Current Affairs Quiz — 06 August 2026
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What is the total outlay of the GOBARdhan Compressed Biogas scheme approved by the Union Cabinet in August 2026?
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Correct answer: C — Rs 23,731 crore
The Cabinet approved GOBARdhan with a total outlay of Rs 23,731 crore for FY 2026-27 to FY 2035-36.
What stable administered price for Compressed Biogas does the GOBARdhan scheme introduce?
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Correct answer: B — Rs 2,110 per MMBTU
GOBARdhan introduces a stable administered CBG price of Rs 2,110 per MMBTU.
Which ministry administers the GOBARdhan Compressed Biogas scheme approved in August 2026?
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Correct answer: D — Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
The scheme is administered by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas as one platform across the CBG value chain.
Consider the following statements about the GOBARdhan scheme: 1. It will be implemented from FY 2026-27 to FY 2035-36. 2. Eligible greenfield CBG projects can get capital assistance of up to Rs 2 crore per tonne per day of installed capacity. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both statements are correct as per the Cabinet decision of 6 August 2026.
Till when has Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0, approved by the Cabinet in March 2026, extended the mission?
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Correct answer: D — December 2028
JJM 2.0, approved on 10 March 2026, extends the mission till December 2028.
What is the total outlay approved for Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0?
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Correct answer: A — Rs 8.69 lakh crore
JJM 2.0 has a total outlay of Rs 8.69 lakh crore, of which central assistance is Rs 3.59 lakh crore.
From where was the Agni-4 ballistic missile test-fired on 6 August 2026?
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Correct answer: A — Integrated Test Range, Chandipur
Agni-4 was test-fired from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, Odisha.
Under the aegis of which body was the Agni-4 test of August 2026 carried out?
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Correct answer: B — Strategic Forces Command
The test was carried out under the aegis of the Strategic Forces Command.
About how many Scheduled Tribe entrepreneurs do the Tribal Affairs Ministry's August 2026 MoUs with incubators aim to reach?
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Correct answer: C — 1,000
The partnerships aim to reach approximately 1,000 ST entrepreneurs.
Under the Tribal Affairs Ministry's August 2026 incubator partnerships, a minimum of how many ST entrepreneurs are to be funded and incubated under VCF-ST?
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Correct answer: B — 100
A minimum of 100 ST entrepreneurs are to be funded and incubated under VCF-ST.
The 4-lane Guwahati–Tezpur corridor approved by the CCEA in August 2026 is being developed along which National Highway?
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Correct answer: B — NH-15
The 135.87 km corridor from Baihata Chariali to Tezpur is on NH-15 in Assam.
In which mode will the Guwahati–Tezpur corridor on NH-15 be developed?
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Correct answer: C — Build-Operate-Transfer (Toll)
The project will be developed on Build-Operate-Transfer (Toll) mode at a capital cost of Rs 8,970.20 crore.
Consider the following statements about the Guwahati–Tezpur corridor approved in August 2026: 1. It includes an Emergency Landing Facility in the Tezpur bypass, finalised with the Indian Air Force. 2. The total project length is about 235 km. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only statement 1 is correct. The project length is 135.87 km; the 4.9 km Emergency Landing Facility is in the Tezpur bypass.
The 10th BRICS Industry Ministers' Meeting in Jaipur culminated ministerial engagement under which BRICS mechanism?
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Correct answer: A — BRICS Partnership on New Industrial Revolution (PartNIR)
The meeting culminated the ministerial engagement under the BRICS Partnership on New Industrial Revolution (PartNIR).
For a BRICS Working Group on which industry were Terms of Reference and an Action Plan adopted at the 10th BRICS Industry Ministers' Meeting?
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Correct answer: B — Photovoltaic industry
Ministers adopted the Terms of Reference and Action Plan for the BRICS Working Group on the Photovoltaic Industry.
What did India propose at the 10th BRICS Industry Ministers' Meeting to support innovation-led growth?
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Correct answer: C — A BRICS Incubator Network and a BRICS Startup Innovation Fund
India proposed a BRICS Incubator Network and a BRICS Startup Innovation Fund.
Which half-humanoid will fly on the first uncrewed Gaganyaan mission, targeted in the fourth quarter of 2026?
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Correct answer: B — Vyommitra
The first uncrewed experimental Gaganyaan mission will carry the half-humanoid Vyommitra.
By which year is the Bharatiya Antariksh Station planned to be operationalised, as stated in the Rajya Sabha in August 2026?
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Correct answer: C — 2035
The Bharatiya Antariksh Station is planned to be operationalised by 2035.
Consider the following statements about the Gaganyaan programme as of August 2026: 1. The TV-D1 test vehicle mission validated the Crew Escape System in flight. 2. The first uncrewed Gaganyaan mission is targeted in the second quarter of 2026. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only statement 1 is correct. The first uncrewed mission is targeted in the fourth quarter of 2026.
During which period is the Har Ghar Tiranga 2026 campaign being observed?
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Correct answer: D — 9 to 17 August
Har Ghar Tiranga 2026 is being observed across the country from 9 to 17 August 2026.
The Har Ghar Tiranga 2026 campaign is dedicated to 150 years of which of the following?
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Correct answer: B — Vande Mataram
The 2026 campaign is dedicated to 150 years of the National Song 'Vande Mataram'.
What is the new initiative under Har Ghar Tiranga 2026 that will connect Indian Missions across the globe?
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Correct answer: A — Suryapath Tiranga
'Suryapath Tiranga' is the new initiative to connect Indian Missions across the globe.
India's installed data centre capacity has grown from 375 MW in 2020 to about how much, as stated by MeitY in August 2026?
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Correct answer: C — 1,575 MW
MeitY said installed capacity grew from 375 MW in 2020 to about 1,575 MW.
What is the name of the protocol for connecting quantum networks proposed by Bose Institute scientists in 2026?
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Correct answer: A — General Concurrence Percolation
Bose Institute scientists introduced General Concurrence Percolation (GCP), published in Physical Review A.
BIOFACH INDIA 2026, organised by APEDA in Greater Noida in August 2026, is an exhibition focused on which products?
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Correct answer: D — Certified organic products
BIOFACH INDIA 2026 promotes India's certified organic, natural and sustainable food products.
What was India's crude steel production in April–July 2026, as per Steel Ministry data released in August 2026?
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Correct answer: D — 56.3 million tonnes
Crude steel output was 56.3 MT in April–July 2026, up 2.6% from 54.9 MT a year earlier.
In how many identified vulnerable districts was the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan launched on 15 August 2020?
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Correct answer: B — 272
NMBA was launched in 272 vulnerable districts on 15 August 2020 and expanded to all districts in August 2023.
How is the India–Israel relationship described in the PMO readout of the Modi–Netanyahu phone call of 6 August 2026?
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Correct answer: D — Special Strategic Partnership
The two leaders reviewed progress in the India–Israel Special Strategic Partnership.