Daily Current Affairs Quiz: March 18, 2026

Option (a) is correct: The Security Dilemma describes a situation in which a state increases its military capabilities to enhance its security, but other states perceive this as a threat and respond by strengthening their own military power, creating a cycle of mistrust and arms buildup.

Option (b) is incorrect: Agreements to reduce military expenditure or arms control are attempts to reduce security dilemmas, not the concept itself.

Option (c) is incorrect: Conflict between civilian and military authorities concerns domestic political relations, whereas the security dilemma relates to interactions among states in the international system.

Option (d) is incorrect: Territorial disputes involve geopolitical conflicts over borders, which may contribute to security tensions but are not the definition of the security dilemma.

Option (a) is incorrect: The Act does not provide reservation in Parliament or legislatures for transgender persons. Its focus is on rights protection and anti-discrimination measures.

Option (b) is incorrect: The Act does not establish separate courts for transgender rights cases. Legal disputes are handled through the existing judicial system.

Option (c) is incorrect: The Act deals with rights and welfare of transgender persons within India and is not related to citizenship provisions for migrants.

Option (d) is correct: The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 aims to protect the rights of transgender persons and prohibit discrimination in areas such as education, employment, healthcare, and access to public services. It also provides for welfare measures and recognition of transgender identity.

Option (a) is incorrect: The creamy layer concept does not provide additional benefits. Instead, it excludes relatively privileged individuals within OBCs so that affirmative action benefits are distributed more equitably.

Option (b) is correct: The creamy layer refers to the economically and socially advanced sections within the OBC category who are excluded from reservation benefits. This principle was introduced by the Supreme Court in the Indra Sawhney v. Union of India (1992) judgment to ensure reservation benefits reach the truly disadvantaged groups.

Option (c) is incorrect: Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are separate constitutional categories under Articles 341 and 342 and are not classified within the OBC category.

Option (d) is incorrect: The creamy layer concept concerns eligibility for reservation benefits within OBCs, not specifically reservation in promotions, which relates to different constitutional provisions and judicial rulings.

Option (a) is incorrect: Menstrual leave is not mandatory for public sector employees across India, as no uniform national legislation exists.

Option (b) is incorrect: The Constitution guarantees fundamental rights such as equality and dignity but does not explicitly provide menstrual leave as a fundamental right.

Option (c) is correct: India does not currently have a nationwide law mandating menstrual leave. Some educational institutions, state governments, and private companies have introduced their own policies, but implementation varies widely.

Option (d) is incorrect: The Factories Act regulates labour welfare conditions but does not mandate menstrual leave.

Option (a) is correct: Lake Victoria lies in northern Tanzania and is shared with Kenya and Uganda. It is the second-largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area and one of the major lakes of the African Great Lakes system.

Option (b) is incorrect: Lake Tanganyika lies along the western border of Tanzania and is shared with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi and Zambia, not Kenya and Uganda.

Option (c) is incorrect: Lake Nyasa (also known as Lake Malawi) lies in the southwestern region of Tanzania and is shared mainly with Malawi and Mozambique.

Option (d) is incorrect: Lake Malawi is another name for Lake Nyasa, but it is not shared with Kenya and Uganda.