UPSC Daily Current Affairs Quiz : 16 July 2025

Question 1: Which of the following statements best explains the primary reason for India’s reduced trade deficit in Q1 of FY 2025-26?

Question 2: Which constitutional rights are most directly invoked in the Madras High Court's remarks regarding the redaction of the victim’s name and her treatment by police?

Question 3: Which of the following statements regarding India's position and challenges within the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is/are correct?

1. India joined the SCO as a full member in 2005 to promote counterterrorism cooperation.
2. The SCO has a binding legal mechanism to penalise member states supporting terrorism.
3. India is not a participant in China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which affects connectivity projects within the SCO.
4. The Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) of the SCO has been effective in eliminating cross-border terrorism.
   

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Question 4: Which of the following statements correctly explains the term “Base Effect” in the context of inflation?

Question 5: About ‘Eco-Sensitive Zones’, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Eco-Sensitive Zones are the areas that are declared under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
2. The purpose of the declaration of Eco-Sensitive Zones is to prohibit all kinds of human activities in those zones except agriculture.

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