UPSC Current Affairs Quiz — 22 July 2026

1.

The Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award is administered by which one of the following Union Ministries?

Ministry of Home Affairs Ministry of Tourism Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports Ministry of Culture

From: Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award: Prize & Eligibility Open full article →

2.

Disporum yobinorum, a plant species newly described from India, belongs to which one of the following families?

Orchidaceae Colchicaceae Zingiberaceae Asteraceae

From: Disporum yobinorum: New Arunachal Plant Species & Habitat Open full article →

3.

Harishchandragad, an ancient hill fort recently in the news after a rockfall, lies in which one of the following ranges?

Satpura Vindhya Aravalli Sahyadri

From: Harishchandragad Fort: History, Architecture & Konkan Kada Open full article →

4.

Okinotori, a tiny atoll at the centre of a maritime dispute between Japan and China, lies in which one of the following seas?

Sea of Okhotsk East China Sea Yellow Sea Philippine Sea

From: Okinotori Island: Japan EEZ Dispute, UNCLOS & Significance Open full article →

5.

Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt, after throwing two bombs inside the Central Legislative Assembly on 8 April 1929, chose to:

escape from the chamber and resume underground work in Lahore remain at the scene and court arrest to use the trial as a platform surrender weeks later after a nationwide appeal by the Congress seek refuge in a princely state with help from sympathisers

From: Batukeshwar Dutt: Assembly Bombing, HSRA & Cellular Jail Open full article →

6.

Lakadong, a premium variety of turmeric recently in the news, is cultivated mainly in the Jaintia Hills of:

Meghalaya Mizoram Manipur Nagaland

From: Mission Golden Spice: Lakadong Turmeric, GI Tag & Meghalaya Open full article →

7.

The genus Allographa, five new species of which were recently described from the Western Ghats, belongs to a group commonly called script lichens because:

they were first described from manuscripts preserved in monasteries they secrete a dark ink-like fluid when their surface is damaged their spore-bearing fruiting bodies resemble elongated written marks they grow only on trees whose bark was once used for writing

From: Allographa Lichens: New Western Ghats Species & Importance Open full article →

8.

The e200X, unveiled in 2026 as India's first full-scale prototype of its kind, is an aircraft of which one of the following types?

A hydrogen fuel-cell regional airliner A solar-powered high-altitude pseudo-satellite An electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft An unmanned supersonic target drone

From: eVTOL Aircraft: India's e200X Prototype & Key Features Open full article →

9.

The Salal Hydroelectric Project, whose gates were opened after heavy rainfall in July 2026, is built on which river?

Jhelum Ravi Chenab Beas

From: Salal Hydroelectric Project: Chenab River, Capacity & IWT Open full article →

10.

The SMILE scheme, which expands to Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise, is implemented by which Union Ministry?

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry of Women and Child Development Ministry of Rural Development Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

From: SMILE Scheme: Rehabilitation, Target Groups & Key Features Open full article →