August 2026 Current Affairs: Revision Q&A
All 374 quiz questions of August 2026 with their answers, day by day. Read it in one go before the exam.
1 & 2 August 2026 open
What approved outlay, running up to FY 2030-31, did the Union Cabinet sanction on 31 July 2026 for the National Offshore Exploration Scheme named "Samudra Manthan"?
₹84,084 crore
Government support for each well in the ₹43,200 crore deepwater drilling part of Samudra Manthan (covering 60 wells) is capped at what?
50% of eligible drilling cost or ₹675 crore, whichever is lower
Which shipyard handed over "Nipun", the second home-built Nistar-class Diving Support Vessel, to the Indian Navy?
Hindustan Shipyard Limited, Visakhapatnam
The Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026 passed by Parliament brings which song under the Section 3 bar on stopping or disturbing its singing?
Vande Mataram
In which Bengali literary journal did Vande Mataram first appear in print on 7 November 1875?
Bangadarshan
A Telecom Manufacturing Zone is coming up at Gwalior, the first of its kind in India. What is the ownership split of the SPV that will manage it?
51% Government of Madhya Pradesh, 49% DoT
About how much land did the freshly re-issued draft Western Ghats notification from MoEF&CC propose to designate as Ecologically Sensitive Area?
56,825.7 sq km
The Western Ghats stretch about 1,600 km from the Tapi valley down to Kanyakumari through six states. Pick the state that is not among them.
Andhra Pradesh
Under the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which authority must order registration when a birth or death is reported over two years after it occurred?
A Judicial Magistrate of the First Class
Arrest and custody for how many consecutive days would lead to automatic removal of a Minister, Chief Minister or Prime Minister on serious charges under the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, 2025, now with a 31-member Joint Committee?
30 days
The Cabinet cleared the Pradhan Mantri Surya Sarovar Yojana (PM-SSY) at ₹5,070 crore. Which activity does the scheme encourage?
Floating Solar Photovoltaic (FSPV) with co-located battery storage on water bodies
PM-SSY offers Central Financial Assistance of ₹1 crore per MW after commissioning. This is meant to make up for floating solar costing roughly how much more than ground-mounted solar?
25%
According to the Competere Foundation report "India's Next Growth Frontier", what position did India hold in 2023 on the Market Distortions Performance Index (MDPI), having been 82nd in 2010?
57th
The 137th Authority Meeting of IRDAI on 28 July 2026 brought in perpetual registration for intermediaries. What non-refundable yearly fee applies?
Higher of ₹10,000 or 0.04% of commission and other receipts
From what date must proposal forms and policy documents carry the salesperson's name and identity under IRDAI's tagging requirement?
1 January 2027
What ceiling did IRDAI's relaxed investment norms set for insurers' exposure to operational infrastructure SPVs rated AA or higher?
20%
The SBSR Act, 2025, which these IRDAI reforms put into effect, lifted the FDI ceiling in Indian insurance companies from 74% to what level?
100%
What total outlay did the Cabinet approve when it continued PM-KISAN from 2026-27 through 2030-31?
₹3,15,614 crore
Under which law did Ladakh declare 23 heritage sites as Protected Monuments?
Jammu & Kashmir Ancient Monuments Preservation Act, 1920
IN-SPACe released fresh guidelines under the Indian Space Policy 2023 to govern which kind of private-sector activity?
Planned re-entry of space objects
How many women did the second Candere Hurun India Women Leaders List 2026 honour, and across how many categories?
117 across 12 categories
Saudi Arabia and 13 other nations set up a Multinational Maritime Defence Alliance. Which waters is it meant to keep safe for shipping?
Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and Bab el-Mandeb Strait
To what date did RBI push back the revised Basel Pillar III disclosure framework by six months?
1 April 2027
What was the 2026 theme for World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, observed on 30 July?
Trapped Behind the Scam
Odisha entered a ₹3,384.82 crore three-party agreement with Digital Bharat Nidhi and BSNL under the revised BharatNet programme. Roughly how many villages will get optical fibre links?
50,000
Ajinkya Rahane, who led India to the memorable 2020-21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy victory in Australia, has retired from international cricket. In how many international matches did he play for India?
195
3 & 4 August 2026 open
After the Lok Sabha cleared the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026 on 3 August, what is the new sanctioned strength of the Court, counting the CJI (earlier 34)?
38
Pick the claim about ordinances that is NOT true.
An ordinance can be issued only after the Supreme Court gives its prior approval
What does registration look like for businesses under the MSME Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026?
Optional, through a free online platform that gives Udyam a statutory footing
As part of decriminalisation in the MSME Amendment Bill, criminal fines give way to civil penalties that can be raised at what pace?
10% every three years
The PM-SSY floating solar scheme (outlay Rs 5,070 crore) is projected to draw about Rs 28,500 crore of investment. Roughly how much CO2 will it avoid each year?
10 million tonnes
Together, the restructured Khelo India Scheme for FY27-FY31 and the stronger support for National Sports Federations have what total outlay?
Rs 36,441 crore
Which pair of school-based programmes was newly launched in the revamped Khelo India Scheme?
Khelo India Feeder Schools (KIFS) and Khelo India Utkrishta Vidyalayas (KIUV)
The Indian Air Force's week-long counter-drone exercise ROTOR CLAP III ended on 2 August 2026. Where was it held?
Pokhran Field Firing Range, Jaisalmer
Health Minister J.P. Nadda reviewed Project SARATHI for a country-wide rollout. What is the full form of SARATHI?
Students' Alliance for Responsible Action to Transform Healthcare Institutes
India's UPI is connected through the Favara-UPI corridor, which went live on 30 July 2026, to the instant payment system of which nation?
Maldives
UPI is now usable in nine countries. Which one of these is not on that list?
Japan
Besides FIIs, which international body does the Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 exempt from tax on interest and capital gains from Government securities?
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
The same Taxation Bill changes Section 10A of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007. Who gets the power to notify electronic payment modes that banks may not charge for?
The Central Government
ICAR-IARI developed the gene-edited rice Pusa DST Rice 1. Which editing technique was used and which gene was targeted?
CRISPR-Cas9, targeting the Drought and Salt Tolerance (DST) gene
India won four of the five gold medals at the 22nd Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships in New Delhi. Who took the men's and women's singles titles?
Ankur Bhattacharjee and Yashaswini Ghorpade
Odisha wants the Puri Rath Yatra added to which UNESCO list?
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Justice M.S. Liberhan died aged 87 in Chandigarh. Which inquiry did the commission under him examine?
The demolition of the Babri Masjid at Ayodhya
Sarnath's inscription at the 48th World Heritage Committee session in Busan came with 25 new additions. What is the resulting global count of World Heritage Sites?
