1. The Operational Guidelines for DILRMP 3.0, launched by the Ministry of Rural Development, provide for a Central Sector Scheme with an outlay of how much for the period 2026-2031?
A. Rs 365.50 crore
B. Rs 465.50 crore
C. Rs 565.50 crore
D. Rs 765.50 crore
E. Rs 1,565.50 crore
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Explanation: DILRMP 3.0 was launched by Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan at Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi. Being a Central Sector Scheme, the entire outlay is borne by the Centre rather than shared with States. Its aim is an integrated GIS-based digital land records ecosystem that improves citizen access to land-related services.
2. Under DILRMP 3.0, the Bhu-Aadhaar or Unique Land Parcel Identification Number (ULPIN) assigned to every land parcel in the country consists of how many digits?
A. 10 digits
B. 12 digits
C. 14 digits
D. 16 digits
E. 18 digits
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Explanation: Bhu-Aadhaar works like a permanent address for land, so that a parcel can be tracked across sale, partition and mutation without ambiguity. A single identifier lets revenue records, registration data and survey maps be linked together, which is the core idea behind the digital land records ecosystem.
3. The Registration Seva Kendras (RSKs) component of DILRMP 3.0 involves upgrading 75 high-footfall Sub-Registrar Offices on the model of which existing citizen-service facility?
A. Common Service Centres
B. Passport Seva Kendras
C. Aadhaar Seva Kendras
D. Bank Mitra outlets
E. Krishi Vigyan Kendras
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Explanation: Sub-Registrar Offices handle property registration and are among the most crowded revenue offices. Modelling them on Passport Seva Kendras brings appointment systems, queue management and a front-office/back-office split. The other two components are the Revenue Court Case Management System and NAKSHA for urban survey.
4. The NAKSHA component under DILRMP 3.0 relates to which of the following?
A. GIS-based land survey of urban habitations and issue of Urban Property Cards
B. Digitisation of forest boundary maps in tribal districts
C. Drone mapping of village abadi land under SVAMITVA
D. Consolidation of agricultural landholdings in eastern States
E. Mapping of coastal regulation zones along the Indian coastline
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Explanation: NAKSHA stands for National Geospatial Knowledge-based Land Survey of Urban Habitations. Urban land records in India have historically been weaker than rural revenue records, so the pilot is being accelerated to create accurate urban maps and issue UrPro Cards to property holders.
5. The report “Unincorporated Sector at the District Level: Insights from ASUSE 2025” was released by which organisation?
A. Reserve Bank of India
B. NITI Aayog
C. National Statistical Office under MoSPI
D. Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
E. Central Statistics Office of the Ministry of Finance
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Explanation: This is the first time India has received estimates of the unincorporated non-agricultural sector at the district level. ASUSE covers the survey period January to December 2025 and captures small shops, street vendors, repair units and household enterprises that are not registered as companies under the Companies Act.
6. As per the district-level ASUSE 2025 estimates, which district accounted for the highest share within Telangana?
A. Hyderabad
B. Rangareddy
C. Warangal
D. Karimnagar
E. Nizamabad
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Explanation: Rangareddy topped Telangana with 23.53 per cent, the highest single-district share among the States listed. Other State toppers include Surat in Gujarat at 19.43 per cent, North 24 Parganas in West Bengal at 15.99 per cent and Ludhiana in Punjab at 14.74 per cent, showing how activity clusters around industrial and peri-urban districts.
7. Shalimar Sugandh, also called Kashur Basmat, is a newly developed variety of which crop?
A. Wheat
B. Maize
C. Rice
D. Saffron
E. Mustard
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Explanation: It is a fine grain aromatic rice variety developed at the Mountain Research Centre for Field Crops, Khudwani, under SKUAST-Kashmir. Development began in 2021 and certified seed reached farmers in 2024. An aromatic variety lets Valley farmers diversify from ordinary paddy into a higher-value crop.
