Daily Current Affairs Quiz (Bilingual MCQs) — 06 July 2026

📝 Daily Current Affairs Quiz — 06 July 2026

10 UPSC-standard bilingual MCQs (English + ā¤šā¤ŋ⤍āĨā¤ĻāĨ€). Tap an option to answer — you’ll see the correct answer, your result and the marks instantly.

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Q1Economy

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‡ā¤‚ ⤍āĨŒ ā¤ĩ⤰āĨā¤ˇ ā¤ĒāĨ‚⤰āĨā¤Ŗ ⤕⤰⤍āĨ‡ ā¤ĩā¤žā¤˛āĨ‡ ā¤ĩ⤏āĨā¤¤āĨ ā¤ā¤ĩ⤂ ⤏āĨ‡ā¤ĩā¤ž ⤕⤰ (GST) ⤕āĨ‡ ⤏⤂ā¤Ŧ⤂⤧ ā¤ŽāĨ‡ā¤‚ ⤍ā¤ŋā¤ŽāĨā¤¨ā¤˛ā¤ŋ⤖ā¤ŋ⤤ ⤕ā¤Ĩ⤍āĨ‹ā¤‚ ā¤Ē⤰ ā¤ĩā¤ŋā¤šā¤žā¤° ⤕āĨ€ā¤œā¤ŋā¤:
1. ⤇⤏āĨ‡ 101ā¤ĩāĨ‡ā¤‚ ⤏⤂ā¤ĩā¤ŋā¤§ā¤žā¤¨ ⤏⤂ā¤ļāĨ‹ā¤§ā¤¨ ⤅⤧ā¤ŋ⤍ā¤ŋā¤¯ā¤Ž, 2016 ⤕āĨ‡ ā¤Žā¤žā¤§āĨā¤¯ā¤Ž ⤏āĨ‡ ⤗⤂⤤ā¤ĩāĨā¤¯-ā¤†ā¤§ā¤žā¤°ā¤ŋ⤤ ⤉ā¤Ē⤭āĨ‹ā¤— ⤕⤰ ⤕āĨ‡ ⤰āĨ‚ā¤Ē ā¤ŽāĨ‡ā¤‚ ā¤˛ā¤žā¤—āĨ‚ ⤕ā¤ŋā¤¯ā¤ž ā¤—ā¤¯ā¤žāĨ¤
2. ⤇⤏⤍āĨ‡ 'ā¤ā¤• ā¤°ā¤žā¤ˇāĨā¤ŸāĨā¤°, ā¤ā¤• ⤕⤰' ⤕āĨ‡ ⤏ā¤ŋā¤ĻāĨā¤§ā¤žā¤‚⤤ ⤕āĨ‡ ā¤¤ā¤šā¤¤ 17 ā¤ĩā¤ŋ⤭ā¤ŋ⤍āĨā¤¨ ⤕⤰āĨ‹ā¤‚ ⤔⤰ 13 ⤉ā¤Ē⤕⤰āĨ‹ā¤‚ ⤕āĨ‹ ā¤¸ā¤Žā¤žā¤šā¤ŋ⤤ ⤕ā¤ŋā¤¯ā¤žāĨ¤
3. ā¤Žā¤žā¤¨ā¤ĩ ⤉ā¤Ē⤭āĨ‹ā¤— ā¤šāĨ‡ā¤¤āĨ ā¤ļā¤°ā¤žā¤Ŧ ⤤ā¤Ĩā¤ž ā¤Ēā¤žā¤ā¤š ā¤ĒāĨ‡ā¤ŸāĨā¤°āĨ‹ā¤˛ā¤ŋā¤¯ā¤Ž ⤉⤤āĨā¤Ēā¤žā¤ĻāĨ‹ā¤‚ ⤕āĨ‹ 2017 ā¤ŽāĨ‡ā¤‚ ⤇⤏⤕āĨ‡ ā¤ĒāĨā¤°ā¤žā¤°ā¤‚⤭ ā¤ŽāĨ‡ā¤‚ ā¤šāĨ€ ā¤ĒāĨ‚⤰āĨā¤Ŗā¤¤ā¤ƒ GST ⤕āĨ‡ ⤅⤂⤤⤰āĨā¤—⤤ ā¤˛ā¤žā¤¯ā¤ž ā¤—ā¤¯ā¤žāĨ¤

⤉ā¤Ē⤰āĨā¤¯āĨā¤•āĨā¤¤ ⤕ā¤Ĩ⤍āĨ‹ā¤‚ ā¤ŽāĨ‡ā¤‚ ⤏āĨ‡ ⤕āĨŒā¤¨-ā¤¸ā¤ž/⤏āĨ‡ ā¤¸ā¤šāĨ€ ā¤šāĨˆ/ā¤šāĨˆā¤‚?

