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 Ramappa temple is known for its elaborate carvings that speak volumes about the dexterity of craftsmen. The temple was named after...
The Ramappa temple was constructed during the rule of Kakatiya King Ganapati Deva. It was built under the supervision of Chief Commander Recherla...
The Ramappa temple dates back to 1213 AD and was constructed during the rule of Kakatiya King Ganapati Deva. It was built under the supervision...
The Ramalingeswara Temple which is popularly known as the Ramappa temple is one such amazing piece of art that stands as a testimony of the royal...
Archaeologist S.R. Rao discovered a number of Harappan sites including Lothal. Lothal was first excavated in 1957. It is a small mature Harappan...
Lothal was inhabited during 3700 BCE while Dholavira was occupied around 2600 BC. So Lothal is older than Dholavira. Further Reading:...
Lothal is famous for the discovery of several ruins of Indus Valley Civilization. Excavation was carried out at Lothal between 1955 and 1962....
Eight goals were set by the United Nations as the Millennium Development Goals. These include: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger  Achieve...
Lothal was one of the most significant locations during the Indus Valley Era. It was one of the most important and thriving trade centres in...
Lothal is one of the most excavated sites of the Harappan era and gives a profound insight into the structures and settlement of the Indus Valley...
Dholavira is divided into three parts: The Citadel The Middletown The Lower town Further Reading: Dholavira Site The Hindu - Daily...
Some significant features of the Dholavira site have been given below: It is one of the two largest Harappan sites in India, and 5th largest...
The two significant features about the Dholavira site are as follows: Dholavira is one of the two largest Harappan sites in India and the 5th...
The site at village Banwali, Fatehabad is on the dry bed of ancient river Sarasvati. It is protected by the Government of India and on excavation...
The Dholavira site was unearthed by the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) in 1967 but has been systematically excavated only since 1990....
Dholavira is where the remains of a part of the Harappan civilisation exist. Significant findings of Dholavira showed that the city is built...
Dholavira is the larger of the two most remarkable excavations of the Indus Valley Civilization. The site was unearthed by the Archeological...
Dholavira site is India's most prominent archaeological site associated with the Indus Valley Civilization. The site is the larger of the two...
The list of important current affairs topics overlapping with UPSC subjects for 2021 is given below: Subject Topic History Dholavira...
BYJU’S Current Affairs covers daily, weekly and monthly coverage of news that is of national and international importance. It provides you with...
