25-Feb-26: UPSC Current Affairs Daily Quiz With Answers

Ques:1

Which of the following statements are correct in respect of Fundamental Rights?

1. They are enshrined in Part III of the Constitution.
2. They are justiciable in nature.
3. They are borrowed entirely from the British Constitution.

Select the answer using the code given below:

Ques:2

Consider the following statements:

Statement 1: The Chief Justice of India acts as the administrative head of the Supreme Court.

Statement 2: The Chief Justice of India has the power to allocate cases and constitute benches of the Supreme Court.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Ques:3

Consider the following statements:

Statement I: IMEC is viewed as a strategic initiative to enhance supply chain resilience and reduce transit time between India and Europe.

Statement II: The corridor is expected to include energy pipelines and digital connectivity infrastructure.

Statement III: IMEC is exclusively a military alliance aimed at countering regional security threats.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Ques:4

Consider the following with reference to Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI):

1. It is an independent international institute based in Sweden.
2. It publishes annual data on global military expenditure and arms transfers.
3. It functions as a specialized agency of the United Nations.

How many of the above is/are correct?

Ques:5

The final round of GATT negotiations that led to the creation of WTO was called

Ques:6

Consider the following statements regarding India–Israel relations:

1. India established full diplomatic relations with Israel immediately after recognising it in 1948.
2. The strategic deepening of India–Israel ties gained visible momentum after 2014.
3. India has completely abandoned its support for Palestinian statehood in recent years.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

Ques:7

.Consider the following statements regarding caste discrimination and equity regulations in higher education institutions in India:

1. The concept of “graded inequality” used to describe the caste hierarchy was articulated by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.
2. Epistemic justice refers to recognising marginalised communities as legitimate producers of knowledge.
3. University equity regulations primarily aim to abolish identity-based data collection in educational institutions.
4. Debates on caste discrimination increasingly emphasise agency and representation rather than passive victimhood.

Which of the statements given above is incorrect?

Ques:8

Consider the following statements regarding India’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) ecosystem:

1. A majority of AI deployments in India currently rely on proprietary foreign models accessed through APIs.
2. The India AI Mission’s budget allocation has been criticised as insufficient compared to global investments in AI.
3. Most GPU computing power used by Indian AI start-ups is devoted to training new foundational models rather than inference.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Ques:9

Consider the following statements regarding human–elephant conflict in central India:

1. Fragmentation of forest habitats due to mining and linear infrastructure has contributed to the expansion of elephant ranges into new regions.
2. According to experts, habitat restoration programmes can significantly reduce human–elephant conflict within a short period of 2–5 years.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Ques:10

A sustained increase in crude oil import dependence in India is most likely to directly worsen which of the following macroeconomic indicators?