DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 10 April 2025

Answer: (b) 1 and 3 only

Explanation:

• Statement 1 is correct. VFI refers to the fiscal gap where sub-national governments’ expenditures are not fully covered by their own revenues.
• Statement 2 is incorrect. VFA refers to the asymmetry in revenue and expenditure responsibilities between different levels of government, not regions.
• Statement 3 is correct. VFI can be mitigated through financial transfers from the Union to state governments to address the fiscal gap.

Answer: (b) 1 and 3 only

Explanation:

• Statement 1 is correct. The LDF was indeed established at COP27 in Egypt in 2022.
• Statement 2 is incorrect. The LDF supports both economic and non-economic losses caused by climate change.
• Statement 3 is correct. The World Bank is the interim trustee for the LDF.

Answer: (b) 2 and 3 only

Explanation:

• Statement 1 is incorrect. Interpol is an independent international organization and is not a part of the United Nations system.
• Statement 2 is correct. Interpol is headquartered in Lyon, France, and has 195 member countries.
• Statement 3 is correct. The General Assembly, consisting of one delegate from each member country, is Interpol’s supreme decision-making body.

Answer: (c) 1 and 3 only

Explanation:

• Statement 1 is correct. Valley Fever, or coccidioidomycosis, is indeed caused by the fungus Coccidioides, which is found in soil in specific regions.
• Statement 2 is incorrect. Valley Fever does not generally spread from person to person or from animals to people, except in rare cases like organ transplantation or wound contact.
• Statement 3 is correct. About 1% of symptomatic cases of Valley Fever progress to severe disease with serious complications.

Answer: (b) Only two

Explanation:

• Statement 1 is correct. Enemy property includes properties left by individuals who took citizenship of Pakistan and China.
• Statement 2 is correct. The 2016 Amendment includes provisions for continued vesting of properties in the Custodian even if the enemy’s nationality changes.
• Statement 3 is incorrect. Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of enemy properties, not Delhi.