Daily current affairs quiz

Saturday, 30 May 2026

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

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1.

The Logistics Port Performance Index (LPPI), launched in 2026, has been created primarily to:

From: LPPI: Digital Reforms, Port Rankings & e-Navik Platform Open full article →
2.

With reference to the Logistics Port Performance Index (LPPI), consider the following statements:

1.It has been developed under the Sagar Aankalan framework.
2.It gives equal weightage to absolute performance and to year-on-year improvement.
3.It is compiled and published by the World Bank.

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: LPPI: Digital Reforms, Port Rankings & e-Navik Platform Open full article →
3.

The e-Navik platform, on which a round-the-clock grievance redressal system was launched in 2026, is meant to serve:

From: LPPI: Digital Reforms, Port Rankings & e-Navik Platform Open full article →
4.

The Hong Kong International Convention, 2009, which India has ratified, deals mainly with:

From: LPPI: Digital Reforms, Port Rankings & e-Navik Platform Open full article →
5.

Paradip Port, which figured among the ports assessed in the Logistics Port Performance Index, is situated in which one of the following States?

From: LPPI: Digital Reforms, Port Rankings & e-Navik Platform Open full article →
6.

The SkyCast system, inaugurated in 2026 at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, is designed primarily to:

From: SkyCast System: Aviation Weather, Sensors & Delhi IGI Airport Open full article →
7.

Mission Mausam, under which the SkyCast system inaugurated at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport in 2026 was developed, is an initiative of which one of the following ministries?

From: SkyCast System: Aviation Weather, Sensors & Delhi IGI Airport Open full article →
8.

The Winter Fog Experiment (WiFEX), conducted at the Indira Gandhi International Airport since 2015, was undertaken mainly to study:

From: SkyCast System: Aviation Weather, Sensors & Delhi IGI Airport Open full article →
9.

With reference to instruments used in atmospheric monitoring, consider the following statements:

1.A SODAR probes the lower atmosphere using sound waves.
2.A ceilometer uses a laser beam to measure the height of the cloud base.
3.A microwave radiometer is used to measure stratospheric ozone concentration.

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: SkyCast System: Aviation Weather, Sensors & Delhi IGI Airport Open full article →
10.

In meteorology, the term 'nowcasting' refers to:

From: SkyCast System: Aviation Weather, Sensors & Delhi IGI Airport Open full article →
11.

The 'Aapki Poonji, Aapka Adhikar' campaign, in the news in 2026, is associated with:

From: Unclaimed Assets Portal: Single Access, Insurance & Deposits Open full article →
12.

The Department of Financial Services, which launched a unified portal for unclaimed financial assets in 2026, functions under which one of the following ministries?

From: Unclaimed Assets Portal: Single Access, Insurance & Deposits Open full article →
13.

Deposits with Indian banks that remain unclaimed for ten years or more are required to be transferred to:

From: Unclaimed Assets Portal: Single Access, Insurance & Deposits Open full article →
14.

With reference to the Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF), consider the following statements:

1.It is administered under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
2.Dividends unclaimed for three consecutive years are transferred to it.
3.It is used to refund unclaimed amounts and to promote investor awareness.

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: Unclaimed Assets Portal: Single Access, Insurance & Deposits Open full article →
15.

INS Sudarshini, which is undertaking the Lokayan 26 expedition, is:

From: Lokayan 26: INS Sudarshini Voyage, Atlantic Crossing & Diplomacy Open full article →
16.

With reference to the trans-Atlantic leg of the Indian Navy's Lokayan 26 voyage, consider the following statements:

1.Cape Verde is an island country in the Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of Africa.
2.Antigua lies in the Lesser Antilles group in the Caribbean.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

From: Lokayan 26: INS Sudarshini Voyage, Atlantic Crossing & Diplomacy Open full article →
17.

Which one of the following is a sail training ship of the Indian Navy?

From: Lokayan 26: INS Sudarshini Voyage, Atlantic Crossing & Diplomacy Open full article →
18.

The expression 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam', invoked as the guiding theme of the Indian Navy's Lokayan 26 voyage, is drawn from:

From: Lokayan 26: INS Sudarshini Voyage, Atlantic Crossing & Diplomacy Open full article →
19.

The Gamgul Siyabehi Wildlife Sanctuary, where a Himalayan brown bear was photographed for the first time in 2026, is located in:

From: Gamgul Siyabehi Sanctuary: Himalayan Brown Bear & Biodiversity Open full article →
20.

With reference to the Gamgul Siyabehi Wildlife Sanctuary, consider the following statements:

1.It adjoins the boundary of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
2.It is the only sanctuary in Himachal Pradesh known to have supported the hangul.
3.It forms a part of the Great Himalayan National Park.

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: Gamgul Siyabehi Sanctuary: Himalayan Brown Bear & Biodiversity Open full article →
21.

The hangul, or Kashmir stag, survives today mainly in which one of the following protected areas?

From: Gamgul Siyabehi Sanctuary: Himalayan Brown Bear & Biodiversity Open full article →
22.

The Himalayan brown bear is typically found in which one of the following habitats?

From: Gamgul Siyabehi Sanctuary: Himalayan Brown Bear & Biodiversity Open full article →
23.

Eco-Sensitive Zones around national parks and wildlife sanctuaries in India are notified by the Union Government under which one of the following?

