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Daily Current Affairs Quiz: July 09, 2025

July 9, 2025
Syama Prasad Mookerjee was the founder of which of the following political organisations?
  • (A) Indian National Congress
  • (B) Swatantra Party
  • (C) Bharatiya Jana Sangh
  • (D) Hindu Mahasabha
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Answer: C

Current Context: Recently, the Government of India marked the 125th birth anniversary of Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee, acknowledging his role in Indian politics, education, and national unity.

 ABOUT DR. MOOKERJEE:

  • Born in 1901, Calcutta.
  • Youngest ever Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calcutta (1934).
  • Former Minister for Industry and Supply in Nehru’s interim government.
  • Resigned due to ideological differences over Article 370.
  • Founder of Bharatiya Jana Sangh (1951), ideological forerunner of BJP.
  • Known as the “Lion of Parliament.”
  • Key initiatives: Chittaranjan Locomotive Works, industrialisation efforts.
The Seine River flows into which of the following bodies of water?
  • (A) Bay of Biscay
  • (B) North Sea
  • (C) English Channel
  • (D) Mediterranean Sea
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Answer: C.

Current Context: Paris officially opened the Seine River for public swimming after a century-long ban, following massive clean-up efforts ahead of the Paris Olympics 2024.

ABOUT SEINE RIVER:

  • Second-longest river in France after the Loire.
  • Origin: Near Dijon
  • Mouth: English Channel at Le Havre.
  • Clean-up: €1.4 billion project to remove coli, improve sewage treatment, and ensure swimmable water quality.
  • Part of Olympic legacy projects; new swim zones to boost tourism and public access.
With reference to the 3I/ATLAS comet, consider the following statements:
1. It is the first interstellar object to pass close to Earth.
2. It follows a hyperbolic trajectory and is moving at ~60 km/s.
3. It is expected to form a tail as it approaches the Sun.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  • (A) 1 and 2 only
  • (B) 2 and 3 only
  • (C) 1 and 3 only
  • (D) 1, 2 and 3
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Answer: B

Current Context: NASA-funded ATLAS telescope in Chile recently discovered 3I/ATLAS, making it the third-known interstellar comet.

ABOUT 3I/ATLAS:

  • “3I” indicates it’s the third interstellar object, after 1I/’Oumuamua (2017) and 2I/Borisov (2019).
  • Moving at ~60 km/s on a hyperbolic trajectory.
  • Expected to sublimate (release gases and dust) forming a tail as it nears the Sun.
  • Not expected to come close to Earth.
Consider the following statements about the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve:
1. It lies in the Terai-Bhabar region under the Upper Gangetic Plains.
2. Suheli and Mohana rivers flow through Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary.
3. It has North Indian Moist Deciduous forests dominated by Sal trees.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  • (A) 1 and 2 only
  • (B) 2 and 3 only
  • (C) 1 and 3 only
  • (D) 1, 2 and 3
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Answer: C

Current Context : A recent report highlights a 198.91% increase in the leopard population in Dudhwa Tiger Reserve (DTR) since 2022.

ABOUT DUDHWA TIGER RESERVE

  • Location: Indo-Nepal border, Lakhimpur-Kheri district, Uttar Pradesh.
  • Constituents: Includes Dudhwa National Park, Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary, Katerniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary, and adjoining forest divisions (North Kheri, South Kheri, Shahjahanpur).
  • Topography: Part of Terai-Bhabar region, under Upper Gangetic Plains biogeographic zone.
  • Rivers:
    • Sharda River: flows through Kishanpur WL Sanctuary.
    • Geruwa River: through Katerniaghat WL Sanctuary.
    • Suheli & Mohana: flow in Dudhwa NP.
    • All rivers are tributaries of
  • Vegetation: North Indian Moist Deciduous type; dominated by Sal (Shorea robusta) forests.
  • Notable Flora: Terminalia alata, Lagerstroemia parviflora, Adina cordifolia, Mitragyna parviflora, Gmelina arborea.
The district with the highest score in the North Eastern Region District SDG Index (2023–24) is:
  • (A) Longding (Arunachal Pradesh)
  • (B) Sikkim Central
  • (C) Imphal West (Manipur)
  • (D) Hnahthial (Mizoram)
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Answer: D

Current Context : NITI Aayog released the second edition of the North Eastern Region (NER) District SDG Index Report (2023–24).

