UPSC Current Affairs Quiz — 30 September 2026

1.

Consider the following statements about glacial landforms:

1.Glacial till is unsorted debris, and moraines are long ridges built of it.

2.Outwash laid down by meltwater streams is unsorted and angular, like till.

3.Tarn lakes fill basins built by glacial deposition at the snout of a glacier.

4.The long axes of drumlins lie parallel to the direction of ice movement.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

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

From: Vasundhara Lake: Uttarakhand's First Glacial Lake Warning System Open full article →

2.

Consider the following statements:

1.The Izu-Bonin arc lies where the Pacific plate descends beneath the Philippine Sea plate.

2.The Andes rise where the oceanic Nazca plate descends beneath the South American plate.

3.Iceland lies where the North American and Eurasian plates converge.

4.The San Andreas fault zone in California is a transform plate boundary.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

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

From: Fukutoku-Okanoba: Coast Guard Sees Darker Water on 17 September Open full article →

3.

With reference to the Committee on Forestry (COFO) of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), consider the following statements:

1.It is the highest intergovernmental forestry body of the FAO and meets every two years.

2.Regional forestry commissions bring region-specific concerns into its work.

3.Its decisions directly govern how member countries manage the forests within their borders.

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: Committee on Forestry: India Restates 26 Million Hectare Target Open full article →

4.

With reference to the Indian Forest and Wood Certification Scheme, consider the following statements:

1.Besides forests, it certifies the management of trees outside forests, such as farm and plantation trees.

2.Small producers can seek certification collectively through group certification.

3.A certificate under the scheme exempts a product from the legal requirements of an importing country.

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: PRAMAAN: 33,000 ha of Andhra Plantations Among First Certified Open full article →

5.

With reference to geographical indication (GI) protection in India, consider the following statements:

1.It is provided under the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999.

2.Registration is compulsory before producers can use a GI on their goods.

3.The Act covers handicrafts and manufactured goods, not only agricultural produce.

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: Mandar of Jharkhand: GI Tag for the State's Traditional Drum Open full article →

6.

Consider the following statements about the naming of species:

1.A binomial name has a capitalised genus followed by a specific epithet in small letters.

2.Common names are reliable identifiers because each refers to only one plant species.

3.A newly published species name is tied to a type specimen kept for later study.

4.Once a species has been published, its classification can never be revised.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

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

From: Didymocarpus nautiyalii: New Species From Arunachal's Shi-Yomi Open full article →

7.

Consider the following statements about the International Whaling Commission (IWC) moratorium on commercial whaling:

1.It covers abundant whale stocks as well as threatened ones.

2.Norway, which lodged a formal objection to it, is not bound by it.

3.Iceland is an IWC member that holds a reservation to it.

4.It also covers aboriginal subsistence whaling by indigenous peoples.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

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

From: IWC70 in Hobart: India Calls for Closer Scientific Cooperation Open full article →

8.

Consider the following statements about the galaxy frog (Melanobatrachus indicus):

1.It belongs to the family Ranidae, the true frogs.

2.It is endemic to the southern Western Ghats, with records from Keralam (formerly Kerala) and Tamil Nadu.

3.It is the only recognised species of its genus.

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: Galaxy Frog: Vulnerable Western Ghats Endemic Known Since 1878 Open full article →

9.

Which one of the following countries does NOT share a land border with Italy?

Slovenia Austria Croatia San Marino

From: India-Italy Tourism: Technical Groups Agreed at 2nd Working Group Open full article →

10.

Consider the following statements about naval stealth:

1.Radar cross-section describes how strongly an object reflects radar energy back towards the radar.

2.Replacing many exposed antennas with one integrated mast can reduce a warship's radar cross-section.

3.Reducing a ship's radar cross-section also removes its infrared and acoustic signatures.

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: UNICORN Mast: Japan Urges Faster Indian Processing of the Project Open full article →