Daily Current Affairs MCQs: 2nd August 2025 - Bank Exams MCQ

The content highlights that India’s oil imports from Russia surged due to steep price discounts, with imports rising from $2.1 billion in 2020-21 to $56.9 billion in FY 2024-25. Russian crude is available at prices significantly below global benchmarks, making it an economically attractive option for India. Options A, C, and D are incorrect as they do not align with the provided information.

The Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 specifies that intending couples must be legally married for at least 5 years, with the woman aged between 23-50 years and the man between 26-55 years. They must not have any living biological, adopted, or surrogate child. The surrogate mother must be a close relative. Thus, option A is correct, while B, C, and D are incorrect based on the eligibility criteria.

The content confirms that stupas are Buddhist in origin, serve as repositories for relics (e.g., Buddha’s relics at Piprahwa), and are votive and commemorative structures in Buddhist tradition. All three statements are correct, making option C the right choice.

The DToL project aims to sequence the genomes of 70,000 species of eukaryotic organisms across Britain and Ireland as part of the Earth BioGenome Project. It focuses on genetic diversity using advanced DNA sequencing technologies, not on migration, agriculture, or fossils, making option B correct.

The content states that India’s GDP has increased nearly 12 times from 1995 to 2025, and its global economic share has risen from less than 5% to nearly 14%, indicating strong growth. This contradicts the "dead economy" claim. Options C and D highlight structural issues, while B is incorrect as India’s growth outpaces the U.S.

The India-UK FTA includes clauses requiring consultation with the UK for similar concessions to other nations, weakening India’s negotiating power and raising digital sovereignty concerns. Options A, C, and D are incorrect as India has agreed to share Open Government Data, abandoned source code disclosure rights, and lacks a strong political constituency for digital sovereignty.

Nahargarh Wildlife Sanctuary hosts leopards, wild boars, deer, lions, tigers, and sloth bears, as mentioned in the content. Red pandas, however, are found in mountainous forests of the Eastern Himalayas (e.g., Sikkim), not in the Aravalli range where Nahargarh is located. Thus, option C is correct.

The content explicitly states that the Mithun is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List and under Appendix I of CITES. Therefore, option C is the correct answer, and the others are incorrect.

The draft Telecom Cyber Security Rules, 2025, mandate mobile number validation, with telecom operators potentially charging up to Rs 3 per request. This imposes a significant financial burden on digital firms, especially startups and MSMEs, as highlighted by the IAMAI. Options A, C, and D are incorrect as they do not reflect the concerns raised.

The IBRRI, developed by five countries with support from IUCN’s BRIDGE project, aims to halt and reverse wetland loss through a transboundary collaborative framework, as outlined in its 2025–2030 Strategic Plan. Options A, C, and D are incorrect as they do not align with the initiative’s goals.