UPSC Current Affairs Quiz — 23 August 2026

1.

With reference to United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), consider the following statements:

1.It acts as the main contact point between merchant shipping and military forces in its reporting area.

2.It is a court that decides cases of piracy on the high seas.

3.It shares reports with the Maritime Security Centre Indian Ocean.

Select the answer using the code given below:

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

From: UKMTO Reports an Armed Tanker Boarding off Yemen's Coast Open full article →

2.

With reference to the 2026 India-Mauritius energy agreements, consider the following statements:

1.A Memorandum of Understanding creates a broad cooperation framework covering fuel trade, training and biofuels.

2.The Sale and Purchase Agreement is the commercial supply contract.

3.Indian Oil Corporation Limited will supply the State Trading Corporation of Mauritius.

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: India and Mauritius Sign a Five-Year Fuel Supply Contract Open full article →

3.

With reference to the narwhal, consider the following statements:

1.Its tusk is an enlarged tooth rather than a horn.

2.The tusk of a male usually grows from the upper left jaw.

3.Only males ever develop a tusk.

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: Opposite Collagen Twists Keep a Narwhal Tusk Growing Straight Open full article →

4.

With reference to Thiksey Monastery, consider the following statements:

1.It stands on a hill overlooking the Indus Valley, east of Leh.

2.It belongs to the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism.

3.It is an abandoned monument with no resident monks.

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: United States Ambassador Sergio Gor Visits Thiksey Monastery Open full article →

5.

With reference to the long-tailed marmot, consider the following statements:

1.It belongs to the squirrel family, Sciuridae.

2.Its range includes parts of Ladakh and the Kashmir Himalaya.

3.It is found only within India.

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: Long-Tailed Marmots Face Pressure on Amarnath Pilgrim Routes Open full article →

6.

With reference to strabismus, consider the following statements:

1.Esotropia describes an inward turn of the eye.

2.Exotropia describes an outward turn of the eye.

3.Hypertropia and hypotropia describe horizontal misalignment.

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: Horizontal Strabismus Affects 1.81 Per Cent of People Globally Open full article →

7.

With reference to the alleged examination paper leak in Chhattisgarh, consider the following statements:

1.The university cancelled the examination before it was due to begin.

2.Police allegations by themselves establish the guilt of the accused.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only 2 only Both 1 and 2 Neither 1 nor 2

From: Endoscopic Camera Alleged in a Chhattisgarh Paper Leak Case Open full article →

8.

With reference to Terrier Cyber Quest 2026, consider the following statements:

1.It is organised by the Territorial Army along with CyberPeace.

2.Its Bug Hunting track begins with an online capture-the-flag exercise.

3.Its Creators Challenge focuses on public communication against digital deception.

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: Terrier Cyber Quest 2026 Opens for Cyber Defence Solutions Open full article →

9.

With reference to the reported KN-30 missile, consider the following statements:

1.The claim that Russia holds it comes from Ukraine's Defence Intelligence.

2.Independent evidence had confirmed its use in combat.

3.It is also described as Hwasong-11C.

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: Ukraine Says Russia Now Holds North Korea's KN-30 Missile Open full article →

10.

With reference to chromium in the environment, consider the following statements:

1.Chromium(VI) dissolves more readily in water than chromium(III).

2.Chromium(III) is generally more toxic than chromium(VI).

3.Environmental conditions can convert one form of chromium into the other.

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: Hexavalent Chromium Taints Groundwater in Three Kanpur Districts Open full article →