UPSC Current Affairs Quiz — 26 June 2026

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?

Defence Research and Development Organisation Indian Space Research Organisation Bharat Electronics Limited Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

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

2.

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?

Andhra Pradesh Gujarat Bihar Maharashtra

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

3.

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

Poland Italy Iceland Germany

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

4.

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

astronomy and calendar making grammar and phonetics surgery and surgical instruments statecraft and revenue administration

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

5.

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

a shoulder-fired surface-to-air missile a helicopter-launched anti-tank guided missile a submarine-launched cruise missile a long-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile

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

6.

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

regulate the import of raw materials used by the pharmaceutical industry coordinate the work of central and state agencies against narcotic drugs coordinate the several maritime agencies responsible for coastal security monitor the circulation of counterfeit currency notes across the borders

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

7.

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

tropical America eastern Australia the Western Ghats central Africa

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

8.

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?

Chenab Jhelum Ravi Beas

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

9.

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

the cold deserts of Ladakh and Spiti the Western Ghats of Kerala and Tamil Nadu the mangrove forests of the Sundarbans western Assam and southern Bhutan

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

10.

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

Turkmenistan Kazakhstan Azerbaijan Uzbekistan

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