Daily current affairs quiz
Friday, 15 May 2026
43 questions from 10 news topics of the day — free, with explanations and source articles.
With reference to Project Garud, recently seen in the news, which of the following statements is/are correct?
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In the context of spacecraft, the term 'satellite bus' refers to:
IN-SPACe, which figures in every discussion of India's private space sector, is:
Which one of the following statements about a geostationary orbit is correct?
Uzbekistan is one of only two countries in the world that are doubly landlocked, that is, ringed entirely by landlocked neighbours. The other such country is:
Which one of the following countries does NOT share a land border with Uzbekistan?
With reference to the Aral Sea, which of the following statements is/are correct?
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The Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation is headquartered in:
Agarwood, recently in the news, is best described as:
With reference to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), which of the following statements is/are correct?
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Which one of the following is listed in Appendix I of CITES?
In India, the Management Authority that issues permits under CITES functions under which one of the following Ministries?
Under India's Foreign Trade Policy, an item placed in the 'restricted' category can be exported:
With reference to the Euphrates river, which of the following statements is/are correct?
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The Ataturk Dam, whose reservoir has cut downstream flows to Syria and Iraq, is built on which one of the following rivers?
Mesopotamia, the land watered by the Tigris and the Euphrates, corresponds most closely to the territory of which modern country?
Heavy pumping of groundwater in a river basin tends to reduce the river's dry-season flow mainly because:
Ships leaving the Persian Gulf for the Indian Ocean must pass through which one of the following?
With reference to Geographical Indication (GI) tags in India, which of the following statements is/are correct?
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In the spice trade, the term 'oleoresin' refers to:
The North Eastern Council, which functions under the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, has its headquarters at:
Mizoram shares an international boundary with which one of the following pairs of countries?
The Himalayan brown bear, recently in the news, is:
With reference to the Rakchham-Chitkul Wildlife Sanctuary, which of the following statements is/are correct?
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Under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, a Wildlife Sanctuary is declared by:
The Sutlej enters India from Tibet through a pass in Kinnaur district known as:
Which one of the following statements about the snow leopard is correct?
The Advance Authorisation Scheme permits:
An advance authorisation is issued to an exporter by which one of the following?
Consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Which one of the following schemes allows duty-free import of capital goods subject to an export obligation?
With reference to Tughlaqabad Fort, which of the following statements is/are correct?
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The Sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya, around whom the legend of Tughlaqabad's abandonment is built, belonged to which Sufi order?
Which one of the following cities of Delhi was founded by Alauddin Khalji?
Under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, the belt of 100 metres around a centrally protected monument is termed the:
Withholding tax, in the context of foreign investment in Indian bonds, is:
With reference to Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements (DTAAs), which of the following statements is/are correct?
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Which one of the following statements about Treasury Bills issued in India is correct?
A reduction in the withholding tax on interest earned by foreign investors in Indian government bonds would most likely:
Meningitis is an inflammation of:
With reference to meningitis, which of the following statements is/are correct?
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Neisseria meningitidis, the bacterium behind the most severe form of meningitis, spreads mainly through:
In India's Universal Immunisation Programme, protection against Haemophilus influenzae type b, a cause of bacterial meningitis in children, is given through the: