Current Affairs Quiz 12 December 2025
Q1. Human-rating of a launch vehicle primarily aims to ensure:a) Maximum payload-to-orbit capabilityb) Acceptable risk levels for crew safetyc) Reduced launch costsd) Higher thrust-to-weight ratio Correct Answer : b Explanation:Human-rating is a safety-centric certification process. Its core objective is to ensure that the probability of catastrophic loss of crew is within an acceptable risk threshold. […]
Current Affairs 12 December 2025
Content Savings shift reshapes India’s markets Why is it in news? Relevance GS3 – Economy GS3 – Financial sector reforms What is happening in India’s capital markets? Declining FPI dominance Rise of domestic savings What enabled this shift? Policy implications But stability depends on broad participation, not a narrow investor base. The market structure shift: […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 12 December 2025
Content The stark reality of educational costs in India Why Is It in News? Relevance GS2 – Polity & Social Justice GS2 – Governance GS1 – Society Practice Question Constitutional & Policy Framework Article 21A (86th Amendment, 2002) NEP 2020 Expansion Contradiction Key Findings of NSS 80th Round – School Enrolment Pattern Overall School Enrolment […]
PIB Summaries 12 December 2025
Content Revival of Traditional Lakes, Ponds, and Reservoirs Why Is It in News? Relevance GS1 – Geography / Society GS3 – Environment, Conservation, Agriculture What Are Traditional Water Bodies? Why Revival Is Critical? Current Government Framework A. Federal Context Major Schemes (1) PMKSY–HKKP (Har Khet Ko Pani) – RRR of Water Bodies (2) Irrigation […]
Static Quiz 12 December 2025 (Economy)
Q1.Assertion (A): The concept of “Liquidity Trap” is associated with a situation where the LM curve becomes perfectly horizontal.Reason (R): In a liquidity trap, speculative demand for money becomes infinitely elastic. A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of AB) Both A and R are true but R is […]
World Inequality Report 2026
WHY IS IT IN NEWS? Relevance GS-III – Economy GS-II – Welfare & Governance WHAT IS THE WORLD INEQUALITY REPORT? a) What is it? b) Why it matters? KEY FINDINGS FOR INDIA (INCOME INEQUALITY) a) Income Shares in 2024 b) Historical trend c) Comparison with 2023 WHY INEQUALITY IS WORSENING A) Structural economic factors B) Wealth concentration mechanisms C) […]
Western Tragopan
WHY IS IT IN NEWS? Relevance GS-III – Environment & Ecology WHAT IS THE WESTERN TRAGOPAN? a) Taxonomy b) IUCN Status c) Habitat d) Ecological role POPULATION STATUS & FRAGMENTATION a) Wild population b) Key threats THE MISSING LINK: IN-SITU CONSERVATION Experts repeatedly emphasise that ex-situ breeding cannot substitute for habitat protection. Key issues: COMMUNITY-BASED CONSERVATION: A PROMISING […]
Deepavali enters intangible heritage list
WHY IS IT IN NEWS? Relevance GS-I – Indian Culture GS-II – International Relations WHAT IS INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE (ICH)? a) Definition Under UNESCO’s 2003 Convention, Intangible Cultural Heritage refers to: b) Purpose of inscription c) Representative List of the ICH of Humanity WHAT THE UNESCO INSCRIPTION RECOGNISES ABOUT DEEPAVALI ? a) A “living heritage” UNESCO acknowledges Deepavali as a cultural practice […]
Chief Information Commissioner
WHY IS IT IN NEWS? Relevance GS-II – Polity & Governance GS-II – Separation of Powers WHAT IS THE CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION (CIC)? a) Constitutional or statutory? b) Mandate c) Composition d) Appointment mechanism (RTI Act, Section 12(3)) Appointments are made by the President on recommendation of a committee comprising: In current practice, the Home Minister is often the nominated Cabinet […]
Russia’s Su-57 Offer and India’s Tepid Response
WHY IS IT IN NEWS? Relevance GS-II – International Relations GS-III – Defence & Security INDIA–RUSSIA DEFENCE RELATIONSHIP Over the past decade, however, India is diversifying suppliers and building domestic capability. WHAT EXACTLY DID RUSSIA OFFER? WHY? a) Su-57 (5th-gen stealth fighter) b) S-500 “Prometey” c) Geran (Shahed-136 type) kamikaze drones d) Submarines & long-range UAVs Why Russia is pushing these platforms […]