📚 Current Affairs Quiz • August 2026
📚 Weekly Best Current Affairs Questions August 1–7, 2026
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Question 1
According to the BIMCO-ICS Seafarer Workforce Report 2026, what position did India achieve among the world's largest suppliers of seafarers?
✅ Answer: B. Second
Important Details
India became the second-largest supplier of seafarers globally, behind the Philippines. China ranked third. India had approximately 3.11 lakh seafarers, accounting for around 12.16% of the global seafarer workforce. �
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📌 Static GK
BIMCO: Baltic and International Maritime Council
ICS: International Chamber of Shipping
Philippines → largest supplier
India → second-largest supplier
🎯 Exam Tip
Remember:
Philippines → 1st | India → 2nd | China → 3rd
Question 2
Which Union Ministry launched the DAANVEER initiative to strengthen digital infrastructure in Gram Panchayats?
✅ Answer: B. Ministry of Panchayati Raj
Important Details
DAANVEER encourages citizens and organisations to donate computers and other digital equipment to Gram Panchayats.
The initiative is connected with the Meri Panchayat mobile application and aims to improve digital access at the grassroots level.
📌 Static GK
The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 gave constitutional status to Panchayati Raj Institutions.
Came into force: 24 April 1993
24 April: National Panchayati Raj Day
🕰️ Historical Link
The idea of local self-government in India has roots in village-level institutions, while the modern constitutional Panchayati Raj framework was institutionalised through the 73rd Amendment.
🎯 Exam Tip
DAANVEER → Panchayati Raj → Digital equipment → Gram Panchayats
Question 3
Under the Delhi Lakshmi Yojana, how much monthly financial assistance will eligible women receive?
✅ Answer: C. ₹2,500
Important Details
The scheme targets eligible women in Delhi in the 21–60 years age group, subject to specified eligibility conditions.
📌 Exam Facts
Monthly assistance: ₹2,500
Reported annual family-income ceiling: ₹2.5 lakh
Residency requirement: 10 years
One eligible woman per family
🎯 Exam Tip
Delhi Lakshmi Yojana → ₹2,500 per month
Question 4
Where was India's first dedicated Department of Military Medicine established?
✅ Answer: B. Command Hospital, Lucknow
Important Details
The department was established at Command Hospital (Central Command), Lucknow, to strengthen specialised military-medical training, research and operational preparedness.
📌 Static GK
AFMC — Armed Forces Medical College
Location: Pune
Important institution for Armed Forces medical education.
🎯 Exam Tip
First dedicated Department of Military Medicine → Command Hospital, Lucknow
Question 5
What is the full form of NavIC, India's indigenous satellite navigation system?
✅ Answer: A. Navigation with Indian Constellation
Important Details
NavIC was earlier known as IRNSS — Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System.
It was developed by ISRO to provide regional positioning, navigation and timing services.
📌 Static GK
ISRO
Full form: Indian Space Research Organisation
Established: 1969
Headquarters: Bengaluru
First Chairman: Dr. Vikram Sarabhai
Current Chairman: Dr. V. Narayanan
🕰️ Historical Link
India's satellite-navigation programme was developed to reduce dependence on foreign navigation systems and strengthen strategic and civilian navigation capability.
Question 6
Which ILO Convention deals specifically with Decent Work in the Platform Economy?
✅ Answer: C. Convention No. 193
Important Details
The convention addresses labour standards and decent-work issues associated with the platform/gig economy, including digitally mediated work.
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ILO — International Labour Organization
Established: 1919
Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
It became a specialised agency of the UN in 1946.
🕰️ Historical Link
The ILO was created in the aftermath of World War I and is based on the principle that lasting peace requires social justice.
Question 7
Which organisation completed India's first comprehensive national catalogue of Lepidoptera species?
✅ Answer: B. Zoological Survey of India
Important Details
Lepidoptera is the biological order containing:
Butterflies
Moths
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ZSI — Zoological Survey of India
Established: 1916
Headquarters: Kolkata
Ministry: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Related Fact
BSI — Botanical Survey of India
Focus: plant biodiversity
Headquarters: Kolkata
🎯 Exam Trick
ZSI → Animals
BSI → Plants
Question 8
The Asian Development Bank approved a major loan for India's rooftop solar expansion. What was the reported amount?
✅ Answer: C. USD 850 million
Important Details
The financing supports the expansion of distributed rooftop solar power and India's renewable-energy transition.
📌 Static GK
ADB — Asian Development Bank
Established: 1966
Headquarters: Manila, Philippines
Regional development bank focused on Asia-Pacific.
🎯 Exam Tip
ADB → Manila → 1966
Question 9
The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2026 seeks to make registration after what period subject to a Judicial Magistrate's order?
