Daily current affairs quiz

Tuesday, 2 June 2026

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

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1.

The Border Roads Organisation, which executes Project UDAYAK in eastern Arunachal Pradesh, functions under the administrative control of which one of the following?

From: Project UDAYAK: Border Roads Organisation, Arunachal Pradesh & LAC Open full article →
2.

With reference to Project UDAYAK of the Border Roads Organisation, consider the following statements:

1.It maintains roads along both the Line of Actual Control and the India-Myanmar border.
2.It operates mainly in the western districts of Arunachal Pradesh.
3.It was carved out of the older Border Roads projects Vartak and Sewak.

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: Project UDAYAK: Border Roads Organisation, Arunachal Pradesh & LAC Open full article →
3.

Which one of the following States does NOT lie along the Line of Actual Control that separates India from China?

From: Project UDAYAK: Border Roads Organisation, Arunachal Pradesh & LAC Open full article →
4.

The Sela Tunnel, built by the Border Roads Organisation in Arunachal Pradesh, provides all-weather road connectivity mainly to which one of the following districts?

From: Project UDAYAK: Border Roads Organisation, Arunachal Pradesh & LAC Open full article →
5.

The MAHA Water Mission, launched by the Ministry of Jal Shakti with the Anusandhan National Research Foundation, is intended primarily to:

From: MAHA Water Mission: Jal Shakti, ANRF & ISRO Satellite Data Open full article →
6.

With reference to the Anusandhan National Research Foundation, consider the following statements:

1.It was set up through an Act of Parliament.
2.It has subsumed the Science and Engineering Research Board.
3.Its administrative ministry is the Ministry of Education.

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: MAHA Water Mission: Jal Shakti, ANRF & ISRO Satellite Data Open full article →
7.

Which one of the following programmes is implemented by the Ministry of Jal Shakti?

From: MAHA Water Mission: Jal Shakti, ANRF & ISRO Satellite Data Open full article →
8.

Under the MAHA Water Mission, the cooperation agreement with the Indian Space Research Organisation is intended primarily to:

From: MAHA Water Mission: Jal Shakti, ANRF & ISRO Satellite Data Open full article →
9.

Mesalina bishnoi, recently described from near Bikaner in Rajasthan, is a newly identified species of:

From: Mesalina bishnoi: Thar Desert Lizard, Rajasthan & Bishnoi Community Open full article →
10.

With reference to Mesalina bishnoi, a species recently described from the Thar Desert in Rajasthan, consider the following statements:

1.It is the first confirmed record of the genus Mesalina from India.
2.It has been named in honour of a community known for protecting wildlife.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

From: Mesalina bishnoi: Thar Desert Lizard, Rajasthan & Bishnoi Community Open full article →
11.

The Bishnoi community of western Rajasthan is traditionally associated with the protection of:

From: Mesalina bishnoi: Thar Desert Lizard, Rajasthan & Bishnoi Community Open full article →
12.

Which one of the following is the principal river draining the Thar Desert region of Rajasthan, where Mesalina bishnoi was discovered?

From: Mesalina bishnoi: Thar Desert Lizard, Rajasthan & Bishnoi Community Open full article →
13.

Desert National Park in Rajasthan is most closely associated with the conservation of which one of the following species?

From: Mesalina bishnoi: Thar Desert Lizard, Rajasthan & Bishnoi Community Open full article →
14.

A 'micromoon', such as the Blue Micromoon observed in May 2026, occurs when the full moon coincides with the Moon being at:

From: Blue Micromoon: Rare Astronomical Event, Apogee & Lunar Cycle Open full article →
15.

In common modern usage, the term 'Blue Moon' refers to:

From: Blue Micromoon: Rare Astronomical Event, Apogee & Lunar Cycle Open full article →
16.

The reddish or orange colour of the Moon when it is seen close to the horizon is mainly the result of:

From: Blue Micromoon: Rare Astronomical Event, Apogee & Lunar Cycle Open full article →
17.

With reference to the Moon and its motions, consider the following statements:

1.The Moon takes about the same time to rotate on its axis as to go once round the Earth.
2.A lunar eclipse can occur only on a full moon night.
3.The sidereal month is longer than the synodic month.

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: Blue Micromoon: Rare Astronomical Event, Apogee & Lunar Cycle Open full article →
18.

'Operation Mule Hunt 1.0', reported in 2026, was a crackdown launched by which one of the following?

From: Operation Mule Hunt 1.0: Gujarat Police, Cyber Fraud & Mule Accounts Open full article →
19.

With reference to money mule accounts used in cyber fraud, consider the following statements:

1.Such accounts are always opened using forged identity documents.
2.They are used to receive and rapidly move funds obtained through online fraud.
3.Account holders are often recruited through social media and job portals.

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: Operation Mule Hunt 1.0: Gujarat Police, Cyber Fraud & Mule Accounts Open full article →
20.

The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), the nodal body for coordinating action against cybercrime in India, functions under which one of the following ministries?

From: Operation Mule Hunt 1.0: Gujarat Police, Cyber Fraud & Mule Accounts Open full article →
21.

The Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 is enforced primarily by which one of the following agencies?

From: Operation Mule Hunt 1.0: Gujarat Police, Cyber Fraud & Mule Accounts Open full article →
22.

The Kadamparai pumped storage hydroelectric plant, in the news for the poor condition of its units, is located in which one of the following States?

From: Kadamparai Pumped Storage Plant: Tamil Nadu Power Grid & Modernisation Open full article →
23.

