DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS CLASS TEST – 20

1. Assertion (A) : The Blue Bird Block-2 communication satellite, developed by the U.S.- based AST Space Mobile, will be launched by ISRO under the LVM3-M6  mission.

Reason (R) : The LVM3-M6 mission is capable of placing heavy commercial  communication satellites into Low Earth Orbit.

Choose the correct answer:

2. Choose the correct statement about 2nd WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine 2025

1. It held in Uttarpradesh and India reiterated its commitment to global leadership in traditional medicine.
2. The WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine has been established in Jamnagar.

3. Which initiatives by the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) won awards at the PRSI National Awards 2025?

4. Statement 1 : International Human Solidarity Day is observed annually on December 10.

Statement 2 : The theme for International Human Solidarity Day 2025 is “Solidarity for Sustainable Development: Uniting Communities for a Shared Future.”

5. Choose the correct statement about Development Communication and Information Dissemination (DCID) programme

1. It is implemented by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
2. To disseminate information to rural, tribal, remote, and urban populations.

6. Choose the correct statement about the Bureau of Port Security (BoPS)

1. It is proposed as a statutory body under the Merchant Shipping Act, 2025
2. It will function under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.
3. It is modelled on the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) to oversee the security of vessels and port facilities.

7. The theme “Bamboo Orchids”, recently in the news, is associated with the design of which airport terminal?

8. Choose the correct statement regarding the Great Indian Bustard (GIB):

1. The species is mainly distributed in arid and semi-arid regions, especially around the Thar Desert
2. It is included in Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
3. IUCN Red List – Least Concern

9. Statement 1 : Regional Rural Banks were established under the Regional Rural Banks Act, 1976.

Statement 2 : Prathama Grameen Bank was the first Regional Rural Bank in India.

10. Choose the correct statement

1. LVM3 is India’s most powerful launch vehicle, developed entirely with indigenous technology by ISRO.
2. LVM3 has successfully launched only Chandrayaan-2