UPSC Current Affairs Quiz — 6 August 2026

1.

Blood Falls, recently in the news for fresh evidence of an ancient marine legacy, is located in:

the Svalbard archipelago of Norway the Vatnajokull ice cap of Iceland the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica Ellesmere Island in Arctic Canada

From: Blood Falls: Marine Legacy Traced beneath Antarctic Ice Open full article →

2.

With reference to pigeonpea, consider the following statements:

1.It is a legume whose root nodules host nitrogen-fixing bacteria.

2.In India it is grown mainly as an irrigated rabi crop.

3.India produces more pigeonpea than any other country.

Select the answer using the code given below:

1 and 2 only 2 and 3 only 1 and 3 only 1, 2 and 3

From: Pigeonpea Asha: India's First Gapless Reference Genome Open full article →

3.

HYDERACENE, a material granted an Indian patent in 2026, was developed by which one of the following?

Defence Research and Development Organisation Indian Institute of Technology Madras University of Hyderabad Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre

From: HYDERACENE: Patented Binder-Catalyst for Solid Propellants Open full article →

4.

A hexavalent infant vaccine of the type recently modelled for India protects against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B, Haemophilus influenzae type b disease and:

measles rotavirus diarrhoea tuberculosis poliomyelitis

From: Hexavalent Vaccine: Weighing a Six-in-One Shot for India Open full article →

5.

Seahorses, including the newly described Hippocampus amandavincentae, belong to which one of the following families?

Scombridae Syngnathidae Cichlidae Serranidae

From: Hippocampus amandavincentae: New Indian Ocean Seahorse Open full article →

6.

Lesotho, which recently held the sixth Joint Bilateral Commission for Cooperation with India, has which one of the following as its capital?

Maseru Mbabane Gaborone Windhoek

From: India and Lesotho: Sixth Joint Bilateral Commission Meets Open full article →

7.

The Jeevan Raksha Padak series of awards is conferred for:

gallantry shown in the face of the enemy distinguished service in disaster administration lifetime contribution to public safety research courage shown in saving human life

From: Jeevan Raksha Padak: Silkyara Tunnel Rescuers Honoured Open full article →

8.

The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission functions as an autonomous institution under which one of the following ministries?

Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers Ministry of Science and Technology Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Ministry of Commerce and Industry

From: Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission Gains Regional Technical Role Open full article →

9.

Lalit Kala Akademi, which recently observed its Foundation Day, is India's national academy of:

letters music, dance and drama architecture and design visual art

From: Lalit Kala Akademi Marks Seventy-Two Years of Visual Art Open full article →

10.

The Nagarjuna Sagar dam is built across which one of the following rivers?

Godavari Tungabhadra Krishna Penna

From: Nagarjuna Sagar Dam: Anniversary and Engineering Record Open full article →