UPSC Current Affairs Quiz — 4 July 2026

1.

The LokOS platform, recently launched to digitise the records and transactions of women self-help groups, is an initiative of which one of the following Ministries?

Ministry of Panchayati Raj Ministry of Rural Development Ministry of Women and Child Development Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

From: LokOS Platform: DAY-NRLM Initiative for SHGs & Lakhpati Didi Open full article →

2.

Biodiversity Heritage Sites in India, such as the newly notified Borjuli wetland in Assam, are notified by:

the State Government under the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 the Central Government under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 the National Biodiversity Authority under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 the State Board for Wild Life under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980

From: Borjuli Wetland: Assam's Biodiversity Heritage Site & Wild Rice Open full article →

3.

The National Water Awards, given for excellence in water conservation and management, are conferred by:

NITI Aayog the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs the Ministry of Jal Shakti

From: National Water Awards 2024: Maharashtra Tops in Conservation Open full article →

4.

The Specialised Investment Fund category created by the Securities and Exchange Board of India has been introduced primarily to:

permit retail investors to subscribe directly to government securities in the primary market channel small household savings into long term infrastructure debt funds let mutual funds offer long-short strategies to investors with a higher risk appetite allow foreign portfolio investors to trade in Indian agricultural commodity derivatives

From: SIF: SEBI's New Mutual Fund Category & Long-Short Strategies Open full article →

5.

Nameri Tiger Reserve in Assam, in the news for a rise in its tiger numbers, is contiguous with which one of the following tiger reserves?

Namdapha Manas Pakke Kaziranga

From: Nameri Tiger Reserve: Tiger Population Growth in Assam & WII Open full article →

6.

The white-rumped vulture is placed in which one of the following IUCN Red List categories?

Vulnerable Critically Endangered Endangered Near Threatened

From: White-Rumped Vulture: Electrocution in Nilgiris & Conservation Open full article →

7.

Cyttopsis indica, recently described by Indian marine scientists, is:

a newly described species of deep water coral a newly described species of sea cucumber a newly described species of marine alga a newly described species of deep sea fish

From: Cyttopsis indica: CMFRI Discovers New Deep-Sea Fish in Kerala Open full article →

8.

The Cook Strait separates:

the North Island and the South Island of New Zealand Australia and the island of Tasmania Australia and the island of New Guinea the two main islands of the Fiji group

From: India-New Zealand Relations: PM's Visit & Free Trade Agreement Open full article →

9.

The Giant African Snail, reported to be damaging horticultural crops in parts of Andhra Pradesh and Kerala, is native to:

South America the Mediterranean coast East Africa South-East Asia

From: Giant African Snail: Invasive Pest Damages Crops in South India Open full article →

10.

Direct-seeded rice differs from the conventional method of rice cultivation mainly in that it:

requires the field to be kept under standing water throughout the growing season does away with the nursery and with transplanting seedlings into puddled fields can be practised only with hybrid seed supplied by public sector agencies is confined to the rabi season in the eastern and central parts of the country

From: Direct-Seeded Rice: DRR Dhan 92, CR Dhan 217 & Water Savings Open full article →