Current Affairs Quiz

Statement 1 is correct. Kawtchhuah Ropui (The Great Entranceway) is an ancient megalithic site located in the Champhai district of Mizoram. It contains over 170 carved standing stones (menhirs) and has been declared a Monument of National Importance.
Statement 2 is incorrect. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), founded in 1861, operates under the administrative control of the Ministry of Culture, not the Ministry of Tourism.

Statement 1 is incorrect. The Kylleng-Pyndengsohiong-Mawthabah (KPM) uranium mining project is a highly contested project proposed in the West Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya, not Jharkhand. The Meghalaya Assembly recently passed a resolution opposing its establishment.
Statement 2 is correct. The Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) is a Public Sector Enterprise under the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE). It is responsible for the mining and processing of uranium in the country.

Statement 1 is incorrect. The Suru River is a major tributary of the Indus River, not the Brahmaputra. It originates from the Panzella glacier and flows entirely within the Kargil district of Ladakh.
Statement 2 is correct. The Nun-Kun massif, featuring the highest peaks of the Zanskar range, is located near the Suru Valley in the Union Territory of Ladakh.

Statement 1 is incorrect. Goa was a Portuguese colony, not a British one. The Patradevi Satyagraha of 1955 was directed against the Portuguese regime to demand Goa's integration with independent India.
Statement 2 is correct. Operation Vijay was launched by the Indian Armed Forces in December 1961, successfully liberating Goa, Daman, and Diu from over 450 years of Portuguese rule.

Statement 1 is correct. A Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) is a massive, sudden release of water from a glacial lake when its containing natural dam (often formed by loose moraine rocks and ice) fails due to pressure, earthquakes, or avalanches. It is a major cause of flash floods in the Himalayas.
Statement 2 is incorrect. Nepal shares its international land border with five Indian states, not three. These states are Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, and Sikkim.

Statement 1 is incorrect. The e-Shram Portal is a flagship initiative launched by the Ministry of Labour and Employment (not the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment) to create a comprehensive National Database of Unorganised Workers.
Statement 2 is correct. Every unorganised worker who registers on the e-Shram portal is issued an e-Shram card containing a unique 12-digit Universal Account Number (UAN).
Statement 3 is correct. The portal is strictly meant for the *unorganised sector*. Therefore, any individual who pays income tax or is already a member of formal social security schemes like the EPFO or ESIC is not eligible to register.

Both statements are correct.
Statement 1 is correct. The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) is a foundational UN human rights treaty adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1965 and entered into force in 1969.
Statement 2 is correct. The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) is the specialized body of independent experts that monitors the implementation of the Convention by its State parties through regular, periodic legal reviews.

Statement 1 is incorrect. The development, promotion, and establishment of specialized institutions (like the Indian Institute of Creative Technologies - IICT) for the AVGC-XR sector are primarily spearheaded by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B), recognizing it as a crucial part of the global media and entertainment industry.
Statement 2 is correct. Extended Reality (XR) is a universally accepted umbrella term used to describe immersive technologies that merge the physical and virtual worlds, encompassing Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR).

Both statements are incorrect.
Statement 1 is incorrect. H1N1 is a subtype of the Influenza A virus (not Influenza B). While it originated in pigs (Swine Flu), it underwent genetic mutation and is now highly transmissible directly from human to human through respiratory droplets.
Statement 2 is incorrect. Antibiotics are completely ineffective against viruses like H1N1. Antibiotics are designed to target and destroy the cell walls or metabolic processes of *bacteria*. Viruses do not possess these cellular structures, making antibiotics useless against them.