UPSC Daily Current Affairs Quiz: Volcano, Ethiopia, Justice Surya Kant, Grand Slam, Punjab Assembly, China, Arunachal

daily quiz

1. In the world of tennis, for the second consecutive season, the pair split four Grand Slams. Which two players are being mentioned here?

A. Novak Djokovic and Medvedev

B. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal

C. Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz

D. Holger Rune and Taylor Fritz

2. An airy cloud of volcanic ash over Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Delhi-NCR and Punjab this week originated from the Heili Gubbi volcano of which country?

A Eritrea

B. Ethiopia

C. Djibouti

D.Kenya

3. Which three places were declared holy cities by the Punjab Assembly on Monday?

One. Anandpur Sahib, Talwandi Sabo and the corridor area around the Golden Temple

B. Jalandhar, Sri Muktsar Sahib, and Tarn Taran

C. Bathinda city, Kapurthala, and Anandpur Sahib.

D.Sultanpur Lodhi, Fatehgarh Sahib, and Dera Baba Nanak

4. What changes did Chief Justice Surya Kant bring in the morning routine of the Supreme Court on his first day as Chief Justice?

A. He directed that all the benches should start hearing an hour earlier to clear the backlog.

B. He expected each bench to reserve the first hour only for constitutional matters.

C. He abolished the practice of listing cases on the same day on the basis of oral mention, except in cases involving personal liberty or imminent execution.

D. He made it mandatory to conduct all meetings exclusively through video-conferencing

5. The United States on Monday formally designated which group linked to Venezuela – which Washington says includes President Nicolas Maduro and other senior officials – as a foreign terrorist organization, imposing additional terrorism-related sanctions?

One. sun poster

B. Rastrojos

C. Aragua Train

D.United Bolivarian Forces

6. Which iconic reggae star who helped transform Jamaica’s rhythmic music into a global cultural phenomenon died on Monday?

A Louis Rankin

B Tyrone Downey

C.Bunny Weller

D. jimmy cliff

7. In which city is the Ujjayanta Palace built by Maharaja Radha Kishore Manikya in 1901 located?

A Aizwal

B. Agartala

C. Shillong

D.Kohima

8. A few days ago, which country won the Davis Cup tennis tournament for the third consecutive year?

A. United States of America

B Australia

C. Italy

D. Spain

9. After striking down the provisions of the Coast Guard (General) Rules, 1986, what judgment was given by the Delhi High Court recently regarding the retirement of Coast Guard officers?

One. It said a uniform retirement age of 60 years would be applicable to all officers regardless of rank.

B. It allowed officers to choose between voluntary retirement at the age of 50 or mandatory retirement at the age of 58.

C. It directed the government to reduce the retirement age of all coast guard officers to 55 years to join with other security forces.

D. It ordered that only the senior ranks would retire at the age of 60, while the junior ranks would continue with the earlier retirement limit.

10. Why did the Supreme Court agree to quash all criminal proceedings against Chetan Jayantilal Sandesara and Nitin Sandesara, fugitive promoters of Sterling Biotech, accused in a multi-crore bank fraud?

A. Because the investigating agencies said that no evidence of bank fraud or money laundering could be established against the brothers.

B. Because the Sandesara brothers informed the court that they will deposit the additional amount 5,100 crore and meet the demands of the lender banks.

C. Because the lender agreed to voluntarily withdraw all complaints citing procedural lapses in the original investigation.

D. Because the court held that economic offenses automatically stop when the accused returns to India and cooperates with the investigators.