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Current Affairs Quiz – 23 March 2026 (Test Now)
1. India’s online content blocking powers are primarily governed by which section of the IT Act,
2000?
A) Section 43A
B) Section 66A
C) Section 69A
D) Section 79
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Correct Answer: C) Section 69A
2. The Sahyog Portal, which enables agencies to send direct content removal requests to platforms,
was launched by which ministry?
A) Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY)
B) Ministry of Home Affairs
C) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
D) Ministry of External Affairs
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Correct Answer: B) Ministry of Home Affairs
3. The Sahyog Portal is operated by which body?
A) CERT-In
B) National Cyber Security Coordinator
C) Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C)
D) Data Security Council of India
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Correct Answer: C) Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C)
4. In the Shreya Singhal v. Union of India (2015) judgment, the Supreme Court struck down which
section for violating free speech under Article 19(1)(a)?
A) Section 69A
B) Section 66A
C) Section 79
D) Section 43A
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Correct Answer: B) Section 66A
5. Under Section 69A, the Government can block online content on which grounds among others?
A) Revenue collection and tax compliance
B) Sovereignty, national security, and public order
C) Intellectual property protection only
D) Consumer protection and privacy
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Correct Answer: B) Sovereignty, national security, and public order
6. The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) is under which ministry?
A) Ministry of Finance
B) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
C) Ministry of External Affairs
D) Ministry of Heavy Industries
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Correct Answer: B) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
7. Dumping occurs when a product’s export price is:
A) Higher than its normal value in the home market
B) Equal to its normal value in the home market
C) Lower than its normal value in the home market
D) Subject to import quotas
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Correct Answer:C) Lower than its normal value in the home market
8. Under India’s ‘Lesser Duty Rule’, the anti-dumping duty imposed is the lower of:
A) MFN tariff and dumping margin
B) Dumping margin and injury margin
C) Safeguard duty and injury margin
D) Countervailing duty and dumping margin
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Correct Answer: B) Dumping margin and injury margin
9. Under WTO rules, an anti-dumping investigation ends if the dumping margin is below which
threshold (de minimis)?
A) 1%
B) 2%
C) 3%
D) 5%
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Correct Answer: B) 2%
10. The final decision to impose anti-dumping duty in India is taken by which authority?
A) DGTR under Ministry of Commerce
B) Department of Revenue under Ministry of Finance
C) Commerce Secretary
D) Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
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Correct Answer: B) Department of Revenue under Ministry of Finance
11. Ethyl chloroformate is primarily used in which industries?
A) Textiles and leather processing
B) Pharmaceuticals (APIs, antibiotics) and herbicides
C) Food processing and packaging
D) Construction and cement
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Correct Answer: B) Pharmaceuticals (APIs, antibiotics) and herbicides
12. India’s population is projected to grow from 1.35 billion (2021) to approximately how much by
2051?
A) 1.45 billion
B) 1.52 billion
C) 1.59 billion
D) 1.75 billion
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Correct Answer: C) 1.59 billion
13. By 2051, India’s elderly population (60+) is projected to grow to approximately what share of the
total population?
A) 12.5%
B) 16.8%
C) 20.5%
D) 25.0%
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Correct Answer: C) 20.5%
14. India’s working-age population share is projected to peak in which year?
A) 2030
B) 2035
C) 2041
D) 2051
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Correct Answer: C) 2041
15. The growing demand for geriatric care, senior services, and assistive technologies due to an
ageing population is referred to as:
A) Demographic Dividend
B) Silver Economy
C) Age Dependency Trap
D) Greying Workforce Effect
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Correct Answer: B) Silver Economy
16. The Supreme Court’s call for structured paternity leave is aimed at reducing which economic
penalty faced by working women?
A) The Glass Ceiling Effect
B) The Motherhood Penalty
C) The Double Burden Syndrome
D) The Career Break Penalty
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Correct Answer: B) The Motherhood Penalty
17. Currently, how many days of paternity leave are available to Central Government employees?
A) 7 days
B) 10 days
C) 15 days
D) 30 days
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Correct Answer: C) 15 days
18. One of the key challenges to implementing paternity leave in India is that over what percentage
of the workforce is in the informal/unorganised sector?
A) 50%
B) 65%
C) 80%
D) 90%
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Correct Answer: C) 80%
19. India’s ₹20,000 crore carbon credit programme announced in Union Budget 2026 is primarily
aligned with which approach?
A) Agriculture-based carbon farming
B) Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS)
C) Nature-based solutions including afforestation
D) Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) through soil sequestration
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Correct Answer: B) Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS)
20. Which of the following greenhouse gases from agriculture makes it unsuitable for point-source
carbon capture?
A) Carbon dioxide (CO2) and sulphur dioxide (SO2)
B) Methane (CH4) and Nitrous oxide (N2O)
C) Carbon monoxide (CO) and ozone (O3)
D) Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and perfluorocarbons (PFCs)
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Correct Answer: B) Methane (CH4) and Nitrous oxide (N2O)
21. Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) differs from CCUS in that it:
A) Captures emissions from industrial point sources only
B) Removes CO2 already present in the atmosphere through nature-based approaches
C) Converts captured CO2 into industrial products
D) Uses underground geological storage exclusively
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Correct Answer :B) Removes CO2 already present in the atmosphere through nature-based approaches
22. The CCUS approach primarily targets emissions from which sectors?
A) Agriculture and fisheries
B) Transport and logistics
C) Power, steel, cement, refineries, and chemicals
D) Information technology and services
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Correct Answer: C) Power, steel, cement, refineries, and chemicals
23. Chapchar Kut is celebrated as the biggest spring festival of which Indian state?
A) Nagaland
B) Manipur
C) Meghalaya
D) Mizoram
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Correct Answer : D) Mizoram
24. Chapchar Kut is popularly known as the ‘Festival of Joy’ and marks the completion of which
traditional agricultural practice?
A) Rice transplantation
B) Jungle clearing for Jhum (shifting) cultivation
C) Harvest of winter crops
D) Irrigation canal opening ceremony
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Correct Answer: B) Jungle clearing for Jhum (shifting) cultivation
25. Chapchar Kut originated in the 15th century and was revived as a secular cultural festival in
which year?
A) 1947
B) 1965
C) 1973
D) 1985
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Correct Answer: B) 1973
26. Purple Fest 2026 was hosted at Rashtrapati Bhavan and organised by which department?
A) Department of Social Welfare
B) Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD)
C) National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Disabilities
D) Rehabilitation Council of India
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Correct Answer: B) Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD)
27. Purple Fest 2026 falls under which ministry?
A) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
B) Ministry of Labour and Employment
C) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
D) Ministry of Women and Child Development
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Correct Answer: C) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
28. The colour purple at Purple Fest symbolises which values associated with the disability rights
movement?
A) Awareness and solidarity
B) Dignity and independence
C) Inclusion and courage
D) Resilience and hope
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Correct Answer: B) Dignity and independence
29. India’s anti-dumping duty on imports is valid for how many years and can be extended through
which mechanism?
A) 3 years, extended via Mid-term Review
B) 5 years, extended via Sunset Review
C) 7 years, extended via Comprehensive Review
D) 10 years, extended via Parliamentary approval
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Correct Answer: B) 5 years, extended via Sunset Review
30. The proposed decentralisation of content-blocking powers under Section 69A is a concern
because it could lead to which outcome?
A) Faster removal of illegal content
B) Better coordination between ministries
C) Multiple ministries issuing orders causing overreach and confusion
D) Stronger safe harbour protection for platforms
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Correct Answer: C) Multiple ministries issuing orders causing overreach and confusion
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