Daily current affairs quiz
Thursday, 21 May 2026
44 questions from 10 news topics of the day — free, with explanations and source articles.
Ammonium sulphate, recently suggested as a substitute for urea, supplies which one of the following pairs of plant nutrients?
With reference to ammonium sulphate used as a fertilizer, consider the following statements:
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Ammonium sulphate is considered well suited to flooded paddy fields mainly because:
Sulphur deficiency in Indian soils has become more widespread in recent decades largely because of:
Ammonium sulphate is manufactured on an industrial scale chiefly by which one of the following routes?
RAINMUMBAI, recently in the news, is best described as:
Trading in commodity derivatives in India is regulated by which one of the following?
With reference to weather derivatives, consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
The index underlying the RAINMUMBAI contract tracks which one of the following?
The India Meteorological Department classifies a monsoon season as 'normal' when seasonal rainfall lies within which one of the following ranges of the long period average?
The Velimalai pumped storage hydroelectric project, recently granted Terms of Reference clearance, is proposed in which one of the following States?
In a pumped storage hydroelectric plant, water is pumped from the lower to the upper reservoir:
With reference to pumped storage hydroelectric projects, consider the following statements:
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The grant of Terms of Reference by an Expert Appraisal Committee in the environmental clearance process means that:
The National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management functions under which one of the following Union Ministries?
The 'hazard line' mapped along India's coast in collaboration with the Survey of India is intended primarily to:
Coastal Regulation Zone notifications in India are issued under which one of the following laws?
With reference to the National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management, consider the following statements:
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The Agricola Medal, recently in the news, is conferred by which one of the following organisations?
The Food and Agriculture Organization has its headquarters in which one of the following cities?
With reference to the Food and Agriculture Organization, consider the following statements:
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The observance of 2023 as the International Year of Millets by the United Nations followed a proposal moved by:
The Nakdong, the longest river of South Korea, rises in which one of the following mountain ranges?
Jeju Island, lying off the southern coast of South Korea, is best described as:
With reference to the physical geography of South Korea, consider the following statements:
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The Demilitarised Zone separating North and South Korea lies close to which one of the following parallels of latitude?
The Korean Peninsula is separated from the Japanese archipelago by which one of the following straits?
Suryastra, recently demonstrated for the Indian Army, is:
The Suryastra system is adapted from the PULS launcher originally developed in which one of the following countries?
With reference to the Suryastra rocket system, consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
The Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, where the Suryastra system was demonstrated, is located in which one of the following States?
Which one of the following statements about the Pinaka system is correct?
Pulicat Lake, a brackish water lagoon, lies on the border of which two States?
Pulicat Lake is separated from the Bay of Bengal by which one of the following barrier islands?
With reference to Pulicat Lake, consider the following statements:
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The Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary, ecologically linked to Pulicat Lake through pelican movements, is located in which State?
Consider the following statements about coastal lagoons:
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The Asian Productivity Organization has its headquarters in which one of the following cities?
With reference to the Asian Productivity Organization, consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
The Asian Productivity Organization was established primarily to:
Rupa Tarakasi, the silver filigree craft that received a Geographical Indication tag, belongs to which State?
With reference to Rupa Tarakasi, consider the following statements:
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Geographical Indications in India are registered by a registry that functions under which one of the following?
Cuttack, the historic centre of the silver filigree craft, stands on the banks of which one of the following rivers?