Daily Mock Test – 05 August 2025

✅ Correct Answer: B. Mandatory carbon trading by power sector units

📘 Explanation:

• The ICM (Phase 1) launched with mandatory emissions trading for power generation companies.

• It’s a cap-and-trade system — emissions above cap must be compensated via carbon credits.

• Future phases may include steel, cement, etc.

Answer: C
 Explanation: Solar energy is renewable and sustainable.

Answer: D
 Explanation: States have representation in Rajya Sabha based on population, not equally — unlike the U.S. Senate.

Correct Answer: ✅ A. 1 and 2 only

📘 Explanation:

• ✅ Statement 1 is correct: The Agri-Infra 2.0, launched in July 2025, focuses on cold storage, primary processing, and logistics infrastructure, and gives interest-free or subsidized loans to FPOs and cooperatives.

• ✅ Statement 2 is correct: The platform now integrates PM-KISAN with Agri-Infrastructure Fund, offering a unified dashboard for farmers to apply for schemes.

• ❌ Statement 3 is incorrect: Direct input subsidies to private investors via DBT is not allowed under this scheme; it’s still routed through farmer-centric models.

🟩 Answer: D
📝 Explanation:

• NASA: L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) system

• ISRO: S-band radar, spacecraft bus, and launch via GSLV Mk II

Correct Answer: ✅ A. 1, 2, and 3 only
📘 Explanation:

• ✅ Offline transactions are now enabled in remote/rural areas.

• ✅ Interoperability with UPI is added to allow seamless retail payments.

• ✅ Programmable CBDC: RBI has introduced conditional transfers (e.g., welfare money usable only for food/fuel).

• ❌ Floating exchange rate is incorrect — e-Rupee is always pegged 1:1 with INR.

Answer: C
 Explanation: GDP is the total value of goods and services produced within a country.

✅ Correct Answer: B. Chenab

📘 Explanation:
The Chenab River originates in Himachal Pradesh, flows through Jammu & Kashmir, and enters Pakistan.
It’s covered under the Indus Water Treaty (1960) — Chenab is one of the western rivers allocated largely to Pakistan.

Answer: C
 Explanation: The J-curve effect means trade balance worsens initially. Depreciation doesn’t always lead to inflation. CAD is financed via capital account.

🟩 Answer: B

Answer: B
 Explanation: Constitution was adopted on 26th Nov 1949 and came into force on 26th Jan 1950.

🧠 Explanation:

The Quit India Movement (launched on 8 August 1942) was a major civil disobedience movement led by Mahatma Gandhi demanding an end to British rule in India. Here’s why the options stand:

🔴 A. It was a violent movement from the beginning – ❌

• It was meant to be non-violent, but turned violent spontaneously in some areas after leaders were arrested.

🔴 B. It was supported by the Muslim League and Communist Party – ❌

• Both opposed the movement. The Muslim League didn’t support Congress, and Communist Party supported the British war effort due to Soviet alliance.

✅ C. It led to the formation of a parallel government in some regions – ✅

• Correct! Examples:

  • Ballia (UP) – brief control by local leaders

  • Tamluk (Bengal) – “Tamralipta Jatiya Sarkar”

  • Satara (Maharashtra) – “Prati Sarkar”

🔴 D. The British immediately accepted the demand for independence – ❌

• No, they responded with repression, mass arrests, and no negotiations.

Explanation:

The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD) is a strategic forum involving four Indo-Pacific democracies, focused on regional security, rule-based maritime order, and cooperation.

✅ Current QUAD Members:

1. India 🇮🇳

2. Japan 🇯🇵

3. Australia 🇦🇺

4. United States 🇺🇸 (Note: not listed in question but is the fourth actual member)

❌ Why South Korea is NOT a member:

• South Korea 🇰🇷 is not part of QUAD.

• It has good relations with QUAD countries but is not formally a member.

🟩 Answer: C
📝 Explanation: The concern is that stricter IPR clauses may extend patent periods or introduce data exclusivity, delaying the entry of cheaper generic versions in the Indian market.

✅ Correct Answer: D. All of the above

📘 Explanation:
The PLI Scheme covers 14 key sectors, including:

• Electronics, Pharma, Textiles, Auto, Drones, Semiconductors, etc.
  It offers financial incentives to boost domestic manufacturing and exports.

Answer: D
 Explanation: All are DPSPs — not enforceable in court but fundamental to governance as per Article 37.

Answer: C
 Explanation: Nehru wrote this during his imprisonment in 1942–1946.

Answer: A
 Explanation: Sarojini Naidu was the first woman Governor of Uttar Pradesh.

Answer: B
 Explanation: Champaran (1917), Ahmedabad (1918), Kheda (1918), Rowlatt (1919).

Answer: A
 Explanation: Net Zero means balancing emissions with offsets, not zero emissions. India’s target is 2070, not 2047.

Answer: C
 Explanation: Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the first President of India.

✅ Correct Answer: A. 1 and 2 only

📘 Explanation:

• ✅ Statement 1: The committee recommended synchronizing LS State elections using constitutional amendments.

• ✅ Statement 2: Proposed unified electoral roll to reduce duplication between EC and State Election Commissions.

• ❌ Statement 3: Recommendations are not binding on the Election Commission of India (ECI).

Correct Answer: ✅ D. 1, 3, and 4 only

📘 Explanation:

• In the 2025 BRICS Summit, Indonesia, Argentina, and Egypt were added as new members.

• ❌ Nigeria is not yet a formal member; discussions are ongoing.

• The expansion aims to counterbalance G7 influence and give more voice to the Global South.

🟩 Answer: C
📝 Explanation: Generic drugs are crucial in making life-saving medicines accessible in low- and middle-income countries at affordable prices.

✅ Correct Answer: B. It introduced GST Appellate Tribunals

📘 Explanation:

• The 53rd meeting finally cleared the establishment of GST Appellate Tribunals to reduce burden on High Courts.

• ❌ No change to GST on EV batteries or fuel yet.

✅ Correct Answer: A. To provide an alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative

📘 Explanation:

• IMEC is an India-US-EU-backed corridor announced at the G20 Summit (2023).

• Connects India → Middle East → Europe via ports, rail, energy grids.

• Aims to counter China’s Belt & Road Initiative (BRI) in influence and connectivity.

Answer: B
 Explanation: Wagner’s Law states that as an economy develops, the role of the public sector grows disproportionately.

Correct Answer: ✅ C. It aims to eliminate plastic pollution by 2040

📘 Explanation:

• The Global Plastics Treaty draft, discussed in Paris (June 2025), aims for complete elimination of plastic pollution by 2040.

• ❌ It is intended to be universally binding, not just for developed nations.

• ❌ India did not opt out; it raised concerns about funding & tech transfer but remains engaged.

• ❌ It was negotiated under the UNEP, not UNFCCC.