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Mizoram Current Affairs Quiz — Last 3 months

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DRI seizes 1.25 lakh kg smuggled areca nuts and 41,697 kg poppy seeds worth ₹20.31 crore in Mizoram and Assam
Q1

In September 2026 DRI recovered over 1.25 lakh kg of smuggled areca nuts from godowns in Champhai district. Champhai is in which state?

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Correct answer: A — Mizoram

The godowns were around Ruantlang village, Champhai district, Mizoram, about 20 km from the India-Myanmar border.

Mizoram's Bairabi–Sairang railway line completes one year with over 15 lakh passengers
Q2

The Bairabi–Sairang railway line, which completed one year on 13 September 2026, is in which State?

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Correct answer: D — Mizoram

The 51.38 km Bairabi–Sairang line connects Mizoram's capital region to the national rail network.

Q3 Advanced

Which train gave Mizoram its first direct premium rail link with the national capital?

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Correct answer: B — Sairang–Anand Vihar Rajdhani Express

The Sairang–Anand Vihar Rajdhani Express gave Mizoram its first direct premium connection with Delhi.

Q4 Advanced

Consider the following about the Bairabi–Sairang railway line: 1. It was inaugurated by the Prime Minister on 13 September 2025. 2. Its tallest bridge is more than 150 metres high. Which of the above is/are correct?

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Correct answer: A — 1 only

Only statement 1 is correct. The line was inaugurated on 13 September 2025; its tallest bridge rises to 114 metres, not over 150 metres.

India crosses 80 lakh HPV vaccine doses under the National HPV Vaccination Campaign
Q5

Under the National HPV Vaccination Campaign launched in February 2026, which group receives the free single-dose HPV vaccine?

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Correct answer: B — 14-year-old girls

The campaign offers a voluntary, free, single-dose HPV vaccine to 14-year-old girls with parental consent.

Q6 Advanced

Which State leads in the number of girls vaccinated under the National HPV Vaccination Campaign, with more than 22 lakh?

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Correct answer: D — Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh leads with more than 22 lakh adolescent girls vaccinated.

Q7 Advanced

Which of the following groups of States had achieved 100% coverage of their target group under the HPV campaign as of 11 September 2026?

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Correct answer: C — Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram

Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram reached 100%; Bihar, Andhra Pradesh and Assam crossed 90%.

Q8 Advanced

Consider the following about the National HPV Vaccination Campaign: 1. The vaccine is given free of cost at government health facilities with parental consent. 2. The campaign was launched in February 2025. Which of the above is/are correct?

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Correct answer: A — 1 only

Only statement 1 is correct. The vaccine is free and voluntary with parental consent; the campaign was launched by PM Modi in February 2026, not 2025.

Health Ministry reviews malaria elimination push in 33 high-burden districts
Q9

By which year does India aim to eliminate malaria, as reaffirmed at the Health Ministry review of August 2026?

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Correct answer: C — 2030

India's target, in line with the Sustainable Development Goals, is malaria elimination by 2030.

Q10 Advanced

According to the Health Ministry, the number of high-burden malaria districts in India fell from 155 to how many between 2015 and 2025?

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Correct answer: A — 33

High-burden districts fell from 155 to 33; 160 is the number of districts with zero indigenous cases in 2022–2025.

Q11 Advanced

Consider the following statements about India's malaria situation as reviewed in August 2026: 1. The 33 high-burden districts accounted for 64% of malaria cases and 54% of malaria deaths in 2025. 2. The 33 high-burden districts are spread across nine States and Union Territories. Which of the above is/are correct?

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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2

Both are correct: the 33 districts across nine States/UTs accounted for 64% of cases and 54% of deaths in 2025.

DRI seizes 56 kg methamphetamine tablets at Lalpani near Silchar
Q12

The DRI's 56 kg methamphetamine seizure of 25 August 2026 at Lalpani took place near which town?

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Correct answer: D — Silchar

Lalpani is about 40 km from Silchar, near the Assam–Manipur border.

Q13 Advanced

Consider the following statements about DRI's methamphetamine seizures in the North-East in August 2026: 1. The entire 76 kg was seized in a single operation. 2. The Mizoram consignment had been smuggled from Myanmar through the Zokhawthar–Champhai sector. Which of the above is/are correct?

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Correct answer: B — 2 only

Only statement 2 is correct. The 76 kg came from two operations: 56 kg at Lalpani, Assam, and 20 kg at Bung Bangla, Mizoram.

Mizoram University's Natural History Museum becomes India's 21st Designated Repository
Q14

The Natural History Museum of Mizoram University was notified in 2026 as India's which Designated Repository?

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Correct answer: D — 21st

With the 19 June 2026 notification, NHM became India's 21st Designated Repository.

Q15 Advanced

Designated Repositories, such as the one notified at Mizoram University in 2026, are designated under which section of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002?

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Correct answer: A — Section 39

The Centre designates repositories under Section 39 of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, on the recommendation of the National Biodiversity Authority.

Q16 Advanced

Which recently described amphibian from Mizoram's forests is mentioned as an endemic species the new repository will help document?

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Correct answer: B — Leptobrachella tamdil

PIB names Leptobrachella tamdil, discovered in the forests of Mizoram.