{"id":79153,"date":"2025-12-22T15:46:29","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T10:16:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=79153"},"modified":"2025-12-22T15:46:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T10:16:29","slug":"upsc-daily-quiz-22-december-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/upsc-daily-quiz-22-december-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSC Daily Quiz 22 December 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"        <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. It allows candidates to revise important topics while regularly assessing their understanding and progress. Practicing these quizzes daily can improve accuracy, speed, and problem-solving skills. This consistent practice also enhances confidence in tackling exam-level questions. Overall, it is a valuable tool for both UPSC Prelims preparation and Mains revision.<\/p>\n            <\/p>\n\n            \n            <div>\n                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_button\" type=\"button\" value=\"Start quiz\"\n                       name=\"startQuiz\">\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_lock\">\n            <p>\n                You have already completed the quiz before. 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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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