Daily Current Affairs Quiz (Bilingual MCQs) â 06 July 2026
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Consider the following statements regarding the Goods and Services Tax (GST), which recently completed nine years:
1. It was introduced through the 101st Constitutional Amendment Act, 2016, as a destination-based consumption tax.
2. It subsumed 17 different taxes and 13 cesses under the principle of 'One Nation, One Tax'.
3. Alcohol for human consumption and five petroleum products were brought fully under GST at its launch in 2017.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
ā¤šā¤žā¤˛ ā¤šāĨ ā¤ŽāĨ⤠⤍āĨ ā¤ĩ⤰āĨ⤎ ā¤ĒāĨ⤰āĨ⤪ ā¤ā¤°ā¤¨āĨ ā¤ĩā¤žā¤˛āĨ ā¤ĩ⤏āĨ⤤āĨ ā¤ā¤ĩ⤠⤏āĨā¤ĩā¤ž ā¤ā¤° (GST) ā¤āĨ ⤏ā¤ā¤Ŧā¤ā¤§ ā¤ŽāĨ⤠⤍ā¤ŋā¤ŽāĨ⤍⤞ā¤ŋā¤ā¤ŋ⤤ ā¤ā¤Ĩ⤍āĨ⤠ā¤Ē⤰ ā¤ĩā¤ŋā¤ā¤žā¤° ā¤āĨā¤ā¤ŋā¤:
1. ā¤ā¤¸āĨ 101ā¤ĩāĨ⤠⤏ā¤ā¤ĩā¤ŋā¤§ā¤žā¤¨ ⤏ā¤ā¤ļāĨ⤧⤍ ā¤
⤧ā¤ŋ⤍ā¤ŋā¤¯ā¤Ž, 2016 ā¤āĨ ā¤Žā¤žā¤§āĨā¤¯ā¤Ž ⤏āĨ ā¤ā¤ā¤¤ā¤ĩāĨ⤝-ā¤ā¤§ā¤žā¤°ā¤ŋ⤤ ā¤ā¤Ēā¤āĨ⤠ā¤ā¤° ā¤āĨ ⤰āĨā¤Ē ā¤ŽāĨā¤ ā¤˛ā¤žā¤āĨ ā¤ā¤ŋā¤¯ā¤ž ā¤ā¤¯ā¤žāĨ¤
2. ā¤ā¤¸ā¤¨āĨ 'ā¤ā¤ ā¤°ā¤žā¤ˇāĨā¤āĨ⤰, ā¤ā¤ ā¤ā¤°' ā¤āĨ ⤏ā¤ŋā¤ĻāĨā¤§ā¤žā¤ā¤¤ ā¤āĨ ā¤¤ā¤šā¤¤ 17 ā¤ĩā¤ŋā¤ā¤ŋ⤍āĨ⤍ ā¤ā¤°āĨ⤠ā¤ā¤° 13 ā¤ā¤Ēā¤ā¤°āĨ⤠ā¤āĨ ā¤¸ā¤Žā¤žā¤šā¤ŋ⤤ ā¤ā¤ŋā¤¯ā¤žāĨ¤
3. ā¤Žā¤žā¤¨ā¤ĩ ā¤ā¤Ēā¤āĨā¤ ā¤šāĨ⤤āĨ ā¤ļā¤°ā¤žā¤Ŧ ⤤ā¤Ĩā¤ž ā¤Ēā¤žā¤ā¤ ā¤ĒāĨā¤āĨ⤰āĨ⤞ā¤ŋā¤¯ā¤Ž ā¤ā¤¤āĨā¤Ēā¤žā¤ĻāĨ⤠ā¤āĨ 2017 ā¤ŽāĨ⤠ā¤ā¤¸ā¤āĨ ā¤ĒāĨā¤°ā¤žā¤°ā¤ā¤ ā¤ŽāĨā¤ ā¤šāĨ ā¤ĒāĨ⤰āĨ⤪⤤⤠GST ā¤āĨ ā¤
ā¤ā¤¤ā¤°āĨā¤ā¤¤ ā¤˛ā¤žā¤¯ā¤ž ā¤ā¤¯ā¤žāĨ¤
ā¤ā¤Ē⤰āĨ⤝āĨā¤āĨ⤤ ā¤ā¤Ĩ⤍āĨā¤ ā¤ŽāĨ⤠⤏āĨ ā¤āĨ⤍-ā¤¸ā¤ž/⤏āĨ ā¤¸ā¤šāĨ ā¤šāĨ/ā¤šāĨā¤?
