Polity & Governance Current Affairs Quiz — All time
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Aurangzebpur in Haridwar district, renamed by the Uttarakhand government on 31 March 2025, will now be called what?
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Correct answer: A — Shivaji Nagar
Aurangzebpur in Haridwar district was renamed Shivaji Nagar.
In the Uttarakhand renaming announced on 31 March 2025, Nawabi Road in Nainital was renamed what?
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Correct answer: B — Atal Marg
Nawabi Road in Nainital becomes Atal Marg; the Panchakki–ITI road becomes Guru Golwalkar Marg.
Which nagar panchayat in Udham Singh Nagar district was renamed Kaushalya Puri on 31 March 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Sultanpur Patti
The Sultanpur Patti Nagar Panchayat in Udham Singh Nagar was renamed Kaushalya Puri.
For how long did the MHA extend the AFSPA 'disturbed area' declarations in Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh on 30 March 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Six months
The notifications declared the areas 'disturbed' for six months from 1 April 2025, unless withdrawn earlier.
Under the MHA notification of 30 March 2025, AFSPA covers the whole of Manipur except areas under how many police stations?
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Correct answer: B — 13
The whole state is a disturbed area except the areas of 13 police stations in five valley districts.
Which of the following districts of Arunachal Pradesh is covered by the AFSPA extension of 30 March 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Changlang
Tirap, Changlang and Longding districts, plus three police stations in Namsai district, are covered.
Consider the following statements about the AFSPA notifications of 30 March 2025: 1. The areas were declared 'disturbed' by the Central Government in exercise of powers under Section 3 of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958. 2. In Nagaland, the declaration covers the entire state without exception. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
The MHA notifications cite Section 3 of AFSPA, 1958. In Nagaland only eight districts and 21 police stations in five other districts are covered, not the entire state.
Where was the third meeting of the Group of Ministers on the viability of power distribution utilities held on 30 March 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Lucknow
The third GoM meeting was held in Lucknow, hosted by the UP Energy Minister.
Who chaired the third meeting of the GoM on discom viability on 30 March 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Shripad Yesso Naik
Union MoS for Power and New and Renewable Energy Shripad Yesso Naik chaired the meeting.
Who inaugurated the National Green Tribunal's National Conference on 'Environment – 2025' in New Delhi on 29 March 2025?
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Correct answer: C — President Droupadi Murmu
President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the two-day conference at Vigyan Bhawan.
Who was the Chairperson of the National Green Tribunal when it held the National Conference on Environment in March 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Justice Prakash Shrivastava
Justice Prakash Shrivastava was the NGT Chairperson; Justice Vikram Nath attended as a Supreme Court judge.
Consider the following statements about the National Green Tribunal: 1. It was established on 18 October 2010 under the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010. 2. It is bound by the procedure laid down in the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
The NGT was set up on 18 October 2010 under the NGT Act, 2010. It is not bound by the CPC procedure and is guided by principles of natural justice.
Where did the six-day International Workshop on Land Governance conclude on 29 March 2025?
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Correct answer: D — HIPA, Gurugram
The workshop concluded at the Haryana Institute of Public Administration (HIPA), Gurugram.
Consider the following statements about the International Workshop on Land Governance held in March 2025: 1. It was organised by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj with the Ministry of External Affairs under the ITEC programme. 2. Participants came only from SAARC countries. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
The workshop was held under ITEC by MoPR with the MEA. Officials came from 22 countries across Africa, Latin America and South-East Asia, not only SAARC.
On 28 March 2025, the Supreme Court quashed an FIR against which Rajya Sabha MP over a poem in a social media video?
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Correct answer: A — Imran Pratapgarhi
The Supreme Court quashed the Jamnagar FIR against Congress Rajya Sabha MP Imran Pratapgarhi.
Which bench of the Supreme Court decided the Imran Pratapgarhi case on 28 March 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Justices Abhay S. Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan
The case was decided by a bench of Justices Abhay S. Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan.
