UPSC Current Affairs Quiz — 24 September 2026

1.

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) raised its projection of India's growth for 2026-27 from 6.3% to 7.1%. Consider the following statements:

1.The revision is of 0.8 percentage points, or 80 basis points.

2.The revision shows that India's output has already risen by 0.8% in 2026-27.

3.As the OECD puts 2025-26 growth at 7.8%, the raised projection still implies a slowdown.

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: OECD Interim Outlook: India's 2026-27 Growth Forecast Raised to 7.1% Open full article →

2.

Consider the following statements about the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD):

1.It succeeded a European body set up in 1948 to run Marshall Plan aid.

2.India became a full member under its Key Partner arrangement of 2007.

3.Its Decisions can bind members, but its Recommendations generally do not.

4.Its growth projection for India does not bind the Reserve Bank of India.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

1 and 3 only 2, 3 and 4 only 1, 2, 3 and 4 1, 3 and 4 only

From: OECD Interim Outlook: India's 2026-27 Growth Forecast Raised to 7.1% Open full article →

3.

Consider the following pairs:

Report - Publishing body

1.World Economic Outlook - International Monetary Fund

2.Global Economic Prospects - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

3.Trade and Development Report - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

4.Interim Economic Outlook - OECD

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Only one Only two Only three All four

From: OECD Interim Outlook: India's 2026-27 Growth Forecast Raised to 7.1% Open full article →

4.

Statement-I: The India growth projections in the Interim Economic Outlook of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) cannot simply be set beside its world growth projections as if both covered the same months.

Statement-II: The OECD reports world growth for calendar years but India's growth for April-March financial years.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is not correct Statement-I is not correct, but Statement-II is correct

From: OECD Interim Outlook: India's 2026-27 Growth Forecast Raised to 7.1% Open full article →

5.

Consider the following statements:

1.Gross Domestic Product (GDP) adds the value of intermediate goods to that of final goods so that all production is captured.

2.Real GDP growth is measured at current prices so that it reflects both changes in output and inflation.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

From: OECD Interim Outlook: India's 2026-27 Growth Forecast Raised to 7.1% Open full article →

6.

Which one of the following statements about the Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon (SAAW) is NOT correct?

It is an air-launched weapon meant for ground targets such as runways Its stated range of about 90-100 km holds regardless of the altitude and speed at release Its 125-kg class figure refers to the weapon's total mass, not its explosive mass The variant now being procured is satellite-guided

From: SAAW: Rs 811-Crore Deal for 160 Satellite-Guided Glide Bombs Open full article →

7.

Consider the following statements about the Global Positioning System (GPS):

1.A receiver finds its position from the travel times of signals from satellites whose positions are known.

2.A receiver must transmit a signal to the satellites to obtain a position fix.

3.A three-dimensional fix, with correction of the receiver's clock error, normally needs at least four satellites.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

Only one Only two All three None

From: SAAW: Rs 811-Crore Deal for 160 Satellite-Guided Glide Bombs Open full article →

8.

Consider the following statements about the Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon (SAAW):

1.The Defence Research and Development Organisation designed it and Bharat Dynamics Limited makes it.

2.It is bought as an Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured product.

3.Dividing the Rs 810.79 crore order value by 160 units gives one weapon's price.

4.Jaguar, Hawk and Su-30MKI are named as compatible aircraft.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

1, 2 and 4 only 1 and 2 only 2, 3 and 4 only 1, 2, 3 and 4

From: SAAW: Rs 811-Crore Deal for 160 Satellite-Guided Glide Bombs Open full article →

9.

Which one of the following satellite navigation systems is designed to provide regional rather than global coverage?

Galileo of the European Union BeiDou of China Global Positioning System of the United States Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC) of India

From: SAAW: Rs 811-Crore Deal for 160 Satellite-Guided Glide Bombs Open full article →

10.

Consider the following statements about the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC):

1.It was formally established at Caracas in 2011, bringing together the Rio Group and the Latin American and Caribbean Summit on Integration and Development.

2.A rotating pro tempore presidency coordinates its work.

3.It has a supranational executive whose decisions bind all members.

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: India and CELAC: Jaishankar Meets Latin American Partners Open full article →

11.

Consider the following statements about member states of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC):

1.Bolivia and Paraguay are the two landlocked countries of South America.

2.Spanish is one of the official languages of Haiti.

3.Dutch-speaking Suriname and English-speaking Guyana both lie on South America's Atlantic coast.

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: India and CELAC: Jaishankar Meets Latin American Partners Open full article →

12.

Consider the following statements about the Southern Common Market (Mercosur):

1.Chile and Peru are full members of Mercosur.

2.It was founded by Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay under the Treaty of Asuncion of 1991.

3.India and Mercosur have a Preferential Trade Agreement that has been in force since 2009.

