Current Affairs Quiz — 10 March 2025
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Justice Joymalya Bagchi, whose appointment as a Supreme Court judge was notified on 10 March 2025, was a judge of which High Court?
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Correct answer: D — Calcutta High Court
Justice Bagchi was a judge of the Calcutta High Court, where he was appointed on 27 June 2011.
Under which provision of the Constitution did the President appoint Justice Joymalya Bagchi as a Supreme Court judge?
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Correct answer: D — Article 124(2)
The 10 March 2025 notification cites clause (2) of Article 124, under which the President appoints Supreme Court judges.
Who was the last Chief Justice of India from the Calcutta High Court before Justice Joymalya Bagchi's elevation, as noted by the Collegium in March 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Justice Altamas Kabir
The Collegium noted that no CJI had come from the Calcutta High Court since Justice Altamas Kabir retired on 18 July 2013.
With Justice Joymalya Bagchi's appointment, the Supreme Court's working strength became 33 against a sanctioned strength of:
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Correct answer: C — 34
The sanctioned strength of the Supreme Court is 34 judges, including the Chief Justice of India.
Consider the following statements about Justice Joymalya Bagchi's elevation in March 2025: 1. He was first in the combined all-India seniority of High Court judges. 2. By seniority, he is in line to serve as Chief Justice of India from May 2031 until 2 October 2031. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Statement 1 is wrong: the Collegium said he stood 11th in the combined all-India seniority, and cited regional representation. Statement 2 is correct.
Which House of Parliament passed the Bills of Lading Bill, 2025, on 10 March 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha passed the Bills of Lading Bill, 2025, on 10 March 2025; the Rajya Sabha passed it later.
How many sections did the Indian Bills of Lading Act, 1856, which the 2025 Bill replaces, have?
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Correct answer: B — Three
The government described the 1856 Act as a brief three-section law governing the transfer of rights and confirmation of shipment.
Consider the following statements about the Bills of Lading Bill, 2025: 1. It substantially changes the rights and liabilities of carriers under the 1856 Act. 2. It empowers the Central Government to issue directions for implementing the law. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Statement 1 is wrong: the Bill simplifies language and reorganises provisions without altering their substance. Statement 2 is correct, along with a new repeal-and-saving clause.
According to C.R. Patil on 10 March 2025, how many rainwater harvesting structures were built in Navsari within 24 hours during the PM's Women's Day visit?
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Correct answer: C — 1,100
Patil said 1,100 rainwater harvesting structures were created in Navsari within 24 hours through community participation.
Consider the following statements about the Atal Bhujal Yojana: 1. It is a central sector scheme for community-led groundwater management, half of whose ₹6,000-crore outlay comes from a World Bank loan. 2. It covers all states that have over-exploited groundwater blocks. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is wrong: the scheme covers seven states — Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh — in 80 districts.
Why was Manipur's 2025-26 Budget tabled in the Lok Sabha on 10 March 2025?
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Correct answer: B — The state was under President's Rule
Manipur was under President's Rule after a Proclamation under Article 356 on 13 February 2025, so Parliament exercises the state legislature's powers.
What expenditure was estimated in Manipur's 2025-26 Budget tabled in Parliament in March 2025?
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Correct answer: D — About ₹35,104 crore
The Budget estimated expenditure of ₹35,103.90 crore, up from ₹32,656.81 crore in 2024-25.
Consider the following statements in the context of Manipur in March 2025: 1. Under a Proclamation of President's Rule, the President can declare that the powers of the state legislature shall be exercisable by or under the authority of Parliament. 2. The Proclamation of President's Rule in Manipur was issued on 13 February 2025. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct. Article 356(1)(b) allows the President to declare that the state legislature's powers be exercisable by or under Parliament's authority; the Manipur Proclamation was issued on 13 February 2025, as the FM noted while tabling the Budget.
Which Indian Navy ship made her maiden port call at Port Louis on 10 March 2025 for Mauritius's National Day?
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Correct answer: A — INS Imphal
INS Imphal arrived at Port Louis on 10 March 2025 to take part in the 57th Mauritius National Day celebrations.
INS Imphal belongs to which class of destroyers?
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Correct answer: B — Visakhapatnam class (Project 15B)
INS Imphal, commissioned in December 2023, is the third of four Project 15B (Visakhapatnam-class) indigenous destroyers.
Consider the following statements: 1. PM Modi announced the vision of SAGAR in Mauritius on 12 March 2015, at the commissioning of MCGS Barracuda. 2. MCGS Barracuda was the first Indian-built warship inducted into the Mauritius National Coast Guard. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct, as recalled by the Ministry of Defence in its release on INS Imphal's visit.
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which signed an integration deal with Damascus on 10 March 2025, are led mainly by which community?
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Correct answer: B — Kurds
The SDF is a Kurdish-led, US-backed force that controlled much of north-eastern Syria.
Who signed the Syria–SDF integration agreement on behalf of the SDF on 10 March 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Mazloum Abdi
SDF commander Mazloum Abdi signed the deal with interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus.
Consider the following statements about the Syria–SDF agreement of 10 March 2025: 1. Oil and gas fields in north-eastern Syria are to come under the administration of the Syrian state. 2. It grants the Kurdish-majority north-east a separate federal region with its own army. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct: the deal integrates civil and military institutions, including border crossings, airports and oil and gas fields. Statement 2 is wrong: the agreement rejects division and integrates SDF bodies into the state.
What was the estimated wheat production for 2024-25 in the Second Advance Estimates released on 10 March 2025?
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Correct answer: C — 1,154.30 lakh tonnes
Wheat was estimated at a record 1,154.30 LMT, 21.38 LMT above 2023-24's 1,132.92 LMT; 1,206.79 LMT is the kharif rice figure.
Which of the following crops was NOT listed with record production in the Second Advance Estimates for 2024-25?
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Correct answer: D — Rapeseed and mustard
Records were reported for kharif rice, wheat, kharif maize, kharif groundnut and soybean; rapeseed and mustard (128.73 LMT) was not marked a record.
Consider the following statements about the Second Advance Estimates of crop production for 2024-25: 1. Kharif rice production was estimated to be higher than wheat production. 2. Yield estimates are based mainly on crop-cutting experiments. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct: kharif rice was put at 1,206.79 LMT against wheat at 1,154.30 LMT, and the ministry said yields are based on crop-cutting experiments, past trends and other factors.
The classical Ayurvedic formulation Vidangadi Lauham, covered by a CARI Kolkata–Jadavpur University MoU in March 2025, is to be evaluated for which condition?
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Correct answer: A — Diabetes
The joint project evaluates Vidangadi Lauham in the management of diabetes in experimental animals.
Which think tank hosted the seminar 'UAS Warfare with Special Focus on Counter-UAS' addressed by CDS Gen Anil Chauhan on 10 March 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Centre for Joint Warfare Studies (CENJOWS)
The Centre for Joint Warfare Studies (CENJOWS) hosted the seminar in New Delhi, with the CDS delivering the keynote.
In which city is Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, whose convocation President Murmu attended on 10 March 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Hisar
Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology is in Hisar, Haryana.