1,273 sites in 173 countries
To encourage AI-led innovation in traditional medicine, the Ministry of AYUSH entered an MoU with whom?
IndiaAI
Varsha Ashok Aglawe is the first woman to head which organisation, which has existed for 176 years?
Geological Survey of India
General Vishwa Nath Sharma, who died at 91, held office from May 1988 to June 1990 as which numbered Chief of Army Staff of India?
14th
World Wide Web Day falls on 1 August. In which year did Sir Tim Berners-Lee put the world's first website online?
1991
Among Tamil Nadu's four MoUs on Global Capability Centres and R&D is one for an India campus in Chennai of which overseas university?
University of Western Australia
5 & 6 August 2026 open
India hosted the First Session of its Joint Trade Committee with Rwanda in New Delhi. Which city is Rwanda's capital?
Kigali
For how many weeks is the "Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan", launched by the Prime Minister, planned to run, with events held each Sunday?
100 weeks
Glaw Lake (also written Glow Lake) became India's 101st Ramsar Site. For which state is it the first such site?
Arunachal Pradesh
Name the two Indian Ramsar sites that appear on the Montreux Record, the list of wetlands whose ecological character has changed or is under threat.
Keoladeo National Park and Loktak Lake
The e-Pratyaropan platform was unveiled on the 16th Indian Organ Donation Day to digitise the organ donation system. Which body is responsible for implementing it?
NOTTO (National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation)
What is the name of the chariot used for Lord Jagannath at the Puri Rath Yatra?
Nandighosha
The Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 lengthened the tax holiday for foreign firms doing contract manufacturing of specified electronics such as mobiles, laptops, servers and wearables. It was previously 5 years; what is it now?
15 years (up to 2040-41)
Regarding UPI and merchant discount rate (MDR), what does the Taxation Bill 2026 really do?
Creates legal power for the Central Government to PERMIT charges on notified electronic payment modes, replacing the existing prohibition
What did the RBI Monetary Policy Committee decide on 5 August 2026, by a 6-0 vote, about the policy repo rate?
Kept it unchanged at 5.25%
Within RBI's liquidity adjustment facility corridor, which window serves as the floor, letting banks park surplus funds with RBI without giving collateral?
Standing Deposit Facility (SDF)
RBI said it would again grant Urban Cooperative Bank licences on an "on tap" basis. In which year had new UCB licensing been put on hold?
2004
Which indicative minimum deposit base and net worth appear in the draft licensing criteria for credit cooperative societies wishing to convert into UCBs?
₹10,000 crore; ₹300 crore
Where is the pilot Framework for Fertilizer Sale (FFS), a QR-token based fertiliser distribution system for farmers, now in operation?
56 districts across 23 states
Along with Nuernberg Messe India, which organisation staged BIOFACH INDIA 2026, the organic trade fair held 6-8 August at Greater Noida?
APEDA
Which holding company did RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra say would stay classified as an Upper-Layer NBFC?
Tata Sons
"DSC A24", the fifth and last Diving Support Craft, a catamaran with around 70% indigenous content, was launched at Titagarh in Kolkata. Which firm built it?
Titagarh Rail Systems Limited
Giriraj Singh released the "Kapas Darshan" bulletin on the 56th Foundation Day of the Cotton Corporation of India. Which Cotton Productivity Mission was also spotlighted?
Kapas Kanti — ₹5,659 crore
REC and PFC agreed a ₹26,850-crore joint loan with Meja Urja Nigam for enlarging the Meja Thermal Power Project in Uttar Pradesh. What capacity addition does this fund?
2,400 MW (3×800 ultra-supercritical)
SEBI moved the digital accessibility audit deadline for regulated entities to 31 October 2026. What framework did it also bring in for AIF placement memorandums?
GARUDA
Which communities are linked with Gujarat's GI-tagged tribal art form, Pithora Painting?
Rathwa, Bhil, Bhilala and Nayaka
Who received an extension as IFSCA Chairperson until 24 October 2028?
K. Rajaraman
A new freshwater catfish, Pseudolaguvia khairii, was found in Odisha's Budhabalanga River. Who or what is "Khairi", the name it honours?
The famous Royal Bengal tigress of Similipal Tiger Reserve
India placed fourth at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games with 39 medals. How were these divided into gold, silver and bronze?
13 gold, 17 silver, 9 bronze
Nirmal Purja, the mountaineer who died in an avalanche on Broad Peak in Pakistan, became famous under Project Possible 14/7 in 2019 for scaling all 14 eight-thousanders in what time?
6 months and 6 days
What outlay did the Union Cabinet clear for the GOBARdhan – National Circular Bioenergy Scheme, which should generate about 1.5 lakh jobs?
₹23,731 crore
Which medium-range ballistic missile did India successfully test-fire from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur in Odisha?
Agni-4
The Bankers' Books Evidence Bill, 2026 cleared by the Lok Sabha mainly deals with what?
Recognition and use of electronic and digital records of banking transactions as evidence
What was the theme of World Breastfeeding Week 2026, held 1-7 August?
Breastfeeding for a sustainable start in life: strengthen what works
7 & 8 August 2026 open
NITI Aayog's report 'Reimagining Care: Strategies for Empowering Caregivers in Viksit Bharat@2047' projects that India's 60-plus population, 149 million in 2022, will reach what level by 2050?
347 million, or 20.8% of the population
MoRTH has proposed changes to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 to bring in V2V technology. What main edge does V2V hold over cameras and radar?
It can alert drivers to dangers beyond their line of sight
India has launched a Conservation Action Plan for the Clouded Leopard (Neofelis nebulosa). How long ago did this cat split from the Pantherinae lineage?
About 6 million years ago
Which character served as the official mascot of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games?
Finnie
India set a record at Glasgow 2026 in which sport, with 10 medals including seven golds, the most any nation has won in that sport at one CWG?
Boxing
GOBARdhan has been reshaped into the National Circular Bioenergy Scheme (Rs 23,731 crore, FY27-FY36). Which ministry now runs it?
Petroleum and Natural Gas
Under SEBI's directive of 16 January, the Closing Auction Session began on NSE and BSE on 3 August 2026. Its reference price is the VWAP of trades in which window, and what band applies?
3:00 to 3:15 PM, with a band of plus or minus 3%
Urban cooperative bank licences are issued by the RBI under Section 22 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 read with which section, the one that extends the Act to cooperative societies?
Section 56
The Bankers' Books Evidence Bill, 2026 is intended to replace the old Act from which year?
1891
RBI's draft framework on Credit Valuation Adjustment risk, which would replace the 2011 rules, is proposed to take effect from what date?
