Daily Current Affairs Prelims Quiz 09-06-2025 (Online Prelims Test)

1) Consider the following statements with respect to the Human Development Index (HDI)

1. It is an initiative of United Nations Development Programme.
2. The index has 3 dimensions and 4 indicators.
3. India has ranked 130 out of 193 countries in the 2025 edition of HDI.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

2) Consider the following statements with respect to Gene Editing

1. It refers to editing of genes naturally present in the host species there by allowing foreign genes.
2. Pusa DST is a genome-edited wheat variety developed by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).
3. China is the 1^st Country in the World to develop genome-edited rice varieties.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

3) Consider the following statements:

1. National Biodiversity Authority was established in 2003 to implement India’s Biological Diversity Act (2002).
2. It is a statutory body and that performs facilitative, regulatory and advisory function for India on issue of Conservation, sustainable use of biological resource and fair equitable sharing of benefits of use.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

4) Consider the following statements with respect to Scheme for Harnessing and Allocating Koyala Transparently in India (SHAKTI)

1. It is implemented by Coal India Limited (CIL)/ Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL).
2. The revised SHAKTI Policy will support Brownfield expansion.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

5) Consider the following pairs:

        UNSC Resolutions                      Relevance

1. Resolution 1373 (2001)          –       Prevent and suppress financing of terrorism
2. Resolution 1540 (2004)        –       Prevent non-state actors from acquiring weapons of mass destruction.
3. Resolution 2178 (2014)           –       Focuses on foreign terrorist fighters.

How many of the above pair(s) is/are correctly matched?