Answer: A) 1 and 2 only
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 — a key source of State revenue.
Q2Geography

Mali, recently in the news over the inaugural India–Mali 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¤ĻāĨā¤˜ā¤žā¤Ÿā¤¨ ā¤­ā¤žā¤°ā¤¤â€“ā¤Žā¤žā¤˛āĨ€ ⤍ā¤ŋ⤰āĨā¤¯ā¤žā¤¤ ⤏⤂ā¤ĩ⤰āĨā¤§ā¤¨ ā¤Žā¤‚ā¤š ⤕āĨ‹ ⤞āĨ‡ā¤•⤰ ⤚⤰āĨā¤šā¤ž ā¤ŽāĨ‡ā¤‚ ā¤°ā¤šā¤ž ā¤Žā¤žā¤˛āĨ€, ⤅ā¤ĢāĨā¤°āĨ€ā¤•ā¤ž ⤕āĨ‡ ⤕ā¤ŋ⤏ ⤕āĨā¤ˇāĨ‡ā¤¤āĨā¤° ā¤ŽāĨ‡ā¤‚ ⤏āĨā¤Ĩā¤ŋ⤤ ā¤ā¤• ⤏āĨā¤Ĩ⤞⤰āĨā¤ĻāĨā¤§ (landlocked) ā¤ĻāĨ‡ā¤ļ ā¤šāĨˆ?

Answer: B) The Sahara and Sahel regions of West Africa
Why in News: India and Mali held the inaugural India–Mali 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.
Q3Polity & Governance

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¤ĻāĨā¤Ļā¤žā¤– ⤕āĨ‡ ⤞ā¤ŋā¤ ⤕āĨ‡ā¤‚ā¤ĻāĨā¤° ā¤ĻāĨā¤ĩā¤žā¤°ā¤ž ā¤ĒāĨā¤°ā¤¸āĨā¤¤ā¤žā¤ĩā¤ŋ⤤ ā¤ļā¤žā¤¸ā¤¨ ā¤ĸā¤žā¤ā¤šāĨ‡ ⤕āĨ‡ ⤏⤂ā¤Ŧ⤂⤧ ā¤ŽāĨ‡ā¤‚ ⤍ā¤ŋā¤ŽāĨā¤¨ā¤˛ā¤ŋ⤖ā¤ŋ⤤ ⤕ā¤Ĩ⤍āĨ‹ā¤‚ ā¤Ē⤰ ā¤ĩā¤ŋā¤šā¤žā¤° ⤕āĨ€ā¤œā¤ŋā¤:
1. ⤕āĨ‡ā¤‚ā¤ĻāĨā¤° ⤍āĨ‡ ⤛⤠āĨ€ ⤅⤍āĨā¤¸āĨ‚ā¤šāĨ€ ⤕āĨ‡ ⤏āĨā¤Ĩā¤žā¤¨ ā¤Ē⤰ ⤅⤍āĨā¤šāĨā¤›āĨ‡ā¤Ļ 371 ā¤Ē⤰ ā¤†ā¤§ā¤žā¤°ā¤ŋ⤤ ā¤ā¤• ⤅⤍āĨā¤•āĨ‚⤞ā¤ŋ⤤ (⤏āĨā¤ˆ ⤜āĨ‡ā¤¨āĨ‡ā¤°ā¤ŋ⤏) ā¤ĸā¤žā¤ā¤šā¤ž ā¤ĒāĨā¤°ā¤¸āĨā¤¤ā¤žā¤ĩā¤ŋ⤤ ⤕ā¤ŋā¤¯ā¤ž ā¤šāĨˆāĨ¤
2. ⤅⤍āĨā¤šāĨā¤›āĨ‡ā¤Ļ 371 ⤏⤂ā¤ĩā¤ŋā¤§ā¤žā¤¨ ⤕āĨ‡ ā¤­ā¤žā¤— XXI ⤕āĨ‡ ⤅⤂⤤⤰āĨā¤—⤤ ā¤†ā¤¤ā¤ž ā¤šāĨˆ ⤤ā¤Ĩā¤ž ⤕āĨā¤› ā¤°ā¤žā¤œāĨā¤¯āĨ‹ā¤‚ ā¤šāĨ‡ā¤¤āĨ ā¤ĩā¤ŋā¤ļāĨ‡ā¤ˇ ā¤ĒāĨā¤°ā¤žā¤ĩā¤§ā¤žā¤¨ ā¤•ā¤°ā¤¤ā¤ž ā¤šāĨˆāĨ¤
3. ā¤œā¤ŽāĨā¤ŽāĨ‚-⤕ā¤ļāĨā¤ŽāĨ€ā¤° ā¤ĒāĨā¤¨ā¤°āĨā¤—⤠⤍ ⤅⤧ā¤ŋ⤍ā¤ŋā¤¯ā¤Ž, 2019 ⤕āĨ‡ ā¤¤ā¤šā¤¤ ⤞ā¤ĻāĨā¤Ļā¤žā¤– ⤕āĨ‹ ⤅ā¤Ē⤍āĨ€ ā¤ĩā¤ŋā¤§ā¤žā¤¯ā¤ŋā¤•ā¤ž ā¤¸ā¤šā¤ŋ⤤ ā¤ā¤• ⤕āĨ‡ā¤‚ā¤ĻāĨā¤°-ā¤ļā¤žā¤¸ā¤ŋ⤤ ā¤ĒāĨā¤°ā¤ĻāĨ‡ā¤ļ ā¤Ŧā¤¨ā¤žā¤¯ā¤ž ā¤—ā¤¯ā¤žāĨ¤

