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Current Affairs Quiz – 19 May 2026 (Test Now)
1. The Bhojshala–Kamal Maula Complex is located in which district and state of India?
A) Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
B) Dhar, Madhya Pradesh
C) Indore, Madhya Pradesh
D) Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
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Correct Answer: B) Dhar, Madhya Pradesh
2.The Bhojshala complex is historically associated with which dynasty and which ruler?
A) Chandela dynasty and Yashovarman
B) Paramara dynasty and Raja Bhoj
C) Solanki dynasty and Kumarpal
D) Rashtrakuta dynasty and Amoghavarsha
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Correct Answer:B) Paramara dynasty and Raja Bhoj
3. Hindus claim Bhojshala was originally a temple dedicated to which deity, also known as Vagdevi?
A) Goddess Lakshmi
B) Goddess Durga
C) Goddess Saraswati
D) Goddess Parvati
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Correct Answer: C) Goddess Saraswati
4.Under a 2003 ASI arrangement, what was the arrangement for worship at the Bhojshala Kamal Maula complex?
A) Only Hindus were permitted to worship on all days
B) Both communities were permitted to offer worship on separate designated days
C) The site was sealed and no worship was permitted
D) Only Muslims were permitted to offer Friday prayers
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Correct Answer: B) Both communities were permitted to offer worship on separate designated days
5.The Sanskrit inscriptions at Bhojshala mention which Paramara rulers?
A) Bhoja, Munja and Sindhuraja
B) Udayaditya, Naravarman and Arjunavarma Deva
C) Vakpati, Siyaka and Harsha
D) Devapala, Vairisimha and Vikramaditya
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Correct Answer:: B) Udayaditya, Naravarman and Arjunavarma Deva
6.The Anaimangalam Copper Plates were returned to India by which country, and during which PM’s visit to which city?
A) France; during PM Modi’s visit to Paris
B) Netherlands; during PM Modi’s visit to The Hague
C) UK; during PM Modi’s visit to London
D) Germany; during PM Modi’s visit to Berlin
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Correct Answer: B) Netherlands; during PM Modi’s visit to The Hague
7. The Anaimangalam Copper Plates are 11th-century royal charters commissioned by which Chola ruler?
A) Kulottunga Chola I
B) Rajaraja Chola I (later engraved under Rajendra Chola I)
C) Rajendra Chola II
D) Vikrama Chola
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Correct Answer:B) Rajaraja Chola I (later engraved under Rajendra Chola I)
8.The inscriptions on the Anaimangalam Copper Plates record grants made to which monastery?
A) Nalanda Mahavihara
B) Vikramashila Vihara
C) Chulamanivarma Vihara Buddhist monastery
D) Odantapuri Vihara
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Correct Answer:C) Chulamanivarma Vihara Buddhist monastery
9. The Chola dynastic emblem displayed on the bronze loop of the Anaimangalam Copper Plates features symbols representing which three dynasties?
A) Tiger (Cholas), Elephant (Pallavas), Bow (Rashtrakutas)
B) Tiger (Cholas), Fish (Pandyas), Bow (Cheras)
C) Lion (Cholas), Tiger (Pandyas), Sword (Cheras)
D) Bull (Cholas), Fish (Pandyas), Lotus (Hoysalas)
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Correct Answer:: B) Tiger (Cholas), Fish (Pandyas), Bow (Cheras)
10. The Anaimangalam Copper Plates were acquired around 1700 CE by which Dutch individual, during whose colonial rule?
A) Jan Pieterszoon Coen; VOC rule over Bengal
B) Florentius Camper; Dutch East India Company rule over the Coromandel Coast
C) Abel Tasman; Dutch rule over Goa
D) Cornelis de Houtman; VOC rule over Malabar
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Correct Answer: B) Florentius Camper; Dutch East India Company rule over the Coromandel Coast
11. The WHO declared the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). The current outbreak is linked to which virus strain?
A) Zaire virus (deadliest strain)
B) Sudan virus
C) Bundibugyo virus
D) Reston virus
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Correct Answer: C) Bundibugyo virus
12. The outbreak was detected in which province of DR Congo?
A) Kasai Province
B) Kivu Province
C) Katanga Province
D) Ituri Province
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Correct Answer: D) Ituri Province
13. Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) was first identified in which year and near which geographic feature in present-day DR Congo?
A) 1967; Congo River
B) 1972; Ubangi River
C) 1976; Ebola River
D) 1980; Lualaba River
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Correct Answer:C) 1976; Ebola River
14.Ebola viruses belong to which genus under which family?
A) Ebolavirus genus; Paramyxoviridae family
B) Orthoebolavirus genus; Filoviridae family
C) Marburgvirus genus; Rhabdoviridae family
D) Alphavirus genus; Togaviridae family
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Correct Answer:B) Orthoebolavirus genus; Filoviridae family
15.Which of the following is NOT among the six known species of Orthoebolaviruses?