From: Gamgul Siyabehi Sanctuary: Himalayan Brown Bear & Biodiversity Open full article →
24.

The Strait of Hormuz, disruption of shipping through which pushed up global nickel prices in 2026, lies between:

From: Nickel Supply Crisis: EV Battery Impact, Indonesia & India Open full article →
25.

In lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles, a higher nickel content in the cathode primarily helps to:

From: Nickel Supply Crisis: EV Battery Impact, Indonesia & India Open full article →
26.

Which one of the following countries is the world's largest producer of nickel?

From: Nickel Supply Crisis: EV Battery Impact, Indonesia & India Open full article →
27.

Steel is described as stainless chiefly on account of the presence of a minimum proportion of which one of the following elements?

From: Nickel Supply Crisis: EV Battery Impact, Indonesia & India Open full article →
28.

With reference to nickel in India, consider the following statements:

1.Nickel figures in India's list of critical minerals.
2.India meets nearly all of its primary nickel requirement from domestic mines.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

From: Nickel Supply Crisis: EV Battery Impact, Indonesia & India Open full article →
29.

The Banni grasslands, in the news in 2026 over a proposed solar park, are located in:

From: Banni Grassland: Maldhari Community, Wetlands & Solar Park Concerns Open full article →
30.

With reference to the Banni grasslands, consider the following statements:

1.Agriculture is the mainstay of the economy of the region.
2.The Banni buffalo is recognised as a distinct indigenous breed.
3.A large part of Banni was declared a protected forest in 1955.

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: Banni Grassland: Maldhari Community, Wetlands & Solar Park Concerns Open full article →
31.

With reference to the ecology of the Banni region, consider the following statements:

1.Prosopis juliflora is an invasive species spreading in the area.
2.Chhari Dhand is a seasonal freshwater wetland situated in this region.
3.The area lies in the catchment of the Luni river.

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: Banni Grassland: Maldhari Community, Wetlands & Solar Park Concerns Open full article →
32.

Under the Indian Forest Act, 1927, the essential difference between a reserved forest and a protected forest is that:

From: Banni Grassland: Maldhari Community, Wetlands & Solar Park Concerns Open full article →
33.

Under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, the process of determining forest rights is initiated by:

From: Banni Grassland: Maldhari Community, Wetlands & Solar Park Concerns Open full article →
34.

The Banni grasslands lie immediately to the south of which one of the following?

From: Banni Grassland: Maldhari Community, Wetlands & Solar Park Concerns Open full article →
35.

The Purple Revolution, associated with large-scale lavender cultivation in the Bhaderwah region, was launched under which one of the following?

From: Purple Revolution: Lavender Cultivation, CSIR-IIIM & Aroma Mission Open full article →
36.

Bhaderwah, described as India's lavender capital, is located in:

From: Purple Revolution: Lavender Cultivation, CSIR-IIIM & Aroma Mission Open full article →
37.

With reference to the Purple Revolution in India, consider the following statements:

1.CSIR-IIIM, the laboratory that led the Purple Revolution, is based in Jammu.
2.Lavender is a plant native to the Indian Himalaya.
3.Lavender oil is obtained from the flowers by distillation.

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: Purple Revolution: Lavender Cultivation, CSIR-IIIM & Aroma Mission Open full article →
38.

In the context of Indian agriculture, the Yellow Revolution refers to a marked increase in the production of:

From: Purple Revolution: Lavender Cultivation, CSIR-IIIM & Aroma Mission Open full article →
39.

The Border Security Force functions under the administrative control of which one of the following?

From: BSF Security Grid: Territorial Security, Technology & Border Management Open full article →
40.

Consider the following statements regarding India's border guarding forces:

1.The Border Security Force is the lead force on the India-Myanmar border.
2.The Indo-Tibetan Border Police is deployed along the India-China border.
3.The Sashastra Seema Bal guards the borders with Nepal and Bhutan.

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: BSF Security Grid: Territorial Security, Technology & Border Management Open full article →
41.

The concept of a 'quadrangular security grid' recently proposed for India's border management rests on the idea that:

From: BSF Security Grid: Territorial Security, Technology & Border Management Open full article →
42.

The extent of the area inside Indian territory within which the Border Security Force may exercise powers of search, seizure and arrest is determined by:

From: BSF Security Grid: Territorial Security, Technology & Border Management Open full article →
43.

The hog deer (Axis porcinus), in the news after the sighting of an albino individual in Kaziranga National Park, is characteristically associated with:

From: Hog Deer: Albino Sighting, Kaziranga Habitat & Conservation Open full article →
44.

With reference to the hog deer, consider the following statements:

1.It is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
2.It is protected under Schedule I of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.
3.Antlers are carried by both males and females.

How many of the above statements are correct?

From: Hog Deer: Albino Sighting, Kaziranga Habitat & Conservation Open full article →
45.

Albinism, as reported in a hog deer in Kaziranga National Park, results from:

From: Hog Deer: Albino Sighting, Kaziranga Habitat & Conservation Open full article →
46.

Kaziranga National Park lies in the floodplains of which one of the following rivers?

From: Hog Deer: Albino Sighting, Kaziranga Habitat & Conservation Open full article →
47.

The greater one-horned rhinoceros, whose largest population is found in Kaziranga National Park, is listed on the IUCN Red List as:

From: Hog Deer: Albino Sighting, Kaziranga Habitat & Conservation Open full article →
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