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: India and CELAC: Jaishankar Meets Latin American Partners Open full article →

13.

Which one of the following regional organisations has both the United States and Canada as members?

Community of Latin American and Caribbean States Southern Common Market (Mercosur) Pacific Alliance Organization of American States

From: India and CELAC: Jaishankar Meets Latin American Partners Open full article →

14.

Consider the following statements about transfer pricing:

1.It concerns prices in transactions between related enterprises, such as a manufacturer and its overseas distributor.

2.Changing an internal price can shift where profit is recorded between countries without changing the group's combined profit.

3.Transfer-pricing rules treat every transaction between related enterprises as tax abuse.

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: Transfer Pricing: BRICS Tax Heads Form an India-Led Working Group Open full article →

15.

Match List I (Transfer-pricing method) with List II (Approach):

List I:

A. Comparable uncontrolled price

B. Cost plus

C. Resale price

D. Profit split

List II:

1.Works back from the price charged to an independent buyer

2.Uses the price in a similar deal between independent parties

3.Adds an appropriate mark-up to the supplier's costs

4.Divides combined profit by each party's contribution

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4 A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4 A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2 A-4, B-1, C-3, D-2

From: Transfer Pricing: BRICS Tax Heads Form an India-Led Working Group Open full article →

16.

Consider the following statements on transfer-pricing disputes:

1.A unilateral Advance Pricing Agreement (APA) involves both countries' tax authorities.

2.Under a tax treaty's Mutual Agreement Procedure, both countries' authorities consult on disputed taxation.

3.An APA fixes in advance how covered transactions are priced.

4.In India, an APA can be rolled back to qualifying past years on request.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

2 and 3 only 1, 2 and 3 only 1, 3 and 4 only 2, 3 and 4 only

From: Transfer Pricing: BRICS Tax Heads Form an India-Led Working Group Open full article →

17.

Statement-I: Transfer-pricing disputes can persist even when both sides accept the arm's length principle.

Statement-II: Comparability must weigh functions performed, assets used and risks assumed, which the two sides can assess differently.

Statement-III: Close independent comparables are often unavailable for unique intangibles such as specialised technology.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Both Statement-II and Statement-III are correct and both of them explain Statement-I Both Statement-II and Statement-III are correct, but only one of them explains Statement-I Only one of Statement-II and Statement-III is correct and that is the explanation of Statement-I Neither Statement-II nor Statement-III is correct

From: Transfer Pricing: BRICS Tax Heads Form an India-Led Working Group Open full article →

18.

Consider the following statements:

1.The United Nations Model Double Taxation Convention generally preserves greater taxing rights for the source country than the Model Tax Convention of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

2.The OECD Model Tax Convention is legally binding on OECD members and overrides their bilateral tax treaties.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

From: Transfer Pricing: BRICS Tax Heads Form an India-Led Working Group Open full article →

19.

Consider the following statements about display technologies:

1.An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display is self-emissive, producing light within its display material.

2.A liquid-crystal display (LCD) generates light within each pixel and therefore needs no backlight.

3.Many sets sold as light-emitting diode (LED) televisions are actually LCD televisions that use LEDs only as their backlight.

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: OLED TV Parts: Customs Probe Into LG and Samsung Imports Open full article →

20.

Statement-I: An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) screen can show a deeper black than a conventional liquid-crystal display (LCD).

Statement-II: An OLED pixel can stop emitting light altogether, whereas an LCD has to block light arriving from a backlight behind it.

Statement-III: OLED layers can be formed on flexible substrates.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Both Statement-II and Statement-III are correct and both of them explain Statement-I Both Statement-II and Statement-III are correct, but only one of them explains Statement-I Only one of Statement-II and Statement-III is correct and that is the explanation of Statement-I Neither Statement-II nor Statement-III is correct

From: OLED TV Parts: Customs Probe Into LG and Samsung Imports Open full article →

21.

Consider the following statements about organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays:

1.'Organic' refers to carbon-based compounds in the emitting layers.

2.An OLED always uses less power than a same-size liquid-crystal display (LCD), whatever it shows.

3.Moisture and oxygen damage OLED materials, so they need encapsulation.

4.At least one side, usually a transparent electrode, must let the light out.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

1 and 3 only 2, 3 and 4 only 1, 3 and 4 only 1, 2, 3 and 4

From: OLED TV Parts: Customs Probe Into LG and Samsung Imports Open full article →

22.

Consider the following statements about customs in India:

1.Duties of customs are a subject in the State List of the Seventh Schedule.

2.The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) works under the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).

3.The first six digits of India's customs tariff codes follow the Harmonized System (HS) maintained by the World Customs Organization (WCO).

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: OLED TV Parts: Customs Probe Into LG and Samsung Imports Open full article →

23.

