UPSC Current Affairs Quiz — 25 May 2026

1.

The Machkund hydroelectric project, in the news after a fire in its powerhouse, is jointly owned by the governments of:

Odisha and Chhattisgarh Odisha and Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Odisha and Jharkhand

From: Machkund Hydroelectric Project: Odisha, AP & Hydropower Open full article →

2.

The Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojna (BHAVYA), a scheme for building industrial parks, is being implemented by:

the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade the Ministry of Heavy Industries the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises the Department of Economic Affairs in the Ministry of Finance

From: BHAVYA Scheme: DPIIT, Industrial Parks & Make in India Open full article →

3.

Rumen fluke disease, or amphistomiasis, which killed cattle in Odisha, is caused by:

a virus a soil bacterium a protozoan a parasitic flatworm

From: Rumen Fluke Disease: Odisha Outbreak & Livestock Health Open full article →

4.

Pyrite, the mineral popularly called fool's gold, is chemically:

iron oxide iron sulphide copper sulphide lead sulphide

From: Pyrite In Gujarat Lignite: Fool's Gold & Geology Facts Open full article →

5.

The Oreshnik, which figured in reports of strikes on Ukrainian cities, is:

an American hypersonic glide vehicle a Ukrainian long-range air defence system a Russian intermediate-range ballistic missile a Chinese anti-ship cruise missile

From: Oreshnik Missile: Russian IRBM, Hypersonic Weapons & Defense Open full article →

6.

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has its headquarters at:

Beijing Manila Shanghai Singapore

From: AIIB Resilience Facility: Middle East Conflict & World Economy Open full article →

7.

The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament consists of:

15 members 30 members 31 members 22 members

From: Public Accounts Committee: PAC Functions, Parliament & Polity Open full article →

8.

The Idu Mishmi, a community whose customs treat the killing of a tiger as taboo, live mainly in:

Nagaland Manipur Arunachal Pradesh Sikkim

From: Idu Mishmi Tribe: Arunachal Pradesh & Forest Conservation Open full article →

9.

The Machkund river, known in its lower course as the Sileru, is a tributary of which one of the following rivers?

Mahanadi Brahmani Godavari Krishna

From: Machkund Hydroelectric Project: Odisha, AP & Hydropower Open full article →

10.

The BHAVYA scheme has been created primarily to:

provide interest subvention to small manufacturing units acquire land for special economic zones in coastal districts develop plug-and-play industrial parks with ready utilities and logistics links build subsidised housing for industrial workers in metropolitan cities

From: BHAVYA Scheme: DPIIT, Industrial Parks & Make in India Open full article →