Apr 2026 – Week 3 Current Affairs MCQ (15-21 Apr)
Practice 2026 Weekly Current Affairs MCQ
Q1. KABIL is associated with which strategic sector?
Easy- Critical minerals
- Textile exports
- Food grains procurement
- Urban policing
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KABIL works to secure overseas critical mineral assets, including lithium resources.
Q2. The PM MUDRA Yojana was launched in which year?
Easy- 2014
- 2015
- 2018
- 2020
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PM MUDRA Yojana was launched in April 2015 to support micro and small entrepreneurs with collateral-free loans.
Q3. The Women’s Reservation Act provides what quota for women?
Easy- 10%
- 25%
- 33%
- 50%
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The Act provides one-third reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies.
Q4. India approved its first semiconductor SEZ at which location?
Easy- Dholera
- Pune
- Noida
- Warangal
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Dholera in Gujarat was highlighted for India’s first semiconductor SEZ approval.
Q5. India’s nuclear power target for 2047 is:
Easy- 25 GW
- 50 GW
- 75 GW
- 100 GW
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India has set a long-term goal of achieving 100 GW nuclear power capacity by 2047.
Q6. KABIL’s Argentina clearance is important mainly because Argentina is part of which resource-rich region?
Medium- Lithium Triangle
- Ring of Fire
- Sahel Belt
- Arctic Circle
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Argentina is part of the Lithium Triangle, a region important for battery minerals and energy transition supply chains.
Q7. PM MUDRA loans are commonly classified into which three categories?
Medium- Shishu, Kishor and Tarun
- Gold, Silver and Bronze
- Gram, Nagar and Mahanagar
- Basic, Standard and Premium
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MUDRA classifies loans by size into Shishu, Kishor and Tarun categories.
Q8. Parliament being adjourned sine die means:
Medium- The sitting is adjourned without naming a day for the next sitting
- The House is dissolved immediately
- The bill is automatically passed
- The President resigns
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Sine die means without assigning a future date for resumption of the sitting.
Q9. AP Pashu Kisan Credit Card Scheme is linked with credit support for:
Medium- Livestock and animal husbandry activities
- Semiconductor exports
- Higher education loans only
- Port infrastructure only
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The scheme is meant to support livestock-based livelihoods and animal husbandry needs.
Q10. Project Punarvika in Andhra Pradesh is associated with support for:
Medium- Children with rare diseases
- River interlinking
- Police recruitment
- Organic textile exports
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Project Punarvika was launched to help children affected by rare diseases.
Q11. Consider Women’s Reservation: 1. It provides 33% reservation. 2. It covers Lok Sabha and State Assemblies. 3. It is linked with the 106th Constitutional Amendment. Which is correct?
Difficult- 1 only
- 1 and 2 only
- 2 and 3 only
- 1, 2 and 3
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All three statements reflect the key exam points around the Women’s Reservation Act.
Q12. Which pair is correctly matched?
Difficult- Dholera – Semiconductor SEZ
- KABIL – Food subsidy
- MUDRA – Nuclear reactors
- Sine die – Question Hour extension
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Dholera is linked with the semiconductor SEZ, while KABIL concerns critical minerals and MUDRA concerns micro enterprise loans.
Q13. Why are lithium assets strategically important for India?
Difficult- They support batteries, electric mobility and energy storage supply chains
- They replace parliamentary elections
- They are used only for traditional irrigation
- They are unrelated to green technology
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Lithium is a key mineral for batteries, EVs and renewable-energy storage systems.
Q14. India-China SCO engagement after Ladakh de-escalation is significant mainly for:
Difficult- Regional diplomacy and border-stability signalling
- A new domestic tax slab
- A new Ramsar notification
- A direct change in Article 80
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Such engagement matters for foreign policy because it signals diplomatic channels after border tensions.
Q15. Which statement best links the Week 3 economy and technology topics?
Difficult- MUDRA supports micro-enterprises, while semiconductor and lithium initiatives strengthen strategic industrial capacity
- MUDRA funds only satellites and KABIL runs elections
- Semiconductor SEZs are unrelated to manufacturing
- Lithium is mainly a food crop
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The topics together cover inclusive enterprise finance and strategic industrial supply chains.
