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Current Affairs 12 August 2026 — Part 1
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12-august-2026 — Answer Key & Explanations (15 Questions)
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Q1.The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 was referred by the Centre to which parliamentary body in August 2026, amid protests including a unanimous Tamil Nadu Assembly resolution?
- A.A Joint Parliamentary Committee✓ Correct Answer
- B.The Supreme Court
- C.The Law Commission
- D.The Election Commission
Explanation: The Bill was referred to a Joint Parliamentary Committee of 21 Lok Sabha and 10 Rajya Sabha members, which must report by the first week of the Winter Session.
Q2.The Lok Sabha passed a Bill on 11 August 2026 to officially rename Kerala as:
- A.Keralam✓ Correct Answer
- B.Malayalam Nadu
- C.Cherala
- D.Keralanadu
Explanation: The Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026, moved by MoS Home Nityanand Rai, seeks to change the state's name to 'Keralam' under Article 3 of the Constitution.
Q3.President Droupadi Murmu's assent on 11 August 2026 gave which national symbol statutory protection equal to the National Anthem?
- A.Vande Mataram✓ Correct Answer
- B.The national emblem
- C.The national flag
- D.The national flower
Explanation: The Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026 makes insulting Vande Mataram punishable with up to three years' imprisonment, a fine, or both.
Q4.As per MoSPI's PLFS Quarterly Bulletin for April-June 2026, India's overall unemployment rate rose to:
- A.5.4%✓ Correct Answer
- B.4.8%
- C.6.7%
- D.3.9%
Explanation: Overall unemployment rose to 5.4% (from 5% in Jan-Mar 2026); urban was 6.7% and rural 4.8%, while LFPR fell to a five-quarter low of 54.6%.
Q5.The Centre approved an RBI proposal in 2026 to field-trial one billion polymer banknotes each of which two denominations?
- A.Rs 10 and Rs 20✓ Correct Answer
- B.Rs 50 and Rs 100
- C.Rs 5 and Rs 10
- D.Rs 20 and Rs 50
Explanation: The pilot, approved under Section 25 of the RBI Act, 1934, aims to extend note lifespan and cut printing costs; paper currency continues alongside.
Q6.The Government e-Marketplace (GeM) celebrated its 10th Foundation Day at Bharat Mandapam on 10 August 2026 with its cumulative GMV crossing approximately:
- A.Rs 20 lakh crore✓ Correct Answer
- B.Rs 5 lakh crore
- C.Rs 50 lakh crore
- D.Rs 1 lakh crore
Explanation: GeM's cumulative GMV crossed roughly Rs 20 lakh crore across 10,644 product and 350 service categories; Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal announced an AI-enabled next phase.
Q7.Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan disbursed Rs 21.35 crore in scholarships to over 6,000 students under which portal, at an event at ICAR-IARI in August 2026?
- A.National Scholarship Portal (NSP)✓ Correct Answer
- B.PM-Kisan Portal
- C.Skill India Portal
- D.Digital India Portal
Explanation: The disbursement was made under the National Scholarship Portal (NSP) at an event held at ICAR-IARI, New Delhi.
Q8.Under the amended PM E-DRIVE scheme (FY2025-28), the electric two-wheeler subsidy was reduced to what level (capped at Rs 5,000/vehicle)?
- A.Rs 2,500 per kWh✓ Correct Answer
- B.Rs 5,000 per kWh
- C.Rs 10,000 per kWh
- D.Rs 1,000 per kWh
Explanation: The Ministry of Heavy Industries cut the incentive to Rs 2,500/kWh, within the scheme's overall Rs 11,900-crore outlay.
Q9.MSME and DPIIT signed an MoU in August 2026 to commercialise GI-tagged products under which unified banner?
- A.Bharat GI✓ Correct Answer
- B.One District One Product
- C.Make in India GI
- D.Vocal for Local
Explanation: The 'Bharat GI' banner aims to boost market access and incomes for GI-registered artisan communities.
Q10.Which state's traditional embroidery craft, 'Phulkari', received a Geographical Indication (GI) tag around August 2026?
- A.Punjab✓ Correct Answer
- B.Haryana
- C.Rajasthan
- D.Himachal Pradesh
Explanation: Punjab's Phulkari craft received formal GI recognition as India's registered GI products crossed 822 nationwide.
Q11.The Maharashtra Cabinet, on 11 August 2026, approved a stamp-duty waiver and a 25% transfer-duty cut on land transfers for which sector?
- A.Renewable-energy projects✓ Correct Answer
- B.IT parks
- C.Textile units
- D.Ports
Explanation: The waiver applies to internal land transfers between renewable-energy project companies/SPVs, chaired by CM Devendra Fadnavis.
Q12.The Madhya Pradesh Cabinet approved a Rs 918-crore scheme (2026-27 to 2030-31) for dividend disbursement to which bodies?
- A.Joint Forest Management Committees✓ Correct Answer
- B.Panchayati Raj Institutions
- C.Urban Local Bodies
- D.Cooperative Societies
Explanation: Alongside this, the Cabinet also cleared a toll-based expansion of the Bhopal Bypass from four to six lanes over 51.96 km.
Q13.Physicist Deepak Dhar became the first Indian to win which prestigious 2026 award for foundational work in statistical mechanics?
- A.Dirac Medal (ICTP-IUPAP)✓ Correct Answer
- B.Nobel Prize in Physics
- C.Fields Medal
- D.Abel Prize
Explanation: Dhar, of TIFR/IISER Pune, shared the medal with Bernard Derrida, Marc Mezard and Haim Sompolinsky, known for the 'sandpile model'.
Q14.Ajit Kumar Panda took charge as Chairman and Managing Director of which PSU, effective 1 August 2026, succeeding Sanjay Swarup?
- A.Container Corporation of India (CONCOR)✓ Correct Answer
- B.Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC)
- C.Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL)
- D.Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)
Explanation: Panda, a 1990-batch IRSME officer, took charge under the Ministry of Railways.
Q15.Which Indian port became the country's first to secure ISO 50001:2018 certification for energy management?
- A.V.O. Chidambaranar Port, Thoothukudi✓ Correct Answer
- B.Jawaharlal Nehru Port, Mumbai
- C.Kandla Port, Gujarat
- D.Paradip Port, Odisha
Explanation: VOC Port Authority, already India's first major port to be Scope-2 emission-free, added this certification as part of its carbon-neutrality drive.
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