1. The Samudrayaan Mission is implemented under which Ministry?
(a) Ministry of Earth Sciences
(b) Ministry of Science & Technology
(c) Ministry of Defence
(d) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
2. Which of the following best explains why the P5 have disproportionate influence in the selection of the UN Secretary-General?
(a) Because the UN Charter provides that the SG must be elected unanimously by all member states
(b) Because the recommendation of the Security Council requires no-veto from P5 members
(c) Because the SG must be from one of the P5 countries
(d) Because GA is legally bound to accept the Security Council’s recommendation
3. NISAR is a joint Earth observation mission between:
(a) NASA and ESA
(b) ISRO and JAXA
(c) NASA and ISRO
(d) ISRO and CNES
4. Consider the following statements:
1. GDP data in India is released by Ministry of Finance
2. GDP in India is currently calculated on the base year 2011–12.
3. India releases its GDP data quarterly.
Which of the above statements are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1 and 3 only
5. Consider the following statements:
1. SDRF funds can be used for disasters declared by the State Government even if they are not on the Centre’s notified list.
2. A State Government may use up to 15% of SDRF annually for such local disasters.
3. For general category States, the Central Government contributes 75% share to the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF)
Which of the above statements are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
6. Consider the following statements:
1. Bharat NCAP 2.0 applies only to domestically manufactured passenger cars.
2. It applies to M1 category vehicles with a gross vehicle weight less than 3.5 tonnes.
Which of the above statements are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) None
7. Which of the following are the objectives of ‘National Nutrition Mission’?
1. To create awareness relating to malnutrition among pregnant women and lactating mothers.
2. To reduce the incidence of anaemia among young children, adolescent girls and women.
3. POSHAN Abhiyan is implemented under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
4. Beneficiaries include children up to 14 years of age
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1, 2 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 4 only
(d) 3 and 4 only.
8. Match the following operations with the situations they responded to:
| Operation | Situation |
| A. Operation Sagar Bandhu | 1. Türkiye earthquake |
| B. Operation Dost | 2. Cyclone relief in Sri Lanka |
| C. Operation Karuna | 3. Cyclone relief in Myanmar |
| D. Operation Kaveri | 4. Evacuation from conflict-hit Sudan |
Choose the correct combination:
(a) A–2, B–1, C–3, D–4
(b) A–3, B–2, C–1, D–4
(c) A–2, B–4, C–1, D–3
(d) A–4, B–1, C–3, D–2
9. Consider the following statements about NISAR:
1. It operates in a sun-synchronous orbit.
2. It uses dual-frequency SAR combining L-band and P-band radars.
3. It can measure Earth surface deformation with centimetre-level accuracy.
Which of the above statements are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
10. How many of the following statements are correct regarding Samudrayaan?
1. It is India’s first manned submersible mission.
2. It can stay underwater for up to 96 hours in emergency situations.
3. Only USA, Japan, France currently operate 6,000-metre-rated manned submersibles.
4. Samudrayaan is entirely indigenously built with no foreign components.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) Only three
(d) All four
ANSWERS for Daily Current Affairs Prelims Practice (29-11-2025):
1. Answer: (a)
2. Answer: (b)
3. Answer: (c)
4. Answer: (c)
5. Answer: (b)
6. Answer: (b)
7. Answer: (a)
8. Answer: (a)
9. Answer: (b)
10. Answer: (b)
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