Archive · 19 Sep 2026
UPSC Weekly Quiz Covers E-Commerce, Science, Environment and History
This is a weekly quiz for students preparing for India’s civil services examination.
It has 10 questions based on important news and general knowledge.
Some questions explain how online shopping companies must show earlier prices and avoid misleading search results.
Others discuss uranium, nuclear energy and the short-lived air pollutant called black carbon.
The quiz also covers Himalayan monals and efforts to understand threats to these birds.
It explains how BRICS countries are trying to make payments between them faster and cheaper.
Students learn that the Geneva Conventions protect people during war.
The quiz also discusses a new way to change the bank connected to a FASTag without replacing the sticker.
History and film-certification questions cover Hyderabad’s integration into India and new child-oriented film ratings.
The 10-question quiz covers current affairs from September 13 to September 19 for UPSC Prelims 2027 preparation.
Topics include amended e-commerce rules, uranium and nuclear energy, the European Union, black carbon and the Himalayan monal.
The quiz explains the BRICS Payment Task Force, the Geneva Conventions and NHAI’s OneTag FASTag portability service.
It tests post-Independence history through Operation Polo, which led to Hyderabad’s accession to India in 1948.
The answer key identifies the new Cinematograph Rules categories as UA 7+, UA 13+ and UA 16+.
- Who
- UPSC civil services aspirants, along with institutions and initiatives discussed in the 10 questions.
- What
- A weekly current-affairs quiz with 10 questions and detailed explanations.
- When
- The quiz covers September 13 to September 19 and is intended to support preparation for UPSC Prelims 2027.
- Where
- The questions concern India, the European Union, BRICS, South Asia and international affairs.
- Why
- To build conceptual clarity and strengthen current-affairs preparation for competitive examinations.
- Quiz scope
- 10 current-affairs questions with explanations for UPSC Prelims 2027.
- E-commerce rules
- Amendments take effect on January 1, 2027, including prior-price disclosure, search-result safeguards and annual self-audits.
- Uranium
- Natural uranium is described as containing about 0.7% U-235 and 99.3% mostly U-238; reactor energy comes from fission.
- Black carbon
- It is a light-absorbing component of PM2.5 that remains in the atmosphere for days or weeks.
- OneTag
- NHAI’s service lets users change the FASTag issuer bank without replacing the vehicle’s sticker.
- Operation Polo
- The 1948 military operation was associated with Hyderabad’s accession to the Indian Union.
- Film certification
- The new child-oriented UA categories are UA 7+, UA 13+ and UA 16+.