UPSC Current Affairs Quiz — 3 August 2026

1.

The Vessel Communication and Support System, under which satellite transponders are being fitted on Indian marine fishing vessels, forms part of which one of the following schemes?

Blue Revolution: Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries Sagarmala Programme Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana

From: Vessel Communication System: Transponders on Fishing Boats Open full article →

2.

Rakthamichthys anchi, a blood-red fish newly described by scientists in 2026, was discovered in which one of the following States?

Assam Meghalaya Kerala Odisha

From: Rakthamichthys anchi: New Groundwater Eel Found in Assam Open full article →

3.

The Asiatic wild buffalo (Bubalus arnee) is placed in which one of the following categories of the IUCN Red List?

Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable Near Threatened

From: Asiatic Wild Buffalo: Chhattisgarh Recovery and Release Plan Open full article →

4.

The 2026 catalogue that updated the number of butterfly and moth species recorded from India was prepared by scientists of which one of the following institutions?

Zoological Survey of India Botanical Survey of India Wildlife Institute of India National Centre for Biological Sciences

From: Lepidoptera Catalogue: India's Butterfly and Moth Count Updated Open full article →

5.

The Amboseli ecosystem, where a cluster of unusual elephant deaths was investigated in 2026, lies in which one of the following countries?

Botswana Zambia Kenya Uganda

From: Amboseli Ecosystem: Kenya Probes Unusual Elephant Deaths Open full article →

6.

PowerBank-50, a satellite battery module built by the Hyderabad start-up TakeMe2Space, powered an experimental payload flown on which one of the following launch vehicles?

Vikram-1 of Skyroot Aerospace Agnibaan of Agnikul Cosmos Small Satellite Launch Vehicle of ISRO Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle of ISRO

From: PowerBank-50: Indian Satellite Battery Gains Flight Heritage Open full article →

7.

The Ujh Multipurpose Project, whose phased implementation the Union government reviewed in 2026, is located in:

Jammu and Kashmir Himachal Pradesh Punjab Ladakh

From: Ujh Multipurpose Project: Government Reviews Delayed Ravi Plan Open full article →

8.

The Cholanaikkan, who received identity documents at an outreach camp near Nilambur in 2026, are officially classified as:

a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group a Denotified and Nomadic Tribe an Other Backward Class a Scheduled Caste

From: Cholanaikkan Community: Identity Papers Reach Forest Homes Open full article →

9.

Which one of the following statements about the Suez Canal is correct?

It is a sea-level canal that works without any locks It joins the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf It lies wholly within the Sinai Peninsula It crosses a high watershed using a chain of locks

From: Suez Earthquake: Magnitude 5.0 Tremor Strikes Northeast Egypt Open full article →

10.

Which one of the following statements about leptospirosis is correct?

Its symptoms usually appear within two hours of exposure It is caused by a parasitic worm that penetrates the skin Severe illness may involve jaundice, kidney injury and bleeding Its incidence in Kerala peaks during the dry summer months

From: Leptospirosis: Kerala's Monsoon Bacterial Disease Threat Open full article →