UPSC Current Affairs Quiz — 23 May 2026

1.

Sanghmitra, launched recently at Kolkata, is a:

diesel-electric attack submarine next-generation offshore patrol vessel stealth guided-missile destroyer fleet replenishment tanker

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

2.

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

Queens The Bronx Staten Island Newark

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

3.

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

Fort William Fort St George Fort St David Bombay Castle

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

4.

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

Limpopo Orange Zambezi Congo

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

5.

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:

1 and 2 only 2 and 3 only 1 and 3 only 1, 2 and 3

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

6.

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

an intercontinental ballistic missile a short-range ballistic missile a supersonic cruise missile a submarine-launched cruise missile

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

7.

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

in front of the retina behind the retina on the optic disc on the ciliary body

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

8.

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

Indian Council of Medical Research National Informatics Centre National Health Authority NITI Aayog

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

9.

Sickle cell disease is caused by a mutation affecting:

the enzyme glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase the beta-globin chain of haemoglobin the blood clotting factor VIII the chloride channel protein CFTR

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

10.

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

Bagmati Gandaki Karnali Koshi

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