UPSC Current Affairs Quiz — 8 May 2026

1.

Yildirimhan, which was in the news recently, is:

a long-range air defence system inducted by Israel a nuclear-powered attack submarine launched by Iran a reusable satellite launch vehicle tested by Egypt an intercontinental ballistic missile unveiled by Turkey

From: Yildirimhan Missile: Turkey's New ICBM Capability Open full article →

2.

Ulsoor Lake, also called Halasuru Lake, which was recently drained for desilting, lies in:

Chennai Hyderabad Bengaluru Mysuru

From: Ulsoor Lake Restoration: Bengaluru's Desilting Project Open full article →

3.

The term 'dysbiosis', frequently used in microbiome research, refers to:

the transfer of gut bacteria from one individual to another the complete sterilisation of the intestinal tract by antibiotics the inability of the small intestine to absorb dietary fats fully an imbalance in the microbial community inhabiting the gut

From: Human Gut Microbiome: Recent Research on Bacterial Evolution Open full article →

4.

The Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme is implemented at the national level by:

the National Small Industries Corporation the Khadi and Village Industries Commission the Small Industries Development Bank of India the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development

From: PMEGP Success: MSME Scheme Exceeds Job Creation Target Open full article →

5.

The international transshipment port proposed on Great Nicobar Island is to be built at:

Galathea Bay Campbell Bay Hut Bay Port Blair

From: Great Nicobar Development: Port Project and Environmental Concerns Open full article →

6.

Tipeshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, recently in the news over unauthorised resorts, lies in:

Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Telangana Chhattisgarh

From: Tipeshwar Wildlife Sanctuary: Court Case on Illegal Resorts Open full article →

7.

Geocells, recently in the news in connection with road construction, are:

bacteria that are used to break down plastic waste in landfills buried sensors that monitor the traffic load borne by a pavement three-dimensional honeycomb structures that confine an infill photovoltaic panels laid on road surfaces to generate electricity

From: Geocell Technology: Building Roads from Plastic Waste Open full article →

8.

The JANANI platform, launched to track maternal and child health records, is an initiative of the:

Ministry of Women and Child Development Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry of Rural Development

From: JANANI Platform: Digital Health Records for Maternal Care Open full article →

9.

Cyphostemma annamalaii, a species newly described from Tamil Nadu, belongs to which family?

Orchidaceae Vitaceae Fabaceae Poaceae

From: Cyphostemma annamalaii: New Plant Species Discovered in Tamil Nadu Open full article →

10.

The white-bellied heron, recently in the news, is listed in the IUCN Red List as:

Near Threatened Vulnerable Endangered Critically Endangered

From: White-Bellied Heron: Conservation Update in Bhutan and India Open full article →