Why in News: The Goods and Services Tax (GST) completed nine years since its 1 July 2017 launch; the Next-Generation GST 2.0 reforms have further simplified the tax. Statement 1 (correct): GST was introduced via the 101st Constitutional Amendment Act, 2016, as a destination-based (consumption) value-added tax, replacing the older origin-based system. Statement 2 (correct): It subsumed 17 taxes and 13 cesses (e.g., Excise, Service Tax, VAT, CST) under 'One Nation, One Tax'. Statement 3 (incorrect): Alcohol for human consumption and five petroleum products (crude, petrol, diesel, natural gas, ATF) remain OUTSIDE GST â a key source of State revenue.
Mali, recently in the news over the inaugural IndiaâMali Forum for the Promotion of Exports, is a landlocked country located in which region of Africa?
ā¤šā¤žā¤˛ ā¤šāĨ ā¤ŽāĨ⤠ā¤ā¤ĻāĨā¤ā¤žā¤ā¤¨ ā¤ā¤žā¤°ā¤¤âā¤Žā¤žā¤˛āĨ ⤍ā¤ŋ⤰āĨā¤¯ā¤žā¤¤ ⤏ā¤ā¤ĩ⤰āĨ⤧⤍ ā¤Žā¤ā¤ ā¤āĨ ⤞āĨā¤ā¤° ā¤ā¤°āĨā¤ā¤ž ā¤ŽāĨā¤ ā¤°ā¤šā¤ž ā¤Žā¤žā¤˛āĨ, ⤠ā¤ĢāĨ⤰āĨā¤ā¤ž ā¤āĨ ā¤ā¤ŋ⤏ ā¤āĨ⤎āĨ⤤āĨ⤰ ā¤ŽāĨ⤠⤏āĨā¤Ĩā¤ŋ⤤ ā¤ā¤ ⤏āĨā¤Ĩ⤞⤰āĨā¤ĻāĨ⤧ (landlocked) ā¤ĻāĨā¤ļ ā¤šāĨ?
Why in News: India and Mali held the inaugural IndiaâMali Forum for the Promotion of Exports in Bamako, themed 'Reinforcing Trade and Strategic Partnerships'. Explanation: Mali is a landlocked country in West Africa, spread across the Sahara and Sahel. It borders Algeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Senegal and Mauritania.
Consider the following statements regarding the Centre's proposed governance framework for Ladakh:
1. The Centre has proposed a customised (sui generis) framework drawing on Article 371, instead of the Sixth Schedule.
2. Article 371 falls under Part XXI of the Constitution and provides special provisions for certain States.
3. Under the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, Ladakh was created as a Union Territory with its own legislature.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
⤞ā¤ĻāĨā¤Ļā¤žā¤ ā¤āĨ ⤞ā¤ŋ⤠ā¤āĨā¤ā¤ĻāĨ⤰ ā¤ĻāĨā¤ĩā¤žā¤°ā¤ž ā¤ĒāĨ⤰⤏āĨā¤¤ā¤žā¤ĩā¤ŋ⤤ ā¤ļā¤žā¤¸ā¤¨ ā¤ĸā¤žā¤ā¤āĨ ā¤āĨ ⤏ā¤ā¤Ŧā¤ā¤§ ā¤ŽāĨ⤠⤍ā¤ŋā¤ŽāĨ⤍⤞ā¤ŋā¤ā¤ŋ⤤ ā¤ā¤Ĩ⤍āĨ⤠ā¤Ē⤰ ā¤ĩā¤ŋā¤ā¤žā¤° ā¤āĨā¤ā¤ŋā¤:
1. ā¤āĨā¤ā¤ĻāĨ⤰ ⤍āĨ ā¤ā¤ āĨ ā¤
⤍āĨ⤏āĨā¤āĨ ā¤āĨ ⤏āĨā¤Ĩā¤žā¤¨ ā¤Ē⤰ ā¤
⤍āĨā¤āĨā¤āĨā¤Ļ 371 ā¤Ē⤰ ā¤ā¤§ā¤žā¤°ā¤ŋ⤤ ā¤ā¤ ā¤
⤍āĨā¤āĨ⤞ā¤ŋ⤤ (⤏āĨ⤠ā¤āĨ⤍āĨ⤰ā¤ŋ⤏) ā¤ĸā¤žā¤ā¤ā¤ž ā¤ĒāĨ⤰⤏āĨā¤¤ā¤žā¤ĩā¤ŋ⤤ ā¤ā¤ŋā¤¯ā¤ž ā¤šāĨāĨ¤
