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UPSC Daily Current Affairs Quiz – 31 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 – 31 August 2026
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Q1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Kyrgyz Republic President Sadyr Zhaparov on 31st August 2026 on the sidelines of the 26th SCO Summit held in which city?
Correct Answer: Bishkek
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met President Sadyr Zhaparov in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on the sidelines of the 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit to review bilateral ties and regional cooperation.
Q2. Under the bilateral agreement signed during PM Modi's state visit to Uzbekistan in August 2026, India secured long-term supply of which critical strategic resource?
Correct Answer: Uranium
India and Uzbekistan signed a long-term uranium supply agreement to support India's domestic nuclear power generation program and deepen strategic bilateral energy partnership.
Q3. The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution notified the Legal Metrology (Indian Standard Time) Rules, 2026. What is the official time offset of Indian Standard Time (IST) relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)?
Correct Answer: UTC+05:30
The government notified Legal Metrology (Indian Standard Time) Rules, 2026 to mandate precise time dissemination across digital and financial systems based on IST, which is offset by UTC+05:30.
Q4. The Ministry of Defence notified major reforms simplifying the Defence Export Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and which framework to help local manufacturers reach international markets faster?
Correct Answer: Open General Export Licence (OGEL)
The Ministry of Defence simplified the defence export SOP and OGEL framework to streamline export licensing procedures for Indian defence manufacturing firms.
Q5. India and Germany announced the holding of the 4th Indo-German Environmental Forum in New Delhi under which overarching theme?
Correct Answer: Together For More Resilience
Co-chaired by Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav and German Minister Carsten Schneider, the 4th Indo-German Environmental Forum was convened in New Delhi under the theme "Together For More Resilience".
Q6. Under the Ministry of Agriculture's Per Drop More Crop (PDMC) scheme, micro-irrigation coverage reached 115 lakh hectares in 2026. After how many years is the same piece of agricultural land eligible for fresh financial assistance under the revised rules?
Correct Answer: 7 years
Under the PDMC guidelines, agricultural land that received micro-irrigation subsidy assistance becomes re-eligible for fresh financial aid after a period of 7 years.
Q7. Highlighting national athletic endurance, Indian Army pilots successfully executed a high-altitude casualty evacuation mission at 18,600 feet near which mountain massif?
Correct Answer: Nun Kun
Army Aviation pilots carried out a high-risk casualty rescue operation at an extreme altitude of 18,600 feet near the steep slopes of the Nun Kun mountain massif in Ladakh.
Q8. The Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) urged the Union Government to restrict cotton-yarn exports following global supply chain shifts triggered by US trade sanctions on cotton produced in which region?
Correct Answer: Xinjiang, China
US sanctions on cotton originating from China's Xinjiang region due to forced labor concerns led to surge in global demand, prompting AEPC to seek curbs on domestic raw cotton-yarn exports to stabilize local prices. ---
Q9. Which Union Ministry started the online registration process for over 30,000 Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS) vacancies across India on 31st August 2026?
Correct Answer: Ministry of Communications
The Department of Posts under the Ministry of Communications commenced online applications for the recruitment of Gramin Dak Sevaks across postal circles nationwide.
Q10. The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) conducted the NEET PG 2026 examination across 1,111 test centers in CBT mode. How many total candidates appeared for the exam?
Correct Answer: 2,65,980 candidates
Official data from NBEMS showed that out of 2,65,980 registered candidates who appeared for NEET PG 2026, 2,63,535 candidates successfully completed the computer-based exam.
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