Daily current affairs quiz

Friday, 26 June 2026

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

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1.

The Netra Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) system, which recently received final operational clearance, has been developed by which one of the following?

From: Netra AEW&C System: Features, DRDO Development & Significance Open full article →
2.

The Netra AEW&C system of the Indian Air Force carries an Indian-built radar on an airframe manufactured in which one of the following countries?

From: Netra AEW&C System: Features, DRDO Development & Significance Open full article →
3.

An active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar differs from an older radar chiefly in that it:

From: Netra AEW&C System: Features, DRDO Development & Significance Open full article →
4.

Consider the following statements about airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft:

1.They can detect low-flying aircraft that ground-based radars may miss.
2.They can direct friendly fighter aircraft during an air engagement.
3.They are designed primarily to drop precision bombs on ground targets.

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: Netra AEW&C System: Features, DRDO Development & Significance Open full article →
5.

The grant of final operational clearance to an indigenous defence platform such as the Netra AEW&C system indicates that:

From: Netra AEW&C System: Features, DRDO Development & Significance Open full article →
6.

With reference to the Netra AEW&C system, consider the following statements:

1.Its radar antenna is carried in a fixed dorsal unit above the fuselage.
2.It provides radar coverage over the full 360 degrees around the aircraft.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

From: Netra AEW&C System: Features, DRDO Development & Significance Open full article →
7.

The Banganapalle variety of mango, which recently travelled to Singapore in a commercial sea shipment, is associated mainly with which one of the following States?

From: Banganapalle Mango: GI Tag, Sea Export to Singapore & Benefits Open full article →
8.

The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) functions under which one of the following ministries?

From: Banganapalle Mango: GI Tag, Sea Export to Singapore & Benefits Open full article →
9.

With reference to geographical indication (GI) tags in India, consider the following statements:

1.A GI identifies goods as originating from a definite geographical territory.
2.A registered GI may be assigned or transmitted to another person like a trademark.
3.Registration of a GI is valid for ten years and can be renewed.

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: Banganapalle Mango: GI Tag, Sea Export to Singapore & Benefits Open full article →
10.

Controlled atmosphere containers, used to move fresh mangoes by sea, delay over-ripening mainly by:

From: Banganapalle Mango: GI Tag, Sea Export to Singapore & Benefits Open full article →
11.

Lake Laach (Laacher See), a caldera lake studied recently for signs of magma movement beneath it, lies in which one of the following countries?

From: Lake Laach: Eifel Volcanic System, Seismic Study & Findings Open full article →
12.

A caldera, such as the hollow occupied by Lake Laach, is formed when:

From: Lake Laach: Eifel Volcanic System, Seismic Study & Findings Open full article →
13.

Dense networks of seismometers are installed around dormant volcanoes mainly in order to:

From: Lake Laach: Eifel Volcanic System, Seismic Study & Findings Open full article →
14.

Consider the following statements about seismic waves:

1.Primary (P) waves travel through solids as well as liquids.
2.Secondary (S) waves are transmitted through liquids.
3.The S-wave shadow zone is evidence that the earth's outer core is liquid.

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: Lake Laach: Eifel Volcanic System, Seismic Study & Findings Open full article →
15.

The Sushruta Samhita, the classical compendium attributed to Maharishi Sushruta, deals principally with:

From: Maharishi Sushruta: Father of Surgery & Sushruta Samhita Open full article →
16.

Maharishi Sushruta is remembered in modern surgery chiefly for describing an early technique of:

From: Maharishi Sushruta: Father of Surgery & Sushruta Samhita Open full article →
17.

In the classical eightfold division of Ayurveda, the branch known as Kaumarabhritya is concerned with:

From: Maharishi Sushruta: Father of Surgery & Sushruta Samhita Open full article →
18.

With reference to the Sushruta Samhita, consider the following statements:

1.It is composed in Sanskrit.
2.It recommends the study of anatomy through dissection of the human body.
3.It is regarded as one of the foundational texts of the Ayurvedic tradition.

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: Maharishi Sushruta: Father of Surgery & Sushruta Samhita Open full article →
19.

HELINA, for which Bharat Dynamics Limited recently received large orders, is:

From: HELINA Missile: Dhruvastra Variant, Features & Significance Open full article →
20.

In the context of guided missiles, the expression 'lock-on before launch' means that:

From: HELINA Missile: Dhruvastra Variant, Features & Significance Open full article →
21.

Many modern anti-tank guided missiles climb after launch and then dive on to the target. This top-attack profile is used mainly because:

From: HELINA Missile: Dhruvastra Variant, Features & Significance Open full article →
22.

Bharat Dynamics Limited, the public sector undertaking that manufactures guided missiles including HELINA, functions under which one of the following ministries?

From: HELINA Missile: Dhruvastra Variant, Features & Significance Open full article →
23.

The NCORD mechanism, whose apex-level meeting was held recently, has been created primarily to:

From: NCORD Mechanism: Four-Tier Structure, Initiatives & Results Open full article →
24.

The Narcotics Control Bureau, the apex drug law enforcement agency in India, works under which one of the following ministries?

