Daily current affairs quiz
Friday, 22 May 2026
43 questions from 9 news topics of the day — free, with explanations and source articles.
With reference to the India-Africa Forum Summit, consider the following statements:
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The African Union, which jointly decided with India to postpone the fourth India-Africa Forum Summit, has its headquarters at:
Ebola virus disease spreads among humans mainly through:
Which one of the following rivers crosses the Equator twice along its course?
Cyprus, whose President visited India recently, is an island country situated in the:
With reference to Cyprus, consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
The Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative, which Cyprus agreed to join, was announced by India at:
The BHISHM cube, which India recently gifted to Cyprus, is:
Which one of the following statements about Cyprus is correct?
The Nakshatra Vatika opened at the Saraswati Wildlife Sanctuary is a garden in which trees are planted in association with:
The division of the sky into twenty-seven nakshatras in Indian astronomy is based on:
With reference to conservation reserves in India, consider the following statements:
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Van Mahotsav, on the occasion of which Haryana's first Nakshatra Vatika was inaugurated, is:
Water hyacinth, the weed being cleared from Ambazari Lake, is:
Consider the following statements about a heavy growth of water hyacinth on a freshwater lake:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Ambazari Lake forms the headwaters of which one of the following rivers?
With reference to the District Mineral Foundation, consider the following statements:
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The excessive growth of algae and weeds in a lake following the inflow of nutrient-rich sewage is called:
The Bismarck Sea, where a submarine eruption was detected recently, lies off the coast of:
With reference to the NISAR satellite, consider the following statements:
How many of the above statements are correct?
Radar imaging satellites are preferred for watching volcanic activity in the tropics chiefly because they:
Pumice, which sometimes forms floating rafts after submarine eruptions, is:
The frequent volcanic and seismic activity around Papua New Guinea is explained mainly by its location:
Daisho-in, the temple damaged by fire on Miyajima Island, belongs to which school of Buddhism?
With reference to the Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima Island in Japan, consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Buddhism was introduced into Japan chiefly from:
The Itsukushima Shrine and the Hiroshima Peace Memorial are both:
The UMMID initiative, recently in the news, is concerned with:
UMMID is an initiative of which one of the following?
With reference to the UMMID initiative, consider the following statements:
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Marriage between close blood relatives increases the risk of a child being born with:
Precision medicine, which the UMMID programme seeks to make possible, refers to:
Kiwifruit, the focus of a new mission in Arunachal Pradesh, is originally native to:
The National Programme for Organic Production is implemented under which one of the following ministries?
With reference to the Mission on Arunachal Kiwi, consider the following statements:
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Kiwi cultivation has taken root in Arunachal Pradesh mainly because the state offers:
A Farmer Producer Organisation, which the Mission on Arunachal Kiwi promotes, is best described as:
The silkworm that yields Muga silk feeds mainly on the leaves of:
With reference to Muga silk, consider the following statements:
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Eri silk is described as peace silk because:
The Shirui lily, whose motif appeared on a gifted stole, is the state flower of:
With reference to the Shirui lily, consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
The Central Silk Board, which certifies authentic Muga products, functions under the: