← Current Affairs Unlimited attempts September 2026 · Quiz 1 Questions 1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435 /35 1 / 35 The Bab el-Mandeb Strait connects the Red Sea with which body of water? Gulf of Oman Persian Gulf Gulf of Aden Gulf of Suez Bab el-Mandeb links the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. Ships using the Suez route between Europe and Asia must pass through this southern gateway. 2 / 35 Red rot in sugarcane is caused by which type of pathogen? A fungus A bacterium A virus A phytoplasma Red rot is caused by the fungus Colletotrichum falcatum. The pathogen shows considerable variation, which makes understanding its different strains important for disease management. 3 / 35 How is Project Nexus designed to connect domestic instant-payment systems across borders? Through a separate custom link for every country pair Through a shared currency replacing domestic currencies Through one central bank account for every customer Through a common standard and a single network connection Nexus provides a common blueprint for participating instant-payment systems. One connection can reach other participants, reducing the need to build separate bilateral links. 4 / 35 Which country hosted the 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in 2026? Palau Fiji Tonga Solomon Islands Palau hosted the meeting in Koror from 30 August to 4 September. Its B.E.L.A.U. theme linked economic development with people, environmental action and Pacific unity. 5 / 35 Which failure led to RBI’s penalty on TransUnion CIBIL announced on 4 September 2026? Delaying compensation to eligible complainants Withholding the annual free credit report Sending reports to unauthorised lenders Changing credit histories without customer notice CIBIL failed to credit compensation to some eligible complainants within the prescribed period. The action concerned compliance with rules for delayed correction or updating of credit information. 6 / 35 SEBI’s 4 September 2026 agreement with ESMA concerns European recognition of which market institutions? Credit rating agencies Securities depositories Central counterparties Stock trading venues The agreement enables SEBI-supervised Indian central counterparties to reapply for recognition under European rules. It supports supervisory cooperation; it does not itself grant recognition. 7 / 35 Which core design defines IIT Guwahati’s SH²RFSSM model for processing long data sequences? Event-driven spiking with state-space modelling Continuous attention across every pair of inputs Uniform low-precision processing of every input Cloud-based processing of every sensor reading SH²RFSSM combines event-driven neural spikes with state-space modelling to capture long-range patterns using sparse computation. The reported energy savings are estimates from research benchmarks. 8 / 35 Which regulator formed an advisory committee on audit quality assurance and technology in September 2026? Reserve Bank of India National Financial Reporting Authority Securities and Exchange Board of India Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India The National Financial Reporting Authority formed the committee to advise on audit quality and technology risks, including artificial intelligence, automation and the security of audit data. 9 / 35 Which FAO food-price sub-index recorded the largest month-on-month rise in August 2026? Dairy Cereals Sugar Meat Sugar prices rose 11.9%, the largest increase among FAO’s five sub-indices. Concerns about production in Brazil, Europe and Asia contributed to the rise. 10 / 35 What ownership share is proposed for the anchor industry partner in a PM-SETU cluster’s special-purpose vehicle? 17% 24.5% 49% 51% The proposed structure gives industry 51% ownership, with the Centre and State holding 24.5% each. Industry’s 17% funding contribution is distinct from its ownership share. 11 / 35 EOS-05 is designed to image Earth from which type of orbit? Sun-synchronous polar orbit Geosynchronous orbit Low-inclination low Earth orbit Highly elliptical Molniya orbit EOS-05 is India’s first satellite designed for Earth imaging from geosynchronous orbit. This is distinct from the sub-geosynchronous transfer orbit used at launch. 12 / 35 What minimum co-located storage does CEA’s September 2026 draft propose for ground-mounted solar plants commissioned in 2028? 10% of plant capacity for two hours 15% of plant capacity for two hours 10% of plant capacity for four hours 15% of plant capacity for four hours The draft proposes storage equal to at least 10% of installed capacity for two hours. The four-hour requirement applies to the later 2029–31 commissioning phase. 