Daily current affairs quiz
Friday, 26 June 2026
47 questions from 10 news topics of the day — free, with explanations and source articles.
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?
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?
An active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar differs from an older radar chiefly in that it:
Consider the following statements about airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft:
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The grant of final operational clearance to an indigenous defence platform such as the Netra AEW&C system indicates that:
With reference to the Netra AEW&C system, consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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?
The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) functions under which one of the following ministries?
With reference to geographical indication (GI) tags in India, consider the following statements:
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Controlled atmosphere containers, used to move fresh mangoes by sea, delay over-ripening mainly by:
Lake Laach (Laacher See), a caldera lake studied recently for signs of magma movement beneath it, lies in which one of the following countries?
A caldera, such as the hollow occupied by Lake Laach, is formed when:
Dense networks of seismometers are installed around dormant volcanoes mainly in order to:
Consider the following statements about seismic waves:
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The Sushruta Samhita, the classical compendium attributed to Maharishi Sushruta, deals principally with:
Maharishi Sushruta is remembered in modern surgery chiefly for describing an early technique of:
In the classical eightfold division of Ayurveda, the branch known as Kaumarabhritya is concerned with:
With reference to the Sushruta Samhita, consider the following statements:
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HELINA, for which Bharat Dynamics Limited recently received large orders, is:
In the context of guided missiles, the expression 'lock-on before launch' means that:
Many modern anti-tank guided missiles climb after launch and then dive on to the target. This top-attack profile is used mainly because:
Bharat Dynamics Limited, the public sector undertaking that manufactures guided missiles including HELINA, functions under which one of the following ministries?
The NCORD mechanism, whose apex-level meeting was held recently, has been created primarily to:
The Narcotics Control Bureau, the apex drug law enforcement agency in India, works under which one of the following ministries?
With reference to the NCORD mechanism, consider the following statements:
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Narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances in India are regulated principally under which one of the following laws?
Consider the following statements about regions associated with illicit drug production:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Senna spectabilis, the tree being removed on a large scale from forests in Tamil Nadu, is native to:
Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, where large areas have been cleared of Senna spectabilis, adjoins which one of the following protected areas?
An invasive alien species, as the term is used in biodiversity policy, is a species that:
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:
Consider the following statements about invasive plants in India:
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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?
With reference to the Indus Waters Treaty, consider the following statements:
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A run-of-the-river hydroelectric project is one which:
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?
The golden langur (Trachypithecus geei) occurs in the wild only in:
The golden langur has been placed in which one of the following categories of the IUCN Red List?
Fragmentation of forest patches is a particularly serious threat to the golden langur because the species:
With reference to the golden langur, consider the following statements:
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Conservation breeding of a threatened animal in a zoo is an example of:
Which one of the following countries does NOT have a coastline on the Caspian Sea?
The Caspian Sea is best described as:
The largest share of river inflow into the Caspian Sea is brought by which one of the following rivers?
The Caspian Sea has long supplied most of the world's caviar, which is obtained from:
The Tehran Convention, to which the states around the Caspian Sea are parties, deals with:
With reference to the Caspian Sea, consider the following statements:
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