UPSC Current Affairs Quiz — 8 September 2026

1.

Consider the following statements about the RVV-BD missile:

1.It is a Russian long-range air-to-air guided missile offered for export.

2.Russia's export material advertises a maximum forward-hemisphere range of up to 200 kilometres.

3.India signed a purchase contract for it on 7 September 2026.

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: RVV-BD Missile: Su-30MKI Integration Reports and the DAC Approval Open full article →

2.

Consider the following statements about the MatsyaMetri application:

1.It was developed by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute.

2.It measures fish length and width through a phone camera using augmented reality.

3.Its records can be exported as a comma-separated values file.

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: MatsyaMetri: CMFRI's Augmented-Reality Fish Measuring App Open full article →

3.

Consider the following statements about a Virtual Private Network:

1.It commonly encrypts traffic between a device and a gateway.

2.It gives the user complete anonymity online.

3.Internet services see the gateway's public address rather than the user's usual address.

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: Doda VPN Restriction: Section 163 BNSS for Two Months Open full article →

4.

Consider the following statements about the Shekhawati Tentative List entry:

1.UNESCO records its submission on 1 June 2026.

2.It covers fourteen town ensembles.

3.The towns lie across Jhunjhunu, Churu and Sikar districts of Rajasthan.

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: Shekhawati Havelis: Fourteen Painted Towns on UNESCO's Tentative List Open full article →

5.

Consider the following statements about Barakuru:

1.It lies in Udupi district of coastal Karnataka, beside the Sita River.

2.It was an important centre of the Alupa rulers.

3.It served as the capital of the entire Vijayanagara Empire.

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: Barakuru: Tulunadu's First Siditale Hero-Stone Recorded Open full article →

6.

Consider the following statements about the Mindoro bleeding-heart:

1.Its scientific name is Gallicolumba platenae.

2.It belongs to the pigeon and dove family, Columbidae.

3.It is endemic to the island of Mindoro.

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: Mindoro Bleeding-heart: First Photograph Since December 2005 Open full article →

7.

Consider the following statements about the Hindon river:

1.It begins in the upper Saharanpur area near the Shivalik foothills.

2.Its basin includes Muzaffarnagar, Meerut, Baghpat and Ghaziabad.

3.It joins the Yamuna within Gautam Buddha Nagar district.

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: Hindon River: A Greater Noida Drowning and a Polluted Basin Open full article →

8.

Cell broadcasting differs from an ordinary Short Message Service alert mainly because it:

Requires each recipient to register a phone number in advance Works only on fifth-generation networks Sends one message to every compatible handset within selected mobile cells without individual delivery queues Can be sent only by the national government

From: Cell Broadcasting System: India Resumes Geo-Targeted Alerts Open full article →

9.

Consider the following statements about the Platform for Aggregating Clean Transport:

1.It was launched by NITI Aayog on 7 September 2026.

2.The launch took place at the fifth e-FAST India Summit in New Delhi.

3.It aims to collect freight demand from shippers and logistics operators around selected corridors.

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: PACT: NITI Aayog's Demand Platform for Electric Freight Open full article →

10.

Consider the following statements about the location of Bhitarkanika:

1.It lies in Kendrapara district on Odisha's north-eastern coast.

2.It occupies a tidal delta shaped by the Brahmani and Baitarani river systems.

3.The Dhamra estuary connects its waters with the Bay of Bengal.

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: Bhitarkanika: 117 Crocodile Nests Hatch into the Creeks Open full article →