From: NCORD Mechanism: Four-Tier Structure, Initiatives & Results Open full article →
25.

With reference to the NCORD mechanism, consider the following statements:

1.It works through a four-tier structure reaching down to the district level.
2.At the state level it is headed by the Chief Secretary of the State.
3.It is a statutory body established by an Act of Parliament.

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: NCORD Mechanism: Four-Tier Structure, Initiatives & Results Open full article →
26.

Narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances in India are regulated principally under which one of the following laws?

From: NCORD Mechanism: Four-Tier Structure, Initiatives & Results Open full article →
27.

Consider the following statements about regions associated with illicit drug production:

1.The Golden Crescent, an illicit opium producing region, covers parts of Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan.
2.The Golden Triangle lies where the borders of Myanmar, Laos and Thailand meet.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

From: NCORD Mechanism: Four-Tier Structure, Initiatives & Results Open full article →
28.

Senna spectabilis, the tree being removed on a large scale from forests in Tamil Nadu, is native to:

From: Senna Spectabilis: Invasive Species Eradication in Tamil Nadu Open full article →
29.

Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, where large areas have been cleared of Senna spectabilis, adjoins which one of the following protected areas?

From: Senna Spectabilis: Invasive Species Eradication in Tamil Nadu Open full article →
30.

An invasive alien species, as the term is used in biodiversity policy, is a species that:

From: Senna Spectabilis: Invasive Species Eradication in Tamil Nadu Open full article →
31.

Senna spectabilis is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List even though it is being eradicated from Indian forests. This listing indicates that:

From: Senna Spectabilis: Invasive Species Eradication in Tamil Nadu Open full article →
32.

Consider the following statements about invasive plants in India:

1.Lantana camara spread widely in Indian forests after being introduced as an ornamental.
2.Prosopis juliflora has taken over dry tracts in western and southern India.
3.Both these species are native to the Indian subcontinent.

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: Senna Spectabilis: Invasive Species Eradication in Tamil Nadu Open full article →
33.

The Kiru hydroelectric project, reported to be nearing completion in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir, is being built on which one of the following rivers?

From: Kiru Hydroelectric Project: Chenab River Basin, Status & Cost Open full article →
34.

With reference to the Indus Waters Treaty, consider the following statements:

1.The Ravi, the Beas and the Sutlej are designated as the western rivers under the treaty.
2.India may build run-of-the-river hydroelectric projects on the western rivers.
3.The treaty was signed in 1960 and the World Bank was a signatory to it.

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: Kiru Hydroelectric Project: Chenab River Basin, Status & Cost Open full article →
35.

A run-of-the-river hydroelectric project is one which:

From: Kiru Hydroelectric Project: Chenab River Basin, Status & Cost Open full article →
36.

The Kiru hydroelectric project is being executed by a joint venture of the Jammu and Kashmir power development corporation with which one of the following central public sector undertakings?

From: Kiru Hydroelectric Project: Chenab River Basin, Status & Cost Open full article →
37.

The golden langur (Trachypithecus geei) occurs in the wild only in:

From: Golden Langur: Habitat, Conservation Status & Major Threats Open full article →
38.

The golden langur has been placed in which one of the following categories of the IUCN Red List?

From: Golden Langur: Habitat, Conservation Status & Major Threats Open full article →
39.

Fragmentation of forest patches is a particularly serious threat to the golden langur because the species:

From: Golden Langur: Habitat, Conservation Status & Major Threats Open full article →
40.

With reference to the golden langur, consider the following statements:

1.It is listed in Appendix III of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species.
2.It is placed in Schedule I of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.
3.It lives in troops rather than singly.

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: Golden Langur: Habitat, Conservation Status & Major Threats Open full article →
41.

Conservation breeding of a threatened animal in a zoo is an example of:

From: Golden Langur: Habitat, Conservation Status & Major Threats Open full article →
42.

Which one of the following countries does NOT have a coastline on the Caspian Sea?

From: Caspian Sea Shrinking: Causes, Ecological Risks & Geography Open full article →
43.

The Caspian Sea is best described as:

From: Caspian Sea Shrinking: Causes, Ecological Risks & Geography Open full article →
44.

The largest share of river inflow into the Caspian Sea is brought by which one of the following rivers?

From: Caspian Sea Shrinking: Causes, Ecological Risks & Geography Open full article →
45.

The Caspian Sea has long supplied most of the world's caviar, which is obtained from:

From: Caspian Sea Shrinking: Causes, Ecological Risks & Geography Open full article →
46.

The Tehran Convention, to which the states around the Caspian Sea are parties, deals with:

From: Caspian Sea Shrinking: Causes, Ecological Risks & Geography Open full article →
47.

With reference to the Caspian Sea, consider the following statements:

1.Its water is brackish rather than fresh.
2.Its water level has been rising steadily since the mid-1990s.
3.Diversion of river water for irrigation has reduced the inflow it receives.

Select the answer using the code given below:

From: Caspian Sea Shrinking: Causes, Ecological Risks & Geography Open full article →
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