Daily Current Affairs UPSC: News Based MCQs Quiz | 22nd January 2026

Consider the following in context of Vande Mataram:

1. It was first published in the literary journal Bangadarshan.

2. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee incorporated the hymn in his novel Anandamath.

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

Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

List – I (Pulitzer Award Categories) List – II (Awardees in 2025)

A. Fiction 1. Jason Roberts

B. Music 2. Branden Jacobs Jenkins

C. Biography 3. Susie Ibarra

D. Drama 4. Percival Everett

A B C D

A. 3 4 2 1

B. 4 3 1 2

C. 4 3 2 1

D. 3 4 1 2

Consider the following statements in context of Air Pollution:

1. Only 78% of the global population is expected to have access to clean cooking by 2030.

2. Household air pollution exposure leads to communicable diseases.

Which of the statements above is or are correct as per WHO data?

A. 1 only

B. 2 only

C. Both 1 and 2

D. None of the above

Consider the following:

Assertion(A): The Aravallis have an impact upon the climate of northwest India and beyond.

Reason (R): It protects the fertile alluvial river valleys from the cold westerly winds from Central Asia.

Choose the correct answer:

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)