Daily current affairs quiz
Wednesday, 12 August 2026
45 questions from 10 news topics of the day — free, with explanations and source articles.
Amphorae, which are commonly recovered from ancient Mediterranean shipwrecks, were:
The Sicilian Channel, where a Roman-era wreck was recently reported, separates the island of Sicily from which one of the following countries?
With reference to the Mediterranean Sea, consider the following statements:
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The UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage, 2001, regards which one of the following as the preferred approach to a newly discovered wreck site?
Colletes bhutanicus, recently reported by the Zoological Survey of India, is a species of:
Tawang, the district from which Colletes bhutanicus was recently reported, lies in which one of the following States?
With reference to the recent report of Colletes bhutanicus from Tawang, consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
The Zoological Survey of India functions under which one of the following Union ministries?
The Hallaniyat Islands, recently affected by oil from a grounded tanker, lie off the coast of which one of the following countries?
A tanker described as a 'Suezmax' is one whose size is limited primarily by:
With reference to responses to marine oil spills, consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Under India's National Oil Spill Disaster Contingency Plan, the central coordinating authority for combating oil pollution in Indian waters is:
Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, which recently launched the offshore patrol vessel Shruti, is a shipyard located at:
In warship construction, the launch of a vessel marks the stage at which:
With reference to India's maritime zones, consider the following statements:
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Offshore patrol vessels, such as the Indian Navy's Shruti, are intended primarily for:
The Container Manufacturing Assistance Scheme proposed in the Union Budget is intended primarily to:
TEU, the unit in which container traffic at ports is usually reported, stands for:
With reference to standards governing shipping containers, consider the following statements:
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The National Logistics Policy, launched by the Union government in 2022, aims primarily to:
The repositioning of empty containers, a recurring cost in container shipping, arises mainly because:
Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary, where a tiger was recently sighted at a high elevation, is located in which one of the following States?
With reference to tiger conservation in India, consider the following statements:
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The tiger (Panthera tigris) is placed in which one of the following categories of the IUCN Red List?
The goral, an animal recorded in Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary, is:
A single verified sighting of a tiger at an unusually high elevation in Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary can by itself establish:
The Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme is implemented as a component of which one of the following?
With reference to the Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme, consider the following statements:
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Which one of the following is a subject in the State List of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India?
Haemodialysis treats kidney failure primarily by:
In India, the removal, storage and transplantation of human organs are regulated under:
The Sangeet Natak Akademi is India's national academy for:
With reference to the Sangeet Natak Akademi, consider the following statements:
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Sattriya, recognised as a classical dance form of India, originated in which one of the following States?
Kutiyattam, among the first Indian traditions inscribed by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage, is a form of:
Namibia, which recently held a Joint Trade Committee meeting with India, shares a land boundary with which one of the following countries?
The Namib Desert, which gives Namibia its name, runs along the country's coast facing which one of the following?
With reference to the Southern African Customs Union, consider the following statements:
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WayaMe, a payment system recently launched in Namibia, has been built using the technology of which one of the following Indian systems?
The term 'critical minerals', which figures in India's trade and investment dialogues, refers to minerals that are:
The NAVYA initiative, seen in the news, is implemented jointly by the Ministry of Women and Child Development and which one of the following?
Training under the NAVYA initiative for adolescent girls is delivered under which one of the following schemes?
With reference to the NAVYA initiative, consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
The Aspirational Districts Programme is anchored in which one of the following?
With reference to skill development in India, consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?