Daily current affairs quiz
Friday, 5 June 2026
48 questions from 10 news topics of the day — free, with explanations and source articles.
Kewra water and kewra attar, aromatic products of coastal Odisha, are distilled from which part of the screw pine (Pandanus odorifer)?
The screw pine (Pandanus odorifer), raised as a hedge crop on the Odisha coast, is held upright in loose sandy soil mainly by:
Under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, the power to declare a wild animal to be vermin in a specified area for a specified period lies with the:
With reference to kewra (Pandanus odorifer), consider the following statements:
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The National Awards for e-Governance are conferred jointly by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and which one of the following?
The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, the nodal department for administrative reforms in the Union Government, functions under which one of the following ministries?
e-Jagriti, a digital platform recognised at the National Awards for e-Governance 2026, is associated with which one of the following?
AgriStack, one of the initiatives recognised at the National Awards for e-Governance 2026, is being built under which one of the following ministries?
With reference to consumer dispute redressal in India, consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) functions under which one of the following ministries?
With reference to the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), consider the following statements:
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The United Nations observed which one of the following years as the International Year of Millets, on a proposal moved by India?
Ragi, one of the millets promoted for export from India, is known in English as:
The National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) of the Government of India is essentially:
The National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA), adopted by legislatures to make their proceedings paperless, is a mission mode project under which one of the following?
Which one of the following is the nodal ministry for the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA)?
MeghRaj, the infrastructure on which the National e-Vidhan Application is hosted, refers to:
With reference to the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA), consider the following statements:
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Barehipani and Joranda waterfalls lie within which one of the following tiger reserves?
With reference to the pseudo-melanistic tigers of Similipal Tiger Reserve, consider the following statements:
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The unusually high frequency of the pseudo-melanistic coat among the tigers of Similipal Tiger Reserve is best explained by:
Similipal forms part of the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves, which is maintained under which one of the following programmes?
In India, an area is notified as a tiger reserve by the State Government on the recommendation of which one of the following?
With reference to Similipal Tiger Reserve, consider the following statements:
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With reference to the North Eastern Council, consider the following statements:
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Who among the following is the ex-officio Chairman of the North Eastern Council?
The headquarters of the North Eastern Council is located in which one of the following cities?
Among the member states of the North Eastern Council, which one of the following shares an international boundary with Bhutan?
Special provisions with respect to Nagaland, including protection of Naga customary law and of ownership and transfer of land, are contained in which one of the following Articles of the Constitution?
The Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana is implemented by which one of the following ministries?
Recognition of Prior Learning, a component of the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, is intended primarily to:
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India, whose performance audit examined the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, holds office under which one of the following Articles of the Constitution?
With reference to the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament, which examined the audit findings on the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, consider the following statements:
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The National Skill Development Corporation, the implementing agency for the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, is best described as:
The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is developed and operated by which one of the following?
Bakong, the national payment system with whose KHQR code UPI was linked in 2026, belongs to which one of the following countries?
With reference to the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), consider the following statements:
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The digital rupee issued by the Reserve Bank of India differs from a UPI payment chiefly in that the digital rupee:
Cambodia shares a land boundary with all of the following countries EXCEPT:
With reference to Mera Yuva Bharat (MY Bharat), consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
The Mera Yuva Bharat platform is meant for young persons in which one of the following age groups?
BHASHINI, which is being integrated with the Mera Yuva Bharat portal, is:
The National Youth Festival, at which the Viksit Bharat Young Leaders' Dialogue quiz was held, is organised around National Youth Day, observed on the birth anniversary of:
World Environment Day, observed on 5 June every year, was established by the United Nations General Assembly following which one of the following conferences?
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the environmental authority within the United Nations system, has its headquarters in:
Azerbaijan, the global host of World Environment Day 2026, hosted which one of the following United Nations Climate Change Conferences in Baku?
With reference to World Environment Day, consider the following statements:
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Azerbaijan, which hosts the World Environment Day 2026 celebrations in Baku, is a littoral state of which one of the following?