⤉ā¤Ē⤰āĨā¤¯āĨā¤•āĨā¤¤ ⤕ā¤Ĩ⤍āĨ‹ā¤‚ ā¤ŽāĨ‡ā¤‚ ⤏āĨ‡ ⤕āĨŒā¤¨-ā¤¸ā¤ž/⤏āĨ‡ ā¤¸ā¤šāĨ€ ā¤šāĨˆ/ā¤šāĨˆā¤‚?

Answer: C) 1 and 2 only
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).
Q4Science & Technology

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¤ŽāĨ‡ā¤‚ ā¤Žā¤žā¤‡ā¤•āĨā¤°āĨ‹ā¤¸āĨ‰ā¤ĢāĨā¤Ÿ, ⤏ā¤ŋā¤‚ā¤—ā¤ŸāĨ‡ā¤˛ ⤤ā¤Ĩā¤ž ā¤Ÿā¤žā¤Ÿā¤ž ā¤•ā¤ŽāĨā¤¯āĨā¤¨ā¤ŋ⤕āĨ‡ā¤ļ⤂⤏ ā¤¸ā¤šā¤ŋ⤤ ā¤ā¤• ā¤¸ā¤‚ā¤˜ ā¤ĻāĨā¤ĩā¤žā¤°ā¤ž ā¤…ā¤¨ā¤žā¤ĩāĨƒā¤¤ I-2SEA ā¤Ēā¤¨ā¤ĄāĨā¤ŦāĨā¤ŦāĨ€ ⤕āĨ‡ā¤Ŧ⤞ ā¤ĒāĨā¤°ā¤Ŗā¤žā¤˛āĨ€ ā¤­ā¤žā¤°ā¤¤ ⤕āĨ‡ ā¤ĒāĨ‚⤰āĨā¤ĩāĨ€ ⤤⤟ ⤕āĨ‹ ⤍ā¤ŋā¤ŽāĨā¤¨ā¤˛ā¤ŋ⤖ā¤ŋ⤤ ā¤ŽāĨ‡ā¤‚ ⤏āĨ‡ ⤕ā¤ŋ⤏⤏āĨ‡ ⤜āĨ‹ā¤Ąā¤ŧ⤍āĨ‡ ā¤šāĨ‡ā¤¤āĨ ā¤Ŧā¤¨ā¤žā¤ˆ ā¤—ā¤ˆ ā¤šāĨˆ?

