UPSC Current Affairs Quiz: May 6, 2025

1. It focuses on incentivizing seismic surveys for mapping oil and gas reserves across India’s sedimentary basins.
2. The scheme provides incentives only to private companies conducting seismic surveys.
3. It is a continuation of the earlier National Seismic Programme (NSP).
4. Under Mission Anveshan, two-dimensional (2D) seismic surveys are being conducted over specific sedimentary basins including Ganga-Punjab Basin, Deccan Syncline, Cuddappah Basin, Saurashtra Basin and Chhattisgarh Basin.

Which of the above statements is / are correct?

1. The safeguard duty of 12% will be applicable for a maximum period of two years from the date of imposition.
2. Imports from all developing countries, including China and Vietnam, are exempt from the safeguard duty.
3. If the import price of Hot Rolled Coils (HRC) is $675 per metric tonne or more, no safeguard duty will be imposed.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. It evolved from the SAGAR initiative to consolidate India’s role as a preferred security partner in the Global South.
2. Under MAHASAGAR, India has launched initiatives like IOS Sagar and AIKEYME to enhance cooperation with IOR and African nations.
3. The MAHASAGAR initiative focuses exclusively on military security and ignores economic development goals.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1. White Shipping Agreements – Exchange of commercial shipping information
2. IFC-IOR (Information Fusion Centre – IOR) – Enhance regional maritime domain awareness
3. Sagarmala Project – Promote shipbuilding and naval modernization
4. AIKEYME – Strengthen maritime cooperation with African countries

Which of the pairs is/are correctly matched?

1. Exporting BrahMos missiles to Vietnam and Indonesia
2. Joint defence production with Thailand and Malaysia
3. Training Vietnamese military personnel
4. Export of warships to Australia

Which of the above statements is / are correct as per the article?