{"id":7406,"date":"2026-01-09T16:42:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T16:42:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/?p=7406"},"modified":"2026-01-09T16:42:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T16:42:43","slug":"mcqs-on-current-affairs-03-01-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/?p=7406","title":{"rendered":"MCQs on Current Affairs 03.01.2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q1. The primary objective of the proposed technical education standards under the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan (VBSA) Bill, 2025 is to:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Increase foreign university participation in India<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Promote liberal arts education across technical institutions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Align technical education with employment and entrepreneurship outcomes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Centralise curriculum design under the Union government<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 3. Align technical education with employment and entrepreneurship outcomes <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> The government aims to set technical education standards focused on equipping students with skills to acquire jobs and start entrepreneurship ventures. This reflects a shift toward outcome-based education aligned with labour market needs. The Bill does not primarily focus on foreign universities (1), liberal arts expansion (2), or curriculum centralisation (4).\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q2. Which of the following correctly describes the tunnel composition of the Mumbai\u2013Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) Bullet Train project?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">The project has no underground tunnels, relying entirely on surface tunnels<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Of the total tunnel length, underground tunnels are longer than surface tunnels<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">All mountain tunnels of the project are located in Maharashtra<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Surface tunnels constitute more than half of the total tunnel length<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 2. Of the total tunnel length, underground tunnels are longer than surface tunnels <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> <br\/> &bull; The total tunnel length is 27.4 km, out of which 21 km are underground tunnels and 6.4 km are surface tunnels.<br\/> &bull; \n\nTherefore, underground tunnels form the majority, making Option B correct.<br\/> &bull; \n\nOption 1 is incorrect because the project includes significant underground tunnelling.<br\/> &bull; \n\nOption 3 is incorrect because one mountain tunnel is located in Gujarat.<br\/> &bull; \n\nOption 4 is incorrect since surface tunnels are less than half of the total tunnel length.\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q3. With reference to the Southern Transitional Council (STC) and recent developments in Yemen, consider the following statements:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">The STC is a UAE-backed separatist group operating in southern Yemen.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">The STC has announced a two-year transitional phase towards forming an independent state called \u201cSouth Arabia\u201d.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">The proposed transition rules out any dialogue with northern Yemen, which is controlled by Houthi rebels.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\"><strong>Which of the statements given above are correct?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">1 and 2 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">2 and 3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">1 and 3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">1, 2 and 3<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 1. 1 and 2 only <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> <br\/> &bull; Statement 1 is correct: <br\/>The article explicitly states that the separatists are UAE-backed, and they operate in southern Yemen under the Southern Transitional Council (STC).<br\/> &bull; \n\nStatement 2 is correct: <br\/>The STC announced a two-year transition period leading to an independent state named \u201cSouth Arabia\u201d, potentially by January 2028.<br\/> &bull; \n\nStatement 3 is incorrect: <br\/>The STC president stated that the transitional phase would include dialogue with Yemen\u2019s north, which is controlled by Iran-backed Houthi rebels.\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q1. The primary objective of the proposed technical education standards under the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan (VBSA) Bill, 2025 is to: View Answer Correct Option: 3. Align technical education with employment and entrepreneurship outcomes Explanation: The government aims to set technical education standards focused on equipping students with skills to acquire jobs and start entrepreneurship [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[222,1401,21,22,1403,31,1402,221,1405,1406,20,971,1409],"class_list":["post-7406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-affairs","tag-bank-exams","tag-bullet-train","tag-competitive-exams","tag-current-affairs","tag-mahsr","tag-mcq","tag-mumbai-ahmedabad-high-speed-rail","tag-rrb-exams","tag-separatists-in-southern-yemen-announced-a-plan-to-form-an-independent-state","tag-southern-transitional-council","tag-ssc-cgl","tag-viksit-bharat-shiksha-adhishthan-vbsa-bill","tag-yemen"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7406","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7406"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7406\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7414,"href":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7406\/revisions\/7414"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}