1 April 2027
How many NBFCs appear on RBI's Upper Layer list for 2026-27, Tata Sons among them?
17
The AI farm advisory app FarmerChat 2.0 has passed 10 lakh users. Which organisation built it?
Digital Green India
ICAR-NIPB produced India's first fully annotated telomere-to-telomere genome of pigeonpea. Which variety was sequenced?
Asha
A proposed central law on women farmers' rights would be modelled on the Women Farmers Empowerment Act, 2026 of which state?
Maharashtra
Which Act, passed by the U.S. Senate, could place tariffs of up to 100% on countries that keep buying Russian oil, with possible consequences for India?
Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act, 2026
IRDAI has told insurers, other than reinsurers, to send monthly figures on premium income, investment income and claims paid. Which index is this data meant to help compile?
Index of Service Production (ISP)
The Cabinet cleared the Rs 8,970 crore Guwahati-Tezpur corridor in Assam, a four-lane access-controlled stretch. Which national highway is it on, and under what model will it be built?
NH-15, on the Build-Operate-Transfer (Toll) model
Squadron Leader Bhawana Kanth is the first Indian woman Fighter Combat Leader. In which city is TACDE, where she did the course?
Gwalior
Twelve rat-hole miners received the Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak for their courage during which rescue?
The Silkyara Tunnel rescue
India hosted the BRICS heads of national statistical offices on 3-4 August 2026, themed 'Quality Statistics as a Driver of Change'. In which city?
Lucknow
IIT Hyderabad and Crimson Energy Experts launched ANUGYAN, an industry-academia nuclear orientation programme. It backs India's nuclear capacity goal of:
100 GW by 2047
Niyo Forex and GlobalPay obtained which category of RBI authorisation under the updated FEMA framework?
Authorised Dealer Category-II (AD-II)
A newly described seahorse, Hippocampus amandavincentae, settled a taxonomic muddle of 150 years. Which number among seahorse species recorded off Kerala is it?
Fifth
Annapurni Subramaniam, Director of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, became the first Indian woman to receive which honour?
COSPAR Vikram Sarabhai Medal 2026
Whom did Air India name as its new CEO and Managing Director, replacing Campbell Wilson?
Tewolde Gebremariam, a former Ethiopian Airlines chief
National Javelin Day on 7 August marks Neeraj Chopra's Tokyo Olympics gold. Which body declared the day, and in which year?
The Athletics Federation of India, in 2021
Tamil Nadu's TVK government presented its first budget for FY27. What size of state economy does it aim for by 2031?
USD 1.5 trillion
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta opened a STEM Innovation Lab at Sarvodaya Vidyalaya in which locality?
Pitampura
9 & 10 August 2026 open
Five captive-bred Slender-billed Vultures and five White-rumped Vultures were set free using the "Soft Release" method in a world first. In which protected area did this happen?
Biswanath Wildlife Division, Kaziranga National Park, Assam
Which veterinary drug was chiefly responsible for the White-rumped Vulture (Gyps bengalensis) losing over 99% of its numbers within about twenty years?
Diclofenac
Which description best fits Agni-IV, which the Strategic Forces Command training-launched off Odisha?
A two-stage solid-fuelled IRBM of ~4,000 km range, part of the land-based leg of India's nuclear triad
Which agency implements "E-Samudra", the single-window maritime portal that is Digital-First and Faceless?
Directorate General of Maritime Administration (DGMA)
Which E-Samudra feature gives seafarers round-the-clock grievance redressal, linking them to emergency response and medical aid whether at sea or on shore?
e-NAVIK
Where will the 8th Indian Navy-US Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal exercise of 2026, a series that began in 2005 under the SALVEX name, take place?
Southern Naval Command, Kochi
Kenya Wildlife Service is investigating the deaths of 15-16 African elephants, suspected to be cyanide poisoning from agrochemicals, in Amboseli National Park. Amboseli, the "Land of Giants", sits in front of which mountain?
Mount Kilimanjaro
Lok Sabha data shows India has 46.02 lakh registered nursing personnel. How many of them are listed on the Nurses Registration and Tracking System (NRTS)?
14.24 lakh
A Business Standard opinion article on Self Help Groups says the movement's founding insight was what?
Savings first — inverting a rural financial system where credit had always been the credo
A Business Standard editorial on reorienting PM-KISAN, extended for FY27-FY31, proposes using its JAM-DBT architecture to reform which subsidy and extending cover to which excluded group?
Fertiliser subsidy; tenant and landless farmers
How long is the Fighter Combat Leader course at TACDE, the IAF's elite "Top Gun" school, that Bhawana Kanth completed?
20 weeks
In which city will Lohia Aerospace Systems (LASPL) and Israel's Massivit set up India's first commercial large-format additive manufacturing (3D-printing) facility, under their MoU?
Kanpur
RBI's list of Upper-Layer NBFCs grew from 15 in January 2025 to 17 for FY27. Which four entities joined the list?
REC, PFC, IRFC and HUDCO
RBI pushed the start of its revised framework on loan recovery and recovery agents from 1 October 2026 to which new date?
1 January 2027
Which bank did SBI Life tie up with, as a corporate agent, to sell its protection, savings, retirement and child insurance plans?
Jammu & Kashmir Bank
Kroll's 11th Celebrity Brand Valuation 2025 report put which person at the top of India's celebrity brands, valued at USD 177.9 million?
Shah Rukh Khan
R Praggnanandhaa took his first Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz title with 23.5 points. Which leg of the 11th Grand Chess Tour was this?
Fourth
In what year did the Government declare 7 August as National Handloom Day, recalling the 1905 Swadeshi Movement?
2015
Quit India Movement Day, or August Kranti Diwas, falls on 8 August. Who became famous for raising the national flag at Gowalia Tank Maidan during the 1942 movement?
Aruna Asaf Ali
Nagasaki Day on 9 August 2026 was the 81st anniversary of the bombing. Which plutonium-based bomb did the B-29 "Bockscar" drop there?
Fat Man
What was the theme for the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples on 9 August 2026?
Honouring Indigenous Midwives: Safeguarding Life and Well-being
11 & 12 August 2026 open
Which Union Minister presided over the 13th BRICS Education Ministers' Meeting, where the Bhubaneswar Declaration was adopted during India's 2026 BRICS Chairship?
Pralhad Joshi
On what dates will New Delhi host the 18th BRICS Summit?
12-13 September 2026
The NCDC (Amendment) Bill, 2026 rewrites the corporation's mandate, which earlier spoke of planning programmes 'through co-operative societies'. What is the new wording?
