Daily Quiz — April 20, 2026

RELOS permits up to 3,000 military personnel and 5 warships + 10 aircraft simultaneously in each other’s territory. Costs are settled through exchange of goods and services rather than direct monetary payment — aligning with India-Russia de-dollarisation frameworks.
India gains access to Russian Arctic facilities; Russia strengthens Indo-Pacific presence via Indian ports.

Statement 1 is INCORRECT — OCI is NOT dual citizenship. Article 9 of the Indian Constitution prohibits dual citizenship.
OCI is a lifelong multipurpose visa providing parity with NRIs in economic and educational fields. Statements 2 and 3 are correct — OCI holders cannot vote or hold constitutional offices, and India extended eligibility to the 6th generation in Sri Lanka (from the previous 4th generation limit).

BMIP covers hull and machinery, cargo, war risk, and P&I (Protection and Indemnity) risks for Indian-flagged vessels and cargo transiting to/from Indian ports. Sovereign guarantee: Rs 12,980 crore.
The pool reduces dependence on foreign P&I Clubs, retains premium income domestically (reducing CAD), and provides war risk coverage independent of Western insurance infrastructure — critical during sanctions or geopolitical crises.

Gene drives override normal Mendelian inheritance (50/50 probability) — CRISPR-Cas9 machinery inserted into the mosquito ensures that ~90% of offspring inherit the drive gene. Over generations, the trait spreads exponentially across the entire wild population.
Tanzania studies achieved “transmission zero” — no malaria parasite transmission — in caged trials using population suppression drives. No gene-drive mosquitoes have yet been released into wild ecosystems.

Jonnagiri in Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh is India’s first large-scale private gold mine since independence. Developer: Geomysore Services India Pvt Ltd (Thriveni Earthmovers + Deccan Gold Mines).
Resources: 13.1 tonnes certified; potential up to 42.5 tonnes; production capacity ~1,000 kg/year for 15 years; investment ₹400+ crore. India imports 800+ tonnes of gold annually — domestic production was only ~1.5 tonnes/year before this.

Statement C is INCORRECT. The rise in India’s female LFPR from 33.9% (2022) to 40% (2025) is largely driven by rural self-employment and agricultural participation — not by formal high-skill urban employment. The leadership gap remains severe: only 14% of IIT faculty are women; 77% of top firms have only 1-2 female directors.
Quality of employment — not just quantity — is the critical measure.

Petroglyphs = carved/etched onto rock. Pictographs = painted onto rock.
Bhimbetka Rock Shelters (Madhya Pradesh, UNESCO WHS 2003) — India’s most famous prehistoric rock art site — primarily features pictographs (painted images), not petroglyphs. Ladakh has ~400 petroglyph sites depicting ibex, snow leopards, hunting scenes, and Buddhist symbols.
The park was inaugurated on April 19, 2026 under an MoU between the Ladakh Dept of Archives and ASI.

Startup India was launched on January 16, 2016 by PM Modi. By FY2025-26, over 2.23 lakh startups are recognised, with 55,200+ added in FY26 alone (51.6% YoY growth), generating 23.36 lakh direct jobs.
The Fund of Funds corpus is Rs 10,000 crore (not Rs 50,000 crore), managed by SIDBI with DPIIT oversight. The Seed Fund Scheme (Rs 945 crore) targets early-stage startups — not Series B.

Statement C is INCORRECT. Deportees are BLACKLISTED (not whitelisted) by the Bureau of Immigration to prevent re-entry into India. The policy establishes a 90-day verification timeline, district-level task forces, holding centres with 10-feet barbed-wire boundaries, and biometric capture via the Foreigners Identification Portal.
Focus: illegal migrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar.

The Yellow Line is an Israeli military boundary extending to the Litani River in southern Lebanon (~30 km north of the Israel-Lebanon border), established during a ceasefire beginning April 16, 2026. It restricts civilian return to southern Lebanon and is maintained by two full IDF divisions.
Approximately 58% of Gaza is under direct Israeli military control. Critics draw parallels with the costly South Lebanon Security Zone (1985-2000), which Israel eventually withdrew from.