1. Who did U.S. President Donald Trump attempt to remove from the Federal Reserve on 26th August 2025?
A) Jerome Powell
B) Lisa Cook
C) Janet Yellen
D) Lael Brainard
Answer: B) Lisa Cook
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2. The U.S. imposed how much tariff on Indian goods starting August 27, 2025?
A) 25%
B) 50%
C) 10%
D) 75%
Answer: B) 50%
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3. What was the main reason behind U.S. tariffs on Indian exports?
A) India’s purchase of Russian oil
B) India’s IT exports
C) India’s environmental policies
D) India’s digital tax
Answer: A) India’s purchase of Russian oil
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4. Which Indian organization warned about a 30–35% pricing disadvantage due to U.S. tariffs?
A) NITI Aayog
B) RBI
C) FIEO
D) SEBI
Answer: C) FIEO
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5. Which measure has India planned to counter U.S. tariffs?
A) Reciprocal tariffs
B) GST cuts and export boost
C) Rupee pegging to dollar
D) Ban on imports
Answer: B) GST cuts and export boost
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6. Waiver of import duty was announced on which commodity to support Indian exporters?
A) Steel
B) Cotton
C) Coal
D) Oil
Answer: B) Cotton
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7. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting Japan and China between—
A) August 20–22
B) August 29 – September 1
C) September 10–12
D) July 1–5
Answer: B) August 29 – September 1
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8. During PM Modi’s Japan visit, which investment plan was announced?
A) $100 billion deal
B) ¥10 trillion investment plan
C) India–Japan AI collaboration
D) Nuclear agreement
Answer: B) ¥10 trillion investment plan
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9. Which alliance did India reaffirm as “important for critical minerals and cooperation”?
A) BRICS
B) SAARC
C) QUAD
D) ASEAN
Answer: C) QUAD
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10. Which city will host the SCO Summit attended by PM Modi in 2025?
A) Beijing
B) Shanghai
C) Tianjin
D) Tokyo
Answer: C) Tianjin
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11. Which two stealth frigates were commissioned into the Indian Navy on 26th August 2025?
A) Shivalik and Satpura
B) Udaygiri and Himgiri
C) Talwar and Teg
D) Nilgiri and Godavari
Answer: B) Udaygiri and Himgiri
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12. Where were the frigates Udaygiri and Himgiri commissioned?
A) Kochi
B) Mumbai
C) Visakhapatnam
D) Chennai
Answer: C) Visakhapatnam
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13. Which military exercise began in Jakarta on August 25, 2025?
A) RIMPAC
B) Super Garuda Shield 2025
C) SLINEX-25
D) Cobra Gold
Answer: B) Super Garuda Shield 2025
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14. Which bilateral naval exercise was recently held between India and Sri Lanka?
A) Malabar
B) SLINEX-25
C) Varuna
D) Indra
Answer: B) SLINEX-25
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15. Which Indian naval ship participated in SLINEX-25?
A) INS Vikramaditya
B) INS Jyoti
C) INS Arihant
D) INS Kolkata
Answer: B) INS Jyoti
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16. Which new Indian defence project is being developed as an equivalent of Israel’s Iron Dome?
A) Project Netra
B) Mission Sudarshan Chakra
C) Agni Defence Shield
D) Operation Iron Wall
Answer: B) Mission Sudarshan Chakra
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17. Who introduced the 130th Constitutional Amendment Bill in India?
A) Narendra Modi
B) Amit Shah
C) Rajnath Singh
D) Rahul Gandhi
Answer: B) Amit Shah
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18. What is the purpose of the 130th Constitutional Amendment Bill?
A) Lowering voting age
B) Disqualifying PM/CMs detained for 30 days
C) State capital relocation
D) Changing election process
Answer: B) Disqualifying PM/CMs detained for 30 days
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19. Which milestone was celebrated by holding the All India Speakers’ Conference in August 2025?
A) 125 years of Indian Parliament
B) 100 years of Vitthalbhai Patel as first Indian Speaker
C) 75 years of Constitution
D) 50 years of Lok Sabha TV
Answer: B) 100 years of Vitthalbhai Patel as first Indian Speaker
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20. What is the broader aim of India’s multi-alignment strategy?
A) Depend on U.S.
B) Isolate itself
C) Balance ties with global powers & Global South
D) Focus only on Europe
Answer: C) Balance ties with global powers & Global South
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21. Which sectors are targeted under Japan’s new investment plan in India?
A) Automobiles only
B) Semiconductors, clean energy, AI, infrastructure
C) Only defence
D) Only agriculture
Answer: B) Semiconductors, clean energy, AI, infrastructure
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22. Which Indian body is tasked with helping exporters diversify markets amid U.S. tariffs?
A) RBI
B) EXIM Bank
C) DGFT
D) FIEO
Answer: D) FIEO
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23. India is exploring new FTAs with which regions to counter tariff impact?
A) Latin America, Middle East, China
B) Antarctica, Arctic
C) Africa only
D) North America
Answer: A) Latin America, Middle East, China
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24. Which Indian naval project does Udaygiri and Himgiri belong to?
A) Project 15B
B) Project 17A
C) Project 75
D) Project 75I
Answer: B) Project 17A
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25. Who was India’s first elected Speaker of the Central Legislative Assembly in 1925?
A) Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar
B) Vitthalbhai Patel
C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D) Rajendra Prasad
Answer: B) Vitthalbhai Patel
