Daily Current Affairs 24 April 2025| English Hindi | UPSC PCS SSC
1. What is a sunrise industry?
a) A declining industry with low growth
b) A traditional manufacturing sector
c) A newly emerging, high-growth industry
d) An industry facing extinction
2. Which Indian city is the HQ of CSIR-NEERI?
a) Pune
b) Nagpur
c) Bhopal
d) Hyderabad
3. What does the Surat ETS primarily target?
a) CO₂ emissions
b) Particulate Matter
c) Methane
d) Nitrogen oxides
4. Where is Poás Volcano located?
a) Brazil
b) Colombia
c) Costa Rica
d) Argentina
5. Which Ministry oversees the Khadi and Village Industries Commission?
a) Ministry of Rural Development
b) Ministry of MSME
c) Ministry of Commerce
d) Ministry of Finance
6. Why were the Bamiyan Buddhas destroyed?
a) Natural erosion
b) Earthquake
c) Religious extremism
d) Theft
7. What is Arctic Amplification?
a) Jet stream slowdown
b) Higher warming in the Arctic than global average
c) Antarctic cooling
d) Increase in UV radiation
8. What is the significance of QGG?
a) Measures ozone depletion
b) Detects solar storms
c) Detects gravity field changes using quantum tech
d) Measures cloud height
9. What geological formation hosts the Jwaneng Diamond Mine?
a) Sand dunes
b) Kimberlite pipe
c) Crystalline basement
d) Glacier basin
10. Which Indian state launched the first ETS for particulate matter?
a) Maharashtra
b) Gujarat
c) Delhi
d) Tamil Nadu
11. What is a key cause of cloudbursts in the Himalayas?
a) Coastal wind
b) Orographic lift
c) Tsunami waves
d) Deforestation
12. What is the altitude of Poás Volcano?
a) 2,708 m
b) 1,200 m
c) 4,100 m
d) 3,200 m
13. Where are the Bamiyan Buddhas located?
a) Nepal
b) Afghanistan
c) Iran
d) Pakistan
14. Which type of volcano is Poás?
a) Shield volcano
b) Submarine volcano
c) Composite stratovolcano
d) Caldera volcano
15. What is the focus of the Sunrise Industry strategy in India?
a) Increase IT exports
b) Increase manufacturing share in GDP
c) Boost agriculture
d) Expand rural jobs
16. Which element of QGG technology is cooled to near absolute zero?
a) Molecules of ozone
b) Atoms of a specific element
c) Photons
d) Lasers
17. Which country is home to the Jwaneng Diamond Mine?
a) Namibia
b) Botswana
c) Angola
d) South Africa
18. What is a cloudburst defined as?
a) Rainfall > 10 cm in 1 hour over 10×10 km area
b) Continuous drizzle over 2 days
c) Thunderstorm without rain
d) Strong wind gusts
19. What is one of NEERI’s primary areas of work?
a) Oil refining
b) Atmospheric nuclear testing
c) Environmental management and pollution control
d) Banking supervision
20. What makes ETS a market-based pollution control mechanism?
a) Government subsidies
b) Tradeable emission permits
c) Tax refunds
d) Legal prosecution
