Question 1: What did the Supreme Court rule regarding the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise?
Answer: The Supreme Court upheld the SIR exercise as constitutional, proportionate, and legally valid under Article 324 and the Representation of the People Act, 1950.
Question 2: Under which section is the SIR exercise considered a valid “special revision”?
Answer: Section 21(3) of the Representation of the People Act, 1950.
Question 3: Which document was upheld by the Supreme Court for voter verification?
Answer: Aadhaar.
Question 4: What framework is used in National Health Accounts (NHA) 2022–23?
Answer: System of Health Accounts (SHA) 2011 framework.
Question 5: What was India’s Government Health Expenditure (GHE) in 2022–23?
Answer: 1.43% of GDP (1.48% revised base).
Question 6: Which city will host International Day of Yoga 2026?
Answer: Kolkata.
Question 7: What is the theme of International Day of Yoga 2026?
Answer: Yoga for Healthy Ageing.
Question 8: What does SARTHAK-PDS stand for?
Answer: Scheme for Assistance in Ration Transport and Handling-Income with Automation in Public Distribution System.
Question 9: What is the total outlay of SARTHAK-PDS?
Answer: ₹25,530 crore.
Question 10: What does PRAGATI stand for?
Answer: Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation.
Question 11: What was the value of projects reviewed in the 51st PRAGATI meeting?
Answer: Around ₹30,000 crore.
Question 12: Under which article was trauma care declared a fundamental right?
Answer: Article 21.
Question 13: Which state launched India’s first women-led solar power plant?
Answer: Telangana.
Question 14: Which state became India’s fifth fully literate state under ULLAS?
Answer: Sikkim.
Question 15: Which state passed the Uniform Civil Code Bill 2026?
Answer: Assam.
Question 16: Which state launched Mission Queen Pineapple?
Answer: Tripura.
Question 17: How many judges were recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium?
Answer: Five.
Question 18: Who broke Chris Gayle’s IPL sixes record in 2026?
Answer: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.
Question 19: How many sixes did Vaibhav Sooryavanshi hit?
Answer: 65 sixes.
Question 20: When is Eid-ul-Adha 2026 expected?
Answer: 28 May 2026 (subject to moon sighting).
Question 21: Which organization recently joined India’s ONOS scheme?
Answer: Royal Society of Chemistry.
Question 22: Which award did Major Abhilasha Barak receive?
Answer: UN Gender Advocate Award.
Question 23: Which force completed the first all-women Mount Everest expedition?
Answer: ITBP.
Question 24: Under which ministry does Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre function?
Answer: Ministry of Home Affairs.
Question 25: Which country is associated with the Tianwen-2 mission?
Answer: China.
Question 26: ONOS scheme in India is related to which sector?
Answer: Research and Education.
Question 27: Which group includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa?
Answer: BRICS.
Question 28: Panchayat Advancement Index is related to which sector?
Answer: Rural Development.
Question 29: Who conducts ASISSE survey?
Answer: National Statistics Office.
Question 30: Who publishes State of Working India Report?
Answer: Azim Premji University.
Question 31: Where is the upcoming Quad Foreign Ministers’ meeting being hosted?
Answer: New Delhi.
Question 32: What did NASA announce regarding lunar exploration?
Answer: A three-phase permanent Moon base near the lunar South Pole.
Question 33: Which scheme received ₹5.78 lakh crore allocation in Phase-3?
Answer: PM Gati Shakti.
Question 34: How much was released under PM-KISAN 19th installment?
Answer: ₹19,200 crore to 9.6 crore farmers.
Question 35: Which vessel was inducted by Indian Coast Guard?
Answer: Patrol vessel “Amulya”.
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