Consider the following statements about the Supreme Court's ruling in Imran Pratapgadhi v. State of Gujarat (28 March 2025): 1. The court relied on the freedom of speech and expression under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution. 2. The court referred to the preliminary inquiry under Section 173(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita before registering an FIR in such speech cases. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct. The court grounded its ruling in Article 19(1)(a) and said police should use the preliminary inquiry under Section 173(3) BNSS in such cases.
The Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill, 2024, passed by the Lok Sabha on 28 March 2025, replaces an Act of which year?
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Correct answer: B — 1925
The Bill replaces the colonial-era Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1925.
The Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1925, replaced by the Bill passed in the Lok Sabha on 28 March 2025, was rooted in which international rules?
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Correct answer: D — Hague Rules
The 1925 Act was rooted in the century-old Hague Rules.
On 28 March 2025, the Amit Shah-led High-Level Committee approved ₹555.70 crore for which State's recovery from the October 2023 GLOF?
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Correct answer: D — Sikkim
₹555.70 crore was approved for Sikkim's recovery and reconstruction after the October 2023 Glacial Lake Outburst Flood.
Consider the following statements about the High-Level Committee that approved NDRF assistance on 28 March 2025: 1. It is chaired by the Union Home Minister and includes the Finance Minister, the Agriculture Minister and the NITI Aayog Vice Chairman. 2. The fire services projects it approved were funded from the Recovery and Reconstruction window of the NDRF. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
The committee is chaired by the Home Minister with the FM, Agriculture Minister and NITI VC as members. Fire services projects came from the Preparedness and Capacity Building window; Sikkim's aid came from the Recovery and Reconstruction window.
After the hike approved on 28 March 2025, what is the Dearness Allowance rate for Central Government employees from 1 January 2025?
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Correct answer: C — 55%
DA was raised by 2% from 53% to 55% of basic pay, effective 1 January 2025.
About how many pensioners benefit from the Dearness Relief increase approved on 28 March 2025?
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Correct answer: C — 66.55 lakh
About 66.55 lakh pensioners benefit; 48.66 lakh is the number of employees.
Under the DARPG–Bhashini agreement of 28 March 2025, citizens will be able to file grievances on CPGRAMS in how many regional languages?
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Correct answer: C — 22
The multilingual solution will let citizens file grievances on CPGRAMS in 22 regional languages, including by voice.
Which Bill did the Lok Sabha pass on 27 March 2025 after a reply by Home Minister Amit Shah?
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Correct answer: C — Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025
The Lok Sabha passed the Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025 on 27 March 2025.
How many existing laws does the Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025 replace, as stated by the Home Minister on 27 March 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Four
The Home Minister said the Bill replaces four existing laws; three of them date from 1920, 1939 and 1946.
The Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025 gives a legal framework to which system for tracking foreign nationals?
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Correct answer: C — IVFRT
The Bill gives legal backing to the Immigration, Visa and Foreigners Registration and Tracking (IVFRT) system.
Consider the following statements made by the Home Minister on the Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025 on 27 March 2025: 1. Three of the laws being replaced were enacted in 1920, 1939 and 1946. 2. The District Police Module (Foreigners Identification Portal) had been launched in only about 200 districts. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Three of the replaced laws date from 1920, 1939 and 1946. The Home Minister said the Foreigners Identification Portal had been launched in over 700 districts, not about 200.
Which two States received XV Finance Commission untied grants for rural local bodies, as announced on 27 March 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Karnataka and Tripura
Karnataka received ₹404.97 crore and Tripura ₹31.13 crore as the second instalment of untied grants for 2024-25.
Consider the following statements about XV Finance Commission untied grants to rural local bodies: 1. They can be used for salaries and establishment costs of panchayats. 2. In Tripura, Traditional Local Bodies were among the recipients of the 2024-25 second instalment. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Untied grants cannot be used for salaries and establishment costs. In Tripura, the grant covered Gram, Block and District Panchayats and Traditional Local Bodies.