Answer: D) Malaysia and Singapore
Why in News: A consortium of Microsoft, Singtel, Tata Communications and Lightstorm signed to build the India–Southeast 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.
Q5Energy

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 — Adequacy, Access, Affordability and Appropriate Sustainability.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

ā¤šā¤žā¤˛ ā¤šāĨ€ ā¤ŽāĨ‡ā¤‚ ⤚⤰āĨā¤šā¤ž ā¤ŽāĨ‡ā¤‚ ā¤°ā¤šāĨ‡ ā¤ā¤•āĨ€ā¤•āĨƒā¤¤ ā¤°ā¤žā¤ˇāĨā¤ŸāĨā¤°āĨ€ā¤¯ ⤊⤰āĨā¤œā¤ž ā¤ĸā¤žā¤ā¤šāĨ‡ (Unified National Energy Framework) ⤕āĨ‡ ⤏⤂ā¤Ŧ⤂⤧ ā¤ŽāĨ‡ā¤‚ ⤍ā¤ŋā¤ŽāĨā¤¨ā¤˛ā¤ŋ⤖ā¤ŋ⤤ ⤕ā¤Ĩ⤍āĨ‹ā¤‚ ā¤Ē⤰ ā¤ĩā¤ŋā¤šā¤žā¤° ⤕āĨ€ā¤œā¤ŋā¤:
1. ⤇⤏āĨ‡ ā¤­ā¤žā¤°ā¤¤āĨ€ā¤¯ ā¤°ā¤žā¤ˇāĨā¤ŸāĨā¤°āĨ€ā¤¯ ā¤ĩā¤ŋ⤜āĨā¤žā¤žā¤¨ ā¤…ā¤•ā¤žā¤Ļā¤ŽāĨ€ (INSA) ⤍āĨ‡ ⤅ā¤Ē⤍āĨ‡ CSTIP ⤕āĨ‡ā¤‚ā¤ĻāĨā¤° ⤕āĨ‡ ā¤Žā¤žā¤§āĨā¤¯ā¤Ž ⤏āĨ‡ ā¤ĒāĨā¤°ā¤¸āĨā¤¤ā¤žā¤ĩā¤ŋ⤤ ⤕ā¤ŋā¤¯ā¤žāĨ¤
2. ā¤‡ā¤¸ā¤•ā¤ž ⤞⤕āĨā¤ˇāĨā¤¯ 2047 ⤤⤕ ⤊⤰āĨā¤œā¤ž ⤆⤤āĨā¤Žā¤¨ā¤ŋ⤰āĨā¤­ā¤°ā¤¤ā¤ž ⤤ā¤Ĩā¤ž 2070 ⤤⤕ ⤍āĨ‡ā¤Ÿ-⤜ā¤ŧāĨ€ā¤°āĨ‹ ⤉⤤āĨā¤¸ā¤°āĨā¤œā¤¨ ⤕āĨ‡ ā¤­ā¤žā¤°ā¤¤ ⤕āĨ‡ ⤞⤕āĨā¤ˇāĨā¤¯āĨ‹ā¤‚ ā¤•ā¤ž ā¤¸ā¤Žā¤°āĨā¤Ĩ⤍ ā¤•ā¤°ā¤¨ā¤ž ā¤šāĨˆāĨ¤
3. ā¤¯ā¤š ā¤šā¤žā¤° ⤏āĨā¤¤ā¤‚⤭āĨ‹ā¤‚ — ā¤Ē⤰āĨā¤¯ā¤žā¤ĒāĨā¤¤ā¤¤ā¤ž, ā¤Ēā¤šāĨā¤ā¤š, ā¤ĩā¤šā¤¨āĨ€ā¤¯ā¤¤ā¤ž ⤤ā¤Ĩā¤ž ⤉ā¤Ē⤝āĨā¤•āĨā¤¤ ā¤¸ā¤‚ā¤§ā¤žā¤°ā¤ŖāĨ€ā¤¯ā¤¤ā¤ž — ā¤Ē⤰ ā¤†ā¤§ā¤žā¤°ā¤ŋ⤤ ā¤šāĨˆāĨ¤

⤉ā¤Ē⤰āĨā¤¯āĨā¤•āĨā¤¤ ⤕ā¤Ĩ⤍āĨ‹ā¤‚ ā¤ŽāĨ‡ā¤‚ ⤏āĨ‡ ⤕āĨŒā¤¨-ā¤¸ā¤ž/⤏āĨ‡ ā¤¸ā¤šāĨ€ ā¤šāĨˆ/ā¤šāĨˆā¤‚?

