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Daily Current Affairs
16 December, 2025
1. The VB-G RAM G Bill, 2025 proposes which of the following fundamental shifts compared to MGNREGA?
A. From centrally sponsored to central sector scheme
B. From rights-based to supply-driven employment
C. From rural to urban employment guarantee
D. From unskilled to skilled employment only
E. From household to individual entitlement
Answer: B
Explanation: The Bill shifts rural employment from a demand-driven, rights-based model under MGNREGA to a supply-driven framework where work depends on Central notification and fixed budgets.
2. Under the VB-G RAM G Bill, 2025, the guaranteed number of employment days per rural household is:
A. 90 days
B. 100 days
C. 110 days
D. 125 days
E. 150 days
Answer: D
Explanation: The Bill increases guaranteed employment from 100 days (MGNREGA) to 125 days per household annually.
3. The Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan (VBSA) Bill, 2025 seeks to replace which institution?
A. AICTE
B. NAAC
C. University Grants Commission
D. National Education Council
E. NITI Aayog
Answer: C
Explanation: The VBSA Bill proposes replacing the University Grants Commission (UGC) with a new apex higher education regulator.
4. According to PLFS (November 2025), which of the following trends is correct?
A. Rising unemployment with falling LFPR
B. Declining unemployment with rising LFPR
C. Stable unemployment with falling female participation
D. Rising urban female LFPR driving overall gains
E. Decline in rural worker population ratio
Answer: B
Explanation: Unemployment fell to 4.7% while LFPR rose to 55.8%, indicating improved labour absorption.
5. India’s sharp narrowing of trade deficit in November 2025 was primarily due to:
A. Rise in crude oil exports
B. Fall in service imports
C. Decline in gold imports
D. Increase in remittances
E. Currency appreciation
Answer: C
Explanation: Gold imports fell sharply (around 60% YoY), which significantly reduced the merchandise trade deficit.
6. The SHANTI Bill, 2025 is associated with reforms in which sector?
A. Space technology
B. Renewable energy
C. Nuclear energy
D. Defence manufacturing
E. Biotechnology
Answer: C
Explanation: SHANTI Bill reforms India’s nuclear energy sector, allowing private and foreign participation and revising liability norms.
7. Which Indian sector is identified as the most vulnerable to the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)?
A. Steel
B. Aluminium
C. Fertilisers
D. Cement
E. Petroleum refining
Answer: D
Explanation: Cement exports from India carry high carbon intensity and face the greatest CBAM exposure among Indian sectors.
8. Artemisinin resistance in malaria is primarily associated with mutations in which gene?
A. pfcrt
B. mdr1
C. kelch13
D. hemoglobin-S
E. apicoplast
Answer: C
Explanation: Mutations in the kelch13 gene are linked to delayed parasite clearance and artemisinin resistance.
9. The Right to Disconnect Bill, 2025 primarily addresses which issue?
A. Wage fixation
B. Gig worker registration
C. Work-life balance in digital workplaces
D. Industrial dispute resolution
E. Contract labour regulation
Answer: C
Explanation: The Bill provides employees a statutory right to disengage from work communications beyond working hours.
10. The Bison Horn Maria dance is associated with which tribe?
A. Santhal
B. Toda
C. Dandami Maria
D. Bhil
E. Mishing
Answer: C
Explanation: The Bison Horn Maria dance is performed by the Dandami Maria tribe of Bastar, Chhattisgarh.
