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Daily Current Affairs Prelims Quiz 25-04-2025 (Online Prelims Test)

1) Grand Challenges initiative which drives innovation (BMGF) to tackle critical health issues in developing nations is launched by

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Answer : a

Grand Challenges initiative

  • The Grand Challenges initiative launched by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation drives innovation (BMGF) to tackle critical health issues in developing nations.
  • In 2012, BMGF and DBT signed an MOU to launch Grand Challenges India, to foster health research and innovation.

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2) Consider the following statements,

  1. The Indian plate is delaminating, with its lower layer sinking into the Earth’s mantle.
  2. The delamination process was detected using satellite imagery and groundwater analysis.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Answer : c

Recent findings on Earth’s Geological process

  • Scientists have recently discovered that a rare geological process is tearing the Indian Plate apart deep beneath the surface.
  • Researchers revealed the India plate is delaminating, its dense lower layer peeling off and sinking into the Earth’s mantle.
  • The process called delamination was detected beneath the Tibetan Plateau using seismic waves and helium gas analysis from natural springs.

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3) Consider the following statements regarding IMF economic projections

  1. India’s economy is expected to grow by 6.2% in 2025 and 6.3% in 2026.
  2. The global economic growth rate is projected to lower in 2025 (2.8%) than in 2026 (3.0%).

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Answer : c

World Economic Outlook, 2025

  • Global Findings - IMF projects global economic growth to be much lower, at 2.8% in 2025 and 3.0% in 2026.
  • India’s economy is expected to grow by 6.2% in 2025 and 6.3% in 2026, maintaining a solid lead over global and regional peers.

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4) Consider the following statements regarding the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)

  1. The CBAM imposes a border tax on carbon-intensive goods such as iron, steel, and aluminium.
  2. The CBAM is imposed by European Union on exported goods.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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  • b. 
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Answer : a

Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

  • European Union’s proposed Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), which is to be implemented from next year.
  • The CBAM is a tool to put a price through imposing border tax on imported carbon intensive goods, like iron & steel, aluminium and cement.
  • India has, however, strongly opposed the EU’s move as it will put a tariff burden on such products of developing countries and impact their trade.

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5) Consider the following statements regarding India’s suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty

  1. India has suspended the treaty until Pakistan ends its support for cross-border terrorism.
  2. The Indus Waters Treaty allows unilateral suspension by either India or Pakistan.

Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

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  • b. 
  • c. 
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Answer : b

Indus Water Treaty Suspension

  • India has declared the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) of 1960 with Pakistan "in abeyance" with immediate effect in response to terror strike in Pahalgam.
  • Held in abeyance – India has temporarily suspended the enforcement of the treaty until Pakistan credibly and irrevocably abjures its support for cross-border terrorism.
  • Scope of suspension – There is no explicit provision for treaty suspension in the original water treaty agreement.
  • Article 62 of the Vienna Convention on Law of Treaties - Provide grounds for rejecting a treaty due to fundamental change of circumstances.

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