2. ā¤
⤍āĨā¤āĨā¤āĨā¤Ļ 371 ⤏ā¤ā¤ĩā¤ŋā¤§ā¤žā¤¨ ā¤āĨ ā¤ā¤žā¤ XXI ā¤āĨ ā¤
ā¤ā¤¤ā¤°āĨā¤ā¤¤ ā¤ā¤¤ā¤ž ā¤šāĨ ⤤ā¤Ĩā¤ž ā¤āĨā¤ ā¤°ā¤žā¤āĨ⤝āĨā¤ ā¤šāĨ⤤āĨ ā¤ĩā¤ŋā¤ļāĨ⤎ ā¤ĒāĨā¤°ā¤žā¤ĩā¤§ā¤žā¤¨ ā¤ā¤°ā¤¤ā¤ž ā¤šāĨāĨ¤
3. ā¤ā¤ŽāĨā¤ŽāĨ-ā¤ā¤ļāĨā¤ŽāĨ⤰ ā¤ĒāĨ⤍⤰āĨā¤ā¤ ⤍ ā¤
⤧ā¤ŋ⤍ā¤ŋā¤¯ā¤Ž, 2019 ā¤āĨ ā¤¤ā¤šā¤¤ ⤞ā¤ĻāĨā¤Ļā¤žā¤ ā¤āĨ ā¤
ā¤Ē⤍āĨ ā¤ĩā¤ŋā¤§ā¤žā¤¯ā¤ŋā¤ā¤ž ā¤¸ā¤šā¤ŋ⤤ ā¤ā¤ ā¤āĨā¤ā¤ĻāĨ⤰-ā¤ļā¤žā¤¸ā¤ŋ⤤ ā¤ĒāĨ⤰ā¤ĻāĨā¤ļ ā¤Ŧā¤¨ā¤žā¤¯ā¤ž ā¤ā¤¯ā¤žāĨ¤
ā¤ā¤Ē⤰āĨ⤝āĨā¤āĨ⤤ ā¤ā¤Ĩ⤍āĨā¤ ā¤ŽāĨ⤠⤏āĨ ā¤āĨ⤍-ā¤¸ā¤ž/⤏āĨ ā¤¸ā¤šāĨ ā¤šāĨ/ā¤šāĨā¤?
Why in News: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) proposed a customised self-governance model under Article 371 for the UT of Ladakh. Statement 1 (correct): Instead of the Sixth Schedule, the Centre will use a unique (sui generis) framework drawing on Article 371 (like Nagaland/Mizoram) to safeguard land, culture and jobs. Statement 2 (correct): Article 371 is under Part XXI ('Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions') and gives special provisions for certain States. Statement 3 (incorrect): Under the J&K Reorganisation Act, 2019, Ladakh became a UT WITHOUT a legislature (run via the Lieutenant Governor).
The I-2SEA submarine cable system, recently unveiled by a consortium including Microsoft, Singtel and Tata Communications, is designed to connect India's east coast with which of the following?
ā¤šā¤žā¤˛ ā¤šāĨ ā¤ŽāĨā¤ ā¤Žā¤žā¤ā¤āĨ⤰āĨ⤏āĨā¤ĢāĨā¤, ⤏ā¤ŋā¤ā¤ā¤āĨ⤞ ⤤ā¤Ĩā¤ž ā¤ā¤žā¤ā¤ž ā¤ā¤ŽāĨ⤝āĨ⤍ā¤ŋā¤āĨā¤ļā¤ā¤¸ ā¤¸ā¤šā¤ŋ⤤ ā¤ā¤ ⤏ā¤ā¤ ā¤ĻāĨā¤ĩā¤žā¤°ā¤ž ā¤ ā¤¨ā¤žā¤ĩāĨ⤤ I-2SEA ā¤Ēā¤¨ā¤ĄāĨā¤ŦāĨā¤ŦāĨ ā¤āĨā¤Ŧ⤞ ā¤ĒāĨā¤°ā¤Ŗā¤žā¤˛āĨ ā¤ā¤žā¤°ā¤¤ ā¤āĨ ā¤ĒāĨ⤰āĨā¤ĩāĨ ⤤⤠ā¤āĨ ⤍ā¤ŋā¤ŽāĨ⤍⤞ā¤ŋā¤ā¤ŋ⤤ ā¤ŽāĨ⤠⤏āĨ ā¤ā¤ŋ⤏⤏āĨ ā¤āĨā¤Ąā¤ŧ⤍āĨ ā¤šāĨ⤤āĨ ā¤Ŧā¤¨ā¤žā¤ ā¤ā¤ ā¤šāĨ?
Why in News: A consortium of Microsoft, Singtel, Tata Communications and Lightstorm signed to build the IndiaâSoutheast Asia (I-2SEA) submarine cable system. Explanation: I-2SEA connects India's east coast with Malaysia and Singapore, linking key AI and cloud hubs; submarine cables are undersea fibre-optic cables that form the backbone of global data traffic.
Consider the following statements regarding the Unified National Energy Framework recently in the news:
1. It was proposed by the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) through its Centre for Science, Technology, Innovation and Policy (CSTIP).
