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Daily Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC : 6 Feb 2026
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With reference to Retrospective Taxation in India, consider the following statements:

  1. It allows the government to impose a tax on transactions or deals that were concluded before the specific law or amendment was enacted.

  2. Under the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2021, India nullified retrospective tax demands raised for indirect transfers of Indian assets if the transaction took place before May 2012.

  3. According to the Finance Act 2026, capital gains arising from the redemption of Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGBs) are now retrospectively taxable at 12.5% for all investors who bought them from the secondary market.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding Rat-Hole Mining in India:

  1. Rat-hole mining refers to a method of extracting coal through narrow pits and tunnels, often less than one meter in diameter.
  2. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) banned rat-hole mining in Meghalaya in 2014 due to environmental and safety concerns.
  3. Rat-hole mining is considered more environmentally sustainable than open-cast mining because it causes minimal surface disturbance.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding Sodium-ion Batteries (SiB):

  1. Sodium-ion batteries generally have lower energy density compared to lithium-ion batteries, but are cheaper due to the abundance of sodium.
  2. Indian scientists have recently developed new cathode materials for sodium-ion batteries to overcome air/water instability and structural issues.
  3. Sodium is nearly 1000 times more abundant than lithium, making sodium-ion batteries a more sustainable option for large-scale energy storage.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding the appointment of a Director General of Police (DGP) in India:

  1. The State government can appoint any senior IPS officer as DGP without consulting UPSC.
  2. Officers with less than six months of service left before retirement are not eligible for consideration.
  3. The appointed DGP must have a minimum tenure of two years, even if it extends beyond retirement age.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following insurgent groups in Northeast India:

  1. ULFA – Assam
  2. NSCN – Nagaland
  3. UNLF – Manipur
  4. NLFT – Tripura

Which of the above have signed peace accords with the Government of India in recent decades?

 

 

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    Indian Economy

    What is Retrospective Taxation?

    International Relations

     India-US Trade Agreement :

    Science & Technology

    Sodium-ion Batteries (SiB):

    Environment & Ecology

    What is Rat Hole Mining?

    Governance/Polity/Law

    Appointment of DGP :

    Defence & Security

    Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority (FNTA).

    Agriculture

    The Greater Hesaraghatta Grassland Conservation Reserve (GHGCR)

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    IAS officer Supriya Sahu wins UN’s highest environmental honour/The Champions of the Earth 2025″ award

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    Deaflympics : 2025 /Three-time Deaflympics gold medallist Jerlin Jayaratchagan

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     Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development Award 2025/Who is Graça Machel?

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    Shringverpur Dham & Akshayvat corridors/श्रृंगवेरपुर धाम और अक्षयवट कॉरिडोर:

    Geography

    What Is the Polar Silk Road (PSR)?

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    Daily Current Affairs for UPSC : 31 Jan 2026

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    Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, 2025

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