Daily current affairs quiz
Monday, 15 June 2026
47 questions from 10 news topics of the day — free, with explanations and source articles.
Tetanus, which has resurfaced in parts of the world recently, is caused by:
With reference to immunity against tetanus, consider the following statements:
Select the answer using the code given below:
Neonatal tetanus is prevented most directly by which one of the following measures?
The Tdap vaccine given to adults protects against tetanus, diphtheria and:
In tetanus, the characteristic jaw stiffness and muscle spasms are produced by:
Jardalu, a mango variety that has received a Geographical Indication tag, is grown in which one of the following States?
In India, Geographical Indications are registered under a statute administered by which one of the following Ministries?
With reference to Geographical Indication tags in India, consider the following statements:
Select the answer using the code given below:
The Geographical Indication tag on Jardalu mango benefits growers mainly because it:
The Giant's Causeway, known for its interlocking basalt columns, is located in:
The regular, roughly hexagonal columns of the Giant's Causeway were formed by:
Basalt, the rock that makes up the Giant's Causeway, differs from granite in that basalt is:
With reference to the Giant's Causeway, consider the following statements:
Select the answer using the code given below:
Which one of the following Indian physiographic features is, like the Giant's Causeway, built of extensive basaltic lava flows?
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, whose global distribution was recently mapped, are:
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi are most important to their host plants for the uptake of which one of the following nutrients?
With reference to arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, consider the following statements:
Select the answer using the code given below:
The recent global mapping of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi is significant for conservation policy mainly because it found that:
Rhizobium bacteria in the root nodules of leguminous plants benefit the host plant chiefly by:
The greater hog badger, recently assessed in Kaziranga National Park, belongs to which one of the following families?
With reference to the greater hog badger, consider the following statements:
Select the answer using the code given below:
Kaziranga National Park lies on the flood plain of which one of the following rivers?
Which one of the following statements about the greater hog badger is correct?
Camera traps are the preferred tool for estimating populations of animals such as the greater hog badger mainly because such species:
An arbitrage mutual fund earns its returns primarily by:
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?
With reference to arbitrage mutual funds, consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
In stock markets, a futures contract is best described as:
Which of the following countries share a land border with Armenia?
Select the answer using the code given below:
Nagorno-Karabakh, which has been at the centre of the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict, is:
The Almaty Declaration of 1991, invoked in the Armenia-Azerbaijan border talks, is associated with:
Armenia is often described as the first state to adopt Christianity as its official religion, a step taken under King Tiridates III in the:
Which one of the following countries has a coastline on the Caspian Sea?
Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve is situated in which one of the following States?
The Chambal River, which forms one boundary of the Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve, is a tributary of which one of the following rivers?
In India, a tiger reserve is notified by which one of the following?
With reference to Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve, consider the following statements:
Select the answer using the code given below:
The chousingha, found in Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve, is:
The Atal Innovation Mission is an initiative of which one of the following?
Atal Tinkering Labs are intended primarily to:
With reference to the Atal Innovation Mission, consider the following statements:
Select the answer using the code given below:
Which one of the following statements about NITI Aayog is correct?
The Indrayani River, recently in the news for severe pollution near Alandi in Maharashtra, is a tributary of which one of the following rivers?
The thick white foam that appears on polluted stretches of rivers such as the Indrayani forms mainly because of:
A high Biochemical Oxygen Demand recorded in a river indicates:
With reference to the legal framework for controlling water pollution in India, consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
The Indrayani River rises near Lonavala in which one of the following hill ranges?