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Question 1 of 7
1. Question
Q1. {IE – Industry} With reference to the India’s startup ecosystem, consider the following statements:
India has the second-largest startup ecosystem in the world.
Approximately 500 unicorn startups have been recognized in India.
Around 50% of startups originate from Tier II and Tier III cities.
Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?
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Explanation
Statement 1 is incorrect
India’s startup ecosystem has become thethird-largest globally, growing significantly in recent years, providing a foundation for its aspiration to become the world’s leading startup hub.
Statement 2 is incorrect
Over 1.59 lakh startups recognized by DPIIT, with over 120 unicorns.
In 2022, Indian startups attracted $25 billion in Venture Capital funding, with key sectors like SaaS and climate tech receiving significant investments.
Statement 3 is correct
50%of startups now emerge from Tier II and III cities. Tamil Nadu and Kerala show strong regional growth, contributing to job creation and tech talent development.
Answer: (b) 1 and 2 only; Difficulty Level: Medium
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Explanation
Statement 1 is incorrect
India’s startup ecosystem has become thethird-largest globally, growing significantly in recent years, providing a foundation for its aspiration to become the world’s leading startup hub.
Statement 2 is incorrect
Over 1.59 lakh startups recognized by DPIIT, with over 120 unicorns.
In 2022, Indian startups attracted $25 billion in Venture Capital funding, with key sectors like SaaS and climate tech receiving significant investments.
Statement 3 is correct
50%of startups now emerge from Tier II and III cities. Tamil Nadu and Kerala show strong regional growth, contributing to job creation and tech talent development.
Answer: (b) 1 and 2 only; Difficulty Level: Medium
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Explanation
Statement 1 is incorrect
India’s startup ecosystem has become thethird-largest globally, growing significantly in recent years, providing a foundation for its aspiration to become the world’s leading startup hub.
Statement 2 is incorrect
Over 1.59 lakh startups recognized by DPIIT, with over 120 unicorns.
In 2022, Indian startups attracted $25 billion in Venture Capital funding, with key sectors like SaaS and climate tech receiving significant investments.
Statement 3 is correct
50%of startups now emerge from Tier II and III cities. Tamil Nadu and Kerala show strong regional growth, contributing to job creation and tech talent development.
Answer: (b) 1 and 2 only; Difficulty Level: Medium
Question 2 of 7
2. Question
Q2. {S&T – Cybersecurity} With reference to the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), consider the following statements:
It is established under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
The Cyber Fraud Mitigation Centre (CFMC) at I4C works to ensure immediate action and cooperation for tackling online financial crimes.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Coordinates efforts against cybercrime, collaborating with law enforcement and financial institutions.
Focuses on R&D and prevention of cybercrimes, including misuse by extremist/ terrorist groups.
Cyber Fraud Mitigation Centre (CFMC) Established at I4C with representatives of major banks, Financial Intermediaries, Payment Aggregators, Telecom Service Providers, IT Intermediaries, & States/UTs Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs).
It will work together for immediate action and seamless cooperation to tackle online financial crimes.
CFMC serves as an example of “Cooperative Federalism” in law enforcement.
Impact: Blocked 8.67 lakh mule accounts, 7 lakh SIM cards, and 1.4 lakh mobiles, demonstrating coordinated action across sectors.
Coordinates efforts against cybercrime, collaborating with law enforcement and financial institutions.
Focuses on R&D and prevention of cybercrimes, including misuse by extremist/ terrorist groups.
Cyber Fraud Mitigation Centre (CFMC) Established at I4C with representatives of major banks, Financial Intermediaries, Payment Aggregators, Telecom Service Providers, IT Intermediaries, & States/UTs Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs).
It will work together for immediate action and seamless cooperation to tackle online financial crimes.
CFMC serves as an example of “Cooperative Federalism” in law enforcement.
Impact: Blocked 8.67 lakh mule accounts, 7 lakh SIM cards, and 1.4 lakh mobiles, demonstrating coordinated action across sectors.
Coordinates efforts against cybercrime, collaborating with law enforcement and financial institutions.
Focuses on R&D and prevention of cybercrimes, including misuse by extremist/ terrorist groups.
Cyber Fraud Mitigation Centre (CFMC) Established at I4C with representatives of major banks, Financial Intermediaries, Payment Aggregators, Telecom Service Providers, IT Intermediaries, & States/UTs Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs).
It will work together for immediate action and seamless cooperation to tackle online financial crimes.
CFMC serves as an example of “Cooperative Federalism” in law enforcement.
Impact: Blocked 8.67 lakh mule accounts, 7 lakh SIM cards, and 1.4 lakh mobiles, demonstrating coordinated action across sectors.
Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2; Difficulty Level: Easy
Question 3 of 7
3. Question
Q3. {S&T – Space} The term “Planet Parade” refers to which of the following phenomena?
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Explanation
Option (a) is correct
A planet parade occurs when multiple planets are simultaneously visible in the night sky.
It is an informal term, not a technical astronomical concept.
Planets move differently across sky compared to stars & certain alignments make them visible at once.
Common Occurrence: Planet parades are not rare but don’t occur annually.
Past Event: The last was in May-June 2024, featuring all solar system planets in the morning sky.
Answer: (a) When multiple planets are simultaneously visible in the night sky; Difficulty Level: Easy
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Explanation
Option (a) is correct
A planet parade occurs when multiple planets are simultaneously visible in the night sky.
It is an informal term, not a technical astronomical concept.
Planets move differently across sky compared to stars & certain alignments make them visible at once.
Common Occurrence: Planet parades are not rare but don’t occur annually.
Past Event: The last was in May-June 2024, featuring all solar system planets in the morning sky.
Answer: (a) When multiple planets are simultaneously visible in the night sky; Difficulty Level: Easy
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Explanation
Option (a) is correct
A planet parade occurs when multiple planets are simultaneously visible in the night sky.
It is an informal term, not a technical astronomical concept.
Planets move differently across sky compared to stars & certain alignments make them visible at once.
Common Occurrence: Planet parades are not rare but don’t occur annually.
Past Event: The last was in May-June 2024, featuring all solar system planets in the morning sky.
Answer: (a) When multiple planets are simultaneously visible in the night sky; Difficulty Level: Easy
Question 4 of 7
4. Question
Q4. {S&T – Cybersecurity} Which of the following best describes Mule Accounts?
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Explanation
Option (d) is correct
A mule bank account is a bank account that criminals use for illicit activities, including laundering illegal funds. These accounts often exploit innocent or coerce account holder’s knowledge.
How it works: Criminals purchase these accounts from original users, often from lower-income groups or those with low technical literacy.
Money Mule: The term describes innocent victims whose accounts are used for laundering stolen or illegal money. These individuals often face police investigations while actual criminals remain undetected.
Answer: (d)Fraudulent bank accounts used for laundering illicit funds; Difficulty Level: Easy
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Explanation
Option (d) is correct
A mule bank account is a bank account that criminals use for illicit activities, including laundering illegal funds. These accounts often exploit innocent or coerce account holder’s knowledge.
How it works: Criminals purchase these accounts from original users, often from lower-income groups or those with low technical literacy.
Money Mule: The term describes innocent victims whose accounts are used for laundering stolen or illegal money. These individuals often face police investigations while actual criminals remain undetected.
Answer: (d)Fraudulent bank accounts used for laundering illicit funds; Difficulty Level: Easy
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Explanation
Option (d) is correct
A mule bank account is a bank account that criminals use for illicit activities, including laundering illegal funds. These accounts often exploit innocent or coerce account holder’s knowledge.
How it works: Criminals purchase these accounts from original users, often from lower-income groups or those with low technical literacy.
Money Mule: The term describes innocent victims whose accounts are used for laundering stolen or illegal money. These individuals often face police investigations while actual criminals remain undetected.
Answer: (d)Fraudulent bank accounts used for laundering illicit funds; Difficulty Level: Easy
Question 5 of 7
5. Question
Q5. {S&T – Space} With reference to ISRO’s CROPS experiment, consider the following statements:
The CROPS module functions like a mini greenhouse, creating Earth-like conditions for plant growth in space.
The experiment used aeroponics to grow plants in space, reducing water and fertilizer usage.
The temperature in the CROPS module is maintained between 30–40°C, mimicking the temperature on Earth.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
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Explanation
Statement 1 is correct
The CROPS module functions like a mini greenhouse with Earth-like conditions in space.
Growing Medium: Highly porous clay pellets are used, aiding water retention and nutrient release through slow-release fertilisers.
Light Simulation:Eight LEDs (four warm, four cool) are used to mimic day-night cycles, with lights programmed to be on for 16 hours and off for 8 hours.
Statement 2 is correct
Methods of Growing Plants in Space:
Hydroponics: Plants grow in liquid solutions, receiving water and nutrients without soil. It is com-monly used in space for its efficiency in water usage.
Aeroponics: Plants are grown with roots suspended in air, using mist for nutrients. This reduces water and fertiliser usage and eliminates pesticides, making it efficient for space farming.
Soil-like Media: This system simulates terrestrial soil by using materials such as highly porous clay pellets, retaining water and slowly releasing nutrients.
Veggie System: The International Space Station’s space garden, known as Veggie, uses hydroponics to grow various plants in a small space.
