Daily Current Affairs Quiz
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With reference to the maritime incident in the north Arabian Sea on April 19, 2026 and India's response, consider the following statements:\n1. The US Navy's USS Spruance intercepted the Iranian-flagged cargo ship M/V Touska in the north Arabian Sea on that day.\n2. The Indian Navy is executing Operation Urja Suraksha, escorting more than 20 Indian-flagged cargo ships west of the Strait of Hormuz.\n3. India's Chabahar Port sanctions waiver from the US is due to expire on April 26, 2026.\nWhich of the statements given above are correct?
With reference to Char Dham Yatra 2026, which formally began on April 19, 2026, consider the following statements:\n1. The yatra commenced with the opening of Gangotri and Yamunotri Dhams on Akshaya Tritiya.\n2. For the 2026 season, mobile phones and cameras have been prohibited inside the temple premises of Kedarnath, Badrinath and Gangotri.\n3. Yamunotri remains open to visitors of all faiths.\nWhich of the statements given above are correct?
With reference to the World Liver Day 2026 campaign briefing, consider the following statements:\n1. Around 2 million lives are lost to liver disease worldwide each year.\n2. Approximately 1.5 billion people are estimated to be living with chronic liver disease.\n3. MASLD, the new term for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, affects nearly one-third of the global adult population.\nWhich of the statements given above are correct?
What is the official theme of World Liver Day, observed on April 19, 2026?
With reference to the 9th Prof. M. S. Swaminathan Award conferred on April 19, 2026, consider the following statements:\n1. The 2024-25 award was conferred on Dr. Ch. Srinivasa Rao, Director and Vice-Chancellor of ICAR-IARI, New Delhi.\n2. The award has been instituted by the Retired ICAR Employees Association in collaboration with Nuziveedu Seeds Limited.\n3. Dr. M. S. Swaminathan is widely regarded as the Father of India's Green Revolution.\nWhich of the statements given above are correct?
With reference to the outcomes of Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan's April 2026 visit to Sri Lanka, consider the following statements:\n1. An MoU was signed for the construction of a four-storey medical ward complex at the District General Hospital in Mullaitivu.\n2. Six MoUs were concluded for priority projects under India's Multi-Sectoral Grant Assistance for the Eastern Province.\n3. OCI card eligibility was extended to include 5th and 6th generation Indian-Origin Tamils in Sri Lanka.\nWhich of the statements given above are correct?
Match List I (Char Dham 2026 shrine) with List II (Opening date in 2026 announced for the season):\nList I (Shrine) List II (Opening date)\nA. Gangotri Dham 1. April 19, 2026\nB. Yamunotri Dham 2. April 19, 2026\nC. Kedarnath Dham 3. April 22, 2026\nD. Badrinath Dham 4. April 23, 2026\nSelect the correct match:
With reference to events organised in Rajasthan on April 19, 2026 around Maharshi Parashuram Jayanti, consider the following statements:\n1. State-organised shobha yatras were held in Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Kota, Ajmer and Bikaner.\n2. The Mukhyamantri Jal Swavalamban Abhiyan launched additional water-distribution and tree-plantation drives leveraging the Akshaya Tritiya sentiment.\nWhich of the statements given above is/are correct?
Whose visit to Sri Lanka starting on April 19, 2026 is officially described as the first ever bilateral visit by a Vice President of India to that country?
Consider the following:\nAssertion (A): The Prof. M. S. Swaminathan Award is regarded as one of the highest honours for agricultural scientists in India, even though it is not a Government of India civilian award.\nReason (R): The award was instituted by the Government of India through the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare and is conferred annually on the recommendation of NITI Aayog.\nSelect the correct option:
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