Daily Current Affairs Quiz — 9 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.The Defence Acquisition Council recently cleared capital procurement worth nearly ₹1.10 lakh crore for the Army, Navy and Air Force. Roughly what share of this was sourced indigenously?

   • A.About 98%✓ Correct Answer
   • B.About 75%
   • C.About 50%
   • D.About 60%

   Explanation: The cleared list includes CBRN reconnaissance vehicles and Advanced Light Helicopters for the Army, Arudhra radars for the Navy, and Ground-Based Multi-Purpose Jammers for the Air Force.

2. Q2.How many sites has India added to UNESCO's World Heritage Tentative List in its latest update, taking the country's total to 73?

   • A.Two
   • B.Six
   • C.Three
   • D.Four✓ Correct Answer

   Explanation: The four new sites are the Rangpur-Sivasagar ensemble (Assam), the Andaman colonial penal settlement, Nicobarese cultural continuity, and the painted havelis of Shekhawati (Rajasthan).

3. Q3.Which Andhra Pradesh-based bank has just become the first Local Area Bank in India to be added to the RBI Act's Second Schedule?

   • A.Krishna Bhima Samruddhi Local Area Bank
   • B.Coastal Local Area Bank✓ Correct Answer
   • C.Capital Local Area Bank
   • D.Subhadra Local Area Bank

   Explanation: Headquartered in Vijayawada, the bank now gets scheduled-bank status and access to RBI's liquidity facilities.

4. Q4.The International Finance Corporation is extending a USD 1 billion MSME credit line to India, channelled in part through which institution?

   • A.NABARD
   • B.NHB
   • C.SIDBI✓ Correct Answer
   • D.EXIM Bank

   Explanation: SIDBI has already received USD 500 million of the facility, to be lent as loans of up to seven years to manufacturing and services MSMEs.

5. Q5.For the first time in over 70 years, the National Film Awards ceremony will be held outside Delhi this year — at which iconic location?

   • A.Statue of Unity, Gujarat✓ Correct Answer
   • B.Gateway of India, Mumbai
   • C.Red Fort, Delhi
   • D.Charminar, Hyderabad

   Explanation: President Droupadi Murmu will felicitate 92 winners of the 72nd National Film Awards on 22 September 2026 at Ekta Nagar.

6. Q6.The 9th Rashtriya Poshan Maah was launched this September in which Uttar Pradesh city?

   • A.Lucknow
   • B.Kanpur
   • C.Agra
   • D.Varanasi✓ Correct Answer

   Explanation: It was launched at the Rudraksh International Cooperation and Convention Centre under the POSHAN Abhiyaan.

7. Q7.The PM-SETU scheme, whose National Steering Committee recently approved over ₹735 crore for ITI clusters, is aimed at modernising which institutions?

   • A.Central Universities
   • B.Kendriya Vidyalayas
   • C.Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs)✓ Correct Answer
   • D.Polytechnic colleges

   Explanation: The approved plans cover ITI clusters in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Telangana.

8. Q8.Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty made history by becoming the first Indian pair to win which badminton tournament?

   • A.Indonesia Open
   • B.China Masters✓ Correct Answer
   • C.All England Open
   • D.Malaysia Masters

   Explanation: They beat China's He Jiting-Ren Xiangyu in Shenzhen for their 10th BWF World Tour title overall.

9. Q9.Bhagwat Prasad Makwana has been appointed Chairperson of which national commission, till March 2028?

   • A.National Commission for Safai Karamcharis✓ Correct Answer
   • B.National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
   • C.National Commission for Women
   • D.National Commission for Minorities

   Explanation: Kaishab Bihari was named Vice-Chairperson alongside three new members of the commission.

10. Q10.India recently became the 26th nation to join a US-led initiative on the security and leadership of which next-generation technology?

    • A.Quantum computing
    • B.6G telecommunications✓ Correct Answer
    • C.Artificial intelligence
    • D.Semiconductor fabrication

    Explanation: The move feeds into India's own Bharat 6G Mission, which targets global IP-hub status by 2030.