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Week in Review

Week in Review

The most important current-affairs topics from the last seven days, ordered for revision.

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Weekly Quiz

Infrastructure

1. Which port is now directly connected to the completed Western Dedicated Freight Corridor?

A. JNPT
B. Kochi
C. Visakhapatnam
D. Tuticorin
Correct answer: JNPT
The final WDFC sections give the corridor direct access to Jawaharlal Nehru Port.
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Agriculture & Rural India

2. Which crop showed lower acreage year-on-year in the latest kharif coverage discussed by The Indiqa?

A. Rice
B. Pulses
C. Cotton
D. Sugarcane
Correct answer: Rice
Rice coverage was lower than the comparable period a year earlier.
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Energy

3. What is syngas most directly associated with?

A. Coal gasification
B. Solar photovoltaics
C. Desalination
D. Nuclear fusion
Correct answer: Coal gasification
Coal gasification converts coal into synthesis gas or syngas.
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Food Security

4. Which institution maintains buffer stocks and supplies foodgrains to the PDS?

A. FCI
B. FSSAI
C. NABARD
D. CACP
Correct answer: FCI
The Food Corporation of India is central to procurement, buffer stocks and movement of foodgrains.
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Internal Security

5. DRONATHON 2026 focuses on which capability area?

A. UAS and counter-UAS
B. Submarine propulsion
C. Ballistic missile defence only
D. Mountain artillery
Correct answer: UAS and counter-UAS
The IAF initiative focuses on indigenous drones and counter-drone systems.
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Economy

6. Why can higher crude oil prices put pressure on the rupee?

A. India is a major net oil importer, increasing dollar demand
B. India fixes the rupee to crude oil
C. RBI cannot hold forex reserves
D. Oil imports are paid only in gold
Correct answer: India is a major net oil importer, increasing dollar demand
Higher oil import costs can raise demand for dollars and imported inflation pressure.
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Geography

7. Fujairah is strategically important because it provides access to which sea without requiring all traffic to pass through the Strait of Hormuz?

A. Arabian Sea
B. Red Sea
C. Mediterranean Sea
D. Black Sea
Correct answer: Arabian Sea
Fujairah lies on the UAE’s east coast with access toward the Arabian Sea via the Gulf of Oman.
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Science & Technology

8. Which two institutions are central to India’s post-reform commercial space ecosystem alongside ISRO?

A. IN-SPACe and NSIL
B. SEBI and SIDBI
C. CAG and NITI Aayog
D. BARC and NPCIL
Correct answer: IN-SPACe and NSIL
IN-SPACe facilitates private participation while NSIL handles commercial activity.
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Polity & Governance

9. Article 22 is especially relevant to which issue?

A. Preventive detention safeguards
B. Money Bills
C. Emergency financial powers
D. Inter-State water disputes
Correct answer: Preventive detention safeguards
Article 22 contains constitutional safeguards related to arrest and preventive detention.
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Geography

10. Kailash and Lake Mansarovar are located on which plateau?

A. Tibetan Plateau
B. Deccan Plateau
C. Malwa Plateau
D. Chota Nagpur Plateau
Correct answer: Tibetan Plateau
Mount Kailash and Lake Mansarovar lie on the Tibetan Plateau.
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