✅ Answer: B. Two years
Important Details
The amendment makes delayed registration more stringent. Registration of a birth or death more than two years after its occurrence requires an order from a Judicial Magistrate First Class. �
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📌 Historical Link
The parent legislation is the:
Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969
🎯 Exam Tip
More than 2 years → Judicial Magistrate First Class
Question 10
National Handloom Day is observed every year on which date?
✅ Answer: C. 7 August
Important Details
National Handloom Day is observed on 7 August.
The date commemorates the launch of the Swadeshi Movement in 1905.
🕰️ Historical Link
The Swadeshi Movement was formally launched at Calcutta Town Hall on 7 August 1905, following the announcement of the partition of Bengal.
📌 Static GK
The handloom sector is one of India's important traditional employment-intensive textile sectors. The Government reported around 35.22 lakh weavers and allied workers associated with the sector. �
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Question 11
India's first Telecom Manufacturing Zone (TMZ) was established in which city?
✅ Answer: A. Gwalior
Important Details
The telecom manufacturing zone is intended to strengthen India's domestic telecom-equipment manufacturing ecosystem.
📌 Why Important?
It can support manufacturing related to:
5G/6G equipment
telecom hardware
optical-fibre technology
domestic supply chains
🎯 Exam Tip
First Telecom Manufacturing Zone → Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
This is a particularly useful RRB/SSC location-based current-affairs question.
Question 12
Which state launched DWEEPTI, described as a women-led renewable-energy policy initiative?
✅ Answer: A. Chhattisgarh
Important Details
The initiative focuses on increasing women's participation in the renewable-energy ecosystem.
📌 Exam Link
Renewable energy is increasingly connected with:
solar power
wind power
green hydrogen
biomass
energy storage
🎯 Exam Tip
DWEEPTI → Chhattisgarh → Women + Renewable Energy
Question 13
What was India's rank in the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) 2026?
✅ Answer: D. 176th
Additional Information
The Environmental Performance Index evaluates countries using indicators related to environmental health and ecosystem vitality.
📌 Exam Link
When an index question appears, remember three things:
Index → India's rank → Organisation/Institution releasing it
Question 14
Which Indian bank became the first to issue Basel III-compliant AT-1 perpetual bonds in the reported August 2026 development?
✅ Answer: B. State Bank of India
Important Details
AT-1 stands for Additional Tier-1 capital.
AT-1 instruments form part of a bank's regulatory capital under the Basel III framework.
📌 Static GK — SBI
Present entity established: 1955
Headquarters: Mumbai
Largest public-sector bank in India.
🕰️ Historical Link
SBI traces its institutional lineage to the Imperial Bank of India, which was transformed into the State Bank of India in 1955.
Question 15
Pithora painting, which received GI recognition, is primarily associated with which state?
✅ Answer: B. Gujarat
Important Details
Pithora is a traditional ritualistic tribal wall-painting tradition, strongly associated with communities such as the Rathwa.
📌 GI Background
GI = Geographical Indication
India's GI registration system operates under the:
Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999
Static GK
GI Registry → Chennai
🎯 Exam Trick
Pithora → Gujarat
Question 16
Who became the first woman Director General of the Geological Survey of India?
✅ Answer: A. Varsha Ashok Algave
Important Details
This appointment is significant because she became the first woman Director General of GSI.
📌 Static GK — GSI
Geological Survey of India
Established: 1851
Headquarters: Kolkata
Ministry: Ministry of Mines
Historical Link
GSI is one of India's oldest scientific organisations and has played a major role in geological mapping and mineral-resource assessment.
Question 17
Who became the first Indian to win a Commonwealth Games gold medal in Judo in the 2026 edition?
✅ Answer: D. Asmita Dey
Additional Information
Sport: Judo
Event: Commonwealth Games 2026
Host: Glasgow, Scotland
Static GK — Judo
Judo originated in Japan and was founded by Jigoro Kano in 1882.
🎯 Historical Link
Judo became an Olympic sport for men in 1964 and women's judo was added to the Olympic programme in 1992.
Question 18
Which country won both the men's and women's team titles at the 2026 Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships?
✅ Answer: C. India
Additional Information
India had a strong showing at the championship, including the men's singles victory by Ankur Bhattacharjee.
Static GK
ITTF — International Table Tennis Federation
Founded: 1926
International governing body of table tennis.
Question 19
Indian Organ Donation Day is observed every year on which date?
✅ Answer: C. 3 August
Important Details
The day promotes awareness about:
organ donation
transplantation
deceased donation
tissue donation
📌 Important Organisation
NOTTO — National Organ & Tissue Transplant Organisation
It works under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Historical Link
India's transplantation system is governed principally by the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994.
Question 20
In which city was Vastra Utsav 2026 organised?
✅ Answer: B. Chennai
Important Details
The event highlights India's textile, fashion and traditional textile ecosystem.
