Daily Current Affairs UPSC: News Based MCQs Quiz | 25th August 2025

Answer: (A) Only one

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• •Imis – Saddle on India-Tibet border between southeast Ladakh to Tibet on tri-junction of Ladakh-Tibet-Himachal. South of Chumar. 17,355 ft (5,290 m)
• •Kalindi – Heavily glaciated out-of-the-way off-road pass northeast of Guptakashi and southwest of Kedarnath. 19,521 ft (5,950 m)
• •Kumjawng Pass – Passes in southeastern Arunachal (Anjaw district) between India and Myanmar, from north to south are Dhipu Pass (Dipher Pass) east of Kibithu near India-Tibet-Myanmar tri-point border, Kumjawng Pass east of Krosam, Chankan Pass east of Vijaynagar, Lekhapani Pass south of Namdapha National Park & east of Miao, Hpungan Pass, and Pangsau Pass south of Nampong on Stillwell Road.

Answer: (C) All three

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• •While QRSAM has been designed and developed by the DRDO, VSHORADS and DEW have been developed by Research Centre Imarat (RCI) and Centre for High Energy Systems and Sciences (CHESS) respectively, both Hyderabad-based facilities of the DRDO.
• •The integrated operation of all these weapon system components is controlled by a Centralised Command and Control Centre, developed by the Defence Research and Development Laboratory, Hyderabad.
• •QRSAM: QRSAM is a short-range Surface to Air Missile (SAM) system, primarily designed to provide a protective shield to moving armoured columns of the Army from enemy aerial attacks. The entire weapon system is configured on highly mobile platforms. It has search and track capability and can fire on short halts. The system has an operation range of three to 30 kilometers.
• •The QRSAM weapon ensemble consists of a fully automated command and control system, two radars — Active Array Battery Surveillance Radar and Active Array Battery Multifunction Radar — and one launcher. Both the radars have a 360-degree coverage with ‘search on move’ and ‘track on move’ capabilities.
• •VSHORADS: VSHORADS is a fourth-generation, technically advanced miniaturised Man Portable Air Defence System (MANPAD). The DRDO has said that the missile system has the capability to meet the needs of all the three branches of the Armed Forces — Army, Navy and Air Force.
• •The weapon system can neutralise targets between the range of 300 meters and six kilometers, including drones and other classes of aerial threats.
• •DEW: Earlier this April, the CHESS facility conducted a successful field demonstration of the land version of the Vehicle mounted Laser DEW MK-II(A). It defeated fixed wing UAV and swarm drones, causing structural damage and disabling their surveillance sensors. With this, India has joined the exclusive club of global powers who possess such a system. DEW is said to have a range of less than three kilometers.

Answer: (D) Myanmar

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• About IBCA
• •India has a long-standing experience on tiger agenda and exemplary conservation models for other big cats like lion, snow leopard and leopard. Recent translocation and successful implementation of Project Cheetah in India further demonstrates the country’s leading role in big cat conservation. Acknowledging this, in the mega International event held at Mysuru, Karnataka on April 09, 2023 to commemorate 50 years of India’s Project Tiger; the Honourable Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi launched the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) for global conservation of seven big cats namely Tiger, Lion, Leopard, Snow Leopard, Cheetah, Jaguar and Puma. Earlier, during Global Tiger Day Celebration in July, 2019; the Honourable Prime Minister had called for an Alliance of Global Leaders to erase demand and firmly curb poaching and illegal Wildlife trade. In pursuance of the decision of the Republic of India, the Cabinet approved the establishment of IBCA with its Secretariat headquarter in India on March 12, 2024.
• •IBCA is a multi-country, multi-agency coalition comprising of 95 big cat range countries, non-range countries with an interest in big cat conservation, conservation partners, scientific organizations engaged in big cat research, as well as business groups and corporates committed to supporting big cat conservation efforts. The primary objective of IBCA is to facilitate collaboration and synergy among stakeholders, consolidating successful conservation practices and expertise into a centralized repository. This unified approach, bolstered by financial support, aims to bolster the conservation agenda, halt the decline in big cat populations, and reverse current trends. IBCA seeks to lead by example, bringing together range countries and other stakeholders onto a common platform to champion the cause of big cat conservation on a global scale.

Answer: (C) Both 1 and 2

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• •Traditionally, weaving is the main activity for women in all Naga tribes. Knowing the art of weaving is considered to be one of the important skills of women. The designs of shawls and mekhala (wrap-around) are different for men and women.
• •The shawls are colourful and their designs denote the social status of a person. Besides these status shawls, every tribe has its own common shawls for men and women and for married and unmarried people.
• •Nagaland is an agrarian state with over half of its population dependent on agriculture and allied sectors. Agriculture is the mainstay of the economy and the largest employer in the state. Rice is the main staple food of the Nagas.
• •It is cultivated in two major farming systems practised in the state viz., jhumcultivation and terrace rice cultivation/wet rice cultivation. Other principal crops include maize, pulses, oilseeds, sugarcane, potatoes, ginger, etc.

Answer: (C) Both 1 and 2

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Answer: (A) 1 only

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Answer: (D) None of the above

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