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Saturday, 23 May 2026

49 questions from 10 news topics of the day — free, with explanations and source articles.

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1.

Sanghmitra, launched recently at Kolkata, is a:

From: Sanghmitra NGOPV: GRSE, Indian Navy & Aatmanirbhar Bharat Open full article →
2.

Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, which built the offshore patrol vessel Sanghmitra, is located at:

From: Sanghmitra NGOPV: GRSE, Indian Navy & Aatmanirbhar Bharat Open full article →
3.

Sanghamitta, after whom the Indian Navy's offshore patrol vessel Sanghmitra is named, is remembered for:

From: Sanghmitra NGOPV: GRSE, Indian Navy & Aatmanirbhar Bharat Open full article →
4.

With reference to India's maritime zones under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, consider the following statements:

1.The territorial sea extends up to 12 nautical miles from the baseline.
2.The contiguous zone extends up to 24 nautical miles from the baseline.
3.The exclusive economic zone extends up to 200 nautical miles from the baseline.

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: Sanghmitra NGOPV: GRSE, Indian Navy & Aatmanirbhar Bharat Open full article →
5.

Which one of the following is NOT one of the five boroughs of New York City?

From: Staten Island: Location, History & New York Geography Open full article →
6.

The Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam, which passed into English hands in 1664, is today known as:

From: Staten Island: Location, History & New York Geography Open full article →
7.

The Treaty of Breda of 1667 brought to an end which one of the following conflicts?

From: Staten Island: Location, History & New York Geography Open full article →
8.

The Hudson River, at whose mouth New York City stands, drains into:

From: Staten Island: Location, History & New York Geography Open full article →
9.

With reference to Staten Island, consider the following statements:

1.It is the least populated of New York City's five boroughs.
2.It is linked to Brooklyn by a road bridge.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

From: Staten Island: Location, History & New York Geography Open full article →
10.

Which one of the following was the first fortress built by the English in India?

From: Fort St George: British India, History & Architecture Open full article →
11.

Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

From: Fort St George: British India, History & Architecture Open full article →
12.

The oldest Anglican church in India stands inside:

From: Fort St George: British India, History & Architecture Open full article →
13.

Fort St George passed briefly into French hands in 1746 during:

From: Fort St George: British India, History & Architecture Open full article →
14.

With reference to Fort St George, consider the following statements:

1.It was built by the English East India Company in the seventeenth century.
2.It stands on the Malabar Coast.
3.It houses the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu.

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: Fort St George: British India, History & Architecture Open full article →
15.

Lake Kariba, recently in the news, was formed by damming which one of the following rivers?

From: Lake Kariba: Zambezi River, Geography & Hydropower Open full article →
16.

Lake Kariba lies on the border between:

From: Lake Kariba: Zambezi River, Geography & Hydropower Open full article →
17.

The Zambezi River finally empties into:

From: Lake Kariba: Zambezi River, Geography & Hydropower Open full article →
18.

The Kariba Dam is an example of which one of the following types of dam?

From: Lake Kariba: Zambezi River, Geography & Hydropower Open full article →
19.

With reference to Lake Kariba, consider the following statements:

1.It is the world's largest man-made reservoir by volume.
2.Its filling forced the resettlement of the Batonga people.
3.It supplies hydroelectric power to the countries on both its banks.

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: Lake Kariba: Zambezi River, Geography & Hydropower Open full article →
20.

Consider the following countries:

1.Sudan
2.Kenya
3.Uganda

Which of the above share a land border with Ethiopia?

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: Ethiopia WTO Accession: India Ties, Reforms & Trade Open full article →
21.

Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, is the headquarters of which one of the following organisations?

From: Ethiopia WTO Accession: India Ties, Reforms & Trade Open full article →
22.

In the Battle of Adwa of 1896, Ethiopia defeated the invading forces of:

From: Ethiopia WTO Accession: India Ties, Reforms & Trade Open full article →
23.

Ethiopia became a landlocked country following the independence in 1993 of:

From: Ethiopia WTO Accession: India Ties, Reforms & Trade Open full article →
24.

With reference to the World Trade Organization, consider the following statements:

1.It came into being in 1995 as the successor to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.
2.Its headquarters is located in New York.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

From: Ethiopia WTO Accession: India Ties, Reforms & Trade Open full article →
25.

Which one of the following statements about the World Trade Organization is correct?

