Current Affairs Quiz 20 June 2026

Statements 1, 3, and 4 are correct. RELOS was signed in Moscow on 18 February 2025 and operationalised in January 2026. India has standard-template Logistics Support Agreements with the USA, UK, France, Vietnam, Japan, Australia, Singapore, and Russia (8 countries) plus Oman under a separate broader pact. LEMOA, signed with the USA in 2016, was India's first Logistics Support Agreement and the template for subsequent agreements. Statement 2 is incorrect—this is a classic LSA trap testing whether aspirants conflate the 3,000-troop ceiling (an upper limit for visiting personnel during joint exercises and humanitarian assistance) with permanent basing. Officials explicitly clarified that no permanent stationing was agreed under RELOS.

The Bank of England remains the most popular vaulting location at 57%, followed by domestic storage at 49% and the Bank for International Settlements at 16%. The Swiss National Bank's share actually fell to 6% in 2026, down from 12% in 2025, making it the least preferred among the four options. This option represents a reversal-of-trend trap, where aspirants might incorrectly assume SNB's preference increased when the data shows a significant decline.

Statements 2, 3, and 4 are correct. India recorded the world's largest inland water fish catch in 2024 at 2.2 million tonnes, ahead of Bangladesh's 1.4 million tonnes. Aquaculture production of 142 million tonnes was the principal driver of record global fisheries and aquaculture production in 2024. Africa's per-capita fish availability of 9.1 kg is the lowest globally, while its 19% share of animal protein derived from aquatic sources is the second-highest globally. Statement 1 is incorrect—India is the second-largest producer of aquatic animals after China, accounting for 9% of world output. This trap exploits the common conflation of India's genuine leadership in inland fish catch with overall aquatic animal production leadership.

The correct chronological order is 2-1-3-4: Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India (1978) established that Article 21 rights extend beyond mere survival; Olga Tellis v. Bombay Municipal Corporation (1985) extended Article 21 to include the right to livelihood, seven years after Maneka Gandhi; the South Lhonak Lake glacial lake outburst flood occurred in Sikkim in October 2023; the Supreme Court ruling declaring walking on demarcated footpaths a fundamental right was issued in 2026. This question tests whether aspirants correctly sequence the two foundational Article 21 precedents—Maneka Gandhi predates Olga Tellis by seven years—while also positioning an unrelated 2023 disaster and a current 2026 ruling, spanning constitutional law and disaster management.

Dunagiri is the 5th Project 17A stealth frigate equipped with BrahMos missiles (A-2). Sanshodhak is the 4th survey vessel (large), fitted with autonomous underwater vehicles and remotely operated vehicles (B-4). Agray is the 4th Arnala-class anti-submarine warfare shallow-water craft (C-3). The marine gas turbine generator contract was signed with Bharat Forge Limited for ₹425 crore, supplying 12 sets for Kolkata-class destroyers (D-1). The distractor codes swap Dunagiri and Agray roles, testing whether aspirants confuse the stealth frigate with the ASW craft—both vessels were commissioned on the same day, making this a role-swap trap.