On 27 March 2025, four advocates including Anand Sharma and Sunil Beniwal were appointed judges of which High Court?
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Correct answer: C — Rajasthan High Court
Advocates Anand Sharma, Sunil Beniwal, Mukesh Rajpurohit and Sandeep Shah were appointed judges of the Rajasthan High Court.
Which two Hurriyat-affiliated groups announced they were discarding separatism, as welcomed by Amit Shah on 27 March 2025?
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Correct answer: D — J&K Tahreeqi Isteqlal and J&K Tahreek-I-Istiqamat
The two groups were J&K Tahreeqi Isteqlal and J&K Tahreek-I-Istiqamat.
The Tribhuvan Sahkari University Bill, passed by the Lok Sabha on 26 March 2025, seeks to set up India's first university dedicated to which sector?
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Correct answer: D — Cooperatives
It will be India's first university dedicated to the cooperative sector.
Tribhuvan Sahkari University is named after Tribhuvandas Patel, a pioneer associated with which cooperative institution?
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Correct answer: B — Amul (GCMMF)
Tribhuvandas Patel is associated with the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation, popularly known as Amul.
According to Amit Shah on 26 March 2025, Tribhuvan Sahkari University will be able to award diplomas, degrees or certificates to about how many candidates a year?
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Correct answer: C — 8 lakh
Amit Shah said the university will have the capacity to train about 8 lakh people a year.
Where did the Election Commission begin its first-ever training of Booth Level Officers on 26 March 2025?
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Correct answer: A — IIIDEM, New Delhi
The training began at the India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM), New Delhi.
BLOs from which States formed the first batch of the Election Commission's BLO training on 26 March 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Bihar, West Bengal and Assam
The first batch had 109 BLOs from Bihar, West Bengal and Assam, poll-bound States.
Consider the following statements about Booth Level Officers (BLOs), as described by the Election Commission on 26 March 2025: 1. BLOs are State Government officials. 2. BLOs are appointed by the District Election Officers after the approval of the Chief Electoral Officer. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
BLOs are State Government officials. They are appointed by the Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) after the approval of the District Election Officers (DEOs).
Which body introduced Aadhaar-based eKYC for Char Dham and Hemkund Sahib Yatra 2025 registration?
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Correct answer: A — Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board
The Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board introduced Aadhaar authentication and eKYC; over 7.5 lakh pilgrims registered by 26 March 2025.
Which House passed the Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill, 2024 on 25 March 2025, completing its passage through Parliament?
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Correct answer: A — Rajya Sabha
The Rajya Sabha passed the Bill on 25 March 2025 after Home Minister Amit Shah's reply, completing its passage through Parliament.
The Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill, 2024, passed by Parliament in March 2025, enables state governments to set up which new body?
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Correct answer: D — Urban Disaster Management Authority
The Bill enables Urban Disaster Management Authorities, fully under state governments, for state capitals and cities with municipal corporations.
According to Amit Shah's reply in the Rajya Sabha on 25 March 2025, at which levels will the Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill create disaster databases?
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Correct answer: A — National and state levels
Amit Shah said the Bill would create disaster databases at the national and state levels.
Consider the following statements about the Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill, 2024, passed by Parliament on 25 March 2025: 1. It gives statutory status to the National Crisis Management Committee, which is chaired by the Cabinet Secretary. 2. It gives statutory status to the High Level Committee, which is chaired by the Prime Minister. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Per PRS, the NCMC is chaired by the Cabinet Secretary. The HLC, which approves financial assistance to states, is chaired by the minister in charge of the ministry with administrative control over disaster management, not the Prime Minister.
How many government amendments were included in the Finance Bill, 2025 when the Lok Sabha passed it on 25 March 2025?
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Correct answer: C — 35
The Lok Sabha passed the Finance Bill, 2025 with 35 government amendments.
One of the amendments to the Finance Bill, 2025, passed by the Lok Sabha on 25 March 2025, abolished which levy?