Statement 3 is incorrect
Temperature & Atmosphere Control: The module’s temperature is maintained between 20–30°C, with Earth-like atmospheric conditions.
Answer: (b) Only two; Difficulty Level: Medium
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Explanation
Statement 1 is correct
The CROPS module functions like a mini greenhouse with Earth-like conditions in space.
Growing Medium: Highly porous clay pellets are used, aiding water retention and nutrient release through slow-release fertilisers.
Light Simulation:Eight LEDs (four warm, four cool) are used to mimic day-night cycles, with lights programmed to be on for 16 hours and off for 8 hours.
Statement 2 is correct
Methods of Growing Plants in Space:
Hydroponics: Plants grow in liquid solutions, receiving water and nutrients without soil. It is com-monly used in space for its efficiency in water usage.
Aeroponics: Plants are grown with roots suspended in air, using mist for nutrients. This reduces water and fertiliser usage and eliminates pesticides, making it efficient for space farming.
Soil-like Media: This system simulates terrestrial soil by using materials such as highly porous clay pellets, retaining water and slowly releasing nutrients.
Veggie System: The International Space Station’s space garden, known as Veggie, uses hydroponics to grow various plants in a small space.
Statement 3 is incorrect
Temperature & Atmosphere Control: The module’s temperature is maintained between 20–30°C, with Earth-like atmospheric conditions.
Answer: (b) Only two; Difficulty Level: Medium
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Explanation
Statement 1 is correct
The CROPS module functions like a mini greenhouse with Earth-like conditions in space.
Growing Medium: Highly porous clay pellets are used, aiding water retention and nutrient release through slow-release fertilisers.
Light Simulation:Eight LEDs (four warm, four cool) are used to mimic day-night cycles, with lights programmed to be on for 16 hours and off for 8 hours.
Statement 2 is correct
Methods of Growing Plants in Space:
Hydroponics: Plants grow in liquid solutions, receiving water and nutrients without soil. It is com-monly used in space for its efficiency in water usage.
Aeroponics: Plants are grown with roots suspended in air, using mist for nutrients. This reduces water and fertiliser usage and eliminates pesticides, making it efficient for space farming.
Soil-like Media: This system simulates terrestrial soil by using materials such as highly porous clay pellets, retaining water and slowly releasing nutrients.
Veggie System: The International Space Station’s space garden, known as Veggie, uses hydroponics to grow various plants in a small space.
Statement 3 is incorrect
Temperature & Atmosphere Control: The module’s temperature is maintained between 20–30°C, with Earth-like atmospheric conditions.
Answer: (b) Only two; Difficulty Level: Medium
Question 6 of 7
6. Question
Q6. {MEITY – Laws} Consider the following statements regarding the Draft Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules released by the Ministry of Electronics and IT:
The Draft DPDP Rules focus on a principles-based framework for user consent.
The rules provide industry-specific exemptions, such as for education, healthcare, and childcare, where parental consent is not required for certain data activities.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Explanation
The Ministry of Electronics and IT released Draft DPDP Rules to implement the DPDP Act 2023, addressing data protection, localisation, and government exemptions.
Both statements are correct
Key Highlights of the Draft Rules:
Principles-Based Framework: Focuses on simplicity in notice and consent mechanisms.
Industry-Specific Exemptions: Certain sectors, such as education, healthcare, and childcare, are ex-empt from verifying parental consent for specific data activities.
Practicality Over Prescriptiveness: Aim to empower users without overwhelming or stifling innova-tion.
Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2; Difficulty Level: Medium
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Explanation
The Ministry of Electronics and IT released Draft DPDP Rules to implement the DPDP Act 2023, addressing data protection, localisation, and government exemptions.
Both statements are correct
Key Highlights of the Draft Rules:
Principles-Based Framework: Focuses on simplicity in notice and consent mechanisms.
Industry-Specific Exemptions: Certain sectors, such as education, healthcare, and childcare, are ex-empt from verifying parental consent for specific data activities.
Practicality Over Prescriptiveness: Aim to empower users without overwhelming or stifling innova-tion.
Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2; Difficulty Level: Medium
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Explanation
The Ministry of Electronics and IT released Draft DPDP Rules to implement the DPDP Act 2023, addressing data protection, localisation, and government exemptions.
Both statements are correct
Key Highlights of the Draft Rules:
Principles-Based Framework: Focuses on simplicity in notice and consent mechanisms.
Industry-Specific Exemptions: Certain sectors, such as education, healthcare, and childcare, are ex-empt from verifying parental consent for specific data activities.
Practicality Over Prescriptiveness: Aim to empower users without overwhelming or stifling innova-tion.
Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2; Difficulty Level: Medium
Question 7 of 7
7. Question
Q7. {IE – RBI} Consider the following:
Enhancement of Net Exports
Higher Domestic Prices
Reduction in variable costs
Enhancement of foreign exchange reserves
How many of the above are potential impacts of depreciation of the Indian rupee?
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Explanation
Depreciation of a currency, such as the Indian rupee, refers to a decrease in its value relative to other currencies, typically the US dollar.
Causes of Depreciation are predominantly:
Trade deficits: A persistent trade deficit can lead to depreciation.
Capital outflows: A decrease in foreign investment or an increase in capital outflows can weaken the currency.
Inflation: High inflation can reduce the purchasing power of the currency, leading to depreciation.
Interest rate differentials: Differences in interest rates between countries can influence currency values.
Options 1 and 2 are correct
Positive Impacts of the depreciation are:
Increased Net Exports: Depreciation of the rupee makes domestic goods cheaper for foreign buyers, improving export competitiveness.
Real Exchange Rate Channel: Exports benefit if nominal depreciation is accompanied by depreciation in real exchange rates.
Negative Impacts of the depreciation are:
Reduced Export Competitiveness: Rupee depreciation has increased domestic prices, reducing the competitiveness of exports and affecting the balance of payments by potentially widening trade deficit.
Higher Domestic Prices: Depreciation leads to costlier imports, increasing production costs and potentially causing inflation.
Options 3 and 4 are incorrect
Increased Variable Costs: Firms face higher costs for imported raw materials, passing the burden onto consumers and causing price hikes.
Decrease in foreign exchange reserves: A weaker rupee makes imports more expensive, leading to higher import bills and increased outflow of foreign exchange.
Answer: (b) Only two; Difficulty Level: Hard
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Explanation
Depreciation of a currency, such as the Indian rupee, refers to a decrease in its value relative to other currencies, typically the US dollar.
Causes of Depreciation are predominantly:
Trade deficits: A persistent trade deficit can lead to depreciation.
Capital outflows: A decrease in foreign investment or an increase in capital outflows can weaken the currency.
Inflation: High inflation can reduce the purchasing power of the currency, leading to depreciation.
Interest rate differentials: Differences in interest rates between countries can influence currency values.
Options 1 and 2 are correct
Positive Impacts of the depreciation are:
Increased Net Exports: Depreciation of the rupee makes domestic goods cheaper for foreign buyers, improving export competitiveness.
Real Exchange Rate Channel: Exports benefit if nominal depreciation is accompanied by depreciation in real exchange rates.
Negative Impacts of the depreciation are:
Reduced Export Competitiveness: Rupee depreciation has increased domestic prices, reducing the competitiveness of exports and affecting the balance of payments by potentially widening trade deficit.
Higher Domestic Prices: Depreciation leads to costlier imports, increasing production costs and potentially causing inflation.
Options 3 and 4 are incorrect
Increased Variable Costs: Firms face higher costs for imported raw materials, passing the burden onto consumers and causing price hikes.
Decrease in foreign exchange reserves: A weaker rupee makes imports more expensive, leading to higher import bills and increased outflow of foreign exchange.
Answer: (b) Only two; Difficulty Level: Hard
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Explanation
Depreciation of a currency, such as the Indian rupee, refers to a decrease in its value relative to other currencies, typically the US dollar.
Causes of Depreciation are predominantly:
Trade deficits: A persistent trade deficit can lead to depreciation.
Capital outflows: A decrease in foreign investment or an increase in capital outflows can weaken the currency.
Inflation: High inflation can reduce the purchasing power of the currency, leading to depreciation.
Interest rate differentials: Differences in interest rates between countries can influence currency values.
Options 1 and 2 are correct
Positive Impacts of the depreciation are:
Increased Net Exports: Depreciation of the rupee makes domestic goods cheaper for foreign buyers, improving export competitiveness.
Real Exchange Rate Channel: Exports benefit if nominal depreciation is accompanied by depreciation in real exchange rates.
Negative Impacts of the depreciation are:
Reduced Export Competitiveness: Rupee depreciation has increased domestic prices, reducing the competitiveness of exports and affecting the balance of payments by potentially widening trade deficit.
Higher Domestic Prices: Depreciation leads to costlier imports, increasing production costs and potentially causing inflation.
Options 3 and 4 are incorrect
Increased Variable Costs: Firms face higher costs for imported raw materials, passing the burden onto consumers and causing price hikes.
Decrease in foreign exchange reserves: A weaker rupee makes imports more expensive, leading to higher import bills and increased outflow of foreign exchange.
Answer: (b) Only two; Difficulty Level: Hard
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