UPSC Daily Current Affairs Quiz : 02 March 2026

Correct Answer: B

Explanation: Prime Minister’s second state visit to Israel focuses on defence cooperation and acquiring Sky Sting missile for the Indian Air Force (IAF). Sky Sting is a 6th-generation Beyond-Visual-Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM). 

Correct Answer: D

Explanation: Two Maoists were killed in an encounter in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh during an anti-Naxal operation along the Indravati river belt. The Indravati River is a major tributary of the Godavari River. It rises from the Kalahandi district of Odisha on the western slopes of the Eastern Ghats. 

Correct Answer: A 

Explanation: Class Eleven students of Ariyakudi Government Higher Secondary School in Sivagangai district of Tamil Nadu launched a 600-gram mini satellite named Vikko Sat-1. Vikko Sat-1 is designed to detect fungal spores in the stratosphere using five specialised sensors. 

Answer: (d)

Explanation:

• Statement 1: Correct as per the report.
• Statement 2: Correct. The interim council includes the President and the head of the judiciary.
• Statement 3: Correct. The Assembly of Experts constitutionally elects (and can remove) the Supreme Leader.

Answer: (b)

Explanation:

The report mentions:

• Israel
• UAE (Abu Dhabi)
• Oman

Saudi Arabia is not mentioned in the given passage.