March 28, 2025, Current Affairs (English)

March 28, 2025, Current Affairs (English)

1. The Equalization Levy (EL) is colloquially known as:

a) Tech tax
b) Startup tax
c) Google tax
d) E-commerce tax

Answer: c) Google tax

2. What was the rate of the Equalization Levy (EL) charged on online advertisement payments introduced in 2016?

a) 2%
b) 4%
c) 6%
d) 10%

Answer: c) 6%

3. Even after removing the equalization levy, which rule remains applicable to tax foreign digital companies in India?

a) Digital Services Tax
b) Transfer Pricing Rule
c) Significant Economic Presence (SEP) rule
d) E-commerce Turnover Tax

Answer: c) Significant Economic Presence (SEP) rule

4. What change has been introduced regarding undisclosed income in Sections 113, 132, and 158 of the Finance Bill, 2025?

a) Increase in tax rates
b) Replacement of “Total Income” with “Total Undisclosed Income”
c) Introduction of a surcharge on digital services
d) Elimination of penalties for undisclosed income

Answer: b) Replacement of “Total Income” with “Total Undisclosed Income”

5. Under which list of the Seventh Schedule of the Indian Constitution do betting and gambling fall?

a) Union List
b) Concurrent List
c) State List
d) Residuary List

Answer: c) State List

6. What is the minimum and maximum punishment prescribed under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, for unauthorized betting and gambling?

a) 6 months to 2 years imprisonment
b) 1 year to 7 years imprisonment
c) Fine only, no imprisonment
d) No specific punishment prescribed

Answer: b) 1 year to 7 years imprisonment

7. Which ministry established the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C)?

a) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
b) Ministry of Home Affairs
c) Ministry of Finance
d) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

Answer: b) Ministry of Home Affairs

8. Which advisory body regulates online gaming advertisements in India?

a) Reserve Bank of India
b) Securities and Exchange Board of India
c) Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI)
d) Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

Answer: c) Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI)

9. The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) signed an MoU with BISAG-N to integrate which technologies into the audit process?

a) Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain
b) Remote Sensing and GIS
c) ERP and MIS
d) IoT and Cybersecurity

Answer: b) Remote Sensing and GIS

10. Under which ministry does the Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics (BISAG-N) operate?

a) Ministry of Home Affairs
b) Ministry of Defence
c) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
d) Ministry of Science and Technology

Answer: c) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)

11. In which year was BISAG originally founded as the Remote Sensing and Communication Centre (RESECO)?

a) 1997
b) 2001
c) 2003
d) 2010

Answer: a) 1997

12. BISAG-N is headquartered in which Indian state?

a) Maharashtra
b) Karnataka
c) Gujarat
d) Delhi

Answer: c) Gujarat

13. In the case of Samtola Devi vs. Krishna Kumar, what did the Supreme Court observe about family values in India?

a) Family values are strengthening due to modernization
b) India is moving towards a “one person, one family” model
c) Joint families are becoming more common
d) There is no impact of societal changes on family values

Answer: b) India is moving towards a “one person, one family” model

14. Under which Act did Samtola Devi seek eviction of her son?

a) Hindu Succession Act, 1956
b) Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007
c) Domestic Violence Act, 2005
d) Indian Succession Act, 1925

Answer: b) Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007

15. The recent mass bleaching event was recorded at which coral reef?

a) Great Barrier Reef
b) Ningaloo Reef
c) Gulf of Mannar Reef
d) Andaman Reef

Answer: b) Ningaloo Reef

16. Which algae live symbiotically within coral tissues and provide them nutrients through photosynthesis?

a) Phytoplankton
b) Zooxanthellae
c) Cyanobacteria
d) Red Algae

Answer: b) Zooxanthellae

17. Which global initiative focuses on the protection of coral reefs and includes India as a member?

a) Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
b) International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI)
c) Ramsar Convention
d) World Heritage Marine Programme

Answer: b) International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI)

18. Under which Act is the management of the Mahabodhi Temple regulated, leading to the current dispute?

a) Indian Trusts Act, 1882
b) Mahabodhi Temple Act, 1949
c) Bodh Gaya Temple Act, 1949
d) Buddhist Heritage Act, 1956

Answer: c) Bodh Gaya Temple Act, 1949

19. Which river flows near the Mahabodhi Temple in Gaya, Bihar?

a) Ganga River
b) Niranjana (Phalgu) River
c) Yamuna River
d) Godavari River

Answer: b) Niranjana (Phalgu) River

20. In which year was the Mahabodhi Temple Complex declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site?

a) 1999
b) 2002
c) 2010
d) 2015

Answer: b) 2002