Current Affairs Quiz

Statement 1 is correct. The Digital Bharat Nidhi is a statutory fund created under the newly enacted Telecommunications Act, 2023. It officially replaced the erstwhile Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) and expanded its mandate to include funding for R&D and pilot projects alongside rural network expansion.
Statement 2 is incorrect. While the BharatNet Program does aim to connect all Gram Panchayats in India with high-speed broadband, it is not funded by the World Bank. It is a domestic project primarily funded by the Government of India through the Digital Bharat Nidhi (formerly USOF).

Statement 1 is correct. The National Sports Awards are conferred every year by the President of India on August 29, which is celebrated as National Sports Day to honor the birth anniversary of Major Dhyan Chand.
Statement 2 is incorrect. The selection committee for the National Sports Awards 2025 was not headed by the current Chief Justice of India, but rather by Justice (Retd.) Arun Kumar Mishra, a former judge of the Supreme Court of India.

Statement 1 is correct. The Guwahati-Tezpur Corridor is a 135.87 km four-lane access-controlled highway project on NH-15 in Assam, developed under the traditional BOT (Toll) model.
Statement 2 is incorrect. Orang National Park (often referred to as 'Mini Kaziranga') is situated on the northern bank of the Brahmaputra River in the Darrang and Sonitpur districts of Assam, not the southern bank. (Kaziranga National Park is primarily located on the southern bank).

Statement 1 is correct. The 'Aparajita – Parang La 2026' is an all-India high-altitude trek organized by the NCC for 28 girl cadets to foster leadership, discipline, and resilience.
Statement 2 is incorrect. The Parang La Pass is located in the Himalayas and connects the Spiti Valley in Himachal Pradesh with the Changthang region in Ladakh. It does not connect the Kashmir Valley with Gilgit-Baltistan.

Statement 1 is incorrect. While the BWF World Championships is generally held every year, it is deliberately not held in the years when the Summer Olympic Games take place to avoid scheduling conflicts and prioritize Olympic glory.
Statement 2 is correct. The Badminton World Federation (BWF) was founded in 1934 and is currently headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It oversees the regulation and global expansion of the sport.

Statement 1 is correct. Rishabh Pant became the first Indian and the fourth player globally (after Ben Stokes, Brendon McCullum, and Adam Gilchrist) to hit 100 sixes in Test cricket.
Statement 2 is incorrect. He is the fastest player in the world to reach this milestone, taking only 51 matches. He broke the previous record held by Ben Stokes, who took 82 matches to achieve the same feat.

Statement 1 is correct. India hosted the 12th BRICS Environment Ministers' Meeting in New Delhi, focusing on a people-centric approach to environmental actions.
Statement 2 is incorrect. Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment) was originally introduced by the Indian Prime Minister at the UNFCCC COP26 in Glasgow in 2021, not at a BRICS Summit in 2023. It aims to encourage sustainable individual and community behaviors.

Statement 1 is correct. The Miyawaki method was invented by Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki and involves planting diverse native species densely to create fast-growing, self-sustaining mini-forests, especially in degraded urban areas.
Statement 2 is correct. A core objective of the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 (SBM-U 2.0) is the 100% scientific processing of municipal solid waste and the complete remediation of legacy dumpsites (like the Yaklaspura site in Raichur) to reclaim valuable land for ecological or public use.