Stay Tuned with Daily Current Affairs Newspaper Quiz for UPSC 2026
Question 1
Environment | Biofuels | Easy | The Hindu
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Consider the following:
1. Coal is obtained by liquefaction of natural gas.
2. Kerosene oil is obtained by the fractional distillation of petroleum.
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 2
Environment | Species | Easy | The Hindu
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Consider the following:
1. Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas
2. Shrublands
3. Vulnerable
4. Threatened
5. Solitary
6. Aquatic Plants
Which among the above stated points are related to one-horned rhino?
A. 1,2,4,5,6
B. 1,3,4,5,6
C. 1,2,3,5,6
D. 1,3,5,6
Solution & Detailed Explanation
Answer: (C) 1,2,3,5,6
Detailed Explanation
Question 3
Geography | Aravallis | Medium | The Hindu
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Consider the following:
1. Guru Shikhar is the highest peak amongst Aravalli’s.
2. Aravalli Range connects four ancient segments of the earth’s crust.
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: (A) 1 only
Detailed Explanation
Question 4
Environment | Pollution | Medium | The Hindu
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Consider the following:
1. Chromium is naturally ubiquitous.
2. Chromium enhances sedimentation in marine biodiversity.
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
- Phytoplankton facilitate chromium accumulation in sediments through a process called the biological carbon pump, where they absorb chromium from the water and transport it to the seafloor upon death, leading to high concentrations in the sediments.
Question 5
Geography | Places In News | Easy | The Hindu
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Which among the following does not border Botswana?
A. Namibia
B. Zimbabwe
C. Zambia
D. None of the above
Solution & Detailed Explanation
Answer: (D) None of the above
Detailed Explanation
- Botswana shares its borders with four countries: Namibia to the west and north, South Africa to the south and east, Zimbabwe to the east, and Zambia to the northeast.
Question 6
Science and Technology | Health - TB | Hard | The Hindu
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Consider the following:
1. Ending the TB epidemic by 2030 is among the health targets of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
2. Global efforts to combat TB have saved an estimated 79 million lives since the year 2000.
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
Question 7
Current Affairs | Miscellaneous | Easy | The Hindu
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Consider the following pairs:
1. Navara Rice – Odisha
2. Ajara Ghansal Rice – Kerala
3. Ganjam Kewda Flower – Maharashtra
How many pairs is or are correctly matched?
A. Only one
B. Only two
C. All three
D. None of the above
Solution & Detailed Explanation
Answer: (D) None of the above
Detailed Explanation
- Navara Rice – Kerala
- Ajara Ghansal Rice – Maharashtra
- Ganjam Kewda Flower – Odisha
