May 01, 2025 Current Affairs (English)

May 01, 2025 Current Affairs (English)

1. When was the last full caste enumeration conducted in India?

A. 1951
B. 2011
C. 1931
D. 2001

Answer: C. 1931

2. What is a major risk associated with publishing caste census data, according to critics?

A. Encouraging urban migration
B. Increasing tax evasion
C. Deepening caste identities and social polarization
D. Weakening religious freedom

Answer: C. Deepening caste identities and social polarization

3. What is one major challenge associated with conducting a caste census in India?

A. Lack of trained enumerators
B. Enumeration complexity due to overlapping categories
C. Excessive financial cost
D. Lack of digital tools

Answer: B. Enumeration complexity due to overlapping categories

4. Under which constitutional provision is “Census” listed as a Union subject?

A. Article 324
B. Article 246 & Seventh Schedule, Union List Entry 69
C. Article 370
D. Article 356

Answer: B. Article 246 & Seventh Schedule, Union List Entry 69

5. What was a key finding of Bihar’s 2023 caste census?

A. The SC population exceeded 70%
B. OBC + EBC population constituted 63%
C. ST population was the majority
D. Caste data was inconclusive

Answer: B. The OBC + EBC population constituted 63%

6. Which municipal body issued India’s first certified Green Municipal Bond?

A. Pune Municipal Corporation
B. Surat Municipal Corporation
C. Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam
D. Bhopal Municipal Corporation

Answer: C. Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam

7. How much was raised through India’s first Green Municipal Bond?

A. ₹100 crore
B. ₹120 crore
C. ₹150 crore
D. ₹200 crore

Answer: C. ₹150 crore

8. What project will be developed using the funds from this Green Municipal Bond?

A. Solar Power Plant
B. Smart City Command Centre
C. Waste-to-Energy Plant
D. Tertiary Sewage Treatment Plant (TSTP)

Answer: D. Tertiary Sewage Treatment Plant (TSTP)

9. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the reconstituted National Security Advisory Board (NSAB) in 2024-25?

A. Ajit Doval
B. Brajesh Mishra
C. Alok Joshi
D. M. K. Narayanan

Answer: C. Alok Joshi

10. Under which body does the National Security Advisory Board (NSAB) function?

A. Ministry of Home Affairs
B. Prime Minister’s Office
C. National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS)
D. Defence Intelligence Agency

Answer: C. National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS)

11. What is the primary legal instrument in India that abolishes bonded labour?

A. Minimum Wages Act, 1948
B. Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970
C. Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976
D. Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986

Answer: C. Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976

12. When was International Labour Day (May Day) first celebrated in India, and under whose leadership?

A. 1920 in Mumbai by B.R. Ambedkar
B. 1923 in Chennai by Malayapuram Singaravelu Chettiar
C. 1947 in Delhi by Mahatma Gandhi
D. 1931 in Kolkata by Subhas Chandra Bose

Answer: B. 1923 in Chennai by Malayapuram Singaravelu Chettiar

13. Which Supreme Court case ruled that failure to rehabilitate released bonded labourers violates constitutional rights?

A. Bandhua Mukti Morcha v. Union of India
B. Neerja Chaudhary v. State of Madhya Pradesh
C. Olga Tellis v. Bombay Municipal Corporation
D. People’s Union for Democratic Rights v. Union of India

Answer: B. Neerja Chaudhary v. State of Madhya Pradesh

14. What is the total length of the Shillong-Silchar Greenfield High-Speed Corridor?

A. 144.80 km
B. 166.80 km
C. 122.50 km
D. 200.00 km

Answer: B. 166.80 km

15. Which mode is being used for the development of the Shillong-Silchar High-Speed Corridor?

A. BOT (Toll) Model
B. EPC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction) Model
C. Hybrid Annuity Mode (HAM)
D. Viability Gap Funding (VGF)

Answer: C. Hybrid Annuity Mode (HAM)

16. What is the estimated capital cost of the Shillong-Silchar Greenfield Corridor?

A. ₹15,000 crore
B. ₹20,000 crore
C. ₹22,864 crore
D. ₹25,500 crore

Answer: C. ₹22,864 crore

17. In Amar Jain v. Union of India (2025), the Supreme Court recognized inclusive digital access as part of which fundamental right?

A. Article 14—Right to Equality
B. Article 19(1)(a) – Freedom of Speech
C. Article 21—Right to Life and Liberty
D. Article 32—Right to Constitutional Remedies

Answer: C. Article 21—Right to Life and Liberty

18. Which of the following articles was not directly cited as violated in the Amar Jain case?

A. Article 14—Right to Equality
B. Article 15—Prohibition of Discrimination
C. Article 21—Right to Life and Dignity
D. Article 19(1)(g) – Right to Form Associations

Answer: D. Article 19(1)(g) – Right to Form Associations

19. Which earlier case held that internet access is a part of the right to freedom of speech and trade under Article 19?

A. Faheema Shirin RK v. State of Kerala (2019)
B. Sabu Mathew George v. Union of India (2017)
C. Anuradha Bhasin v. Union of India (2020)
D. Shreya Singhal v. Union of India (2015)

Answer: C. Anuradha Bhasin v. Union of India (2020)

20. What international body recognised internet access as a human right in 2016?

A. World Bank
B. United Nations Human Rights Council
C. International Telecommunication Union
D. World Health Organisation

Answer: B. United Nations Human Rights Council