This UPSC Civil Services current affairs quiz puts 16 multiple-choice questions to you from 4 stories published on 15 November 2026 that matter for the UPSC Civil Services general awareness section. The questions are the same verified MCQs that accompany GK24's articles, chosen here for their relevance to UPSC Civil Services, and every one carries a full explanation of the correct option and of why the other options are wrong. Attempt the quiz within the timer, review the explanations at the end, and read the stories behind the questions on their articles or the day's edition page. Bookmark it for a quick revision before the exam.
16 questions with answers and explanations
What is the estimated total cost of the Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum project?
That is the estimated total cost of the Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum, cleared by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 11 November 2026.
Read the full explanation →Adi Vaani, the AI-powered translation platform for tribal languages, is an initiative of which ministry?
Adi Vaani is its artificial-intelligence platform for tribal languages, launched on 1 September 2025 and built by a consortium led by IIT Delhi along with BITS Pilani, IIIT Hyderabad, IIIT Nava Raipur and several State Tribal Research Institutes.
Read the full explanation →Which session of the India-Egypt Joint Trade Committee was held in Cairo on 15 November 2026?
The India-Egypt Joint Trade Committee met for its seventh session in Cairo on 15 November 2026, co-chaired by Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal and Egypt's Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade, Dr. Mohamed Farid Saleh.
Read the full explanation →At which site in Arunachal Pradesh were the Sacred Relics of Shakyamuni Buddha enshrined for the third and final phase of the exposition?
The Relics arrived there on 14 November 2026 and are open for public darshan until 20 November 2026. Tawang Monastery, or Gaden Namgyal Lhatse, hosted the first phase from 31 October 2026, so option A is the opening venue rather than the final one.
Read the full explanation →Which body approved the Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum project on 11 November 2026?
It cleared the museum project, with its estimated cost of Rs 3,230 crore, on 11 November 2026. This committee takes decisions on proposals that involve large public spending, which is why a cultural project of this size came before it.
Read the full explanation →Which institution led the national consortium that developed Adi Vaani?
The correct answer is IIT Delhi, which led the national consortium that built Adi Vaani for the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
Read the full explanation →Of the soldiers buried or commemorated at the Heliopolis War Cemetery in Cairo, how many are Indian?
The Heliopolis War Cemetery in Cairo holds or commemorates 4,000 soldiers in all, and 3,727 of them are Indian, which is why option D names the total rather than the Indian count.
Read the full explanation →What is the cumulative footfall reported at the Tawang and Bomdila legs of the Sacred Relics exposition?
The exposition at Tawang Monastery, held from 31 October to 7 November 2026, drew over 31,000 devotees, and the one at the Thubchog Gatsel Ling Monastery in Bomdila, from 8 to 13 November 2026, drew over 35,000, so the two together have taken the count past 66,000.
Read the full explanation →The museum plans more than one lakh square metres of display space. Which museum, with a display area of 73,000 square metres, is named for comparison?
The Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum plans more than one lakh square metres of display space, which would make it the world's largest on that measure.
Read the full explanation →Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas, observed on 15 November, marks the birth anniversary of which leader?
The Government of India designated that date as Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas in 2021, and in 2026 the Ministry of Tribal Affairs ran Janjatiya Gaurav Pakhwada from 1 to 15 November to lead up to it, taking more than 300 projects for tribal communities to the ground, of which 228 were…
Read the full explanation →Who co-chaired the 7th Session of the India-Egypt Joint Trade Committee from the Egyptian side?
He co-chaired the seventh session of the Joint Trade Committee in Cairo on 15 November 2026 with Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal, which fits the pattern of such committees being led by the trade ministers of the two sides.
Read the full explanation →Who received the Sacred Relics of Buddha at the Nalung Helipad in Namsai and inaugurated the exposition there?
Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein, State ministers and religious leaders accompanied him.
Read the full explanation →Which gallery of the Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum is expected to open to the public first?
This gallery is expected to open to the public in the North Block in the later part of 2027, making it the first of the museum's galleries to receive visitors.
Read the full explanation →As on 15 October 2026, in how many tribal languages did Adi Vaani offer text translation?
Adi Vaani supported text translation in nine tribal languages as on 15 October 2026, the date to which the figures in the background note are drawn.
Read the full explanation →What is the approximate value of India-Egypt bilateral trade as stated during the visit?
Addressing the Indian community in Cairo, the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry said trade at this level is only the beginning of the partnership between two ancient civilisations, which is the sense in which the figure was quoted.
Read the full explanation →The exhibition 'Unearthing the Sacred Piprahwa: The Story of the Holy Buddha Relics and Their Discovery' was organised by which body?
It put up this exhibition at the Meditation Centre of the Golden Pagoda, tracing the archaeological discoveries at Piprahwa in Uttar Pradesh, the tradition of venerating Buddhist relics, and the return of the Piprahwa jewel collection to India in 2025 after more than a century.
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