Match List I (Article) with List II (Provision):

List I:

A. Article 345

B. Article 347

C. Article 350

D. Article 350B

List II:

1.Special Officer for linguistic minorities

2.Grievance petitions in any language used in the Union or State

3.Presidential direction to recognise a language of a section of a State's people

4.State legislature adopting languages in use in the State for official purposes

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1 A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1 A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2 A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2

From: Tulu: Karnataka Adds an Administrative Language for Two Districts Open full article →

24.

Statement-I: Karnataka's decision to recognise Tulu as an additional administrative language in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi has placed Tulu in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution.

Statement-II: A language can be added to the Eighth Schedule only through an amendment of the Constitution by Parliament.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is not correct Statement-I is not correct, but Statement-II is correct

From: Tulu: Karnataka Adds an Administrative Language for Two Districts Open full article →

25.

Consider the following statements about Tulu:

1.It is commonly written today in the Kannada script.

2.The historical Tulu-Tigalari script was used to write Sanskrit as well as Tulu and Kannada.

3.The Tulu-speaking cultural region extends beyond Karnataka into parts of Kasaragod district in Kerala.

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: Tulu: Karnataka Adds an Administrative Language for Two Districts Open full article →

26.

Consider the following statements about the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India:

1.Sindhi was one of the fourteen languages in the Schedule as originally adopted.

2.Konkani, one of the languages spoken in Udupi district, is included in the Schedule.

3.Bodo, Dogri, Maithili and Santhali were added to the Schedule by the same amendment.

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: Tulu: Karnataka Adds an Administrative Language for Two Districts Open full article →

27.

Consider the following statements:

1.Article 29(1) gives any section of citizens having a distinct language, script or culture of its own the right to conserve it.

2.Article 350A was part of the Constitution as originally adopted in 1950.

3.Article 350A asks every State to endeavour to provide instruction in the mother tongue at the primary stage to children of linguistic minority groups.

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: Tulu: Karnataka Adds an Administrative Language for Two Districts Open full article →

28.

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) traces its establishment to a summit in Rabat convened in response to which one of the following events?

The Six-Day War between Israel and Arab states The Suez Crisis An arson attack on Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem The Soviet intervention in Afghanistan

From: OIC Contact Group: India Rejects Remarks on Jammu and Kashmir Open full article →

29.

Consider the following statements about the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC):

1.Its General Secretariat is located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

2.Its present charter is the one adopted at its founding summit in Rabat.

3.It changed its name from the Organisation of the Islamic Conference to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation in 2011.

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: OIC Contact Group: India Rejects Remarks on Jammu and Kashmir Open full article →

30.

Consider the following statements about the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC):

1.The Islamic Summit of heads of state or government is its highest authority.

2.The Council of Foreign Ministers takes policy decisions and reviews implementation.

3.An OIC contact group's communique is a binding decision of all member states.

4.Religious communities as well as sovereign states can be OIC members.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

1 and 3 only 1 and 2 only 2 and 4 only 1, 2 and 4 only

From: OIC Contact Group: India Rejects Remarks on Jammu and Kashmir Open full article →

31.

Consider the following statements about India and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC):

1.India holds observer status in the OIC.

2.In 2019, India's External Affairs Minister attended the OIC foreign ministers' meeting in Abu Dhabi as a guest of honour, invited by the host, the United Arab Emirates.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

From: OIC Contact Group: India Rejects Remarks on Jammu and Kashmir Open full article →

32.

Consider the following statements about Prasar Bharati:

1.It is a statutory body established under the Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act, 1990.

2.The corporation came into existence in the same year in which its Act was passed.

3.It operates both Akashvani and Doordarshan.

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: PB-SHABD: Prasar Bharati's Free News Feed Reaches 3,600 Outlets Open full article →

33.

Consider the following statements about Prasar Bharati Shared Audio Visuals for Broadcast and Dissemination (PB-SHABD):

1.It offers text, video, audio, photographs and infographics in 15 languages.

2.Its material can be used without Prasar Bharati branding or a credit line.

3.Its terms bar morphing and voice cloning of the material.

4.Its free access is time-bound, not a permanent guarantee.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

1 and 2 only 2 and 4 only 1, 3 and 4 only 1, 2, 3 and 4

From: PB-SHABD: Prasar Bharati's Free News Feed Reaches 3,600 Outlets Open full article →

34.

Statement-I: When many outlets publish the same item from a shared news feed, the number of independent sources confirming the report does not increase.

Statement-II: A shared feed distributes the same underlying reporting to every publisher that uses it.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is not correct Statement-I is not correct, but Statement-II is correct

From: PB-SHABD: Prasar Bharati's Free News Feed Reaches 3,600 Outlets Open full article →

35.

Consider the following statements:

1.Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution expressly mentions freedom of the press.

2.The Supreme Court has held airwaves to be public property.

3.The President appoints Prasar Bharati's Chairman on the recommendation of a committee headed by the Rajya Sabha Chairman.

