Daily Current Affairs Quiz — 8 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.At Vadodara on 8 September 2026, PM Modi dedicated three sections of which freight corridor, spanning 326 route-km?

   • A.Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor
   • B.Western Dedicated Freight Corridor✓ Correct Answer
   • C.Golden Quadrilateral Freight Corridor
   • D.Konkan Freight Corridor

   Explanation: The three WDFC sections were built at a cost of over ₹20,700 crore, part of over ₹35,000 crore in projects launched that day.

2. Q2.The RBI has given LIC one year to raise its ICICI Bank holding up to what ceiling?

   • A.9.99%✓ Correct Answer
   • B.14.34%
   • C.19.99%
   • D.24.99%

   Explanation: LIC's current 4.35% holding can rise to a combined 14.34% if it fully uses the newly approved 9.99% ceiling.

3. Q3.Munitions India Limited's new MoU with Drogo Aerospace, signed on 4 September 2026, targets development of which platform?

   • A.Delta Wing Kamikaze loitering munition✓ Correct Answer
   • B.Nagastra-1 suicide drone
   • C.SkyStriker loitering munition
   • D.Harop attack drone

   Explanation: Signed in Pune, the indigenous platform is designed for a 1,000-km range and a 20-30 kg warhead.

4. Q4.The UN General Assembly's new resolution marks 27 November each year as which international day, starting 2026?

   • A.International Day Against Child Marriage✓ Correct Answer
   • B.International Widows' Day
   • C.World Population Day
   • D.International Day of Peace

   Explanation: All 193 UN member states supported the resolution by consensus.

5. Q5.IIT Madras-incubated Bodhan AI's four new open-weight models, developed with AI4Bharat, are funded by which ministry?

   • A.Ministry of Electronics and IT
   • B.Ministry of Education✓ Correct Answer
   • C.Ministry of Science and Technology
   • D.Ministry of Skill Development

   Explanation: The models cover speech recognition, OCR, text-to-speech and machine translation across Indian languages.

6. Q6.Hyderabad startup Apollyon Dynamics' Ahuti Mk II interceptor drone entered the India Book of Records after hitting what speed?

   • A.325 km/h
   • B.498 km/h✓ Correct Answer
   • C.650 km/h
   • D.725 km/h

   Explanation: The BITS Pilani-incubated startup's drone improved on its own earlier 325 km/h benchmark by about 66%.

7. Q7.Andrea Kimi Antonelli's Italian Grand Prix win at Monza on 6 September 2026 ended a 60-year wait for a home winner. Which team does he drive for?

   • A.Ferrari
   • B.Red Bull Racing
   • C.Mercedes✓ Correct Answer
   • D.McLaren

   Explanation: Starting 19th on the grid, Antonelli became the first Italian home winner since Ludovico Scarfiotti in 1966.

8. Q8.Air India's new CEO Tewolde Gebremariam, who took charge on 7 September 2026, previously built which airline into Africa's largest carrier?

   • A.Kenya Airways
   • B.Ethiopian Airlines✓ Correct Answer
   • C.South African Airways
   • D.EgyptAir

   Explanation: He succeeded Campbell Wilson as Air India's CEO & Managing Director.

9. Q9.Joheirry Mola, crowned Miss World 2026 in Nha Trang, Vietnam, hails from which country?

   • A.Dominican Republic✓ Correct Answer
   • B.Colombia
   • C.Venezuela
   • D.Costa Rica

   Explanation: This was her country's second Miss World title, after its first win in 1982.

10. Q10.The Botanical Survey of India's newly discovered plant species Osbeckia ulotricha was found in the shola forests of which biosphere reserve?

    • A.Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
    • B.Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve✓ Correct Answer
    • C.Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve
    • D.Panna Biosphere Reserve

    Explanation: The species, found at 1,200-1,500 m elevation on the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border, belongs to the family Melastomataceae.