ABOUT NER DISTRICT SDG INDEX

  • Prepared by: NITI Aayog & Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MoDoNER) with UNDP support.
  • Objective: Monitors SDG progress at district level across 8 NE states.
  • Based on: NITI Aayog’s SDG India Index methodology.
  • SDG Coverage: Tracks district-level performance on key development goals.
  • Index Categories:
    • Achiever: Score = 100
    • Front Runner: 65–99
    • Performer: 50–64
    • Aspirant: <50

KEY FINDINGS (2023–24)

  • Total districts covered: 121
  • Highest scorer: Hnahthial (Mizoram) – 81.43
  • Lowest scorer: Longding (Arunachal Pradesh) – 58.71
  • Mizoram, Sikkim, Tripura: All districts in Front Runner category.
  • Sikkim: Most consistent performance; narrowest score range (5.5).
  • Tripura: Highest scores with low intra-state variation (6.5).
  • Nagaland, Mizoram: High scores but larger district variation.
The Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Vidyarthi Mitra Kits scheme has been launched by which state?
  • (A) Andhra Pradesh
  • (B) Telangana
  • (C) Karnataka
  • (D) Odisha
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Answer: A

Current Context: Recently, Andhra Pradesh launched the Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Vidyarthi Mitra Kits, supplying free educational kits to 35.94 lakh students (Classes I–X), with a total budget of ₹953.71 crore.

 About the scheme

  • Namesake: Honours Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, India’s second President and philosopher, denoting education over politics.
  • Coverage: Govt and aided schools; budget shares: ₹778.68 cr (state) + ₹03 cr (centre).
  • Kit Components:
    • Uniforms (3 sets), shoes, socks, belt, school bag.
    • Textbooks, notebooks, workbooks; dictionaries: Oxford English-Telugu (Class 6), pictorial (Class 1); regional languages included .
Asia’s largest jungle safari, recently announced by Haryana Government, is planned in which mountain range?
  • (A) Vindhya Range
  • (B) Aravalli Hills
  • (C) Satpura Range
  • (D) Eastern Ghats
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Answer: B

CURRENT CONTEXT: The Haryana Government announced plans to build Asia’s largest jungle safari, spanning 10,000 acres across Gurugram and Nuh in the Aravalli Hills.

The project aims to protect wildlife, boost eco‑tourism, and create local jobs.

 About the Jungle Safari:

  • Location & Area: Encompasses 6,000 acres in Gurugram + 4,000 in Nuh, totalling 10,000 acres in protected Aravalli forest land
  • Planned Zones & Attractions:
    • Large herpetarium, aviary/bird park
    • Four big‑cat zones (including leopards)
    • Herbivore section, exotic fauna, underwater aquarium.
    • Botanical gardens, multiple biomes (equatorial, tropical, coastal, desert), and nature trails.
  • Design & Governance:
    • Modeled after Sharjah Safari (~2,000 acres), five times larger
    • Operated by an Aravalli Foundation under Haryana Forest & Tourism departments.
    • Central Zoo Authority granted feasibility approval; top firms shortlisted via global EoI.
Which Indian state became the first to use Aadhaar-based Face Authentication for PDS in 2025?
  • (A) Maharashtra
  • (B) Himachal Pradesh
  • (C) Gujarat
  • (D) Tamil Nadu
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Answer: B

Current Context: In July 2025, Himachal Pradesh became the first Indian state to adopt Aadhaar-based Face Authentication for PDS ration distribution.

ABOUT FACE AUTHENTICATION:

  • Developed by UIDAI.
  • Works on 1:1 matching of live face image with Aadhaar repository image.
  • Alternative to fingerprint, iris scan, and OTP-based
  • Expected to reduce errors in rural/aged population biometric failures.

 

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