Today Current Affairs MCQs 2025

Article 1: Ecuador Indigenous Peoples Intensify the Resistance against the expansion of oil drilling in the Amazon.
What is the main area of conflict that was brought out in the article as far as the Amazon region in Ecuador is concerned?
A) A land ownership conflict between two native communities.
B) Aboriginal demonstrations against a government plan to increase oil drilling.
C) A lawsuit against the Ecuadorian government on pollution in an international court.
D) There was a new mineral deposit being found in the Amazon.

Question: B) First Nations protests over a government suggestion of oil well expansion.
Explanation: The article issue is the social and environmental crisis because of which Indigenous groups fiercely oppose the plan of one of the presidents of the Republic of Ecuador Daniel Noboa to drill more oil in the Amazon rainforest.

What is the geographical area of Ecuador directly covered by the plan of oil drilling expansion?
A) The Coastal Lowlands (La Costa).
B) Andean Highlands (La Sierra).
C) Amazon Rainforest (El Oriente).
D) The Galapagos Islands

Question: C) The Amazon Rainforest (El Oriente).
Elaboration: The text clearly mentions that the eastern section (which is currently under attack by oil development) is Amazon Rainforest (El Oriente).

Article 2: AstroSat 10 Years of Space Astronomy.
So what is the most critical unique capability of the AstroSat mission?
A) It is the Indian first satellite to orbit the Moon.
B) It is able to see heavenly bodies at once in a variety of wavelengths.
C) It is exclusively devoted to the search of exoplanets.
D) NASA is a partner in the mission.

Answer: B) It is able to see heavenly bodies at the same time in varied wavelengths.
Explanation: The article focuses on the point that the peculiar feature of the AstroSat is that the observation of celestial objects in various wavelengths of the light- Visible, Ultraviolet, and various X-ray energies (low and high) can be done simultaneously.

What high-resolution instrument is available in ultraviolet on AstroSat?
A) Large Area X-ray proportional counter (LAXPC)
B) Soft X-ray Telescope (SXT)
C) Imager Cadmium-Zinc-Telluride (CZTI)
D) Ultra Violet Imaging Telescope (UVIT)

Response: D) Ultra Violet Imaging Telescope (UVIT)
Explanation: The payloads and the functions are listed in the text, which says that the UVIT is to image in high-resolution within the ultraviolet and visible light.

Article 3: Andaman Sea To Study.
Why does Andaman sea hold a great potential in hydrocarbon exploration?
A) It possesses the biggest coral reef in the world.
B) New findings verify that there are large deposits of natural gas.
C) It is a great international shipping route.
D) It has stable and non-seismic tectonic plate.

Response: B) Natural gas deposits are found to be large as a result of recent discoveries.
Essay: The article starts by informing that natural gas has been found in the Andaman basin and that it contains a lot of hydrocarbon deposits.

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