Daily current affairs quiz
Wednesday, 20 May 2026
45 questions from 10 news topics of the day — free, with explanations and source articles.
The MAVEN spacecraft, recently in the news, is designed to study the:
With reference to Mars, consider the following statements:
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The absence of a global magnetic field makes the atmosphere of Mars especially vulnerable to:
The ionosphere of a planet is best described as the region where:
Among the planets of the solar system, the strongest global magnetic field is possessed by:
NGO Darpan, with which the new Ayush Anudan Portal is integrated, is a database maintained by the:
The Ministry of Ayush was created in 2014 by upgrading the:
Consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A Central Sector Scheme, of the kind whose grants the Ayush Anudan Portal handles, is one which is:
Murlen National Park, where the newly described snake Trachischium lalremsangai was collected, is located in:
The term 'fossorial', used for the newly described snake Trachischium lalremsangai, refers to an animal that is:
With reference to Trachischium lalremsangai, consider the following statements:
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In taxonomy, a holotype is:
A National Park in India is notified under the provisions of the:
The International Booker Prize is awarded annually for:
A distinctive feature of the International Booker Prize is that its prize money is:
Consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
The first book originally written in an Indian language to win the International Booker Prize was:
Research Centre Imarat, which led the development of the ULPGM-V3, is a laboratory of the:
A 'fire-and-forget' missile is one which:
A tandem-charge warhead, of the kind carried by modern anti-armour missiles, is intended mainly to:
With reference to the ULPGM-V3, consider the following statements:
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Bharat Dynamics Limited, a partner in the ULPGM-V3 missile programme, is a public sector undertaking engaged mainly in the manufacture of:
With reference to the Kashmir Flycatcher, consider the following statements:
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In the IUCN Red List, the category indicating a higher risk of extinction than 'Vulnerable' is:
Which one of the following is a Ramsar site located in Kerala?
The Kashmir Flycatcher is best described as:
Keibul Lamjao National Park, the only floating national park in the world, lies within:
Phumdis, a characteristic feature of Loktak Lake, are:
The Sangai, the state animal of Manipur, is a:
Consider the following statements:
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The Ithai barrage is blamed for much of the ecological decline of Loktak Lake because it:
Blue straggler stars are peculiar because they:
With reference to blue straggler stars, consider the following statements:
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In a Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, the main sequence is occupied by stars that are:
Globular clusters are best described as:
Which one of the following is NOT among the Hill Forts of Rajasthan inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List?
With reference to Kumbhalgarh Fort, consider the following statements:
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Kumbhalgarh is traditionally held to be the birthplace of:
The Aravalli range, in which Kumbhalgarh Fort is situated, is:
SHE-Marts, announced in the Union Budget, are to be:
With reference to the proposed SHE-Marts, consider the following statements:
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The Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) is an initiative of the:
The Lakhpati Didi initiative seeks to:
The SHG-Bank Linkage Programme, which connects self-help groups to the formal banking system, was launched by: