UPSC Current Affairs Quiz — 27 May 2026

1.

With reference to the Justice Naolekar Committee constituted to examine demographic change in India, consider the following statements:

1.It is chaired by a retired judge of the Supreme Court of India.

2.The Census Commissioner of India is one of its members.

3.It has been asked to submit its report within one year.

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: Justice Naolekar Committee: Demographic Change & Immigration Open full article →

2.

Interfilum shuklaii, described in 2026 from moist rock surfaces in the Western Ghats, belongs to which one of the following groups of organisms?

Cyanobacteria Green algae Bryophytes Ascomycete fungi

From: Interfilum shuklaii: Green Alga Discovery in Western Ghats Open full article →

3.

Australia is separated from Papua New Guinea by which one of the following?

Bass Strait Torres Strait Cook Strait Sunda Strait

From: Australia Geography: Climate, Resources & Indo-Pacific Open full article →

4.

Babesia, the parasite behind the recent deaths of Asiatic lions in Gir National Park, is transmitted mainly by the bite of:

mosquitoes ticks sandflies tsetse flies

From: Babesiosis Outbreak: Tick-borne Disease in Gir National Park Open full article →

5.

INS Kolkata, which recently answered a piracy distress call in the western Indian Ocean, is the lead ship of a class of:

diesel-electric submarines landing platform docks guided-missile destroyers anti-submarine warfare corvettes

From: INS Kolkata: Anti-Piracy Operations & Indian Navy Open full article →

6.

The National Sports Governance Board and the National Sports Tribunal have been set up under rules notified by which one of the following Ministries?

Ministry of Education Ministry of Culture Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports Ministry of Home Affairs

From: National Sports Governance Board: Sports Tribunal & Rules Open full article →

7.

The Cauvery river, across which the Mekedatu balancing reservoir is proposed, rises in which one of the following?

The Anaimalai hills in Tamil Nadu The Amarkantak plateau in Madhya Pradesh The Nilgiri hills in Kerala The Brahmagiri hills in Karnataka

From: Mekedatu Project: Cauvery River Water Dispute & Environment Open full article →

8.

Vaccinium piliferum, a wild relative of the blueberry rediscovered in India after nearly two centuries, belongs to which one of the following families?

Rosaceae Solanaceae Myrtaceae Ericaceae

From: Vaccinium piliferum: Wild Blueberry Rediscovery Arunachal Open full article →

9.

The PAIMANA portal, developed to monitor the progress of large infrastructure projects, belongs to which one of the following?

NITI Aayog Ministry of Finance Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

From: PAIMANA Portal: MoSPI & Infrastructure Project Monitoring Open full article →

10.

The Khadi and Village Industries Commission functions under which one of the following Ministries?

Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Ministry of Textiles Ministry of Rural Development Ministry of Commerce and Industry

From: KVIC: Khadi Village Industries, MSME & Rural Economy Open full article →