A) Bombali virus
B) Bundibugyo virus
C) Reston virus
D) Nipah virus
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Correct Answer:D) Nipah virus
16.Which of the following vaccines has been developed against Ebola?
A) Covaxin and Covishield
B) Ervebo, Zabdeno and Mvabea
C) Sputnik V and Janssen
D) BCG and OPV
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Correct Answer: B) Ervebo, Zabdeno and Mvabea
17.India assumed the Chairmanship of the Common Criteria Development Board (CCDB) for the 2026–2028 period. What does CCDB primarily manage?
A) Cybersecurity protocols for military communications
B) Common Criteria (CC) framework for IT product security evaluation and Common Methodology for
IT Security Evaluation (CEM)
C) International data privacy standards for governments
D) Global internet governance and domain name systems
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Correct Answer: B) Common Criteria (CC) framework for IT product security evaluation and Common Methodology for IT Security Evaluation (CEM)
18.The Common Criteria Recognition Arrangement (CCRA) includes how many certificate authorising nations and certificate-consuming nations?
A) 15 authorising; 10 consuming
B) 20 authorising; 18 consuming
C) 25 authorising; 20 consuming
D) 30 authorising; 25 consuming
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Correct Answer:B) 20 authorising; 18 consuming
19.India has been a certificate-authorising nation under CCRA since which year?
A) 2008
B) 2010
C) 2013
D) 2016
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Correct Answer:: C) 2013
20.Which Ministry’s directorate serves as India’s nodal agency for the CCRA?
A) Standardisation Testing and Quality Certification Directorate under MeitY
B) Cyber Security Division under Ministry of Home Affairs
C) National Informatics Centre under Ministry of Electronics
D) DRDO under Ministry of Defence
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Correct Answer:A) Standardisation Testing and Quality Certification Directorate under MeitY
21.The Afsluitdijk Dam in the Netherlands is how long, and what did it transform the saline Zuiderzee inlet into?
A) 18 km long; transformed into the Rhine estuary
B) 25 km long; transformed into the Wadden Sea
C) 32 km long; transformed into the freshwater IJsselmeer lake
D) 45 km long; transformed into the North Sea Lagoon
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Correct Answer: C) 32 km long; transformed into the freshwater IJsselmeer lake
22. The India–Netherlands cooperation on water management inspired by the Afsluitdijk Dam visit is particularly relevant for which proposed Indian project?
A) Ken–Betwa River Link Project
B) Kalpasar Project in Gujarat (dam across the Gulf of Khambhat)
C) Polavaram Multipurpose Project in Andhra Pradesh
D) Dibang Multipurpose Project in Arunachal Pradesh
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Correct Answer:B) Kalpasar Project in Gujarat (dam across the Gulf of Khambhat)
23. India is the world’s largest producer of jaggery, contributing over what percentage of global production?
A) 40%
B) 55%
C) 70%
D) 85%
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Correct Answer:C) 70%
24.Which state is the largest producer of jaggery in India as of 2024, contributing 48.5% of national production?
A) Maharashtra
B) Karnataka
C) Gujarat
D) Uttar Pradesh
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Correct Answer:D) Uttar Pradesh
25.Sugarcane is processed into which three products, of which jaggery is the most naturally processed form?
A) Ethanol, Molasses and Refined Sugar
B) Jaggery, Khandsari and Refined Sugar
C) Jaggery, Glucose and High-Fructose Corn Syrup
D) Brown Sugar, White Sugar and Molasses
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Correct Answer:B) Jaggery, Khandsari and Refined Sugar
26.Jaggery exports increased by what percentage in value between 2015–16 and 2024–25?
A) 45.5%
B) 76.2%
C) 106.5%
D) 132.8%
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Correct Answer:C) 106.5%
27. Which state became the first in India to complete all deregulation priority areas under the National Compliance Reduction and Deregulation Initiative?
A) Gujarat
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Tripura
D) Maharashtra
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Correct Answer: C) Tripura
28. The National Compliance Reduction and Deregulation Initiative is led by which body?
A) NITI Aayog
B) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
C) Cabinet Secretariat
D) Ministry of Finance
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Correct Answer: C) Cabinet Secretariat
29. Triacetone Triperoxide (TATP), popularly called ‘Mother of Satan’, is composed of which three chemicals?
A) Nitroglycerin, Sulphuric Acid and Glycerine
B) Acetone, Hydrogen Peroxide and Acid Catalysts
C) RDX, TNT and Aluminium Powder
D) Ammonium Nitrate, Fuel Oil and Urea
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Correct Answer: B) Acetone, Hydrogen Peroxide and Acid Catalysts
30.India’s first satellite-tagged Ganges softshell turtle was released into which river at Kaziranga National Park, and the initiative was led by which institution?
A) Ganga River; Zoological Survey of India (ZSI)
B) Brahmaputra River; Wildlife Institute of India (WII)
C) Godavari River; ICAR
D) Mahanadi River; BNHS
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Correct Answer:B) Brahmaputra River; Wildlife Institute of India (WII)
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