Daily Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC : 25 Dec 2025

With reference to the FAO “Status of Youth in Agrifood Systems” report (2024), consider the following:

1.The share of working youth in agrifood systems has declined from 54% (2005) to 44%.

2.Eliminating NEET youth status could raise global GDP by 1.4%, nearly half of it via agrifood systems.

3.Rural youth form over 50% of industrial agrifood systems workforce globally.

Which are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding the UNCCD and U.S. National Drought Mitigation Centre report “Drought Hotspots Around the World 2023–2025”:

1. In Zambia, the Zambezi River flow dropped to 20% of its long-term average, resulting in 21-hour daily power blackouts and disruption of essential services.
2. In Spain, two consecutive years of drought led to a 50% reduction in olive oil production, causing price surges across Europe.
3. The Panama Canal experienced a reduction in daily ship transits from 38 to 24 due to severe drought and low water levels.
4. The Amazon River recorded its lowest water levels in history, leading to stranded communities, ecological damage, and the death of over 200 river dolphins due to extreme heat and water scarcity.

Which of the above statements is/are not correct?

Consider the following about India’s first National Biobank (Phenome India initiative):

1.It is developed by CSIR-IGIB with support from the Ministry of Science & Technology.

2.It collects genomic, lifestyle, and clinical data from over 10,000 individuals.

3.It is inspired by the UK Biobank but tailored to Indian diversity.

Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?

With reference to the UNEP Frontiers Report 2025 (“The Weight of Time”), consider the following:

1.Floodwaters can remobilise legacy pollutants like heavy metals and POPs from sediments.

2.Case studies include Hurricane Harvey (2017) and Niger Delta floods (2012).

3.The report highlights adaptive flood management at the river-basin level.

Which  of the statements given above is/are correct?