(1.) Which landmark Act of 1971 was amended in August 2026 to accord equal statutory penal protection to Vande Mataram?

(a.) Emblems and Names Act, 1950

(b.) Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971

(c.) Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988

(d.) National Flag Code Act, 2002

(2.) Under Section 3 of the amended Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, what maximum punishment is prescribed for disrupting Vande Mataram?

(a.) 1 Year Imprisonment

(b.) 2 Years Imprisonment

(c.) 3 Years Imprisonment or Fine or Both

(d.) 5 Years Imprisonment

(3.) How many States and UTs have notified cancer as a notifiable disease as noted by the Supreme Court on August 13, 2026?

(a.) 10 States/UTs

(b.) 17 States/UTs

(c.) 25 States/UTs

(d.) 30 States/UTs

(4.) Under which List and Schedule of the Constitution does Public Health fall as a subject?

(a.) Schedule VII - List I (Union List)

(b.) Schedule VII - List II (State List)

(c.) Schedule VII - List III (Concurrent List)

(d.) Schedule XI - Panchayats

(5.) How many regional Science and Technology (S&T) Clusters operate under the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to GoI?

(a.) 5 Clusters

(b.) 8 Clusters

(c.) 12 Clusters

(d.) 15 Clusters

(6.) Which S&T Cluster focuses on medical technology development in Visakhapatnam under the Office of the PSA?

(a.) BeST Bengaluru

(b.) AMTZ Vizag

(c.) DRIIV Delhi

(d.) RICH Hyderabad

(7.) How many total bills were passed by both Houses of Parliament during the Monsoon Session 2026 before its sine die adjournment?

(a.) 8 Bills

(b.) 10 Bills

(c.) 12 Bills

(d.) 15 Bills

(8.) The revised Anemia Mukt Bharat (AMB) Abhiyaan operates on which core strategy model?

(a.) 5x5x5 Strategy

(b.) 7x7x7 Strategy

(c.) 10x10x10 Strategy

(d.) 3x3x3 Strategy

(9.) Which digital capability was launched for Anemia Mukt Bharat during the National Workshop on August 13, 2026?

(a.) AMB Digital Platform for Beneficiary-Level Tracking

(b.) AMB Tele-Medicine Portal

(c.) AMB Vaccine Register

(d.) AMB AI Diagnosis App

(10.) Which family topped the Hurun India Most Valuable Family Businesses List 2026 for the 3rd consecutive year?

(a.) Birla Family

(b.) Jindal Family

(c.) Ambani Family

(d.) Adani Family

(11.) What is the combined valuation of India's top 300 family businesses in the 2026 Barclays-Hurun India Report?

(a.) $500 Billion

(b.) $1.00 Trillion

(c.) $1.46 Trillion (₹138 Lakh Crore)

(d.) $2.50 Trillion

(12.) Which family led the first-generation family business category in the 2026 Hurun India Report?

(a.) Sunil Bharti Mittal Family

(b.) Gautam Adani Family

(c.) Dilip Shanghvi Family

(d.) Falguni Nayar Family

(13.) Which tech giant collaborated with MAHE MIT-Bengaluru and CHRIST University to establish AI Research Labs in August 2026?

(a.) Microsoft

(b.) Google

(c.) IBM

(d.) Intel

(14.) What does the acronym S.H.I.N.E. stand for in the ICMR-NIV biomedical outreach initiative?

(a.) Science and Health Innovation for NextGen Explorers

(b.) Students Health Initiative for National Excellence

(c.) Scientific Health Integration for New Engineers

(d.) Systematic Health Inspection for National Explorers

(15.) In which city is the headquarters of the ICMR-National Institute of Virology (ICMR-NIV) located?

(a.) New Delhi

(b.) Pune

(c.) Bengaluru

(d.) Kolkata

(16.) Which NSDL subsidiary partnered with PMS Bazaar for fast-track SEBI Accredited Investor certification?

(a.) NSDL Payments Bank

(b.) NDML (NSDL Database Management Limited)

(c.) NSDL CRA

(d.) NDML Depository

(17.) What is the processing turnaround time for Accredited Investor certification under the PMS Bazaar - NDML partnership?

(a.) Same Day

(b.) T+1 Basis

(c.) T+5 Basis

(d.) 15 Days

(18.) Where was the flagship International Youth Day 2026 event organized by Global Youth Federation and MY Bharat held?

(a.) New Delhi

(b.) Chandigarh

(c.) Jaipur

(d.) Lucknow

(19.) Which two civic and health pledges were administered to participants during the Chandigarh Youth Day 2026 event?

(a.) Fit India & Jal Shakti Pledges

(b.) TB Mukt Bharat & Swachhta Pledges

(c.) Drug-Free India & Net Zero Pledges

(d.) Organ Donation & Blood Donation Pledges

(20.) Who was elected as the new President of Hungary by the Hungarian Parliament in August 2026?

(a.) Viktor Orbán

(b.) Andras Baka

(c.) Tamás Sulyok

(d.) Péter Magyar

(21.) Which Constitutional Amendment inserted Articles 323-A and 323-B establishing administrative and other tribunals in India?

(a.) 40th Constitutional Amendment 1975

(b.) 42nd Constitutional Amendment 1976

(c.) 44th Constitutional Amendment 1978

(d.) 91st Constitutional Amendment 2003

(22.) Which woman leader heads the most valuable woman-led family business according to the 2026 Hurun India report?

(a.) Roshni Nadar Malhotra

(b.) Priya Agarwal Hebbar

(c.) Falguni Nayar

(d.) Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

(23.) Under Article 51A(a) of the Constitution, respecting national symbols like the National Flag and National Anthem is classified as a:

(a.) Fundamental Right

(b.) Directive Principle of State Policy

(c.) Fundamental Duty

(d.) Statutory Duty

(24.) Which enterprise AI development studio developed by IBM is accessed by students under the MAHE-IBM AI Lab partnership?

(a.) IBM Watson Health

(b.) IBM watsonx.ai

(c.) IBM Cloud Engine

(d.) IBM Blue Gene

(25.) The National Cancer Registry Programme (NCRP) in India is managed by which apex medical research body?

(a.) AIIMS New Delhi

(b.) ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research)

(c.) NCDC Delhi

(d.) Central Health Education Bureau

(26.) Which family business created the most value in absolute terms over 3 years in the 2026 Hurun India list (+₹3.3 Lakh Cr)?

(a.) Birla Family

(b.) Jindal Family

(c.) Mahindra Family

(d.) Garware Family

(27.) Who is the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the Government of India who chaired the S&T Clusters Annual Report launch?

(a.) Dr. V.K. Saraswat

(b.) Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood

(c.) Dr. Soumya Swaminathan

(d.) Dr. Samir V. Kamat

(28.) What does the term "Adjourned Sine Die" mean when declared by a Presiding Officer in Parliament?

(a.) Adjourned for a specific 2-hour lunch break

(b.) Terminated without fixing a specific day for next sitting

(c.) Dissolved by the President

(d.) Prorogued by executive order

(29.) Which S&T cluster operates under the name DRIIV in the National Capital Region?

(a.) Delhi Research Implementation and Innovation Cluster

(b.) Dehradun Regional Innovation and Infrastructure Vehicle

(c.) Digital Research and Industrial Innovation Valley

(d.) Delhi Regional Incubator for Innovation Vehicles

(30.) Which digital youth volunteer platform under MYAS participated in administering the Swachhta pledge in Chandigarh?

(a.) NSS Digital

(b.) MY Bharat

(c.) YUVAK Portal

(d.) Khel India App