April 02, 2025 Current Affairs (English)

April 02, 2025, Current Affairs (English)

1. According to the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2025, what is the highest short-term global threat?

a) Cybersecurity
b) Climate Change
c) Misinformation and Disinformation
d) Economic Recession

Answer: c) Misinformation and Disinformation

2. Which act in India empowers authorities to block access to online information in the interest of public safety?

a) Right to Information Act, 2005
b) Digital India Act, 2023
c) Information Technology Act, 2000 (Section 69A)
d) Cyber Security Act, 2019

Answer: c) Information Technology Act, 2000 (Section 69A)

3. Which of the following international measures focuses on preventing the spread of disinformation by obligating digital platforms to act?

a) European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA)
b) Online Safety Act, 2023 of India
c) Press Information Bureau Fact Check Unit
d) National Cyber Security Policy

Answer: a) European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA)

4. Which of the following initiatives in India focuses on improving digital literacy to tackle misinformation?

a) Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (DISHA)
b) Bharat Net Mission
c) Jan Dhan Yojana
d) Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

Answer: a) Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (DISHA)

5. According to the existing rules, what is the current income limit for determining the “creamy layer” among OBCs?

a) ₹6 lakh per annum
b) ₹8 lakh per annum
c) ₹10 lakh per annum
d) ₹12 lakh per annum

Answer: b) ₹8 lakh per annum

6. Which judgment introduced the concept of a “creamy layer” to exclude socially advanced sections of OBCs from reservation benefits?

a) Mandal Commission Case
b) Indra Sawhney Judgment (1992)
c) Kesavananda Bharati Case
d) Minerva Mills Case

Answer: b) Indra Sawhney Judgment (1992)

7. Who appoints the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on the Welfare of OBCs?

a) President of India
b) Prime Minister of India
c) Speaker of Lok Sabha
d) Chairman of Rajya Sabha

Answer: c) Speaker of Lok Sabha

8. Which commission recommended sub-categorization within OBCs into Extremely Backward, More Backward, and Backward Classes?

a) Mandal Commission
b) Kalelkar Commission
c) National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC)
d) Sarkaria Commission

Answer: c) National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC)

9. Which Article of the Indian Constitution directs the State to protect and improve the environment?

a) Article 32
b) Article 21
c) Article 48A
d) Article 19

Answer: c) Article 48A

10. In which landmark case did the Supreme Court expand the definition of ‘forest’ to include ecologically significant areas?

a) M.C. Mehta v. Union of India
b) T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India
c) M.K. Ranjitsinh v. Union of India
d) Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala

Answer: b) T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India

11. Which country was the first to include the “Rights of Nature” in its Constitution?

a) India
b) Bolivia
c) New Zealand
d) Ecuador

Answer: d) Ecuador

12. According to IQAir’s World Air Quality Report 2024, which Indian metropolitan area was ranked as the most polluted globally?

a) Delhi
b) Kanpur
c) Byrnihat (Meghalaya)
d) Lucknow

Answer: c) Byrnihat (Meghalaya)

13. What is the target of India’s National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) regarding PM2.5 levels?

a) Reduce PM2.5 by 50% by 2030
b) Reduce PM2.5 by 25% by 2024
c) Reduce PM2.5 by 40% by 2026
d) Eliminate PM2.5 emissions by 2025

Answer: c) Reduce PM2.5 by 40% by 2026

14. Which Indian government scheme aims to reduce indoor air pollution by promoting clean cooking fuel?

a) National Clean Air Programme
b) Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)
c) Swachh Bharat Mission
d) FAME II Scheme

Answer: b) Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)

15. In which year did India impose a national ban on light fishing in its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)?

a) 2010
b) 2015
c) 2017
d) 2020

Answer: c) 2017

16. According to the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), what major impact has light fishing had on the Kerala coast?

a) Increase in coral reefs
b) Decline in squid populations
c) Growth of deep-sea fish population
d) Reduction in plastic pollution

Answer: b) Decline in squid populations

17. Which of the following Indian High Courts reinstated a ban on light fishing based on a petition?

a) Gujarat High Court
b) Karnataka High Court
c) Tamil Nadu High Court
d) Maharashtra High Court

Answer: b) Karnataka High Court

18. What is the proposed circumference of the Future Circular Collider (FCC)?

a) 27 km
b) 50 km
c) 90.7 km
d) 100 km

Answer: c) 90.7 km

19. Which organization is responsible for publishing the Feasibility Study Report of the Future Circular Collider (FCC)?

a) European Space Agency (ESA)
b) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
c) European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
d) NASA

Answer: c) European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)

20. What was the major discovery made at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in 2012?

a) Neutrino Oscillation
b) Higgs Boson
c) Gravitational Waves
d) Dark Matter

Answer: b) Higgs Boson