Daily Mock Test – 20 July 2025

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.

Correct Answer:  3. Dismissing a minister without CM’s advice

 Explanation:

• A Governor is bound by the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers.

• Dismissing a minister without the CM’s advice is unconstitutional (violates Article 164).

• ✅ Other options like reserving bills (Art. 200), report under Article 356, and even refusing to convene Assembly temporarily may be legally debatable but not strictly unconstitutional.

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.

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.

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.

✅ 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: 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: D. All 3

📘 Explanation:

• India’s 2025 bill is modeled on EU-style regulations.

• ✅ It mandates registration of high-risk AI systems.

• ✅ Ministries must form AI Ethics Committees.

• ✅ Biometric surveillance by private firms is prohibited, unless regulated.

✅ 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.

✅ Correct Answer: D. Madagascar

📘 Explanation:

• India signed a historic tri-service agreement with Madagascar for naval access, radar stations, and logistics support.

• It’s part of India’s SAGAR (Security and Growth for All in the Region) doctrine.