DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 11 March 2025

Answer: (b) 2 only

Explanation:

• Statement 1 is incorrect. Krishi-DSS was developed jointly by the Ministry of Agriculture and the Department of Space.
• Statement 2 is correct. The platform captures detailed information across various scales, from large fields to small soil particles.

Answer: (c) 1 and 3 only

Explanation:

• Statement 1 is correct. Section 27 does create an exception to the inadmissibility of confessions made by an accused in police custody.
• Statement 2 is incorrect. Confessions made in police custody without the presence of a magistrate are generally inadmissible in court under Sections 25 and 26 of the Indian Evidence Act.
• Statement 3 is correct. The confession must lead to the discovery of a fact that was previously unknown to the police to be admissible under Section 27.

Answer: (a) 1 and 2 only

Explanation:

• Statement 1 is correct. The Great Barrier Reef is indeed located off the northeastern coast of Australia in the Coral Sea.
• Statement 2 is correct. It is the largest reef complex in the world, extending over 2,300 km and covering about 350,000 square km.
• Statement 3 is incorrect. The Great Barrier Reef was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981, not 1991.

Answer: (a) 1 only

Explanation:

• Statement 1 is correct. Mpox is primarily found in regions of Africa, particularly in Central and West Africa, but cases have also been reported in other parts of the world due to travel and other factors.
• Statement 2 is incorrect. Despite the name “monkeypox,” the exact source of the virus remains unknown. It is believed to be a zoonotic virus, meaning it is transmitted from animals to humans, but no specific species has been definitively identified as the original source.
• Statement 3 is incorrect. Clade II (the West African clade) is generally considered less virulent but more widespread than Clade I (the Central African clade). Clade I is known to cause more severe disease but is less widely distributed.