UPSC Current Affairs Quiz — 7 May 2026

1.

The Bab el-Mandeb Strait connects the Gulf of Aden with which one of the following?

Red Sea Persian Gulf Mediterranean Sea Gulf of Oman

From: Gulf of Aden: Red Sea Route, Geopolitics & Maritime Security Open full article →

2.

The Swasth Bharat Portal, launched in 2026, is an initiative of which one of the following?

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology NITI Aayog Ministry of Science and Technology Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

From: Swasth Bharat Portal: Public Health & Digital Integration Open full article →

3.

The rusty spotted cat, seen recently in camera-trap images, is native to which one of the following regions?

the Indian subcontinent the rainforests of South-East Asia the steppes of Central Asia the savannas of sub-Saharan Africa

From: Rusty Spotted Cat: India's Smallest Wild Cat & Habitat Open full article →

4.

Lutjanus arakan, reported for the first time from Indian waters, is a:

freshwater catfish of the Ganga basin marine snapper recorded off the Odisha coast deep-sea shark from the Andaman waters coral species from the Gulf of Mannar

From: Lutjanus arakan: New Snapper Species in Indian Waters Open full article →

5.

The International Big Cat Alliance works on seven big cat species. Which one of the following is NOT among them?

Puma Jaguar Clouded leopard Snow leopard

From: International Big Cat Alliance: Conservation & Delhi Declaration Open full article →

6.

The Galapagos Islands, in the news over their conservation outlook, belong to which one of the following countries?

Peru Ecuador Chile Colombia

From: Galapagos Islands: Evolution, Biodiversity & Threats Open full article →

7.

Sambhar Lake, recently in the news over a solar project, is:

a freshwater oxbow lake in the Brahmaputra valley India's largest inland saline lake, in Rajasthan a brackish coastal lagoon on the Odisha coast a crater lake formed by a meteorite impact in Maharashtra

From: Sambhar Lake: Salt Extraction, Ramsar Site & Ecology Open full article →

8.

Suriname, which recently marked fifty years of diplomatic relations with India, is:

an island state in the Caribbean Sea the smallest independent country in South America a landlocked country in Central America a former French colony in West Africa

From: India-Suriname Relations: Trade, Diaspora & ISA Open full article →

9.

The Suru River is a tributary of which one of the following rivers?

Jhelum Chenab Indus Sutlej

From: Suru River: Indus Tributary, Kargil & LoC Geography Open full article →

10.

Cordyceps, reported recently from Arunachal Pradesh, are best described as:

alpine flowering herbs of Himalayan meadows fungi that parasitise insects lichens that colonise bare rock surfaces soil bacteria that fix atmospheric nitrogen

From: Cordyceps Fungi: Eastern Himalayas & Medicinal Value Open full article →