Correct Answer: (c) Outrage over the death of a college student following alleged sexual harassment

Explanations:

• (a) Incorrect: There was no report of power tariff-related agitation in Odisha on the date.
• (b) Incorrect: Bandh was not about reservation policies.
• (c) Correct: The bandh was called by multiple political parties after a student's death, allegedly due to unanswered complaints of sexual harassment by her teacher.
• (d) Incorrect: There was no such demand related to private sector reservations.

Correct Answer: (c) Caste-based restriction is not permitted at any time

Explanations:

• (a) Incorrect: The court specifically barred restricting temple entry to upper castes.
• (b) Incorrect: The order ensures round-the-year entry, not just during festivals.
• (c) Correct: The High Court ruled that no one can be barred from temple entry based on caste at any time.
• (d) Incorrect: The order was not about non-Hindus, but about intra-Hindu discrimination.

Correct Answer: (c) Quashed the FIRs for lack of evidence of spreading COVID-19

Explanations:

• (a) Incorrect: The court did not order any further investigation.
• (b) Incorrect: All FIRs were not upheld; most were quashed.
• (c) Correct: The court found no evidence that the petitioners spread COVID-19 or broke major laws, and quashed the charges.
• (d) Incorrect: There were no such directions for arrests.

Correct Answer: (c) ‘Super Swachh League City’ at Swachh Survekshan 2024-25

Explanations:

• (a) Incorrect: No such award was reported.
• (b) Incorrect: The award was for cleanliness and waste management, not water management.
• (c) Correct: NDMC received the ‘Super Swachh League City’ recognition for its performance in urban sanitation and waste management.
• (d) Incorrect: NDMC was not specifically awarded for green energy

Correct Answer: (c) Stayed the High Court’s order to implead him in the contempt proceedings

Explanations:

• (a) Incorrect: The Supreme Court issued no such arrest order.
• (b) Incorrect: The case was not referred to any special tribunal.
• (c) Correct: The Supreme Court stayed the Karnataka High Court’s order which had impleaded Kumaraswamy in the contempt proceedings concerning alleged land encroachment.
• (d) Incorrect: No immediate eviction was ordered by the Supreme Court