📌 Static GK
Tamil Nadu is one of India's major textile-producing states.
Important textile centres include:
Tiruppur → knitwear
Coimbatore → textile machinery/cotton
Kanchipuram → silk
Question 21
International Clouded Leopard Day is observed on which date?
✅ Answer: C. 4 August
Important Details
The clouded leopard is scientifically known as:
Neofelis nebulosa
India launched a Clouded Leopard Conservation Action Plan around International Clouded Leopard Day 2026. �
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📌 Static GK
The clouded leopard is found across parts of:
Northeast India
Himalayas
Southeast Asia
Historical/Conservation Link
Habitat loss, fragmentation and hunting are major threats to clouded leopard populations.
Question 22
Who assumed charge as Deputy Chief of Air Staff of the Indian Air Force in August 2026?
✅ Answer: B. Air Marshal Tejpal Singh
Additional Information
Fighter pilot
Commissioned into IAF in 1990
Recipient of major service awards including Vayu Sena Medal and Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
📌 Static GK — Indian Air Force
Established: 8 October 1932
Headquarters: New Delhi
Air Force Day: 8 October
First Indian Chief of Air Staff: Air Marshal Subroto Mukerjee
Question 23
South India's first semiconductor chip unit was inaugurated in which city?
✅ Answer: D. Visakhapatnam
Important Details
State: Andhra Pradesh
Sector: Semiconductor technology
Importance:
electronics
telecommunications
automobiles
defence
strategic technologies
🎯 Exam Tip
Do not confuse:
Telecom Manufacturing Zone → Gwalior
with
South India's first semiconductor chip unit → Visakhapatnam
Question 24
Who became the first Indian woman to participate in the Tour de France Femmes?
✅ Answer: A. Harshita Jakhar
Additional Information
Her participation marked an important milestone for Indian women's road cycling.
📌 Static GK
The Tour de France is one of the world's most prestigious road-cycling stage races.
Historical Link
The men's Tour de France dates back to 1903.
Question 25
Who assumed charge as Deputy Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy on 1 August 2026?
✅ Answer: A. Vice Admiral A. N. Pramod
Additional Information
Previously served as Director General Naval Operations
Commissioned into Indian Navy: 1 July 1990
Succeeded Vice Admiral Tarun Sobti
📌 Static GK — Indian Navy
Navy Day: 4 December
Headquarters: New Delhi
Motto: “Sham No Varunah”
Question 26
India's first Industry–Academia Nuclear Technology Orientation Programme, ANUGYAN, was launched at which institution?
✅ Answer: D. IIT Hyderabad
Important Details
ANUGYAN focuses on developing expertise and industry-academia collaboration in nuclear technology.
📌 Static GK
IIT Hyderabad
Established: 2008
State: Telangana
Exam Link
ANUGYAN → Nuclear technology → IIT Hyderabad
Question 27
Which state received the national award for being the Best State for Deceased Organ Donors?
✅ Answer: C. Tamil Nadu
Additional Information
Tamil Nadu has developed a strong institutional framework for deceased organ donation and transplantation.
Important Organisation
NOTTO
= National Organ & Tissue Transplant Organisation.
Exam Tip
Remember the distinction between:
deceased donor and living donor transplantation.
Question 28
Dr. L. Subramaniam, who received Sri Lanka's highest state honour, is famous for playing which instrument?
✅ Answer: A. Violin
Additional Information
Dr. L. Subramaniam is an internationally recognised Indian violinist and composer, particularly associated with Carnatic music.
Static GK
The violin is a string instrument.
🎯 Exam Pattern
This is exactly the kind of award + personality + field combination that is useful for SSC and State exams.
Question 29
What was the total financial outlay approved for the expanded GOBARdhan Scheme?
✅ Answer: C. ₹23,731 crore
Full Form
GOBARdhan = Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources Dhan
Important Details
The scheme focuses on converting organic waste into useful resources, particularly Compressed Biogas (CBG).
Potential feedstocks include:
cattle dung
agricultural residue
organic municipal waste
other biodegradable material
🕰️ Historical Link
GOBARdhan is part of India's broader efforts toward:
Waste-to-Wealth + Circular Economy + Clean Energy
Question 30
Where was India's Agni-4 ballistic missile successfully test-fired on 7 August 2026?
✅ Answer: B. Chandipur, Odisha
Additional Information
Missile: Agni-4
Type: Medium-Range Ballistic Missile
Approximate range: 4,000 km
Test facility: Integrated Test Range, Chandipur
Strategic Forces Command is associated with India's strategic missile forces.
📌 Static GK
The Agni series is a family of Indian ballistic missiles developed with major involvement from DRDO.
