UPSC Daily Current Affairs Quiz : 19 December 2025

Question 1: With reference to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, consider the following statements:

1. It is a comprehensive exercise undertaken by the Election Commission of India to verify and update electoral rolls through door-to-door enumeration.
2. It is conducted annually in all States before Assembly elections.
3. It may result in dethe letion of duplicate, shifted, or ineligible voters from the rolls.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Question 2: The Supreme Court recently asked the Election Commission of India to consider “ground realities” while conducting the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. In this context, which of the following best explains the Court’s approach?

Question 3: Consider the following challenges associated with the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, as highlighted in recent petitions:

1. Risk of large-scale voter exclusion due to procedural lapses
2. Inadequacy of uniform timelines across States with diverse demographics

3. Judicial interference is undermining the independence of the Election Commission
   

Which of the above were explicitly raised as concerns?

Question 4: With reference to the India–Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), consider the following statements:

1. Oman has granted duty-free access to more than 98% of India’s tariff lines under the agreement.
2. India has provided tariff concessions on all imports from Oman under CEPA.
3. CEPA with Oman is India’s second trade agreement with a GCC country.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Question 5: With reference to the recent India–Netherlands defence cooperation agreement, consider the following statements:

1. India and the Netherlands exchanged a Letter of Intent (LoI) to institutionalise defence cooperation.
2. The agreement emphasises co-development and co-production of defence equipment.
3. The Netherlands is not a member of NATO but supports the Indo-Pacific strategy independently.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?