UPSC Current Affairs Quiz — 16 June 2026

1.

The list of controlled substances under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Regulation of Controlled Substances) Order is notified by a department working under which one of the following ministries?

Ministry of Home Affairs Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers Ministry of Finance

From: 2-Bromo-4-Methylpropiophenone: Controlled Substance Regulation Open full article →

2.

Hamataliwa mawlyngot, a lynx spider recently described from Meghalaya, belongs to a family of spiders that captures prey mainly by:

stalking and pouncing on insects using keen eyesight spinning large orb webs across gaps in vegetation digging burrows and ambushing prey from underground spreading sheets of sticky silk over the forest floor

From: Hamataliwa Mawlyngot: New Lynx Spider Species in Meghalaya Open full article →

3.

The Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) occurs in the wild only in the wetlands of:

the south-eastern United States the Amazon basin of Brazil the island of Borneo the peat bogs of Scandinavia

From: Venus Flytrap: Snap Mechanism, Plant Biology & Research Open full article →

4.

Which one of the following States is home to all three species of crocodilians found in India?

West Bengal Odisha Gujarat Assam

From: World Crocodile Day 2026: Theme & Habitat Conservation Open full article →

5.

Drop shipping, a model widely used in e-commerce, refers to an arrangement in which:

a retailer takes orders without holding stock and a third party ships directly to the buyer a platform buys goods in bulk and stores them in its own warehouses for faster delivery a manufacturer sells its surplus output below cost through an online portal to clear stock a courier firm takes over a retailer's unsold inventory and markets it under its own name

From: Drop Shipping: E-Commerce Business Model & Cost Reduction Open full article →

6.

The San Andreas Fault in California marks the boundary between which two tectonic plates?

The Nazca Plate and the South American Plate The Cocos Plate and the Caribbean Plate The Juan de Fuca Plate and the Pacific Plate The Pacific Plate and the North American Plate

From: San Andreas Fault: Seismic Stress & Earthquake Risk Research Open full article →

7.

Liverworts, of which Indocolea devendrae from Kerala is a newly described genus, belong to which one of the following groups of plants?

Pteridophytes Gymnosperms Bryophytes Angiosperms

From: Indocolea Devendrae: New Liverwort Genus Discovered in Kerala Open full article →

8.

Applications for Geographical Indication tags in India are examined and registered by an office working under which one of the following ministries?

Ministry of Culture Ministry of Textiles Ministry of Commerce and Industry Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

From: Jharkhand Crafts: GI Tags for Silk, Jewellery & Bamboo Open full article →

9.

The Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile (LRLACM), recently flight-tested by the DRDO, is best described as:

a supersonic anti-ship missile launched from submarine tubes a hypersonic glide vehicle carried aloft by a ballistic booster a surface-to-air missile designed to intercept enemy aircraft a subsonic cruise missile for precision strikes on land targets

From: LRLACM: DRDO Successful Flight Test & Defence Technology Open full article →

10.

Exercise Pitch Black, in which the Indian Air Force takes part, is a multinational air exercise hosted by:

Australia France the United States the United Kingdom

From: Exercise Pitch Black 2026: IAF Participation & Multinational Drill Open full article →