Current Affairs Free Quiz for August 18, 2026

Q1. Consider the following statements regarding the Jal Jeevan Mission:
I. The mission recently completed seven years of implementation, raising rural tap-water coverage to over 82%.
II. The mission aims to provide a Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC) to every rural household, targeting 55 litres per person per day.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Q2. Which of the following Union Territories became the first in the country to operationalize food subsidy transfers to PMGKAY beneficiaries directly into their Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) wallets?

Q3. Consider the following statements:
I. NITI Aayog’s report titled “Key Sectors to Position India as a Global Manufacturing Hub” identified 12 manufacturing sectors to accelerate India’s global manufacturing ambitions.
II. Out of these 12 sectors, the report identified chemicals, textiles, telecom and networking equipment, and Solar PV manufacturing as the four high-potential sectors.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Q4. Larsen & Toubro (L&T), through its digital infrastructure arm Vyoma.AI, secured an order to build India’s largest single-cluster NVIDIA B300 AI factory for US-based Together AI. In which city will this facility be located?

Q5. Consider the following statements:
I. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) proposed a mandatory, colour-coded Credit Risk-o-Meter for debt securities to help investors assess credit risks easily.
II. Under the proposed framework, existing alphanumeric credit ratings (like AAA, AA+, etc.) will be mapped into six specific visual risk levels.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Q6. Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) recently set a company record by launching two Falcon 9 rockets (one carrying Globalstar satellites and another carrying the USSF-366 mission) with the shortest launch gap of just how many minutes?

Q7. Consider the following statements:
I. The Chief Minister of West Bengal formally launched the Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) in the state to expand healthcare coverage.
II. The scheme provides health coverage of up to Rs 10 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Q8. The Chief Minister of Meghalaya recently inaugurated a Centre of Excellence (CoE) to preserve and promote traditional weaving skills for which indigenous silk variety originating from the state?

Q9. Consider the following statements regarding the latest hackathon:
I. The National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) launched “Cyber Kushti 2026”, a national cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence (AI) hackathon.
II. The winning team of the hackathon receives the “Cyber Kesari 2026” title along with a Gada.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Q10. IN-SPACe recently approved India’s first fully commercial Earth Observation (EO) satellite constellation under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model. Which consortium is leading this 12-satellite constellation project?