1. The 8th BRICS Working Group meeting on Oceanic and Polar Science and Technology was organised in which Indian state?
Answer: Goa
2. Which Union Territories became the first to introduce CBDC-based food subsidy transfers under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana?
Answer: Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh
3. Which research institute transferred an IND-ready phytopharmaceutical technology for treating diabetic foot ulcers to Viridis Biopharma?
Answer: IICT
4. Which organisation joined hands with the Digital India BHASHINI Division to promote multilingual, voice-first AI solutions for inclusive governance?
Answer: Ministry of Earth Sciences
5. In which city was IIHT SUTRA 2026, the first national conclave of the Indian Institutes of Handloom Technology, organised?
Answer: New Delhi
6. Which technology company collaborated with CHRIST (Deemed to be University) to set up the Innovation Centre for Artificial Intelligence?
Answer: IBM
7. Who wrote the autobiography Triumph of the Indian Republic: My Life, My Struggles?
Answer: Hamid Ansari
8. Which Indian state imposed a one-year ban on the manufacture, distribution, and sale of tobacco and nicotine products?
Answer: Karnataka
9. Who took charge as Secretary of the Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation?
Answer: Archana Varma
10. According to SBI Research, what real GDP growth rate was projected for India in Q1 FY27?
Answer: 8%