DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 22 May 2025

Answer: (c) 1 and 3 only

Explanation:

• Statement 1 is correct because SBM was indeed launched by the Narendra Modi government in October 2014.
• Statement 2 is incorrect as SBM led to the construction of approximately 11 crore individual household latrines, not 5 crore.
• Statement 3 is correct because SBM has significantly reduced infant deaths by curtailing open defecation.

Answer: (a) 1 and 3 only

Explanation:

• Statement 1 is correct as agro-meteorological advisories indeed provide weather-based guidance to farmers.
• Statement 2 is incorrect because advisories use real-time weather data from sources like the IMD.
• Statement 3 is correct as advisories help in deciding various farming activities.

Answer: (c) All three

Explanation:

• Pair 1 is correct as photoelectrons are indeed electrons emitted as a result of the photoelectric effect.
• Pair 2 is correct because the work function is the energy needed to overcome the binding energy of electrons.
• Pair 3 is correct as photons are discrete particles of light energy, integral to the photoelectric effect.

Answer: (d) 1 only

Explanation:

• Statement 1 is correct as Myristica Swamps are indeed dominated by evergreen trees of the Myristicaceae family.
• Statement 2 is incorrect because the swamps have an evolutionary origin of about 140 million years, not 50 million years.
• Statement 3 is incorrect because, in addition to the Western Ghats, Myristica Swamps also occur in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Meghalaya.