DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 28 August 2025

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ

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1 / 5

With reference to the 2025 edition of Super Garuda Shield, which of the following nations are observers and not active participants?

  1. India

  2. Cambodia

  3. Papua New Guinea

  4. Brazil

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

a) 1 and 2 only
b) 1, 2 and 3 only
c) 2, 3 and 4 only
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

2 / 5

With reference to the Sutlej River, consider the following statements:

  1. It originates from Lake Rakshastal in Tibet at an elevation of about 4,600 metres.

  2. It is one of the three major Trans-Himalayan rivers, along with the Indus and the Ganga.

  3. It enters India through the Shipki La Pass in Himachal Pradesh.

  4. It merges with the Beas River before ultimately joining the Chenab.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) 1, 3 and 4 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

3 / 5

Under the GST law, refund of unutilized ITC in the case of an inverted duty structure cannot be claimed if:

  1. Output supplies are nil-rated or fully exempt (except notified cases).

  2. Exported goods are subject to export duty.

  3. Supplier claims refund of IGST paid on exports.

  4. Supplier avails duty drawback or refund of IGST on such supplies.

Select the correct answer using the code below:

(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 4 only
(c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(d) 1 and 3 only

4 / 5

With reference to the National Designated Authority (NDA) on Carbon Emissions Trading, consider the following statements:

  1. The creation of an NDA is mandated under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.

  2. The NDA will be a 21-member body headed by the Union Minister of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change.

  3. It will evaluate and authorise projects for generating tradable emission reduction units under Article 6.

  4. The NDA can authorise the use of emission reduction units for India’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC).

Which of the above statements are correct?

(a) 1, 2 and 4 only
(b) 1, 3 and 4 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

5 / 5

With reference to the Vibrant Villages Programme (VVP-I), consider the following statements:

  1. It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme to be implemented during 2022-23 to 2025-26.

  2. It aims at reversing outmigration from the Northern border villages by promoting tourism, cultural heritage, and entrepreneurship.

  3. Vibrant Village Action Plans will be created solely by the Union Government without involvement of Gram Panchayats.

  4. The programme will not overlap with the Border Area Development Programme.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) 1, 2 and 4 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1, 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

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