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Current Affairs Quiz – 26 May 2026 (Test Now)
1. Deep-sea mining covers areas at ocean depths greater than:
A) 100 metres
B) 200 metres
C) 500 metres
D) 1000 metres
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Correct Answer:B) 200 metres
2.Polymetallic nodules found on the ocean seabed are rich in which set of minerals?
A) Iron, Aluminium, Zinc, Lead
B) Manganese, Nickel, Cobalt, Copper
C) Uranium, Thorium, Titanium, Bauxite
D) Gold, Silver, Platinum, Palladium
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Correct Answer:B) Manganese, Nickel, Cobalt, Copper
3.Under UNCLOS, the international seabed is treated as:
A) Exclusive Economic Zone
B) Terra nullius
C) Common Heritage of Mankind
D) Global Commons under UNEP
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Correct Answer:C) Common Heritage of Mankind
4.The International Seabed Authority (ISA) was established in which year and where is it headquartered?
A) 1982; Geneva
B) 1994; Kingston
C) 1996; New York
D) 2000; The Hague
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Correct Answer: B) 1994; Kingston
5.Why is the United States not a member of the International Seabed Authority?
A) It withdrew after a dispute with the ISA
B) It has not ratified UNCLOS
C) It maintains a bilateral seabed treaty instead
D) It was expelled for illegal mining activities
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Correct Answer:B) It has not ratified UNCLOS
6.The Sample Registration System (SRS) is conducted by which body?
A) Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
B) NITI Aayog
C) Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner
D) National Health Authority
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Correct Answer: C) Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner
7.India’s Total Fertility Rate (TFR) as per SRS 2024 stands at:
A) 1.5
B) 1.7
C) 1.9
D) 2.1
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Correct Answer:C) 1.9
8.Which state recorded the highest Total Fertility Rate (TFR) and which recorded the lowest, as per SRS
2024?
A) UP (highest); Kerala (lowest)
B) Bihar (highest); Delhi (lowest)
C) Rajasthan (highest); Goa (lowest)
D) MP (highest); Manipur (lowest)
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Correct Answer:B) Bihar (highest); Delhi (lowest)
9.As per SRS 2024, India’s working-age population (15–59 years) has increased to:
A) 60.2%
B) 63.5%
C) 66.4%
D) 70.1%
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Correct Answer: C) 66.4%
10.According to SRS 2024, cardiovascular diseases account for what percentage of total deaths in India?
A) 21.4%
B) 27.8%
C) 32.1%
D) 38.5%
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Correct Answer:C) 32.1%
11.Which state has the highest elderly population (60+) percentage and which has the lowest as per SRS 2024?
A) Goa (highest); Assam (lowest)
B) Kerala (highest); Assam (lowest)
C) Tamil Nadu (highest); Bihar (lowest)
D) Punjab (highest); Meghalaya (lowest)
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Correct Answer:B) Kerala (highest); Assam (lowest)
12.World Metrology Day is observed on which date and what does it commemorate?
A) 17 May – signing of the BIPM Charter
B) 18 May – founding of ISO
C) 20 May – signing of the Metre Convention in 1875
D) 22 May – adoption of SI units by CGPM
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Correct Answer: C) 20 May – signing of the Metre Convention in 1875
13.The theme for World Metrology Day 2026 is:
A) ‘Measuring for a Sustainable Future’
B) ‘Metrology: Building Trust in Policy Making’
C) ‘Precision for Progress’
D) ‘Metrology for Global Trade’
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Correct Answer:B) ‘Metrology: Building Trust in Policy Making’
14.India’s Legal Metrology Act was enacted in which year and became operational from:
A) 2007; January 1, 2009
B) 2009; April 1, 2011
C) 2011; January 1, 2012
D) 2005; March 1, 2007
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Correct Answer:B) 2009; April 1, 2011
15.India became the _ country authorised to issue globally accepted OIML certificates for measuring instruments.