'for co-operative development'
NASA asked ISRO to take part in its Moon Base programme at the 9th India-US Civil Space Joint Working Group meeting. Where was that meeting held?
ISRO headquarters, Bengaluru
The Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel 'Shruti' (Yard 3037) for the Indian Navy was launched at which shipyard?
Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata
Dr. Jitendra Singh dedicated 'Prakriti Gyan Dham', billed as India's first eco-educational walkable classroom, at Banthra in Lucknow. Which institution developed it?
CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (CSIR-NBRI)
Which section of the RBI Act, 1934 gives the Reserve Bank exclusive authority to issue banknotes, with Section 25 requiring Central Government approval of their design, form and material?
Section 22
Fitch has affirmed India's sovereign rating at BBB- with a stable outlook. Which agency rates India one step higher, at BBB?
S&P Global Ratings
NABARD's National Climate Stack Innovation Challenge, run with the Gates Foundation and Dalberg Advisors, promotes which platform as digital public infrastructure for rural climate resilience?
DiCRA (Data in Climate Resilient Agriculture)
India gave five peacocks, one of them a rare white male, to the UN Office at Geneva, reviving a custom that began in which year?
1981
Prof. Deepak Dhar is the first Indian physicist to win the 2026 Dirac Medal. Which institution awards it?
International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)
The Sangeet Natak Akademi's top honour, the Akademi Ratna Fellowship, can be held by at most how many living eminent persons at a time?
40
PM Modi opened the 'Param Pragya' AI-enabled supercomputing facility on the Sonipat campus of which institute, at its 57th convocation?
IIT Delhi
NeGD and AAERI launched 'AAERI Verify', a DigiLocker-linked tool that speeds up document checks for Indian students applying to universities in which country?
Australia
The CCRAS-BIS MoU on AYUSH quality standards was the BIS's how-manyth agreement of this kind, and its first with an AYUSH body?
100th
In its 101st Survey of Professional Forecasters, the RBI projected India's real GDP growth for FY27 at:
6.6%
IndusInd Bank brought out a lifetime-free Platinum RuPay credit card, which can be linked to UPI, in partnership with which dining platform?
EazyDiner
The ACC extended by a year, until 13 August 2027, the tenure of which Director of the Enforcement Directorate?
Rahul Navin
Astrobase Space Technologies revealed 'EVEREST', billed as India's first private 800 kN rocket engine. What propellants and cycle does it use?
LOX-methane with a Full-Flow Staged Combustion cycle
Manipur's Ariha Pangambam won India's first senior women's individual gold at the 2026 Asian Aerobic Gymnastics Championships with 19.100 points. Where were they held?
Tagaytay City, Philippines
World Biofuel Day on 10 August recalls the 1893 demonstration of an engine fuelled by peanut oil, carried out by whom?
Rudolf Diesel
Under the revised PM E-DRIVE Scheme (outlay Rs 11,900 crore), e-two-wheeler subsidy is set at Rs 2,500 per kWh. What is the ceiling per vehicle?
Rs 5,000
To mark ten years of GeM, a nationwide five-digit helpdesk number was introduced. Which one?
14550
According to the Quarterly PLFS Bulletin for April-June 2026, the unemployment rate among persons aged 15 and above climbed to:
5.4%
Under what name will the MSME Ministry-DPIIT MoU link Geographical Indication producers to ONDC and GeM?
Bharat GI
Which port became the first in India to receive ISO 50001:2018 Energy Management System certification, and is also a Scope-2 Emission-Free Port with 93.89% renewable electricity in FY26?
V.O. Chidambaranar Port, Tamil Nadu
World Steelpan Day, observed on 11 August, celebrates the national instrument of which country?
Trinidad and Tobago
13 August 2026 open
Which ministry organises "Srijan: Voices from the Loom", an event that celebrates women weavers, with over 100 participants from six handloom clusters?
Ministry of Textiles
The babirusa, or "pig-deer", made news with the birth of a piglet named "Rana" at Chester Zoo. It is found only on four islands belonging to which country?
Indonesia
Parliament passed the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026, to rename the state "Keralam". Under which Article is a law of this kind not treated as a constitutional amendment, so a simple majority is enough?
Article 4
The renewed "One Herb, One Standard" (OHOS) initiative aligns herb monographs of PCIM&H under Ayush with which autonomous body of the Health Ministry?
Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC)
UPI marked ten years since its pilot in April 2016. Which existing payment system is it built upon?
Immediate Payment Service (IMPS)
Under the proposed calibrated MDR approach following the Taxation Bill 2026, to which payments would a small MDR (about 0.05% up to 0.3-0.6%) apply?
P2M transactions exceeding ₹2,000 at LARGE commercial enterprises
Beforest, the regenerative land restoration effort founded in 2018 and led by CEO Sunith Reddy, runs six "collectives" across about 1,300 acres. About how much land must a collective have at minimum?
About 100 acres
How many ICAR research institutes take part in the ICAR Network Programme on Precision Agriculture (ICAR-NePPA)?
16
To what level did India's retail inflation (CPI) climb in July 2026, reaching a 19-month peak?
4.45%
President Murmu gave her assent to the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026. What does it extend legal protection to?
Vande Mataram
SBI Research lifted its Q1 FY27 GDP growth estimate to roughly 8%. How many high-frequency indicators was this based on?
54
Which valuation did the 2026 Hurun India Most Valuable Family Businesses list assign to the Ambani family, which tops the ranking?
₹25.8 lakh crore
Which former chief of the Supreme Court did Hungary's Parliament elect President, by 140 votes to 6, to take office on 19 August 2026?
András Baka
"Shruti" is the second of four NGOPVs that GRSE Kolkata is constructing. What is the value of the whole programme?
₹9,781 crore
Skyroot Aerospace has a Multi-Launch Agreement with HEX20 for three dedicated missions, beginning Q4 2027. Which launch vehicle series will fly them?
Vikram
Don Nelson, the celebrated NBA coach, died at 86. With which team did he win five NBA championships as a player?
Boston Celtics
What is the title of former President Ram Nath Kovind's autobiography, published by Rupa Publications and released by PM Modi?
Triumph of the Indian Republic: My Life, My Struggles
What theme was chosen for International Youth Day on 12 August 2026?
Different Contexts, Common Aspirations
PM Modi said on World Elephant Day (12 August, observed since 2012) that India holds roughly what share of the world's wild Asian elephants?
Over 60%
Gujarat sanctioned ₹20 crore for 2026-27 to set up four Centres of Excellence in Natural Farming. Where will they be located?
Navsari, Morbi, Bhavnagar, Chhota Udepur
The National Biodiversity Authority released over ₹15 crore under the Access and Benefit Sharing mechanism. Which genetic resource generated these funds?
