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UPSC Daily Current Affairs Quiz – 6 August 2026
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UPSC Daily Quiz Answer Key – 6 August 2026
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Q1. Which North-Eastern state recently launched 'Mission Clouded Leopard', a dedicated state-level programme covering habitat protection, scientific research, and community conservation?
Correct Answer: Meghalaya
Meghalaya launched 'Mission Clouded Leopard' to conserve its state animal (Neofelis nebulosa). The programme focuses on habitat protection, scientific monitoring, wildlife corridors, and community participation.
Q2. The Lok Sabha passed the Bankers' Books Evidence (Amendment) Bill, 2026, replacing a 1891 colonial-era statute. What is the main objective of this amendment?
Correct Answer: Including electronic, digital, and virtual banking records as legally admissible evidence in court
The Bill replaces the 1891 Act to modernize evidentiary rules by recognizing electronic statements, digital logs, and virtual banking records as legally admissible evidence in judicial proceedings.
Q3. India hosted the BRICS Meeting of Heads of National Statistical Offices (NSOs) in which city of Uttar Pradesh?
Correct Answer: Lucknow
India hosted the BRICS Heads of National Statistical Offices (NSOs) meeting in Lucknow, focusing on statistical modernization, AI integration in official statistics, and cooperation on socio-economic indicators.
Q4. Jupiter Wagons Limited (JWL) signed a joint venture with partners from which country to construct an integrated railwheel manufacturing plant in India?
Correct Answer: Italy
JWL partnered with Lucchini RS Holding and SIMEST of Italy to establish an integrated railwheel manufacturing facility in India.
Q5. The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) signed an umbrella MoU with the Geological Survey of India (GSI) to primarily enhance applications in which domain?
Correct Answer: Landslide monitoring and Glacier Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) early warning systems
C-DAC and GSI will leverage High-Performance Computing (HPC) and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data for real-time landslide monitoring and GLOF early warning systems.
Q6. The Genbaku Dome (Hiroshima Peace Memorial), which hosts annual memorial observances on 6th August, was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in which year?
Correct Answer: 1996
The Genbaku Dome, preserved as a reminder of the devastation of nuclear warfare, was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996.
Q7. Scientists at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) developed India’s first fully annotated Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) reference genome for which major pulse crop variety named 'Asha'?
Correct Answer: Pigeonpea (Arhar/Tur)
ICAR developed the first gapless Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) reference genome of the pigeonpea variety 'Asha', which will support breeding of climate-resilient, high-yielding varieties.
Q8. Which US state officially issued a proclamation declaring August 15, 2026, as 'India Day' to celebrate the contributions of the Indian diaspora?
Correct Answer: Massachusetts
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey proclaimed 15 August 2026 as India Day, recognizing the contributions of the Indian-American community.
Q9. The 9th Edition of the 'India Medical Device 2026' exhibition and conference to boost domestic healthcare manufacturing was held in which city?
Correct Answer: New Delhi
The conference was held in New Delhi under the Make in India and PLI initiatives to strengthen indigenous medical device manufacturing.
Q10. What is 'ANUGYAN', which was recently launched jointly by IIT Hyderabad and Crimson Energy Experts?
Correct Answer: India's first industry-academia Nuclear Technology Orientation Programme
ANUGYAN is India's first industry-academia nuclear technology orientation programme designed to bridge higher education with nuclear industry applications, reactor technology, and safety engineering.
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