13 / 35 Which facility did RBI announce to absorb ₹7 lakh crore for 30 days through an auction on 7 September 2026? Variable Rate Repo Marginal Standing Facility Variable Rate Reverse Repo Outright purchase of government securities RBI announced a 30-day Variable Rate Reverse Repo auction to absorb surplus funds. Participants could request early reversal of all or part of their placement. 14 / 35 What is Swift’s core role in international payments? Holding customer deposits for overseas payments Lending foreign currency directly to importers Guaranteeing that a counterparty will make payment Exchanging standardised financial messages securely Swift carries secure, standardised financial messages between institutions. It does not hold customers’ funds or manage their accounts; participating institutions handle the underlying financial transfers. 15 / 35 Which two gases are the principal components of syngas produced by coal gasification? Methane and carbon dioxide Carbon monoxide and hydrogen Propane and butane Hydrogen and nitrogen Syngas mainly contains carbon monoxide and hydrogen. Gasification converts coal into a chemical feedstock, enabling uses beyond direct combustion, including fuel and fertiliser production. 16 / 35 The Balachadi refuge established by the Maharaja of Nawanagar during World War II sheltered children from which country? Czechoslovakia Poland Greece Yugoslavia Maharaja Digvijaysinhji of Nawanagar sheltered Polish children at Balachadi. Their wartime refuge is remembered through the Good Maharaja memorial in Warsaw. 17 / 35 The Yarlung Tsangpo enters Arunachal Pradesh as which river? Lohit Kameng Siang Subansiri The Yarlung Tsangpo becomes the Siang, also called the Dihang in its Indian course. It is known as the Brahmaputra as it flows through Assam. 18 / 35 What does biochemical oxygen demand measure in a water sample? Oxygen present in the sample at the time of measurement The water’s hydrogen-ion activity The water’s capacity to conduct an electric current Oxygen consumed by microbial breakdown of organic matter BOD measures oxygen used as microorganisms break down organic material over a defined period. Dissolved oxygen instead measures the oxygen already present in the water. 19 / 35 Which organisation provides single-window authorisation for space activities under the Indian Space Policy 2023? Indian Space Research Organisation NewSpace India Limited Department of Space IN-SPACe IN-SPACe authorises space activities by government and private entities. ISRO focuses on research and development, while NewSpace India Limited commercialises technologies developed with public funds. 20 / 35 Under Article 3, what role does a State legislature have when Parliament proposes to alter that State’s boundaries? It alone enacts the boundary-change law It must obtain approval from every other State It may express views that do not bind Parliament Its prior consent is binding on Parliament The President refers the proposal to the affected legislature for its views. Parliament retains the power to decide; the State legislature does not have a veto. 21 / 35 Who won his first Diamond League men’s pole-vault title with a 6.12 m clearance in Brussels in September 2026? Sondre Guttormsen Emmanouil Karalis Kurtis Marschall Armand Duplantis Greece’s Emmanouil Karalis cleared 6.12 m to win his first Diamond League final. The mark broke the Brussels meeting record, rather than the world record. 22 / 35 Which group joined school and higher-education teachers among the National Teachers Awards 2026 recipients? Agricultural extension workers Skill trainers Sports coaches Community health workers The 2026 awards included 13 skill trainers alongside 48 school teachers and 21 higher-education or polytechnic educators, recognising teaching across different learning pathways. 23 / 35 Which city is the site of HyperVault’s planned AI data-centre campus of up to 1 GW, announced in September 2026? Hyderabad Noida Bengaluru Chennai HyperVault secured land in Hyderabad for a phased AI data-centre campus. The proposed facility will support high-density computing for AI training and inference. 24 / 35 Which country assumed the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation chairmanship for 2026–27 after the Bishkek summit? Pakistan Kyrgyzstan Uzbekistan Kazakhstan Pakistan took over the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation chairmanship after the 1 September 2026 summit. Bishkek marked the conclusion of Kyrgyzstan’s 2025–26 term. 25 / 35 Which map projection did the UN General Assembly promote in its September 2026 “Correct the Map” resolution? Robinson Equal Earth Winkel Tripel Mercator The resolution promotes Equal Earth to represent continents in their proper area proportions. Led by Togo, it encourages better mapping without changing international borders. 