UPSC Current Affairs Quiz — 17 July 2026

1.

The Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), the multinational naval partnership associated with Operation Southern Readiness 26-2, has its headquarters in which one of the following countries?

Djibouti Bahrain Oman United Arab Emirates

From: Operation Southern Readiness 26-2: Navy & Maritime Forces Open full article →

2.

The treatment recommended for cyclosporiasis in a patient with normal immune function is:

an antiviral drug given for two to three weeks an antimalarial drug such as chloroquine the combination trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole rehydration alone, as no drug is effective

From: Cyclosporiasis: Cyclospora Parasite, Symptoms & US Outbreak Open full article →

3.

Lestes paloti, described in 2026 from the Western Ghats in Kerala, differs from most other damselflies in that it:

has no aquatic stage at all in its life cycle feeds only on plant material as an adult lays its eggs on dry rock far away from water rests with its wings held partly open

From: Lestes Paloti: New Western Ghats Damselfly from Kerala Open full article →

4.

Under the PARIVARTAN vehicle renewal programme for the National Capital Region, the interest subvention offered on a loan for a new vehicle means that:

the government bears part of the interest on the loan the entire principal of the loan is waived after scrapping the loan carries no interest at all for the first five years the borrower repays only interest and never the principal

From: NCR Vehicle Renewal Scheme: Old Trucks, Buses & Incentives Open full article →

5.

The Arun River, on which the Arun-3 hydroelectric project is being built, is a major tributary of which one of the following river systems of Nepal?

Koshi Gandaki Karnali Bagmati

From: Arun-3 Hydroelectric Project: 900 MW India-Nepal Venture Open full article →

6.

The Border Roads Organisation (BRO), India's main agency for strategic border infrastructure, functions under which one of the following ministries?

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Ministry of Defence Ministry of Home Affairs Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

From: Border Roads Organisation (BRO): Role, Projects & Conclave Open full article →

7.

The koala (Phascolarctos cinereus), whose reproductive cells are being preserved in a new Queensland gene bank, belongs to which one of the following groups of mammals?

monotremes placental carnivores rodents marsupials

From: Koala Genetic Bank: Queensland Reproductive Cell Preservation Open full article →

8.

Malvan, which the Indian Navy will commission in July 2026, has a draught of under three metres. This shallow draught matters chiefly because it allows the vessel to:

dive to much greater depths while hunting enemy submarines operate close to coasts, ports and harbour approaches carry heavier long-range surface-to-air missiles sustain far higher speeds in the deep open ocean

From: INS Malvan: Mahe-Class Shallow-Water Anti-Submarine Ship Open full article →

9.

The Gulf of Finland, which lies along the southern coast of Finland, forms part of which one of the following seas?

North Sea Baltic Sea Barents Sea Norwegian Sea

From: India-Finland Partnership: Trade, Innovation & Digitalisation Open full article →

10.

Within the Combined Maritime Forces, Combined Task Force 154 is responsible mainly for:

maritime security training counter-piracy operations maritime security in the Red Sea maritime security inside the Arabian Gulf

From: Operation Southern Readiness 26-2: Navy & Maritime Forces Open full article →