UPSC Current Affairs Quiz — 29 June 2026

1.

The Murchison Widefield Array, the low-frequency radio telescope that recently detected the millisecond pulsar PSR J0125-5854, is located in:

the Atacama Desert of Chile Hawaii, United States Western Australia the highlands of Tibet

From: SMART Survey: PSR J0125-5854 Millisecond Pulsar & MWA Open full article →

2.

The Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, the world's largest international maritime exercise, is hosted by:

Australia Japan the United States the Republic of Korea

From: RIMPAC 2026: Multilateral Naval Exercise in Hawaii & Significance Open full article →

3.

GAGAN, the satellite-based augmentation system that supports aircraft navigation over India, has been developed jointly by:

ISRO and the Defence Research and Development Organisation the Airports Authority of India and ISRO the Directorate General of Civil Aviation and ISRO the Airports Authority of India and the Indian Air Force

From: GAGAN Navigation System: First Commercial LPV Landing in India Open full article →

4.

With reference to the Vjosa-Narta Protected Area, where a large resort and casino project has drawn protests, consider the following statements:

1.It is a coastal wetland in Albania.

2.It is a stopover for birds migrating between Europe and Africa.

3.It lies on the shore of the Black Sea.

Select the answer using the code given below:

1 and 2 only 2 and 3 only 1 and 3 only 1, 2 and 3

From: Vjosa-Narta Lagoon: Albania Resort Protests & Wetland Ecology Open full article →

5.

The Greater Adjutant (Leptoptilos dubius), locally called Hargila, is a species of:

crane stork pelican bustard

From: Hargila Army: Greater Adjutant Stork Conservation in Assam Open full article →

6.

The Rural Internal Audit Portal, launched in 2026 to digitise the internal audit of rural development schemes, is an initiative of which one of the following Union Ministries?

Ministry of Panchayati Raj Ministry of Finance Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation Ministry of Rural Development

From: Rural Internal Audit Portal: Digital Audits for Government Schemes Open full article →

7.

Nagori Ashwagandha, which has been awarded a Geographical Indication tag, is cultivated mainly in which one of the following States?

Madhya Pradesh Rajasthan Gujarat Haryana

From: Nagori Ashwagandha: GI Tag for Rajasthan's Medicinal Plant Open full article →

8.

Salmonella, linked to recent food-borne outbreaks in several countries, is:

a group of RNA viruses a protozoan parasite of the gut a group of gram-negative bacteria a toxin-producing mould

From: Salmonella Bacteria: Causes, Transmission & Prevention Measures Open full article →

9.

Sariska Tiger Reserve lies in which one of the following hill ranges?

the Vindhya range the Aravalli range the Satpura range the Shivalik range

From: Sariska Tiger Reserve: Relocation Success & Wildlife Conservation Open full article →

10.

Kisan Sarathi, a digital platform recently in the news, has been set up primarily to:

give farmers an online marketplace to sell their produce put farmers in touch with scientists for crop advice transfer income support directly to farmers' bank accounts settle crop insurance claims using remote sensing data

From: Kisan Sarathi: Digital Agro-Advisory Platform for Farmers Open full article →