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UPSC Daily Current Affairs Quiz – 24 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 – 24 September 2026
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Q1. The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports announced that its flagship digital engagement platform, MY Bharat (Mera Yuva Bharat), surpassed which major milestone?
Correct Answer: 3 crore registered youth
The MY Bharat platform, designed as a single-window digital ecosystem to empower Indian youth through leadership training and community development, officially crossed the 3 crore registration mark.
Q2. Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma laid the foundation stone for ISRO's Advanced Radar Research Facility (IARRF) under the NETRA program in which district of Assam?
Correct Answer: Kamrup Metropolitan
The foundation stone for the ISRO IARRF facility was laid at Chandrapur in the Kamrup Metropolitan district of Assam to enhance India's Space Situational Awareness and space object tracking capabilities.
Q3. The President of India promulgated the Inter-State Council (Amendment) Order, 2026, under Article 263 of the Constitution. What major procedural change was introduced?
Correct Answer: Inviting Governors/Lt Governors to represent states/UTs under President's Rule
The amended order explicitly provides that when a proclamation under Article 356 or Article 239AB is in force, the Governor or Lt. Governor shall be invited to participate in Inter-State Council meetings.
Q4. The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 86 live specimens of which scheduled reptile species during a major anti-smuggling operation in Assam?
Correct Answer: Tokay Gecko
DRI officers intercepted an illegal wildlife trafficking deal in Mariani, Assam, recovering 86 live Tokay Geckos (Gekko gecko) protected under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
Q5. The Government of India formally dissolved which 37-year-old apex inter-departmental decision-making body under the Ministry of Communications?
Correct Answer: Digital Communications Commission
Originally established as the Telecom Commission in 1989 and renamed in 2018, the Digital Communications Commission (DCC) was officially dissolved following a Union Cabinet mandate.
Q6. National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar became the first NIT in India to establish a campus-based astronomical observatory equipped with which flagship telescope?
Correct Answer: 14-inch Celestron C14 EdgeHD Schmidt-Cassegrain
NIT Srinagar inaugurated its dedicated Observatory for Astronomy and Astrophysics (NSOAA) featuring a 14-inch Celestron C14 EdgeHD telescope to advance observational space science education.
Q7. The High-Level Indo-Africa Roundtable on WASH, held during the 2nd India International WASH Conference in New Delhi, was organized by which department?
Correct Answer: Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation
Organized under the 9th India International Water Week, the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS) convened delegates from 22 African nations to discuss rural water management and sanitation.
Q8. Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding with which international university to boost collaborative research in Electric Vehicles?
Correct Answer: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
IIT (BHU) partnered with the University of Michigan to advance academic exchanges, EV battery system research, and sustainable transportation material innovations.
Q9. Under the newly implemented Telecommunications Act provisions, tampering with international mobile equipment identity (IMEI) numbers or acquiring fake SIM cards carries what penalty?
Correct Answer: Imprisonment up to 3 years, fine up to ₹50 lakh, or both
Section 42 of the Telecommunications Act classifies IMEI tampering and fraud-based SIM acquisition as cognizable and non-bailable offenses punishable by up to 3 years imprisonment and fines up to ₹50 lakh.
Q10. Starbucks signed an agreement with Guidance Tamil Nadu to establish its first specialized global technology and capability center in which city?
Correct Answer: Chennai
Starbucks partnered with Tamil Nadu's investment promotion agency to set up a technology innovation hub in Chennai expected to create 800 high-value technology jobs.
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