RBI’s export-relief package announced this week?
a) Moratorium on certain loan repayments
b) Extension of export-credit tenor
c) Guaranteed minimum export price by RBI
d) Relaxed asset-classification norms
14. According to the India Skills Report 2026, which statement is correct?
a) Overall employability has declined sharply
b) Women’s employability has overtaken men’s
c) Only IT sector employability is counted
d) Employability is below 30%
15. Which state was recognised as Best State in the National Water Awards (2024)?
a) Gujarat
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Maharashtra
d) Rajasthan
16. The Mandale Metro Depot, touted as Asia’s largest elevated metro depot, is linked with which city’s metro network?
a) Delhi
b) Hyderabad
c) Mumbai
d) Ahmedabad
17. The Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules 2025 primarily operationalise which Act?
a) IT Act 2000
b) RTI Act 2005
c) Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023
d) Aadhaar Act 2016
18. The Draft Seeds Bill 2025 is mainly concerned with:
a) Fertiliser subsidy reforms
b) GMO import regulation
c) Quality regulation and registration of seeds
d) Water usage norms for agriculture
19. The Belém Health Action Plan is associated with which major event?
a) G20 Summit
b) BRICS Summit
c) COP30 Climate Conference
d) WHO World Health Assembly
20. The newly operational Nyoma Airbase is located in which Indian region?
a) Arunachal Pradesh
b) Eastern Ladakh
c) Sikkim
d) Uttarakhand
21. Why is the Nyoma Airbase strategically significant?
a) It is India’s primary naval air station
b) It is close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China
c) It is the country’s only civilian airport in the Himalayas
d) It hosts India’s space-launch facility
22. Which of the following is true about India’s recent CO₂ emission trend mentioned in the article?
a) Total emissions have fallen to zero
b) Power-sector CO₂ emissions recorded a decline for only the second time in about five decades
c) CO₂ emissions have tripled in the last year
d) Renewable energy capacity has remained stagnant
23. What was the nature of the major security incident near Red Fort in Delhi during this week?
a) Fire in a heritage building
b) Car explosion considered a terror attack
c) Bridge collapse
d) Cyber-attack on metro signalling
24. Which national agency took over the investigation of the Red Fort car explosion?
a) CBI
b) RAW
c) NIA
d) NSG
25. Which of the following combinations is correctly matched?
Bal Sahitya Puraskar – Children’s literature
National Water Awards – Water conservation
For Women in Science Awards – Women scientists in STEM
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
26. Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) is noteworthy because:
a) It is the first comet discovered from India
b) It survived a close pass with the Sun and is approaching Earth
c) It caused a meteor shower over Europe
d) It collided with a satellite
27. Which of the following sectors is NOT explicitly mentioned as a top hiring sector in the India Skills Report 2026?
a) Banking and financial services
b) Healthcare
c) Renewable energy
d) Space tourism
28. Nyoma Airbase primarily strengthens India’s capability in which type of terrain?
a) Coastal
b) Desert
c) High-altitude Himalayan
d) Dense forest
29. The combined theme of Delhi’s severe pollution plus cold wave conditions is most appropriately discussed under which GS paper area (for UPSC)?
a) GS-I: Art & Culture
b) GS-II: Polity & Governance only
c) GS-III: Environment, Disaster Management & Health
d) GS-IV: Ethics
30. Which of the following BEST represents the overall nature of this week’s current affairs?
a) Only sports and cultural events
b) Primarily entertainment news
c) Balanced mix of environment, security, economy, governance, science and diplomacy
d) Only monetary policy updates
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