UPSC Current Affairs Quiz — 16 July 2026

1.

Begampura, which appears in the compositions of Guru Ravidas, refers to:

a monastic settlement founded for wandering ascetics a pilgrimage circuit linking the shrines of Bhakti saints a village assembly that regulated caste occupations a city imagined as free of sorrow and discrimination

From: Ravidassia Community: Separate Religion & Census Demand Open full article →

2.

The Strait of Hormuz, which was in the news in July 2026, connects the Persian Gulf with the:

Gulf of Aden Gulf of Aqaba Gulf of Oman Red Sea

From: Greater Tunb Island: Iran-UAE Dispute & US Strike Open full article →

3.

Likweli (Colobus congoensis), a monkey species described by scientists in 2026, is known only from the forests of:

the Ethiopian highlands the Democratic Republic of the Congo the island of Madagascar the coastal belt of Gabon and Cameroon

From: Likweli: New Colobus Monkey Species from Congo Open full article →

4.

The Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme approved by the Union Cabinet in 2026 will be implemented by which one of the following ministries?

Ministry of Commerce and Industry Ministry of Communications Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology Ministry of Heavy Industries

From: Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme: Rs 62,500 Crore Outlay Open full article →

5.

The Korku language, spoken by an Adivasi community of the Satpura and Melghat landscape, belongs to which one of the following language families?

Dravidian Indo-Aryan Tibeto-Burman Austroasiatic

From: Korku Tribe: Madhya Pradesh Forest Rights Protest Open full article →

6.

The CapaCITIES programme for low-carbon and climate-resilient urban development in India, which completed ten years in 2026, is funded by which one of the following countries?

Norway Japan Switzerland Germany

From: CapaCITIES: Ten Years of India's Urban Climate Programme Open full article →

7.

Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary, whose eco-sensitive zone was in the news in July 2026, is located in:

Assam Sikkim West Bengal Uttarakhand

From: Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary: Eco-Sensitive Zone Cut Open full article →

8.

The Tevaram, whose recitation at the Thukkachi temple was endowed by a Chola ruler, is a collection of:

Tamil hymns in praise of Shiva Tamil hymns in praise of Vishnu Sanskrit manuals on temple construction Tamil heroic poems of the Sangam age

From: Thukkachi Temple: UNESCO-Awarded Shiva Temple Restoration Open full article →

9.

Greenland, where an international glacier research mission began in July 2026, is:

an independent republic that is a member of the European Union a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark an overseas department of Denmark administered from Copenhagen a territory held jointly by Denmark and Norway since 1814

From: Greenland Glacier Mission: Melt & North Atlantic Circulation Open full article →

10.

The Gandak river is known by which one of the following names in Nepal?

Narayani Karnali Bagmati Koshi

From: Gandak River: Bihar Flood Alert & Nepal Rainfall Open full article →