Daily Current Affairs Quiz: August 27, 2025

Answer: c

Current Context: The Government of India and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced a collaboration to address the global hunger crisis.

ABOUT WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME (WFP)

• Nature: World’s largest humanitarian organisation working on food security.
• Functions:
  • Provides food assistance in emergencies.
  • Helps people recover from conflicts, disasters, and climate change.
  • Builds pathways towards peace, stability, and prosperity.
• Operations: Active in 120+ countries, including India.
• Recognition: Awarded Nobel Peace Prize (2020).

Answer: c

Current Context: India issued a flood warning to Pakistan about a possible rise in Tawi River water levels, calling it a “humanitarian gesture”.

KEY FACTS

• Communication Channel: Through diplomatic channels, not via the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT).
• Background: IWT remains suspended after the Pahalgam attack.

ABOUT TAWI RIVER

• Origin: Kailash Kund (Kali Kund) glacier, near Bhaderwah in Doda district, J&K.
• Tributary: Left-bank tributary of Chenab River.
• Importance: Known as the “Lifeline of Jammu city”.

Answer: A

Current Context: The Indian Army conducted the maiden Exercise Aarogya Setu at Rupai, Doomdooma, in Tinsukia district, Assam.

ABOUT EXERCISE AAROGYA SETU

• Organised by: Indian Army
• Venue: Rupai, Doomdooma, Tinsukia district, Assam.
• Type: Civil–military medical fusion exercise (first-of-its-kind in the region).
• Participants:
  • Army Medical Corps.
  • Civil doctors from reputed hospitals.
  • Primary Health Centres (PHCs) of Tinsukia.
  • Northern Frontier Railway Hospital doctors.
• Focus Areas:
  • Joint response during disasters and war-like situations.
  • Train ambulances concept for large-scale casualty evacuation.
  • Strengthening cooperation between military and civilian medical systems.

Answer: b

Current Context: China has agreed in principle to resume trade through Shipki-La Pass in Himachal Pradesh after Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to India.

ABOUT SHIPKI-LA PASS

• Altitude: 3,930 metres.
• Location: Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh; border pass between India and China.
• Features:
  • Motorable pass, one of the highest in India.
  • Sutlej River (Langqen Zangbo in Tibet) enters India here.
  • Historically a major India–Tibet trade corridor.
• History:
  • Earlier called Pema La or Shared Gate/Pass.
  • Became part of Line of Actual Control (post-1962 war).
  • Named Shipki La by Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).
• Significance:
  • Boosts tourism and trade in border districts (Kinnaur and Lahaul-Spiti).
  • Aims to promote economic growth along the 240-km India–China frontier.

Answer: C

Current Context: The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has invited nominations for the National Youth Award (NYA) 2024.

ABOUT NATIONAL YOUTH AWARD

• Ministry: Sponsored by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports.
• Purpose:
  • To recognize and motivate Indian youth for their outstanding work in social service and national development.
  • To encourage responsibility, leadership, and citizenship among youth.
  • To honor voluntary organizations working with youth.
• Eligibility: Individuals aged 15–29 years and organizations involved in youth-centric development activities (health, culture, sports, human rights, art, tourism, traditional medicine, research, etc.).
• Award Categories:
  • Individual Category – Up to 20 awards annually.
  • Organisation Category – Up to 5 awards annually.
• Prize Money:
  • Individual: ₹1,00,000 + Medal + Certificate.
  • Organisation: ₹3,00,000 + Medal + Certificate.
• Ceremony: Conferred usually during the National Youth Festival.

Answer: c

Current Context: India has announced training and equipment support to upgrade Fiji’s maritime security.

ABOUT FIJI

• Location: South Pacific Ocean, surrounding the Koro Sea; northeast of New Zealand and southwest of Hawaii.
• Type: Island nation (archipelago).
• Islands: 300 islands + 540 islets (only ~100 inhabited).
• Capital: Suva, located on the largest island Viti Levu.
• Geography:
  • Viti Levu accounts for half of Fiji’s land area.
  • Rugged terrain with Mount Tomanivi (1,324 m) as the highest peak.
  • Formed through volcanic activity, sedimentary deposits, and coral formations.
  • 50% area forested; dry grasslands in western large islands.
• Demography: Majority Melanesian-Polynesian, with significant South Asian minority.
• Languages: English (official), Fijian.
• Currency: Fiji Dollar.