March 31, 2025 Current Affairs (English)

March 31, 2025, Current Affairs (English)

1. Which article of the Indian Constitution empowers the Parliament to create an All India Judicial Service (AIJS)?

a) Article 233
b) Article 234
c) Article 312(1)
d) Article 226

Answer: c) Article 312(1)

2. What was the recommendation of the 14th Law Commission Report in 1958 regarding the judiciary?

a) Creation of Lokpal
b) Abolition of the Collegium System
c) Creation of All India Judicial Service (AIJS)
d) Establishment of the National Judicial Commission

Answer: c) Creation of All India Judicial Service (AIJS)

3. Which country has an independent body called the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) for selecting judges?

a) United States
b) Singapore
c) United Kingdom
d) France

Answer: c) United Kingdom

4. What is the name of India’s humanitarian operation launched to aid earthquake-hit Myanmar in 2024?

a) Operation Maitri
b) Operation Kaveri
c) Operation Brahma
d) Operation Ganga

Answer: c) Operation Brahma

5. Under Operation Brahma, which Indian Navy ships delivered relief supplies to Myanmar?

a) INS Vikrant & INS Kolkata
b) INS Satpura & INS Savitri
c) INS Arihant & INS Shivalik
d) INS Chakra & INS Trikand

Answer: b) INS Satpura & INS Savitri

6. Which of the following was a previous humanitarian mission undertaken by India to help Nepal after an earthquake?

a) Operation Ganga
b) Operation Safe Homecoming
c) Operation Maitri
d) Operation Ajay

Answer: c) Operation Maitri

7. Which aircraft was used by the Indian Air Force under Operation Brahma?

a) C-17 Globemaster
b) MiG-29
c) C-130J
d) Sukhoi Su-30MKI

Answer: c) C-130J

8. In which Union Budget was India’s Second National Gene Bank announced?

a) 2023-24
b) 2024-25
c) 2025-26
d) 2022-23

Answer: c) 2025-26

9. Where was India’s first national gene bank established?

a) Hyderabad
b) New Delhi
c) Bengaluru
d) Kolkata

Answer: b) New Delhi

10. Under which Act was the National Gene Fund established?

a) Biological Diversity Act, 2002
b) Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act, 2001
c) Environment Protection Act, 1986
d) Seed Act, 1966

Answer: b) Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act, 2001

11. Which international seed vault is the largest gene bank globally?

a) ICAR-NBPGR, New Delhi
b) Svalbard Global Seed Vault, Norway
c) National Gene Bank of China
d) African Crop Diversity Bank

Answer: b) Svalbard Global Seed Vault, Norway

12. Under which Act are Biodiversity Heritage Sites (BHS) declared in India?

a) Wildlife Protection Act, 1972
b) Forest Rights Act, 2006
c) Biological Diversity Act, 2002
d) Environment Protection Act, 1986

Answer: c) Biological Diversity Act, 2002

13. Which is the second Biodiversity Heritage Site (BHS) notified in Tamil Nadu?

a) Nallur Tamarind Grove
b) Kasampatty Sacred Grove
c) Alagar Hill Grove
d) Sirumalai Biodiversity Site

Answer: b) Kasampatty Sacred Grove

14. Which state is India’s first biodiversity heritage site located in?

a) Tamil Nadu
b) Karnataka
c) Kerala
d) Maharashtra

Answer: b) Karnataka

15. Which Supreme Court case directed that all sacred groves be mapped and declared as community reserves?

a) Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala
b) T.N. Godavarman v. Union of India
c) Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India
d) Shreya Singhal v. Union of India

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

16. What type of mineral deposit is targeted during deep-sea mining on the abyssal plains?

a) Gold deposits
b) Seafloor Massive Sulfides
c) Polymetallic Nodules
d) Coal reserves

Answer: c) Polymetallic Nodules

17. Which international body regulates activities related to deep-sea mining beyond national jurisdiction?

a) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
b) International Maritime Organization (IMO)
c) International Seabed Authority (ISA)
d) World Oceanic Council

Answer: c) International Seabed Authority (ISA)

18. Which region has India been granted contracts to explore deep-sea minerals?

a) Arctic Ocean
b) Central Mid-Ocean Ridge & Central Indian Ocean
c) South Atlantic Ridge
d) Pacific Ring of Fire

Answer: b) Central Mid-Ocean Ridge & Central Indian Ocean

19. What is the name of the robot developed by Tesla that will be part of SpaceX’s Mars mission?

a) Starman
b) Optimus
c) Falcon
d) Astra

Answer: b) Optimus

20. What key technology does SpaceX plan to use to produce fuel on Mars?

a) Artificial satellites
b) Solar panels
c) In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU)
d) Nuclear reactors

Answer: c) In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU)