{"id":60773,"date":"2025-08-26T11:38:47","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T06:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=60773"},"modified":"2025-08-26T17:53:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T12:23:59","slug":"upsc-daily-quiz-26-august-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/upsc-daily-quiz-26-august-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSC Daily Quiz 26 August 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Daily UPSC Quiz by Vajiram &amp; Ravi is a thoughtfully curated initiative designed to support UPSC aspirants in strengthening their current affairs knowledge and core conceptual understanding. Aligned with the UPSC Syllabus 2025, this daily quiz serves as a revision resource, helping candidates assess their preparation, revise key topics, and stay updated with relevant issues. Whether you are preparing for Prelims or sharpening your revision for Mains, consistent practice with these Daily UPSC Quiz can significantly enhance accuracy, speed, and confidence in solving exam-level questions<\/span><\/p>\n<table class=\"wp-list-table widefat fixed striped table-view-list quiz\">\n<tbody id=\"the-list\" data-wp-lists=\"list:quiz\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"shortcode column-shortcode\" data-colname=\"Shortcode\">        <div class=\"wpProQuiz_content\" id=\"wpProQuiz_52\">\n            <h2>UPSC Daily Quiz 22 December 2025<\/h2>        <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_time_limit\">\n            <div class=\"time\">Time limit: <span>0<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_progress\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_checkPage\" style=\"display: none;\">\n            <h4 class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">Quiz-summary<\/h4>\n\n            <p>\n                <span>0<\/span> of 5 questions completed            <\/p>\n\n            <p>Questions:<\/p>\n\n            <div style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_box\">\n                <ol>\n                                            <li>1<\/li>\n                                            <li>2<\/li>\n                                            <li>3<\/li>\n                                            <li>4<\/li>\n                                            <li>5<\/li>\n                                    <\/ol>\n                <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            \n            <input type=\"button\" name=\"endQuizSummary\" value=\"Finish quiz\"\n                   class=\"wpProQuiz_button\">\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_infopage\" style=\"display: none;\">\n            <h4>Information<\/h4>\n\n            \n            <input type=\"button\" name=\"endInfopage\" value=\"Finish quiz\"\n                   class=\"wpProQuiz_button\">\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_text\">\n            <p>\n                <p>Vajiram &amp; Ravi\u2019s Daily UPSC Quiz is designed to help aspirants strengthen their preparation by focusing on current affairs and concepts from the UPSC Syllabus 2026 for both Prelims &amp; Mains. 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Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                                                    <span style=\"font-weight: bold; float: right;\">1 points<\/span>\n                            <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <p>Chillai Kalan, recently in news, is majorly occurs in:<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"514\"\n                                data-type=\"single\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_52_514\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a. Western Ghats region                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_52_514\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> b. Eastern Ghats region                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_52_514\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> c. Desert region of Rajasthan                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_52_514\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d. Kashmir region                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><strong>Answer: d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Explanation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recently, Kashmir braces for a spell of rain and snowfall and the region is also set to enter \u2018Chillai Kalan\u2019.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is the <strong>40-day period of the harshest winter<\/strong> cold in <strong>Kashmir region.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Chillai Kalan is a <strong>Persian term<\/strong> which means <strong>\u201cMajor Cold\u201d.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The Chillai Kalan (big cold) usually begins on <strong>December 21<\/strong> and will end on January 30.\n<ul>\n<li>Chillai Kalan is followed by \u2018<strong>Chillai-Khurd\u2019<\/strong> (small cold)\u2013 a 20-day period of moderate winter from January 31 to February 19, and the 10-day <strong>\u2018Chillai-Bacha\u2019<\/strong> (baby cold), towards the fag end of the winter season from February 20 to March 2.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cultural Significance:<\/strong> According <strong>to Persian tradition<\/strong>, the night of 21st December is celebrated as\u00a0<strong>Shab-e Yalda-\u201cNight of Birth\u201d, or Shab-e Chelleh. \u2013 \u201cNight of Forty\u201d.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Impacts of Chillai Kalan:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>During this time Kashmir Valley faces its <strong>harshest phase of the winter season<\/strong>, including widespread snowfall, sub-zero temperatures and intense cold waves.<\/li>\n<li>Traditionally, heavy snowfall during <strong>Chillai Kalan replenishes water reservoirs<\/strong> in the higher reaches, sustaining rivers, streams and lakes during the summer months.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Hence option (d) is the correct answer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/jammu-and-kashmir\/snow-rain-in-kashmir-chillai-kalan\/article70422055.ece\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/jammu-and-kashmir\/snow-rain-in-kashmir-chillai-kalan\/article70422055.ece\" rel=\"nofollow ugc noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/jammu-and-kashmir\/snow-rain-in-kashmir-chillai-kalan\/article70422055.ece<\/a><\/strong><\/a><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><strong>Answer: d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Explanation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recently, Kashmir braces for a spell of rain and snowfall and the region is also set to enter \u2018Chillai Kalan\u2019.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is the <strong>40-day period of the harshest winter<\/strong> cold in <strong>Kashmir region.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Chillai Kalan is a <strong>Persian term<\/strong> which means <strong>\u201cMajor Cold\u201d.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The Chillai Kalan (big cold) usually begins on <strong>December 21<\/strong> and will end on January 30.\n<ul>\n<li>Chillai Kalan is followed by \u2018<strong>Chillai-Khurd\u2019<\/strong> (small cold)\u2013 a 20-day period of moderate winter from January 31 to February 19, and the 10-day <strong>\u2018Chillai-Bacha\u2019<\/strong> (baby cold), towards the fag end of the winter season from February 20 to March 2.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cultural Significance:<\/strong> According <strong>to Persian tradition<\/strong>, the night of 21st December is celebrated as\u00a0<strong>Shab-e Yalda-\u201cNight of Birth\u201d, or Shab-e Chelleh. \u2013 \u201cNight of Forty\u201d.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Impacts of Chillai Kalan:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>During this time Kashmir Valley faces its <strong>harshest phase of the winter season<\/strong>, including widespread snowfall, sub-zero temperatures and intense cold waves.<\/li>\n<li>Traditionally, heavy snowfall during <strong>Chillai Kalan replenishes water reservoirs<\/strong> in the higher reaches, sustaining rivers, streams and lakes during the summer months.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Hence option (d) is the correct answer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/jammu-and-kashmir\/snow-rain-in-kashmir-chillai-kalan\/article70422055.ece\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/jammu-and-kashmir\/snow-rain-in-kashmir-chillai-kalan\/article70422055.ece\" rel=\"nofollow ugc noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/jammu-and-kashmir\/snow-rain-in-kashmir-chillai-kalan\/article70422055.ece<\/a><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        \n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n               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Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                                                    <span style=\"font-weight: bold; float: right;\">1 points<\/span>\n                            <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <p>Consider the following statements regarding the Raccoon Roundworm:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>It infects raccoons in parts of North America, Europe and Japan.<\/li>\n<li>It causes severe disease only in animals.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"515\"\n                                data-type=\"single\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_52_515\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a. 1 only                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_52_515\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> b. 2 only                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_52_515\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> c. Both 1 and 2                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_52_515\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d. Neither 1 nor 2                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><strong>Answer: a<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Explanation: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recently, Europe is on alert after a new study revealed the raccoon roundworm,\u00a0Baylisascaris procyonis, has firmly taken hold in wild raccoons across nine countries.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The raccoon roundworm (Baylisascaris\u00a0procyonis) is the common large roundworm or ascarid found in <strong>the small intestinal tract of raccoons.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It infects <strong>raccoons<\/strong> in parts of <strong>North America, Europe and Japan<\/strong>, and less commonly in South America.\n<ul>\n<li>The parasite is <strong>indigenous to North America<\/strong> and emerging in Europe and Asia after the introduction of North American raccoons for the commercial fur trade in the early 20th century.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>It can cause severe <strong>disease in humans and other animals.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Primary Hosts of Raccoon Roundworm: <\/strong>Racoons (\u200bProcyon lotor\u200b), Wild and domestic canids<\/li>\n<li><strong>Transmission &amp; Life Cycle of Raccoon Roundworm:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Infection occurs through ingestion of <strong>infective eggs or infected paratenic hosts.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Eggs <strong>passed in racoon faeces<\/strong> are shed in the environment and take 2-4weeks to embryonate and become infective.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Many mammals and birds<\/strong> can become paratenic hosts after consuming the eggs.<\/li>\n<li>Once infective eggs are ingested, the eggs hatch and larvae penetrate the intestinal wall where they can migrate to various tissues (liver, lungs, eyes, and brain), and infect the host.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Treatment and Control: <\/strong>Raccoons can be successfully treated with several <strong>anthelmintics to kill the adult worms<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Hence only statement 1 is correct.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/science\/story\/raccoon-roundworm-baylisascaris-procyonis-europe-spread-india-risk-parasite-infection-2839323-2025-12-21\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/science\/story\/raccoon-roundworm-baylisascaris-procyonis-europe-spread-india-risk-parasite-infection-2839323-2025-12-21\" rel=\"nofollow ugc noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/science\/story\/raccoon-roundworm-baylisascaris-procyonis-europe-spread-india-risk-parasite-infection-2839323-2025-12-21<\/a><\/strong><\/a><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><strong>Answer: a<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Explanation: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recently, Europe is on alert after a new study revealed the raccoon roundworm,\u00a0Baylisascaris procyonis, has firmly taken hold in wild raccoons across nine countries.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The raccoon roundworm (Baylisascaris\u00a0procyonis) is the common large roundworm or ascarid found in <strong>the small intestinal tract of raccoons.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It infects <strong>raccoons<\/strong> in parts of <strong>North America, Europe and Japan<\/strong>, and less commonly in South America.\n<ul>\n<li>The parasite is <strong>indigenous to North America<\/strong> and emerging in Europe and Asia after the introduction of North American raccoons for the commercial fur trade in the early 20th century.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>It can cause severe <strong>disease in humans and other animals.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Primary Hosts of Raccoon Roundworm: <\/strong>Racoons (\u200bProcyon lotor\u200b), Wild and domestic canids<\/li>\n<li><strong>Transmission &amp; Life Cycle of Raccoon Roundworm:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Infection occurs through ingestion of <strong>infective eggs or infected paratenic hosts.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Eggs <strong>passed in racoon faeces<\/strong> are shed in the environment and take 2-4weeks to embryonate and become infective.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Many mammals and birds<\/strong> can become paratenic hosts after consuming the eggs.<\/li>\n<li>Once infective eggs are ingested, the eggs hatch and larvae penetrate the intestinal wall where they can migrate to various tissues (liver, lungs, eyes, and brain), and infect the host.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Treatment and Control: <\/strong>Raccoons can be successfully treated with several <strong>anthelmintics to kill the adult worms<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Hence only statement 1 is correct.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/science\/story\/raccoon-roundworm-baylisascaris-procyonis-europe-spread-india-risk-parasite-infection-2839323-2025-12-21\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/science\/story\/raccoon-roundworm-baylisascaris-procyonis-europe-spread-india-risk-parasite-infection-2839323-2025-12-21\" rel=\"nofollow ugc noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/science\/story\/raccoon-roundworm-baylisascaris-procyonis-europe-spread-india-risk-parasite-infection-2839323-2025-12-21<\/a><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        \n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; 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Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                                                    <span style=\"font-weight: bold; float: right;\">1 points<\/span>\n                            <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <p>Consider the following statements regarding the World Anti-Doping Agency:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>It is an international agency which is engaged in worldwide movement for doping-free sport.<\/li>\n<li>Its headquarter is located in Montreal, Canada.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"516\"\n                                data-type=\"single\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_52_516\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a. 1 only                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_52_516\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> b. 2 only                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_52_516\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> c. Both 1 and 2                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_52_516\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d. Neither 1 nor 2                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><strong>Answer: c<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Explanation: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recently, for the third consecutive year,\u00a0India has topped the World Anti-Doping Agency\u2019s (WADA) global list of offenders.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It was <strong>established in 1999<\/strong> as an <strong>international independent agency<\/strong> to lead a collaborative worldwide <strong>movement for doping-free sport.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Role:<\/strong> To <strong>develop, harmonize and coordinate anti-doping rules<\/strong> and policies across all <strong>sports and countries.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It activities include scientific and social science research; education; intelligence &amp; investigations; development of anti-doping capacity; and monitoring of compliance with the World Anti-Doping Program.<\/li>\n<li>It is <strong>funded equally<\/strong> by the Olympic Movement and <strong>Governments of the world.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Headquarter:<\/strong> Montreal, Canada.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Governance Structure of World Anti-Doping Agency<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Foundation Board (Board):<\/strong> It consists of <strong>42-member<\/strong> and it is the agency\u2019s <strong>highest policy-making body<\/strong>, is jointly composed of representatives of the Olympic Movement (the IOC, National Olympic Committees, International Sports Federations, and athletes) and <strong>representatives of<\/strong> <strong>governments from all five continents.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Executive Committee (ExCo):<\/strong> It <strong>consists of 16-member<\/strong> to which the Board delegates the management and <strong>running of the agency<\/strong>, including the performance of all its activities and the administration of its assets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Hence both statements are correct.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/opinion\/editorials\/india-is-no-1-on-global-doping-list-it-must-clean-up-10432155\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/opinion\/editorials\/india-is-no-1-on-global-doping-list-it-must-clean-up-10432155\/\" rel=\"nofollow ugc noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/opinion\/editorials\/india-is-no-1-on-global-doping-list-it-must-clean-up-10432155\/<\/a><\/strong><\/a><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><strong>Answer: c<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Explanation: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recently, for the third consecutive year,\u00a0India has topped the World Anti-Doping Agency\u2019s (WADA) global list of offenders.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It was <strong>established in 1999<\/strong> as an <strong>international independent agency<\/strong> to lead a collaborative worldwide <strong>movement for doping-free sport.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Role:<\/strong> To <strong>develop, harmonize and coordinate anti-doping rules<\/strong> and policies across all <strong>sports and countries.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It activities include scientific and social science research; education; intelligence &amp; investigations; development of anti-doping capacity; and monitoring of compliance with the World Anti-Doping Program.<\/li>\n<li>It is <strong>funded equally<\/strong> by the Olympic Movement and <strong>Governments of the world.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Headquarter:<\/strong> Montreal, Canada.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Governance Structure of World Anti-Doping Agency<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Foundation Board (Board):<\/strong> It consists of <strong>42-member<\/strong> and it is the agency\u2019s <strong>highest policy-making body<\/strong>, is jointly composed of representatives of the Olympic Movement (the IOC, National Olympic Committees, International Sports Federations, and athletes) and <strong>representatives of<\/strong> <strong>governments from all five continents.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Executive Committee (ExCo):<\/strong> It <strong>consists of 16-member<\/strong> to which the Board delegates the management and <strong>running of the agency<\/strong>, including the performance of all its activities and the administration of its assets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Hence both statements are correct.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/opinion\/editorials\/india-is-no-1-on-global-doping-list-it-must-clean-up-10432155\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/opinion\/editorials\/india-is-no-1-on-global-doping-list-it-must-clean-up-10432155\/\" rel=\"nofollow ugc noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/opinion\/editorials\/india-is-no-1-on-global-doping-list-it-must-clean-up-10432155\/<\/a><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        \n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; 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Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                                                    <span style=\"font-weight: bold; float: right;\">1 points<\/span>\n                            <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <p>With reference to Southern Ocean, consider the following:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>It is located on the lower end of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Ocean.<\/li>\n<li>It is known for weak winds and high temperatures.<\/li>\n<li>It was formed when Antarctica and South America drifted apart.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>How many of the above statements are correct?<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"517\"\n                                data-type=\"single\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_52_517\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a. Only One                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_52_517\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> b. Only Two                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_52_517\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> c. All three                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_52_517\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> d. None                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><strong>Answer: b<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Explanation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recently, scientists have found the Southern Ocean mitigates global surface warming by taking up a large portion of the carbon released by human activities.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Southern Ocean is also <strong>known as the Antarctic Ocean,<\/strong> is the fourth-largest ocean by surface area.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>International Hydrographic Organization<\/strong> describes the Southern Ocean as the World Ocean\u2019s <strong>southernmost portion.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is <strong>located on<\/strong> the <strong>lower end of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Ocean<\/strong>, and includes the tributary seas around the Antarctic region.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>It is known for its <strong>strong winds, intense storms<\/strong>, dramatic seasonal changes and cold temperatures.<\/li>\n<li>It is dominated by the <strong>Antarctic Circumpolar Current<\/strong> (ACC) which is the longest, strongest, deepest-reaching current on earth.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Formation:<\/strong> It was formed around <strong>34 million years ago<\/strong> when Antarctica and South America drifted apart, creating the Drake Passage.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Biodiversity:<\/strong> Powerful currents, cold temperatures and nutrient and oxygen-rich waters make the Southern Ocean one of the <strong>most productive marine ecosystems on Earth.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Role of Southern Ocean:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It plays an important role in the <strong>circulation of water around the globe.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It also plays a key <strong>role in regulating the earth\u2019s<\/strong> climate through its <strong>currents, seasonal sea ice<\/strong> and by absorbing <strong>heat and carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Hence only statements 1 and 3 are correct.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/science\/southern-ocean-carbon-anomaly-reveals-what-models-can-still-miss\/article70422336.ece\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/science\/southern-ocean-carbon-anomaly-reveals-what-models-can-still-miss\/article70422336.ece\" rel=\"nofollow ugc noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/science\/southern-ocean-carbon-anomaly-reveals-what-models-can-still-miss\/article70422336.ece<\/a><\/strong><\/a><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><strong>Answer: b<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Explanation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recently, scientists have found the Southern Ocean mitigates global surface warming by taking up a large portion of the carbon released by human activities.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Southern Ocean is also <strong>known as the Antarctic Ocean,<\/strong> is the fourth-largest ocean by surface area.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>International Hydrographic Organization<\/strong> describes the Southern Ocean as the World Ocean\u2019s <strong>southernmost portion.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is <strong>located on<\/strong> the <strong>lower end of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Ocean<\/strong>, and includes the tributary seas around the Antarctic region.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>It is known for its <strong>strong winds, intense storms<\/strong>, dramatic seasonal changes and cold temperatures.<\/li>\n<li>It is dominated by the <strong>Antarctic Circumpolar Current<\/strong> (ACC) which is the longest, strongest, deepest-reaching current on earth.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Formation:<\/strong> It was formed around <strong>34 million years ago<\/strong> when Antarctica and South America drifted apart, creating the Drake Passage.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Biodiversity:<\/strong> Powerful currents, cold temperatures and nutrient and oxygen-rich waters make the Southern Ocean one of the <strong>most productive marine ecosystems on Earth.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Role of Southern Ocean:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It plays an important role in the <strong>circulation of water around the globe.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It also plays a key <strong>role in regulating the earth\u2019s<\/strong> climate through its <strong>currents, seasonal sea ice<\/strong> and by absorbing <strong>heat and carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Hence only statements 1 and 3 are correct.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/science\/southern-ocean-carbon-anomaly-reveals-what-models-can-still-miss\/article70422336.ece\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/science\/southern-ocean-carbon-anomaly-reveals-what-models-can-still-miss\/article70422336.ece\" rel=\"nofollow ugc noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/science\/southern-ocean-carbon-anomaly-reveals-what-models-can-still-miss\/article70422336.ece<\/a><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n      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Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                                                    <span style=\"font-weight: bold; float: right;\">1 points<\/span>\n                            <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <p>Consider the following statements regarding Syria:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>It is located on the east coast of the\u00a0Mediterranean Sea.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>It shares its land border with Turkey in the north.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"518\"\n                                data-type=\"single\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_52_518\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> a. 1 only                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_52_518\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> b. 2 only                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_52_518\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> c. 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<strong>southwestern\u00a0Asia. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Bordering Countries:<\/strong> It is bordered by <strong>Turkey <\/strong>in the north, <strong>Lebanon<\/strong> in the west, <strong>Iraq<\/strong> in the east, <strong>Jordan <\/strong>in the south and <strong>Israel<\/strong> in the southwest.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Capital City:<\/strong> Damascus<\/li>\n<li><strong>Geographical Features of Syria:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Syria&#8217;s geography offers two major regions, a <strong>western and an eastern part<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>The western region features narrow, fertile coastal plains along the <strong>eastern Mediterranean<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The <strong>eastern part<\/strong> of the country is the <strong>realm of the\u00a0Syrian Desert<\/strong> which is a mixture of dry <strong>steppe and true desert landscape.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rivers:<\/strong> <strong>Euphrates River<\/strong> flows across Syria before entering Iraq.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lakes:<\/strong> <strong>Lake al-Assad<\/strong> (a man-made reservoir,) created by a dam on the Euphrates River.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Desert<\/strong>: Southern and eastern Syria are part of <strong>the northern\u00a0Syrian Desert.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Highest Point:<\/strong> Mt Hermon (2,814 m)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Hence both statements are correct.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsonair.gov.in\/us-military-carries-out-strike-against-is-group-in-syria\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsonair.gov.in\/us-military-carries-out-strike-against-is-group-in-syria\/\" rel=\"nofollow ugc noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.newsonair.gov.in\/us-military-carries-out-strike-against-is-group-in-syria\/<\/a><\/strong><\/a><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" 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