ADRE Practice Test : 4
India GK – Environmental Laws : āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ – āĻĒā§°āĻŋā§ąā§āĻļ āĻāĻāĻ¨
1. In which year was the Wildlife (Protection) Act enacted ? āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻŖā§ (āĻ¸āĻā§°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ) āĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŖāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) 1970 B) 1972 C) 1974 D) 1980
Ans (āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°): (B) 1972
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: This Act protects wildlife and birds. / āĻāĻ āĻāĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻŖā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§°āĻžāĻā§° āĻ¸āĻā§°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
2. In which year was Project Tiger launched ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻā§āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻžā§° āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻā§°āĻŽā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) 1972 B) 1973 C) 1975 D) 1980
Ans (āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°): (B) 1973
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: It was launched to conserve tigers in India. / āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§° āĻ¸āĻā§°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻā§°āĻŽā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
3. In which year was the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act enacted?
āĻāĻ˛ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋā§°ā§āĻ§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻŖ āĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŖāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛?
A) 1972 B) 1974 C) 1981 D) 1986
Ans (āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°): (B) 1974
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: This Act aims to prevent and control water pollution. / āĻāĻ āĻāĻāĻ¨ā§° āĻāĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯ āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ˛ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋā§°ā§āĻ§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻŖ āĻā§°āĻžāĨ¤
4. In which year was the Forest (Conservation) Act enacted ? āĻŦāĻ¨ (āĻ¸āĻā§°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ) āĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŖāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) 1974 B) 1980 C) 1986 D) 1992
Ans (āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°): (B) 1980
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: It aims to conserve forests and regulate the use of forest land. / āĻāĻ āĻāĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻŦāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻā§°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻā§°ā§ āĻŦāĻ¨āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋā§° āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻŖ āĻā§°āĻžāĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻšāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
5. In which year was the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act enacted ? āĻŦāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋā§°ā§āĻ§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻŖ āĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŖāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) 1980 B) 1981 C) 1985 D) 1986
Ans (āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°): (B) 1981
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: This Act aims to prevent and control air pollution. / āĻāĻ āĻāĻāĻ¨ā§° āĻāĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯ āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋā§°ā§āĻ§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻŖ āĻā§°āĻžāĨ¤
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1. Who is the current Defence Secretary of India 2026 ? / āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° āĻŦā§°ā§āĻ¤āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋā§°āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻ¸āĻāĻŋāĻŦ āĻā§āĻ¨ 2026 ?
A) Sanjay Kumar Goyal B) Rajesh Kumar Singh C) Giridhar Aramane D) Ajay Kumar Bhalla
Ans (āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°): (B) Rajesh Kumar Singh
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: Rajesh Kumar Singh assumed office as Defence Secretary on 1 November 2024. / ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻļ āĻā§āĻŽāĻžā§° āĻ¸āĻŋāĻā§ ā§§ āĻ¨ā§ąā§āĻŽā§āĻŦā§° ā§¨ā§Ļā§¨ā§Ē āĻ¤āĻžā§°āĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋā§°āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻ¸āĻāĻŋāĻŦ āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻā§ā§°āĻšāĻŖ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
2. Who is the current Cabinet Secretary of India 2026? / āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° āĻŦā§°ā§āĻ¤āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§° āĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻ¸āĻāĻŋāĻŦ āĻā§āĻ¨ 2026?
