Current Affairs Quiz 25 April 2025
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Current Affairs Quiz 25 April 2025 For UPSC Exam
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1. Question
Consider the following:
Statement 1: The WTO’s Dispute Settlement Mechanism (DSM) is currently non-functional due to the resignation of its Director-General.
Statement 2: The DSM is often accused of judicial overreach by major powers like the United States.
Choose the correct statements aboveCorrectAnswer: b) Only 2
Explanation:
• Statement 1 – Incorrect: The DSM is non-functional primarily due to the blocking of appointments to the Appellate Body by the United States, not due to the resignation of the Director-General.
• Statement 2 – Correct: The U.S. has often criticized the Appellate Body for judicial overreach, leading to a breakdown in its functioning.IncorrectAnswer: b) Only 2
Explanation:
• Statement 1 – Incorrect: The DSM is non-functional primarily due to the blocking of appointments to the Appellate Body by the United States, not due to the resignation of the Director-General.
• Statement 2 – Correct: The U.S. has often criticized the Appellate Body for judicial overreach, leading to a breakdown in its functioning. - Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Match the rivers with the country that has primary control under the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT):
River
A. Ravi
B. Chenab
C. Jhelum
D. Beas1-India and 2-Pakistan
Choose the Correct answerCorrectAnswer: a) A-1, B-2, C-2, D-1
Explanation:
• India has control over the Eastern Rivers: Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej.
• Pakistan has control over the Western Rivers: Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab.IncorrectAnswer: a) A-1, B-2, C-2, D-1
Explanation:
• India has control over the Eastern Rivers: Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej.
• Pakistan has control over the Western Rivers: Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab. - Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Which of the following statements is/are correct about recent concerns raised regarding POCSO?
1. It criminalises all sexual activity below 18 years, even if consensual.
2. Mandatory reporting by doctors has deterred adolescents from seeking medical care.
3. Supreme Court has ruled that consensual adolescent relationships are immune from prosecution.
Choose the correct statements aboveCorrectAnswer: a) 1 and 2 only
Explanation:
• Statement 1 – Correct: The POCSO Act criminalizes all sexual activity involving individuals below 18, regardless of consent.
• Statement 2 – Correct: The mandatory reporting provision under POCSO has deterred adolescents from accessing safe medical and reproductive care.
• Statement 3 – Incorrect: The Supreme Court has not exempted consensual adolescent relationships from prosecution under POCSO.IncorrectAnswer: a) 1 and 2 only
Explanation:
• Statement 1 – Correct: The POCSO Act criminalizes all sexual activity involving individuals below 18, regardless of consent.
• Statement 2 – Correct: The mandatory reporting provision under POCSO has deterred adolescents from accessing safe medical and reproductive care.
• Statement 3 – Incorrect: The Supreme Court has not exempted consensual adolescent relationships from prosecution under POCSO. - Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Consider the following statements:
1. The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) functions under the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), which is under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers.
2. Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is included in India’s National Action Plan on Health Security and is a part of WHO’s Global Priority Pathogen list.
Choose the correct statements aboveCorrectAnswer: b) 2 only
Explanation:
• Statement 1 – Incorrect: DCGI operates under CDSCO, which is under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, not Chemicals and Fertilizers.
• Statement 2 – Correct: AMR is part of India’s National Action Plan on AMR, and the WHO has also identified priority pathogens requiring new antibiotics.IncorrectAnswer: b) 2 only
Explanation:
• Statement 1 – Incorrect: DCGI operates under CDSCO, which is under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, not Chemicals and Fertilizers.
• Statement 2 – Correct: AMR is part of India’s National Action Plan on AMR, and the WHO has also identified priority pathogens requiring new antibiotics. - Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Consider the following statements:
1. The discovery of quinine from the cinchona tree played a major role in enabling deeper European colonisation of malaria-prone regions of Africa.
2. Ronald Ross was the first to identify the malarial parasite in human blood and linked it to mosquito transmission.
3. The RTS,S vaccine is the first malaria vaccine approved for large-scale use in Africa.
Choose the correct statements aboveCorrectAnswer: c) 1 and 3 only
Explanation:
• Statement 1 – Correct: Quinine allowed colonial expansion by protecting Europeans from malaria in Africa.
• Statement 2 – Incorrect: Ronald Ross discovered the parasite in mosquitoes, not human blood. That was Alphonse Laveran in 1880.
• Statement 3 – Correct: The RTS,S vaccine is the first malaria vaccine approved for large-scale rollout, especially in sub-Saharan Africa.IncorrectAnswer: c) 1 and 3 only
Explanation:
• Statement 1 – Correct: Quinine allowed colonial expansion by protecting Europeans from malaria in Africa.
• Statement 2 – Incorrect: Ronald Ross discovered the parasite in mosquitoes, not human blood. That was Alphonse Laveran in 1880.
• Statement 3 – Correct: The RTS,S vaccine is the first malaria vaccine approved for large-scale rollout, especially in sub-Saharan Africa.
