Daily current affairs quiz
Saturday, 9 May 2026
45 questions from 10 news topics of the day — free, with explanations and source articles.
Western disturbances, which influence the weather of north India, are best described as:
Western disturbances are steered towards the Indian subcontinent mainly by:
With reference to western disturbances, which of the following statements is/are correct?
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The rainfall brought by western disturbances is most important for which one of the following?
Winter rainfall over the coastal plain of Tamil Nadu differs from that over Punjab in that it is caused by:
A tiger reserve in India is notified by which one of the following?
The Ken river, which flows through the Panna Tiger Reserve, is a tributary of which one of the following?
With reference to the Panna Tiger Reserve, consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Apart from Panna, which one of the following tiger reserves lost its entire tiger population and was repopulated through reintroduction?
The chinkara, one of the ungulates found in Panna, is also known as:
The Centralised Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System is administered by which one of the following?
The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions functions under the direct charge of which one of the following?
With reference to the Grievance Redressal Assessment and Index, consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A Citizens' Charter of a government department is best described as:
The Siang river, on whose islands the Daying Ering Wildlife Sanctuary lies, is known in Tibet as:
The hoolock gibbon, recorded in the Daying Ering sanctuary, is notable as:
With reference to pangolins, which of the following statements is/are correct?
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The hispid hare, also called the Assam rabbit, is chiefly associated with which one of the following habitats?
An invasive alien species is best defined as a species that:
The resemblance of a resting buff-tip moth to a broken twig is an example of:
With reference to Ladakh, which of the following statements is/are correct?
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Biological control of a crop pest refers to:
The Somnath temple in Gujarat is counted among the:
The Maru-Gurjara style, in which the Somnath temple was rebuilt, is a regional expression of which broader temple tradition?
With reference to the Somnath temple, which of the following statements is/are correct?
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The Somnath temple was famously plundered in 1026 CE by:
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel took up the rebuilding of the Somnath temple immediately after the integration of which princely state?
The TARA weapon, recently flight-tested by the DRDO, is:
A glide bomb differs from a cruise missile principally in that the glide bomb:
With reference to the TARA weapon, which of the following statements is/are correct?
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In the context of precision-guided munitions, Circular Error Probable refers to:
Under the Forest Rights Act, 2006, habitat rights are granted to:
With reference to the Forest Rights Act, 2006, consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A community is classified as a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group mainly on the basis of:
Bewar, practised traditionally by the Baiga, refers to:
The Fifth Schedule of the Constitution deals with:
INS Sagardhwani, an oceanographic research vessel, is operated by a laboratory of which one of the following?
Cam Ranh, the Vietnamese port visited by INS Sagardhwani, lies on the coast of which one of the following?
With reference to INS Sagardhwani and the Sagar Maitri mission, which of the following statements is/are correct?
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Measurements of temperature and salinity matter for submarine detection chiefly because they determine:
The Teesta river, after entering Bangladesh, joins which one of the following?
The flood that destroyed the Teesta-III dam in Sikkim in October 2023 was caused by:
With reference to the Teesta river, consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Questions relating to rivers common to India and Bangladesh are taken up primarily in:
The India-Bangladesh treaty of 1996 on sharing river water relates to which one of the following?