Answer: D) 1, 2 and 3
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 — Adequacy, Access, Affordability and Appropriate Sustainability.
Q6Health

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¤¤ā¤ŋ ⤆⤝āĨ‹ā¤— ⤍āĨ‡ ā¤šā¤žā¤˛ ā¤šāĨ€ ā¤ŽāĨ‡ā¤‚ '⤆⤝āĨā¤°āĨā¤ĩāĨ‡ā¤Ļ ⤕āĨ‹ ā¤ĩāĨˆā¤ļāĨā¤ĩā¤ŋ⤕ ā¤Ŧā¤¨ā¤žā¤¨āĨ‡ ā¤šāĨ‡ā¤¤āĨ ⤰⤪⤍āĨ€ā¤¤ā¤ŋ⤕ ⤰āĨ‹ā¤Ąā¤ŽāĨˆā¤Ē' ā¤œā¤žā¤°āĨ€ ⤕ā¤ŋā¤¯ā¤žāĨ¤ ⤇⤏ ⤏⤂ā¤Ļ⤰āĨā¤­ ā¤ŽāĨ‡ā¤‚, WHO ā¤ĩāĨˆā¤ļāĨā¤ĩā¤ŋ⤕ ā¤Ēā¤žā¤°ā¤‚ā¤Ē⤰ā¤ŋ⤕ ⤚ā¤ŋ⤕ā¤ŋ⤤āĨā¤¸ā¤ž ⤕āĨ‡ā¤‚ā¤ĻāĨā¤° (GTMC) ā¤•ā¤šā¤žā¤ ⤏āĨā¤Ĩā¤ŋ⤤ ā¤šāĨˆ?

Answer: B) Jamnagar, Gujarat
Why in News: NITI Aayog released the 'Strategic Roadmap for Making Ayurveda Global' (phased 2025–2047) to help Ayurveda rival Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Explanation: The WHO Global Traditional Medicine Centre (GTMC) — the first global centre for traditional medicine — is at Jamnagar, Gujarat.
Q7Government Schemes

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¤‚ ā¤ļāĨā¤°āĨ‚ ⤕ā¤ŋā¤ ā¤—ā¤ SHE-LEAPS ā¤ĒāĨā¤˛āĨ‡ā¤Ÿā¤ĢāĨ‰ā¤°āĨā¤Ž ⤕āĨ‡ ⤏⤂ā¤Ŧ⤂⤧ ā¤ŽāĨ‡ā¤‚ ⤍ā¤ŋā¤ŽāĨā¤¨ā¤˛ā¤ŋ⤖ā¤ŋ⤤ ⤕ā¤Ĩ⤍āĨ‹ā¤‚ ā¤Ē⤰ ā¤ĩā¤ŋā¤šā¤žā¤° ⤕āĨ€ā¤œā¤ŋā¤:
1. ā¤¯ā¤š ⤗āĨā¤°ā¤žā¤ŽāĨ€ā¤Ŗ ā¤­ā¤žā¤°ā¤¤ ā¤ŽāĨ‡ā¤‚ ā¤Žā¤šā¤ŋā¤˛ā¤ž-⤍āĨ‡ā¤¤āĨƒā¤¤āĨā¤ĩ ā¤ĩā¤žā¤˛āĨ‡ ⤏āĨā¤ĩ⤝⤂ ā¤¸ā¤šā¤žā¤¯ā¤¤ā¤ž ā¤¸ā¤ŽāĨ‚ā¤š (SHG) ⤉ā¤ĻāĨā¤¯ā¤ŽāĨ‹ā¤‚ ⤕āĨ‹ ⤏ā¤ļ⤕āĨā¤¤ ā¤Ŧā¤¨ā¤žā¤¨āĨ‡ ā¤šāĨ‡ā¤¤āĨ ā¤ā¤• ā¤Ąā¤ŋ⤜ā¤ŋ⤟⤞ ā¤ĒāĨā¤˛āĨ‡ā¤Ÿā¤ĢāĨ‰ā¤°āĨā¤Ž ā¤šāĨˆāĨ¤
2. ⤇⤏āĨ‡ ā¤Ąā¤ŋ⤜ā¤ŋ⤟⤞ ā¤‡ā¤‚ā¤Ąā¤ŋā¤¯ā¤ž ⤕āĨ‰ā¤°āĨā¤ĒāĨ‹ā¤°āĨ‡ā¤ļ⤍ ⤍āĨ‡ ā¤ĩā¤ŋ⤕⤏ā¤ŋ⤤ ⤕ā¤ŋā¤¯ā¤ž ā¤šāĨˆ ⤤ā¤Ĩā¤ž ⤇⤏āĨ‡ LokOS ā¤ĒāĨā¤°ā¤Ŗā¤žā¤˛āĨ€ ⤕āĨ‡ ⤅⤂⤤⤰āĨā¤—⤤ ⤕āĨā¤°ā¤ŋā¤¯ā¤žā¤¨āĨā¤ĩā¤ŋ⤤ ⤕ā¤ŋā¤¯ā¤ž ā¤œā¤ž ā¤°ā¤šā¤ž ā¤šāĨˆāĨ¤
3. ⤇⤏āĨ‡ ⤕āĨ‡ā¤ĩ⤞ ā¤Ēā¤žā¤ā¤š ā¤°ā¤žā¤œāĨā¤¯āĨ‹ā¤‚ ⤕āĨ‡ ā¤†ā¤•ā¤žā¤‚ā¤•āĨā¤ˇāĨ€ ⤜ā¤ŋ⤞āĨ‹ā¤‚ ā¤ŽāĨ‡ā¤‚ ā¤šāĨ€ ā¤˛ā¤žā¤—āĨ‚ ⤕ā¤ŋā¤¯ā¤ž ā¤œā¤ž ā¤°ā¤šā¤ž ā¤šāĨˆāĨ¤