Mustard
Indian Railways cleared Kavach 4.0 on 660 route km of the Izzatnagar Division of North Eastern Railway. What is the estimated cost?
₹295 crore
India and Nepal signed MoUs for eight development projects funded by Indian grant assistance. Which sectors do they cover?
Education, health and agriculture
For the first time, 18 metric tonnes of GI-tagged Mithila Makhana went from Bihar to which country, bought straight from Darbhanga farmers?
Australia
India signed Terms of Reference for a Preferential Trade Agreement with SACU, described as the world's oldest customs union. In what year was SACU set up and where is its secretariat?
1910; Windhoek, Namibia
14 August 2026 open
Giriraj Singh opened IIHT SUTRA 2026, the first national conclave of the Indian Institutes of Handloom Technology. What was its theme?
Weaving the Future of the Indian Handloom Sector - Educate. Innovate
A team headed by Prof. S. D. Biju of the University of Delhi found three new species of which kind of amphibian in Northeast India?
Cascade frogs
The Gaj Gaurav Awards, presented at World Elephant Day 2026 in Visakhapatnam, were created in which year to mark three decades of Project Elephant?
2022
Select the statement about the Asian elephant in India that is NOT correct.
India has 45 Elephant Reserves
Under the Nuclear Energy Mission, the Government intends to build and operate at least how many indigenous Small Modular Reactors by 2033?
Five
NITI Aayog's report 'Key Sectors to Position India as a Global Manufacturing Hub' covers four sectors in this first edition, with eight more to come. Which four?
Chemicals, Textiles, Telecom and Networking Equipment, Solar Photovoltaic
The NITI report says textiles account for about 2% of GDP, 11% of manufacturing GVA and 9% of merchandise exports. How many people does the sector employ?
More than 45 million
At the new NUCFDC premises in Mumbai, inaugurated by Amit Shah, which integrated technology platform for Urban Cooperative Banks was launched?
Bank in a Box
Which of these is among SEBI's proposed changes to the Accredited Investor Framework 2026?
Letting investment managers certify an investor's status at onboarding, and counting securities market assets as a qualifying criterion
Bank of America and Jio Financial Services agreed a joint venture in which BofA may hold up to 49.9% of Jio Credit for about Rs 18,268 crore. What stake will BofA take first through preferential allotment?
26.5%
Cochin Shipyard handed over 'MS Maria', the second of eight HS EcoFreighter 7,000 DWT multi-purpose ships, to a shipping firm from which country?
Germany
Zhu Rongji, former Chinese Premier who died at 97, helped bring China into which organisation in 2001?
World Trade Organization (WTO)
Which Bill did the Lok Sabha send to a Joint Parliamentary Committee despite objections from the Opposition and civil society?
Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026
Which statement about a Joint Parliamentary Committee is NOT correct?
It is a permanent body that carries on from one Parliament to the next
'Udara Shakti 2026' is the third edition of a bilateral air exercise in which India sent Rafales and C-17s. The IAF's partner is the air force of:
Malaysia
In which year did Dean Robert Campbell conceive International Left-Handers Day, observed on 13 August?
1976
15 August 2026 open
BNHS and the Indian Army have sterilised more than 2,950 free-ranging dogs in Ladakh since 2022 to safeguard the Black-necked Crane. What makes this bird unique among the world's 15 crane species?
The only exclusively ALPINE species
India's fertiliser subsidy continues to climb even though crops absorb only about what portion of the nutrients applied?
40%
PM Vishwakarma 2.0 is expected on 17 September, Vishwakarma Jayanti. How many traditional trades does the original 2023 Central Sector scheme from the MSME Ministry cover?
18
PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, begun in February 2024 under MNRE with a target of 1 crore households by March 2027, gives households up to how many free units of electricity each month?
300 units
In his 2026 Independence Day speech the PM described "Shakti Ki Saptadhara", seven streams of national strength. Which item listed below is NOT among them?
Space Militarisation
PMJDY completed 12 years, with over 58 crore accounts and deposits near ₹3 lakh crore. On what date was it formally launched, after being announced from the Red Fort on 15 August 2014?
28 August 2014
Banks mobilised how much under RBI's FCNR(B) swap window, opened on 8 June 2026, before RBI shut it a month early?
$52.3 billion
L&T won a ₹10,000-15,000 crore order to build a large AI computing facility at its Chennai data-centre campus for "Together AI". Which GPUs will be installed, 10,000 in number?
NVIDIA B300
The NCLT began e-Inspection and e-Certified Copy services as part of which programme?
e-Courts 2.0
The White House report "The Great Transshipment Scam" put India in which tier of "China's Shadow Transshipment Network", and for what reason?
Tier 1 — risk "embedded" within massive legitimate trade flows
India stands fifth in the WIPO ranking for Generative AI patent filings. Which country leads, with more than 70% of GenAI patents in 2024-25?
China
BHEL entered a strategic partnership on PEM electrolyser manufacturing in India with "Hystar AS". From which country is this company?
Norway
PM Modi gave his 13th straight Red Fort address on the 80th Independence Day (15 August 2026). Who was the only earlier PM to deliver 13 consecutive speeches?
Jawaharlal Nehru
Which company heads the consortium that IN-SPACe approved for India's first fully commercial Earth Observation satellite constellation under a PPP model?
PixxelSpace India
How many people were awarded the Shaurya Chakra in the 2026 Independence Day honours?
19
16 & 17 August 2026 open
The Union Government is planning 'Reform Utsav', a three-month citizen-led governance reform campaign. From which date is it likely to begin?
2 October 2026
Mahouts of Jaldapara National Park honoured with Gaj Gaurav 2026 rescued six stranded captive elephants. How many wild one-horned rhinos did they also help shift to safety in the floods?
13
Karnataka's Sandhya Kiran Scheme, a contributory cashless health programme under Ayushman Bharat-Arogya Karnataka, gives state pensioners under 70 what yearly health cover per family?
Rs 5 lakh
The CAG pointed to serious shortcomings in the Green India Mission. Under which framework is it one of eight missions?
National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC)
Under FAST-DS, what must a Category A declarant, holding a foreign asset or income up to Rs 1 crore never previously taxed, pay?
30% tax plus an equal additional amount, an effective 60%
SEBI has proposed a colour-coded 'Credit Risk-o-Meter' for debt securities. Into how many visual risk levels would it convert credit ratings such as AAA or BBB-?
6
The MMDR Amendment Bill, 2026 is a response to which 2024 nine-judge Constitution Bench decision, which allowed states to tax mineral rights while saying royalty is not a tax?
