Daily Current Affairs Quiz — 4 September 2026 (10 MCQs with Answers)

Attempt the quiz above first, then review every question with its correct answer and a short explanation below.

1. Q1.From which spaceport did ISRO launch the GSLV-F17 rocket carrying the EOS-05 earth observation satellite on 4 September 2026?

   • A.Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota✓ Correct Answer
   • B.Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station
   • C.Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram
   • D.Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha

   Explanation: EOS-05 (also called GISAT-1A) became India's first satellite placed into a sub-geosynchronous transfer orbit, aimed at near-real-time earth observation.

2. Q2.Belgian PM Bart De Wever's September 2026 visit to India was significant because it was the first visit by a Belgian prime minister to India in nearly how many years?

   • A.Two decades✓ Correct Answer
   • B.One decade
   • C.Five years
   • D.Three decades

   Explanation: The visit covered defence, critical minerals, semiconductors, fintech and clean energy cooperation between India and Belgium.

3. Q3.How much surplus did the RBI transfer to the central government in its FY2025-26 Annual Report — its highest-ever such payout?

   • A.₹2.86 lakh crore✓ Correct Answer
   • B.₹1.5 lakh crore
   • C.₹3.5 lakh crore
   • D.₹2 lakh crore

   Explanation: The RBI's overall balance sheet also grew over 22% year-on-year to about ₹91.97 lakh crore.

4. Q4.Alex Lanier's men's singles gold at the BWF World Championships 2026 made him the first world badminton champion from which country?

   • A.France✓ Correct Answer
   • B.Denmark
   • C.Japan
   • D.England

   Explanation: Lanier defeated Japan's Kodai Naraoka 21-11, 21-11 in the final held in New Delhi.

5. Q5.Retired Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra, recently appointed the first CEO of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, had earlier commanded which Air Force command during Operation Sindoor?

   • A.Western Air Command✓ Correct Answer
   • B.Eastern Air Command
   • C.Southern Air Command
   • D.Central Air Command

   Explanation: Mishra was selected as the Trust's first CEO from 5,585 applicants through an AI-assisted and manual screening process.

6. Q6.AVM Shakti Sharma, the first woman non-medical officer to attain Air Vice Marshal rank in the IAF, was commissioned into which branch of the Air Force in 1994?

   • A.Education Branch✓ Correct Answer
   • B.Medical Branch
   • C.Logistics Branch
   • D.Administrative Branch

   Explanation: She assumed charge as Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Education) at Air Headquarters on 1 September 2026.

7. Q7.The National Teachers' Awards 2026 will be conferred on Teachers' Day, which marks the birth anniversary of which former President?

   • A.Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan✓ Correct Answer
   • B.Dr. Rajendra Prasad
   • C.A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
   • D.Zakir Husain

   Explanation: President Droupadi Murmu will confer the awards on 48 teachers at Vigyan Bhawan on 5 September, Radhakrishnan's 138th birth anniversary.

8. Q8.The two Kuki-Zo MLAs who recently attended the Manipur Assembly in person for the first time in over three years represent which two constituencies?

   • A.Saikul and Saitu✓ Correct Answer
   • B.Churachandpur and Kangpokpi
   • C.Imphal East and Imphal West
   • D.Ukhrul and Tamenglong

   Explanation: The MLAs attended despite a boycott directive from the apex Kuki-Zo community body, Kuki Inpi Manipur, marking a step toward rebuilding trust after the 2023 ethnic violence.

9. Q9.UNEP's 'Limiting Overshoot' report, warning that global warming will soon cross 1.5°C, was released in which city?

   • A.Nairobi✓ Correct Answer
   • B.Geneva
   • C.New York
   • D.Bonn

   Explanation: The report calls for rapid emissions cuts and adaptation measures to minimise and eventually reverse the overshoot beyond 1.5°C.

10. Q10.Jal Jeevan Mission (Urban), under which four states recently achieved 100% urban tap-connection coverage, aims to provide universal water supply to all Urban Local Bodies. Approximately how many ULBs does the mission cover nationwide?

    • A.4,378✓ Correct Answer
    • B.2,500
    • C.5,000
    • D.3,200

    Explanation: JJM (Urban), launched in October 2021, has a total outlay of ₹2.87 lakh crore shared between the Centre and states.