Stay Tuned with Daily Current Affairs Newspaper Quiz for UPSC 2026
Question 1
Environment | Climate Change | Medium | The Hindu
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Consider the following:
1. Corals and zooxanthellae share a crucial mutualistic and symbiotic relationship.
2. Coral provides waste nutrients to zooxanthellae.
Which of the statements above is or are correct?
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. None of the above
Solution & Detailed Explanation
Answer: (C) Both 1 and 2
Detailed Explanation
- •Corals and zooxanthellae share a crucial mutualistic, symbiotic relationship where photosynthetic algae (zooxanthellae) live inside coral tissue.
- •The zooxanthellae provide the coral with up to 90% of its energy needs (sugars, oxygen).
- •In return, the coral provides a protected environment, waste nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus), and CO_2 for photosynthesis.
Question 2
Geography | Agriculture | Easy | The Hindu
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Consider the following:
1. Cotton is a xerophytic crop.
2. Cotton is semi-tolerant to salinity.
Which of the statements above is or are correct?
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. None of the above
Solution & Detailed Explanation
Answer: (B) 2 only
Detailed Explanation
Question 3
Governance | Schemes | Medium | The Hindu
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Consider the following:
1. Bharat SHRI is a digital epigraphy museum with digitization of one crore ancient inscriptions in the first stage.
2. The BharatSHRI will be setup by the Archaeological Survey of India at Pune.
Which of the statements above is or are correct?
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. None of the above
Solution & Detailed Explanation
Answer: (D) None of the above
Detailed Explanation
Question 4
International Relations | Maps | Medium | The Hindu
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Which of the following countries does not share a land border with Hungary?
A. Czech Republic
B. Romania
C. Serbia
D. Croatia
Solution & Detailed Explanation
Answer: (A) Czech Republic
Detailed Explanation
