Daily Current Affairs UPSC: News Based MCQs Quiz | 16th December 2025 Skip to main content

Daily Current Affairs UPSC: News Based MCQs Quiz | 16th December 2025

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Question 1

Environment | Green Energy | Easy | The Hindu

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Consider the following:

1. Hydrogen prepared from nuclear energy is called yellow hydrogen.

2. Nuclear energy is a clean energy fuel.

Which of the statements above is or are correct?

A. 1 only

B. 2 only

C. Both 1 and 2

D. None of the above

Solution & Detailed Explanation

Answer: (B) 2 only

Detailed Explanation

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Question 2

International Relations | Places in News | Easy | The Hindu

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Which among the following countries does not border Jordan?

A. Syria

B. Iraq

C. Egypt

D. Saudi Arabia

Solution & Detailed Explanation

Answer: (C) Egypt

Detailed Explanation

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Question 3

Economy | FDI | Medium | The Hindu

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Consider the following pairs:

  • •Horizontal FDI – foreign branch that performs the same operations as the parent company
  • •Conglomerate FDI – Investment is made in a foreign country with the intent of exporting the output to a third country
  • •Platform FDI – company invests in a completely different industry

How many pairs is or are correctly matched?

A. Only one

B. Only two

C. All three

D. None of the above

Solution & Detailed Explanation

Answer: (A) Only one

Detailed Explanation

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Question 4

Economy | WTO | Easy | The Hindu

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Consider the following statements:

1. Free trade agreements is an exception to the most favored nation principle of WTO.

2. National treatment only applies once a product, service or item of intellectual property has entered the market.

Which of the statements above is or are correct?

A. 1 only

B. 2 only

C. Both 1 and 2

D. None of the above

Solution & Detailed Explanation

Answer: (C) Both 1 and 2

Detailed Explanation

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