Daily Mock Test – 03 August 2025

🟩 Answer: 2
📝 Explanation: India is known as the “pharmacy of the Global South.” Restrictive IPRs can hinder its ability to supply affordable generics to developing nations.

✅ 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.

The Rowlatt Act (1919) was passed after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. It allowed the British to arrest Indians without trial, leading to widespread protests. Nationalists called it “draconian”, and Gandhi launched the Non-Cooperation Movement in response.

Other options:

• Arms Act (1878) – Restricted Indians from owning weapons.

• Ilbert Bill (1883) – Proposed Indian judges could try Europeans (failed).

• Pitt’s India Act (1784) – Strengthened British control over the East India Company.

Answer: 2. Judiciary interpreting laws independently
📘 Explanation:
Separation of powers in India is maintained by the independent judiciary, which ensures that the executive and legislature stay within their powers.

➡️ Correct Answer: 4

Explanation:
Statements 1 and 2 are correct: repo rate is set by RBI and impacts liquidity. Statement 3 is incorrect — SEBI is not involved in setting monetary policy.

Explanation:

• Fundamental Duties (Article 51A) are non-justiciable, i.e., not enforceable by courts, though laws can be made to enforce them indirectly.

• Introduced by the 42nd Amendment (1976) based on the Soviet model.

✅ Correct Answer: D. It is constituted under a separate Act of Parliament

📘 Explanation:

• The Delimitation Commission is a temporary, statutory body, not a permanent constitutional body.

• It is established under the Delimitation Commission Act, not the Constitution.

• Orders are final and cannot be challenged in court.

• It is headed by a retired Supreme Court judge, not the CEC.

📘 Explanation:
Under Article 352 of the Constitution, the President can proclaim National Emergency only on the grounds of:

• War

• External aggression

• Armed rebellion (replaced “internal disturbance” via 44th Amendment)

❌ Financial instability is not a ground for Article 352 — it may invoke Financial Emergency under Article 360 instead.

Answer: 2. Promoting use of bio-fertilizers and reducing chemical fertilizers
 Explanation:
PM-PRANAM (Promotion of Alternate Nutrients for Agriculture Management Yojana) encourages states to reduce chemical fertilizer use and promote bio-inputs.

🟩 Answer: 3
📝 Explanation: The Doha Declaration clarified that the TRIPS agreement should not prevent members from protecting public health and promoting access to medicines for all.

🟩 Answer: 2
📝 Explanation:

• Statement 1 is incorrect – The award is presented by the Prime Point Foundation, not the Election Commission.

• Statement 2 is correct – The award was inspired by the vision of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, who encouraged recognizing parliamentary excellence.

• Statement 3 is correct – Data is sourced from official parliamentary records of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.

🟩 Answer: 2

✅ Answer: 4
Explanation: QUAD = India, Japan, USA, Australia. China is not part.

🟩 Answer: 3
📝 Explanation:
The Sansad Ratna Award emphasizes legislative performance inside Parliament—debates, questions, and bills.
While constituency work (like MPLADS spending) is important, it is not a core evaluation criterion for this award.

Correct Answer: 2 and 3 only

• Statement 1 is wrong – Ramsar Convention is for wetlands, not oceans.

• Statement 2 is correct – Montreux Record is part of Ramsar.

• Statement 3 is correct – India has 75+ Ramsar sites as of 2025.

➡️ Correct Answer: 1

Explanation:
Fiscal consolidation means reducing government deficits and debt accumulation through prudent fiscal management, such as controlling subsidies and enhancing tax revenue.

✅ Correct Answer: 4. Iran

📘 Explanation:
The Organisation of Turkic States (OTS) includes Turkic-speaking countries:

• Turkey

• Azerbaijan

• Kazakhstan

• Uzbekistan

• Kyrgyzstan

• Observer: Hungary, Turkmenistan
  ❌ Iran is Persian-speaking, and not a member of OTS.

Explanation:

• Golaknath Case (1967): The SC held that Parliament cannot amend Fundamental Rights. This was later balanced by Kesavananda Bharati (1973), establishing basic structure doctrine.

✅ Correct Answer: C. They boost India’s EV and battery storage goals

📘 Explanation:

• In 2024, lithium reserves (~5.9 million tonnes) were found in Reasi, J&K.

• This is India’s first large-scale lithium discovery.

• It supports India’s EV ecosystem, battery storage, and Atmanirbhar Bharat in clean energy.

✅ Correct Answer: 1. To provide an alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Explanation:

• 1. Alternative to BRI → ✔ Yes, IMEC is seen as a counter to China’s global infrastructure push.

• 2. Naval base in Red Sea → ❌ No such military aim stated.

• 3. Bypass Suez Canal → ❌ Partially true, but not the main strategic goal.

• 4. Agriculture exports to Africa → ❌ Not relevant to the IMEC corridor route.

➡️ Correct Answer: 4

Explanation:
M3 includes: Currency with the public + Demand deposits + Time deposits. It is the broadest measure of money supply used by RBI.

Collective responsibility (of the Council of Ministers to the Lok Sabha) and an independent judiciary have been upheld by the Supreme Court as part of the basic structure of the Constitution, meaning they cannot be altered even by a constitutional amendment. However, a bicameral legislature (two Houses of Parliament) is not considered part of the basic structure and can be changed (e.g., some Indian states have unicameral legislatures).