1. Consider the following statements regarding the Kulsi River:
- It is a tributary of the Brahmaputra.
- It flows through Meghalaya and Assam.
- It provides habitat for the Gangetic River dolphin.
- It is formed by the confluence of the Dron, Shree and Dilma rivers.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) Only three
(d) All four
2. Why can the rapid expansion of Artificial Intelligence data centres create difficulties for electricity-grid management?
(a) Their electricity demand can fluctuate sharply with computational workload
(b) Their servers generate electricity during periods of lower demand
(c) Their cooling systems permanently reduce regional power consumption
(d) Their processors operate independently of transmission infrastructure
3. Consider the following statements regarding nuclear clocks:
- They measure time using energy transitions within the atomic nucleus.
- Nuclear transitions are better shielded from external disturbances than electronic transitions.
- Thorium-229 has a nuclear transition that can be triggered using ultraviolet laser light.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
4. The principal purpose of the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism is to:
(a) equalise agricultural subsidies among European trading partners
(b) prevent production shifts caused by unequal carbon costs
(c) prohibit imports from countries without net-zero targets
(d) replace domestic climate laws with border restrictions
5. Consider the following ports:
- Odesa
- Chornomorsk
- Pivdennyi
- Sevastopol
Which of the above are major Ukrainian ports associated with its present Black Sea grain-export system?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 1, 2 and 4 only
(c) 1, 3 and 4 only
(d) 2, 3 and 4 only
6. A public authority regularly receives RTI applications seeking information about its budget, subsidies and decision-making procedures. Which measure would most directly reduce such repetitive applications while advancing the original design of the RTI Act?
(a) Requiring applicants to justify the purpose of every request
(b) Publishing the information proactively under Section 4
(c) Transferring all applications to the Information Commission
(d) Treating budgetary information as confidential information
7. Which one of the following is not by itself a statutory ground for denying information under the Right to Information Act, 2005?
(a) Prejudice to the sovereignty and security of India
(b) Disclosure of protected commercial confidence
(c) Unwarranted invasion of an individual’s privacy
(d) Administrative inconvenience in locating the records
8. Consider the following countries:
- Belarus
- Poland
- Slovakia
- Hungary
- Romania
- Moldova
- Russia
- Bulgaria
How many of the above share a land boundary with Ukraine?
(a) Only four
(b) Only five
(c) Only six
(d) Only seven
9. Consider the following pairs:
| Type of clock | Oscillation or transition used |
| 1. Quartz clock | Mechanical vibration of a quartz crystal |
| 2. Atomic clock | Electronic transition within an atom |
| 3. Nuclear clock | Energy transition within an atomic nucleus |
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
10. Consider the following statements regarding India’s position in the global pulse’s economy:
- India is the world’s largest producer of pulses.
- India is the world’s largest consumer of pulses.
- India is the world’s largest importer of pulses.
- India is the world’s largest exporter of pulses.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) Only three
(d) All four
ANSWERS for Daily Current Affairs Prelims Practice (12-10-2026):
1. Answer: (d) All four
2. Answer: (a)
3. Answer: (d) 1, 2 and 3
4. Answer: (b)
5. Answer: (a) 1, 2 and 3 only
6. Answer: (b)
7. Answer: (d)
8. Answer: (d) Only seven
9. Answer: (d) 1, 2 and 3
10. Answer: (c) Only three
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