26 / 35 Which body handles regulatory enforcement under the Legal Metrology (Indian Standard Time) Rules, 2026? Department of Legal Metrology Indian Space Research Organisation National Informatics Centre CSIR–National Physical Laboratory The Department of Legal Metrology handles regulation and enforcement. The rules commence 180 days after Gazette publication, separating legal implementation from the scientific maintenance of standard time. 27 / 35 Which ocean–atmosphere pattern characterises El Niño in the equatorial Pacific? Warmer central/eastern waters and stronger easterly winds Warmer central/eastern waters and weaker easterly winds Cooler central/eastern waters and weaker easterly winds Cooler central/eastern waters and stronger easterly winds El Niño combines unusually warm central and eastern equatorial Pacific waters with weaker easterly trade winds. Its rainfall effects vary by region, season and event strength. 28 / 35 Which RBI facility absorbs banks’ surplus funds without requiring collateral securities? Marginal Standing Facility Standing Deposit Facility Fixed-rate reverse repo Liquidity Adjustment Facility repo The Standing Deposit Facility absorbs surplus bank funds without collateral. Repo and the Marginal Standing Facility instead provide liquidity to banks; reverse repo involves securities. 29 / 35 Where can an eligible elector file an election petition challenging a State Assembly result, even if they did not vote? The High Court The Election Commission of India The district civil court The State Governor The High Court hears election petitions under the Representation of the People Act, 1951. Eligibility depends on entitlement to vote, not whether the elector actually voted. 30 / 35 What must accompany a High Court judgment issued in an authorised State language under Section 7 of the Official Languages Act, 1963? A Hindi translation certified by the High Court An English summary approved by the State Cabinet An English translation authorised by the High Court An English translation certified only by the litigants Section 7 requires an English translation issued under the High Court’s authority. Permission to use a State language does not remove this translation requirement. 31 / 35 Which career record did Smriti Mandhana take from Mithali Raj during her 124 against Hong Kong on 3 September 2026? Most runs in women’s One Day Internationals Most runs in women’s Twenty20 Internationals Most runs across women’s international formats Most runs in Women’s Asia Cup matches Mandhana surpassed Mithali Raj’s 10,868 international runs across formats. Although the record-breaking innings came in a T20 match, the career milestone covers all international formats. 32 / 35 What conduct prompted CCI’s September 2026 action against the Trustees’ Association of India and three debenture trustees? A merger transferring control between trustee companies Collective fixing of minimum trusteeship fees Compliance with a regulator’s uniform fee ceiling Failure by a borrower to repay a listed debenture The Competition Commission of India found coordinated minimum fees that displaced independent pricing. It ordered the conduct to stop, but imposed no monetary penalty. 33 / 35 Under SEBI’s September 2026 mutual-fund proposal, how would eligible cash obligations and securities deliveries be settled? Cash kept gross; securities netted within one scheme Cash and securities both netted within one scheme Cash netted within one scheme; securities delivered gross Cash netted across schemes; securities delivered gross The proposal permits cash netting for eligible outright trades within one scheme. Securities delivery remains gross, and obligations cannot be offset across different schemes. 34 / 35 Under the Supreme Court’s September 2026 NALSAR ruling, who can discipline law students before their enrolment as advocates? Their university or its designated authority The Bar Council of India’s disciplinary committee The local High Court bar association The State Bar Council’s disciplinary committee Student discipline rests with the university or competent institutional authority. Bar councils’ professional disciplinary powers over advocates do not automatically extend to students before enrolment. 35 / 35 Which legal framework underpins the seven Ladakh hill councils constituted in September 2026? Autonomous-district provisions of the Sixth Schedule Ladakh’s hill-council Act of 1997 Panchayat provisions of Part IX Municipal provisions of Part IXA The 3 September notification invokes the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Councils Act, 1997. 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