Daily Current Affairs Quiz Prelims Practice 2027
- It is classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
- Kaziranga has the highest number of breeding sites for this species in the world.
- It is primarily associated with wetland ecosystems.
All three statements are correct. The Pallas's Fish Eagle is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, facing threats from wetland degradation and habitat fragmentation. Kaziranga has the world's highest recorded concentration of breeding sites, with about 10 active nests documented by the Wildlife Institute of India. The species is closely associated with rivers, marshes, floodplain wetlands, and oxbow lakes where fish availability is high.
- The Court held that individual liberty must be balanced with the victim's right to speedy trial.
- The Supreme Court upheld the Telangana High Court order allowing unrestricted foreign travel to the accused.
Statement 1 is correct — the Supreme Court held that the right to travel abroad under Article 21 cannot be viewed in isolation and must be balanced against societal interest and the victim's right to a speedy trial. Statement 2 is incorrect — the Supreme Court did not uphold the Telangana High Court order; it set it aside, withdrawing the permission granted for foreign travel.
- It is an important port city located in Tamil Nadu.
- The Sterlite Copper plant closure affected cargo handling operations at the Thoothukudi port.
Both statements are correct. Thoothukudi is a major port city and maritime-industrial hub on the Gulf of Mannar coast in Tamil Nadu. The Sterlite Copper smelter depended heavily on imported copper concentrate handled through the port, and its closure disrupted cargo movement, logistics, and downstream industrial activity at Thoothukudi.
- The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of the retrospective 28% GST levy on online gaming.
- The Court struck down State laws prohibiting online betting and wagering.
- The rulings were delivered by a Bench comprising Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan.
- The judgments concerned both regulation and taxation of online gaming platforms.
Statements 1, 3, and 4 are correct — the Court upheld the retrospective 28% GST levy on online gaming, the Bench comprised Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan, and the rulings addressed both taxation and regulation of online gaming platforms. Statement 2 is incorrect — the Supreme Court upheld, not struck down, State laws regulating or prohibiting betting and wagering activities.
Article 123 empowers the President to promulgate Ordinances when Parliament is not in session and immediate legislative action is necessary. Article 121 restricts parliamentary discussion on the conduct of judges; Article 124 deals with the establishment and composition of the Supreme Court; and Article 143 relates to the President's power to seek advisory opinions from the Supreme Court.