A) Rajiv Gauba B) Gyanesh Kumar C) T. V. Somanathan D) Ajay Kumar Bhalla
Ans (āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°): (C) T. V. Somanathan
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: Dr. T. V. Somanathan has been serving as India's Cabinet Secretary since 30 August 2024. His tenure was extended in August 2026. (āĻĄ° āĻāĻŋ. āĻāĻŋ. āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻ¨āĻžāĻĨāĻ¨ ā§Šā§Ļ āĻāĻāĻˇā§āĻ ā§¨ā§Ļā§¨ā§Ēā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° āĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻ¸āĻāĻŋāĻŦ āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨āĻŋā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻš āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤ ā§¨ā§Ļā§¨ā§Ŧ āĻāĻ¨ā§° āĻāĻāĻˇā§āĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻšāĻ¤ āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻā§° āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤)
3. Where will India’s first 100 MWh utility-scale Vanadium Redox Flow Battery energy storage project be installed ? āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ ā§§ā§Ļā§Ļ MWh āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻšā§ Vanadium Redox Flow Battery āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻā§°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻ’āĻ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻž āĻš’āĻŦ ?
A) Rajasthan B) Gujarat C) Andhra Pradesh D) Telangana
Ans (āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°): (B) Gujarat (āĻā§āĻā§°āĻžāĻ)
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: The project will be installed at Khavda Solar Park in Gujarat, with commissioning expected in the second half of 2027. (āĻāĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻā§ āĻā§āĻā§°āĻžāĻā§° āĻāĻžāĻāĻĻāĻž āĻ¸ā§ā§° āĻāĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻž āĻš’āĻŦāĨ¤ ā§¨ā§Ļā§¨ā§ āĻāĻ¨ā§° āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžā§°ā§āĻ§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽ āĻā§°āĻžā§° āĻāĻļāĻž āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻā§āĨ¤)
4. Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India have discovered a new cockroach species, Neoloboptera peninsularis, in which state ? āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻŖā§ āĻā§°ā§āĻĒ āĻ¸āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžā§° (ZSI) āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻāĻ˛ā§ Neoloboptera peninsularis āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽā§° āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžāĻ¤āĻŋā§° āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻāĻ¨ ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻ¤ āĻā§ąāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§ ?
A) Kerala (āĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻ˛āĻž) B) Maharashtra (āĻŽāĻšāĻžā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°) C) Madhya Pradesh (āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§āĻļ) D) Tamil Nadu (āĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ˛āĻ¨āĻžāĻĄā§)
Ans (āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°): (B) Maharashtra (āĻŽāĻšāĻžā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°)
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: The new species was discovered near Pune, Maharashtra, in the Deccan Plateau region in 2026. (ā§¨ā§Ļā§¨ā§Ŧ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻŽāĻšāĻžā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°ā§° āĻĒā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻ āĻā§āĻāĻ˛ā§° āĻāĻā§°āĻ¤ āĻĻāĻžāĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻŖāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯ āĻŽāĻžāĻ˛āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžāĻ¤āĻŋā§° āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻā§ąāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤)
5. Which international organization launched the ‘Global Call to Action on Methane’ and the ‘AI Environmental Transparency Initiative’ in June 2026 ? āĻā§āĻ¨ ā§¨ā§Ļā§¨ā§ŦāĻ¤ ‘Global Call to Action on Methane’ āĻā§°ā§ ‘AI Environmental Transparency Initiative’ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ āĻā§°āĻŽā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) World Bank B) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) C) United Nations (UN) D) World Economic Forum (WEF)
Ans (āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°): (C) United Nations (UN)
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced these initiatives on 23 June 2026. (ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°āĻ¸āĻāĻā§° āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻ¸āĻāĻŋāĻŦ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ ’ āĻā§āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻā§ ā§¨ā§Š āĻā§āĻ¨ ā§¨ā§Ļā§¨ā§Ŧ āĻ¤āĻžā§°āĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻ āĻĒāĻĻāĻā§āĻˇā§āĻĒāĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻš āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻž āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤)
6.In which city has India’s first AI and digitally powered ‘Phygital’ bank branch been launched ? āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ AI āĻā§°ā§ āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ˛ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ ‘Phygital’ āĻŦā§āĻāĻ āĻļāĻžāĻāĻž āĻā§āĻ¨āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻšā§°āĻ¤ āĻŽā§āĻāĻ˛āĻŋ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻā§ ?
