Archive · 6 Sep 2025
UPSC Weekly Quiz: Tribal Groups, IMR, and Global Issues
The UPSC weekly quiz covers various topics.
One section discusses Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs), a sub-category of tribes, and a census.
Another part explores infant mortality rates (IMR) in India, with improvements noted but disparities persist.
The quiz also touches on the recent Manipur Suspension of Operation agreement and the launch of UPI-PayNow cross-border payments with Singapore.
Further topics include the Immigration and Foreigners Act, the Right to Education Act, cancer trends, earthquake principles, and the Ebola virus.
PVTGs are a sub-category of Scheduled Tribes.
India's IMR dropped by 37% in the last decade.
KNO and UPF signed the SoO agreement with the government.
UPI-PayNow facilitates cross-border payments between India and Singapore.
Ebola is caused by orthoebolaviruses, primarily in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Who
- PVTGs, the government, citizens of India and Singapore.
- What
- UPSC weekly quiz focuses on current affairs.
- When
- Data from 2023 and September 2025.
- Where
- India, Singapore, areas with PVTGs, and regions affected by Ebola.
- Why
- To test knowledge of current affairs.
- PVTGs
- Sub-category of Scheduled Tribes
- IMR Drop
- 37% in India over a decade
- Worst IMR
- Chhattisgarh, MP, UP (37)
- SoO Agreement
- Extended between Govt., KNO, UPF
- UPI-PayNow
- Cross-border payments between India and Singapore
- Ebola Location
- Sub-Saharan Africa
