March 27, 2025 Current Affairs (English)

March 27, 2025, Current Affairs (English)

1. As per the India BioEconomy Report 2025, what was the size of India’s bioeconomy in 2024?

A) $86 billion
B) $300 billion
C) $165 billion
D) $1 trillion

Answer: C) $165 billion

2. Which sector contributed the highest share to India’s bioeconomy in 2024?

A) BioPharma
B) BioAgri
C) BioServices
D) BioIndustrial

Answer: D) BioIndustrial

3. What was a major scientific breakthrough mentioned in the India BioEconomy Report related to indigenous cancer treatment?

A) Nafithromycin Antibiotic
B) Shashthi IVF Media
C) Qartemi CAR-T Cell Therapy
D) GenomeIndia Project

Answer: C) Qartemi CAR-T Cell Therapy

4. Under which policy was the goal of establishing India as a global hub for bio-manufacturing announced?

A) National Biopharma Mission
B) BioE3 Policy
C) Deep Ocean Mission
D) Ind-CEPI Mission

Answer: B) BioE3 Policy

5. Which landmark case recognized the right to privacy as a fundamental right in India?

A) Kesavananda Bharati vs. State of Kerala
B) Maneka Gandhi vs. Union of India
C) Justice K.S. Puttaswamy vs. Union of India
D) Shreya Singhal vs. Union of India

Answer: C) Justice K.S. Puttaswamy vs. Union of India

6. Under the DPDP Act, who is responsible for monitoring compliance and addressing grievances related to data protection?

A) National Information Commission
B) Central Vigilance Commission
C) Data Protection Board of India (DPBI)
D) Supreme Court of India

Answer: C) Data Protection Board of India (DPBI)

7. The amendment to Section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act under the DPDP Act primarily affects which aspect?

A) National security exemptions
B) Disclosure of personal information
C) Election-related information
D) Environmental clearances

Answer: B) Disclosure of personal information

8. What is a key change introduced in the Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill, 2024, regarding the preparation of disaster management plans?

A) Plans will now be prepared by NEC and SEC
B) Plans will now be prepared directly by NDMA and SDMA
C) Plans will be prepared only at the district level
D) No change has been made in the plan preparation process

Answer: B) Plans will now be prepared directly by NDMA and SDMA

9. Which of the following committees has been granted statutory status under the Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill, 2024?

A) National Human Rights Commission
B) Central Vigilance Commission
C) National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC)
D) Finance Commission

Answer: C) National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC)

10. When was the original Disaster Management Act enacted in India?

A) 2002
B) 2005
C) 2010
D) 2012

Answer: B) 2005

11. Under which legal provision is the District Mineral Foundations (DMF) established?

A) Mines Act, 1952
B) Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015
C) Section 9B of Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2015
D) Forest Conservation Act, 1980

Answer: C) Section 9B of Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2015

12. According to the iForest Report, what percentage of total DMF funds comes from minor minerals?

A) About 20%
B) About 11.5%
C) About 51.5%
D) About 37%

Answer: B) About 11.5%

13. Which three states account for over 56% of the total DMF funds collected in the past decade?

A) Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand
B) Maharashtra, Karnataka, Rajasthan
C) Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Bihar
D) Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Kerala

Answer: A) Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand

14. The Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA) was established by which international organization?

A) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
B) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
C) International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
D) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Answer: B) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

15. Where was the 20th meeting of the CGRFA held recently?

A) Paris
B) New York
C) Rome
D) Geneva

Answer: C) Rome

16. What is one of the major concerns highlighted in the Third SoW-PGRFA report?

A) Complete extinction of all farmers’ varieties globally
B) 6% of global farmers’ varieties are at risk, with over 18% loss in some regions
C) GM crops replacing all landraces
D) No risk to genetic diversity

Answer: B) 6% of global farmers’ varieties are at risk, with over 18% loss in some regions

17. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has recently recommended introducing which version of GST?

A) GST 1.0
B) GST 1.5
C) GST 2.0
D) GST Plus

Answer: C) GST 2.0

18. Under which Article of the Indian Constitution was the GST Council established?

A) Article 265
B) Article 279A
C) Article 280
D) Article 368

Answer: B) Article 279A

19. What is the Public Accounts Committee’s (PAC) composition?

A) 30 members (20 from Lok Sabha, 10 from Rajya Sabha)
B) 22 members (15 from Lok Sabha, 7 from Rajya Sabha)
C) 25 members (18 from Lok Sabha, 7 from Rajya Sabha)
D) 12 members (all from Lok Sabha)

Answer: B) 22 members (15 from Lok Sabha, 7 from Rajya Sabha)

20. What is the term of office of the members of the Public Accounts Committee?

A) Two years
B) Five years
C) One year
D) Till the next Lok Sabha election

Answer: C) One year