8. The Geographical Indication tag for Basmati rice, registered in 2016, is held by which body?
A. Indian Council of Agricultural Research
B. APEDA
C. Food Corporation of India
D. National Seeds Corporation
E. Ministry of Commerce and Industry directly
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Explanation: The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority regulates Basmati exports and holds the GI. The GI area covers Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi, 30 districts of western Uttar Pradesh and Jammu, Kathua and Samba in J&K. Pakistan has contested India’s claim in the European Union.
9. In the Ladakh glacial water initiative at Chuchot and nearby villages, the nallah tapped for irrigation is fed by which glacier?
A. Siachen Glacier
B. Drang-Drung Glacier
C. Stok Kangri Glacier
D. Gangotri Glacier
E. Pensilungpa Glacier
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Explanation: The Stok village nallah carries nearly 90 million litres daily, which was flowing unused into the Indus while fields nearby went short of water. Instead of building costly new infrastructure, basic earthwork linked the stream to existing canals, now irrigating over 1,000 acres across 12 villages.
10. Project CHAYANKAN, taken up by NIT Rourkela with ISRO-NRSC and the Tea Board, uses AI and geospatial technology for which purpose?
A. Monitoring of tea plantations
B. Forecasting of coffee berry borer outbreaks
C. Mapping of rubber plantations in the North East
D. Estimating spice acreage in the Western Ghats
E. Tracking cardamom exports from Kerala
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Explanation: CHAYANKAN combines satellite imagery, UAV-based hyperspectral data and ground observations for plantation mapping, yield estimation, crop-health assessment and pest and disease forecasting. The three-year project runs from April 2026 to March 2029, an example of remote sensing being applied to plantation crop management.
11. Under the agreement signed by the Digital Bharat Nidhi with Jharkhand for the Amended BharatNet Programme, how many Gram Panchayats will be covered?
A. 2,395 Gram Panchayats
B. 3,495 Gram Panchayats
C. 4,395 Gram Panchayats
D. 5,395 Gram Panchayats
E. 6,777 Gram Panchayats
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Explanation: The Centre has approved Rs 1,684 crore for the state-led model in Jharkhand, with demand-based connectivity to around 26,777 villages. Rural broadband underpins e-governance, online education, telemedicine and digital payments, which is why BharatNet is treated as rural development infrastructure rather than merely a telecom project.
12. The RBI recently authorised Pluxee India to operate as which of the following?
A. Small Finance Bank
B. Payment Aggregator for online and physical transactions
C. Account Aggregator
D. Non-Banking Financial Company – Factor
E. Payments Bank
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Explanation: The PA-O and PA-P licence lets Pluxee onboard merchants, collect payments, settle funds and manage refunds across cards, QR codes, NFC and online modes. Pluxee already holds a Prepaid Payment Instrument licence issued in 2009, so this authorisation widens its role from issuing instruments to acquiring merchants.
13. The 18th BRICS Summit hosted by India in New Delhi on 12-13 September 2026 was held under which theme?
A. “Strengthening Multilateralism for Just Global Development”
B. “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability”
C. “Partnership for Equitable Growth and Shared Prosperity”
D. “BRICS and Africa: Partnership for Mutually Accelerated Growth”
E. “Inclusive Globalisation for Common Development”
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Explanation: This is India’s fourth Chairship and the summit culminated over 350 meetings across 25 cities. BRICS now has 11 full members after Indonesia joined in January 2025, plus 10 partner countries. Its financial agenda covers IMF and World Bank quota reform, the NDB and CRA, and local-currency settlement.
14. India and Russia have set a bilateral trade target of how much, to be achieved by 2030?
A. $60 billion
B. $75 billion
C. $100 billion
D. $150 billion
E. $200 billion
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Explanation: Current bilateral trade stands at around $60 billion, so the target implies a substantial expansion over the rest of the decade. The trade is heavily skewed by Indian crude oil imports, which makes diversification of the basket and payment settlement arrangements central to reaching the goal.
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