Daily Current Affairs UPSC: News Based MCQs Quiz | 31st January 2026

Consider the following pairs:

• Pluripotent Cells – Zygote
• Multipotent Cells – Embryotic Stem Cells
• Totipotent Cells – Hematopoietic Stem Cells

How many pairs is or are correctly matched?

A. Only one

B. Only two

C. All three

D. None of the above

With reference to inter-state water disputes in India, consider the following statement:

1. The River Boards Act provides for the establishment of river boards for the regulation and development of inter-state river and river valleys.

2. The High Courts of the involved States have exclusive jurisdiction in respect of inter-state water disputes.

3. The Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal was the first inter-state water dispute tribunal to be set up.

How many statements is or are correct?

A. Only one

B. Only two

C. All three

D. None of the above

Identify the incorrect statement:

A. Only some cyclones develop an eye.

B. The temperature inside the eye of a cyclone is nearly 10°C lesser than that of the surroundings.

C. The energy that intensifies the storm, comes from the condensation process in the towering cumulonimbus clouds, surrounding the centre of the storm.

D. The extra tropical cyclones move from west to east but tropical cyclones, move from east to west.

Consider the following:

1. Sandy Area

2. Ravinous Wasteland

3. Undulating Uplands

4. Glacial Areas

Which of the above is not a culturable wasteland?

A. 1 and 3

B. 2 and 4

C. 1 and 4

D. 2 and 3