UPSC Current Affairs Quiz — 15 July 2026

1.

Elaphropoda triangulata and Habropoda adi, two bee species recently described from Arunachal Pradesh, belong to which one of the following families?

Formicidae Apidae Vespidae Sphecidae

From: Two New Bee Species: Arunachal Pradesh Himalayan Discovery Open full article →

2.

Periyar Tiger Reserve, recently in the news for a drive against invasive African catfish, protects the catchments of the Periyar and which other river?

Bharathappuzha Chaliyar Chalakudy Pamba

From: Periyar Tiger Reserve: Invasive African Catfish Removal Open full article →

3.

Introns, in the context of gene expression, are:

the protein-coding segments retained in a mature RNA molecule short DNA sequences at which transcription is initiated repetitive sequences that cap and protect the ends of chromosomes intervening segments removed from an RNA transcript during splicing

From: Introns: Horizontal Gene Transfer Across Bacteria & Archaea Open full article →

4.

The Codex Alimentarius Commission is jointly established and run by which two international organisations?

the World Trade Organization and the World Health Organization the Food and Agriculture Organization and the United Nations Environment Programme the Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Health Organization the World Trade Organization and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

From: Codex Alimentarius Commission: Food Standards & India's Role Open full article →

5.

The Eight Degree Channel separates:

Minicoy from the rest of the Lakshadweep group Minicoy from the northern Maldives the Andaman Islands from the Nicobar Islands Sri Lanka from the Indian mainland

From: India-Maldives FTA: First Negotiation Round & Bilateral Trade Open full article →

6.

The Greater Sand Plover, recently recorded at an inland site in Gurugram, belongs to which one of the following bird families?

Scolopacidae Laridae Charadriidae Ardeidae

From: Greater Sand Plover: Rare Gurugram Inland Sighting in Haryana Open full article →

7.

The Krishna River rises near which one of the following?

Amarkantak in Madhya Pradesh Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra Brahmagiri in Karnataka Trimbakeshwar in Maharashtra

From: Krishna River: Course, Tributaries & Upper-Basin Dry Spell Open full article →

8.

Flue gas desulphurisation units installed at coal-fired thermal power plants are meant primarily to remove:

oxides of nitrogen fly ash sulphur dioxide carbon dioxide

From: Sulphur Dioxide: Coal Plant Emissions & Delhi Airshed Rules Open full article →

9.

Valmiki Tiger Reserve, the only tiger reserve of Bihar, adjoins the forests of which one of the following countries?

Nepal Bhutan Bangladesh Myanmar

From: Valmiki Tiger Reserve: Bihar's Snake Hotspot & Biodiversity Open full article →

10.

The Indian Grey Hornbill, recently reported breeding after reintroduction in Gir, nests by:

building a large open platform of sticks high in the forest canopy sealing the female inside a tree cavity, leaving a narrow slit for food excavating a fresh hole in a dead trunk at the start of each season laying its eggs on bare ground beneath dense thorn scrub

From: Indian Grey Hornbill: Gir Reintroduction Breeds Fourth Year Open full article →