3rd June 2026

Explanation - The Right to be Forgotten falls under the purview of an individual’s right to privacy, which is governed by the Personal Data Protection Bill that is yet to be passed by Parliament. In 2017, the Right to Privacy was declared a fundamental right by the Supreme Court in its landmark verdict. The court said at the time that, “the right to privacy is protected as an intrinsic part of the right to life and personal liberty under Article 21 and as a part of the freedoms guaranteed by Part III of the Constitution”.

Explanation - Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions. Bond prices and yields act like a seesaw: When bond yields go up, prices go down, and when bond yields go down, prices go up. In other words, an upward change in the 10-year Treasury bond's yield from 2.2% to 2.6% is a negative condition for the bond market, because the bond's interest rate moves up when the bond market trends down. This happens largely because the bond market is driven by the supply and demand for investment money. If investors are unwilling to spend money buying bonds, the price of them goes down and this makes interest rates rise. When rates rise, that can attract those bond buyers back to the market, driving prices back up and rates back down. So conversely, a downward move in the bond's interest rate from 2.6% down to 2.2% actually indicates positive market performance.

Explanation - A mule account is a bank account used to facilitate financial crimes, including money laundering, fraud and illicit fund transfers. The person who owns the account — called a “money mule” — may or may not know their account is being used for illegal activities. Criminals recruit money mules to help launder proceeds derived from online scams and frauds or crimes like human trafficking and drug trafficking. Some money mules know they are supporting criminal enterprises; others are unaware that they are helping criminals’ profit. Criminals exploit these mule accounts to move illegal money through legitimate banking channels, making it harder for law enforcement agencies to track the origin and destination of illicit funds. Mule accounts function as intermediaries, receiving and transferring funds on behalf of criminal networks. This layering process helps criminals obscure the money trail, making it difficult for financial institutions and regulators to detect suspicious activity. Moreover, these accounts are frequently utilised for swift and recurrent international transactions, further obscuring the trail of money. Funds are rapidly moved through numerous accounts or converted into diverse currencies, significantly complicating the efforts of law enforcement to track the money flow.

Explanation - Signed in September 2021, the new enhanced trilateral security partnership between Australia, United Kingdom, and United States is named as “AUKUS”. This is a trilateral defence deal for Indo-Pacific. The first major initiative of AUKUS would be to deliver a “nuclear-powered” submarine fleet for Australia. These countries, however, made it clear that their aim is not to arm the new submarines with nuclear weapons. This is because Australia is a signatory to the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) which bans it from acquiring or deploying nuclear weapons.

Explanation - Majuli Island is located in the Brahmaputra river system, in Assam. It is the world’s largest river island located in Assam. Formation: It is formed by the Brahmaputra River in the south and the Kherkutia Xuti, a branch of the Brahmaputra, joined by the Subansiri River in the north. Crops cultivated: Rice cultivation is the primary livelihood for the residents of Majuli, with several unique varieties of rice, such as Komal Saul and Bao Dhan, grown in the region. Tribes: Most of the islanders belong to three tribes-Mishing, Deori, and Sonowal Kachari, with the non tribal Assamese comprising the rest. Culture: The island has also been the hub of Assamese neo Vaishnavite culture, initiated around the 16th century by the great Assamese saint-reformer Srimanta Sankerdeva and his disciple Madhavdeva. They initiated the tradition of Satras (monastic institutions), and these Satras have preserved Sattriya dance, literature, bhaona (theatre), dance forms, mask making, and boat-making. Apart from Satras or Vaishnavite monasteries, Majuli is famous for mask-making and has a tradition of pottery making.