UPSC Current Affairs Quiz — 21 July 2026

1.

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was established by which one of the following?

Treaty of Lagos, 1975 Treaty of Abuja, 1991 Charter of Monrovia, 1979 Treaty of Accra, 1965

From: ECOWAS: Senegal's Faye Elected New Regional Chairman Open full article →

2.

White Rabbit, an open-source technology recently used in India for precise time dissemination, was originally developed by which one of the following?

European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

From: White Rabbit Technology: Precise IST Time Dissemination Open full article →

3.

Pachycheles ravichandrani, a porcelain crab formally described in 2026, was collected from which one of the following?

Agatti Island in Lakshadweep Havelock Island in the Andamans Rameswaram Island in the Gulf of Mannar Chorao Island in the Mandovi estuary

From: Pachycheles Ravichandrani: New Lakshadweep Porcelain Crab Open full article →

4.

The National Highways Authority of India, which operates the RajmargYatra mobile application, functions under which one of the following Union Ministries?

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Ministry of Heavy Industries Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

From: Digital Local Pass & MargMitra: NHAI RajmargYatra Services Open full article →

5.

QDENGA, recently approved in India as its first dengue vaccine, is best described as:

a recombinant subunit vaccine against two serotypes a live-attenuated tetravalent vaccine an inactivated monovalent vaccine a messenger RNA vaccine against DENV-2

From: QDENGA: India's First Approved Dengue Vaccine Open full article →

6.

Moldova, recently visited by the President of India, shares land borders with which one of the following pairs of countries?

Romania and Bulgaria Romania and Ukraine Romania and Hungary Ukraine and Belarus

From: Moldova: Key Facts & President Murmu's First Visit Open full article →

7.

The Central Bureau of Narcotics, which recently carried out Operation Vajra, functions under which one of the following?

Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance Department of Internal Security, Ministry of Home Affairs Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

From: Central Bureau of Narcotics: Operation Vajra Tramadol Seizure Open full article →

8.

Kala Sanskriti Vikas Yojana is an umbrella scheme of which one of the following Union Ministries?

Ministry of Education Ministry of Tourism Ministry of Tribal Affairs Ministry of Culture

From: Kala Sanskriti Vikas Yojana: Culture Ministry Grants Scheme Open full article →

9.

The World Trade Organization's Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies was adopted at which one of the following?

The Fourth Ministerial Conference at Doha in 2001 The Ninth Ministerial Conference at Bali in 2013 The Tenth Ministerial Conference at Nairobi in 2015 The Twelfth Ministerial Conference at Geneva in 2022

From: WTO Fisheries Subsidies Agreement: India's Formal Acceptance Open full article →

10.

The e-Shram portal, which maintains the National Database of Unorganised Workers, is an initiative of which one of the following Union Ministries?

Ministry of Labour and Employment Ministry of Rural Development Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

From: e-Shram Portal: 31.78 Crore Worker Registrations Crossed Open full article →