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Current Affair MCQ for 2025-07-04

Question 1. Facciolella smithi, that was recently seen in news, belongs to which species?

[A] Deep-sea Eel
[B] Spider
[C] Frog
[D] Ant

Correct Answer: A [Deep-sea Eel]
Notes: Indian scientists recently discovered a new deep-sea eel species named Facciolella smithi (Smith’s witch eel) in the Arabian Sea. It was found by scientists at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research–National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow. It belongs to the Nettastomatidae family. It lives on the seafloor or burrows in sediments, using sensory skills in pitch-black waters.


Question 2. RECLAIM framework is an initiative of which ministry?

[A] Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
[B] Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
[C] Ministry of Coal
[D] Ministry of Finance

Correct Answer: C [Ministry of Coal]
Notes: The Coal Ministry launched the RECLAIM framework on 4th July 2025. RECLAIM means “Revitalizing Ecosystems and Communities through Local Actions for Inclusive Mine-closure”. It is a community engagement and development plan for mine closures. It is developed by the Coal Controller Organisation under the Ministry of Coal with the Heartfulness Institute. It addresses the impact of mine closures on landscapes and local livelihoods.


Question 3. Namdapha National Park is located in which state?

[A] Sikkim
[B] Assam
[C] Manipur
[D] Arunachal Pradesh

Correct Answer: D [Arunachal Pradesh]
Notes: The endangered white-eared night heron was recently camera-trapped in Namdapha National Park and Tiger Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh. Namdapha is a national park and tiger reserve on the India–Myanmar border in Changlang District, Arunachal Pradesh. It lies at the meeting point of the Indian subcontinent and Indo-China biogeographic regions. The Namdapha River, a tributary of Noa-Dihing River, flows north to south across it.


Question 4. Which institution has launched the Financial Fraud Risk Indicator (FRI)?

[A] Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
[B] National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)
[C] Department of Telecommunications’ Digital Intelligence Unit (DoT–DIU)
[D] Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C)

Correct Answer: C [Department of Telecommunications’ Digital Intelligence Unit (DoT–DIU)]
Notes: Recently, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) directed all Scheduled Commercial Banks, Small Finance Banks, Payments Banks, and Co-operative Banks to use the Financial Fraud Risk Indicator (FRI). FRI was launched by the Digital Intelligence Unit (DIU) of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). It is a risk-based tool that marks a mobile number as Medium, High, or Very High financial fraud risk. It helps banks, Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs), and Unified Payments Interface (UPI) providers protect customers.</p>


Question 5. C-FLOOD platform is jointly developed by which two organizations?

[A] Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRD
[B] Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) Pune and Central Water Commission (CWC)
[C] India Meteorological Department (IMD) and Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
[D] National Informatics Centre (NIC) and National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO)

Correct Answer: B [Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) Pune and Central Water Commi
Notes: Recently, the Union Minister of Jal Shakti inaugurated the C-FLOOD platform. C-FLOOD means “Unified Inundation Forecasting System”. It is developed by Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Pune and Central Water Commission (CWC), Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation (DoWR, RD &#038; GR), Ministry of Jal Shakti. It is part of the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) run by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and Department of Science and Technology (DST).


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