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CUET Current Affairs: 2 May 2025

SANT SURDAS

News – Birth Anniversary of Sant Surdas

  • Sant Surdas was a 16th-century blind devotional poet and singer
  • Born – Faridabad, Haryana
  • Language: Wrote in Braj Bhasha
  • Major Works–
    • Sur Sagar – Focuses on Krishna’s childhood
    • Sur Saravali – A poetic work on Hindu philosophy.
    • Sahitya Lahari – A collection of devotional verses
  • Influence: A disciple of Vallabhacharya,
  • Associated with the – Pushti Marg sect
  • Legacy: His poetry is included in the Guru Granth Sahib

CENSUS

News – Census may be held in 2026: Union Minister

  • About – It is a exercise that collects demographic, economic, and social data.
  • Frequency – decennial (every 10 years)
  • Conducted by – Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner
  • Under – Ministry of Home Affairs.
  • First conducted in – 1872
  • Governed by the – Census Act, 1948
  • Listed under – Union List
  • Data collected is confidential and cannot be accessed by courts
  • Helps in policy-making, governance, population trends

VIZHINJAM INTERNATIONAL SEAPORT

News – Vizhinjam port set to boost South Asia’s maritime trade

  • Location: Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
  • India’s First Deep-Water Transshipment Port
  • About – A transshipment port is a hub where cargo is offloaded from one vessel and transferred to another
  • Designed to – handle ultra-large container ships.
  • Natural Depth: 24 meters
  • Strategic Position: Lies 10 nautical miles from major international shipping route
  • Developed by – Adani Ports & SEZ Ltd.
  • Estimated cost of – ₹8,900 crore

GST

News – GST mop-up at record high of ₹2.37 lakh crore in April

  • Introduced by – 101st Constitutional Amendment Act
  • Applicable from – July 1, 2017
  • Key Features –
    • It is a Value-Added Tax, applied at each stage
    • It is Destination-Based Taxation where goods are consumed
    • Dual GST – Central GST & State GST
    • Multiple Rates: five rates: 0%, 5%, 12%, 18%, & 28%

The 55th GST Council meeting, for example, took place on December 21, 2024, in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

  • GST Council-
  • Chairman – Union Finance Minister
  • Members – State Finance Ministers of all states

WAVES

News – Modi champions ‘orange economy’ at WAVES

  • WAVES – “World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit, 2025”
  • Inaugurated by – PM Narendra Modi
  • Theme: Connecting Creators, Connecting Countries
  • Aim – to position India as a global hub for entertainment and digital innovation.
  • Target Sector – Media, Gaming, and Animation sectors
  • Participants: Over 10,000 delegates, 1,000 creators, from 90+ countries
  • Economic Impact: Expected to unlock a $50 billion market by 2029

MCQs

1. “Sant Surdar” wrote in which language?

A. Hindi

B. Brij

C. Sanskrit

D. Tamil

2. Which is not a slab rate under GST?

A. 5%

B. 12%

C. 15%

D. 28%

3. Census is conducted by which department?

A. Min. of Health

B. Comptroller and Auditor General

C. Min. of Home Affairs

D. World Bank

4. Vizhinjam port is in which state?

A. Maharashtra

B. Odisha

C. Gujarat

D. Kerala

5. Census is under which list of 7th Schedule?

A. Union List

B. State List

C. Concurrent List

D. None of Above