1. Which state owned enterprise is responsible for mining and processing of Rare Earth Minerals ?
    Ans: Indian Rare Earths Limited (IREL)
  2. _____________ is the backbone of the rare earth magnet industry ?
     Ans : Neodymium
  3. The NCMM aims to secure a long term sustainable supply of critical minerals and strengthen India’s critical mineral value chains encompassing all stages from mineral exploration and mining to beneficiation, processing, and recovery from end-of-life products . What is NCMM ?
    Ans : National Critical Mineral Mission
  4. SmCo magnets are powerful rare-earth permanent magnets . What are they made of ?
    Ans : Samarium Cobalt
  5. When were toll roads introduced in India ?
    Ans :1997
  6. The UN body , UNESCO , in a landmark action , has adopted a global ethics framework on _______ for member states , which will come into effect from November 12th 2025 ?              
    Ans : Neurotechnology
  7. Which cricketer smashed the fastest fifty in just 11 balls in First Class cricket.  Also, he hit six sixes in an over, to become the third player to do so ?
    Ans : Meghalaya’s Akash Kumar Chaudhary
  8. What is India’s first dedicated space based solar Mission ?
    Ans : Aditya L1
  9. Scientists  of the Indian Institute of  Astrophysics (IIA), along with NASA , have collaborated to estimate the crucial parameters of a CME , very close to its lift-off from the sun. What is CME ?
    Ans : Coronal Mass Ejection