UPSC Current Affairs Quiz — 2 June 2026

1.

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

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Ministry of Home Affairs Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region Ministry of Defence

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

2.

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

provide a piped water connection to every rural household transfer surplus water between peninsular river basins fund research consortia in the water sector set up desalination plants for coastal cities

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

3.

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

desert gerbil sand lizard burrowing spider saw-scaled viper

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

4.

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

perigee its ascending node conjunction with the Sun apogee

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

5.

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

Telangana Police Gujarat Police Reserve Bank of India Central Bureau of Investigation

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

6.

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?

Kerala Karnataka Tamil Nadu Maharashtra

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

7.

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:

1 and 2 2 and 3 1 and 3 1, 2 and 3

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

8.

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

Betwa Chambal Son Tapi

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

9.

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

the first biosphere reserve of north-east India the first Ramsar site designated in Assam the first island district constituted in India the first national park notified in the State of Assam

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

10.

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

joint development of hypersonic and quantum technologies a common missile defence shield covering the Indo-Pacific a unified allied naval command for the South China Sea helping Australia acquire nuclear-powered submarines

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