Daily current affairs quiz
Saturday, 23 May 2026
49 questions from 10 news topics of the day — free, with explanations and source articles.
Sanghmitra, launched recently at Kolkata, is a:
Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, which built the offshore patrol vessel Sanghmitra, is located at:
Sanghamitta, after whom the Indian Navy's offshore patrol vessel Sanghmitra is named, is remembered for:
With reference to India's maritime zones under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, consider the following statements:
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Which one of the following is NOT one of the five boroughs of New York City?
The Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam, which passed into English hands in 1664, is today known as:
The Treaty of Breda of 1667 brought to an end which one of the following conflicts?
The Hudson River, at whose mouth New York City stands, drains into:
With reference to Staten Island, consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Which one of the following was the first fortress built by the English in India?
Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
The oldest Anglican church in India stands inside:
Fort St George passed briefly into French hands in 1746 during:
With reference to Fort St George, consider the following statements:
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Lake Kariba, recently in the news, was formed by damming which one of the following rivers?
Lake Kariba lies on the border between:
The Zambezi River finally empties into:
The Kariba Dam is an example of which one of the following types of dam?
With reference to Lake Kariba, consider the following statements:
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Consider the following countries:
Which of the above share a land border with Ethiopia?
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Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, is the headquarters of which one of the following organisations?
In the Battle of Adwa of 1896, Ethiopia defeated the invading forces of:
Ethiopia became a landlocked country following the independence in 1993 of:
With reference to the World Trade Organization, consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Which one of the following statements about the World Trade Organization is correct?
The Agni-1, test-fired recently, is classified as:
Which one of the following was NOT developed under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme?
The Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, from which the Agni-1 ballistic missile is flight-tested, is situated in:
The Political Council of India's Nuclear Command Authority is chaired by the:
With reference to the Agni-1 missile, consider the following statements:
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In a person with myopia, light rays from a distant object are brought to a focus:
Myopia is ordinarily corrected by the use of:
High myopia is associated with an increased risk of which one of the following?
With reference to myopia, consider the following statements:
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The Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission is implemented by which one of the following?
The Ayushman Bharat Health Account is best described as:
With reference to the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, consider the following statements:
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Which one of the following statements about India's digital health ecosystem is correct?
The Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana provides:
Sickle cell disease is caused by a mutation affecting:
Sickle cell disease is inherited in which one of the following patterns?
In CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing, the function of the Cas9 protein is to:
BIRSA-101, recently in the news, is:
Birsa Munda, after whom the sickle cell gene therapy BIRSA-101 is named, led a tribal uprising in:
With reference to sickle cell disease, consider the following statements:
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The Pashupatinath Temple stands on the banks of which one of the following rivers?
The Pashupatinath Temple is built in which one of the following architectural styles?
The Pashupatinath Temple forms part of which one of the following UNESCO World Heritage Sites?
Consider the following rivers:
How many of the above are tributaries of the Ganga?