UPSC Current Affairs Quiz — 4 May 2026

1.

Exercise CINBAX is conducted between India and:

Vietnam Indonesia Thailand Cambodia

From: Exercise CINBAX-II: India-Cambodia, Military Exercise Open full article →

2.

The Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram provides free screening and intervention for children in which age group?

6 to 14 years Birth to 18 years Birth to 6 years 10 to 19 years

From: Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram 2.0: Child Health, Health Scheme Open full article →

3.

Mission Drishti is notable for being the world's first satellite to carry:

an atomic clock for navigation services both optical multispectral cameras and synthetic aperture radar on one platform a telescope for observing exoplanets a nuclear-powered imaging system

From: Mission Drishti: OptoSAR Satellite, GalaxEye Open full article →

4.

The new standards for medical assistive technologies have been published by the:

Bureau of Indian Standards Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation Food Safety and Standards Authority of India National Accreditation Board for Hospitals

From: BIS standards for assistive technologies: Accessibility, Persons with Disabilities Open full article →

5.

With reference to hantavirus infection, consider the following statements:

1.Humans are usually infected by inhaling particles from the urine, droppings or saliva of infected rodents.

2.It spreads readily from one person to another through ordinary social contact.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only 2 only Both 1 and 2 Neither 1 nor 2

From: Hantavirus: Rodent-borne Disease, Health Open full article →

6.

Dimethyl ether (DME) is being developed in India chiefly as a substitute for:

coking coal in steel making liquefied petroleum gas and diesel aviation turbine fuel uranium fuel in reactors

From: Dimethyl Ether (DME): Alternative Fuel, CSIR-NCL Open full article →

7.

Debt Recovery Tribunals were established primarily to:

adjudicate disputes between shareholders and company boards settle income tax appeals regulate the functioning of stock exchanges expedite recovery of dues owed to banks and financial institutions

From: Debt Recovery Tribunals (DRTs): Reforms, NPA Resolution Open full article →

8.

Sanjay Gandhi National Park is situated on the edge of which city?

Mumbai Nagpur Surat Pune

From: Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP): Mumbai, Western Ghats Open full article →

9.

Mayon volcano, which erupted recently, is located in:

Indonesia Chile Japan the Philippines

From: Mayon Volcano Eruption: Philippines, Ring of Fire Open full article →

10.

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was established by which treaty?

Treaty of Asuncion Treaty of Rome Treaty of Maastricht Treaty of Chaguaramas

From: Caribbean Community (CARICOM): Regional Integration, India Ties Open full article →