2. It seeks to support India's goals of energy self-reliance by 2047 and net-zero emissions by 2070.
3. It is built on four pillars â Adequacy, Access, Affordability and Appropriate Sustainability.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
ā¤šā¤žā¤˛ ā¤šāĨ ā¤ŽāĨ⤠ā¤ā¤°āĨā¤ā¤ž ā¤ŽāĨā¤ ā¤°ā¤šāĨ ā¤ā¤āĨā¤āĨ⤤ ā¤°ā¤žā¤ˇāĨā¤āĨ⤰āĨ⤝ ā¤ā¤°āĨā¤ā¤ž ā¤ĸā¤žā¤ā¤āĨ (Unified National Energy Framework) ā¤āĨ ⤏ā¤ā¤Ŧā¤ā¤§ ā¤ŽāĨ⤠⤍ā¤ŋā¤ŽāĨ⤍⤞ā¤ŋā¤ā¤ŋ⤤ ā¤ā¤Ĩ⤍āĨ⤠ā¤Ē⤰ ā¤ĩā¤ŋā¤ā¤žā¤° ā¤āĨā¤ā¤ŋā¤:
1. ā¤ā¤¸āĨ ā¤ā¤žā¤°ā¤¤āĨ⤝ ā¤°ā¤žā¤ˇāĨā¤āĨ⤰āĨ⤝ ā¤ĩā¤ŋā¤āĨā¤ā¤žā¤¨ ā¤
ā¤ā¤žā¤Ļā¤ŽāĨ (INSA) ⤍āĨ ā¤
ā¤Ē⤍āĨ CSTIP ā¤āĨā¤ā¤ĻāĨ⤰ ā¤āĨ ā¤Žā¤žā¤§āĨā¤¯ā¤Ž ⤏āĨ ā¤ĒāĨ⤰⤏āĨā¤¤ā¤žā¤ĩā¤ŋ⤤ ā¤ā¤ŋā¤¯ā¤žāĨ¤
2. ā¤ā¤¸ā¤ā¤ž ⤞ā¤āĨ⤎āĨ⤝ 2047 ⤤⤠ā¤ā¤°āĨā¤ā¤ž ā¤ā¤¤āĨā¤Žā¤¨ā¤ŋ⤰āĨā¤ā¤°ā¤¤ā¤ž ⤤ā¤Ĩā¤ž 2070 ⤤⤠⤍āĨā¤-ā¤ā¤ŧāĨ⤰āĨ ā¤ā¤¤āĨ⤏⤰āĨā¤ā¤¨ ā¤āĨ ā¤ā¤žā¤°ā¤¤ ā¤āĨ ⤞ā¤āĨ⤎āĨ⤝āĨ⤠ā¤ā¤ž ā¤¸ā¤Žā¤°āĨā¤Ĩ⤍ ā¤ā¤°ā¤¨ā¤ž ā¤šāĨāĨ¤
3. ā¤¯ā¤š ā¤ā¤žā¤° ⤏āĨ⤤ā¤ā¤āĨ⤠â ā¤Ē⤰āĨā¤¯ā¤žā¤ĒāĨā¤¤ā¤¤ā¤ž, ā¤Ēā¤šāĨā¤ā¤, ā¤ĩā¤šā¤¨āĨā¤¯ā¤¤ā¤ž ⤤ā¤Ĩā¤ž ā¤ā¤Ē⤝āĨā¤āĨ⤤ ⤏ā¤ā¤§ā¤žā¤°ā¤ŖāĨā¤¯ā¤¤ā¤ž â ā¤Ē⤰ ā¤ā¤§ā¤žā¤°ā¤ŋ⤤ ā¤šāĨāĨ¤
ā¤ā¤Ē⤰āĨ⤝āĨā¤āĨ⤤ ā¤ā¤Ĩ⤍āĨā¤ ā¤ŽāĨ⤠⤏āĨ ā¤āĨ⤍-ā¤¸ā¤ž/⤏āĨ ā¤¸ā¤šāĨ ā¤šāĨ/ā¤šāĨā¤?
Why in News: The Indian National Science Academy (INSA) released a policy brief (May 2026) proposing a Unified National Energy Policy Framework. Statement 1 (correct): Proposed by INSA through its Centre for Science, Technology, Innovation and Policy (CSTIP). Statement 2 (correct): Supports energy self-reliance by 2047 and net-zero by 2070. Statement 3 (correct): Rests on four pillars â Adequacy, Access, Affordability and Appropriate Sustainability.
