RAS Current Affairs — Current Affairs — 30 June 2026
Daily current-affairs MCQs for the RPSC RAS exam, dated Current Affairs — 30 June 2026 — with answers and explanations.
Rajasthan / Water Resources
1. Consider the following statements regarding the 2026 Yamuna Water Sharing project between Rajasthan and Haryana:
(I) Water will be drawn from the Hathnikund Barrage located in Haryana.
(II) The project is aimed primarily at the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan.
(III) The Renukaji, Lakhwar and Kishau storage projects linked to the plan lie in the Yamuna basin.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
Difficulty: Medium
Only one
Only two
All three
None
Answer: C. All three — All three are correct. Water from the Hathnikund Barrage travels via three underground pipelines (each >3.6 m diameter) to Sikar, Churu and Jhunjhunu (Shekhawati); Rajasthan's annual allocated share is 577 MCM. Renukaji, Lakhwar and Kishau are Yamuna-basin storages projected to add ~201 MCM.
Source: Hindustan Times (Rajasthan), 30 Jun 2026
International Relations / Geography
2. With reference to the Strait of Hormuz, recently in the news, consider the following statements:
(I) It connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman.
(II) It lies between Iran to its north and Oman's Musandam exclave to its south.
(III) Roughly one-fifth of the world's petroleum (oil and LNG) passes through it.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Difficulty: Medium
I and II only
II and III only
I and III only
I, II and III
Answer: D. I, II and III — All three are correct. The Strait of Hormuz links the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman, lies between Iran (north) and Oman's Musandam peninsula (south), and carries about a fifth of global oil/LNG. The US–Iran 14-point MoU of 17 June 2026 sought to reopen it.
Source: Hindustan Times, 30 Jun 2026
Polity & Governance
3. Consider the following statements regarding the Leader of the Opposition (LoP):
(I) The office of the LoP finds no mention in the original Constitution of India.
(II) It received statutory recognition through an Act of Parliament enacted in 1977.
(III) By convention, a party needs at least one-tenth of the total strength of the House to have its leader recognised as the LoP.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Difficulty: Difficult
I and II only
I only
II and III only
I, II and III
Answer: D. I, II and III — All three are correct. The LoP is absent from the original Constitution; it gained statutory status under the Salary and Allowances of Leaders of Opposition in Parliament Act, 1977; and the one-tenth-of-House strength is the conventional threshold. Mallikarjun Kharge was re-elected to the Rajya Sabha and continues as LoP.
Source: Hindustan Times, 30 Jun 2026
International Relations
4. Consider the following statements:
(I) Track-II diplomacy refers to unofficial, informal dialogue typically involving non-governmental actors such as academics and former officials.
(II) India recently stated that it takes no official cognisance of India–Pakistan Track-II events.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Difficulty: Easy
I only
II only
Both I and II
Neither I nor II
Answer: C. Both I and II — Both are correct. Track-II is informal, non-official back-channel engagement. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said such India–Pakistan events are private and participants' views are their own, not the government's.
Source: The Times of India (Jaipur), 30 Jun 2026
Education / Polity
5. With reference to the three-language formula, consider the following statements:
(I) It was recommended by the Kothari Commission and incorporated in the National Policy on Education, 1968.
(II) Under the National Education Policy 2020, at least two of the three languages must be native to India.
(III) The National Education Policy 2020 makes the study of Hindi compulsory for all students.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Difficulty: Difficult
I and II only
II and III only
I and III only
I, II and III
Answer: A. I and II only — Only I and II are correct. The formula originated with the Kothari Commission and NPE 1968; NEP 2020 requires at least two of three languages to be Indian. Statement III is wrong — NEP 2020 imposes no specific language and stresses flexibility. CBSE's June 2026 relaxation for classes 7-9 relates to this formula.