Daily current affairs quiz
Wednesday, 19 August 2026
47 questions from 10 news topics of the day — free, with explanations and source articles.
In a patient with persistent lymph node swelling, Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease is most reliably confirmed by which one of the following?
With reference to Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease, consider the following statements:
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Systemic lupus erythematosus, which a small number of patients diagnosed with Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease develop later, is best classified as which one of the following?
Tuberculosis in human beings is caused by which one of the following organisms?
Helicases, such as the MCM2-7 complex of eukaryotic cells, are enzymes that:
With reference to DNA replication in eukaryotic cells, consider the following statements:
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In eukaryotic cells, the inactive MCM2-7 double hexamer becomes an active replicative helicase after it is joined by which one of the following?
Cryogenic electron microscopy, now widely used in structural biology, determines the shape of biological molecules by:
Giloy, recently used as part of the supportive care given to a tigress in Madhya Pradesh, is the common name of which one of the following plants?
With reference to the medicinal plant giloy, consider the following statements:
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Canine distemper, the disease that recently affected a tigress in Madhya Pradesh, is caused by which one of the following?
Which one of the following statements about canine distemper is correct?
The 'One Health' approach, invoked in managing canine distemper risk around India's tiger reserves, is best described as:
The Central African Republic, where an artisanal gold mine recently collapsed with heavy loss of life, shares a land boundary with which one of the following countries?
With reference to the Central African Republic, consider the following statements:
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The Ubangi River, which forms much of the southern boundary of the Central African Republic, is a tributary of which one of the following rivers?
The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme is intended primarily to:
Artisanal mining, of the kind practised at the site of the recent Central African Republic mine collapse, is best described as:
The Madras High Court has recognised the Thamirabarani River as a juristic person mainly for which one of the following purposes?
With reference to the Thamirabarani River, consider the following statements:
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Which one of the following statements about a juristic person in Indian law is correct?
With reference to the constitutional provisions relied upon in river pollution cases, consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Section 24 of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 deals with which one of the following?
In 2017, an order declaring the Ganga and the Yamuna to be living entities with legal rights, later stayed by the Supreme Court, was passed by the High Court of which one of the following?
Mushqbudji, which recently drew attention because of falling prices in Kashmir, is:
With reference to a geographical indication registered in India, consider the following statements:
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The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999 is administered by which one of the following Ministries?
Rice blast, one of the most damaging diseases of rice cultivation worldwide, is caused by which one of the following?
A geographical indication registered in India is initially valid for a period of:
The Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award is conferred for which one of the following?
The Arjuna Award in its regular category recognises:
With reference to the National Sports Awards, consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
The National Sports Awards are conferred by the Government of India through which one of the following?
Regional Rural Banks in India were given statutory backing by which one of the following?
With reference to Regional Rural Banks, consider the following statements:
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In the issued capital of a Regional Rural Bank, the largest share is held by which one of the following?
The credit-deposit ratio of a bank measures which one of the following?
Under the norms of the Reserve Bank of India, the priority sector lending target for Regional Rural Banks is:
The detection of Escherichia coli in a drinking water sample is significant chiefly because it indicates:
With reference to Escherichia coli, consider the following statements:
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According to the drinking-water guidelines of the World Health Organization, Escherichia coli should be:
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India, whose audit reported contaminated water at several railway stations, is appointed under which one of the following Articles of the Constitution?
The audit reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General relating to the accounts of the Union are:
The River Thames, beside which a Ganga Aarti is planned at Greenwich, empties into which one of the following?
With reference to the River Thames, consider the following statements:
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Greenwich, the venue of the planned riverside ceremony in London, is internationally known chiefly for:
Ganga Aarti, the ceremony that Chinmaya Mission plans to adapt beside the Thames, is traditionally performed at which one of the following sets of places?