NITI Aayog recently released the 'Strategic Roadmap for Making Ayurveda Global'. In this context, the WHO Global Traditional Medicine Centre (GTMC) is located at:
⤍āĨ⤤ā¤ŋ ā¤ā¤¯āĨ⤠⤍āĨ ā¤šā¤žā¤˛ ā¤šāĨ ā¤ŽāĨ⤠'ā¤ā¤¯āĨ⤰āĨā¤ĩāĨā¤Ļ ā¤āĨ ā¤ĩāĨā¤ļāĨā¤ĩā¤ŋ⤠ā¤Ŧā¤¨ā¤žā¤¨āĨ ā¤šāĨ⤤āĨ ⤰⤪⤍āĨ⤤ā¤ŋ⤠⤰āĨā¤Ąā¤ŽāĨā¤Ē' ā¤ā¤žā¤°āĨ ā¤ā¤ŋā¤¯ā¤žāĨ¤ ā¤ā¤¸ ⤏ā¤ā¤Ļ⤰āĨā¤ ā¤ŽāĨā¤, WHO ā¤ĩāĨā¤ļāĨā¤ĩā¤ŋ⤠ā¤Ēā¤žā¤°ā¤ā¤Ē⤰ā¤ŋ⤠ā¤ā¤ŋā¤ā¤ŋ⤤āĨā¤¸ā¤ž ā¤āĨā¤ā¤ĻāĨ⤰ (GTMC) ā¤ā¤šā¤žā¤ ⤏āĨā¤Ĩā¤ŋ⤤ ā¤šāĨ?
Why in News: NITI Aayog released the 'Strategic Roadmap for Making Ayurveda Global' (phased 2025â2047) to help Ayurveda rival Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Explanation: The WHO Global Traditional Medicine Centre (GTMC) â the first global centre for traditional medicine â is at Jamnagar, Gujarat.
Consider the following statements regarding the SHE-LEAPS platform, recently launched:
1. It is a digital platform to empower women-led Self-Help Group (SHG) enterprises across rural India.
2. It has been developed by the Digital India Corporation and is implemented under the LokOS system.
3. It is being implemented only in the aspirational districts of five States.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
ā¤šā¤žā¤˛ ā¤šāĨ ā¤ŽāĨ⤠ā¤ļāĨ⤰āĨ ā¤ā¤ŋ⤠ā¤ā¤ SHE-LEAPS ā¤ĒāĨ⤞āĨā¤ā¤ĢāĨ⤰āĨā¤Ž ā¤āĨ ⤏ā¤ā¤Ŧā¤ā¤§ ā¤ŽāĨ⤠⤍ā¤ŋā¤ŽāĨ⤍⤞ā¤ŋā¤ā¤ŋ⤤ ā¤ā¤Ĩ⤍āĨ⤠ā¤Ē⤰ ā¤ĩā¤ŋā¤ā¤žā¤° ā¤āĨā¤ā¤ŋā¤:
1. ā¤¯ā¤š ā¤āĨā¤°ā¤žā¤ŽāĨ⤪ ā¤ā¤žā¤°ā¤¤ ā¤ŽāĨā¤ ā¤Žā¤šā¤ŋā¤˛ā¤ž-⤍āĨ⤤āĨ⤤āĨā¤ĩ ā¤ĩā¤žā¤˛āĨ ⤏āĨā¤ĩā¤¯ā¤ ā¤¸ā¤šā¤žā¤¯ā¤¤ā¤ž ā¤¸ā¤ŽāĨā¤š (SHG) ā¤ā¤ĻāĨā¤¯ā¤ŽāĨ⤠ā¤āĨ ⤏ā¤ļā¤āĨ⤤ ā¤Ŧā¤¨ā¤žā¤¨āĨ ā¤šāĨ⤤āĨ ā¤ā¤ ā¤Ąā¤ŋā¤ā¤ŋā¤ā¤˛ ā¤ĒāĨ⤞āĨā¤ā¤ĢāĨ⤰āĨā¤Ž ā¤šāĨāĨ¤
2. ā¤ā¤¸āĨ ā¤Ąā¤ŋā¤ā¤ŋā¤ā¤˛ ā¤ā¤ā¤Ąā¤ŋā¤¯ā¤ž ā¤āĨ⤰āĨā¤ĒāĨ⤰āĨā¤ļ⤍ ⤍āĨ ā¤ĩā¤ŋā¤ā¤¸ā¤ŋ⤤ ā¤ā¤ŋā¤¯ā¤ž ā¤šāĨ ⤤ā¤Ĩā¤ž ā¤ā¤¸āĨ LokOS ā¤ĒāĨā¤°ā¤Ŗā¤žā¤˛āĨ ā¤āĨ ā¤
ā¤ā¤¤ā¤°āĨā¤ā¤¤ ā¤āĨ⤰ā¤ŋā¤¯ā¤žā¤¨āĨā¤ĩā¤ŋ⤤ ā¤ā¤ŋā¤¯ā¤ž ā¤ā¤ž ā¤°ā¤šā¤ž ā¤šāĨāĨ¤
3. ā¤ā¤¸āĨ ā¤āĨā¤ĩ⤞ ā¤Ēā¤žā¤ā¤ ā¤°ā¤žā¤āĨ⤝āĨ⤠ā¤āĨ ā¤ā¤ā¤žā¤ā¤āĨ⤎āĨ ā¤ā¤ŋ⤞āĨā¤ ā¤ŽāĨā¤ ā¤šāĨ ā¤˛ā¤žā¤āĨ ā¤ā¤ŋā¤¯ā¤ž ā¤ā¤ž ā¤°ā¤šā¤ž ā¤šāĨāĨ¤
ā¤ā¤Ē⤰āĨ⤝āĨā¤āĨ⤤ ā¤ā¤Ĩ⤍āĨā¤ ā¤ŽāĨ⤠⤏āĨ ā¤āĨ⤍-ā¤¸ā¤ž/⤏āĨ ā¤¸ā¤šāĨ ā¤šāĨ/ā¤šāĨā¤?
