Daily current affairs quiz
Tuesday, 4 August 2026
46 questions from 10 news topics of the day — free, with explanations and source articles.
When a magnetic field is applied to a magnetorheological fluid, the fluid:
A tribometer is an instrument used to measure:
With reference to the hybrid magneto-rheometer developed at the Indian Institute of Technology Patna, consider the following statements:
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With reference to magnetorheological fluids, consider the following statements:
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Adaptive dampers using magnetorheological fluid are valued mainly because they allow the damping resistance to be:
The Vikram Sarabhai Medal is awarded jointly by the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) and which one of the following?
With reference to the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR), consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
AstroSat, which carries the Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope calibrated by Annapurni Subramaniam, is:
The Vikram Sarabhai Medal recognises:
The Convention on Wetlands, under which Ramsar Sites are designated, was adopted in 1971 in which one of the following countries?
Which one of the following statements about the designation of a wetland as a Ramsar Site in India is correct?
Glaw Lake, designated as India's 101st Ramsar Site in August 2026, lies within which one of the following protected areas?
With reference to Glaw Lake, consider the following statements:
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The Lohit, the river system that receives drainage from the catchment around Glaw Lake, is a major tributary of which one of the following rivers?
The Suramadu Bridge in Indonesia connects the city of Surabaya with the island of:
Madura Island, in the news in August 2026 after a ferry fire, lies immediately off the coast of which one of the following islands?
Makassar, the destination of the ferry that caught fire near Madura Island, is a major port on which one of the following Indonesian islands?
With reference to roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) ferries, consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
The MyCall application, relaunched in 2026 to collect user feedback on mobile call quality, is an initiative of which one of the following?
Which one of the following is NOT a function of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India?
An appeal against an order of the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) lies to:
With reference to the revamped MyCall application, consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
In telecom regulation, 'Quality of Experience' differs from 'Quality of Service' mainly in that Quality of Experience:
A cruise missile differs from a ballistic missile mainly in that a cruise missile:
The S8000 Banderol, reported in the news in 2026, is:
With reference to the reported specifications of the S8000 Banderol missile, consider the following statements:
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Foreign-made commercial microelectronics found inside a modern cruise missile indicate primarily that:
Under the Modified Interest Subvention Scheme, the effective annual rate of interest on a short-term crop loan for a farmer who repays promptly is:
With reference to the Kisan Credit Card scheme, consider the following statements:
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The Modified Interest Subvention Scheme for agricultural credit is best described as:
In the evaluation of the Modified Interest Subvention Scheme, the expression 'net value addition' refers to:
The Kisan Rin Portal, developed in the context of agricultural credit, is intended mainly to:
With reference to Ethiopia, consider the following statements:
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The Blue Nile, one of the two main headstreams of the Nile, issues from which one of the following lakes?
The Danakil Depression of Ethiopia is best known as:
The Omo River of Ethiopia drains into which one of the following?
Prolonged heavy rainfall makes a steep slope more likely to fail mainly because water:
Baba Baidyanath Dham, the focus of a large Shravan pilgrimage, is located in which one of the following States?
Pilgrims walking to Baba Baidyanath Dham during Shravan collect Ganga water from which one of the following places?
In the Shaiva tradition, a Jyotirlinga is:
Shakti Peethas in Indian religious tradition are places associated with:
With reference to Baba Baidyanath Dham at Deoghar, consider the following statements:
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With reference to the Dikhow River, consider the following statements:
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An oxbow lake is formed when:
Flooding along a hill-fed tributary can worsen when the main river it joins is itself in spate, because:
Which one of the following is a south-bank tributary of the Brahmaputra in Assam?