A) Guwahati, Assam B) Kochi, Kerala C) Pune, Maharashtra D) Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Ans (āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°): (A) Guwahati, Assam (āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻā§, āĻ āĻ¸āĻŽ)
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: India’s first AI-powered phygital bank branch of Slice Small Finance Bank was inaugurated on 16 May 2026, on GS Road in Guwahati. (Slice Small Finance Bank-ā§° āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ AI-āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ Phygital āĻŦā§āĻāĻ āĻļāĻžāĻāĻžāĻā§ ā§§ā§Ŧ āĻŽā§’ ā§¨ā§Ļā§¨ā§Ŧ āĻ¤āĻžā§°āĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻā§ā§° āĻāĻŋ. āĻāĻ. ā§°ā§āĻĄāĻ¤ āĻŽā§āĻāĻ˛āĻŋ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤)
7. Where did Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw lay the foundation stone of the 1 GW capacity Google Cloud India AI Hub in April 2026 ? āĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§ āĻ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§ āĻŦā§āĻˇā§āĻŖā§ąā§ ā§¨ā§Ļā§¨ā§Ŧ āĻāĻ¨ā§° āĻāĻĒā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ˛ āĻŽāĻžāĻšāĻ¤ ā§§ GW āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ Google Cloud India AI Hub-ā§° āĻāĻ§āĻžā§°āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛āĻž āĻ’āĻ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) Hyderabad B) Visakhapatnam C) Bengaluru D) Chennai
Ans (āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°): (B) Visakhapatnam (āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻāĻžāĻĒāĻā§āĻāĻ¨āĻŽ)
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: The foundation stone was laid on 28 April 2026, in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. (ā§¨ā§Ž āĻāĻĒā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ˛ ā§¨ā§Ļā§¨ā§Ŧ āĻ¤āĻžā§°āĻŋāĻā§ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§āĻļā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻāĻžāĻĒāĻā§āĻāĻ¨āĻŽāĻ¤ āĻāĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§° āĻāĻ§āĻžā§°āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛āĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤)
8. Which country has implemented the world's first comprehensive AI law, the ‘AI Basic Act’ ? āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ AI āĻāĻāĻ¨ ‘AI Basic Act’ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻāĻ¨ āĻĻā§āĻļā§ āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§ ?
A) Japan B) China C) South Korea D) USA
Ans (āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°): (C) South Korea (āĻĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻŖ āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž)
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: South Korea’s AI Basic Act came into effect on 22 January 2026, establishing a comprehensive legal framework for artificial intelligence. (āĻĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻŖ āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžā§° AI Basic Act ā§¨ā§¨ āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ā§ąāĻžā§°ā§ ā§¨ā§Ļā§¨ā§Ŧ āĻ¤āĻžā§°āĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻā§°ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤ āĻāĻ āĻāĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻŋāĻŽ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋāĻŽāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻžā§° āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŽā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤)
9. Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) has developed the ‘SARAL AI’ platform to simplify complex research papers in collaboration with which institution ? āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻā§ąā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻž āĻĒāĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻš āĻ¸āĻšāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒā§°āĻžāĻā§ ‘SARAL AI’ āĻĒā§āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻĢā§°ā§āĻŽāĻā§ Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF)-āĻ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻāĻ¨ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨ā§° āĻ¸āĻšāĻ¯ā§āĻāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻļāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§ ?
