1. Consider the following statements about India’s economic performance in 2025:
1. India became the world’s 4th largest economy surpassing Japan.
2. GDP growth remained above 7% in all three quarters of 2025 mentioned.
3. U.S. tariffs had no reported effect on India’s economic outlook.
Which of the above is/are correct?
A. 1 & 3 only
B. 1 & 2 only
C. 2 & 3 only
D. 1, 2 & 3
2. Consider the following statements regarding RBI’s Trends & Progress of Banking in India 2024–25 report:
1. Digital payments account for more than 95% of India’s total payments in value terms.
2. Cheque-based transactions now constitute less than 5% share.
3. Digital payment growth in value was approximately 18%.
Which of the above is/are correct?
A. 1 & 2 only
B. 1 & 3 only
C. 3 & 2 only
D. 1, 2 & 3
3. With reference to cheetah extinction in India:
1. Cheetahs were declared extinct in India in 1952.
2. The last recorded cheetahs in India were killed in Madhya Pradesh in 1947.
3. Asiatic cheetahs today survive in India and Iran.
Which of the above is/are correct?l?
A. 1 & 2 only
B. 2 & 3 only
C. 1 & 3 only
D. 1, 2 & 3
4. Consider the following statements regarding recent archaeological findings in Kashmir:
1. Kushan-period stupas and Buddhist structures have been unearthed at Zehanpora in Baramulla.
2. The findings reaffirm Kashmir’s role in Buddhist scholarship and transmission.
3. These remains belong to the Mauryan period.
Which of the above is/are correct?
A. 1 & 2 only
B. 2 & 3 only
C. 1 & 3 only
D. 1, 2 & 3