⤉ā¤Ē⤰āĨā¤¯āĨā¤•āĨā¤¤ ⤕ā¤Ĩ⤍āĨ‹ā¤‚ ā¤ŽāĨ‡ā¤‚ ⤏āĨ‡ ⤕āĨŒā¤¨-ā¤¸ā¤ž/⤏āĨ‡ ā¤¸ā¤šāĨ€ ā¤šāĨˆ/ā¤šāĨˆā¤‚?

Answer: A) 1 and 2 only
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 Entrepreneur–Livelihoods 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 — it will be implemented across 34 States and UTs, assisting State Rural Livelihood Missions (SRLMs).
Q8Governance

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¤‚ ⤚⤰āĨā¤šā¤ž ā¤ŽāĨ‡ā¤‚ ā¤°ā¤šā¤ž MANAS (ā¤Žā¤žā¤Ļ⤕ ā¤Ēā¤Ļā¤žā¤°āĨā¤Ĩ ⤍ā¤ŋ⤎āĨ‡ā¤§ ⤆⤏āĨ‚ā¤šā¤¨ā¤ž ⤕āĨ‡ā¤‚ā¤ĻāĨā¤°) ā¤­ā¤žā¤°ā¤¤ ⤕āĨ€ ā¤°ā¤žā¤ˇāĨā¤ŸāĨā¤°āĨ€ā¤¯ ā¤¨ā¤žā¤°ā¤•āĨ‹ā¤Ÿā¤ŋ⤕āĨā¤¸ ā¤šāĨ‡ā¤˛āĨā¤Ēā¤˛ā¤žā¤‡ā¤¨ ā¤šāĨˆāĨ¤ ā¤¯ā¤š ⤍ā¤ŋā¤ŽāĨā¤¨ā¤˛ā¤ŋ⤖ā¤ŋ⤤ ā¤ŽāĨ‡ā¤‚ ⤏āĨ‡ ⤕ā¤ŋ⤏⤕āĨ‡ ⤅⤧āĨ€ā¤¨ ā¤•ā¤žā¤°āĨā¤¯ ā¤•ā¤°ā¤¤ā¤ž ā¤šāĨˆ?

Answer: C) Narcotics Control Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs
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).
Q9Environment