A) IIT Bombay B) IIIT Hyderabad C) IISc Bengaluru D) IIT Delhi
Ans (āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°): (B) IIIT Hyderabad
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: SARAL AI was developed through collaboration between ANRF and IIIT Hyderabad to make complex research accessible in simpler, multilingual formats.(āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻā§ąā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻžāĻ āĻ¸āĻšāĻ āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻā§°ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻžāĻ¤ āĻāĻĒāĻ˛āĻŦā§āĻ§ āĻā§°āĻžā§° āĻāĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯ā§ ANRF āĻā§°ā§ IIIT Hyderabad-ā§° āĻ¸āĻšāĻ¯ā§āĻāĻ¤ SARAL AI āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻļāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻā§āĨ¤)
10. Which state has signed an MoU with Norway’s Tidal Sail AS to set up India’s first 500 kW river kinetic energy demonstration plant ? āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ ā§Ģā§Ļā§Ļ kW āĻ¨āĻĻā§ā§° āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§°ā§āĻļāĻ¨ā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¨ā§°ā§ąā§ā§° Tidal Sail AS-ā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻāĻ¨ ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĻāĻŋā§° āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ (MoU) āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻˇā§° āĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§ ?
A) Assam B) Himachal Pradesh C) Sikkim D) Arunachal Pradesh
Ans (āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°): (D) Arunachal Pradesh (āĻ ā§°ā§āĻŖāĻžāĻāĻ˛ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§āĻļ)
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: In July 2026, the Arunachal Pradesh government signed an MoU with Norway’s Tidal Sail AS to develop India’s first river kinetic energy demonstration plant. (ā§¨ā§Ļā§¨ā§Ŧ āĻāĻ¨ā§° āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻšāĻ¤ āĻ ā§°ā§āĻŖāĻžāĻāĻ˛ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻā§°āĻāĻžā§°ā§ āĻ¨ā§°ā§ąā§ā§° Tidal Sail AS-ā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻ¨āĻĻā§ā§° āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§°ā§āĻļāĻ¨ā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻˇā§° āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤)
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1. The legislative assembly of which US state passed a resolution to celebrate November 8 as ‘Diwali Day’ in August 2026 ? / ā§¨ā§Ļā§¨ā§Ŧ āĻāĻ¨ā§° āĻāĻāĻˇā§āĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻšāĻ¤ ā§Ž āĻ¨ā§ąā§āĻŽā§āĻŦā§°āĻ ‘āĻĻā§āĻĒāĻžā§ąāĻ˛ā§ āĻĻāĻŋā§ąāĻ¸’ āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻŽā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻžā§° ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯ā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨āĻ¸āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻžā§ą āĻā§ā§°āĻšāĻŖ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) New York (āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§°ā§āĻ) B) Texas (āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻ) C) California (āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻĢā§°ā§āĻŖāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž) D) New Jersey (āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻāĻŋ)
Ans (āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°): (C) California (āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻĢā§°ā§āĻŖāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž)
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: California’s State Assembly adopted the resolution on 20 August 2026, recognising Diwali on 8 November. (ā§¨ā§Ļ āĻāĻāĻˇā§āĻ, ā§¨ā§Ļā§¨ā§Ŧ āĻ¤āĻžā§°āĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻĢā§°ā§āĻŖāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžā§° ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨āĻ¸āĻāĻžāĻ ā§Ž āĻ¨ā§ąā§āĻŽā§āĻŦā§°āĻ āĻĻā§āĻĒāĻžā§ąāĻ˛ā§ āĻĻāĻŋā§ąāĻ¸ āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻžā§ą āĻā§ā§°āĻšāĻŖ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤)
2. What is the name of the joint military exercise between the Indian Army and the Royal Thai Army held in August 2026 ? / ā§¨ā§Ļā§¨ā§Ŧ āĻāĻ¨ā§° āĻāĻāĻˇā§āĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻšāĻ¤ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻž āĻā§°ā§ ā§°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ˛ āĻĨāĻžāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ¤ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽā§°āĻŋāĻ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻļā§āĻ˛āĻ¨āĻā§ā§° āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻŋ ?