Mineral Area Development Authority (MADA) v. SAIL
India and Nepal signed MoUs for eight High Impact Community Development Projects worth NPR 803 million. How widely will they be carried out?
7 districts across 4 provinces
JSW Neo Energy agreed with Bhutan's Druk Green Power Corporation on the 920 MW Punatsangchhu-III hydro project. How is the joint venture's shareholding divided?
DGPC 51%, JSW 49%
Andhra Pradesh and CSIR-NGRI signed a Rs 140 crore pact, entirely funded by NMET, to explore which two critical minerals in the Vempalle area of the Kadapa Basin?
Lithium and gallium
The Mahadayi, called the Mandovi in Goa, starts from a group of 30 springs inside which wildlife sanctuary in Belagavi district, Karnataka?
Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary
Which Chennai-based fabless startup designed VIHAAN, India's first indigenous broadband networking System-on-Chip, which worked on the first fabrication attempt?
Aheesa Digital Innovations
N. Chandrasekaran will leave his post as Executive Chairman of Tata Sons when his present term finishes on which date?
20 February 2027
Major General Sunil Kumar Razdan (Retd.), who died at 70, was the Army's first wheelchair-borne General. Which gallantry award, India's second-highest in peacetime, did he hold?
Kirti Chakra
Which find at Vaishya Tekri helped suggest a Mauryan-period date?
Avanti coin
18 August 2026 open
India released its first Guide to Grasslands and Other Open Natural Ecosystems (ONEs) at the UNCCD's COP17. In which city was COP17 held?
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
On what date was the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) adopted in Paris?
17 June 1994
Under its UNCCD commitments, how much degraded land has India pledged to restore by 2030?
26 million hectares
A Centre of Excellence for Eri Silk Weaving, called Ryndia locally, opened in Ri-Bhoi district. Which state is it in?
Meghalaya
The Jal Jeevan Mission marked seven years on 15 August 2026. How much water per person per day is a Functional Household Tap Connection meant to deliver?
55 litres
What Centre-State cost-sharing ratio does the Jal Jeevan Mission use for Himalayan and North-Eastern states?
90:10
The Union Cabinet pushed the Jal Jeevan Mission deadline out from 2024 to which date?
December 2028
NABARD introduced the RSVC-AMRIT platform for rural innovation. What does AMRIT stand for here?
Accelerated Medium for Rural Innovations and Technologies
In which year was NABARD, India's apex institution for agriculture and rural development finance, set up?
1982
West Bengal officially started Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY on 16 August 2026. How much annual health cover does it give each family?
Rs 5 lakh
NITI Aayog's 3rd Services Thematic report finds that professional services make up roughly what portion of India's total services exports?
25 per cent
RBI's draft guidelines of 6 August 2026 propose limiting NBFCs to which kind of credit product?
Term loans only
Which bank did RBI fine Rs 59.20 lakh for not following directions on Interest Rate on Deposits and Securitisation of Standard Assets?
IndusInd Bank
What total value of projects did MeitY clear for incentives under the Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS)?
Rs 7,877 crore
Where was the 17th Conference of the Parties to the UNCCD held, at which India launched its Guide to Grasslands?
Ulaanbaatar
20 August 2026 open
The report "Her Harvest 2026: The Hidden Cost of Women's Invisible Work in Indian Agriculture" says women operate what share of India's farmed area?
11.72 per cent
According to Her Harvest 2026, women agricultural workers receive how many rupees for every Rs 100 men earn?
Rs 82
Which of these has the United Nations declared 2026 the International Year of?
The Woman Farmer
Digital Bharat Nidhi, which signed the Amended BharatNet agreement with Chhattisgarh, used to be known by what earlier name?
Universal Service Obligation Fund
The 140-year-old Parichha Weir in Jhansi has been named a World Heritage Irrigation Structure. Which canal system does it feed as its headworks?
Betwa Canal System
A new Incentive Scheme for Domestic PNG Connections gives City Gas Distribution companies cheaper domestic APM gas for each extra billed connection above the threshold. How much gas per connection?
200 SCM
To what annual amount did Tamil Nadu increase the cover under its Chief Minister's Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme?
Rs 25 lakh
Public-sector banks have suggested what size of sub-target for climate and transition finance within Priority Sector Lending?
2 per cent
Which statement best distinguishes transition finance from green finance?
Lending to high-carbon-emitting industries to help them reduce emissions
What was the all-India unemployment rate (Current Weekly Status, age 15 and above) for July 2026, according to the 16th monthly PLFS bulletin?
5.1 per cent
About what value did India's combined merchandise and services exports reach in July 2026?
USD 80.14 billion
Under which scheme did MeitY clear 31 more projects worth Rs 7,877 crore?
Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme
In which city is the headquarters of the BRICS New Development Bank, which Iran is moving to join?
Shanghai
SEBI barred two entities for placing huge orders and cancelling them within seconds in the Closing Auction Session, a practice called spoofing. Under which SEBI regulations is it prohibited?
PFUTP Regulations
Which platform published the report 'Her Harvest 2026' on women in Indian agriculture?
Arya.ag
21 August 2026 open
A National Board has recently been set up for makhana, an aquatic crop. What is its scientific name?
Euryale ferox
Nearly 90 per cent of India's makhana output comes from which state?
Bihar
Alongside the National Makhana Board, the Centre has cleared a scheme for the sector worth how much?
Rs 476.03 crore
In which year did Mithila Makhana obtain its Geographical Indication tag?
2022
The indigenous NIKA2 Kisan Medium Drone from Hyderabad-based AkinAnalytics can carry what spraying payload?
16 litres
The National Commission for Women, which ran the Yashoda AI programme in Jalandhar, gets its statutory basis from which law?
National Commission for Women Act, 1990
The RBI has permitted LIC to raise its holding in HDFC Bank up to what percentage of paid-up capital or voting rights?
9.99 per cent
Paul Merchants Finance became India's first NBFC to open dedicated silver loan branches. Under which RBI framework?
Lending Against Gold and Silver Collateral Directions, 2025
The Competition Commission of India cleared Prudential Corporation Holdings' purchase of what stake in Bharti Life Insurance?
75 per cent
The Zonal Councils, whose 31st Southern Zonal Council session met at Mahabalipuram, were created by which law?
States Reorganisation Act, 1956
Which body implements Ayushman Bharat - PM Jan Arogya Yojana, recently introduced in West Bengal?
National Health Authority
India's core sector growth in July 2026 eased from 6 per cent in June to what rate?
5.4 per cent
India Ratings and Research upgraded its FY27 GDP growth forecast for India to:
6.8 per cent
The DGFT amended the Foreign Trade Policy 2023 so exporters can receive rupee payments while keeping export benefits. For contracts with countries outside which grouping does this apply?