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Correct answer: D — 6% equalisation levy on online advertisements
An amendment abolished the 6% equalisation levy on online advertisements, popularly called the 'Google tax'.
What total expenditure does the Union Budget 2025-26 envisage, as reported when the Lok Sabha passed the Finance Bill on 25 March 2025?
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Correct answer: A — ₹50.65 lakh crore
The Union Budget 2025-26 envisages total expenditure of ₹50.65 lakh crore, an increase of 7.4% over the current fiscal.
Who is the chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir People's Movement (JKPM), which announced on 25 March 2025 that it had severed ties with separatism?
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Correct answer: D — Shahid Saleem
JKPM chairman Shahid Saleem declared that he and his organisation had no link with APHC(G) or APHC(A).
Which two Hurriyat constituents announced on 25 March 2025 that they had severed ties with separatism?
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Correct answer: A — J&K People's Movement and J&K Democratic Political Movement
The JKPM and the JKDPM announced their break on 25 March 2025. The J&K Tahreeqi Isteqlal and J&K Tahreek-I-Istiqamat followed on 27 March.
The Boilers Bill, 2024, introduced in the Lok Sabha on 25 March 2025, repeals a law from which year?
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Correct answer: B — 1923
The Boilers Bill, 2024 repeals the Boilers Act, 1923.
Under the Boilers Bill, 2024, introduced in the Lok Sabha in March 2025, how many of the seven offences in the law retain criminal penalties?
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Correct answer: B — Four
Criminal penalties are retained for four major offences that may cause loss of life and property; the other three are decriminalised.
Consider the following statements about the Boilers Bill, 2024, introduced in the Lok Sabha on 25 March 2025: 1. The Bill had already been passed by the Rajya Sabha on 4 December 2024. 2. Its decriminalisation provisions are in line with the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
The Rajya Sabha passed the Bill on 4 December 2024. The review incorporated decriminalised provisions in consonance with the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023.
To which High Court did the Supreme Court Collegium recommend repatriating Justice Yashwant Varma on 24 March 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Allahabad High Court
The Collegium recommended repatriating Justice Varma from the Delhi High Court to his parent High Court of Judicature at Allahabad.
What action did the Delhi High Court take regarding Justice Yashwant Varma on 24 March 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Withdrew his judicial work with immediate effect
Delhi High Court Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya withdrew judicial work from Justice Varma with immediate effect till further orders.
At meetings on which dates did the Supreme Court Collegium decide to recommend Justice Yashwant Varma's repatriation, as per its 24 March 2025 statement?
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Correct answer: B — 20 and 24 March
The Collegium statement said the recommendation was made at its meetings held on 20 and 24 March 2025.
Consider the following statements about the transfer of High Court judges in India: 1. Under Article 222(1) of the Constitution, the President may transfer a High Court judge after consultation with the Chief Justice of India. 2. The Supreme Court said the proposal to transfer Justice Yashwant Varma was part of its in-house inquiry procedure. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Article 222(1) empowers the President, after consultation with the CJI, to transfer a High Court judge; Justice Varma's transfer was later notified under it. The Supreme Court's 21 March press note said the transfer proposal was independent of and separate from the in-house inquiry.
What is the revised monthly salary of a Member of Parliament under the notification of 24 March 2025?
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Correct answer: A — ₹1.24 lakh
An MP's monthly salary was raised from ₹1 lakh to ₹1.24 lakh, a 24% increase, with effect from 1 April 2023.
From which date does the hike in MPs' salary and pension, notified on 24 March 2025, take effect?
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Correct answer: A — 1 April 2023
The revision was notified with retrospective effect from 1 April 2023.
Under the March 2025 revision, the monthly pension of former MPs was raised from ₹25,000 to:
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Correct answer: B — ₹31,000
The pension for former MPs rose from ₹25,000 to ₹31,000 a month; additional pension per year beyond five years rose from ₹2,000 to ₹2,500.