A) Exercise Garuda (āĻā§°ā§āĻĄāĻŧ) B) Exercise Maitree (āĻŽā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§) C) Exercise Surya Kiran (āĻ¸ā§ā§°ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻŋā§°āĻŖ) D) Exercise Varuna (āĻŦā§°ā§āĻŖ)
Ans (āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°): (B) Exercise Maitree (āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻļā§āĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻŽā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§)
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: Exercise Maitree-XV was held in Thailand from 18 to 31 August 2026 to strengthen military cooperation between India and Thailand. (āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ āĻā§°ā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻŖā§āĻĄā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽā§°āĻŋāĻ āĻ¸āĻšāĻ¯ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻž āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ ā§§ā§Ž–ā§Šā§§ āĻāĻāĻˇā§āĻ, ā§¨ā§Ļā§¨ā§Ŧ āĻ¤āĻžā§°āĻŋāĻā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻŖā§āĻĄāĻ¤ āĻŽā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§-XV āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻļā§āĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤)
3. Where was the 2.79 km-long Sungal Tunnel inaugurated in August 2026 ? / ā§¨ā§Ļā§¨ā§Ŧ āĻāĻ¨ā§° āĻāĻāĻˇā§āĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻšāĻ¤ ā§¨.ā§ā§¯ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻžā§° āĻĻā§āĻāĻ˛ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻ˛ āĻ¸ā§ā§°āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻ’āĻ¤ āĻŽā§āĻāĻ˛āĻŋ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) Jammu and Kashmir (āĻāĻŽā§āĻŽā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻžāĻļā§āĻŽā§ā§°) B) Ladakh (āĻ˛āĻžāĻĄāĻžāĻ) C) Himachal Pradesh (āĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ˛ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§āĻļ) D) Arunachal Pradesh (āĻ ā§°ā§āĻŖāĻžāĻāĻ˛ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§āĻļ)
Ans (āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°): (A) Jammu and Kashmir (āĻāĻŽā§āĻŽā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻžāĻļā§āĻŽā§ā§°)
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: The Sungal Tunnel was opened to the public in August 2026 on the Jammu–Poonch highway in Jammu and Kashmir. (ā§¨ā§Ļā§¨ā§Ŧ āĻāĻ¨ā§° āĻāĻāĻˇā§āĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻšāĻ¤ āĻāĻŽā§āĻŽā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻžāĻļā§āĻŽā§ā§°ā§° āĻāĻŽā§āĻŽā§–āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻĒāĻĨāĻ¤ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻ˛ āĻ¸ā§ā§°āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžā§°āĻŖā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŽā§āĻāĻ˛āĻŋ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤)
4. Which Foundation Day of ISRO was celebrated on August 15, 2026 ? / ā§¨ā§Ļā§¨ā§Ŧ āĻāĻ¨ā§° ā§§ā§Ģ āĻāĻāĻˇā§āĻāĻ¤ ISRO-ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻž āĻĻāĻŋā§ąāĻ¸ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ¯āĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) 55th (ā§Ģā§ĢāĻ¤āĻŽ) B) 56th (ā§Ģā§ŦāĻ¤āĻŽ) C) 57th (ā§Ģā§āĻ¤āĻŽ) D) 58th (ā§Ģā§ŽāĻ¤āĻŽ)
Ans (āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°): (C) 57th (ā§Ģā§āĻ¤āĻŽ)
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: ISRO was established on 15 August 1969. Therefore, 2026 marked its 57th Foundation Day. (ISRO ā§§ā§Ģ āĻāĻāĻˇā§āĻ, ā§§ā§¯ā§Ŧā§¯ āĻ¤āĻžā§°āĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻž āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻšā§ ā§¨ā§Ļā§¨ā§Ŧ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžā§° ā§Ģā§āĻ¤āĻŽ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻž āĻĻāĻŋā§ąāĻ¸ āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤)
5. Which Foundation Day of ISRO was celebrated on August 15, 2026 ? / ā§¨ā§Ļā§¨ā§Ŧ āĻāĻ¨ā§° ā§§ā§Ģ āĻāĻāĻˇā§āĻāĻ¤ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻā§ąā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻž āĻ¸āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž (ISRO)-ā§° āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ¯āĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻž āĻĻāĻŋā§ąāĻ¸ āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) 55th (ā§Ģā§ĢāĻ¤āĻŽ) B) 56th (ā§Ģā§ŦāĻ¤āĻŽ) C) 57th (ā§Ģā§āĻ¤āĻŽ) D) 58th (ā§Ģā§ŽāĻ¤āĻŽ)