Asian Clearing Union
What is the scientific name of makhana (fox nut)?
Euryale ferox
22 August 2026 open
The new national deep-sea fishery report deals with the Exclusive Economic Zone. Up to what distance from a country's coast does an EEZ reach?
200 nautical miles
Roughly how large is India's Exclusive Economic Zone?
2.37 million sq km
At what depth does the oceanic Twilight Zone lie, which the report discusses for moving carbon into the deep ocean?
200 to 1,000 metres
Under which ministry does the Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology (CMLRE), which marked its Silver Jubilee, operate?
Ministry of Earth Sciences
Which provision gave the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) statutory status?
Section 68 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015
Where is the IFSC Banking Unit through which IDFC FIRST Bank completed its first USD 500 million bond issue?
GIFT City, Gujarat
In what capacity were former ISRO Chairman S. Somanath and Anand Mahindra appointed to the RBI Central Board?
Part-time, Non-official Directors
In which month and year did SEBI bring in the framework for Online Bond Providers Platforms (OBPPs), for which an advertisement code is now proposed?
November 2022
What outlay does the Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme (MPMS) notified by MeitY carry?
Rs 62,500 crore
What was the value of the loan India and the Asian Development Bank signed for the Chennai Climate-Resilient Water Security and Sewerage Project?
USD 230 million
Wizzmoni Financial Services launched a multi-currency travel card with Oman Air. Under which RBI-authorised dealer category does it operate?
Authorised Dealer Category II
At which location did the Union Cabinet approve a permanent bench of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh?
Ladakh
Material for World Senior Citizen's Day 2026 projects India to have more than how many senior citizens by 2050?
300 million
Which propellant combination powers the Zhuque-3 Y2 reusable launch vehicle, whose first stage soft-landed in Gansu Province?
Liquid oxygen and methane
An Exclusive Economic Zone extends up to how many nautical miles from the coast?
200
23 & 24 August 2026 open
The Rural Development Ministry's National Campaign on Entrepreneurship-II is carried out under which programme?
Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission
How many SHG women is the National Campaign on Entrepreneurship-II meant to train?
5 lakh
A forest and pastoral economy worth roughly what amount is the target of ISB-BIPP's five-year agreement with Himachal Pradesh's forest authorities?
Rs 22,600 crore
Which reserve forest hosts Aaranyak's effort to recover elephant habitat by weeding out invasive exotic species?
Khalingduar Reserve Forest, Udalguri district
Through which process is biochar made from the cleared invasive biomass in the Assam project?
Pyrolysis
Women's labour force participation in rural India, 33 per cent earlier, reached what figure in PLFS 2025?
45.9 per cent
Taking all women above 15 years, FLFPR stood at 30 per cent in 2019-20. What was the 2025 figure?
40 per cent
Four insurers exceeded their Expense of Management limits for 2024-25. What was the length of IRDAI's ban on them opening new business locations?
Six months
SEBI's study found retail equity derivatives traders lost how much in total in FY26?
Rs 91,685 crore
The pension scheme for construction workers proposed under EPFO 3.0 would use surplus money collected through which cess?
Building and Other Construction Workers cess
Which bank partnered Razorpay on its new multi-currency EEFC settlement offering for exporters?
RBL Bank
A NielsenIQ and World Data Lab study defines affluent consumers as people whose daily spending exceeds what amount?
90 dollars
The Chennai Climate-Resilient Water Security and Sewerage Project is backed by an ADB loan agreement with India. How large is the loan?
230 million dollars
The DGFT's relaxation letting exporters invoice overseas deals in Indian rupees specifically leaves out which countries?
Nepal and Bhutan
Which grouping launched the Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness (IPMDA)?
Quad
25 August 2026 open
Under which Seventh Schedule entry do cooperative societies working within a single State come?
Entry 32 of the State List
The NCDC (Amendment) Act, 2026 changes the original National Co-operative Development Corporation Act of which year?
1962
What outlay has been sanctioned for the Pradhan Mantri Surya Sarovar Yojana?
Rs 5,070 crore
How much battery energy storage is to be combined with the floating solar capacity planned under PM-SSY?
10,000 MWh
By roughly how much can water cooling raise the output of floating solar panels?
5 to 15 per cent
India's first Soil Texture Map was created by NBSS&LUP. In which city is this institute headquartered?
Nagpur
What does soil texture describe?
The proportion of sand, silt and clay
In regenerative agriculture, which on-farm bio-input is a botanical extract made from ten leaves and used against pests?
Dashparni
What share of the FY27 fertiliser subsidy budget had been spent by 19 August 2026?
58.04 per cent
The tightened quality norms require E20 petrol to keep chloride contamination below what level?
3 ppm
The ILO-NCAER policy brief says India's platform workers numbered 7.7 million in 2020. How many were there in 2024-25?
12 million
According to the same brief, what portion of outstanding individual bank credit did women hold as of March 2023?
22.9 per cent
On how many parameters will SEBI's new Information Technology Resilience Index assess market infrastructure institutions?
Nine
Under which provision of the RBI Act, 1934 were the three new part-time directors on the RBI Central Board appointed?
Section 8(1)(c)
An Se-young won the 2026 women's singles final against which opponent?
Akane Yamaguchi
26 August 2026 open
India's first non-GMO high-expansion popcorn maize hybrid seed was created in association with which ICAR institute?
ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research
What measure is used to judge high expansion in popcorn maize?
Expansion ratio, meaning the volume of popped corn from a given volume of unpopped kernels
NBAGR has newly registered Periyar Kullan, which is Kerala's second indigenous cattle breed after which one?
Vechur
Under which rearing system are Periyar Kullan cattle mostly kept?
Semi-feral and silvopastoral systems
A ban has been proposed on carbosulfan. To which insecticide class does it belong?
Carbamate
The RBI's August Bulletin reports the southwest monsoon rainfall deficit easing from minus 35.4 per cent at the end of June to what level at the end of July?
Minus 13 per cent
The RBI August Bulletin shows the kharif sowing deficit improving from minus 22 per cent to what figure?
Minus 2.9 per cent
The Garbhini Mitra course started by the All India Institute of Ayurveda comes under which ministry?
Ministry of Ayush
Odisha's Bidesh Sikhyabruti scheme can give selected SC/ST students support of up to how much each year?
Rs 25 lakh
NITI Aayog's report 'Reimagining Skilling for Viksit Bharat@2047' found how many young people aged 15 to 29 to be outside education, employment and training?
8.7 crore
PNGRB cleared about 1,800 km of new LPG pipelines. To what length will this lift the common-carrier network from roughly 7,700 km?
