UPSC Current Affairs Quiz — 28 July 2026

1.

The Atmanirbhar Panchayat Programme and the SAMARTH Panchayat Portal, launched in July 2026, are initiatives of which one of the following Union Ministries?

Ministry of Rural Development Ministry of Panchayati Raj Ministry of Home Affairs Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

From: Atmanirbhar Panchayat Programme: SAMARTH Portal & Model OSR Rules Open full article →

2.

The Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana, which provides cash relief after involuntary unemployment, is administered by which one of the following?

Employees' Provident Fund Organisation National Social Security Board for Unorganised Workers Employees' State Insurance Corporation Directorate General of Employment

From: Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana: ESIC Extension & Eligibility Open full article →

3.

Microporellus kolhapurensis, a species recently described from Kolhapur district in Maharashtra, belongs to which one of the following groups?

Bracket fungi Lichens Mosses Slime moulds

From: Microporellus kolhapurensis: New Bracket Fungus from Maharashtra Open full article →

4.

The Kalpasar Project, whose Detailed Project Report is being finalised, proposes a large dyke across which one of the following?

Gulf of Khambhat Gulf of Kachchh Gulf of Mannar Palk Bay

From: Kalpasar Project: Gujarat's Gulf of Khambhat Reservoir Proposal Open full article →

5.

The Bab el-Mandeb Strait connects the Red Sea with which one of the following?

Gulf of Oman Gulf of Aqaba Persian Gulf Gulf of Aden

From: Bab el-Mandeb Strait: Red Sea Chokepoint & Maritime Blockade Open full article →

6.

A blue straggler star in a star cluster is one that:

appears bluer and brighter than the main-sequence turnoff has escaped from the cluster and is drifting into the galactic halo is the coolest and reddest member of the cluster has ended fusion and is collapsing into a white dwarf

From: Blue Straggler Star: Stellar Rejuvenation in Collinder 261 Open full article →

7.

Bhargavastra, recently demonstrated to the Indian Army at Nagpur, is:

an airborne early-warning and control radar aircraft a counter-drone system meant to defeat drone swarms a hypersonic anti-ship cruise missile a shoulder-fired anti-tank guided missile

From: Bhargavastra: India's New Vehicle-Mounted Counter-Drone System Open full article →

8.

The Museum Grant Scheme, which assists the setting up and modernisation of museums, is implemented by which one of the following Union Ministries?

Ministry of Tourism Ministry of Culture Ministry of Education Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

From: Museum Grant Scheme: Eligibility, Objectives & Funding Limits Open full article →

9.

The National Biodiversity Authority, which has constituted an expert committee on invasive alien species, is:

a statutory body functioning under the Union Environment Ministry a non-statutory council working under the NITI Aayog a wing of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare an autonomous society under the Ministry of Science and Technology

From: National Biodiversity Authority: Panel on Invasive Alien Species Open full article →

10.

Under the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme-2 (NAPS-2), the Union government bears:

the entire prescribed minimum stipend of every apprentice 25 per cent of the prescribed minimum stipend, up to a monthly cap the cost of basic training but no part of the stipend half the stipend of apprentices in micro and small enterprises alone

From: NAPS-2: National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme Guidelines Open full article →