Consider the following statements about the revision of MPs' salaries notified on 24 March 2025: 1. It was made under the Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament Act, 1954. 2. The increase was linked to the Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
The revision was notified under the Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament Act, 1954, on the basis of the Cost Inflation Index specified in the Income-tax Act, 1961, not the CPI for Industrial Workers.
President Droupadi Murmu attended the silver jubilee of which state legislative assembly on 24 March 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Chhattisgarh
She attended the silver jubilee function of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly in Raipur.
Which rule of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly did President Murmu praise at its silver jubilee on 24 March 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Automatic suspension of members who enter the well of the House
She praised the rule of automatic suspension of members who enter the well during proceedings, noting that marshals were never used in 25 years.
In which district of Odisha did President Droupadi Murmu offer prayers at the Lord Nilamadhab Temple on 24 March 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Nayagarh
The President travelled from Bhubaneswar to Nayagarh, where she visited the Lord Nilamadhab Temple.
For which date did Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney call a snap general election on 23 March 2025?
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Correct answer: B — 28 April 2025
Carney called the election for 28 April 2025; it had not been due until October.
Who dissolved Canada's 44th Parliament on 23 March 2025 on the advice of Prime Minister Mark Carney?
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Correct answer: B — Governor General Mary Simon
Governor General Mary Simon approved Carney's advice and issued proclamations dissolving Parliament and ordering election writs.
How many seats in Canada's House of Commons were up for election in the vote called on 23 March 2025?
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Correct answer: D — 343
AP reported that the 37-day campaign was for 343 seats in the House of Commons.
Who constituted the three-member committee on 22 March 2025 to inquire into allegations against Justice Yashwant Varma?
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Correct answer: D — The Chief Justice of India
The Chief Justice of India, Sanjiv Khanna, constituted the in-house committee, as stated in the Supreme Court's press release of 22 March 2025.
Which of the following was NOT a member of the in-house committee constituted on 22 March 2025 to inquire into allegations against Justice Yashwant Varma?
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Correct answer: D — Justice D.K. Upadhyaya
The members were Justices Sheel Nagu, G.S. Sandhawalia and Anu Sivaraman. Justice D.K. Upadhyaya, Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, had submitted the preliminary report.
What interim step did the Supreme Court announce on 22 March 2025 regarding Justice Yashwant Varma?
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Correct answer: A — The Delhi High Court Chief Justice was asked not to assign him any judicial work
The press release said the Delhi High Court Chief Justice had been asked, for the time being, not to assign any judicial work to Justice Varma.
Consider the following statements: 1. The in-house committee constituted on 22 March 2025 to inquire into allegations against Justice Yashwant Varma had two High Court Chief Justices and one High Court judge. 2. A High Court judge can be removed from office only in the manner provided in Article 124(4) for a Supreme Court judge, as applied by Article 217(1)(b). Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
The committee had two Chief Justices (Punjab & Haryana and Himachal Pradesh High Courts) and one judge (Karnataka High Court). Under Article 217(1)(b), a High Court judge may be removed by the President in the manner provided in Article 124(4) for removal of a Supreme Court judge.
With its MoU of 22 March 2025, the Delhi Legislative Assembly became which legislature to sign up for the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA)?
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Correct answer: C — 28th
Delhi became the 28th legislature to sign an MoU with the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs for NeVA.
On which cloud infrastructure is the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA), adopted by the Delhi Assembly in March 2025, hosted?
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Correct answer: D — MeghRaj 2.0
The NeVA platform is hosted on MeghRaj 2.0, India's government cloud infrastructure.
Noklak, which Raksha Khadse visited on 22 March 2025 as the first Union Minister to go there, is known as the 'Frontier District' of which state?
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Correct answer: C — Nagaland
Noklak lies in Nagaland's easternmost region and is known as the 'Frontier District'.
In how many regional languages, besides Hindi and English, are central recruitment exams now held, as stated by Dr Jitendra Singh on 22 March 2025?
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Correct answer: B — 13
Dr Jitendra Singh said recruitment exams, limited to Hindi and English before 2014, are now conducted in 13 regional languages.