DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS CLASS TEST – 27 & 28

1. Choose the correct statement about the radio program Mann Ki Baat
1. Mann Ki Baat is a monthly radio program hosted by the Prime Minister of India.
2. It was launched on January 26, 2015, and is broadcast only on Doordarshan.

2. Choose the incorrect statement about the INSPIRE-MANAK scheme
1. The scheme aims to promote innovative thinking among school students by encouraging them to develop original ideas with societal applications.
2. It is implemented by the Ministry of Education and targets students from classes 9 to 12.

3. Which river is associated with the Mettur Dam in Tamil Nadu?

4. Choose the correct statement about the Gyan Bharat Movement
1. The initiative aims to create a national digital repository of the Indian knowledge system.
2. It is being implemented by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

5. Choose the incorrect statement about Citizenship in India
1. Citizenship is a mandatory qualification to become a voter and a legislator in India.
2. Article 324 of the Indian Constitution allows all Indian citizens aged 18 and above to vote.

6. Statement 1 : Article 102(1)(d) disqualifies non-citizens from being elected as Members of Parliament (MPs).
Statement 2 : Article 191 disqualifies non-citizens from contesting elections to the State Legislative Assemblies.

7. Match the following
(a) August 1 1. Quit India Movement launched
(b) August 8 2. Independence Day
(c) August 14 3. Memorial Day of Lokmanya Tilak
(d) August 15 4. National Partition Grief Remembrance Day

8. The Ladki Bahin Scheme, launched in August 2024 to empower women aged 21 to 65 years with ₹1,500 per month, is a welfare initiative of which Indian state?

9. Choose the correct statement about the Global Hepatitis Report 2024
1. The report was released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
2. It identified India as having a significant burden of viral hepatitis, particularly Hepatitis B and C infections.

10. Choose the correct statement about the NISAR mission
1. NISAR is a joint mission between ISRO and the European Space Agency (ESA).
2. The mission aims to monitor Earth’s surface changes such as earthquakes, volcanoes, ice sheets, agriculture, and landslides.

11. Choose the correct statement about Foreigners Tribunals
1. Foreigners Tribunals were established under The Foreigners (Tribunals) Order, 1964.
2. It is a quasi-judicial body.

12. Choose the correct statement about the National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP)
1. The programme was launched in 2001 by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry to support organic farming.
2. It is implemented by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).

13. “Namasivaya vaazhga, naathan thaazh vaazhga,
Imaippozhuthum en nenjil neengaathaan thaal vaazhga” — This devotional verse is
found in which of the following Tamil Shaivite works?

14. When is National Space Day celebrated in India?

15. Choose the correct statement about Tamil Nadu’s reintegration programme for institutionalised children
1. The initiative is spearheaded by the Department of School Education in Tamil Nadu.
2. It aims to promote adoption and foster care as alternatives to institutionalisation.

16. National Handloom Day commemorates the launch of which movement?

17. In which Constitutional Amendment were Tribunals incorporated into the Indian Constitution?

18. Tungabhadra Dam, also known as Pampa Sagar, is constructed across the Tungabhadra River. This river is a tributary of which major river?

19. Kaziranga National Park, which recently conducted its first-ever grassland bird census using AI and sound-recording devices, is located in which Indian state?

20. In which Indian state were the two new bush frog species, Raorchestes jakoid and Raorchestes jadoh, discovered?