Uttarakhand Current Affairs Quiz
Daily news by your exam, state and topic тАФ each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Exercise NOMADIC ELEPHANT is a joint military exercise between India and which country?
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Correct answer: B тАФ Mongolia
NOMADIC ELEPHANT is an annual IndiaтАУMongolia platoon-level exercise; the 18th edition began at Pithoragarh on 21 September 2026.
Where is the 18th edition of Exercise NOMADIC ELEPHANT being held?
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Correct answer: D тАФ Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand
The 18th edition is being held at the Foreign Training Node, Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand; the previous edition was at Ulaanbaatar in 2025.
Consider the following about Exercise NOMADIC ELEPHANT 2026: 1. The exercise focuses on counter-insurgency operations in semi-urban and mountainous terrain under a UN mandate. 2. Each side is represented by a battalion of about 800 personnel. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A тАФ 1 only
Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is wrong: it is a platoon-level exercise with 45 personnel from each side.
Which edition of the IndiaтАУUS exercise Yudh Abhyas opened at Auli on 15 September 2026?
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Correct answer: B тАФ 22nd
The opening ceremony of the 22nd edition was held at Auli Foreign Training Node.
Besides Auli, where is Yudh Abhyas 2026 being conducted simultaneously?
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Correct answer: D тАФ Mahajan Field Firing Range
The exercise is being held simultaneously at Auli (Uttarakhand) and Mahajan Field Firing Range (Rajasthan).
How many personnel from each side are taking part in Yudh Abhyas 2026?
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Correct answer: C тАФ 600
The contingents comprise 600 personnel from each side.
Consider the following about Exercise Yudh Abhyas: 1. It is an annual bilateral exercise between the Indian Army and the US Army that began in 2004. 2. It is a naval exercise held in the Bay of Bengal. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A тАФ 1 only
Only 1 is correct. Yudh Abhyas is an army exercise that began in 2004; it is not a naval exercise.
On which river will the dam under the Kishau Multipurpose Project be built?
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Correct answer: A тАФ Tons
The 232.6 m dam will be built on the Tons river along the UttarakhandтАУHimachal Pradesh border.
What share of the cost of the Kishau Multipurpose Project will the Centre bear as a national project?
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Correct answer: C тАФ About 90%
About 90% of the financial burden will be borne by the Centre and 10% by the partner states.
According to Amit Shah, which State/UT will be the biggest beneficiary of the Kishau project?
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Correct answer: B тАФ Delhi
Amit Shah said Delhi will be the biggest beneficiary of the project.
What will be the height of the concrete gravity dam under the Kishau Multipurpose Project?
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Correct answer: D тАФ 232.6 m
A 232.6-metre-high concrete gravity dam with 1,562 million cubic metres of storage is planned.
Consider the following about the Kishau Multipurpose Project: 1. The Tons river, on which the dam will be built, is a tributary of the Yamuna. 2. The agreement builds on a 12 May 1994 agreement that separate agreements would be signed for each storage project in the basin. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C тАФ Both 1 and 2
Both are correct. The Tons is a major Yamuna tributary, and the 1994 agreement provided for project-wise storage agreements.
Up to how much power can India export to Nepal through the MuzaffarpurтАУDhalkebar line under the approval announced on 14 September 2026?
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Correct answer: D тАФ 600 MW
Up to 600 MW can flow through the MuzaffarpurтАУDhalkebar 400 kV line and up to 54 MW through the TanakpurтАУMahendranagar 132 kV line.
The TanakpurтАУMahendranagar line used for power exports to Nepal starts from which Indian State?
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Correct answer: C тАФ Uttarakhand
Tanakpur is in Uttarakhand; up to 54 MW will flow through the TanakpurтАУMahendranagar 132 kV line.
Consider the following about the MuzaffarpurтАУDhalkebar transmission line: 1. It is a 400 kV double-circuit line between Bihar and Nepal. 2. It was dedicated jointly by the Prime Ministers of India and Nepal in February 2016. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C тАФ Both 1 and 2
Both are correct. The 400 kV D/C MuzaffarpurтАУDhalkebar line was commissioned on 19 February 2016 and dedicated by the two Prime Ministers on 20 February 2016.
Badri cattle, in whose breed a calf was born through OPU-IVF on 11 September 2026, are the state animal of which state?
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Correct answer: B тАФ Uttarakhand
Badri cattle are an indigenous breed of Uttarakhand and are recognised as its state animal.
Into which breed of recipient cow was the Badri embryo transferred to produce the OPU-IVF calf born on 11 September 2026?
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Correct answer: C тАФ Sahiwal
The Badri embryo was transferred into a Sahiwal recipient cow.
Consider the following about the Badri OPU-IVF calf born on 11 September 2026: 1. The calf was produced through cloning of an elite Badri cow. 2. The work was a collaboration between ICAR-NDRI, Karnal and G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B тАФ 2 only
Only statement 2 is correct. The calf came from OPU-IVF, not cloning тАФ cloning of elite Badri cows is still being explored тАФ and the work was done by ICAR-NDRI Karnal with GBPUAT Pantnagar.
Which of the following was NOT among the Himalayan States/UTs whose GLOF and avalanche preparedness was reviewed by the Union Home Secretary on 3 September 2026?
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Correct answer: D тАФ Meghalaya
The States/UT were Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir.
In disaster management, what does the abbreviation GLOF stand for?
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Correct answer: A тАФ Glacial Lake Outburst Flood
GLOF stands for Glacial Lake Outburst Flood, the hazard reviewed by the MHA along with snow avalanches.