A) 8th
B) 10th
C) 13th
D) 15th
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Correct Answer: C) 13th
16.RBI’s record surplus transfer of ₹2.86 lakh crore to the Central Government for FY 2025–26 is governed
by which section of the RBI Act, 1934?
A) Section 22
B) Section 35
C) Section 47
D) Section 58
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Correct Answer:C) Section 47
17 .The Contingent Risk Buffer (CRB) framework was recommended by which committee?
A) Narasimham Committee
B) Bimal Jalan Committee
C) Urjit Patel Committee
D) Raghuram Rajan Committee
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Correct Answer:B) Bimal Jalan Committee
18.India’s Current Account Deficit (CAD) widened to what level (as % of GDP) in the December quarter?
A) 0.8% of GDP
B) 1.3% of GDP
C) 2.1% of GDP
D) 2.8% of GDP
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Correct Answer: B) 1.3% of GDP
19.. Which of the following is NOT listed as a main contributor to India’s Current Account Deficit?
A) Crude oil imports
B) Gold imports
C) Electronics imports
D) Defence equipment exports
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Correct Answer:D) Defence equipment exports
20. Major Abhilasha Barak was awarded the UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award 2025 for her work in which UN mission?
A) MONUSCO (Congo)
B) UNDOF (Golan Heights)
C) UNIFIL (Lebanon)
D) UNMISS (South Sudan)
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Correct Answer:C) UNIFIL (Lebanon)
21. Major Abhilasha Barak is notable for being:
A) First Indian woman fighter pilot
B) First Indian woman combat helicopter pilot
C) First Indian woman naval commander
D) First Indian woman army general
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Correct Answer:B) First Indian woman combat helicopter pilot
22. The UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award was instituted in which year?
A) 2010
B) 2013
C) 2016
D) 2019
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Correct Answer:C) 2016
23. UNIFIL was established in 1978 and its mandate was strengthened after the 2006 Israel–Hezbollah conflict under:
A) UNSC Resolution 1325
B) UNSC Resolution 1701
C) UNSC Resolution 1440
D) UNSC Resolution 1540
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Correct Answer:B) UNSC Resolution 1701
24. In Chandrayaan-3’s ‘hop’ experiment, the Vikram lander lifted approximately how high above the lunar
surface?
A) 10 cm
B) 25 cm
C) 40 cm
D) 1 metre
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Correct Answer: C) 40 cm
25.The ChaSTE instrument onboard Chandrayaan-3 stands for:
A) Chandrayaan Surface Temperature Experiment
B) Chandra’s Surface Thermophysical Experiment
C) Chandrayaan Sub-Terrain Exploration
D) Chandra’s Seismic and Thermal Experiment
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Correct Answer:B) Chandra’s Surface Thermophysical Experiment
26.What was the key scientific finding of the Chandrayaan-3 hop experiment regarding the Moon’s upper
crust?
A) Presence of water ice in subsurface layers
B) Moon’s upper crust has a two-layered structure within shallow depth
C) Evidence of volcanic activity in recent epochs
D) Existence of a magnetic anomaly near the south pole
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Correct Answer:B) Moon’s upper crust has a two-layered structure within shallow depth
27. The International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) was launched by India in 2023 to mark:
A) 75 years of India’s Independence
B) 50 years of Project Tiger
C) 25 years of India’s Snow Leopard Programme
D) 100 years of Jim Corbett National Park
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Correct Answer: B) 50 years of Project Tiger
28.The IBCA focuses on protection of how many big cat species?
A) 5
B) 6
C) 7
D) 9
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Correct Answer:C) 7
29. Saudi Arabia became the _ member of the International Big Cat Alliance.
A) 20th
B) 23rd
C) 25th
D) 26th
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Correct Answer:D) 26th
30.. The ‘One Nation, One Time’ initiative is a joint project of which two organisations?
A) BIS and ISRO
B) National Physical Laboratory and ISRO
C) NPL and Ministry of Science
D) BIPM and ISRO
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Correct Answer:B) National Physical Laboratory and ISRO
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