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Monday, 15 June 2026

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

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1.

Tetanus, which has resurfaced in parts of the world recently, is caused by:

From: Tetanus Resurgence: Vaccine Boosters & Public Health Concerns Open full article →
2.

With reference to immunity against tetanus, consider the following statements:

1.Recovery from an attack of tetanus confers lifelong natural immunity.
2.Active immunity is obtained through tetanus toxoid-containing vaccines.
3.Adults are advised a booster dose about once every ten years.

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: Tetanus Resurgence: Vaccine Boosters & Public Health Concerns Open full article →
3.

Neonatal tetanus is prevented most directly by which one of the following measures?

From: Tetanus Resurgence: Vaccine Boosters & Public Health Concerns Open full article →
4.

The Tdap vaccine given to adults protects against tetanus, diphtheria and:

From: Tetanus Resurgence: Vaccine Boosters & Public Health Concerns Open full article →
5.

In tetanus, the characteristic jaw stiffness and muscle spasms are produced by:

From: Tetanus Resurgence: Vaccine Boosters & Public Health Concerns Open full article →
6.

Jardalu, a mango variety that has received a Geographical Indication tag, is grown in which one of the following States?

From: Jardalu Mangoes: Bhagalpur GI Tag & National Distribution Open full article →
7.

In India, Geographical Indications are registered under a statute administered by which one of the following Ministries?

From: Jardalu Mangoes: Bhagalpur GI Tag & National Distribution Open full article →
8.

With reference to Geographical Indication tags in India, consider the following statements:

1.A registration is initially valid for ten years and can be renewed.
2.An association of producers may apply, but a single trader cannot hold the tag for private use.
3.India's Geographical Indications law came into force before India joined the World Trade Organization.

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: Jardalu Mangoes: Bhagalpur GI Tag & National Distribution Open full article →
9.

The Geographical Indication tag on Jardalu mango benefits growers mainly because it:

From: Jardalu Mangoes: Bhagalpur GI Tag & National Distribution Open full article →
10.

The Giant's Causeway, known for its interlocking basalt columns, is located in:

From: Giant's Causeway: Basalt Columns & Geological Formation Timeline Open full article →
11.

The regular, roughly hexagonal columns of the Giant's Causeway were formed by:

From: Giant's Causeway: Basalt Columns & Geological Formation Timeline Open full article →
12.

Basalt, the rock that makes up the Giant's Causeway, differs from granite in that basalt is:

From: Giant's Causeway: Basalt Columns & Geological Formation Timeline Open full article →
13.

With reference to the Giant's Causeway, consider the following statements:

1.It is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
2.Its lava flows are part of the North Atlantic Igneous Province.
3.The eruptions that produced it occurred less than one million years ago.

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: Giant's Causeway: Basalt Columns & Geological Formation Timeline Open full article →
14.

Which one of the following Indian physiographic features is, like the Giant's Causeway, built of extensive basaltic lava flows?

From: Giant's Causeway: Basalt Columns & Geological Formation Timeline Open full article →
15.

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, whose global distribution was recently mapped, are:

From: Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi: Subterranean Networks & Climate Role Open full article →
16.

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi are most important to their host plants for the uptake of which one of the following nutrients?

From: Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi: Subterranean Networks & Climate Role Open full article →
17.

With reference to arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, consider the following statements:

1.They cannot complete their life cycle without a living host plant.
2.Intensively cultivated croplands support denser fungal networks than natural ecosystems.
3.The networks help move carbon from plants into the soil.

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi: Subterranean Networks & Climate Role Open full article →
18.

The recent global mapping of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi is significant for conservation policy mainly because it found that:

From: Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi: Subterranean Networks & Climate Role Open full article →
19.

Rhizobium bacteria in the root nodules of leguminous plants benefit the host plant chiefly by:

From: Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi: Subterranean Networks & Climate Role Open full article →
20.

The greater hog badger, recently assessed in Kaziranga National Park, belongs to which one of the following families?

From: Greater Hog Badger: Kaziranga Survey & Wildlife Conservation Open full article →
21.

With reference to the greater hog badger, consider the following statements:

1.It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
2.It is protected under Schedule I of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.
3.Its range extends beyond India into South-East Asia.

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: Greater Hog Badger: Kaziranga Survey & Wildlife Conservation Open full article →
22.

Kaziranga National Park lies on the flood plain of which one of the following rivers?

From: Greater Hog Badger: Kaziranga Survey & Wildlife Conservation Open full article →
23.

Which one of the following statements about the greater hog badger is correct?

From: Greater Hog Badger: Kaziranga Survey & Wildlife Conservation Open full article →
24.

Camera traps are the preferred tool for estimating populations of animals such as the greater hog badger mainly because such species:

From: Greater Hog Badger: Kaziranga Survey & Wildlife Conservation Open full article →
25.

An arbitrage mutual fund earns its returns primarily by:

From: Arbitrage Mutual Funds: Low Risk, Tax Efficiency & Investment Open full article →
26.

A mutual fund scheme is treated as equity-oriented only if it invests at least what proportion of its assets in equity and equity-related instruments?

From: Arbitrage Mutual Funds: Low Risk, Tax Efficiency & Investment Open full article →
27.

With reference to arbitrage mutual funds, consider the following statements:

1.They are designed mainly for long-term wealth creation.
2.Their returns tend to shrink in periods of low market volatility.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

From: Arbitrage Mutual Funds: Low Risk, Tax Efficiency & Investment Open full article →
28.

In stock markets, a futures contract is best described as:

From: Arbitrage Mutual Funds: Low Risk, Tax Efficiency & Investment Open full article →
29.

Which of the following countries share a land border with Armenia?

1.Georgia
2.Russia
3.Iran

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: Armenia-Azerbaijan Border: Delimitation Commission & Relations Open full article →
30.

Nagorno-Karabakh, which has been at the centre of the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict, is:

From: Armenia-Azerbaijan Border: Delimitation Commission & Relations Open full article →
31.

The Almaty Declaration of 1991, invoked in the Armenia-Azerbaijan border talks, is associated with:

From: Armenia-Azerbaijan Border: Delimitation Commission & Relations Open full article →
32.

Armenia is often described as the first state to adopt Christianity as its official religion, a step taken under King Tiridates III in the:

From: Armenia-Azerbaijan Border: Delimitation Commission & Relations Open full article →
33.

Which one of the following countries has a coastline on the Caspian Sea?

From: Armenia-Azerbaijan Border: Delimitation Commission & Relations Open full article →
34.

Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve is situated in which one of the following States?

From: Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve: Rajasthan Wildlife & Ecosystem Open full article →
35.

The Chambal River, which forms one boundary of the Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve, is a tributary of which one of the following rivers?

From: Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve: Rajasthan Wildlife & Ecosystem Open full article →
36.

In India, a tiger reserve is notified by which one of the following?

From: Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve: Rajasthan Wildlife & Ecosystem Open full article →
37.

With reference to Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve, consider the following statements:

1.It lies entirely within a single district.
2.The Darrah Wildlife Sanctuary forms part of the reserve.
3.The area was once the private hunting ground of the rulers of Kota.

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve: Rajasthan Wildlife & Ecosystem Open full article →
38.

The chousingha, found in Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve, is:

From: Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve: Rajasthan Wildlife & Ecosystem Open full article →
39.

The Atal Innovation Mission is an initiative of which one of the following?

From: Atal Innovation Mission: Tinkering Labs, Entrepreneurship & Milestones Open full article →
40.

Atal Tinkering Labs are intended primarily to:

From: Atal Innovation Mission: Tinkering Labs, Entrepreneurship & Milestones Open full article →
41.

With reference to the Atal Innovation Mission, consider the following statements:

1.It was launched in 2016.
2.Atal Community Innovation Centres are meant to serve innovators in smaller towns and rural areas.
3.The Atal New India Challenge lends money to start-ups at subsidised rates of interest.

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: Atal Innovation Mission: Tinkering Labs, Entrepreneurship & Milestones Open full article →
42.

Which one of the following statements about NITI Aayog is correct?

From: Atal Innovation Mission: Tinkering Labs, Entrepreneurship & Milestones Open full article →
43.

The Indrayani River, recently in the news for severe pollution near Alandi in Maharashtra, is a tributary of which one of the following rivers?

From: Indrayani River Pollution: Alandi Outcry & Ecological Impact Open full article →
44.

The thick white foam that appears on polluted stretches of rivers such as the Indrayani forms mainly because of:

From: Indrayani River Pollution: Alandi Outcry & Ecological Impact Open full article →
45.

A high Biochemical Oxygen Demand recorded in a river indicates:

From: Indrayani River Pollution: Alandi Outcry & Ecological Impact Open full article →
46.

With reference to the legal framework for controlling water pollution in India, consider the following statements:

1.The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 provides for the constitution of State Pollution Control Boards.
2.The National Green Tribunal was established by an Act of Parliament.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

From: Indrayani River Pollution: Alandi Outcry & Ecological Impact Open full article →
47.

The Indrayani River rises near Lonavala in which one of the following hill ranges?

From: Indrayani River Pollution: Alandi Outcry & Ecological Impact Open full article →
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