Daily Current Affairs Prelims Quiz 29-09-2025 (Online Prelims Test)
1) Consider the following statements with reference to constitution of India
Part IV deals with the directive principles of state policy, whereas schedule IV deals with allocation of Rajya Sabha seats.
Part III deals with Fundamental duties.
Schedule VII deals with the recognized languages of India.
Select the correct statements using the code given below:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Answer : a
Explanation
Statement 1 is correct – Part IV deals with the directive principles of state policy.
Whereas schedule IV deals with Details the distribution of seats among states and union territories in the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) based on population.
Statement 2 is incorrect – Part III deals with Fundamental rights.
Part IV-A deals with fundamental duties.
Statement 3 is incorrect – Schedule VIII deals with the recognized languages of India. Schedule VII deals with three lists to help determine legislative authority over different subject matters.
2) Consider the following statements about the UN Environment Programme’s 2025 Young Champions of the Earth prize.
The award is bestowed annually to people from around the world with outstanding ideas to protect and restore the environment.
This will be awarded to all people irrespective of their age groups.
Jinali Mody, founder of Banofi Leather, which produces leather alternatives from banana crop waste is an awardee from India in 2025.
Select the correct state3ments using the code given below:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Answer : c
Explanation
Statement 1 is correct – The award is bestowed annually to ambitious young people from around the world with outstanding ideas to protect and restore the environment.
It was launched in 2017.
Statement 2 is incorrect – There is an age criteria, that awardees should be under 30 years.
Each winner receives $20,000 in seed funding, mentoring and access to a global platform to scale their ideas.
Statement 3 is correct – Jinali Mody (28, India), founder of Banofi Leather, which produces leather alternatives from banana crop waste.
The women-led company aims to reduce the fast fashion industry’s environmental footprint by cutting water use, toxic waste and carbon emissions compared with conventional leather.
Other awardees are Noemi Florea (24, US), Joseph Nguthiru (27, Kenya).
3) With reference to National Geoscience Awards 2024, consider the following statements
These awards were instituted by ministry of earth science.
These awards aims to honor individuals and also teams for extraordinary achievements and outstanding contributions in various fields of geosciences.
Select the correct statements using the code given below:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Answer : b
Explanation
Statement 1 is incorrect – These awards were instituted by the Ministry of Mines.
These awards has 3 categories – National Geoscience Award for Lifetime Achievement,
National Geoscience Award
National Young Geoscientist Award.
Statement 2 is correct – Awardees, 2024 comprises of 12 awards have been finalized under these 3 award categories, which include 09 individual and 03 team awards for outstanding contributions in various fields of geosciences.