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¤‚ ⤚⤰āĨā¤šā¤ž ā¤ŽāĨ‡ā¤‚ ā¤°ā¤šāĨ‡ ā¤ĩā¤ŋā¤ļā¤žā¤˛ ⤅ā¤ĢāĨā¤°āĨ€ā¤•āĨ€ ⤘āĨ‹ā¤‚ā¤˜āĨ‡ (Lissachatina fulica) ⤕āĨ‡ ⤏⤂ā¤Ŧ⤂⤧ ā¤ŽāĨ‡ā¤‚ ⤍ā¤ŋā¤ŽāĨā¤¨ā¤˛ā¤ŋ⤖ā¤ŋ⤤ ⤕ā¤Ĩ⤍āĨ‹ā¤‚ ā¤Ē⤰ ā¤ĩā¤ŋā¤šā¤žā¤° ⤕āĨ€ā¤œā¤ŋā¤:
1. ā¤¯ā¤š ā¤ĩā¤ŋā¤ļāĨā¤ĩ ⤕āĨ€ ⤏⤰āĨā¤ĩā¤žā¤§ā¤ŋ⤕ ā¤šā¤žā¤¨ā¤ŋā¤•ā¤žā¤°ā¤• ⤆⤕āĨā¤°ā¤žā¤Žā¤• ā¤ĒāĨā¤°ā¤œā¤žā¤¤ā¤ŋ⤝āĨ‹ā¤‚ ā¤ŽāĨ‡ā¤‚ ⤏āĨ‡ ā¤ā¤• ā¤šāĨˆ ⤤ā¤Ĩā¤ž ā¤ĒāĨ‚⤰āĨā¤ĩāĨ€ ⤅ā¤ĢāĨā¤°āĨ€ā¤•ā¤ž ā¤•ā¤ž ā¤ŽāĨ‚⤞ ⤍ā¤ŋā¤ĩā¤žā¤¸āĨ€ ā¤šāĨˆāĨ¤
2. ā¤¯ā¤š ⤉⤭⤝⤞ā¤ŋ⤂⤗āĨ€ (hermaphrodite) ā¤šāĨˆ ⤤ā¤Ĩā¤ž ⤰āĨˆā¤Ÿ ⤞⤂⤗ā¤ĩ⤰āĨā¤Ž ā¤Ē⤰⤜āĨ€ā¤ĩāĨ€ ⤕āĨ‹ ā¤ĩā¤šā¤¨ ⤕⤰ ā¤¸ā¤•ā¤¤ā¤ž ā¤šāĨˆ, ⤜āĨ‹ ā¤Žā¤¨āĨā¤ˇāĨā¤¯āĨ‹ā¤‚ ā¤ŽāĨ‡ā¤‚ ⤇⤓⤏ā¤ŋ⤍āĨ‹ā¤Ģā¤ŋ⤞ā¤ŋ⤕ ā¤ŽāĨ‡ā¤¨ā¤ŋ⤍āĨā¤œā¤žā¤‡ā¤Ÿā¤ŋ⤏ ⤉⤤āĨā¤Ē⤍āĨā¤¨ ⤕⤰ ā¤¸ā¤•ā¤¤ā¤ž ā¤šāĨˆāĨ¤
3. ā¤ā¤• ā¤Ŧā¤žā¤§āĨā¤¯ ā¤Žā¤žā¤‚ā¤¸ā¤žā¤šā¤žā¤°āĨ€ ā¤šāĨ‹ā¤¨āĨ‡ ⤕āĨ‡ ā¤•ā¤žā¤°ā¤Ŗ, ā¤ĩ⤝⤏āĨā¤• ⤘āĨ‹ā¤‚ā¤˜āĨ‡ ā¤ŽāĨā¤–āĨā¤¯ā¤¤ā¤ƒ ⤕āĨ€ā¤ŸāĨ‹ā¤‚ ⤤ā¤Ĩā¤ž ⤅⤍āĨā¤¯ ⤘āĨ‹ā¤‚ā¤˜āĨ‹ā¤‚ ⤕āĨ‹ ā¤–ā¤žā¤¤āĨ‡ ā¤šāĨˆā¤‚āĨ¤

⤉ā¤Ē⤰āĨā¤¯āĨā¤•āĨā¤¤ ⤕ā¤Ĩ⤍āĨ‹ā¤‚ ā¤ŽāĨ‡ā¤‚ ⤏āĨ‡ ⤕āĨŒā¤¨-ā¤¸ā¤ž/⤏āĨ‡ ā¤¸ā¤šāĨ€ ā¤šāĨˆ/ā¤šāĨˆā¤‚?

Answer: B) 1 and 2 only
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 — mature snails feed on decaying organic matter, fallen fruit and manure (herbivore/detritivore).
Q10Ethics (GS-IV)

