Daily current affairs quiz
Wednesday, 1 July 2026
44 questions from 10 news topics of the day — free, with explanations and source articles.
The National Health Authority, which recently launched the Ayushman Sarathi WhatsApp chatbot, functions under which one of the following ministries?
Ayushman Bharat, launched in 2018, has two components. Apart from PM-JAY, the other component is:
With reference to the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, consider the following statements:
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The Ayushman Vaya Vandana card, which can be applied for through the Ayushman Sarathi chatbot, is meant for:
With reference to the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
The Malaprabha River, recently in the news for drying up, originates in which one of the following?
With reference to the Malaprabha River, consider the following statements:
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The major rivers of the Deccan Plateau, such as the Krishna and the Godavari, flow eastward into the Bay of Bengal mainly because:
Aihole, Badami and Pattadakal, which lie in the Malaprabha basin, are best known for temples built under which one of the following dynasties?
The Border Roads Organisation, which executes Project BRAHMANK, functions under which one of the following ministries?
Project BRAHMANK of the Border Roads Organisation builds and maintains strategic roads mainly in which one of the following states?
With reference to the Border Roads Organisation, consider the following statements:
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The Siang River of the eastern Himalaya is known in Tibet by which one of the following names?
A coronal mass ejection from the Sun is best described as:
An interplanetary coronal mass ejection is most likely to trigger a strong geomagnetic storm at Earth when the magnetic field it carries:
With reference to the Sun, consider the following statements:
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A severe geomagnetic storm poses the greatest direct risk to which one of the following?
India's first dedicated solar observation mission, placed in a halo orbit around the Sun-Earth Lagrange point L1, is:
The Academic Bank of Credits set up for Indian higher education has been created primarily to:
APAAR, in the context of Indian education, refers to:
With reference to the Academic Bank of Credits, consider the following statements:
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SWAYAM, an initiative of the Ministry of Education, is:
The National Education Policy 2020 replaced which one of the following?
The Bengal fox (Vulpes bengalensis) is:
With reference to the Bengal fox, consider the following statements:
How many of the above statements are correct?
In Indian land records, the dry grasslands and scrublands that form the main habitat of the Bengal fox have long been classified as:
Which one of the following animals does NOT belong to the family Canidae?
Seychelles, where the Arul Mihu Navasakthi Vinayagar Temple is situated, is an island country located in the:
With reference to Seychelles, consider the following statements:
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In temple architecture, the term 'gopuram' refers to:
The Kavadi festival, observed by Tamil Hindu communities in Seychelles and elsewhere, is associated with the worship of:
Which one of the following was the first Indian state to declare a state butterfly?
The larvae of the Southern birdwing (Troides minos) feed mainly on:
With reference to the Southern birdwing (Troides minos), consider the following statements:
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The Southern birdwing is often described as a flagship species for butterfly conservation. In conservation biology, a flagship species is one that:
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific has its headquarters at:
The regional economic commissions of the United Nations, including the one for Asia and the Pacific, report to which one of the following principal organs?
With reference to the Sustainable Development Goals, consider the following statements:
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The Sustainable Development Goals succeeded which one of the following?
The Green Climate Fund, the largest dedicated multilateral fund for climate finance, was established under:
Mount Erebus is best described as:
With reference to Mount Erebus, consider the following statements:
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Strombolian eruptions, of the kind seen at Mount Erebus, are characterised by:
The Antarctic Treaty, which governs the region in which Mount Erebus lies, provides that: