UPSC Current Affairs Quiz — 6 September 2026

1.

Consider the following statements about caecilians:

1.They are limbless amphibians that usually live underground or beneath wet forest litter.

2.They belong to the amphibian order Gymnophiona.

3.They are classified with earthworms rather than with amphibians.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

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

From: Gegeneophis chandgadi: New Caecilian from Kolhapur's Ghats Open full article →

2.

Consider the following statements about the Supreme Court ruling of 3 September 2026:

1.It held that Bar Councils may discipline law students before enrolment.

2.It set aside Bar Council of India communications directed at NALSAR University of Law.

3.It left student conduct to the educational institution under its governing rules.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

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

From: Bar Council of India: No Power over Students Before Enrolment Open full article →

3.

Consider the following statements about Anak Krakatau:

1.It lies in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra.

2.Administratively it forms part of South Lampung Regency in Lampung Province.

3.The Sunda Strait connects the Java Sea with the eastern Indian Ocean.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

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

From: Anak Krakatau: Ash Shuts Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta Airport Open full article →

4.

Consider the following statements about Poland's boundaries:

1.It borders Germany to the west.

2.It shares no boundary with Ukraine.

3.The Russian exclave of Kaliningrad touches its north-eastern frontier.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

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

From: Poland: Jaishankar Reviews the 2024 Strategic Partnership Open full article →

5.

Consider the following statements about the Mumbai Tree Authority approval:

1.It permits 251 trees to be cut and 48 trees to be transplanted.

2.The reported condition requires at least 2,211 native trees to be planted.

3.No public notice procedure was followed before the approval.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

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

From: BARC Road Project: 251 Trees Cleared for Mandala Link Open full article →

6.

Consider the following statements about Thismia daemona:

1.It belongs to the flowering-plant family Thismiaceae.

2.It is achlorophyllous and cannot photosynthesise.

3.It obtains carbon through a close relationship with soil fungi.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

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

From: Thismia daemona: Critically Endangered Plant from Thailand Open full article →

7.

Consider the following statements about the striped hyena:

1.Its scientific name is Hyaena hyaena.

2.It belongs to the family Hyaenidae.

3.It belongs to the order Carnivora.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

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

From: Striped Hyena: Gaadha and Kuia in Purulia's Folk Memory Open full article →

8.

Consider the following statements about Ganymede:

1.It is the largest moon in the Solar System.

2.Its diameter is about 5,268 kilometres, making it wider than Mercury.

3.It is nevertheless less massive than Mercury.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

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

From: Ganymede: Magnetic Evidence for a Buried Salty Ocean Open full article →

9.

Consider the following statements about the first edition of Exercise Veer Guardian:

1.It took place in Japan during January 2023.

2.India sent Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighters, supported by transport and refuelling aircraft.

3.Japan fielded only helicopters during that edition.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

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

From: Exercise Veer Guardian 2026: Japanese F-2As at Jodhpur Open full article →

10.

Consider the following statements about Valles Marineris:

1.NASA gives its length as about 3,870 kilometres.

2.It reaches roughly 600 kilometres across and 9.3 kilometres deep.

3.It is the largest known canyon system in the Solar System.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

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

From: Valles Marineris: Modelling a 34-Metre Martian Sea Rise Open full article →