Why in News: SHE-LEAPS was launched at the Rashtriya Gramin Vikas Sammelan, New Delhi (theme 'Gramodaya Se Rashtrodaya'). Statement 1 (correct): SHE-LEAPS (Self-Help EntrepreneurâLivelihoods and Enterprise Application for Prosperity and Sustainability) empowers women-led SHG enterprises across rural India. Statement 2 (correct): Developed by the Digital India Corporation (DIC) and implemented under LokOS (the CBO-activity system for SHGs/VOs/CLFs). Statement 3 (incorrect): It is NOT limited to five States' aspirational districts â it will be implemented across 34 States and UTs, assisting State Rural Livelihood Missions (SRLMs).
MANAS (Madak Padarth Nishedh Asoochna Kendra), recently in the news, is India's National Narcotics Helpline. It functions under which of the following?
ā¤šā¤žā¤˛ ā¤šāĨ ā¤ŽāĨ⤠ā¤ā¤°āĨā¤ā¤ž ā¤ŽāĨā¤ ā¤°ā¤šā¤ž MANAS (ā¤Žā¤žā¤Ļ⤠ā¤Ēā¤Ļā¤žā¤°āĨā¤Ĩ ⤍ā¤ŋ⤎āĨ⤧ ā¤ā¤¸āĨā¤ā¤¨ā¤ž ā¤āĨā¤ā¤ĻāĨ⤰) ā¤ā¤žā¤°ā¤¤ ā¤āĨ ā¤°ā¤žā¤ˇāĨā¤āĨ⤰āĨ⤝ ā¤¨ā¤žā¤°ā¤āĨā¤ā¤ŋā¤āĨ⤏ ā¤šāĨ⤞āĨā¤Ēā¤˛ā¤žā¤ā¤¨ ā¤šāĨāĨ¤ ā¤¯ā¤š ⤍ā¤ŋā¤ŽāĨ⤍⤞ā¤ŋā¤ā¤ŋ⤤ ā¤ŽāĨ⤠⤏āĨ ā¤ā¤ŋ⤏ā¤āĨ ⤠⤧āĨ⤍ ā¤ā¤žā¤°āĨ⤝ ā¤ā¤°ā¤¤ā¤ž ā¤šāĨ?
Why in News: The Government highlighted MANAS as a technology-enabled citizen tool towards a Nasha Mukt Bharat (drug-free India). Explanation: MANAS = Madak Padarth Nishedh Asoochna Kendra, India's National Narcotics Helpline (1933), run by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Ministry of Home Affairs (launched 18 July 2024).
Consider the following statements regarding the Giant African Snail (Lissachatina fulica), recently in the news:
