Daily current affairs quiz
Saturday, 16 May 2026
45 questions from 10 news topics of the day — free, with explanations and source articles.
The Ganges soft-shell turtle, recently in the news, is:
With reference to the Ganges soft-shell turtle, consider the following statements:
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Placing a species in Schedule I of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 primarily means that:
Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve lies on the flood plains of which one of the following rivers?
With reference to the Common bronzeback tree snake, consider the following statements:
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Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, recently in the news, is situated in:
Which one of the following is NOT a constituent unit of Dudhwa Tiger Reserve?
On the IUCN Red List, a species placed in the 'Least Concern' category is one which:
ABHAY, recently launched in India, is:
The Central Bureau of Investigation derives its powers of investigation from which one of the following?
With reference to the Central Bureau of Investigation, consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A 'digital arrest', as the term is used in recent cyber fraud cases, refers to:
The Common Criteria Recognition Arrangement, recently in the news, is concerned with:
The Standardisation Testing and Quality Certification (STQC) Directorate, which runs India's IT security evaluation laboratories, functions under which Ministry?
With reference to the Common Criteria Development Board, consider the following statements:
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Under the Common Criteria Recognition Arrangement, a 'certificate-authorising' member is one which:
The Netherlands shares its land boundaries with which one of the following pairs of countries?
With reference to the Netherlands, consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Which one of the following rivers does NOT form part of the delta system of the Netherlands?
The Leiden copper plates, whose return to India was welcomed recently, record the:
The National Maritime Heritage Complex, mentioned in the India-Netherlands roadmap, is being developed at:
Consider the following statements:
How many of the above statements are correct?
The Research and Analysis Wing reports directly to which one of the following?
With reference to the Research and Analysis Wing, consider the following statements:
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Which one of the following statements about the Research and Analysis Wing is correct?
The decision to create a dedicated external intelligence agency in 1968 was prompted mainly by:
Chaprala Wildlife Sanctuary, recently in the news, is located in:
The Pranhita river is formed by the confluence of which of the following rivers?
With reference to Chaprala Wildlife Sanctuary, consider the following statements:
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Under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, a Wildlife Sanctuary within a State is declared by:
The International Telecommunication Union is:
With reference to the International Telecommunication Union, consider the following statements:
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Within the International Telecommunication Union, allocation of the radio-frequency spectrum and of satellite orbital slots is the responsibility of the:
The supreme decision-making body of the International Telecommunication Union, meeting once every four years, is the:
Which one of the following statements about India's association with the International Telecommunication Union is correct?
The Ebola virus belongs to which one of the following virus families?
With reference to Ebola virus disease, consider the following statements:
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Which one of the following countries does NOT share a land border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Contacts of a confirmed Ebola case are kept under observation for 21 days mainly because:
Which one of the following ebolavirus species is NOT known to cause disease in human beings?
Uturuncu, the volcano recently in the news for ground uplift, is situated in:
With reference to the Uturuncu volcano, consider the following statements:
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A volcano is described as a 'zombie volcano' when it:
The volcanic chain of the Andes is associated with the subduction of which one of the following?
Compared with shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes are typically marked by: