DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 19 May 2025

Ans. c
Explanation:
Why in News: The Supreme Court established a panel of experts to assess the potential, range, and viability of electric lines in critical areas for the Great Indian Bustard.
Scientific Name – Ardeotis nigric: Known Locally as Godawan, the Great Indian Bustard (GIB) belongs to the bustard family (Otididae) and ranks among the world’s heaviest flying birds.
Flight Capability: Although not adept fliers, GIBs possess expansive sideways vision to enhance predator detection.
State Bird: Recognized as the state bird of Rajasthan.
Mascot: “Gibi – The Great Indian Bustard” served as the mascot for CMS COP13 held in Gandhinagar, India in 2020.
Preferred Environment: GIBs thrive in dry grasslands and scrublands across the Indian subcontinent.
Population Centers: Major populations inhabit Rajasthan, particularly in the arid grasslands of Thar Desert National Park and Pokhran Field Firing Range.
Indicator Species: Regarded as an indicator of the grassland ecosystem’s overall health.
Omnivorous Nature: GIBs consume a variety of foods.
Reproduction: GIBs exhibit slow reproductive rates, laying few eggs and providing nearly year-long parental care to their chicks.
Challenges: Habitat loss, hunting, and poaching pose significant threats to GIB populations.
Project Bustard: Launched in 2012, Project Bustard is a national conservation initiative aimed at safeguarding the GIB, alongside the Bengal florican and lesser florican.
Recovery Programme: GIB is identified as a species for the recovery program under the Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats by the Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change.
Conservation Status:
IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered
Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972: Schedule I
CMS Convention: Appendix I
CITES: Appendix I

Ans. b
Explanation:
Why in News: Recently, the United States repatriated twenty-two historical artifacts to Japan, which were plundered after the Battle of Okinawa in World War II.
US Victory:
Outcome: The Battle of Okinawa concluded as a triumph for the United States, albeit with significant casualties on both sides.
Japanese Resistance: Japanese forces demonstrated fierce resistance, exhibiting the same fervor witnessed in battles like Iwo Jima. Many defenders opted for suicide rather than surrender.

Ans. d
Explanation:
Why in News: The Majeed Brigade, affiliated with the separatist organization Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), has admitted to carrying out the assault on a compound near Pakistan’s vital Gwadar Port on Wednesday.

The Majeed Brigade serves as the suicide unit of the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), a separatist organization based in Pakistan’s Balochistan province.
Suicide Bombings: Renowned for executing suicide bombings targeting Pakistani security forces and installations associated with the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
Establishment: The Brigade was established in 2011 and christened in honor of Majeed, a BLA member who lost his life in an attempt to assassinate a former Prime Minister of Pakistan.
Arsenal: Reports indicate that the Majeed Brigade possesses access to advanced weaponry and explosives.

Ans. a
Explanation:
The Ahmadiya movement, established by Mirza Ghulam Ahmed in 1889, aimed to return to the original principles outlined in the Quran. Ghulam Ahmed became controversial by asserting his identity as a Messiah, a claim deemed heretical by mainstream Islam, though he garnered numerous followers. His primary focus was defending Islam against the arguments of the Arya Samaj and Christian missionaries. Despite its conservative stance on social morals, endorsing practices like polygamy, veiling of women, and traditional divorce rules, statement 1 is incorrect.

In contrast, the Deoband movement, initiated by the orthodox faction within Muslim scholars, functioned as a revivalist movement with the dual purpose of spreading the pure teachings of the Quran and Hadith among Muslims. Originating in Deoband in the Saranpur district, it was established by Mohammad Qasim Nanotavi (1833-1877) and Rashid Ahmed Gangohi (1828–1905) to educate religious leaders for the Muslim community.statement 2 is correct.

Ans. b
Explanation:
Sahodaran Ayyappan, hailing from Kerala, India, was a multifaceted figure, encompassing roles as a social reformer, thinker, rationalist, journalist, and politician. Aligned with the teachings of Sree Narayana Guru, he played a significant role in various events connected to the reformation movement in Kerala. A notable contribution was organizing Misra Bojana in Cherai in 1917. Ayyappan established the Sahodara Sangam and the journal Sahodaran, serving as the founding editor of the magazine Yukthivadhi.

While adhering to Sree Narayana Guru’s principle of ‘One caste, One religion, One God,’ Ayyappan, his disciple, underwent a transformation advocating for ‘no religion, no caste, and no God for mankind.’