Current Affairs Quiz — 31 August 2026
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What was India's real GDP growth in Q1 (April–June) of FY 2026-27, as estimated by MoSPI on 31 August 2026?
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Correct answer: B — 7.8%
Real GDP grew 7.8% in Q1 FY 2026-27; nominal GDP grew 10.3% and real GVA 8.2%.
What was the growth of real Gross Value Added (GVA) in Q1 of FY 2026-27?
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Correct answer: D — 8.2%
Real GVA grew 8.2% to ₹73.82 lakh crore in Q1 FY 2026-27.
The Q1 FY 2026-27 GDP estimates are based on the new national accounts series with which base year?
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Correct answer: A — 2022-23
MoSPI released the new series of GDP estimates with base year 2022-23 on 27 February 2026.
Consider the following statements about India's Q1 FY 2026-27 GDP estimates: 1. Nominal GDP grew faster than real GDP during the quarter. 2. The new GDP series with base year 2022-23 was released in February 2026. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct: nominal GDP grew 10.3% against 7.8% real growth, and the new series was released on 27 February 2026.
INS Nipun, commissioned on 31 August 2026, is the second Diving Support Vessel of which class?
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Correct answer: C — Nistar class
INS Nipun is the second DSV of the Nistar class; INS Nistar is its sister ship.
Which shipyard designed and built INS Nipun?
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Correct answer: A — Hindustan Shipyard Limited, Visakhapatnam
INS Nipun was indigenously designed and constructed by Hindustan Shipyard Limited, Visakhapatnam.
Consider the following statements about INS Nipun: 1. It was commissioned at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam. 2. It can support submarine rescue operations as well as saturation and heliox diving. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Statement 1 is wrong: INS Nipun was commissioned at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai (it was built at Visakhapatnam). Statement 2 is correct.
The 14 indigenous quantum products unveiled by C-DOT in August 2026 belong to which two areas?
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Correct answer: C — Quantum Key Distribution and Post-Quantum Cryptography
C-DOT's Quantum Series covers Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) and Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC).
Consider the following statements about C-DOT's August 2026 quantum products: 1. C-DOT is an R&D centre under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. 2. The products were unveiled on C-DOT's 25th Foundation Day. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: D — Neither 1 nor 2
Both are wrong: C-DOT is the R&D centre of the Department of Telecommunications (Ministry of Communications), and the event was its 43rd Foundation Day.
How many blocks are offered in the 8th tranche of critical and strategic mineral block auctions, promoted at the Raipur roadshow in August 2026?
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Correct answer: C — 20
The 8th tranche has 20 blocks — 17 composite licences and 3 mining leases — across nine States.
How many of the 8th-tranche critical mineral blocks are located in Chhattisgarh?
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Correct answer: B — Five
Five mineral blocks from Chhattisgarh are included in the 8th tranche.
Where was the 27th India–Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic and Cultural matters held in August 2026?
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Correct answer: D — Moscow
The 27th IGC was held in Moscow on 24 August 2026; Modi and Putin welcomed its outcome in Bishkek.
Before their August 2026 meeting in Bishkek, PM Modi and President Putin last met at which India–Russia Annual Summit in Delhi in December 2025?
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Correct answer: B — 23rd
The two leaders had met in Delhi for the 23rd Annual Summit in December 2025.
'Mission Rangeen Machhli 2031', released by the Vice President in August 2026, is a strategic action plan for what?
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Correct answer: B — Ornamental fisheries development in Lakshadweep
It is the Strategic Action Plan for Ornamental Fisheries Development in Lakshadweep, released at Agatti.
Under which scheme have fisheries projects worth over ₹62 crore been approved for Lakshadweep, as noted by the Vice President in August 2026?
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Correct answer: A — Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana
Projects worth over ₹62 crore have been approved for Lakshadweep under PMMSY.
The generation of a voltage when a temperature difference is maintained across a material, studied in the JNCASR scandium nitride work, is known as which effect?
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Correct answer: A — Seebeck effect
The Seebeck effect converts a temperature difference into an electrical voltage; the Peltier effect is the reverse (current producing heating/cooling).
In the JNCASR-led study published in Science (August 2026), thin films of which material showed a giant thermoelectric voltage?
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Correct answer: D — Scandium nitride
The team grew scandium nitride (ScN) thin films on magnesium oxide substrates.
By July 2026, the Union Government's total receipts reached what share of the 2026-27 Budget Estimate?
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Correct answer: D — 35.8%
Total receipts were ₹13,06,709 crore, 35.8% of BE; total expenditure was 32.9% of BE.
PM Modi congratulated Kyrgyz President Sadyr Zhaparov on Kyrgyzstan's Independence Day during their Bishkek meeting. On which date does it fall, coinciding with the opening of the 2026 SCO Summit?
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Correct answer: A — 31 August
The Kyrgyz Independence Day on 31 August coincided with the opening of the 26th SCO Summit in Bishkek.
The 'Green Forge' complex for controlled experimentation on genetically modified crops, inaugurated in August 2026, is located at which institute?
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Correct answer: C — BRIC-NABI, Mohali
Green Forge was inaugurated at the BRIC-National Agri-Food and Biomanufacturing Institute (BRIC-NABI), Mohali.
President Droupadi Murmu graced the combined convocation of how many NIFT campuses on 31 August 2026?
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Correct answer: D — 18
The President graced the combined convocation ceremony of 18 NIFT campuses in New Delhi.