Ans (āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°): (C) 57th (ā§Ģā§āĻ¤āĻŽ)
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: ISRO was established on 15 August 1969. Therefore, 2026 marked its 57th Foundation Day. (ISRO ā§§ā§Ģ āĻāĻāĻˇā§āĻ, ā§§ā§¯ā§Ŧā§¯ āĻ¤āĻžā§°āĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻž āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻšā§ ā§¨ā§Ļā§¨ā§Ŧ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžā§° ā§Ģā§āĻ¤āĻŽ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻž āĻĻāĻŋā§ąāĻ¸ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤)
6. What is the name of the joint military exercise between the Indian Army and the Royal Thai Army held in August 2026 ? / ā§¨ā§Ļā§¨ā§Ŧ āĻāĻ¨ā§° āĻāĻāĻˇā§āĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻšāĻ¤ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻž āĻā§°ā§ ā§°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ˛ āĻĨāĻžāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ¤ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽā§°āĻŋāĻ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻļā§āĻ˛āĻ¨āĻā§ā§° āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻŋ ?
A) Exercise Garuda (āĻā§°ā§āĻĄāĻŧ) B) Exercise Maitree (āĻŽā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§) C) Exercise Surya Kiran (āĻ¸ā§ā§°ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻŋā§°āĻŖ) D) Exercise Varuna (āĻŦā§°ā§āĻŖ)
Ans (āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°): (B) Exercise Maitree (āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻļā§āĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻŽā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§)
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: Exercise MAITREE-XV was held in Thailand from 18–31 August 2026 to strengthen military cooperation between India and Thailand. (āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ āĻā§°ā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻŖā§āĻĄā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽā§°āĻŋāĻ āĻ¸āĻšāĻ¯ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻž āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ ā§§ā§Ž–ā§Šā§§ āĻāĻāĻˇā§āĻ, ā§¨ā§Ļā§¨ā§Ŧ āĻ¤āĻžā§°āĻŋāĻā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻŖā§āĻĄāĻ¤ āĻŽā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§-XV āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻļā§āĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤)
7. Where was the 2.79 km-long Sungal Tunnel inaugurated in August 2026 ? / ā§¨ā§Ļā§¨ā§Ŧ āĻāĻ¨ā§° āĻāĻāĻˇā§āĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻšāĻ¤ ā§¨.ā§ā§¯ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻžā§° āĻĻā§āĻāĻ˛ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻ˛ āĻ¸ā§ā§°āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻ’āĻ¤ āĻŽā§āĻāĻ˛āĻŋ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) Jammu and Kashmir (āĻāĻŽā§āĻŽā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻžāĻļā§āĻŽā§ā§°) B) Ladakh (āĻ˛āĻžāĻĄāĻžāĻ) C) Himachal Pradesh (āĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ˛ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§āĻļ) D) Arunachal Pradesh (āĻ ā§°ā§āĻŖāĻžāĻāĻ˛ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§āĻļ)
Ans (āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°): (A) Jammu and Kashmir (āĻāĻŽā§āĻŽā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻžāĻļā§āĻŽā§ā§°)
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: The Sungal Tunnel on the Jammu–Poonch highway in Jammu and Kashmir opened to traffic in August 2026. (āĻāĻŽā§āĻŽā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻžāĻļā§āĻŽā§ā§°ā§° āĻāĻŽā§āĻŽā§–āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻĒāĻĨāĻ¤ āĻ ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻ˛ āĻ¸ā§ā§°āĻāĻāĻā§ ā§¨ā§Ļā§¨ā§Ŧ āĻāĻ¨ā§° āĻāĻāĻˇā§āĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻšāĻ¤ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨-āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻ¨ā§° āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ˛ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŽā§āĻāĻ˛āĻŋ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤)