About 9,500 km
UPI marked ten years on 25 August 2026. Roughly what portion of India's digital payments did it handle in FY26?
84 per cent
In the Citigroup and Axis Bank tie-up to attract NRI FCNR investments, which instrument will Axis Bank issue?
Standby Letters of Credit
IRCC data show how many Indians became Canadian permanent residents in the first half of 2026?
44,335
Who launched India's first non-GMO high-expansion popcorn maize hybrid seed?
C. P. Radhakrishnan
27 August 2026 open
In which blocks is Mission Samriddh Gaon, started by the Ministry of Rural Development, being piloted?
Budni in Sehore and Khategaon in Dewas, Madhya Pradesh
Which one of these is among the five key features of Mission Samriddh Gaon?
Integrated Farming Systems combining horticulture, livestock, fisheries, poultry and beekeeping
The e-Shram Portal completed five years on 26 August 2026. What identifier does it give each registered worker?
A portable 12-digit Universal Account Number
Who can register on the e-Shram Portal?
Workers aged 16 and above who are not income-tax payers and not enrolled in EPFO or ESIC
PM-SYM is one of the schemes converged on e-Shram. What assured monthly pension does it give after age 60?
Rs 3,000
Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary reported India's notable first sighting of the Smew. In which district does it lie?
Nagaon
India's mushroom output rose from 51,000 tonnes in 2015 to nearly what amount in 2024?
3.48 lakh tonnes
The Meghalaya Assembly passed a resolution against uranium mining. Uranium-bearing areas in which district are mainly concerned?
West Khasi Hills
What were India's gross foreign direct investment inflows in April-June 2026, the highest in at least 15 years?
30.7 billion dollars
Which statement correctly sets FDI apart from FPI?
FDI is long-term investment usually involving significant influence or control, while FPI is mainly purchase of financial assets without management control
In what way does an incremental cash reserve ratio differ from the ordinary CRR?
It applies only to the increase in deposits over a specified period, not to the entire NDTL
Which two parameters in SEBI's IT Resilience Index for market infrastructure institutions get the top weight of 20 per cent each?
Availability and cybersecurity
PPPAC gave in-principle approval to privatise 11 airports. What proportion of AAI employees must concessionaires keep for up to three years?
60 per cent
On what date was the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, which has completed 12 years, launched?
28 August 2014
Which ministry is the nodal ministry for Mission Samriddh Gaon?
Ministry of Rural Development
28 & 29 August 2026 open
Which Union Ministry is behind DAANVEER, a scheme through which citizens, CSR bodies and overseas Indians can gift desktop computers to verified Gram Panchayats?
Ministry of Panchayati Raj
In DAANVEER, a donor picks a verified Panchayat on one app and then buys through an ONDC-linked marketplace. Which two?
Meri Panchayat App and DigiHaat
NABARD signed an MoU with NaBFID on rural infrastructure and PPP financing. Which description of NaBFID is accurate?
Set up in 2021 under the NaBFID Act, 2021, with its headquarters in Mumbai
Banas Dairy and Suzuki Motor Corporation teamed up with which third organisation for the Banas Bio-CNG Model Plant in Banaskantha, Gujarat?
National Dairy Development Board
Sugar allocation turns fortnightly from September. Of the allocation, what is the smallest share mills are obliged to sell during week one?
40 per cent
The restructured PM SVANidhi turned a year old on 27 August 2026. Its extended validity runs till which date?
31 March 2030
While cautioning about slippage in public finances, S&P left its India outlook stable. What fiscal deficit has the Centre targeted for FY27?
4.3 per cent of GDP
As PMJDY reaches its 12th year, identify the claim about it that is false.
It is run by the Ministry of Rural Development through the JAM trinity
Banks may now tap the RBI's concessional dollar-rupee swap facility beyond their set weekly slot for FCNR(B) deals larger than what size?
USD 100 million
India's crude imports from Russia in August 2026 are put at about 2.1 million barrels a day. What share of total Indian crude imports does Russia still supply?
More than 40 per cent
In the debate on climate-proofing India's food system, what does the pillar of 'diversified procurement' mainly mean?
Widening MSP coverage beyond rice and wheat to millets, pulses and oilseeds suited to local climates
The world's first Drought Resilience Index and Drought Resilience Investment Facility were launched at which international forum?
UNCCD COP17
To which plant family does Ammannia telanganensis, a freshwater flowering species newly reported from Telangana, belong?
Lythraceae
In 2026 R. Praggnanandhaa made history as India's first Grand Chess Tour Finals champion. Which player was his opponent in the title match?
Fabiano Caruana
What does GLOF stand for in the context of Himalayan hazards?
Glacial Lake Outburst Flood
30 & 31 August 2026 open
Which description fits the Integrated Fertilizer Management System (iFMS) that has been in the news?
A web-based system to monitor availability, movement, distribution and sale of fertilizers across the country
Regarding the shift of MGNREGA workers to VB-G RAM G, which statement is accurate?
All registered workers have been migrated, including those where e-KYC is not complete
India's forex reserves hit a record in the week ended 21 August 2026. What level was reported?
USD 729.3 billion
About how much was added to India's forex reserves after the RBI's swap scheme announced on 5 June?
About USD 47 billion
Approximately what was India's current account deficit in 2025-26?
0.6 per cent of GDP
Which ministry runs the PARIVARTAN Scheme and which agency funds it?
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways; funded by the National Capital Region Planning Board
How many old, high-emission commercial trucks and buses does the PARIVARTAN Scheme intend to retire and replace across the NCR?
Over 2 lakh
India and Canada pledged to wrap up CEPA talks by the end of 2026. What bilateral trade goal did they set for 2030?
About CAD 70 billion
NITI Aayog's report on Ease of Doing R&D in India says almost 80 per cent of ANRF funding goes to which group of institutions?
IITs
A Neelakurinji-like bloom was seen in the Kudremukh hills. To which family does Neelakurinji (Strobilanthes kunthiana) belong, and under which Schedule of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 was it protected in 2024?
Acanthaceae; Schedule III
The rare bloom was reported from Kudremukh in Karnataka. Which set of rivers originates in this region?
Tunga, Bhadra and Nethravathi
For vulture conservation in India, which veterinary drug was banned in 2006 and which one is its recognised safe alternative?
Diclofenac banned; meloxicam is the substitute
Gangaichthys indonepalicus was found in West Champaran district of Bihar near the Nepal border. Why is it notable?
The first recorded subterranean fish from the Indo-Gangetic Basin
The International Day Against Nuclear Tests, held on 29 August, recalls the closure of which nuclear test site?
Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan
Which mineral resource was a key focus of the India-Uzbekistan talks on long-term supply?
Uranium