Current Affairs Free Quiz for August 14, 2026

Q1. The President of India recently gave assent to the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026. This bill criminalizes the intentional disruption of singing which national song, granting it the same legal protection as the national anthem?

Q2. Consider the following statements regarding the new artificial intelligence centers:
I. IBM Corporation partnered with MIT Bengaluru and CHRIST University to establish AI-focused innovation and research centers in India.
II. The centers will provide students and researchers access to advanced AI resources, including Generative AI technologies and IBM’s watsonx.ai development studio.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Q3. PMS Bazaar recently announced a strategic partnership with which technology-driven subsidiary to facilitate the SEBI Accredited Investor certification process for eligible investors?

Q4. Consider the following statements regarding the recent Ecowrap report released by SBI Research:
I. The report projected India’s GDP growth to rebound to around 8% in the first quarter (Q1: April to June) of the Financial Year 2026-27.
II. This 8% growth projection is exactly equal to the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) GDP growth projection for the same quarter.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Q5. Consider the following statements regarding the 3rd edition of the Hurun India list:
I. The Ambani family emerged as India’s richest business family for the third consecutive year with a net worth of Rs 25.8 lakh crore.
II. The Adani family led the newly introduced separate ranking for India’s top 100 first-generation family businesses.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Q6. Following the removal of former President Tamás Sulyok, who was recently elected as the new President of Hungary by the Hungarian Parliament?

Q7. Consider the following statements regarding the Indian Navy’s new vessel:
I. The Indian Navy launched ‘Shruti’, which is the second of four Next-Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels (NGOPVs).
II. The vessel was built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) Limited in Kolkata, West Bengal.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Q8. Skyroot Aerospace, an Indian private space startup, signed a Multi-Launch Agreement (MLA) for three dedicated Vikram-series missions with which other Indian space technology startup?

Q9. Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently released a book titled “Triumph of the Indian Republic: My Life, My Struggles” at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi. This book is the autobiography of which former President of India?

Q10. Consider the following statements regarding a recent biological discovery:
I. Scientists from the University of Delhi discovered three new cascade frog species in Northeast India, including Ammachi’s Cascade Frog.
II. Ammachi’s Cascade Frog, characterized by its olive-green reticulated patterns, was discovered in the Jampui Hills of Tripura.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?