UPSC Current Affairs Quiz — 13 May 2026

1.

Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary, recently in the news for a camera-trap based wildlife census, is located in which one of the following States?

Himachal Pradesh Uttarakhand Sikkim Arunachal Pradesh

From: Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary: Location, Flora, Fauna & Survey Open full article →

2.

Melanoseris pendryi, a species recently discovered in the alpine meadows of Sikkim, belongs to which one of the following families?

Orchidaceae Poaceae Asteraceae Fabaceae

From: Melanoseris pendryi: New Sikkim Plant, Asteraceae & Status Open full article →

3.

The Agalega Islands, where India has helped build a new airstrip and jetty, form part of which one of the following countries?

Seychelles Maldives Madagascar Mauritius

From: Agalega Islands: India-Mauritius Base & Indian Ocean Strategy Open full article →

4.

The charter that created the grouping now known as the Indian Ocean Rim Association was adopted in 1997 at:

Port Louis Colombo Muscat Perth

From: IORA: Indian Ocean Rim Association, Members & SAGAR Vision Open full article →

5.

The International Fund for Agricultural Development has its headquarters in:

Geneva Vienna Nairobi Rome

From: IFAD: COSOP Roadmap, Rural Poverty & UN Agency Open full article →

6.

The National Florence Nightingale Awards for nursing personnel were instituted by which one of the following Union Ministries?

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

From: Florence Nightingale Award: Nursing Professionals & History Open full article →

7.

The National Social Assistance Programme is administered by which one of the following Union Ministries?

Ministry of Rural Development Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry of Labour and Employment Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

From: NSAP: IGNOAPS, IGNDPS, Pension Components & Inflation Open full article →

8.

The India Meteorological Department functions under which one of the following Union Ministries?

Ministry of Earth Sciences Ministry of Science and Technology Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare

From: Monsoon Forecasting: IMD, Block-Level AI Models & Rainfall Open full article →

9.

National Technology Day is observed in India on 11 May every year to commemorate:

the launch of the first Indian satellite the nuclear tests conducted at Pokhran in 1998 the first flight of the Tejas light combat aircraft the founding of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

From: National Technology Day: Pokhran-II, Operation Shakti & Hansa-3 Open full article →

10.

The Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool approved by the Union Cabinet has been created primarily to:

subsidise the building of merchant ships in Indian yards ensure insurance cover for India-linked shipping insure coastal fishermen against accidents at sea guarantee loans raised by Indian port developers

From: Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool: Sovereign Guarantee & Shipping Open full article →