Daily Current Affairs UPSC: News Based MCQs Quiz | 12th January 2026

Which among the following water bodies does not lie around Cuba?

A. Atlantic Ocean

B. Pacific Ocean

C. Caribbean Sea

D. Gulf of Mexico

Consider the following statements:

1. 2. 2 billion people still lack access to safely managed drinking water services.

2. Water-related disasters have dominated the list of disasters over the past 50 years and account for 70% of all deaths related to natural disasters.

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

Consider the following statements:

1. The Ashni Platoon refers to the Indian Army’s new and dedicated drone units within infantry battalions.

2. The Ashni Platoon derives its name from the Sanskrit word for ‘Earth’.

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

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): India is the second largest mobile gaming market in the world.

Reason (R): There are more than 950 million internet users in India.

Select the option given below

A. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

B. (A) is false, but (R) is true

C. (A) is true, but (R) is false

D. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)