Current Affairs Free Quiz for September 01, 2026

Q1. In August 2026, the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) launched ‘Mission Samriddh Gaon’ to develop poverty-free, employment-rich villages with assured access to basic amenities. Where will the initial pilot implementation of this mission take place?

Q2. The Indian Army recently signed a USD 93 million deal with the USA to procure FGM-148 Javelin Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) systems under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) route. The Javelin missile system is manufactured by a joint venture between which two companies?

Q3. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) signed a 5-year agreement to establish a state-of-the-art End-to-End Optical Network Testbed in New Delhi. Which organization has the DoT partnered with for this initiative?

Q4. Consider the following statements regarding India’s first indigenous non-Genetically Modified Organism (non-GMO) high-expansion Popcorn Maize hybrid seed:
I. It was officially launched by Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan at the Gourmet Popcornica facility in Andhra Pradesh.
II. The hybrid seed was developed through a collaboration between Gourmet Popcornica and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Indian Institute of Maize Research (ICAR-IIMR).
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Q5. Under the newly introduced IT Resilience Index (ITRI) Framework by SEBI for Market Infrastructure Institutions (MIIs), which parameter carries a weightage of 5% in assessing the resilience of technology systems?

Q6. Consider the following statements regarding the newly commissioned vessel of the Indian Navy:
I. The Indian Navy commissioned its second Diving Support Vessel (DSV) named ‘Nipun’ at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai.
II. ‘Nipun’, built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), supports saturation diving up to 300 meters.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Q7. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) India announced the next phase of its 7-year partnership to strengthen an inclusive circular economy for plastics across 50 Indian cities. Which corporate entity has UNDP partnered with for this initiative?

Q8. NASA recently launched the ‘Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’ to explore the universe’s biggest mysteries. Which launch vehicle was used to deploy this USD 4.3 billion space telescope?

Q9. Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan launched ‘Gnani Artha’, a sovereign AI stack featuring an agentic AI platform designed specifically for enterprise customers. What is the name of this agentic AI platform?

Q10. National Sports Day is observed annually across India on 29 August to commemorate the birth anniversary of Major Dhyan Chand. What was the nationwide theme/call for National Sports Day 2026?