Article 1: Sudhanshu Vats elected to head ASCI.
1. The Managing Director of what company is Sudhanshu Vats the newly appointed Chairman of the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI)?
A) MullenLowe Global
B) Provocateur Advisory
C) Pidilite Industries Limited.
D) Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.

Response: C) Pidilite Industries Limited.
Explanation: It is made clear in the article that a new Chairman of ASCI was appointed, namely, Managing Director of the Pidilite Industries Limited Sudhanshu Vats.

Article 1: Ecuador Indigenous Peoples Intensify the Resistance against the expansion of oil drilling in the Amazon.
What is the main area of conflict that was brought out in the article as far as the Amazon region in Ecuador is concerned?
A) A land ownership conflict between two native communities.
B) Aboriginal demonstrations against a government plan to increase oil drilling.
C) A lawsuit against the Ecuadorian government on pollution in an international court.
D) There was a new mineral deposit being found in the Amazon.

Question: B) First Nations protests over a government suggestion of oil well expansion.
Explanation: The article issue is the social and environmental crisis because of which Indigenous groups fiercely oppose the plan of one of the presidents of the Republic of Ecuador Daniel Noboa to drill more oil in the Amazon rainforest.

What is the geographical area of Ecuador directly covered by the plan of oil drilling expansion?
A) The Coastal Lowlands (La Costa).
B) Andean Highlands (La Sierra).
C) Amazon Rainforest (El Oriente).
D) The Galapagos Islands

Question: C) The Amazon Rainforest (El Oriente).
Elaboration: The text clearly mentions that the eastern section (which is currently under attack by oil development) is Amazon Rainforest (El Oriente).

Article 1: India Adds Two Wetlands in Bihar- Ramsar.
How many Ramsar sites does India have currently?
a) 26
b) 51
c) 93
d) 172

Answer: c) 93
Explanation: Article too quotes that with inclusion of Gokul Jalashay and Udaipur Jheel the total number of Ramsar sites in India hits 93.

Which of those below is an important role of wetlands according to the Ramsar Convention?
a) Generating solar energy
b) Flood control and recharging groundwater.
c) As the major sources of mineral deposits.
d) serving as the centers of international trade.

Response: b) Flood and ground water recharge.
Explanation: According to the article wetlands are significant ecosystems which manage floods and assist in recharging ground water as well as other services such as maintaining biodiversity and also supporting livelihoods.

SAMBHAV Obtains Military Comm:s.

Q1. What is the main function in the SAMBHAV foster mechanism of India?
a) To offer civilian access to the internet
b) To facilitate safe military communication
c) To support space research
d) To monitor the foreign satellites

Answer: b) In order to facilitate the security military communication
Explanation: SAMBHAV is India's indigenous secure mobile communication system covering encrypted, surveillance free communication for defence.

Q2. Which Foreign app was replaced under operation Sindoor based on SAMBHAV?
a) Signal
b) WhatsApp
c) Telegram
d) WeChat

Answer: b) WhatsApp
Explanation; The Army used SAMBHAV Enabled devices in place of some foreign apps such as WhatsApp to keep it confidential.

Article 1: Impact of Frequent Elections to the Indian Democracy.
Issue: What is a suggested change given in the article in order to dampen the disruptive British impact of the frequency of elections in India?
a) Basing the budget of Election Commission.
b) Installing a two party system.
c) Aligning national and state polls (One Nation, One Election).
d) Door to door position complicates the count of polling stations.

Reason why: The election is connected to state and national polls (One Nation, One Election).
Elaboration: "One Nation, One election is a proposed change in which, according to the article, the mechanism with which the national and state elections may be aligned to save on expenses, reduction of the discontinuity and to enable governance go on more smoothly.