UPSC Current Affairs Quiz — 25 June 2026

1.

The Sistan sand boa (Eryx sistanensis), recently recorded for the first time in India, was until then known only from which of the following countries?

Iraq and Syria Oman and Yemen Iran and Pakistan Afghanistan and Turkmenistan

From: Sistan Sand Boa: First Sighting in India's Thar Desert Open full article →

2.

The doctrine of res judicata in Indian civil law is contained in which one of the following provisions?

Section 9 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 Article 20(2) of the Constitution of India Section 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 Section 300 of the Code of Criminal Procedure

From: Constructive Res Judicata: SC Ruling & CPC Section 11 Open full article →

3.

Berijam Lake, recently in the news over a petition seeking a scientific tiger census around it, is located in which one of the following states?

Kerala Karnataka Andhra Pradesh Tamil Nadu

From: Berijam Lake: Tiger Census PIL in Kodaikanal Sanctuary Open full article →

4.

Hemiscyllium dudgeonae, a newly described species of walking shark, was discovered in the coastal waters of which one of the following countries?

Sri Lanka Madagascar Papua New Guinea The Philippines

From: Walking Shark: New Species Hemiscyllium dudgeonae Found Open full article →

5.

The Mahadev Koli, an indigenous community recently in the news for the documentation of their traditional ecological knowledge, live mainly in the Western Ghats of which one of the following states?

Goa Karnataka Kerala Maharashtra

From: Mahadev Koli Tribe: Ecological Knowledge in Western Ghats Open full article →

6.

Thewa, the craft recently in the news after cufflinks bearing its motifs were presented as a state gift, is traditionally associated with which one of the following places?

Bidar in Karnataka Pratapgarh in Rajasthan Chanderi in Madhya Pradesh Bhuj in Gujarat

From: Thewa Art: Rajasthan's GI Tag Craft & Making Process Open full article →

7.

The Index of Services Production (ISP), which is to be released for the first time in 2026, is being compiled by which one of the following?

The Reserve Bank of India The Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance The Ministry of Commerce and Industry The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

From: Index of Services Production (ISP): MoSPI's New Metric Open full article →

8.

The Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger Reserve, recently in the news after arrests for poaching a chital, is located in which one of the following states?

Odisha Chhattisgarh Jharkhand Madhya Pradesh

From: Chital Hunting: Poaching in Udanti-Sitanadi Reserve Open full article →

9.

The BHARATI programme, which puts selected startups through an acceleration course aimed at expanding India's agri-food exports, is an initiative of:

the Marine Products Export Development Authority the National Cooperative Exports Limited, a multi-State cooperative society the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development

From: BHARATI Programme: APEDA's Agri-Food Export Initiative Open full article →

10.

Youth CoLab, the platform behind the National Innovation Challenge 2026 in India, is co-led by which one of the following?

The United Nations Development Programme The United Nations Environment Programme The World Economic Forum The International Labour Organization

From: Youth CoLab 2026: UNDP & AIM Innovation Challenge Open full article →