8. When was the 12th National Handloom Day 2026 celebrated ? / ā§¨ā§Ļā§¨ā§Ŧ āĻāĻ¨ā§° ā§§ā§¨āĻ¤āĻŽ ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻšāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻ¤ āĻĻāĻŋā§ąāĻ¸ āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) August 7 (ā§ āĻāĻāĻˇā§āĻ) B) August 8 (ā§Ž āĻāĻāĻˇā§āĻ) C) August 9 (ā§¯ āĻāĻāĻˇā§āĻ) D) August 10 (ā§§ā§Ļ āĻāĻāĻˇā§āĻ)
Ans (āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°): (A) August 7 (ā§ āĻāĻāĻˇā§āĻ)
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: National Handloom Day is observed every year on 7 August to commemorate the Swadeshi Movement of 1905. (ā§§ā§¯ā§Ļā§Ģ āĻāĻ¨ā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻĻā§āĻļā§ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻ˛āĻ¨ā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻŽā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŦāĻā§°ā§ ā§ āĻāĻāĻˇā§āĻāĻ¤ ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻšāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻ¤ āĻĻāĻŋā§ąāĻ¸ āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤)
9. In August 2026, which state announced the launch of the ‘Vidyarthi Sahaya Hastha Yojana’ for rural government school students ? / ā§¨ā§Ļā§¨ā§Ŧ āĻāĻ¨ā§° āĻāĻāĻˇā§āĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻšāĻ¤ āĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻŽā§āĻ¯ āĻā§°āĻāĻžā§°ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛āĻ¯āĻŧā§° āĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§°-āĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ ‘āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻžā§°ā§āĻĨā§ āĻ¸āĻšāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻšāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¯ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž’ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻāĻ¨ ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻ āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻž āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) Maharashtra (āĻŽāĻšāĻžā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°) B) Telangana (āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻž) C) Karnataka (āĻā§°ā§āĻŖāĻžāĻāĻ) D) Madhya Pradesh (āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§āĻļ)
Ans (āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°): (C) Karnataka (āĻā§°ā§āĻŖāĻžāĻāĻ)
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: Karnataka announced the scheme to improve rural government school students’ access to professional education. (āĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻŽā§āĻ¯ āĻā§°āĻāĻžā§°ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛āĻ¯āĻŧā§° āĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§°-āĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§āĻ¸āĻāĻ˛ā§° āĻĒā§āĻāĻžāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻžā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻā§°ā§āĻŖāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻž āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤)
10. In which state was the Onam festival celebrated in August 2026 ? / ā§¨ā§Ļā§¨ā§Ŧ āĻāĻ¨ā§° āĻāĻāĻˇā§āĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻšāĻ¤ āĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻŽ āĻā§āĻ¸ā§ą āĻā§āĻ¨āĻāĻ¨ ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻ¤ āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
A) Tamil Nadu (āĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ˛āĻ¨āĻžāĻĄā§) B) Karnataka (āĻā§°ā§āĻŖāĻžāĻāĻ) C) Keralam (āĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻ˛āĻŽ) D) Andhra Pradesh (āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§āĻļ)
Ans (āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°): (C) Keralam (āĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻ˛āĻŽ)
Explanation / āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: Onam is a major harvest festival celebrated in Kerala. In 2026, the main celebration, Thiruvonam, fell on 26 August. (āĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻŽ āĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻ˛āĻžā§° āĻāĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻļāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻĒā§ā§ąāĻž āĻā§āĻ¸ā§ąāĨ¤ ā§¨ā§Ļā§¨ā§Ŧ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻŽā§āĻ˛ āĻā§āĻ¸ā§ą āĻĨāĻŋā§°ā§ā§ąā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽ ā§¨ā§Ŧ āĻāĻāĻˇā§āĻāĻ¤ āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤)
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