4.The Press Council of India regulates broadcasters as well as newspapers.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

1 and 2 only 3 and 4 only 2 and 3 only 1, 2 and 3 only

From: PB-SHABD: Prasar Bharati's Free News Feed Reaches 3,600 Outlets Open full article →

36.

Consider the following statements about black carbon:

1.It is produced by incomplete combustion of fuels such as diesel, wood and other biomass.

2.Its particles can reach snow surfaces by settling out of the air or by falling with snow or rain.

3.Black carbon found on a remote Himalayan glacier must have come from the settlement nearest to it.

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: Black Carbon: How Soot Speeds Up Himalayan Snow and Ice Loss Open full article →

37.

Statement-I: Black carbon deposited on Himalayan snow can hasten its melting.

Statement-II: Dark particles lower the albedo of the snow surface, so the surface absorbs more solar energy.

Statement-III: Black carbon warms mainly by trapping outgoing infrared radiation, in the way carbon dioxide does.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Both Statement-II and Statement-III are correct and both of them explain Statement-I Both Statement-II and Statement-III are correct, but only one of them explains Statement-I Only one of Statement-II and Statement-III is correct and that is the explanation of Statement-I Neither Statement-II nor Statement-III is correct

From: Black Carbon: How Soot Speeds Up Himalayan Snow and Ice Loss Open full article →

38.

Consider the following statements:

1.Cutting black carbon can substitute for cutting carbon dioxide in limiting long-term warming.

2.Black carbon is classed as a short-lived climate pollutant, along with methane and tropospheric ozone.

3.The Climate and Clean Air Coalition, which targets such pollutants, has its secretariat hosted by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

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: Black Carbon: How Soot Speeds Up Himalayan Snow and Ice Loss Open full article →

39.

Consider the following statements about Himalayan snow and ice:

1.Glacier mass balance compares mass gained by accumulation with mass lost over a period.

2.Faster melt can raise river flow for a time while depleting stored ice.

3.A fall in seasonal snow depth by itself measures a loss of glacier mass.

4.A glacier can lose mass by thinning even while its terminus barely moves.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

1 and 2 only 2, 3 and 4 only 1, 2, 3 and 4 1, 2 and 4 only

From: Black Carbon: How Soot Speeds Up Himalayan Snow and Ice Loss Open full article →

40.

Consider the following statements about reducing black carbon emissions:

1.Replacing biomass cookstoves with clean fuels such as liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cuts household emissions.

2.Brick-kiln technology that burns fuel more completely reduces emissions.

3.India's Bharat Stage VI (BS-VI) norms, adopted in 2020 by skipping Bharat Stage V, tightened particulate limits for diesel vehicles.

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: Black Carbon: How Soot Speeds Up Himalayan Snow and Ice Loss Open full article →

41.

Consider the following statements about the Srivilliputhur-Megamalai Tiger Reserve:

1.It was notified by the Union Government under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.

2.It was formed by bringing together the Srivilliputhur Grizzled Squirrel and Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuaries.

3.It lies in the southern Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu and connects with Kerala's Periyar landscape to the south-west.

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: Paliyar Hamlet: Solar Mini-Grid Lights Nochiodai in Megamalai Open full article →

42.

Consider the following statements on the Forest Rights Act, 2006:

1.It recognises both individual and community forest rights.

2.It allows diversion of under one hectare of forest land for facilities such as non-conventional energy.

3.Other traditional forest dwellers need three generations of forest residence before 13 December 2005.

4.Individual rights can cover occupied land of any size.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

1, 2 and 3 only 1 and 2 only 2, 3 and 4 only 1, 2, 3 and 4

From: Paliyar Hamlet: Solar Mini-Grid Lights Nochiodai in Megamalai Open full article →

43.

Consider the following statements:

1.The Paliyar are among the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) of Tamil Nadu.

2.The President specifies the Scheduled Tribes of a State by public notification, after consultation with its Governor.

3.Once notified, a State's list of Scheduled Tribes can be changed only by a law made by Parliament.

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: Paliyar Hamlet: Solar Mini-Grid Lights Nochiodai in Megamalai Open full article →

44.

In a solar photovoltaic (PV) mini-grid that supplies alternating-current (AC) appliances, which one of the following converts the direct current (DC) from the panels into AC?

Inverter Rectifier Charge controller Step-up transformer

From: Paliyar Hamlet: Solar Mini-Grid Lights Nochiodai in Megamalai Open full article →

45.

Under the Forest Rights Act, 2006, which one of the following is the authority to initiate the process for determining the nature and extent of individual or community forest rights?

State Forest Department District Level Committee Gram Sabha Sub-Divisional Level Committee

From: Paliyar Hamlet: Solar Mini-Grid Lights Nochiodai in Megamalai Open full article →