April 26, 2025 Current Affairs (English)

April 26, 2025 Current Affairs (English)

1. Which constitutional article empowers the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC)?

A) Article 340
B) Article 338
C) Article 342
D) Article 338A

Answer: B) Article 338

2. The National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) became a constitutional body after which constitutional amendment?

A) 89th Amendment
B) 73rd Amendment
C) 102nd Amendment
D) 105th Amendment

Answer: C) 102nd Amendment

3. What is a major reason behind the delay in publishing annual reports of SC, ST, and OBC Commissions?

A) Lack of public interest
B) Requirement for detailed action-taken reports
C) Political instability
D) Change in commission members

Answer: B) Requirement for detailed action-taken reports

4. Which ministry is the nodal ministry for both the NCSC and the NCBC?

A) Ministry of Tribal Affairs
B) Ministry of Minority Affairs
C) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
D) Ministry of Home Affairs

Answer: C) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

5. Under the Viksit Bharat 2047 vision, what is the main goal related to drinking water access?

A) Increase bottled water production
B) Ensure universal access to tap water
C) Build more water tankers
D) Privatize water distribution

Answer: B) Ensure universal access to tap water

6. Which initiative specifically aims to provide household tap connections in rural India?

A) AMRUT 2.0
B) Jal Shakti Abhiyan
C) Jal Jeevan Mission
D) National Water Mission

Answer: C) Jal Jeevan Mission

7. Which government mission focuses on the cleaning and rejuvenation of the Ganga River?

A) Jal Jeevan Mission
B) Namami Gange Mission
C) Atal Bhujal Yojana
D) Mission Amrit Sarovar

Answer: B) Namami Gange Mission

8. As per the Viksit Bharat 2047 targets, how much water recycling is aimed for agriculture, industry, and urban needs?

A) 5,000 MLD
B) 10,000 MLD
C) 15,000 MLD
D) 20,000 MLD

Answer: B) 10,000 MLD

9. Which program under the Government of India focuses on reviving water bodies at the district level?

A) AMRUT 2.0
B) Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana
C) Mission Amrit Sarovar
D) Jal Shakti Abhiyan

Answer: C) Mission Amrit Sarovar

10. Who publishes the World Social Report?

A) World Bank
B) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
C) United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
D) International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Answer: C) United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)

11. What is the major theme of the World Social Report 2025?

A) Technological Innovation
B) Rising inequality, economic insecurity, and social fragmentation
C) Expansion of Global Trade
D) Privatization of Public Services

Answer: B) Rising inequality, economic insecurity, and social fragmentation

12. Which Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) is directly supported by global gains in health and education?

A) SDG 5 (Gender Equality)
B) SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy)
C) SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being) and SDG 4 (Quality Education)
D) SDG 13 (Climate Action)

Answer: C) SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being) and SDG 4 (Quality Education)

13. What major event in 2025 is expected to promote urgent global cooperation on social development issues?

A) G7 Summit
B) World Economic Forum
C) Second World Summit for Social Development
D) United Nations Climate Change Conference

Answer: C) Second World Summit for Social Development

14. Which heavy metal is reported as the most widespread globally in agricultural soil contamination?

A) Lead
B) Cadmium
C) Nickel
D) Arsenic

Answer: B) Cadmium

15. Which regions form a major contaminated belt according to the study?

A) North America and Australia
B) Southern Europe, the Middle East, South Asia, and Southern China
C) Northern Europe and Canada
D) South America and Antarctica

Answer: B) Southern Europe, Middle East, South Asia, and Southern China

16. At the N4G Summit in Paris, leaders emphasized integrating what into school education?

A) Digital marketing
B) Sports training
C) Food literacy
D) Agricultural practices

Answer: C) Food literacy

17. What global indicator under SDG 2 measures children’s diet quality?

A) Minimum Food Availability
B) Minimum Dietary Diversity
C) Maximum Calorie Intake
D) Child Health Index

Answer: B) Minimum Dietary Diversity

18. What is the primary objective of the Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit?

A) Promote food exports
B) Mobilize commitments to tackle malnutrition and align nutrition with the 2030 Agenda
C) Increase global trade of processed foods
D) Focus only on reducing hunger

Answer: B) Mobilize commitments to tackle malnutrition and align nutrition with the 2030 Agenda

19. The Line of Control (LoC) separates which regions?

A) Jammu & Kashmir from Punjab
B) Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (POK) from Indian-administered Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh
C) India from Afghanistan
D) India from Bangladesh

Answer: B) Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (POK) from Indian-administered Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh

20. Under which agreement was the Ceasefire Line formally redefined as the Line of Control?

A) Tashkent Agreement
B) Karachi Agreement
C) Simla Agreement
D) Lahore Declaration

Answer: C) Simla Agreement