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In the Rajasthan Budget 2026-27, presented on 11 February 2026, the fiscal deficit was estimated at what share of GSDP?
Answer: (1) 3.7%
Explanation
The budget of ₹6,10,956 crore, presented by Diya Kumari, put the fiscal deficit at 3.7% of GSDP (₹79,493 crore) and the revenue deficit at 1.1%.
The Rajasthan State Testing Agency, announced in the State Budget in February 2026 for recruitment examinations, is to be modelled on:
Answer: (2) National Testing Agency
Explanation
The Budget 2026-27 announced a Rajasthan State Testing Agency on the lines of the National Testing Agency (NTA) to make recruitment examinations transparent.
Under the Rajasthan Budget 2026-27 (February 2026), the loan limit under the Mukhyamantri Lakhpati Didi Yojana was raised to:
Answer: (3) ₹1.5 lakh
Explanation
The limit was raised from ₹1 lakh to ₹1.5 lakh; ₹100 crore was also set aside for rural women's BPOs.
Which of the following districts is NOT among the five districts to be linked by the Thar Cultural Circuit announced in the Rajasthan Budget in February 2026?
Answer: (4) Nagaur
Explanation
The circuit links Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Barmer and Jalore. The same budget proposed an ultra-luxury tourism zone at Khuri near Jaisalmer.
The AI-based farmers' digital platform 'Bharat-VISTAAR' was launched on 17 February 2026 by the Union Agriculture Minister from which city?
Answer: (2) Jaipur
Explanation
Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched it at the State Institute of Agricultural Management, Durgapura, Jaipur. It gives crop advisories, mandi prices and weather information by phone.
Consider the following statements about events in Rajasthan on 27 February 2026: 1. President Droupadi Murmu flew a sortie in the Light Combat Helicopter Prachand at Air Force Station Jaisalmer. 2. The Indian Army's Exercise 'Vayu Shakti' was held at the Mahajan Field Firing Range. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: (1) 1 only
Explanation
Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is wrong: 'Vayu Shakti' is an Indian Air Force exercise and was held at the Pokhran Field Firing Range.
According to the Union Budget 2026-27, presented on 1 February 2026, the Central Government aims to bring its debt-to-GDP ratio to what level by 2030?
Answer: (4) 50±1 percent
Explanation
The target is 50±1% by 2030. Debt is estimated at 55.6% of GDP in BE 2026-27, and the fiscal deficit at 4.3% of GDP.
Which of the following is NOT one of the seven high-speed rail corridors ('growth connectors') proposed in the Union Budget 2026-27 in February 2026?
Answer: (2) Delhi–Jaipur
Explanation
The seven corridors are Mumbai–Pune, Pune–Hyderabad, Hyderabad–Bengaluru, Hyderabad–Chennai, Chennai–Bengaluru, Delhi–Varanasi and Varanasi–Siliguri.
Under the PM RAHAT scheme, approved by the Prime Minister in February 2026 among his first decisions at Seva Teerth, accident victims get cashless treatment of up to:
Answer: (3) ₹1.5 lakh
Explanation
PM RAHAT gives cashless treatment of up to ₹1.5 lakh. The other first decisions included a target of 6 crore Lakhpati Didis by March 2029.
In February 2026, the US Supreme Court struck down President Trump's global emergency tariffs. Which Indian-origin lawyer argued the case for the challengers?
Answer: (1) Neal Katyal
Explanation
Neal Katyal, a former Acting Solicitor General, represented small businesses. Trump then announced a temporary 10% global tariff, limited to 150 days.
Rob Jetten, sworn in as the youngest-ever Prime Minister of the Netherlands on 23 February 2026, belongs to which party?
Answer: (4) Democrats '66 (D66)
Explanation
Jetten's centrist D66 leads a three-party coalition with the CDA and VVD, holding 66 of 150 lower-house seats.
'Biopharma SHAKTI', announced in the Union Budget 2026-27 in February 2026, has what outlay?
Answer: (2) ₹10,000 crore over 5 years
Explanation
Biopharma SHAKTI has ₹10,000 crore over 5 years for biologics and biosimilars, with 3 new NIPERs and 7 upgraded ones.
What was the theme of the International Fleet Review 2026, reviewed by President Droupadi Murmu off Visakhapatnam on 18 February 2026?
Answer: (1) United through Oceans
Explanation
The theme was 'United through Oceans'. The President reviewed 71 vessels, including 45 Indian Navy ships and 19 foreign warships, from INS Sumedha.
In the final of the ICC U-19 Men's World Cup on 6 February 2026, in which India beat England by 100 runs, who scored 175 runs off 80 balls?
Answer: (3) Vaibhav Suryavanshi
Explanation
Vaibhav Suryavanshi was Player of the Match and Player of the Series. The final was in Harare, and it was India's record sixth U-19 title.
'Boong', which in February 2026 became the first Indian film to win the BAFTA for Children's and Family Film, is in which language?
Answer: (4) Manipuri
Explanation
'Boong' is a Manipuri-language film. The award was given at the Royal Festival Hall, London, on 22 February 2026.