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¤Ē ā¤ā¤• ⤝āĨā¤ĩā¤ž ⤜ā¤ŋā¤˛ā¤ž ⤕⤞āĨ‡ā¤•āĨā¤Ÿā¤° ā¤šāĨˆā¤‚ ⤜āĨ‹ ā¤ā¤• ā¤ĒāĨā¤°ā¤ŽāĨā¤– ⤗āĨā¤°ā¤žā¤ŽāĨ€ā¤Ŗ ā¤Žā¤šā¤ŋā¤˛ā¤ž ā¤†ā¤œāĨ€ā¤ĩā¤ŋā¤•ā¤ž ā¤•ā¤žā¤°āĨā¤¯ā¤•āĨā¤°ā¤Ž ⤕āĨ‹ ā¤˛ā¤žā¤—āĨ‚ ⤕⤰ ā¤°ā¤šāĨ‡ ā¤šāĨˆā¤‚āĨ¤ ⤆ā¤Ē ā¤Ēā¤žā¤¤āĨ‡ ā¤šāĨˆā¤‚ ⤕ā¤ŋ ā¤ā¤• ā¤°ā¤žā¤œā¤¨āĨ€ā¤¤ā¤ŋ⤕ ⤰āĨ‚ā¤Ē ⤏āĨ‡ ā¤ĒāĨā¤°ā¤­ā¤žā¤ĩā¤ļā¤žā¤˛āĨ€ ā¤ĩ⤰ā¤ŋ⤎āĨā¤  ā¤¸ā¤šā¤¯āĨ‹ā¤—āĨ€ ā¤āĨ‚⤠āĨ€ ⤏ā¤Ģā¤˛ā¤¤ā¤ž ā¤Ļā¤ŋā¤–ā¤žā¤¨āĨ‡ ⤤ā¤Ĩā¤ž ⤅⤤ā¤ŋ⤰ā¤ŋ⤕āĨā¤¤ ⤕āĨ‡ā¤‚ā¤ĻāĨā¤°āĨ€ā¤¯ ⤍ā¤ŋ⤧ā¤ŋ ā¤ĒāĨā¤°ā¤žā¤ĒāĨā¤¤ ⤕⤰⤍āĨ‡ ā¤šāĨ‡ā¤¤āĨ ā¤˛ā¤žā¤­ā¤žā¤°āĨā¤Ĩā¤ŋ⤝āĨ‹ā¤‚ ⤕āĨ€ ⤏⤂⤖āĨā¤¯ā¤ž ā¤Ŧā¤ĸā¤ŧā¤ž-⤚ā¤ĸā¤ŧā¤žā¤•ā¤° ā¤Ļā¤ŋā¤–ā¤ž ā¤°ā¤šā¤ž ā¤šāĨˆāĨ¤ ā¤‡ā¤¸ā¤•ā¤ž ā¤Ē⤰āĨā¤Ļā¤žā¤Ģā¤ŧā¤žā¤ļ ⤕⤰⤍āĨ‡ ⤏āĨ‡ ā¤ĩā¤žā¤¸āĨā¤¤ā¤ĩā¤ŋ⤕ ā¤˛ā¤žā¤­ā¤žā¤°āĨā¤Ĩā¤ŋ⤝āĨ‹ā¤‚ ⤕āĨ€ ā¤¸ā¤šā¤žā¤¯ā¤¤ā¤ž ⤕⤰⤍āĨ‡ ā¤ĩā¤žā¤˛āĨ€ ⤍ā¤ŋ⤧ā¤ŋ ⤅⤏āĨā¤Ĩā¤žā¤¯āĨ€ ⤰āĨ‚ā¤Ē ⤏āĨ‡ ⤰āĨā¤• ⤏⤕⤤āĨ€ ā¤šāĨˆ ⤤ā¤Ĩā¤ž ⤆ā¤Ē⤕āĨ‡ ⤕⤰ā¤ŋ⤝⤰ ⤕āĨ‹ ⤍āĨā¤•ā¤¸ā¤žā¤¨ ā¤šāĨ‹ ā¤¸ā¤•ā¤¤ā¤ž ā¤šāĨˆ; ⤅⤍ā¤ĻāĨ‡ā¤–āĨ€ ⤕⤰⤍āĨ‡ ā¤•ā¤ž ⤅⤰āĨā¤Ĩ ā¤šāĨˆ ā¤ĄāĨ‡ā¤Ÿā¤ž ⤧āĨ‹ā¤–ā¤žā¤§ā¤Ąā¤ŧāĨ€ ⤕āĨ‹ ā¤Ŧā¤ĸā¤ŧā¤žā¤ĩā¤ž ā¤ĻāĨ‡ā¤¨ā¤žāĨ¤ ⤏⤰āĨā¤ĩā¤žā¤§ā¤ŋ⤕ ⤉ā¤Ē⤝āĨā¤•āĨā¤¤ ā¤•ā¤žā¤°āĨā¤¯ā¤ĩā¤žā¤šāĨ€ ⤕āĨŒā¤¨-⤏āĨ€ ā¤šāĨˆ?

Answer: D) Document the evidence and report it through proper official channels while safeguarding genuine beneficiaries' interests
Why in News: A GS-IV governance dilemma — 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 — genuine beneficiaries are shielded while the fraud is corrected. Why the others fail: (a) condones fraud — 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).

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