UPSC Current Affairs Quiz — 27 July 2026

1.

Panama, which recently held maritime cooperation talks with India, shares its land borders with which two countries?

Costa Rica and Nicaragua Nicaragua and Honduras Costa Rica and Colombia Colombia and Venezuela

From: Panama Canal: Maritime Operations, Significance & India Ties Open full article →

2.

The National Film Development Corporation of India functions under which one of the following Union ministries?

Ministry of Culture Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Ministry of Education Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

From: NFDC & IFFI: Film Preservation, Panorama Sections & Goa Event Open full article →

3.

Caridina sharmai, a species recently described by researchers from the Gomti River near Lucknow, is a:

freshwater crab freshwater shrimp freshwater snail freshwater turtle

From: Caridina sharmai: New Freshwater Shrimp Species in Gomti River Open full article →

4.

PRAXIS, recently seen in the news, is:

an approved NASA mission to land on Saturn's moon Enceladus a ground-based radio telescope array built to observe planetary rings a funded NASA study of a spacecraft to sample planetary ring particles a Japanese mission to return samples from a near-Earth asteroid

From: PRAXIS Concept: NASA Mission for Planetary Ring Sampling Open full article →

5.

Nalabana Wildlife Sanctuary, recently in the news, is situated within which one of the following?

Chilika Lake Pulicat Lake Kolleru Lake Loktak Lake

From: Nalabana Bird Sanctuary: Chilika Lake Island & Ramsar Status Open full article →

6.

The dhole, or Asiatic wild dog, whose diet was recently studied in Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve, is scientifically known as:

Canis lupus pallipes Vulpes bengalensis Lycaon pictus Cuon alpinus

From: Asiatic Wild Dog: Dhole Diet Study in Tadoba-Andhari Reserve Open full article →

7.

The Central Reserve Police Force functions under which one of the following Union ministries?

Ministry of Defence Ministry of External Affairs Ministry of Home Affairs Ministry of Law and Justice

From: CRPF: Internal Security Duties, RAF, CoBRA & Mahila Battalions Open full article →

8.

Dark Eagle, recently in the news, is:

a ground-launched hypersonic weapon of the United States Army a stealth unmanned combat aircraft of the United States Navy a nuclear-powered attack submarine of the United States Navy an early-warning satellite system of the United States Space Force

From: Dark Eagle LRHW: US Army's Hypersonic Boost-Glide Weapon Open full article →

9.

Gobind Sagar, recently in the news for a proposed island tourism project, is a reservoir on which one of the following rivers?

Beas Ravi Yamuna Sutlej

From: Gobind Sagar Reservoir: Bhakra Dam & Himachal Tourism Project Open full article →

10.

With reference to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, consider the following statements:

1.The territorial sea may extend up to 12 nautical miles from the baseline.

2.The contiguous zone may extend up to 24 nautical miles from the baseline.

3.A coastal State exercises full sovereignty over its Exclusive Economic Zone.

Select the answer using the code given below:

1 and 2 only 2 and 3 only 1 and 3 only 1, 2 and 3

From: South China Sea: UNCLOS, Territorial Disputes & Rescue Efforts Open full article →