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20 Jun 2025's MCQs

6 questions · one per article

  • 8 linked PYQs · Can you solve them?
    Polity and GovernanceGS2
    High Priority

    India Launches Operation Sindhu to Evacuate Citizens From Iran

    Why It Matters

    West Asia is critical for India's energy security and hosts a massive Indian diaspora. Evacuation operations (like Operation Ganga, Kaveri, and now Sindhu) frequently appear in UPSC contexts to highlight India's soft power, crisis response capabilities, and the complexities of maintaining strategic autonomy while navigating conflicts between partner nations (Iran and Israel).

  • 6 revision-ready facts
    Polity and GovernanceGS2
    High Priority

    Inquiry Recommends Impeachment of High Court Judge Over Cash Discovery

    Why It Matters

    The article highlights the rare and significant constitutional process for the removal (impeachment) of a High Court judge on the grounds of 'proved misbehaviour'. It is highly relevant for GS2 (Judicial Accountability, Constitutional mechanisms) and GS4 (Probity in Constitutional Offices, Public Trust).

  • EconomyGS3
    High Priority

    RBI Issues Final Project Finance Directions on Asset Provisioning

    Why It Matters

    Understanding RBI's provisioning rules is essential for the GS3 syllabus covering banking sector health (NPAs, prudential norms) and infrastructure financing. The tension between safeguarding bank balance sheets against long-gestation project risks and keeping borrowing costs affordable is a critical theme for questions on India's economic growth and PPP models.

  • 12 linked PYQs · Can you solve them?
    Polity and GovernanceGS2

    Home Minister Stresses Promotion of Indian Languages Over English

    Why It Matters

    Ongoing federal frictions over the three-language formula and allegations of Hindi imposition are recurrent issues in India's polity. Understanding the Centre's decolonial narrative versus the regional states' defense of linguistic pluralism is crucial for analyzing India's federal structure, unity in diversity, and the implementation challenges of the National Education Policy 2020.

  • 6 revision-ready facts
    Polity and GovernanceGS2

    Congress Demands Parliamentary Debate on China During Monsoon Session

    Why It Matters

    The issue perfectly illustrates the intersection of border security, economic vulnerability (trade deficit), and regional geopolitics (China-Pak nexus, US-Pak relations). For UPSC aspirants, it highlights how domestic political discourse shapes foreign policy accountability and underscores the dual-front security challenge India faces on its northern and western borders.