1. With reference to the renaming of a State in India, consider the following statements:
1. A Bill for renaming a State can be intro-duced in either House of Parliament only on the prior recommendation of the President.
2. The President must refer the Bill to the concerned State Legislature, and the views expressed by that Legislature are binding on the Union Parliament.
3. Laws providing for the renaming of a State are considered Constitutional Amendments under Article 368.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
2. Assertion (A): SIM-binding is expected to significantly reduce instances of impersonation and identity misuse in India.
Reason (R): It mandates that access to a messaging service be disabled if the registered SIM is not detected in the handset.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is NOT the cor-rect explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
3. Regarding the Gardasil vaccine used in India’s national programme, consider the following:
1. It is a quadrivalent vaccine, meaning it pro-vides protection against four different strains of the Human Papillomavirus.
2. It covers strains 6 and 11, which are the pri-mary causes of genital warts, in addition to oncogenic strains 16 and 18.
3. India has adopted a three-dose schedule for the 9–14 age group to ensure maximum clinical efficacy.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
4. With reference to the eligibility and account limits under SSY, consider the following statements:
1. An account can be opened for a girl child below 10 years of age.
2. A maximum of two accounts per family is permitted, with exceptions in case of twins or triplets.
3. A girl child can open multiple SSY accounts in different banks, subject to the deposit ceiling.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
5. With reference to the Barak-8 missile system, consider the following statements:
1. It is jointly developed by India and Israel.
2. It is designed for exo-atmospheric ballistic missile interception.
3. It is deployed by the Indian Navy and Indian Air Force.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
6. ‘Sudharshan Chakra’ is best described as:
(a) A joint India–Israel cyber warfare initiative
(b) A naval missile defence drill in the Mediter-ranean
(c) A space-based early warning satellite net-work
(d) An integrated air defence and missile shield framework of India
7. With reference to the Iron Beam system, consider the following statements:
1. It is a high-energy laser-based air defence system.
2. It is intended to intercept drones, rockets and mortars.
3. It uses kinetic hit-to-kill interceptor missiles.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
8. Which of the following schedules of the Constitution of India would undergo a change if the name of “Kerala” is changed to “Keralam”?
1. First Schedule
2. Second Schedule
3. Fourth Schedule
4. Seventh Schedule
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 1, 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
9. Assertion (A): The Parliament of India can rename any State without the consent of the concerned State Legislature.
Reason (R): India is described as an “Indestructible Union of Destructible States.”
Select the correct answer:
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the cor-rect explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
10. With reference to the grouping known as I2U2, consider the following countries:
1. India
2. Israel
3. United Arab Emirates
4. United States of America
5. Saudi Arabia
Which of the countries given above are members of I2U2?
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 only
(b) 1, 3 and 5 only
(c) 2, 4 and 5 only
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
ANSWERS for Daily Current Affairs Prelims Practice (25-02-2026):
1. Answer: (a)
2. Answer: (a)
3. Answer: (c)
4. Answer: (b)
5. Answer: (b)
6. Answer: (d)
7. Answer: (b)
8. Answer: (b)
9. Answer: (a)
10. Answer: (a)
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