Current Affairs 16 April 2025 for UPSC PSC and other exams

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1. Cheetah Relocation from Kuno to Gandhi Sagar

Question:
Consider the following statements regarding Cheetah relocation in India:

1. Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary has been identified as a future site to establish a cheetah meta-population.
2. All cheetahs currently in Kuno are already in the wild.
3. Chinkara, nilgai, and chital are prey species found in Gandhi Sagar.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3

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2. Sir Sankaran Nair

Question:
Which of the following statements regarding Sir Sankaran Nair is/are correct?

1. He resigned from the Viceroy’s Executive Council after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
2. He was the only Malayali to have ever presided over the Indian National Congress.
3. He defeated Michael O’Dwyer in the defamation case filed in the UK.

a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3

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3. Repo Rate and Monetary Policy

Question:
What could be the likely effects of a repo rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India?

1. Increase in home loan and credit card interest rates.
2. Boost to the real estate and infrastructure sectors.
3. Reduction in fixed deposit interest rates for new FDs.
4. Decline in credit flow due to tighter monetary conditions.

a) 1 and 4 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1, 2 and 4 only
d) 2, 3 and 4 only

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4. Rare Earth Magnets and Strategic Control

Question:
Rare earth magnets are critical for which of the following technologies?

1. Electric vehicles
2. Drone systems
3. Solar photovoltaic panels
4. Military missile guidance

a) 1 and 3 only
b) 2 and 4 only
c) 1, 2 and 4 only
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

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5. Asian Hornet Invasion

Question:
Consider the following statements about the Asian Hornet (Vespa velutina):

1. It is often wrongly referred to as the “murder hornet.”
2. It primarily preys on honeybees and social wasps.
3. Its spread in Europe began from accidental introduction in the UK in 2004.

Which of the above statements are correct?
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3

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6. World Chagas Disease Day

Question:
Which of the following correctly describes Chagas disease?

1. It is caused by the Trypanosoma cruzi parasite.
2. It is endemic to Latin America but has global spread due to migration.
3. It is primarily transmitted through contaminated water.
4. Its treatment involves antiparasitic drugs like Benznidazole.

a) 1 and 2 only
b) 1, 2 and 4 only
c) 1, 3 and 4 only
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

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7. Sillahalla Pumped Hydro Project

Question:
The proposed Sillahalla Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project in Tamil Nadu is controversial due to:

1. Submergence of agricultural and forest lands
2. Joint patta compensation issues
3. Opposition from local tribal groups
4. Destruction of Silent Valley National Park

a) 1, 2 and 3 only
b) 2 and 4 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

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8. Yimkhiung Tribe and Border Issues

Question:
Which of the following best explains the significance of the Yimkhiung tribe in the Indo-Myanmar context?

a) It is a newly recognized Scheduled Tribe in Manipur.
b) The tribe’s ancestral lands lie on both sides of the Indo-Myanmar border.
c) It opposes FMR due to security concerns.
d) The tribe speaks a Dravidian language and resides in Arunachal Pradesh.

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9. STELLAR Model

Question:
Which of the following correctly describes the STELLAR Model launched by the CEA?

1. It aids in power sector resource adequacy planning.
2. It was developed with support from ADB.
3. It is a proprietary commercial software distributed under license.

a) 1 and 3 only
b) 2 only
c) 1 and 2 only
d) 1, 2 and 3

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10. Plastic Ice VII

Question:
Consider the following about Plastic Ice VII:

1. It shows both solid and liquid properties.
2. It exists under low pressure and ambient temperature.
3. It may exist deep within planets like Neptune and Europa.
4. Its structure is hexagonal, like regular ice.

Which of the above are correct?
a) 1 and 3 only
b) 2 and 4 only
c) 1, 2 and 4 only
d) 1, 3 and 4 only

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