UPSC Current Affairs Quiz — 1 June 2026

1.

The Great Stupa at Sanchi, from which the relics of Arhat Sariputra and Arhat Mahamoggallana were taken to Mongolia in 2026, was originally built during the reign of:

Chandragupta Maurya Ashoka Kanishka Harshavardhana

From: Arhat Relics in Mongolia: Sariputra, Mahamoggallana & Sanchi Stupa Open full article →

2.

The Mtkvari, better known as the Kura and the longest river of the Caucasus, finally empties into which one of the following?

Black Sea Caspian Sea Sea of Azov Persian Gulf

From: Mtkvari River: Kura River, Caucasus Geography & Trans-Boundary Waters Open full article →

3.

Indopottia himalayensis, a new moss species reported in 2026 from the Western Himalaya in Uttarakhand, was described by which one of the following organisations?

Zoological Survey of India Wildlife Institute of India Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education Botanical Survey of India

From: Indopottia himalayensis: New Moss Species, Uttarakhand & Flora Discovery Open full article →

4.

Beaufort Castle (Qal'at Shaqif), the Crusader fortress in southern Lebanon seized in 2026, commands the valley of which river?

Orontes Jordan Litani Euphrates

From: Beaufort Castle: Israel-Lebanon Conflict, Litani River & Crusader History Open full article →

5.

The Indian giant squirrel or Malabar giant squirrel (Ratufa indica) is placed in which one of the following IUCN Red List categories?

Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable Least Concern

From: Giant Malabar Squirrel: Western Ghats, Habitat & Conservation Threats Open full article →

6.

The doctrine of promissory estoppel operates primarily to:

stop a party from going back on a promise relied on by another compel specific performance of every commercial contract entered into bar a civil suit against the government filed without prior notice allow the state to revoke concessions without assigning reasons

From: Promissory Estoppel: Supreme Court Ruling, Tax Concessions & Public Interest Open full article →

7.

The Mettur Dam in Tamil Nadu, which impounds the Stanley Reservoir, is built across which one of the following rivers?

Krishna Godavari Kaveri Palar

From: Mettur Dam: Stanley Reservoir, Kaveri River Irrigation & Tamil Nadu Open full article →

8.

The Design Linked Incentive (DLI) scheme for semiconductor design is administered by which one of the following Union ministries?

Ministry of Science and Technology Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology Ministry of Commerce and Industry Ministry of Heavy Industries

From: DLI Scheme: Semiconductor Ecosystem, C-DAC & Startup Incentives Open full article →

9.

Ahilyabai Holkar shifted the capital of her Malwa kingdom from Indore to:

Mandu Maheshwar Ujjain Burhanpur

From: Ahilyabai Holkar: Good Governance, Maheshwar Capital & Temple Restoration Open full article →

10.

3I/ATLAS, on which the James Webb Space Telescope detected methane, is:

the third confirmed interstellar object to pass through the solar system a dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt a near-Earth asteroid discovered in 2025 a newly identified moon of Jupiter

From: JWST Methane Discovery: Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS & Planet Formation Open full article →