UPSC Current Affairs Quiz — 29 October 2026

1.

Consider the following statements about the United Arab Emirates:

1.It is a federation of emirates.

2.Abu Dhabi is its federal capital.

3.Dubai is a sovereign country separate from the federation.

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: UAE Honours Captain Smit Machchhar and Flydubai Crew for Protecting Passengers Open full article →

2.

Consider the following statements about karst landscapes:

1.Dissolution of soluble rock can help form them.

2.They can contain caves and unusual drainage features.

3.Karst necessarily means terrain formed entirely by fresh volcanic lava.

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: Dima Hasao's Newly Described Gecko: Evidence of Hidden Biodiversity Open full article →

3.

Consider the following statements about rural local governance:

1.A Gram Sabha and a Gram Panchayat have identical membership by definition.

2.The Gram Sabha consists of persons on the relevant village electoral rolls.

3.A Gram Panchayat is a rural local self-government institution.

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: Viksit Gram Swaraj: Panchayat Training, Planning and Financial Accountability Open full article →

4.

Consider the following statements about dearness allowance and dearness relief:

1.Dearness allowance serves covered employees.

2.An allowance rate applied to basic pay necessarily applies to every component of gross salary.

3.Dearness relief serves covered pensioners.

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: Dearness Allowance Rises to 63%: Pay Base, Price Index and the Actual Increase Open full article →

5.

Consider the following statements about the Noyyal River:

1.It forms part of the Cauvery river system.

2.It has no relationship with the western Tamil Nadu industrial region.

3.Changes in an upstream tributary can affect downstream river conditions.

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: Noyyal River Foaming: Investigating the Cause and Restoring the River Open full article →

6.

Consider the following statements about an industrial cluster:

1.Firms can share facilities that would be costly to provide individually.

2.Its value depends only on the number of buildings constructed.

3.Testing and design facilities can support equipment producers.

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: Khelo India Sports Goods Manufacturing Scheme: Investment and Equipment Quality Open full article →

7.

Consider the following statements about Liechtenstein:

1.It lies between Switzerland and Austria.

2.It has its own direct coastline on the Mediterranean.

3.Its geography is part of the Rhine-Alpine setting.

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 Liechtenstein Reaffirm Cooperation: Geography and Economic Links Open full article →

8.

Consider the following statements about container units:

1.A twenty-foot equivalent unit is a capacity-equivalence measure.

2.A standard forty-foot container represents two such equivalent units.

3.A TEU total is necessarily identical to the number of physical boxes.

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: Container Manufacturing Promotion Scheme: Production, Support and Safety Open full article →

9.

Consider the following statements about a logistics data gateway:

1.It can connect applications with information from several source systems.

2.It necessarily replaces every original government database.

3.Approved access and permitted use remain relevant after integration.

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: ULIP Vehicle-Data Review: The Logistics Gateway and Hackathon 2.0 Open full article →

10.

Consider the following statements about the Republic of Korea:

1.It is commonly called South Korea.

2.Busan is a coastal port city.

3.It is the same state as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

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: IN-RoKN Exercise: INS Sahyadri's Busan Visit and Naval Interoperability Open full article →