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UPSC Daily Current Affairs Quiz – 3 August 2026
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This StudyAgora Daily Current Affairs Quiz is designed for aspirants preparing for the UPSC Civil Services Examination, particularly the Preliminary Examination.
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UPSC Daily Quiz Answer Key – 3 August 2026
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Q1. Under the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Act, 2026 passed by Parliament, an order from which authority is mandatory to approve delayed birth or death registrations exceeding two years?
Correct Answer: Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC)
Under the amended framework, delays between 1 and 2 years require approval from an Executive Magistrate (DM/SDM), while delays exceeding two years strictly require a formal order from a Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) to prevent fraudulent documentation.
Q2. The 'Samudra Manthan' (National Offshore Exploration Scheme) approved by the Union Cabinet operates under which nodal Ministry?
Correct Answer: Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Samudra Manthan is a 100% centrally funded Central Sector Scheme under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas with an outlay of ₹84,084 crore through FY 2030–31 to scale up deep-water seismic data acquisition and offshore hydrocarbon drilling.
Q3. Under the newly introduced Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rojgar Yojana (PM-VBRY), what is the maximum monthly salary threshold for employees to qualify for first-time EPF wage incentives?
Correct Answer: ₹1,00,000
PM-VBRY provides a one-time EPF wage incentive equivalent to one month's salary (capped at ₹15,000) for first-time entrants into the organized workforce who earn up to ₹1,00,000 per month.
Q4. Which specialized vessel launched for the Indian Navy represents the fifth and final catamaran-hulled platform built under the Diving Support Craft contract?
Correct Answer: DSC A24 (Yard 329)
DSC A24 (Yard 329) is the fifth and final catamaran-hulled Diving Support Craft constructed by Titagarh Rail Systems for underwater salvage, diving operations, and clearance missions.
Q5. What was the primary operational focus of the Indian Air Force's exercise 'Exercise ROTOR CLAP III'?
Correct Answer: Rotary-wing interception of drone and unmanned aerial system (UAS) threats
Exercise ROTOR CLAP III is a specialized counter-drone operational exercise integrating rotary-wing (helicopter) platforms, electronic warfare units, and AI targeting systems against low-altitude UAS threats.
Q6. Leptospirosis, which experiences seasonal surges in coastal regions during monsoon inundations, is caused by which pathogen?
Correct Answer: Spirochete bacterium (Leptospira)
Leptospirosis is a bacterial zoonotic disease caused by the spirochete bacterium Leptospira, transmitted through contact with water or soil contaminated with urine from infected animals.
Q7. The Banchhada community, highlighted in socio-economic inclusion and denotified tribe surveys, resides primarily in which Indian states?
Correct Answer: Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan
The Banchhada community is primarily settled in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. Historically classified under the Criminal Tribes Act during British rule, they were denotified post-independence and are listed under Scheduled Castes.
Q8. Shipki La, a motorable mountain pass connecting Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district with Tibet, serves as the entry point for which major river flowing into India?
Correct Answer: Sutlej River
The Sutlej River originates near Lake Manasarovar in Tibet and enters India through a high-altitude gorge near Shipki La Pass in Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh.
Q9. What initiative was introduced by the Ministry of Education alongside the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) under the Vision Document 2026–29?
Correct Answer: Optional and confidential drug screening for higher education students
The Department of Higher Education introduced voluntary, confidential drug screening for students enrolling in premier higher educational institutions (such as IITs and IIMs) to prevent youth substance abuse.
Q10. Maithili Sharan Gupt Jayanti is observed annually on August 3. Which dialect of Hindi did he pioneer as a literary medium for modern poetry, moving away from Braj Bhasha?
Correct Answer: Khari Boli
Rashtrakavi Maithili Sharan Gupt (born August 3, 1886) played a key role in establishing Khari Boli as a mainstream dialect for modern Hindi poetry through works like Saket and Bharat-Bharati.
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