UPSC Current Affairs Quiz — 10 November 2026

1.

Foot-and-Mouth Disease principally affects which group of animals?

Cloven-hoofed livestock such as cattle, sheep and pigs Birds such as chickens, ducks and geese Equines such as horses, donkeys and zebras Carnivores such as dogs, cats and foxes

From: VAJRA-SAT: Preparing India’s Animal-Health System for FMD SAT-1 Open full article →

2.

What does transferring a vehicle registration certificate principally update?

The manufacturer's original vehicle-design approval The official record of the registered owner The annual road-safety rating of the vehicle model The lender's general eligibility rules for all borrowers

From: EVOI 2026: How State Systems Compare on Used-Vehicle Ownership Transfers Open full article →

3.

Muscat, the port visited by the Indian warship Surat, faces which body of water?

Gulf of Aden Gulf of Aqaba Red Sea Gulf of Oman

From: Naseem Al Bahr: Surat’s Oman Visit and the Geography of Naval Cooperation Open full article →

4.

Begonia siangensis was described from which state?

Sikkim Arunachal Pradesh Nagaland Uttarakhand

From: Begonia siangensis: Identifying a New Flowering Plant in Upper Siang Open full article →

5.

Under Section 79 of the Information Technology Act, safe harbour principally concerns:

Automatic copyright ownership of every user's upload A permanent ban on all government directions to platforms Exemption of every platform from all civil and criminal laws Conditional protection of intermediaries from liability for third-party information

From: Safe Harbour: How Section 79 Defines an Online Intermediary’s Protection Open full article →

6.

What does an actuator do in a physical AI system?

Converts reflected light into an image observation Chooses a route from the current position to the destination Archives sensor records for later analysis Turns a control command into physical movement

From: Physical AI: How Machines Sense, Plan and Act Open full article →

7.

Nyoma, the site of the reported IL-76MD landing, lies in:

Western Sikkim Southern Himachal Pradesh Northern Uttarakhand Eastern Ladakh

From: Mudh-Nyoma: Why an IL-76MD Landing at 13,629 Feet Matters Open full article →

8.

Which novel won the Booker Prize 2026?

The End of Everything The God of Small Things The Inheritance of Loss The White Tiger

From: Booker Prize 2026: M. John Harrison Wins for The End of Everything Open full article →

9.

Which set contains all three land-border neighbours of Paraguay?

Argentina, Chile and Peru Bolivia, Ecuador and Colombia Brazil, Uruguay and Venezuela Argentina, Bolivia and Brazil

From: Paraguay: A Banking Crisis, Presidential Impeachment and Constitutional Succession Open full article →

10.

Faecal-oral transmission of Shigella occurs when:

Infected respiratory droplets are inhaled into another person's lungs Material contaminated with infected stool reaches another person's mouth A mosquito transfers bacteria from one person's bloodstream to another Bacteria enter through a skin wound during contact with contaminated soil

From: Shigellosis in Keralam: Tracing Infection and Interrupting Faecal–Oral Transmission Open full article →