UPSC Current Affairs Quiz — 1 August 2026

1.

Bagdara Wildlife Sanctuary, whose proposed denotification was recently considered by the Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife, is located in which one of the following States?

Uttar Pradesh Chhattisgarh Madhya Pradesh Jharkhand

From: Bagdara Wildlife Sanctuary: Proposed Denotification in MP Open full article →

2.

In 2026 the Pacific country formerly called Nauru notified the United Nations that it had adopted the name Republic of Naoero. This change:

created a new sovereign state that had to seek fresh United Nations membership restored an Indigenous name without altering the country's sovereignty marked the end of Australian trusteeship over the island was made through a decision of the United Nations General Assembly

From: Republic of Naoero: Nauru Restores Its Traditional Name Open full article →

3.

Pseudolaguvia khairii, described in 2026 from the Budhabalanga River, is a newly recorded species of:

freshwater catfish freshwater turtle hill-stream frog freshwater crab

From: Pseudolaguvia Khairii: New Catfish from Odisha's Budhabalanga Open full article →

4.

The Magellanic Bridge, recently in the news, is:

a chain of star clusters within the Milky Way's disc a band of dust that hides the centre of our galaxy a stream of gas and young stars linking the two Magellanic Clouds a proposed radio telescope array in the southern hemisphere

From: Magellanic Bridge: New Be/X-ray Binary Pulsar Confirmed Open full article →

5.

Dhimsa, in the news in 2026 after a mass performance in Andhra Pradesh, is a tribal community dance traditionally associated with which one of the following regions?

The Koraput-Araku belt of the Eastern Ghats The Bastar plateau of Chhattisgarh The Chota Nagpur plateau of Jharkhand The Nilgiri hills of Tamil Nadu

From: Dhimsa Dance: Guinness Record by Tribal Girls at Bhogapuram Open full article →

6.

The Samudra Manthan scheme, approved by the Union Cabinet in 2026, is intended primarily to:

map the biodiversity of India's exclusive economic zone develop deep-sea mining of polymetallic nodules expand offshore exploration for oil and natural gas modernise India's major ports and inland waterways

From: Samudra Manthan: National Offshore Exploration Scheme Approved Open full article →

7.

The Pradhan Mantri Surya Sarovar Yojana, approved by the Union Cabinet in 2026, provides support for:

rooftop solar systems installed by residential consumers floating solar power projects with co-located energy storage solar pumps and small solar plants for farmers offshore wind farms along the Indian coastline

From: PM Surya Sarovar Yojana: Floating Solar with Storage Approved Open full article →

8.

Cholera is caused by which one of the following organisms?

Salmonella typhi Entamoeba histolytica Vibrio cholerae Shigella dysenteriae

From: Cholera: Causes, Treatment & Global Burden of the Disease Open full article →

9.

Xtreme Weather Grade (XWG) diesel, launched for the Indian Army in 2026, has been developed mainly to overcome which one of the following problems?

High sulphur emissions from vehicles at high altitude Rapid evaporation of fuel in hot desert conditions Corrosion of fuel tanks in humid coastal air Thickening of fuel and blocking of filters in severe cold

From: Xtreme Weather Grade Diesel: Army Fuel for Severe Cold Open full article →

10.

The pygmy hog (Porcula salvania) survives in the wild today only in which one of the following States?

Assam Uttarakhand West Bengal Arunachal Pradesh

From: Pygmy Hog: Added to India's Species Recovery Programme Open full article →