UPSC Current Affairs Quiz – 07 January 2025

1. Which of the following statements regarding the Indus Valley Script is/are correct?

1. The inscriptions are generally lengthy, with an average of 15 signs per text.
2. The Indus script is typically written from right to left.
3. The script includes partially pictographic signs, incorporating human and animal motifs.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

2. Consider the following statements regarding Golden Langur:

1. Golden Langurs are native to Assam and Bhutan.
2. They primarily inhabit the upper canopy of tropical forests.
3. Golden Langurs are classified as Endangered under the IUCN Red List.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

3. Which of the following statements about H5N1 avian influenza is correct?

4. Consider the following statements:

1. The administration and management of prisons in India is a responsibility of the State Governments.
2. The Sukanya Santha vs. UoI & Others Case addressed caste-based discrimination of prisoners in India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

5. Consider the following statements about Savitribai Phule:

1. Savitribai Phule was the first headmistress of the country’s first school for girls in Pune.
2. She initiated the practice of Satyashodhak marriage along with her husband Jyotiba Phule in 1873.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?