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Current Affairs Quiz – 12 May 2025 (Test Now)
1. The 2025 theme for the BRS Conventions CoPs was:
A) “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: For a Sustainable Future”
B) “Make visible the invisible: Sound management of chemicals and wastes”
C) “Chemical Safety for a Healthier Planet”
D) “Towards Zero Waste: Global Cooperation”
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Answer: B) “Make visible the invisible: Sound management of chemicals and wastes”
2. The Basel Convention, adopted in 1989, primarily focuses on:
A) Elimination of Persistent Organic Pollutants
B) Prior informed consent in global trade of hazardous chemicals
C) Control of cross-border movement and disposal of hazardous waste
D) Climate change mitigation
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Answer: C) Control of cross-border movement and disposal of hazardous waste
3. Which of the following conventions came into force most recently?
A) Basel Convention
B) Rotterdam Convention
C) Stockholm Convention
D) Both Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions came into force in the same year
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Answer: D) Both Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions came into force in the same year
4. Morningstar DBRS has upgraded India’s sovereign credit rating to:
A) ‘BBB+’
B) ‘BBB’
C) ‘BBB (low)’
D) ‘A-‘
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Answer: B) ‘BBB’
5. Which of the following factors was NOT mentioned as a driver behind India’s credit rating upgrade?
A) Structural reforms across various sectors
B) Large-scale public infrastructure investments
C) India’s rising foreign exchange reserves
D) Commitment to fiscal consolidation
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Answer: C) India’s rising foreign exchange reserves
6. Members of the Territorial Army are commonly known as:
A) Reservists
B) Auxiliaries
C) Terriers
D) Part-timers
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Answer: C) Terriers
7. Under which rule has the Chief of Army Staff been empowered to call upon Territorial Army personnel?
A) Rule 25 of the Territorial Army Rules, 1948
B) Rule 33 of the Territorial Army Rules, 1948
C) Rule 45 of the Territorial Army Rules, 1950
D) Rule 29 of the Territorial Army Rules, 1952
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Answer: B) Rule 33 of the Territorial Army Rules, 1948
8. What is a primary qualification to join the Territorial Army as mentioned in the document?
A) Physical fitness certification
B) Prior military experience
C) Graduation from a recognized university
D) Age between 18-25 years
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Answer: C) Graduation from a recognized university
9. The first Asian rice pangenome was developed by scientists from:
A) India
B) Japan
C) China
D) Thailand
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Answer: C) China
10. How many distinct rice varieties were integrated to develop the Asian rice pangenome?
A) 100
B) 122
C) 144
D) 166
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Answer: C) 144
11. According to the research on Asian rice, all Asian cultivated rice varieties share an ancestral link with:
A) Or-IIIa
B) Oryza glaberrima
C) Oryza nivara
D) Oryza longistaminata
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Answer: A) Or-IIIa
12. Which IMF facilities has India raised concerns about regarding their effectiveness for Pakistan?
A) Extended Credit Facility and Rapid Credit Facility
B) Extended Fund Facility and Resilience and Sustainability Facility
C) Flexible Credit Line and Precautionary and Liquidity Line
D) Short-Term Liquidity Line and Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust
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Answer: B) Extended Fund Facility and Resilience and Sustainability Facility
13. According to the Global Methane Tracker 2025, methane is responsible for approximately what percentage of global temperature rise since the Industrial Revolution?
A) 10%
B) 20%
C) 30%
D) 40%
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Answer: C) 30%
14. What percentage of methane emissions from human activities comes from the energy sector according to the Global Methane Tracker 2025?
A) Over 25%
B) Over 35%
C) Over 45%
D) Over 55%
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Answer: B) Over 35%
15. The Schilka system, deployed by the Indian Army, is primarily:
A) A long-range missile defense system
B) A self-propelled, radar-guided mobile air defense weapon system
C) A surveillance and reconnaissance drone
D) A cyber-defense system against aerial threats
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Answer: B) A self-propelled, radar-guided mobile air defense weapon system
16. Which of the following is a capability of the Schilka anti-aircraft system?
A) Submarine detection
B) Ballistic missile interception
C) 360-degree coverage
D) Nuclear deterrence
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Answer: C) 360-degree coverage
17. The United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) was established in:
A) October 1990
B) October 2000
C) October 2010
D) October 2020
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Answer: B) October 2000
18. The 75th anniversary of which declaration was celebrated at Europe Day in New Delhi?
A) Rome Declaration
B) Maastricht Treaty
C) Schuman Declaration
D) Lisbon Treaty
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Answer: C) Schuman Declaration
19. The Schuman Declaration proposed the creation of:
A) European Economic Community
B) European Coal and Steel Community
C) European Atomic Energy Community
D) European Union
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Answer: B) European Coal and Steel Community
20. How many Indian languages does the Bulbul v2 Text-to-Speech Model support?
A) 7
B) 9
C) 11
D) 15
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Answer: C) 11
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