National Affairs Questions and Answers

Answer: D

The Special Public Prosecutor was H P S Verma.

The rape case against Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was investigated by the CBI, and the CBI's special public prosecutor H P S Verma conducted the prosecution before the special CBI court at Panchkula. Ram Rahim was convicted on 25 August 2017 and sentenced to 20 years.

Jagdeep Singh was the special CBI judge who delivered the verdict, which makes him the obvious trap. The other two names are not those of the prosecutor in this trial.

Answer: D

The keyed answer is Vadodara, Gujarat.

The Divya Kala Mela is the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment's fair showcasing products and talent of divyang (disabled) entrepreneurs and artisans. Its 23rd edition was held in Vadodara from 9 to 19 January; the dates match the question, though that edition took place in January 2024, not 2025 as the stem prints.

The fair moves from city to city, and the next edition went to Jammu in February 2025. Pune, Chandigarh and Jaipur were not the venue of the 23rd edition.

Answer: C

The chronological order is c, d, b, a.

1. c: the Union Cabinet approved the Unified Pension Scheme for central government employees in August 2024.
2. d: India hosted the first International Solar Festival, organised by the International Solar Alliance, in September 2024.
3. b: industrialist Ratan N. Tata died in October 2024.
4. a: former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh died in December 2024.

All four fall in the second half of 2024, so the order depends on the months. Any option placing Dr. Manmohan Singh's death before Ratan Tata's, or the pension decision last, is wrong.