Daily current affairs quiz

Monday, 8 June 2026

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

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1.

The Kirthai-II hydroelectric project, revived by the Union government in 2026, is being built on which one of the following rivers?

From: Kirthai-II Hydroelectric Project: Chenab River, Indus Water Treaty & J&K Open full article →
2.

Under the Indus Waters Treaty, 1960, unrestricted use of the waters of which one of the following groups of rivers was allotted to India?

From: Kirthai-II Hydroelectric Project: Chenab River, Indus Water Treaty & J&K Open full article →
3.

The Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 between India and Pakistan was negotiated and brokered by which one of the following?

From: Kirthai-II Hydroelectric Project: Chenab River, Indus Water Treaty & J&K Open full article →
4.

With reference to the Chenab river, consider the following statements:

1.It is formed by the confluence of the Chandra and the Bhaga rivers in Himachal Pradesh.
2.The Salal and Baglihar hydroelectric projects are located on it.
3.It flows through the Kashmir Valley before entering Pakistan.

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From: Kirthai-II Hydroelectric Project: Chenab River, Indus Water Treaty & J&K Open full article →
5.

A run-of-river hydroelectric project, such as the 930 MW Kirthai-II scheme in Jammu and Kashmir, is one that:

From: Kirthai-II Hydroelectric Project: Chenab River, Indus Water Treaty & J&K Open full article →
6.

Autoimmune blistering diseases such as pemphigus vulgaris occur when:

From: Autoimmune Blistering Diseases (AIBDs): AI Diagnosis, Symptoms & Treatment Open full article →
7.

Dermatitis herpetiformis, one of the autoimmune blistering diseases, is characteristically associated with which one of the following?

From: Autoimmune Blistering Diseases (AIBDs): AI Diagnosis, Symptoms & Treatment Open full article →
8.

With reference to autoimmune blistering diseases, consider the following statements:

1.Their early lesions are often mistaken for common conditions such as eczema or hives.
2.They mainly affect children below the age of five.
3.Confirming the diagnosis usually requires immunofluorescence testing.

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: Autoimmune Blistering Diseases (AIBDs): AI Diagnosis, Symptoms & Treatment Open full article →
9.

Supervised machine learning, the method used to train image-based medical diagnosis tools, learns from:

From: Autoimmune Blistering Diseases (AIBDs): AI Diagnosis, Symptoms & Treatment Open full article →
10.

The Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Wildlife Sanctuary, formerly the Jhajjar-Bachauli Wildlife Sanctuary, is located in which one of the following States?

From: Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Wildlife Sanctuary: Punjab Eco-Tourism & Leopard Safari Open full article →
11.

Guru Tegh Bahadur, after whom a wildlife sanctuary was renamed in January 2026, was the:

From: Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Wildlife Sanctuary: Punjab Eco-Tourism & Leopard Safari Open full article →
12.

With reference to Wildlife Sanctuaries in India, consider the following statements:

1.A Wildlife Sanctuary is notified by the State Government under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.
2.Regulated grazing by livestock may be permitted inside a Wildlife Sanctuary.
3.Its boundaries may be altered by the State Government without reference to any other body.

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From: Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Wildlife Sanctuary: Punjab Eco-Tourism & Leopard Safari Open full article →
13.

The Shivalik range, on whose foothills the Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Wildlife Sanctuary lies, is:

From: Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Wildlife Sanctuary: Punjab Eco-Tourism & Leopard Safari Open full article →
14.

Pyroprocessing, a technique associated with the nuclear fuel cycle, is best described as:

From: Pyroprocessing: Nuclear Fuel Recycling, PFBR & Three-Stage Nuclear Programme Open full article →
15.

In India's three-stage nuclear power programme, the second stage is based on:

From: Pyroprocessing: Nuclear Fuel Recycling, PFBR & Three-Stage Nuclear Programme Open full article →
16.

India's 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor is located at:

From: Pyroprocessing: Nuclear Fuel Recycling, PFBR & Three-Stage Nuclear Programme Open full article →
17.

With reference to pyroprocessing of spent nuclear fuel, consider the following statements:

1.It recovers uranium together with plutonium and minor actinides rather than pure plutonium.
2.India has adopted it on a commercial scale for reprocessing power reactor fuel.
3.It can reduce the volume of long-lived waste requiring geological disposal.

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From: Pyroprocessing: Nuclear Fuel Recycling, PFBR & Three-Stage Nuclear Programme Open full article →
18.

In the third stage of India's nuclear power programme, thorium-232 is valuable because a reactor can convert it into which one of the following fissile materials?

From: Pyroprocessing: Nuclear Fuel Recycling, PFBR & Three-Stage Nuclear Programme Open full article →
19.

The Land Ports Authority of India, which manages India's integrated check posts, functions under which one of the following Union Ministries?

From: Land Port Management System (LPMS): Features, Single-Window Clearance & LPAI Open full article →
20.

The Land Port Management System (LPMS), launched in 2026, has been created primarily to:

From: Land Port Management System (LPMS): Features, Single-Window Clearance & LPAI Open full article →
21.

ICEGATE, with which the Land Port Management System is integrated, is the national electronic portal of:

From: Land Port Management System (LPMS): Features, Single-Window Clearance & LPAI Open full article →
22.

Consider the following pairs of Indian land ports and the neighbouring country each leads to:

1.Petrapole : Bangladesh
2.Moreh : Myanmar
3.Raxaul : Bhutan

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

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From: Land Port Management System (LPMS): Features, Single-Window Clearance & LPAI Open full article →
23.

