Current Affairs Quiz 61

Current Affairs Quiz 61

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1. Health officials in Maryland, United States recently reported an increase in mumps cases. Mumps is a contagious disease caused by which type of virus?

Retrovirus
Paramyxovirus
Adenovirus
Coronavirus

2. The Sharavathi Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project (PSHP), recently in the news due to a Public Interest Litigation, is proposed in which state?

Kerala
Tamil Nadu
Karnataka
Andhra Pradesh

3. Shahed attack drones, recently in the news, are developed by which country?

Israel
Iran
Russia
China

4. The Shtil surface-to-air missile system, recently in the news for procurement by the Indian Navy, was developed by which country?

United States
Russia
Israel
France

5. The book "Mahatma: A Great Communicator," released in March 2026, is authored by whom?

Mansukh Mandaviya
Dhiraj Kakadia
Prasar Bharati Sharma
Rajiv Kumar

6. World Seagrass Day is observed annually on which date?

February 2
March 1
April 22
June 5

7. The Tomahawk cruise missile, recently in the news, is developed by which country?

Russia
China
United States
Israel

8. Which Iranian Supreme Leader was recently reported to have been killed in 2026?

Hassan Rouhani
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Ali Hosseini Khamenei
Ebrahim Raisi

9. The Indian Bison Fest, recently held for its second edition, is organized at Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary in which state?

Chhattisgarh
Jharkhand
Odisha
West Bengal

10. The Amondawa tribe, known for living without clocks, calendars, or numerical age, lives in which country?

Peru
Brazil
Colombia
Bolivia

11. The Indravati River, recently mentioned in news during an anti-Naxal operation in Chhattisgarh, is a major tributary of which river?

Krishna River
Narmada River
Godavari River
Mahanadi River

12. The CM-302 supersonic anti-ship cruise missile, recently reported in defence news, is developed by which country?

Russia
United States
China
France

13. Tsomgo Lake, also known as Tsongmo or Changu Lake, is located in which Indian state?

Arunachal Pradesh
Sikkim
Himachal Pradesh
Uttarakhand

14. Vaan Island, where a 10-year artificial reef project showed major socio-ecological benefits, is located in which gulf?

Gulf of Kutch
Gulf of Mannar
Gulf of Khambhat
Gulf of Aden

15. Which Iranian island, located near Bushehr province and handling about 90% of Iran’s crude oil exports, has been mentioned in recent news related to tensions in the region?

Qeshm Island
Kish Island
Kharg Island
Abu Musa Island

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