Quest Daily CA Quiz 04-12-2025

Quest Daily CA Quiz 04-12-2025

Test your knowledge with today's current affairs

  1. Question 1: Consider the following statements: Statement I: New study finds invasive alien plants expanding across 15,500 km² of India’s natural areas every year. Statement II: Species such as Lantana camara, Chromolaena odorata and Prosopis juliflora now dominate two-thirds of natural ecosystems. Statement III: Invasions accelerating due to climate change, land-use shifts, altered fire regimes and biodiversity loss. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

    • Both Statement II and Statement III are correct and both of them explain Statement I
    • Both Statement II and Statement III are correct but only one of them explains Statement I
    • Only one of the Statements II and III is correct and that explains Statement I
    • Neither Statement II nor Statement III is correctc

  2. Question 2: The Rupee breached the psychologically crucial ₹90 per US dollar level to close at a fresh all-time low of ₹90.19. The depreciation occurred in the backdrop of which of the following factors? I. Continued FPI inflows into the equity markets II. High importer demand for dollars III. Lack of clarity on the India–US trade deal IV. Widening trade deficit V. Restrained RBI intervention in the forex market Select the correct answer using the code given below.

    • I, II, III and IV only
    • II, III, IV and V only
    • I, III, IV and V only
    • I, II, III, IV and V

  3. Question 3: Consider the following statements regarding National Register of Citizens (NRC): I. The NRC is a record of all usual residents, including both citizens and non-citizens. II. It aims to identify illegal immigrants as mandated by the Citizenship Act of 1955, Foreigners Act of 1946 and Passport (Entry into India) Act, 1920. III. The only time a nation-wide NRC was created was in 1951 after the Census of 1951. IV. At present, only Assam has such a National Register of Citizens. V. The nodal agency for the NRC is the National Sample Survey Office(NSS0). Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    • I, II, III and V only
    • II, III and IV only
    • II, III, IV and V only
    • All of the above

  4. Question 4: Consider the following statements regarding “Small modular reactors (SMRs)”: I. SMRs are advanced nuclear reactors that have a power capacity of up to 500 MW(e) per unit. II. SMRs can be factory-built, unlike conventional nuclear reactors that are built entirely on-site. III. As of now, only two SMR projects are in the operational stage worldwide- Russia’s Akademik Lomonosov and China’s HTR‑PM. IV. Under the 2025–26 Union Budget’s Nuclear Energy Mission, emphasis is on development and deployment of five indigenous SMRs by 2033 with an outlay of ₹ 20,000 crore. How many of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

    • Only one
    • Only two
    • Only three
    • All the above

  5. Question 5: India recently assumed the 2026 Chairship of International IDEA’s Council of Member States. Who took the Chairship on India’s behalf?

    • The President of India
    • The Prime Minister of India
    • The Chief Election Commissioner of India
    • The Speaker of the Lok Sabha