Bascanichthys chepakakiensis, described by Indian scientists in 2026, is a newly identified species of:

From: Bascanichthys chepakakiensis: New Snake-Eel Species in Bay of Bengal Open full article →
24.

With reference to Bascanichthys chepakakiensis, a species described from Indian waters in 2026, consider the following statements:

1.It is the first species of the genus Bascanichthys recorded from Indian waters.
2.It belongs to the family Ophichthidae.
3.It was collected from fishery by-catch off the Andhra Pradesh and Odisha coasts.

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: Bascanichthys chepakakiensis: New Snake-Eel Species in Bay of Bengal Open full article →
25.

The Zoological Survey of India, one of the institutions behind the 2026 description of a new species from the Bay of Bengal, works under which one of the following Union Ministries?

From: Bascanichthys chepakakiensis: New Snake-Eel Species in Bay of Bengal Open full article →
26.

In fisheries, the term 'by-catch' refers to:

From: Bascanichthys chepakakiensis: New Snake-Eel Species in Bay of Bengal Open full article →
27.

Indonesia, with which India held the 8th Joint Commission Meeting in 2026, shares a land border with which one of the following countries?

From: India-Indonesia Relations: 8th Joint Commission Meeting, Trade & Security Open full article →
28.

The Strait of Malacca, central to India-Indonesia maritime cooperation, separates the Indonesian island of Sumatra from:

From: India-Indonesia Relations: 8th Joint Commission Meeting, Trade & Security Open full article →
29.

With reference to Indonesia, consider the following statements:

1.It is the world's largest archipelagic country.
2.Its highest peak, Puncak Jaya, lies on the island of New Guinea.
3.It is a founding member of ASEAN.

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: India-Indonesia Relations: 8th Joint Commission Meeting, Trade & Security Open full article →
30.

The Great Channel, also called the Six Degree Channel, separates India's Great Nicobar Island from:

From: India-Indonesia Relations: 8th Joint Commission Meeting, Trade & Security Open full article →
31.

Nusantara, the new capital city being developed by Indonesia, is located on which one of the following islands?

From: India-Indonesia Relations: 8th Joint Commission Meeting, Trade & Security Open full article →
32.

Barren Island, which showed renewed volcanic activity in early 2026, is situated in:

From: Barren Island: India's Active Volcano, Andaman Sea & Geology Open full article →
33.

With reference to Barren Island, consider the following statements:

1.It is the only historically active volcano in India.
2.It lies in the Nicobar group of islands.
3.Narcondam Island, lying to its north, is a dormant volcano.

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: Barren Island: India's Active Volcano, Andaman Sea & Geology Open full article →
34.

The volcanic activity of Barren Island is caused by:

From: Barren Island: India's Active Volcano, Andaman Sea & Geology Open full article →
35.

A caldera, the landform that dominates Barren Island, is:

From: Barren Island: India's Active Volcano, Andaman Sea & Geology Open full article →
36.

Narcondam Island, a small and remote island under Indian administration, is the only home in the world of which one of the following species?

From: Barren Island: India's Active Volcano, Andaman Sea & Geology Open full article →
37.

The Bhakra Dam, in the news in 2026 over an outward deflection of its wall, is built across which one of the following rivers?

From: Bhakra Dam: Sutlej River, Gobind Sagar Reservoir & Siltation Issues Open full article →
38.

Gobind Sagar, the reservoir formed by the Bhakra Dam, lies in which one of the following States?

From: Bhakra Dam: Sutlej River, Gobind Sagar Reservoir & Siltation Issues Open full article →
39.

The Sutlej, one of the five rivers of Punjab, originates from:

From: Bhakra Dam: Sutlej River, Gobind Sagar Reservoir & Siltation Issues Open full article →
40.

With reference to the Bhakra Beas Management Board, consider the following statements:

1.It was constituted under the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966.
2.It operates the Bhakra dam as well as the Pong dam.
3.The Pong dam is built on the Ravi river.

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: Bhakra Dam: Sutlej River, Gobind Sagar Reservoir & Siltation Issues Open full article →
41.

A concrete gravity dam, the type to which the Bhakra Dam belongs, resists the thrust of the water it impounds mainly through:

From: Bhakra Dam: Sutlej River, Gobind Sagar Reservoir & Siltation Issues Open full article →
42.

The e-Jagriti platform, which won a National e-Governance award in 2026, is associated with which one of the following areas of administration?

From: e-Jagriti Platform: Consumer Protection Act, NCDRC & Virtual Hearings Open full article →
43.

With reference to the e-Jagriti platform, consider the following statements:

1.It brings earlier consumer case systems such as e-Daakhil onto a single portal.
2.It allows hearings of consumer cases by video conference.
3.Complaints can be filed on it from outside India.

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: e-Jagriti Platform: Consumer Protection Act, NCDRC & Virtual Hearings Open full article →
44.

Under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, an appeal against an order of a State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission passed in its original jurisdiction lies to:

From: e-Jagriti Platform: Consumer Protection Act, NCDRC & Virtual Hearings Open full article →
45.

The Central Consumer Protection Authority, set up under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, is empowered to:

From: e-Jagriti Platform: Consumer Protection Act, NCDRC & Virtual Hearings Open full article →
46.

Which one of the following was introduced for the first time by the Consumer Protection Act, 2019?

From: e-Jagriti Platform: Consumer Protection Act, NCDRC & Virtual Hearings Open full article →
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