1. It is one of the world's worst invasive species and is native to East Africa.
2. It is a hermaphrodite and can carry the rat lungworm parasite, which may cause eosinophilic meningitis in humans.
3. Being an obligate carnivore, adult snails feed primarily on insects and other snails.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
ā¤šā¤žā¤˛ ā¤šāĨ ā¤ŽāĨ⤠ā¤ā¤°āĨā¤ā¤ž ā¤ŽāĨā¤ ā¤°ā¤šāĨ ā¤ĩā¤ŋā¤ļā¤žā¤˛ ā¤
ā¤ĢāĨ⤰āĨā¤āĨ ā¤āĨā¤ā¤āĨ (Lissachatina fulica) ā¤āĨ ⤏ā¤ā¤Ŧā¤ā¤§ ā¤ŽāĨ⤠⤍ā¤ŋā¤ŽāĨ⤍⤞ā¤ŋā¤ā¤ŋ⤤ ā¤ā¤Ĩ⤍āĨ⤠ā¤Ē⤰ ā¤ĩā¤ŋā¤ā¤žā¤° ā¤āĨā¤ā¤ŋā¤:
1. ā¤¯ā¤š ā¤ĩā¤ŋā¤ļāĨā¤ĩ ā¤āĨ ⤏⤰āĨā¤ĩā¤žā¤§ā¤ŋā¤ ā¤šā¤žā¤¨ā¤ŋā¤ā¤žā¤°ā¤ ā¤ā¤āĨā¤°ā¤žā¤Žā¤ ā¤ĒāĨ⤰ā¤ā¤žā¤¤ā¤ŋ⤝āĨā¤ ā¤ŽāĨ⤠⤏āĨ ā¤ā¤ ā¤šāĨ ⤤ā¤Ĩā¤ž ā¤ĒāĨ⤰āĨā¤ĩāĨ ā¤
ā¤ĢāĨ⤰āĨā¤ā¤ž ā¤ā¤ž ā¤ŽāĨ⤞ ⤍ā¤ŋā¤ĩā¤žā¤¸āĨ ā¤šāĨāĨ¤
2. ā¤¯ā¤š ā¤ā¤ā¤¯ā¤˛ā¤ŋā¤ā¤āĨ (hermaphrodite) ā¤šāĨ ⤤ā¤Ĩā¤ž ⤰āĨ⤠⤞ā¤ā¤ā¤ĩ⤰āĨā¤Ž ā¤Ē⤰ā¤āĨā¤ĩāĨ ā¤āĨ ā¤ĩā¤šā¤¨ ā¤ā¤° ⤏ā¤ā¤¤ā¤ž ā¤šāĨ, ā¤āĨ ā¤Žā¤¨āĨ⤎āĨ⤝āĨā¤ ā¤ŽāĨ⤠ā¤ā¤ā¤¸ā¤ŋ⤍āĨā¤Ģā¤ŋ⤞ā¤ŋā¤ ā¤ŽāĨ⤍ā¤ŋ⤍āĨā¤ā¤žā¤ā¤ā¤ŋ⤏ ā¤ā¤¤āĨā¤Ē⤍āĨ⤍ ā¤ā¤° ⤏ā¤ā¤¤ā¤ž ā¤šāĨāĨ¤
3. ā¤ā¤ ā¤Ŧā¤žā¤§āĨ⤝ ā¤Žā¤žā¤ā¤¸ā¤žā¤šā¤žā¤°āĨ ā¤šāĨ⤍āĨ ā¤āĨ ā¤ā¤žā¤°ā¤Ŗ, ā¤ĩ⤝⤏āĨ⤠ā¤āĨā¤ā¤āĨ ā¤ŽāĨā¤āĨ⤝⤤⤠ā¤āĨā¤āĨ⤠⤤ā¤Ĩā¤ž ā¤
⤍āĨ⤝ ā¤āĨā¤ā¤āĨ⤠ā¤āĨ ā¤ā¤žā¤¤āĨ ā¤šāĨā¤āĨ¤
ā¤ā¤Ē⤰āĨ⤝āĨā¤āĨ⤤ ā¤ā¤Ĩ⤍āĨā¤ ā¤ŽāĨ⤠⤏āĨ ā¤āĨ⤍-ā¤¸ā¤ž/⤏āĨ ā¤¸ā¤šāĨ ā¤šāĨ/ā¤šāĨā¤?
Why in News: The invasive Giant African Snail (Lissachatina fulica) is spreading rapidly in Kerala, entering school campuses and raising health concerns. Statement 1 (correct): One of the world's worst invasive species, native to East Africa; spread via the pet trade, as food and by accident; eats 500+ plant types. Statement 2 (correct): It is a hermaphrodite and can carry the rat lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis), which can cause eosinophilic meningitis in humans. Statement 3 (incorrect): It is NOT a carnivore â mature snails feed on decaying organic matter, fallen fruit and manure (herbivore/detritivore).
You are a young District Collector implementing a flagship rural women's livelihood programme. You discover that a senior colleague, well-connected politically, has been inflating beneficiary numbers to project false success and secure additional central funds. Exposing this may temporarily stall funds aiding genuine beneficiaries and harm your career; ignoring it condones data fraud. Which is the MOST appropriate course of action?
