Current Affairs Quiz — 05 March 2025
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What is the total outlay of the revised Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme approved on 5 March 2025?
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Correct answer: A — ₹3,880 crore
The revised LHDCP has an outlay of ₹3,880 crore for 2024-25 and 2025-26.
Which new component was added to the Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme in March 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Pashu Aushadhi
Pashu Aushadhi, for affordable generic veterinary medicines, is the new component, with ₹75 crore.
Under the revised LHDCP, generic veterinary medicines under Pashu Aushadhi will be made available through which network?
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Correct answer: C — PM-Kisan Samriddhi Kendras and cooperative societies
Pashu Aushadhi medicines will be supplied through PM-Kisan Samriddhi Kendras and cooperative societies.
Consider the following about the revised Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme (March 2025): 1. Its three components are NADCP, LH&DC and Pashu Aushadhi. 2. Mobile Veterinary Units are covered under the ESVHD-MVU sub-component of LH&DC. 3. Its outlay covers the five years from 2021-22 to 2025-26. Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Correct answer: D — 1 and 2 only
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Statement 3 is wrong: the ₹3,880 crore outlay approved in March 2025 is for two years, 2024-25 and 2025-26.
The Sonprayag–Kedarnath ropeway approved by the Cabinet on 5 March 2025 is how long?
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Correct answer: C — 12.9 km
The Sonprayag–Kedarnath ropeway is 12.9 km long; the Govindghat–Hemkund Sahib Ji ropeway is 12.4 km.
On which mode will the Kedarnath and Hemkund Sahib ropeways approved in March 2025 be developed?
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Correct answer: B — Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer (DBFOT)
Both ropeways will be built on DBFOT mode in public-private partnership.
What is the approved capital cost of the Govindghat–Hemkund Sahib Ji ropeway?
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Correct answer: A — ₹2,730.13 crore
The Hemkund Sahib ropeway costs ₹2,730.13 crore; the Kedarnath ropeway costs ₹4,081.28 crore.
The trek to Hemkund Sahib Ji, which the new ropeway will serve, is also the gateway to which UNESCO World Heritage site?
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Correct answer: B — Valley of Flowers National Park
The Hemkund Sahib trek from Govindghat via Ghangaria is the gateway to the Valley of Flowers in Chamoli district.
Consider the following statements about the Parvatmala Pariyojana (National Ropeways Development Programme): 1. It was announced in the Union Budget 2022-23 for implementation on PPP mode. 2. It is implemented by National Highways Logistics Management Limited, a wholly owned SPV of NHAI. 3. It is administered by the Ministry of Tourism. Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 and 2 only
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Statement 3 is wrong: Parvatmala comes under the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, which mandated NHLML to implement ropeways.
By what margin did New Zealand beat South Africa in the second semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 on 5 March 2025?
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Correct answer: C — 50 runs
New Zealand made 362/6 and held South Africa to 312/9, winning by 50 runs in Lahore.
Which two New Zealand batters scored centuries in the Champions Trophy 2025 semi-final against South Africa?
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Correct answer: D — Rachin Ravindra and Kane Williamson
Rachin Ravindra (108) and Kane Williamson (102) added 164 for the second wicket; Ravindra was Player of the Match.
Which South African batter scored an unbeaten 67-ball century in the losing chase in the Champions Trophy 2025 semi-final in Lahore?
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Correct answer: A — David Miller
David Miller made 100 not out off 67 balls, completing the century off the last ball, but South Africa finished on 312/9.
Who received the Honorary Order of Freedom of Barbados on behalf of PM Narendra Modi in Bridgetown on 5 March 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Pabitra Margherita
Minister of State for External Affairs and Textiles Pabitra Margherita received the award on the PM's behalf.
Who presented the Honorary Order of Freedom of Barbados at the State House ceremony of 5 March 2025?
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Correct answer: C — President Dame Sandra Mason
The honour was presented by Barbados President Dame Sandra Mason; PM Mia Amor Mottley, who had announced it in November 2024, attended.
The Fiscal Support Agreement signed on 5 March 2025 by the India Semiconductor Mission and Tata relates to India's first commercial semiconductor fab at:
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Correct answer: D — Dholera
The agreement is for Tata Electronics' fab at Dholera, Gujarat, India's first commercial semiconductor fab.
Which Taiwanese company's expertise is being brought to India through Tata Electronics' Dholera semiconductor fab?
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Correct answer: A — Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation
The Dholera fab brings in the expertise of Taiwan's Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (PSMC).
What share of eligible project cost will the Government of India provide as fiscal support, on a pari-passu basis, for the Tata Dholera fab?
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Correct answer: D — 50%
The Government, through ISM, has committed 50% fiscal support on a pari-passu basis for eligible project costs.
The 'Jaipur Declaration' adopted on 5 March 2025 was the outcome of which forum?
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Correct answer: D — 12th Regional 3R and Circular Economy Forum in Asia and the Pacific
The Jaipur Declaration was adopted unanimously at the end of the 12th Regional 3R and Circular Economy Forum in Asia and the Pacific.
What is 'C-3', the global alliance proposed by India at the 3R forum in Jaipur in March 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Cities Coalition for Circularity
C-3 is the Cities Coalition for Circularity, a knowledge-sharing platform India offered to lead, open to all UN member countries.
Under the initiative launched by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj on 5 March 2025, at least one Model Women-Friendly Gram Panchayat is to be developed in each:
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Correct answer: B — District
The convention aimed to establish at least one Model Women-Friendly Gram Panchayat in each district of the country.
Which tool was launched at the National Convention on Model Women-Friendly Gram Panchayats in March 2025 to track their progress?
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Correct answer: C — A real-time monitoring dashboard
The convention unveiled a real-time monitoring dashboard, along with virtual training programmes for these panchayats.
The second edition of 'Vividhta ka Amrit Mahotsav', inaugurated at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 5 March 2025, focused on which region?
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Correct answer: D — South India
The second edition showcases the five southern states and the UTs of Lakshadweep and Puducherry.
Which of the following was NOT among the states and UTs featured in the second edition of Vividhta ka Amrit Mahotsav (March 2025)?
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Correct answer: A — Goa
The edition covered Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Lakshadweep and Puducherry. Goa was not included.
With which organisation did NITI Aayog's Frontier Tech Hub release the paper 'Quantum Computing: National Security Implications & Strategic Preparedness' on 5 March 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Data Security Council of India
The paper was released by NITI-FTH in partnership with the Data Security Council of India (DSCI).
What was the theme of the World Sustainable Development Summit 2025, opened in New Delhi on 5 March 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Partnerships for Accelerating Sustainable Development and Climate Solutions
WSDS 2025, organised by TERI, was held on the theme 'Partnerships for Accelerating Sustainable Development and Climate Solutions'.