Daily Current Affairs Prelims Quiz 25-08-2025 (Online Prelims Test)
1) Consider the following statements
Article 324 of the Constitution provides that the power of superintendence of elections to parliament, state legislatures, local bodies shall be vested in the election commission.
The Constitution has debarred the retiring election commissioners from any further appointment by the government.
The constitution clearly prescribed the qualifications to be the members of election commission.
How many of the above statements is/are correct:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Answer : d
Explanation
Statement 1 is incorrect – As per article 324 of constitution, ECI administers elections to the
Lok Sabha (LS)
Rajya Sabha (RS)
State Legislative Assemblies (SLA)
Offices of the President and Vice President.
It must be noted here that the election commission is not concerned with the elections to panchayats and municipalities in the states.
For this, the Constitution of India provides for separate State Election Commission
Statements (2), (3) are incorrect – The Constitution has not debarred the retiring election commissioners from any further appointment by the government.
The Constitution has not prescribed the qualifications (legal, educational, administrative or judicial) of the members of the Election Commission.
2) Consider the following statements about Mission Sudharshan Chakra recently seen in news
The mission aimed at establishing a comprehensive multi-layered aerial defence shield by 2035.
Ministry of Defence is acting as the nodal agency for this mission.
It is similar to Israel's Iron Dome, and the United States proposed the Golden Dome.
Choose the correct statements using the code given below:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Answer : c
Explanation
All the given statements (1), (2), (3) are correct.
Additional Information
The mission was announced in 15th August,2025.
It is inspired by Hindu mythology, the weapon of Lord Krishna, the Sudarshan chakra, symbolising a defence that can both protect and retaliate.
It will be developed with the Integrated Air Command and Control System (IACCS) and its multi-layered air defence systems at the core, including the Army's indigenous Akashteer network.
3) ECINET recently seen in is an initiative of which of the following?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Answer : d
Explanation
Recently Election Commission of India (ECI) has operationalised the new digital platform ECINET.
The new one-stop platform, ECINET, will integrate and reorient over 40 of ECI’s existing mobile and web applications.
ECINET will also enable users to access relevant electoral data on their desktops or smartphones.
The data on ECINET will be entered solely by the authorized ECI official.
To know more about ECI’s recent initiatives in last 6 months, click here
4) Which of the following statements regarding BharatGen AI is/are correct?
It is a sovereign AI model initiative to support Indian languages in key governance sectors.
Currently, only 22 scheduled Indian languages are covered under this.
Select the answer using the code given below:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Answer : a
Explanation
Statement 1 is correct.
Statement 2 is incorrect – Currently only 9 Indian languages, which include Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Malayalam, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Telugu, and Kannada.
By June 2026, all 22 scheduled Indian languages will be covered.