ā¤ā¤Ē ā¤ā¤ ⤝āĨā¤ĩā¤ž ā¤ā¤ŋā¤˛ā¤ž ā¤ā¤˛āĨā¤āĨā¤ā¤° ā¤šāĨ⤠ā¤āĨ ā¤ā¤ ā¤ĒāĨā¤°ā¤ŽāĨ⤠ā¤āĨā¤°ā¤žā¤ŽāĨ⤪ ā¤Žā¤šā¤ŋā¤˛ā¤ž ā¤ā¤āĨā¤ĩā¤ŋā¤ā¤ž ā¤ā¤žā¤°āĨ⤝ā¤āĨā¤°ā¤Ž ā¤āĨ ā¤˛ā¤žā¤āĨ ā¤ā¤° ā¤°ā¤šāĨ ā¤šāĨā¤āĨ¤ ā¤ā¤Ē ā¤Ēā¤žā¤¤āĨ ā¤šāĨ⤠ā¤ā¤ŋ ā¤ā¤ ā¤°ā¤žā¤ā¤¨āĨ⤤ā¤ŋ⤠⤰āĨā¤Ē ⤏āĨ ā¤ĒāĨ⤰ā¤ā¤žā¤ĩā¤ļā¤žā¤˛āĨ ā¤ĩ⤰ā¤ŋ⤎āĨā¤ ā¤¸ā¤šā¤¯āĨā¤āĨ ā¤āĨ⤠āĨ ⤏ā¤Ģā¤˛ā¤¤ā¤ž ā¤Ļā¤ŋā¤ā¤žā¤¨āĨ ⤤ā¤Ĩā¤ž ⤠⤤ā¤ŋ⤰ā¤ŋā¤āĨ⤤ ā¤āĨā¤ā¤ĻāĨ⤰āĨ⤝ ⤍ā¤ŋ⤧ā¤ŋ ā¤ĒāĨā¤°ā¤žā¤ĒāĨ⤤ ā¤ā¤°ā¤¨āĨ ā¤šāĨ⤤āĨ ā¤˛ā¤žā¤ā¤žā¤°āĨā¤Ĩā¤ŋ⤝āĨ⤠ā¤āĨ ⤏ā¤ā¤āĨā¤¯ā¤ž ā¤Ŧā¤ĸā¤ŧā¤ž-ā¤ā¤ĸā¤ŧā¤žā¤ā¤° ā¤Ļā¤ŋā¤ā¤ž ā¤°ā¤šā¤ž ā¤šāĨāĨ¤ ā¤ā¤¸ā¤ā¤ž ā¤Ē⤰āĨā¤Ļā¤žā¤Ģā¤ŧā¤žā¤ļ ā¤ā¤°ā¤¨āĨ ⤏āĨ ā¤ĩā¤žā¤¸āĨ⤤ā¤ĩā¤ŋā¤ ā¤˛ā¤žā¤ā¤žā¤°āĨā¤Ĩā¤ŋ⤝āĨ⤠ā¤āĨ ā¤¸ā¤šā¤žā¤¯ā¤¤ā¤ž ā¤ā¤°ā¤¨āĨ ā¤ĩā¤žā¤˛āĨ ⤍ā¤ŋ⤧ā¤ŋ ⤠⤏āĨā¤Ĩā¤žā¤¯āĨ ⤰āĨā¤Ē ⤏āĨ ⤰āĨ⤠⤏ā¤ā¤¤āĨ ā¤šāĨ ⤤ā¤Ĩā¤ž ā¤ā¤Ēā¤āĨ ā¤ā¤°ā¤ŋ⤝⤰ ā¤āĨ ⤍āĨā¤ā¤¸ā¤žā¤¨ ā¤šāĨ ⤏ā¤ā¤¤ā¤ž ā¤šāĨ; ⤠⤍ā¤ĻāĨā¤āĨ ā¤ā¤°ā¤¨āĨ ā¤ā¤ž ⤠⤰āĨā¤Ĩ ā¤šāĨ ā¤ĄāĨā¤ā¤ž ⤧āĨā¤ā¤žā¤§ā¤Ąā¤ŧāĨ ā¤āĨ ā¤Ŧā¤ĸā¤ŧā¤žā¤ĩā¤ž ā¤ĻāĨā¤¨ā¤žāĨ¤ ⤏⤰āĨā¤ĩā¤žā¤§ā¤ŋ⤠ā¤ā¤Ē⤝āĨā¤āĨ⤤ ā¤ā¤žā¤°āĨ⤝ā¤ĩā¤žā¤šāĨ ā¤āĨ⤍-⤏āĨ ā¤šāĨ?
Why in News: A GS-IV governance dilemma â data integrity and probity versus loyalty, careerism and administrative convenience. Explanation (why D is best): A civil servant's foundational values are integrity, objectivity, accountability and probity in governance. Option D upholds truth (data integrity), uses legitimate institutional channels (not a vigilante media leak), and protects the public interest â genuine beneficiaries are shielded while the fraud is corrected. Why the others fail: (a) condones fraud â a dereliction of duty rationalised on 'greater good' grounds; (b) an anonymous media leak bypasses due process and can harm beneficiaries and institutional morale (ends-justify-means); (c) a private cover-up compromises integrity and invites repeat manipulation (moral complicity).