🎯 Exam Tip
Agni-4 → Chandipur → Odisha → ~4,000 km
Question 31
The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026 proposes increasing the sanctioned strength of Supreme Court judges, excluding the Chief Justice of India, from 33 to how many?
✅ Answer: C. 37
Important Correction
This is an important place where the earlier version of our article should be corrected. The parliamentary material states that the Bill proposes increasing the number of Supreme Court judges excluding the Chief Justice of India from 33 to 37. �
PRS Legislative Research +1
📌 Constitutional Link
Article 124 deals with the establishment and constitution of the Supreme Court of India.
Historical Link
The Supreme Court began functioning on 28 January 1950, shortly after the Constitution came into force.
First CJI
Justice H. J. Kania
Question 32
The Self-Enumeration facility for Census 2027 uses a Self-Enumeration ID containing how many digits?
✅ Answer: C. 11
Important Details
The digital self-enumeration process is part of the modernisation of India's census operations.
📌 Static GK
India's Census is conducted under the:
Census Act, 1948
Historical Link
India has conducted decennial censuses since the late 19th century, with the first synchronous all-India census conducted in 1881.
🎯 Exam Tip
Census → 1948 Act
Question 33
Which border trade route between India and China reopened after a six-year gap?
✅ Answer: C. Shipki La Pass
Important Details
Shipki La is located in:
Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh
It is an important India-China border pass.
📌 Geography Revision
Pass
State
Shipki La
Himachal Pradesh
Nathu La
Sikkim
Lipulekh
Uttarakhand
Bum La
Arunachal Pradesh
🎯 Exam Tip
Shipki La → Himachal Pradesh
Question 34
The 13th BRICS Education Ministers' Meeting 2026 was held in which Indian city?
✅ Answer: C. Bhubaneswar
Important Details
Dates: 5–7 August 2026
Host: India
Venue: Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Discussions covered education, skills, research and innovation. �
Careers360 Competition
📌 Static GK — BRICS
The original BRIC grouping consisted of:
Brazil + Russia + India + China
South Africa joined in 2010, making it BRICS.
Historical Link
The first BRIC summit was held in Yekaterinburg, Russia, in 2009.
Question 35
India's first indigenous vaccine against African Swine Fever (ASF) was developed by which organisation?
✅ Answer: A. ICAR-NIHSAD
Important Details
NIHSAD = National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases
Location:
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
The vaccine development is important because African Swine Fever can cause severe losses in pig populations.
📌 Static GK — ICAR
Indian Council of Agricultural Research
Established: 1929
Headquarters: New Delhi
🎯 Exam Trick
ASF → Pigs
Do not confuse African Swine Fever with swine flu/influenza.
Question 36
How many species are included in the Lepidoptera group, according to the national biodiversity documentation highlighted in the August 2026 current affairs?
✅ Answer: C. More than 20,000
Additional Information
Lepidoptera includes both:
Butterflies + Moths
Static GK
Zoological Survey of India → Animal biodiversity
Botanical Survey of India → Plant biodiversity
Historical Link
Taxonomic catalogues are important because they provide a scientific baseline for biodiversity conservation and ecological research.
Question 37
What is the theme of World Breastfeeding Week 2026?
✅ Answer: B. Breastfeeding for a Sustainable Start in Life: Strengthen What Works
Question 38
Who won the men's singles title at the 2026 Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships?
✅ Answer: C. Ankur Bhattacharjee
Additional Information
Country: India
Sport: Table Tennis
Event: Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships 2026
📌 Static GK
ITTF — International Table Tennis Federation
Founded: 1926
International governing body for table tennis.
🎯 Exam Tip
Ankur Bhattacharjee → Commonwealth TT 2026 → Men's Singles
Question 39
India launched which action plan for the conservation of the clouded leopard in August 2026?
✅ Answer: B. Clouded Leopard Conservation Action Plan
Important Details
The plan focuses on:
habitat protection
forest connectivity
scientific monitoring
community participation
conservation of priority landscapes
Reports identify 14 priority conservation landscapes in Northeast India. �
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Clouded leopard:
Scientific name: Neofelis nebulosa
It is classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
🎯 Historical Link
India's Northeast is one of the important global landscapes for this elusive forest cat.
Question 40
Which day is observed in India on 7 August to celebrate the country's handloom heritage?
✅ Answer: C. National Handloom Day
Important Details
Date: 7 August
The day commemorates the Swadeshi Movement of 1905 and highlights India's handloom traditions.
🕰️ Historical Link
On 7 August 1905, the Swadeshi Movement was formally launched at Calcutta Town Hall in the context of opposition to the partition of Bengal.
📌 Static GK
National Handloom Day is therefore not simply a textile-related observance—it has a direct connection with India's freedom movement and economic nationalism.
The Government's 2026 backgrounder specifically links the day with India's weaving heritage and the Swadeshi movement. �
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