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UPSC Daily Current Affairs Quiz – 2 September 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 – 2 September 2026
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Q1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the valedictory session of the National Jal Shakti Summit on 2nd September 2026 in which city?
Correct Answer: New Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the valedictory session of the two-day Jal Shakti Departmental Summit at Sushma Swaraj Bhawan in New Delhi, focusing on Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 and water conservation frameworks.
Q2. Air Vice Marshal Shakti Sharma achieved a historic milestone in the Indian Air Force by taking over which key leadership post?
Correct Answer: Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Education)
Air Vice Marshal Shakti Sharma became the first female non-medical officer across the tri-services to attain the rank of Air Vice Marshal upon assuming charge as Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Education).
Q3. The Governments of Bihar and Jharkhand signed a historic MoU in New Delhi to resolve a 25-year-old inter-state water-sharing dispute involving which river basin?
Correct Answer: Sone River
Signed in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil, the MoU resolved the long-standing Sone River water distribution dispute between Bihar and Jharkhand.
Q4. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) introduced a digital upgrade to streamline export documentation by automating the issuance of which certificate?
Correct Answer: Free Sale and Commerce (FSC) Certificate
DGFT launched the fully automated issuance of Free Sale and Commerce (FSC) Certificates to eliminate manual processing delays and boost India's export ease of doing business.
Q5. The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, established the Foundation for Quantum Computing Innovation (FQCI) to function as the Quantum Computing Thematic Hub under which national scheme?
Correct Answer: National Quantum Mission (NQM)
IISc Bengaluru incorporated FQCI as a Section 8 non-profit company to serve as the specialized Quantum Computing Thematic Hub (QC T-Hub) under the National Quantum Mission.
Q6. Which ministry signed an MoU with the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission on 1st September 2026 to launch the nationwide initiative 'Creating Intergenerational Bonding'?
Correct Answer: Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
The Department of Social Justice and Empowerment partnered with the Ramakrishna Mission to roll out school-based intergenerational bonding programs across 200 pilot schools.
Q7. The Union Government unveiled the 'Semicon 2.0' scheme to support domestic semiconductor fabrication. What level of financial assistance does it offer for large 300-mm silicon wafer fabs?
Correct Answer: 40% fiscal support
Under the updated Semicon 2.0 policy guidelines, the government provides 40% fiscal support for setting up high-end 300-mm silicon wafer semiconductor fabs with a minimum investment of ₹20,000 crore.
Q8. The All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), New Delhi, launched which digital dialogue series ahead of Ayurveda Day 2026?
Correct Answer: AyurVarta
AIIA launched the 'AyurVarta' digital dialogue initiative to promote global awareness and evidence-based discussions leading up to Ayurveda Day 2026.
Q9. Which State Government announced that SC and ST students will be fully exempted from paying admission fees at government medical and engineering colleges?
Correct Answer: Odisha
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced that Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe students will receive 100% admission fee waivers in state-run medical and engineering institutions.
Q10. The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) executed a technical cooperation agreement with which academic institution to advance statistical research and data analytics?
Correct Answer: Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology
MoSPI signed an agreement with Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology in Punjab to collaborate on statistical methodology, modern data science, and joint analytical research.
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