UPSC Current Affairs Quiz — 5 August 2026

1.

Nitrosamines, which have prompted recalls of several medicines worldwide, are typically formed when a nitrosating agent reacts with which one of the following?

Saturated fatty acids Secondary amines Simple sugars Inorganic phosphates

From: Nitrosamines: Managing Cancer Risk in Drugs and Food Open full article →

2.

Pseudecheneis likimroensis, a catfish recently described from the Likimro River in Nagaland, belongs to a river system draining into which one of the following?

Chindwin-Irrawaddy basin Brahmaputra basin Barak-Meghna basin Kaladan basin

From: Pseudecheneis likimroensis: New Nagaland Hill-stream Catfish Open full article →

3.

The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) is best described as:

a specialised agency of the United Nations system an organ of the Commonwealth of Nations Secretariat an intergovernmental organisation headquartered at Stockholm a non-governmental body funded by the European Parliament

From: India and Kazakhstan: Expanding Electoral Cooperation Ties Open full article →

4.

The Zero Defect Zero Effect (ZED) certification scheme for enterprises is implemented by which one of the following Union ministries?

Ministry of Commerce and Industry Ministry of Heavy Industries Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

From: Zero Defect Zero Effect: MSME Sustainable Certification Growth Open full article →

5.

The National Centre for Cell Science, which recently studied gut microbiomes of Indian tribal communities, is an autonomous institution under which one of the following?

Indian Council of Medical Research Department of Biotechnology Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Department of Health Research

From: Tribal Gut Microbiomes: Diet Shapes Indian Community Patterns Open full article →

6.

The English Channel connects the North Sea with which one of the following?

Baltic Sea Norwegian Sea Atlantic Ocean Irish Sea

From: English Channel Rescue: 157 Saved from Burning Small Boat Open full article →

7.

African swine fever, against which India has developed its first indigenous vaccine candidate, is:

a viral disease of pigs that does not infect humans a bacterial disease of pigs that also infects humans a fungal disease affecting poultry and pigs a tick-borne protozoal disease of cattle

From: African Swine Fever: India's First Indigenous Vaccine Candidate Open full article →

8.

The Rhine, which fell to unusually low levels during July 2026, rises in which one of the following?

Black Forest Vosges Mountains Jura Mountains Swiss Alps

From: Rhine River: Low Water Levels Disrupt European Industry Open full article →

9.

Which one of the following statements about the clouded leopard is correct?

The Sunda clouded leopard is the form found in India's Northeast The mainland and Sunda clouded leopards are two distinct species The clouded leopard is exclusively arboreal and never hunts on the ground In India the clouded leopard is confined to the Western Ghats

From: Clouded Leopard: India's Landscape Conservation Action Plan Open full article →

10.

Under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, a conservation reserve is declared by the:

Chief Wildlife Warden of the State on his own authority National Green Tribunal on a reference from the State Central Government on the advice of the national wildlife board State Government after consulting local communities

From: Asan Conservation Reserve: Court Clarifies Mining Safeguards Open full article →