The Indian Express Daily Editorial Quiz (10 Topics • 20 MCQs)
Master 10 high-yield editorial themes with paired Expected Current Affairs MCQs immediately followed by authentic Official UPSC CSE Past Year Questions (PYQs).
Statement 2 is incorrect because Herbicide-Tolerant (HtBt) cotton has NOT been approved by GEAC for commercial cultivation in India; its presence in fields is illegal and unauthorized.
GEAC is notified under Rules 1989 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 for appraisal of activities involving large-scale use of hazardous microorganisms and recombinants.
Statement 2 is incorrect because WHO cautions against pharmacotherapy and surgery for young children, prioritizing diet, physical activity, and behavioral changes as the first line of defense.
The double burden of malnutrition is characterized by the coexistence of undernutrition alongside overweight and obesity, or diet-related noncommunicable diseases, within individuals, households, and populations.
A vessel leaving the Black Sea enters the Bosporus Strait, passes the Sea of Marmara, traverses the Dardanelles Strait into the Aegean Sea, and enters the Mediterranean.
The 6 countries bordering the Black Sea are: Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. Syria borders the Mediterranean Sea.
Statement 3 is incorrect because Article 22(3) explicitly states that the safeguards of clauses (1) and (2) (right to be informed of grounds, consult a lawyer, 24-hr magistrate production) do NOT apply to persons arrested under preventive detention laws.
Article 22(2) provides that no person shall be detained in custody beyond 24 hours without the authority of a magistrate, excluding the time necessary for the journey.
Statement 2 is incorrect because the Constitution has NOT prescribed any specific educational, administrative, or legal qualifications for members of the Election Commission.
Both statements are correct. CEC and ECs have equal rank, salary (equivalent to Supreme Court Judge), and all decisions are taken collectively or by majority vote.
All three statements are correct. The 2026 report indicates an average 73% decline in monitored vertebrate wildlife populations between 1970 and 2022, with freshwater species suffering the steepest drop (around 85%).
The Living Planet Report is published every two years by WWF.
Headline inflation measures total CPI inflation, whereas Core inflation strips out volatile food and energy/fuel prices to reflect long-term underlying trend inflation.
Statement 3 is incorrect because the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India is the ex-officio Chairperson of the MPC (not the Finance Minister).
All three statements are correct. Known as "ghost particles", neutrinos carry uncorrupted cosmic signatures from violent deep-space phenomena like blazars and supernovae.
Neutrinos interact only via weak interaction and gravitation, and oscillate across three flavours: electron, muon, and tau.
Statement 1 is incorrect because 100 is the neutral threshold; readings above 100 indicate optimism, while readings below 100 reflect pessimism. Food weightage in CPI-Rural is ~54.2% versus ~36.3% in CPI-Urban.
Both statements are correct. Food has ~45.86% weight in CPI-Combined versus ~24.38% in WPI. WPI tracks only manufactured goods and primary articles, excluding services.
Statement 2 is incorrect because Account Aggregators operate on a 'data-blind' principle — data is encrypted end-to-end between the Financial Information Provider (FIP) and Financial Information User (FIU), and AAs cannot view or store it.
DEPA empowers citizens to access and share their personal data with service providers using a secure, consent-driven techno-legal framework.
