April 25, 2025 Current Affairs (English)

April 25, 2025 Current Affairs (English)

1. What was a key reason for the deadlock at the 13th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC13) in 2024?

A) Disagreements over e-commerce rules
B) Lack of participation from major economies
C) Stalemate on the public stockholding programme
D) Failure to elect a new Director-General

Answer: C) Stalemate on the public stockholding programme

2. What is the primary role of the WTO’s Dispute Settlement Mechanism (DSM)?

A) To enforce military sanctions
B) To mediate international political conflicts
C) To resolve trade disputes among member countries
D) To regulate global investment flows

Answer: C) To resolve trade disputes among member countries

3. Which principle ensures non-discriminatory trade among WTO members?

A) National Preference Principle
B) Special and Differential Treatment
C) Most-Favoured-Nation (MFN)
D) Reciprocity Rule

Answer: C) Most-Favoured-Nation (MFN)

4. What is the G33 in the context of WTO negotiations?

A) A group of developed nations promoting free trade
B) A coalition of developing countries advocating for food security and farmer protection
C) An environmental watchdog within the WTO
D) A WTO subcommittee on technology

Answer: B) A coalition of developing countries advocating for food security and farmer protection

5. Which WTO agreement aims to reduce customs red tape and lower global trade costs?

A) Trade and Tariff Agreement
B) Agricultural Reform Treaty
C) Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA)
D) General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)

Answer: C) Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA)

6. Which organization filed the petition regarding mandatory vote share in uncontested elections?

A) Election Commission of India
B) Association for Democratic Reforms
C) Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy
D) Law Commission of India

Answer: C) Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy

7. What does Section 53(2) of the Representation of the People Act (RPA) provide for?

A) Guidelines for scrutiny of nominations
B) Mandatory vote percentage in elections
C) Direct election of candidates in uncontested elections without a poll
D) Use of NOTA in all elections

Answer: C) Direct election of candidates in uncontested elections without a poll

8. How many uncontested election instances has the Election Commission of India reported?

A) 5
B) 9
C) 15
D) 21

Answer: B) 9

9. According to Section 33 of the RPA, how many proposers are required for an independent candidate’s nomination?

A) One proposer
B) Five proposers
C) Ten proposers
D) Twenty proposers

Answer: C) Ten proposers

10. Under which section of the RPA does the scrutiny of nomination papers take place?

A) Section 33
B) Section 53
C) Section 36
D) Section 25

Answer: C) Section 36

11. What is the theme for World Malaria Day 2025?

A) Zero Malaria Starts with Me
B) Harness Innovation to Reduce the Malaria Disease Burden
C) Malaria Ends With Us: Reinvest, Reimagine, Reignite
D) Time to Deliver Zero Malaria: Invest, Innovate, Implement

Answer: C) Malaria Ends With Us: Reinvest, Reimagine, Reignite

12. Which organization leads the global observance of World Malaria Day?

A) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
B) World Health Organisation (WHO)
C) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
D) Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

Answer: B) World Health Organization (WHO)

13. In which year was World Malaria Day established by WHO Member States?

A) 2000
B) 2005
C) 2007
D) 2010

Answer: C) 2007

14. What does the BBNJ Treaty primarily aim to protect?

A) River ecosystems
B) Inland biodiversity
C) Marine biodiversity beyond national jurisdictions
D) Forest ecosystems

Answer: C) Marine biodiversity beyond national jurisdictions

15. Under which international convention is the BBNJ Treaty the third implementing agreement?

A) Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
B) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
C) UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
D) Ramsar Convention

Answer: C) UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)

16. As of April 2025, how many countries had ratified the BBNJ Treaty?

A) 12
B) 21
C) 35
D) 60

Answer: B) 21

17. What is the main objective of the ‘Zero Measles-Rubella’ Elimination Campaign 2025–26?

A) Reduce malaria by 50%
B) Eliminate measles and rubella transmission by 2026
C) Provide free healthcare to all children
D) Eradicate tuberculosis by 2025

Answer: B) Eliminate measles and rubella transmission by 2026

18. Which digital platform is being used to monitor immunization under the campaign?

A) CoWIN
B) eVIN
C) U-WIN
D) DigiHealth

Answer: C) U-WIN

19. In response to which tragic incident did the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) announce extraordinary retaliatory measures in 2025?

A) Pulwama attack
B) Uri attack
C) Pahalgam attack
D) Pathankot attack

Answer: C) Pahalgam attack

20. Following the Pahalgam attack, which official, although not a formal CCS member, played an advisory role as a permanent invitee?

A) Chief Justice of India
B) Cabinet Secretary
C) Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
D) Election Commissioner

Answer: B) Cabinet Secretary