Under the Electricity Act, 2003, a scheme for a new hydro-electric generating station above a notified capital cost requires the concurrence of which one of the following?

From: Kadamparai Pumped Storage Plant: Tamil Nadu Power Grid & Modernisation Open full article →
24.

With reference to pumped storage hydropower plants, consider the following statements:

1.They use reversible machines that can work both as pumps and as turbines.
2.Over a complete cycle they deliver more electricity than they consume.
3.They help the grid absorb variable wind and solar generation.

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: Kadamparai Pumped Storage Plant: Tamil Nadu Power Grid & Modernisation Open full article →
25.

The Palghat Gap, a well-known break in the Western Ghats, separates the Nilgiri Hills from which one of the following?

From: Kadamparai Pumped Storage Plant: Tamil Nadu Power Grid & Modernisation Open full article →
26.

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, which supplied equipment for the Kadamparai plant, is a public sector undertaking under which one of the following ministries?

From: Kadamparai Pumped Storage Plant: Tamil Nadu Power Grid & Modernisation Open full article →
27.

Myanmar shares a land boundary with which of the following countries?

1.Bangladesh
2.Laos
3.Cambodia

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: Myanmar Geography: Strategic Location, Ayeyarwady River & Resources Open full article →
28.

Hkakabo Razi, the highest peak of Myanmar, forms part of which one of the following?

From: Myanmar Geography: Strategic Location, Ayeyarwady River & Resources Open full article →
29.

The Ayeyarwady (Irrawaddy) River, which drains the central lowland of Myanmar, empties into which one of the following?

From: Myanmar Geography: Strategic Location, Ayeyarwady River & Resources Open full article →
30.

The Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project links Kolkata port with Sittwe in Myanmar and finally reaches which one of the following Indian States?

From: Myanmar Geography: Strategic Location, Ayeyarwady River & Resources Open full article →
31.

The central 'dry zone' of Myanmar receives comparatively low rainfall mainly because it lies:

From: Myanmar Geography: Strategic Location, Ayeyarwady River & Resources Open full article →
32.

The Kshipra (Shipra) River, on whose bank the city of Ujjain stands, is a tributary of which one of the following rivers?

From: Kshipra River: Ujjain Simhastha, Narmada-Kshipra Link & Pollution Open full article →
33.

The Chambal River, which flows through the ravine country of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, is a tributary of which one of the following?

From: Kshipra River: Ujjain Simhastha, Narmada-Kshipra Link & Pollution Open full article →
34.

The Narmada-Kshipra link project implemented in Madhya Pradesh in 2015 involves:

From: Kshipra River: Ujjain Simhastha, Narmada-Kshipra Link & Pollution Open full article →
35.

With reference to the Kshipra River of Madhya Pradesh, consider the following statements:

1.It flows generally northwards across the Malwa Plateau.
2.It originates in the Satpura Range.
3.It has ceased to be perennial and stops flowing for part of the year.

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: Kshipra River: Ujjain Simhastha, Narmada-Kshipra Link & Pollution Open full article →
36.

Ujjain, situated on the Kshipra River, is the site of which one of the following Jyotirlingas?

From: Kshipra River: Ujjain Simhastha, Narmada-Kshipra Link & Pollution Open full article →
37.

Majuli, the river island situated in the Brahmaputra in Assam, is notable for being:

From: Majuli Island: Brahmaputra River, Assam Satras & Erosion Threats Open full article →
38.

With reference to Majuli island in Assam, consider the following statements:

1.It lies between the main channel of the Brahmaputra and the Kherkutia Xuti.
2.Its area has been steadily increasing because of heavy silt deposition.
3.It is the principal centre of the Vaishnavite satra institutions of Assam.

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: Majuli Island: Brahmaputra River, Assam Satras & Erosion Threats Open full article →
39.

The satras of Majuli are monastic institutions associated with the religious tradition propagated by:

From: Majuli Island: Brahmaputra River, Assam Satras & Erosion Threats Open full article →
40.

Which one of the following classical dance forms of India developed in the Vaishnavite monasteries of Assam?

From: Majuli Island: Brahmaputra River, Assam Satras & Erosion Threats Open full article →
41.

In the Brahmaputra valley of Assam, the term 'beel' refers to:

From: Majuli Island: Brahmaputra River, Assam Satras & Erosion Threats Open full article →
42.

Pillar 1 of the AUKUS partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States is concerned primarily with:

From: AUKUS Partnership: Nuclear Submarines, Advanced Capabilities & Indo-Pacific Open full article →
43.

Which of the following are workstreams under Pillar 2 of the AUKUS partnership?

1.Cyber capabilities
2.Undersea robotics and autonomous systems
3.A permanent AUKUS naval base in Western Australia

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: AUKUS Partnership: Nuclear Submarines, Advanced Capabilities & Indo-Pacific Open full article →
44.

Which one of the following statements about the submarines Australia is to acquire under AUKUS is correct?

From: AUKUS Partnership: Nuclear Submarines, Advanced Capabilities & Indo-Pacific Open full article →
45.

Under AUKUS, the United States intends to sell Australia submarines of which one of the following classes?

From: AUKUS Partnership: Nuclear Submarines, Advanced Capabilities & Indo-Pacific Open full article →
46.

With reference to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, consider the following statements:

1.Australia is a party to it as a non-nuclear-weapon State.
2.India is a party to it as a nuclear-weapon State.
3.It recognises five States as nuclear-weapon States.

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: AUKUS Partnership: Nuclear Submarines, Advanced Capabilities & Indo-Pacific Open full article →
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