From: Ethiopia WTO Accession: India Ties, Reforms & Trade Open full article →
26.

The Agni-1, test-fired recently, is classified as:

From: Agni-1 Missile: SRBM, DRDO & Strategic Forces Command Open full article →
27.

Which one of the following was NOT developed under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme?

From: Agni-1 Missile: SRBM, DRDO & Strategic Forces Command Open full article →
28.

The Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, from which the Agni-1 ballistic missile is flight-tested, is situated in:

From: Agni-1 Missile: SRBM, DRDO & Strategic Forces Command Open full article →
29.

The Political Council of India's Nuclear Command Authority is chaired by the:

From: Agni-1 Missile: SRBM, DRDO & Strategic Forces Command Open full article →
30.

With reference to the Agni-1 missile, consider the following statements:

1.It is powered by a single-stage solid-fuel motor.
2.It can be launched only from fixed underground silos.
3.It can carry either a conventional or a nuclear warhead.

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: Agni-1 Missile: SRBM, DRDO & Strategic Forces Command Open full article →
31.

In a person with myopia, light rays from a distant object are brought to a focus:

From: Myopia: Causes, Prevention & Nearsightedness Details Open full article →
32.

Myopia is ordinarily corrected by the use of:

From: Myopia: Causes, Prevention & Nearsightedness Details Open full article →
33.

High myopia is associated with an increased risk of which one of the following?

From: Myopia: Causes, Prevention & Nearsightedness Details Open full article →
34.

With reference to myopia, consider the following statements:

1.It usually begins in childhood and may progress into the early twenties.
2.Children with nearsighted parents run a higher risk of developing it.
3.Greater time spent outdoors is associated with a higher risk of its onset.

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: Myopia: Causes, Prevention & Nearsightedness Details Open full article →
35.

The Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission is implemented by which one of the following?

From: ABDM: ABHA, Health Records & Digital Infrastructure Open full article →
36.

The Ayushman Bharat Health Account is best described as:

From: ABDM: ABHA, Health Records & Digital Infrastructure Open full article →
37.

With reference to the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, consider the following statements:

1.It was launched in 2021.
2.Health records under it can be shared only with the individual's consent.
3.It provides an annual cashless hospitalisation cover to every family.

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: ABDM: ABHA, Health Records & Digital Infrastructure Open full article →
38.

Which one of the following statements about India's digital health ecosystem is correct?

From: ABDM: ABHA, Health Records & Digital Infrastructure Open full article →
39.

The Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana provides:

From: ABDM: ABHA, Health Records & Digital Infrastructure Open full article →
40.

Sickle cell disease is caused by a mutation affecting:

From: BIRSA-101: Sickle Cell Disease, CRISPR & Gene Therapy Open full article →
41.

Sickle cell disease is inherited in which one of the following patterns?

From: BIRSA-101: Sickle Cell Disease, CRISPR & Gene Therapy Open full article →
42.

In CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing, the function of the Cas9 protein is to:

From: BIRSA-101: Sickle Cell Disease, CRISPR & Gene Therapy Open full article →
43.

BIRSA-101, recently in the news, is:

From: BIRSA-101: Sickle Cell Disease, CRISPR & Gene Therapy Open full article →
44.

Birsa Munda, after whom the sickle cell gene therapy BIRSA-101 is named, led a tribal uprising in:

From: BIRSA-101: Sickle Cell Disease, CRISPR & Gene Therapy Open full article →
45.

With reference to sickle cell disease, consider the following statements:

1.It is caused by a deficiency of iron in the diet.
2.It is a hereditary disorder of the red blood cells.
3.Carrying a single copy of the mutation gives some protection against malaria.

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: BIRSA-101: Sickle Cell Disease, CRISPR & Gene Therapy Open full article →
46.

The Pashupatinath Temple stands on the banks of which one of the following rivers?

From: Pashupatinath Temple: History, Architecture & Culture Open full article →
47.

The Pashupatinath Temple is built in which one of the following architectural styles?

From: Pashupatinath Temple: History, Architecture & Culture Open full article →
48.

The Pashupatinath Temple forms part of which one of the following UNESCO World Heritage Sites?

From: Pashupatinath Temple: History, Architecture & Culture Open full article →
49.

Consider the following rivers:

1.Karnali
2.Gandaki
3.Koshi

How many of the above are tributaries of the Ganga?

From: Pashupatinath Temple: History, Architecture & Culture Open full article →
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