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Current Affairs Quiz – 27 April 2026 (Test Now)
1. How many unstable hanging glaciers were identified in the Alaknanda Basin in the recent study?
A) 119
B) 159
C) 219
D) 289
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Correct Answer: (C) 219
2. Which disaster is cited as a key example of the destructive impact of hanging glacier collapse?
A) 2013 Kedarnath floods
B) 2021 Chamoli disaster
C) 2018 Kerala floods
D) 2019 Dokriani glacier breach
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Correct Answer: (B) 2021 Chamoli disaster
3. At what rate are the Himalayan glaciers thinning annually?
A) 0.1–0.3 m/year
B) 0.3–1 m/year
C) 1–2 m/year
D) 2–3 m/year
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Correct Answer: (B) 0.3–1 m/year
4. Himalayas are warming at approximately how many times the global average?
A) 1×
B) 2×
C) 3×
D) 5×
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Correct Answer: (C) 3×
5. Which of the following is NOT listed as a driver of glacier instability?
A) Permafrost degradation
B) Seismic activity
C) Volcanic eruptions
D) Freeze-thaw cycles
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Correct Answer: (C) Volcanic eruptions
6. In which year did the Supreme Court commute the death penalty to life imprisonment in the Priyadarshini Mattoo case?
A) 2006
B) 2008
C) 2010
D) 2012
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Correct Answer: (C) 2010
7. Which Articles of the Indian Constitution deal with the President’s and Governor’s power of remission respectively?
A) Article 70 & 160
B) Article 72 & 161
C) Article 74 & 163
D) Article 76 & 165
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Correct Answer: (B) Article 72 & 161
8. What is the minimum actual imprisonment required before a life convict is eligible for premature release (for serious offences)?
A) 7 years
B) 10 years
C) 14 years
D) 20 years
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Correct Answer: (C) 14 years
9. Which body is responsible for reviewing and recommending remission of sentences at the state level?
A) High Court
B) State Cabinet
C) Sentencing Review Board (SRB)
D) National Human Rights Commission
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Correct Answer: (C) Sentencing Review Board (SRB)
10.What was the key observation of the Delhi High Court regarding the SRB’s rejection of premature release?
A) Crime severity alone justifies denial
B) Public image of the convict should not bias SRB decisions
C) Life imprisonment should never be commuted
D) SRB has the final authority on release
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Correct Answer: (B) Public image of the convict should not bias SRB decisions
11. According to NITI Aayog Trade Watch (Q3 FY26), how much did India’s exports to FTA partners fall year-on-year?
A) 3%
B) 5%
C) 7%
D) 10%
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Correct Answer: (C) 7%
12. What was the value of India’s exports to FTA partners in Q3 FY26?
A) $30.12 billion
B) $40.26 billion
C) $50.44 billion
D) $60.98 billion
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Correct Answer: (B) $40.26 billion
13. Which sector showed the highest growth in exports among FTA partners at +47% YoY?
A) Petroleum
B) Jewellery
C) Textiles
D) Electronics
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Correct Answer: (D) Electronics
14. How many Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) does India currently have?
A) 8
B) 10
C) 12
D) 14
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Correct Answer: (D) 14
15. India’s share in FTA trade grew from 4.6% (2006) to what percentage in 2024?
A) 18.4%
B) 22.6%
C) 28.8%
D) 33.2%
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Correct Answer: (C) 28.8%
16. What is the new trade target set between India and South Korea by 2030?
A) $30 billion
B) $40 billion
C) $50 billion
D) $75 billion
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Correct Answer: (C) $50 billion
17. What is the name of the India–South Korea initiative combining semiconductors and shipbuilding?
A) Tech to Trade
B) Chips to Ships
C) Semicon-Marine Connect
D) Korea-India Digital Bridge
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Correct Answer: (B) Chips to Ships
18. India–South Korea partnership was upgraded to ‘Special Strategic Partnership’ in which year?
A) 2010
B) 2012
C) 2015
D) 2018
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Correct Answer: (C) 2015
19. South Korea joined which of the following Indian-led multilateral platforms during the 2026 visit?
A) BIMSTEC and SCO
B) International Solar Alliance and Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative
C) SAARC and BRICS
D) Quad and IBSA
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Correct Answer: (B) International Solar Alliance and Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative
20. The Korea-India Defence Accelerator launched in 2026 is known by what acronym?
A) KIDA
B) KIND-X
C) KORINDIA
D) KADF
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Correct Answer: (B) KIND-X
21. The SAARC Currency Swap Framework was launched by RBI in which year?
A) 2008
B) 2010
C) 2012
D) 2015
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Correct Answer: (C) 2012
22. Under the revised 2024–2027 framework, what is the size of the INR swap window?
A) ₹100 billion
B) ₹150 billion
C) ₹200 billion
D) ₹250 billion
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Correct Answer: (D) ₹250 billion
23. SAARC was established in which year and where?
A) 1980, Colombo
B) 1983, Islamabad
C) 1985, Dhaka
D) 1987, Kathmandu
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Correct Answer: (C) 1985, Dhaka
24. Which Article of the Indian Constitution guarantees the right to form trade unions?
A) Article 16(1)(b)
B) Article 19(1)(c)
C) Article 21
D) Article 23
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Correct Answer: (B) Article 19(1)(c)
25. Approximately what percentage of India’s workforce is currently unionised?
A) ~2.1%
B) ~4.5%
C) ~6.3%
D) ~10%
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Correct Answer: (C) ~6.3%
26. The Industrial Relations Code, 2020 requires a minimum of what percentage of workers for union formation?
A) 5%
B) 7%
C) 10%
D) 15%
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Correct Answer: (C) 10%
27. Which Delhi landfill has been identified as a ‘super-emitter’ of methane at ~400 tonnes/hour?
A) Bhalswa landfill
B) Okhla landfill
C) Ghazipur landfill
D) Narela landfill
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Correct Answer: (C) Ghazipur landfill
28. Methane (CH4) is how many times more potent than CO2 over a 20-year period?
A) ~25×
B) ~56×
C) ~86×
D) ~120×
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Correct Answer: (C) ~86×
29. India’s first large-scale private gold mining project will be launched in which district?
A) Dharwad
B) Kolar
C) Kurnool
D) Nellore
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Correct Answer: (C) Kurnool
30. International Seed Day is observed on which date and commemorates resistance to which order?
A) April 22; Order 77 (2002)
B) April 25; Order 79 (2003)
C) April 26; Order 81 (2004)
D) April 28; Order 83 (2005)
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Correct Answer: (C) April 26; Order 81 (2004)
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