Daily Current Affairs 26 April 2025| English Hindi | UPSC PCS SSC
1. When was the SAARC Visa Exemption Scheme launched?
a) 1985
b) 1992
c) 2001
d) 1995
2. Where is the SAARC Secretariat located?
a) Islamabad
b) New Delhi
c) Kathmandu
d) Dhaka
3. INS Surat belongs to which destroyer class?
a) Kolkata class
b) Delhi class
c) Visakhapatnam class
d) Godavari class
4. What propulsion system does INS Surat use?
a) Diesel-electric
b) Combined Diesel and Gas (CODAG)
c) Combined Gas and Gas (COGAG)
d) Combined Nuclear and Steam
5. What is Chlorpyrifos classified as by WHO?
a) Extremely hazardous
b) Highly hazardous
c) Moderately hazardous
d) Safe chemical
6. Under which convention is Chlorpyrifos proposed to be listed for a complete ban?
a) Rotterdam Convention
b) Basel Convention
c) Stockholm Convention
d) Vienna Convention
7. In which landmark case was the Doctrine of Prospective Overruling introduced in India?
a) Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala
b) I.C. Golaknath v. State of Punjab
c) Minerva Mills v. Union of India
d) Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India
8. Which theory contrasts with Prospective Overruling?
a) Constitutional morality
b) Blackstonian theory
c) Doctrine of Eclipse
d) Theory of Basic Structure
9. What element’s abundance was measured using spectral analysis recently?
a) Hydrogen
b) Helium
c) Magnesium
d) Oxygen
10. Which organization developed the new method to estimate Helium abundance in the Sun?
a) ISRO
b) Indian Institute of Science
c) Indian Institute of Astrophysics
d) NASA
11. What is the displacement of Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels (NGOPVs)?
a) 1000 tonnes
b) 2000 tonnes
c) 3000 tonnes
d) 5000 tonnes
12. Who is the lead shipyard for NGOPV construction?
a) GRSE
b) Mazagon Dock
c) Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL)
d) Cochin Shipyard
13. Measles virus belongs to which virus family?
a) Herpesviridae
b) Flaviviridae
c) Paramyxoviridae
d) Retroviridae
14. Rubella is also called:
a) German Measles
b) Asian Flu
c) Spanish Fever
d) Hong Kong Disease
15. What is the IUCN status of Nilgiri Tahr?
a) Least Concern
b) Near Threatened
c) Endangered
d) Critically Endangered
16. In which states is Nilgiri Tahr mainly found?
a) Kerala and Tamil Nadu
b) Karnataka and Maharashtra
c) Kerala and Andhra Pradesh
d) Telangana and Tamil Nadu
17. What is Haemophilia primarily caused by?
a) Deficiency of Platelets
b) Mutation in clotting factor genes
c) Vitamin D deficiency
d) Iron overload
18. Which clotting factor is deficient in Haemophilia A?
a) Factor IX
b) Factor VII
c) Factor VIII
d) Factor X
19. The Sea of Marmara separates which two continents?
a) Africa and Europe
b) Europe and Asia
c) Asia and Australia
d) North America and Europe
20. Which strait connects the Sea of Marmara to the Aegean Sea?
a) Bosphorus Strait
b) Malacca Strait
c) Dardanelles Strait
d) Sunda Strait
