Daily current affairs quiz
Friday, 8 May 2026
44 questions from 10 news topics of the day — free, with explanations and source articles.
Yildirimhan, which was in the news recently, is:
In the conventional classification of ballistic missiles by range, the lower limit for an intercontinental ballistic missile is about:
With reference to the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), consider the following statements:
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Which one of the following statements about a ballistic missile is correct?
Ulsoor Lake, also called Halasuru Lake, which was recently drained for desilting, lies in:
Eutrophication of a freshwater lake is best described as:
With reference to the National Disaster Mitigation Fund, consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Desilting an urban lake reduces flood risk in the surrounding area mainly by:
The term 'dysbiosis', frequently used in microbiome research, refers to:
With reference to the human gut microbiome, which of the following statements is/are correct?
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In population genetics, a 'selective sweep' refers to:
Prebiotics, as distinct from probiotics, are:
The Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme is implemented at the national level by:
PMEGP, a credit-linked subsidy scheme for new micro-enterprises, comes under which Ministry?
With reference to the Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme, consider the following statements:
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Under the present classification of micro, small and medium enterprises in India, an enterprise is categorised by:
The Finance Commission of India is constituted by the President under which Article of the Constitution?
The international transshipment port proposed on Great Nicobar Island is to be built at:
With reference to Great Nicobar Island, consider the following statements:
How many of the above statements are correct?
The Nicobar megapode, a bird endemic to the Nicobar Islands, is best known for:
The leatherback turtle, which nests on the beaches of Great Nicobar, is:
Which one of the following statements about biosphere reserves in India is correct?
The strategic case for a transshipment port on Great Nicobar rests chiefly on the island's proximity to the:
Tipeshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, recently in the news over unauthorised resorts, lies in:
A Wildlife Sanctuary in India is declared by:
With reference to eco-sensitive zones around protected areas, consider the following statements:
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The Penganga river, which drains the Tipeshwar area, belongs to the basin of which river?
Geocells, recently in the news in connection with road construction, are:
The Central Road Research Institute functions under which one of the following?
With reference to geocells used in road construction, which of the following statements is/are correct?
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Extended Producer Responsibility, as applied to plastic packaging in India, places the duty of collecting and processing the waste on:
The JANANI platform, launched to track maternal and child health records, is an initiative of the:
U-WIN, with which the JANANI platform is integrated, is a digital registry for:
Consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
The Maternal Mortality Ratio, as conventionally reported, is the number of maternal deaths per:
Cyphostemma annamalaii, a species newly described from Tamil Nadu, belongs to which family?
Sanjeevi Hill in Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu, where a new plant species was recently described, forms part of:
With reference to sacred groves in India, which of the following statements is/are correct?
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A leaf described as 'trifoliolate' is one in which:
The white-bellied heron, recently in the news, is listed in the IUCN Red List as:
In India, the white-bellied heron survives mainly in and around:
With reference to the white-bellied heron, which of the following statements is/are correct?
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Sand and gravel extraction from riverbeds threatens the white-bellied heron chiefly because it:
With reference to Namdapha National Park, which of the following statements is/are correct?
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