3 May CA — ca quiz Current Affairs

Jaygir village was located in the core zone of Palamau Tiger Reserve in Jharkhand and was shifted to a new location called Polpol village to reduce human-animal conflict — this is the first such relocation from a tiger reserve core zone in India.

• Palamau Tiger Reserve is part of Betla National Park, located on the Chota Nagpur Plateau.

• It was one of the original 12 reserves under Project Tiger launched in 1973.

• In any National Park, three zones exist: Core Zone (no human activity), Buffer Zone (limited activity), and Transition Zone (tourism allowed).

• North Koel River (tributary of Son), Auranga, and Burha rivers flow through this region; Burha is the only perennial river here.

Kamla Persad-Bissessar was re-appointed as Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago in 2025, replacing Keith Rowley.

• She was first appointed in 2010, becoming the first female PM of Trinidad and Tobago, and served till 2015.

• She belongs to the United National Congress party.

• Capital: Port of Spain | Currency: Dollar | Location: Caribbean Sea.

• This is a Caribbean island country situated in the southeastern Caribbean Sea, near the northeastern coast of Venezuela.

As per IMF's World Economic Outlook 2025, India is ranked 4th largest economy globally.

• Order: 1st USA → 2nd China → 3rd Germany → 4th India.

• India's projected GDP growth rate is 6.2%; IMF indicated India may soon surpass Germany to become 3rd largest.

• IMF was established in 1944 and became functional in 1945; headquartered in Washington D.C. (on Potomac River).

• IMF has 191 member countries; World Bank has 189 member countries.

• First Deputy Managing Director of IMF is Gita Gopinath, an Indian national.

All three statements are correct about the World Press Freedom Index 2025.

• World Press Freedom Day is observed every year on 3rd May; celebrated jointly by UNESCO and UN since 1993.

• India's rank improved from 159 (2024) and 161 (2023) to 151 (2025), but is still categorized as 'Very Serious' condition.

• 2nd rank: Estonia | Top 3: Norway, Estonia, Netherlands.

• The 2025 theme is 'Reporting in the Brave New World'.

• China ranks 178 and Pakistan's rank is close to India's in this index.

Bodofa means 'Father of Bodos' — this title was given to Upendra Brahma, who led the Bodo community from 1956 to 1990.

• He was also the President of the All Bodo Students' Union.

• His 9-feet statue was unveiled in Delhi in presence of Amit Shah, Hemanta Biswa Sarma, and Rekha Gupta on his 35th death anniversary.

• The Bodoland Accord was signed in 2015 and became applicable from 2020.

• Bodo is an official language of Assam; the Bodo tribe lives in the Bodoland area of Assam.

A 3.5 km airstrip is being developed at Shahjahanpur on the Ganga Expressway — India's first night-landing capable expressway airstrip.

• Ganga Expressway is 1,047 km long and 6-lane, developed in two phases: Phase 1 (Meerut to Prayagraj) and Phase 2 (Prayagraj to Varanasi, includes Mirzapur and Haridwar border).

• Aircraft like Rafale, Mirage, and Sukhoi can land here even at night.

• Previously, 3 UP expressways had day-only airstrips: Agra-Lucknow (Unnao), Purvanchal (Sultanpur), Bundelkhand (Etawah).

• Total investment: Rs. 36,230 crore; expected 85% completion by 2025.

Both statements are correct about the 'M for Nature' initiative launched by FAO.

• 'M for Nature' stands for Nature Restoration — launched to help achieve SDGs by 2030 and maintain the Paris Climate Deal (COP-21, 2015) target of keeping global temperature rise below 2°C.

• FAO — Food and Agriculture Organisation — was established on 16th October 1945; headquartered in Rome, Italy, on the banks of the Tiber River.

• World Food Day is also observed on 16th October every year.

• Related organisations: UNEP (HQ: Nairobi, Kenya), WWF (HQ: Gland, Switzerland), IUCN (HQ: Gland, Switzerland).

Violating farmers in MP will lose: (1) Rs. 6,000 benefit under PM Kisan Yojana and (2) Right to sell crops at MSP (Minimum Support Price).

• Over 17,000 stubble burning cases were recorded in MP, with a total fine of Rs. 25 lakh imposed.

• PM Kisan Yojana was launched in February 2019 — provides Rs. 6,000/year in 3 instalments of Rs. 2,000 each.

• States like Maharashtra and MP top it up to Rs. 12,000 by adding Rs. 6,000 from state funds.

• Stubble burning (Parali) causes methane emissions, releases particulate matter, degrades soil fertility, and causes heavy smog in Delhi-NCR in November-December.

Statements 1 and 2 are correct; Statement 3 is INCORRECT — Kedarnath is in the Garhwal region (Rudraprayag district), NOT Kumaon.

• Chota Char Dham consists of: Yamunotri → Gangotri → Kedarnath → Badrinath.

• Associated rivers: Yamunotri (Yamuna), Gangotri (Bhagirathi), Kedarnath (Mandakini), Badrinath (Alaknanda) — all merge to form Ganga at Haridwar.

• Kedarnath is one of the 12 Jyotirlingas and is dedicated to Lord Shiva.

• Kailash Mansarovar Yatra has also resumed recently after many years.

India won 15 Gold + 6 Silver + 22 Bronze = 43 total medals at the Asian Boxing Championship held in Amman, Jordan.

• Kazakhstan topped the overall medal tally with 44 medals, narrowly edging India.

• The championship was organized by Asian Boxing, whose headquarters is in Bangkok, Thailand.

• Amman is the capital of Jordan; Jordan is located near Israel in West Asia.

• This championship covered both Under-15 and Under-17 age categories.