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    India Signs Free Trade Agreement with ASEAN 2.0: Key Highlights
    The Hindu

    India Signs Free Trade Agreement with ASEAN 2.0: Key Highlights

    SEBI Tightens F&O Trading Rules to Curb Retail Losses
    Economic Times

    SEBI Tightens F&O Trading Rules to Curb Retail Losses

    China Launches World's Largest Floating Solar Farm
    Reuters

    China Launches World's Largest Floating Solar Farm

    Chandrayaan-4 Mission Gets Cabinet Approval Worth ₹2,104 Crore
    PIB India

    Chandrayaan-4 Mission Gets Cabinet Approval Worth ₹2,104 Crore

    WHO Declares Mpox Variant 'Clade II' Under Global Watch
    BBC

    WHO Declares Mpox Variant 'Clade II' Under Global Watch

    India's Unemployment Rate Drops to 6.1% in Q1 2026: CMIE
    Indian Express

    India's Unemployment Rate Drops to 6.1% in Q1 2026: CMIE

    18 April 2026 — MCQ Practice Questions

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    The Cabinet of India approved Chandrayaan-4 mission in April 2026. What is the primary objective of Chandrayaan-4?

    AStudy Mars atmosphere
    BSample return from Moon's surface
    CDeploy solar observation satellite
    DEstablish permanent lunar base
    AnswerOption B : Sample return from Moon's surface

    Explanation:

    Chandrayaan-4 is India's ambitious lunar sample return mission — it aims to land on the Moon, collect rock and soil samples, and return them to Earth for scientific analysis.

    Mission Highlights:

    • Budget: ₹2,104 crore
    • This will make India the 4th country to return lunar samples (after USA, USSR, China)
    • Uses HLVM3 rocket
    • Builds on Chandrayaan-3's successful landing

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    India's Free Trade Agreement 2.0 with ASEAN (April 2026) focuses on which key new area compared to the original 2009 agreement?

    AAgricultural products export
    BDigital trade and services
    CDefence equipment trade
    DTourism sector liberalization
    AnswerOption B : Digital trade and services

    Explanation:

    The upgraded India-ASEAN FTA 2.0 (2026) adds comprehensive digital trade and services provisions — covering e-commerce, data flows, digital payments, and tech services — areas not covered in the original 2009 goods-focused agreement.

    ASEAN Members (10): Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia

    India-ASEAN trade: ~$130 billion annually

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    SEBI tightened F&O (Futures & Options) trading rules in April 2026 primarily to protect which category of investors?

    AForeign Portfolio Investors (FPIs)
    BRetail / Individual investors
    CMutual Fund companies
    DPension fund managers
    AnswerOption B : Retail / Individual investors

    Explanation:

    SEBI's study showed 89% of retail F&O traders incur losses in derivatives trading. The new rules include higher lot sizes, weekly expiry limits, and mandatory risk disclosures to protect retail investors from heavy losses.

    SEBI = Securities and Exchange Board of India (regulator of Indian capital markets)

    F&O = Futures and Options — high-risk derivative instruments

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