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CUET Current Affairs: 05 April 2025

KARL MARX

News – T.N. govt. to install statue of Karl Marx in Chennai, build memorial to Mookiah Thevar

  • Karl Marx is a key figure in Western Political Thought and Sociology
  • Birth – Germany
  • Authored –
    • The Communist Manifesto
    • Das Kapital
  • Philosophy of Marx-
    • Historical Materialism
    • Class Struggle:
    • Alienation
  • Marx proposed the idea of Communism – which is a stateless and classless society.
  • Current Communist Regimes – China, North Korea, Cuba

CENTRAL SILK BOARD

News – Engineering goods to take a hit, exporters of textiles see ray of hope

  • Estb – 1948
  • Under – Min. of Textiles
  • Nature – Statutory Body
  • Hq – Bengaluru, Karnataka
  • Functions-
    • Advises the government on silk industry
    • Promotes sericulture
    • Implements Silk Samagra Scheme
  • Globally – India is the second-largest producer of silk
  • Types of Silk –
    • Mulberry, Tasar, Eri, Oak Tasar, and Muga.

BANGLADESH

News – Modi and Yunus set aside differences, discuss minorities, situation at border

  • Bangladesh is a country in South Asia
  • Bordered by – India, Myanmar and Bay of Bengal
  • Capital – Dhaka
  • Official language – Bengali
  • Currency – Bangladeshi Taka
  • Govt – parliamentary republic
  • Bangladesh declared its – independence from Pakistan on March 26, 1971
  • Economy – Textile and garment industry, Ship Repairing
  • India shares longest border with Bangladesh

DNA

News – DNA proves paternity, not absence of consent: Delhi HC

  • DNA – “Deoxyribonucleic Acid”
  • Defn – DNA is the molecule that carries genetic information essential for the growth and reproduction of all living organisms.
  • DNA – 1st identified by Friedrich Miescher in 1869.
  • DNA is a double helix structure
  • DNA has 4-base pairs: Adenine (A) with Thymine (T) and Cytosine (C) with Guanine (G).
  • Applications-
    • DNA Fingerprinting: Used in forensic science
    • Genetic Engineering: Development of genetically modified organisms
    • Medical Research: Understanding genetic disorders

INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

News – India’s Shubhanshu will fly to ISS in May for Axiom mission

  • Purpose: The ISS serves as a space laboratory for scientific research in microgravity
  • Assembled in – Low Earth orbit
  • Altitude of – 400 km
  • ISS is partnership of five space agencies-
  • NASA (USA), Roscosmos (Russia), ESA (Europe), JAXA (Japan), and CSA (Canada)
  • Structure – span 109 meters, making it larger than a six-bedroom house
  • Completes – 15.5 orbits per day
  1. FIGHTER JETS IN INDIA

MCQs

1. Karl Marx is related to which ideology?

A. Capitalism

B. Fascism

C. Communism

D. Monarchy

2. “Central Silk Board” is under which ministry?

A. Min. of Textiles

B. Min. of Agriculture

C. Min. of Commerce

D. Min. of Finance

3. Capital of Bangladesh is?

A. Thimbu

B. Kathmandu

C. Seoul

D. Dhaka

4. International Space Station is in which orbit?

A. Low Earth Orbit

B. Middle Earth Orbit

C. High Earth Orbit

D. Lagrange Point

5. “Rafale” is which generation aircraft?

A. 3rd generation

B. 4th generation

C. 4.5 generation

D. 5th generation