UPSC Daily Current Affairs Quiz : 01 July 2025

Question 1: Assertion (A): India’s foreign policy faces the risk of strategic isolation in the current global scenario.
Reason (R): India has taken strong, public stands against both Israel and Iran in the West Asian conflict.

Choose the correct option:

Question 2:  About the IMD’s July 2024 forecast, consider the following statements:

1. The India Meteorological Department predicts July 2024 rainfall to be more than 10% above the long-period average.
2. The early monsoon coverage of the entire country in June 2024 marks the first such occurrence since 1960.
3. River basins like Krishna, Godavari, and Mahanadi are expected to face heavy rainfall due to the absence of El Niño conditions.
4. As of June 2024, South India has received more rainfall than Northwest and Central India.
   

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Question 3:  Consider the following statements regarding the discovery of new flora and fauna species in India in 2024:

1. The highest number of faunal discoveries in 2024 was made in Arunachal Pradesh.
2. Anguiculus dicaprioi, a newly discovered snake species, belongs to a new genus and was named after an international actor.
3. Among the new floral discoveries, fungi accounted for the largest number of taxa.
4. The Western Ghats and North-Eastern regions contributed less than 25% of the total discoveries.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Question 4:  What is the primary purpose of the Election Commission’s recent directive regarding the 2003 electoral rolls in Bihar?

Question 5: [UPSC 2016] A recent movie titled The Man Who Knew Infinity is based on the biography of: