26Aug2025DailyCAQuiz

1. A dummy crew module of roughly 5 tonnes was air-dropped from an IAF Chinook helicopter.
2. The test validated the parachute-based deceleration system that brings the module to safe splashdown speed.
3. The sequence replicated conditions after atmospheric re-entry, following initial slowing by heat shields and drogue parachutes.
4. IADT-1 was conducted overland to test touchdown on a hard runway.

Which of the above statements are correct?

1. It is located in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district and connects India with Tibet.
2. It was not part of the 1994 India–China border trade agreement.
3. Trade through Shipki-La was suspended in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
4. The pass is being considered as a route for the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra.

Which of the above statements are correct?

1. Shipki-La (Himachal Pradesh)
2. Lipulekh (Uttarakhand)
3. Nathu La (Sikkim)
4. Bum La (Arunachal Pradesh)

Select the correct answer:

1. It was launched in Mysuru in April 2023 by the Indian Prime Minister.
2. It aims to conserve six big cats: tiger, lion, leopard, snow leopard, jaguar, and cheetah.
3. Its headquarters is located in India, as approved by the Union Cabinet.
4. Membership is restricted only to range countries where big cats are found naturally.

Which of the above statements are correct?

1. Tiger
2. Snow leopard
3. Asiatic lion
4. Common leopard

Select the correct answer:

1. The slowdown indicates that global warming has reversed due to natural cooling cycles.
2. Natural variability drivers such as the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) and Atlantic Multidecadal Variability (AMV) influence the pace of Arctic ice melting.
3. Climate models suggest that temporary pauses in sea ice decline are unusual and contradict long-term projections.
4. The long-term trajectory of Arctic sea ice remains downward despite short-term slowdowns.

Which of the above statements are correct?

1. He was the younger brother of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
2. He became the first Indian to be elected as President (Speaker) of the Central Legislative Assembly in 1925.
3. He passed away in Switzerland during an international campaign for India’s independence.
4. He was succeeded by Frederick Whyte in 1925 as the Assembly’s Speaker.

Which of the above are correct?