UPSC Current Affairs Quiz — 14 November 2026

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The SHATAYU directory principally helps users to:

Register a new pension entitlement Find trained professionals for elderly care Purchase subsidised hospital insurance Apply for a public-sector medical post

From: SHATAYU: A National Directory Connects Older People with Trained Caregivers Open full article →

Maduru Oya, the venue of Mitra Shakti 2026, is in:

Sri Lanka Maldives Nepal Bhutan

From: Mitra Shakti 2026: India and Sri Lanka Train to Coordinate Military Operations Open full article →

IRAC Group 28 insecticides act primarily on:

Insect acetylcholinesterase Insect muscle ryanodine receptors Insect voltage-gated sodium channels Insect chitin synthesis

From: Pioxaniliprole: From an Indian Insecticide Discovery to a Registered Product Open full article →

The Water Rail reported at TS Chanakya is associated especially with:

Open desert dunes High alpine scree slopes Reedbeds and vegetated wetland edges Bare oceanic cliffs

From: Water Rail at TS Chanakya: A Secretive Bird in Navi Mumbai’s Wetlands Open full article →

Kenjar, the location of the reported Willow Warbler sighting, is in:

Keralam Tamil Nadu Karnataka Goa

From: Willow Warbler at Kenjar: Karnataka’s Reported First Record Open full article →

In the 2011 Census language tables, the 10,000-speaker threshold was used principally for:

Recording individual responses during enumeration Grouping and listing mother tongues for publication Selecting household samples for enumeration Assigning one mother tongue to every member of a household

From: Kurumba in Attappady: Language Use, Census Recording and Cultural Continuity Open full article →

The recognised headwaters of the Mississippi River are at:

Lake Superior in Ontario Lake Tahoe in California Lake Itasca in Minnesota Lake Okeechobee in Florida

From: Mississippi River Collision: New Orleans Rescue and a Major Inland Waterway Open full article →

In the name Disporopsis crispata, Disporopsis identifies the:

Family Order Class Genus

From: Disporopsis crispata: A New Plant Species Described from Arunachal Pradesh Open full article →

Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary is in:

Maharashtra Chhattisgarh Odisha Telangana

From: Eturnagaram Sanctuary: Sand-Lorry Traffic, Wildlife Movement and the Proposed ESZ Open full article →

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In plant-variety registration, DUS refers to:

Distribution, utilisation and storage Distinctness, uniformity and stability Drought tolerance, uniformity and seed yield Documentation, use and sale

From: PPVFRA: Connecting Crop Diversity, Farmers’ Seed Rights and Benefit Sharing Open full article →