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Current Affairs Quiz – 24 March 2026 (Test Now)
1. The total number of illegal betting/gambling platforms blocked by MeitY has reached
approximately:
A) 2,400
B) 4,800
C) 6,200
D) 8,400
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Correct Answer: D) 8,400
2. The PROG Act, 2025 (Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act) enforces a blanket ban
on:
A) All online gaming platforms
B) Online money gaming (betting/gambling)
C) Mobile-based gaming apps
D) Foreign gaming companies only
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Correct Answer: B) Online money gaming (betting/gambling)
3. GST evasion by illegal gaming platforms is investigated by which body?
A) Enforcement Directorate
B) Directorate General of GST Intelligence
C) Central Board of Direct Taxes
D) Financial Intelligence Unit
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Correct Answer: B) Directorate General of GST Intelligence
4. Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which section deals with organised economic
cybercrime?
A) Section 66A
B) Section 69A
C) Section 111
D) Section 124A
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Correct Answer: C) Section 111
5. According to MHA data, ‘digital arrest’ scam cases in 2024 caused financial losses of
approximately:
A) ₹450 crore
B) ₹980 crore
C) ₹1,935 crore
D) ₹3,200 crore
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Correct Answer: C) ₹1,935 crore
6. MHA directed WhatsApp to block IMEI numbers of devices used by scammers. This primarily
prevents:
A) International calls from fraudulent numbers
B) Reuse of same devices with new SIM cards
C) Encrypted messages from reaching victims
D) APK file sharing on the platform
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Correct Answer: B) Reuse of same devices with new SIM cards
7. Under IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, WhatsApp must
preserve metadata of accounts for:
A) 30 days
B) 90 days
C) 180 days
D) 365 days
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Correct Answer: C) 180 days
8. The Supreme Court ruled that the 40% disability threshold under the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities Act, 2016 is:
A) Both a floor and a ceiling
B) A maximum upper limit for employment
C) A minimum benchmark (floor), not a ceiling
D) A guideline without legal binding
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Correct Answer: C) A minimum benchmark (floor), not a ceiling
9. The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 expanded the number of recognised disabilities
from 7 to:
A) 12
B) 15
C) 18
D) 21
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Correct Answer: D) 21
10. The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 mandates reservation of what percentage of
seats in government jobs for PwDs?
A) 1%
B) 2%
C) 3%
D) 4%
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Correct Answer: D) 4%
11. The Supreme Court’s ruling on disability ceiling in employment primarily upholds which
constitutional articles?
A) Article 19 and Article 21
B) Article 14 and Article 16
C) Article 15 and Article 17
D) Article 21 and Article 23
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Correct Answer: B) Article 14 and Article 16
12. The right to vote in India is granted under which Article of the Constitution?
A) Article 21
B) Article 243
C) Article 326
D) Article 368
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Correct Answer: C) Article 326
13. The Supreme Court has held that the right to vote in India is a:
A) Fundamental Right
B) Constitutional Right
C) Statutory Right
D) Natural Right
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Correct Answer: C) Statutory Right
14. Arguments against compulsory voting include that abstaining from voting is a form of expression
protected under:
A) Article 14
B) Article 19(1)(a)
C) Article 21
D) Article 32
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Correct Answer: B) Article 19(1)(a)
15. Which country is often cited as an example of high voter turnout (~90%) through compulsory
voting?
A) Sweden
B) Switzerland
C) Australia
D) New Zealand
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Correct Answer: C) Australia
16. India’s forex reserves are held by which body?
A) Ministry of Finance
B) SEBI
C) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
D) NITI Aayog
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Correct Answer: C) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
17. The largest component of India’s foreign exchange reserves is:
A) Gold Reserves
B) Special Drawing Rights (SDRs)
C) Foreign Currency Assets (FCA)
D) Reserve Tranche Position
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Correct Answer: C) Foreign Currency Assets (FCA)
18. Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) in India’s forex reserves are an international reserve asset of:
A) World Bank
B) Asian Development Bank
C) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
D) Bank for International Settlements
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Correct Answer: C) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
19. Urea contains what percentage of nitrogen, the highest among nitrogenous fertilisers?
A) 26%
B) 33%
C) 40%
D) 46%
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Correct Answer: D) 46%
20. The Haber-Bosch process is used to produce which key intermediate for urea synthesis?
A) Carbon dioxide
B) Ammonia
C) Nitric acid
D) Methane
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Correct Answer: B) Ammonia
21. Approximately what percentage of India’s urea imports come from West Asia?
A) 35%
B) 50%
C) 71%
D) 85%
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Correct Answer :C) 71%
22. Nano Urea was developed by which organisation?
A) IFFCO (Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited)
B) NFDC
C) RCFL
D) NFL
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Correct Answer: A) IFFCO (Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited)
23. Under the Mutual Credit Guarantee Scheme (MCGS), credit guarantee is provided by which
body?
A) SIDBI
B) NABARD
C) National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company Limited (NCGTC)
D) RBI
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Correct Answer : C) National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company Limited (NCGTC)
24. The standard credit guarantee coverage under MCGS for regular MSMEs is:
A) 40%
B) 50%
C) 60%
D) 75%
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Correct Answer: C) 60%
25. Under the modified MCGS, the minimum machinery cost as a share of project cost has been
reduced from 75% to:
A) 50%
B) 55%
C) 60%
D) 65%
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Correct Answer: C) 60%
26. The Investment Facilitation for Development (IFD) Agreement was finalised under which WTO
initiative?
A) Doha Development Agenda
B) Joint Statement Initiative (JSI)
C) Trade Facilitation Agreement
D) Singapore Issues
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Correct Answer: B) Joint Statement Initiative (JSI)
27. India’s primary objection to the IFD Agreement is that investment is not strictly a ‘trade’ subject,
meaning it is:
A) Already covered under GATT rules
B) Outside WTO’s core mandate
C) Protected by existing BITs
D) Covered under TRIPS agreement
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Correct Answer: B) Outside WTO’s core mandate
28. Lipulekh Pass is located at the tri-junction of India, Nepal and China (Tibet), situated in which
Indian state?
A) Himachal Pradesh
B) Sikkim
C) Uttarakhand
D) Arunachal Pradesh
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Correct Answer: C) Uttarakhand
29. The Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) was reorganised into Hindustan Socialist
Republican Association (HSRA) in which year?
A) 1924
B) 1926
C) 1928
D) 1930
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Correct Answer: C) 1928
30. INS Taragiri belongs to which class of stealth guided-missile frigates being built under Project
17A?
A) Shivalik-class
B) Talwar-class
C) Nilgiri-class
D) Kamorta-class
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Correct Answer: C) Nilgiri-class
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