Current Affairs Questions & Answers for UPSC

Current Affairs Questions & Answers for UPSC

Current Affairs is the most dynamic section of both UPSC Prelims and Mains. Since 2014, the relevance of the current affairs to the UPSC preparation has increased significantly. However, the questions in the Static part of General Studies is becoming challenging in the recent years, the questions from current affairs also has become tricky and challenging.

Benefits of Current Affairs Questions for IAS Exam

The IAS Exam aspirants can get the following benefits while going through the below-mentioned current affairs questions:

  • Stay updated – The following questions will help the IAS aspirants to stay updated with the events of national and international importance.
  • Revision made easy – Even though the aspirants go through daily newspaper and various magazines, the question and answer format will make the concepts more clear and the revision is also made effortless.
  • Answered by UPSC Experts – The questions are answered by UPSC aspirants who have experience in the subject for at least more than 3 years.
  • Stay Ahead – These questions will make the UPSC/IAS aspirant ‘practised’ in the current affairs, which will give a huge leverage to the practised aspirants among others in the exam.
  • Covers All – This section is inclusive of current affairs questions in national and international level, also includes questions from the latest events in Economy, Science & Technology, Environment, Polity, Art & culture, various government initiatives and schemes and other miscellaneous topics.
  • Productive – These questions are very essential in the point of UPSC Prelims and also very relevant to the UPSC Mains. The aspirants of other government exams can also find it very helpful for the above-mentioned reasons.
The Kakatiyas constructed a large lake, Ramappa Cheruvu, also called Ramappa lake, 1km south of the Ramappa Temple, to serve as a temple tank....
Ramappa Temple was built around 1213 AD. It was built during the reign of the Kakatiya kingdom dedicated to Lord Ramalingeswara. Know in detail...
The temple complex was built by Racherla Rudra Reddy during the period of the Kakatiya ruler Ganapati Deva.  Know in detail about the Ramappa...
The original Ramalingeswara Temple, situated in Palampet Village is popularly known as Ramappa Temple. The Temple was built in the year 1213 AD...
The Tughlaq dynasty of Turkic origin destroyed the Thousand pillar temple during their invasion of South India. It stayed in bad shape for a few...
The G7 countries means the Group of 7 countries that is an informal group of seven countries namely the United States, Canada, France, Germany,...
The G8, the Group of 8 is made up of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the USA and the UK.  The European Union is represented by...
The 2021 G7 Summit was held in Carbis Bay, Cornwall, UK from 11th to 13th June. The summit this year was presided over by the United Kingdom....
In the 2021 G7 leaders Summit, the United Kingdom invited leaders from Australia, India, South Africa, and South Korea to attend the summit as...
The seven G7 countries are  Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, The UK and The US. G7 is represented jointly by the President of...
The temple represents the intricate Chalukyan style of temple architecture at its finest. The temple boasts 1000 exquisitely carved pillars. It...
The three shrines in the temple collectively called Trikootalayam are dedicated to Lord Vishnu, Lord Shiva and the Sun God, Surya. 1000 richly...
The Ramappa Temple is dedicated to lord Ramalingeswara (Shiva Lingam - lord Shiva). This temple is considered to be one of the best among the...
The Thousand Pillar temple has three presiding deities, Lord Vishnu, Shiva and Surya Deva. They are known as Trikutalayam. There are three...
The Thousand Pillar Temple is known for intricately carved pillars. A massive sculpture of Nandi, carved out of a single rock, is another...
The Thousand Pillar Temple also called the Rudreshwara Swamy Temple was constructed by Rudra Deva in 1163 AD. This temple is one of the finest...
Ramappa Lake was constructed in the 13th century by the Recharla Rudra during the times of Ganapathi Deva rule. It is a symbol of how agriculture...
Unlike other Harappan cities which were divided into two parts, Dholavira was divided into three. There were massive stone walls around each...
Lothal is a combination of two words; Loth and thal, which in Gujarati means ‘the mound of the dead.’ Further Reading: Major Sites In Indus...
Lothal is one of the most prominent cities of the ancient Indus valley civilization. It is located between the Bhogavo and Sabarmati rivers near...