Daily current affairs quiz
Wednesday, 13 May 2026
43 questions from 10 news topics of the day — free, with explanations and source articles.
Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary, recently in the news for a camera-trap based wildlife census, is located in which one of the following States?
With reference to Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary, consider the following statements:
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Under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, an area within a State is declared a Wildlife Sanctuary by which one of the following?
Which one of the following is the highest mountain peak lying entirely within the territory of India?
Melanoseris pendryi, a species recently discovered in the alpine meadows of Sikkim, belongs to which one of the following families?
Which one of the following countries does NOT share a boundary with Sikkim?
In the IUCN Red List, which one of the following categories indicates the highest risk of extinction for a species that still survives in the wild?
With reference to the IUCN Red List, consider the following statements:
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The Agalega Islands, where India has helped build a new airstrip and jetty, form part of which one of the following countries?
With reference to the Agalega Islands, consider the following statements:
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The P-8I, which the new runway at Agalega can support, is:
India's 'Necklace of Diamonds' approach in the Indian Ocean refers to:
Which one of the following channels separates Madagascar from mainland Africa?
The charter that created the grouping now known as the Indian Ocean Rim Association was adopted in 1997 at:
With reference to the Indian Ocean Rim Association, consider the following statements:
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The apex decision-making body of the Indian Ocean Rim Association is the:
In the context of India's maritime policy, SAGAR stands for:
Which one of the following countries is NOT a member of the Indian Ocean Rim Association?
The International Fund for Agricultural Development has its headquarters in:
With reference to the International Fund for Agricultural Development, consider the following statements:
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The Country Strategic Opportunities Programme launched by India with IFAD is primarily intended to:
The Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana is primarily concerned with:
The International Fund for Agricultural Development supports developing countries mainly through:
The National Florence Nightingale Awards for nursing personnel were instituted by which one of the following Union Ministries?
International Nurses Day is observed on 12 May every year because it marks the:
Consider the following statements about Florence Nightingale:
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The National Social Assistance Programme is administered by which one of the following Union Ministries?
The National Social Assistance Programme is most directly an expression of which one of the following constitutional provisions?
With reference to the National Social Assistance Programme, consider the following statements:
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Under the Annapurna scheme, eligible senior citizens receive:
The all-India Consumer Price Index (Combined), which has been proposed as the basis for indexing social assistance pensions, is released by:
The India Meteorological Department functions under which one of the following Union Ministries?
With reference to the new AI-enabled monsoon onset forecast of the India Meteorological Department, consider the following statements:
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The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, which helped develop the India Meteorological Department's AI-based block-level monsoon onset model, is located at:
The onset of the southwest monsoon over the Indian mainland is normally declared first over:
National Technology Day is observed in India on 11 May every year to commemorate:
Consider the following statements about the events commemorated on National Technology Day:
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India's first nuclear test, conducted in 1974, was code-named:
The Department of Atomic Energy, which carried out the Pokhran-II nuclear tests of 1998 along with the DRDO, works directly under the:
The Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool approved by the Union Cabinet has been created primarily to:
In maritime insurance, Protection and Indemnity (P&I) clubs are best described as:
With reference to the Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool, consider the following statements:
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Marine insurance business in India is regulated by which one of the following?