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UPSC Daily Current Affairs Quiz – 9 September 2026
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UPSC Daily Quiz Answer Key – 9 September 2026
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Q1. Under its 2026 BRICS Presidency, India hosted the 8th BRICS Working Group Meeting on Ocean and Polar Science and Technology (OPST) in which state?
Correct Answer: Goa
The Ministry of Earth Sciences organized the 8th Meeting of the BRICS Working Group on Ocean and Polar Science and Technology in Goa as part of India's 2026 BRICS Presidency.
Q2. The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, approved capital acquisition proposals worth ₹1.10 lakh crore. Which stage of procurement approval was granted to these proposals?
Correct Answer: Acceptance of Necessity (AoN)
The Defence Acquisition Council granted Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) to capital acquisition proposals valued at about ₹1.10 lakh crore across the Indian Army, Indian Navy, and Indian Air Force.
Q3. Which Indian city secured the 1st position in the Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan 2026 under the category of cities with a population exceeding 10 lakh?
Correct Answer: Lucknow
Lucknow topped the Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan 2026 among million-plus population cities for its effective air pollution control measures, followed by Indore and Jabalpur.
Q4. India joined the global 6G initiative titled 'Call to Action for 6G Leadership and Security' led by the United States as which numbered participating country?
Correct Answer: 26th country
India, through the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, joined the US-led 'Call to Action for 6G Leadership and Security' initiative as the 26th country to promote secure and interoperable 6G networks.
Q5. The second edition of the bilateral air defense exercise 'Exercise Veer Guardian-2026', involving the deployment of Japanese fighter aircraft to an Indian base for the first time, commenced at which Air Force Station?
Correct Answer: AFS Jodhpur
Exercise Veer Guardian-2026 commenced at Air Force Station Jodhpur, marking the first time Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) fighter jets operated directly out of an Indian air base.
Q6. NITI Aayog launched the Platform for Aggregating Clean Transport (PACT) and a Zero-Emission Truck (ZET) marketplace during which national summit in New Delhi?
Correct Answer: 5th e-FAST India Summit
NITI Aayog launched the PACT platform and ZET marketplace at the 5th Electric-Freight Accelerator for Sustainable Transport (e-FAST) India Summit to accelerate freight electrification.
Q7. Four new Indian heritage sites were added to the UNESCO Tentative List in September 2026, taking India's total count of tentative sites to 73. Which site from Assam was included in this update?
Correct Answer: Rangpur-Sivasagar Historic Ensemble
The Permanent Delegation of India to UNESCO announced 4 additions to the Tentative List: Rangpur-Sivasagar Historic Ensemble (Assam), Colonial Penal Settlement (Andaman Islands), Nicobarese Cultural Continuity, and Shekhawati Haveli Towns (Rajasthan).
Q8. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) introduced which digital risk assessment framework to help financial institutions identify fraudulent transactions in real time?
Correct Answer: Financial Fraud Risk Indicator (FRI)
The DoT introduced the Financial Fraud Risk Indicator (FRI) to categorize transaction threat levels (Very High, High, Medium) to curb telecom-facilitated financial frauds.
Q9. Which IT services firm inaugurated a 40,000-sq-ft advanced semiconductor testing and validation facility with cleanrooms in Bengaluru?
Correct Answer: HCLTech
HCLTech launched a ₹185-crore semiconductor laboratory in Bengaluru featuring 25,000 sq ft of cleanrooms for chip testing, validation, qualification, and failure analysis.
Q10. The 18th BRICS Academic Forum was hosted by India in September 2026 under its BRICS Chairship theme "Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability" in which city?
Correct Answer: Lucknow
India hosted the 18th BRICS Academic Forum in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, bringing together scholars and policy experts from BRICS member nations.
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