UPSC Current Affairs Quiz — 1 May 2026

1.

PaRRVA, recently seen in the news, is an initiative of which one of the following?

Reserve Bank of India Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Securities and Exchange Board of India

From: PaRRVA SEBI Agency: Investment Data, Verification Open full article →

2.

The Peacock Tarantula (Poecilotheria metallica), recently in the news, is endemic to a small forest patch in the:

Garo Hills of Meghalaya Shivalik foothills of Uttarakhand Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh Western Ghats of Kerala

From: Peacock Tarantula: Eastern Ghats, Sapphire Spider Open full article →

3.

International Labour Day (May Day) is historically associated with the demand for:

the right to form political parties abolition of child labour an eight-hour working day equal wages for women

From: International Labour Day 2026: May Day History Open full article →

4.

Kotgarh Wildlife Sanctuary, recently in the news, is located in:

Odisha Jharkhand Andhra Pradesh Chhattisgarh

From: Kotgarh Sanctuary: Odisha Wildlife, Conservation Open full article →

5.

The Ru-Soam bridges, recently in the news, are a traditional engineering practice of which community?

Apatani of Arunachal Pradesh Lepcha of Sikkim Bhotia of Uttarakhand Khasi of Meghalaya

From: Ru-Soam Bridges: Lepcha Engineering, Sikkim Open full article →

6.

Under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, the corporate insolvency resolution process is required to be completed, including litigation, within:

180 days 270 days 330 days 540 days

From: NCLT Delays: Supreme Court, Insolvency Code Open full article →

7.

Which one of the following best describes a sacred grove?

A reserved forest closed to all human entry by law A patch of forest protected by a local community for religious or cultural reasons A plantation raised by the forest department for timber An area notified for compensatory afforestation

From: Sacred Groves: Supreme Court Policy, Ecosystems Open full article →

8.

Canine distemper is caused by a virus belonging to which one of the following families?

Paramyxoviridae Flaviviridae Rhabdoviridae Coronaviridae

From: Canine Distemper: Wildlife Threat, Viral Disease Open full article →

9.

Rongorongo, recently in the news, is:

a megalithic burial tradition of Madagascar a Polynesian open-ocean navigation technique an undeciphered script of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) a rock-shelter painting style of northern Australia

From: Easter Island: Ancient Script, Rongorongo Relic Open full article →

10.

With reference to excise duty and customs duty, consider the following statements:

1.Excise duty is levied on goods produced or sold within a country, customs duty on imports.

2.In India, petrol and diesel are currently outside the ambit of the Goods and Services Tax.

3.The Goods and Services Tax subsumed the basic customs duty on imported goods.

Select the answer using the code given below:

1 and 2 only 2 and 3 only 1 and 3 only 1, 2 and 3

From: Italy Fuel Duty: Energy Costs, Budget Policy Open full article →