10 PM Daily UPSC Current Affairs 25th February – 2025

Consider the following statements:
Statement-I: The Indian carbon market requires industries to reduce their total carbon emissions.
Statement-II: The Indian carbon trading system focuses on improving emissions intensity.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Consider the following statements:
Statement-I: Voluntary carbon markets allow private businesses to generate and trade carbon credits.
Statement-II: Private businesses can undertake activities like afforestation and carbon capture to generate carbon credits.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

“Kota Cares” initiative, seen in the news recently, aims to:

With reference to the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, consider the following statements:
1.It does not impose any particular language on any state.
2.It states all the three languages taught in schools must be Indian languages.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:
1.The Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking for Access of Information by Public) Rules, 2009 allow the government to issue emergency orders to block content on social media, news websites, and streaming services.
2.The government has the authority to block websites in cases related to India’s sovereignty and integrity.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

‘Glacier ice algae’ was seen in the news recently for:

Consider the following pairs:
Quantum Concepts———————-Description
1.Superposition———Correlation between particles regardless of distance
2.Entanglement—————– Existence in multiple states simultaneously
3.Wavefunction collapse——–Conversion to a definite state upon measurement
How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

‘Project Farm Vibes’ was in the news recently for:

With reference to Zonal Councils in India, which of the following statements are correct?
1.It aims to facilitate economic planning and policy formulation for each state individually.
2.The States Reorganisation Act, 1956 established five Zonal Councils in India.
3.Each Zonal Council consists of the Chief Ministers of the member states.
4.Prime Minister of India is the Chairman of the Zonal Council.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below: