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Current Affairs 13 August 2026 — Part 1
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Q1.President Droupadi Murmu's assent to the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Act, 2026 raised the court's sanctioned strength (including the CJI) to how many judges?
- A.36
- B.38✓ Correct Answer
- C.40
- D.34
Explanation: The Act raised the Supreme Court's sanctioned strength from 34 to 38 judges — the first increase since 2019, when the number of judges other than the CJI was raised from 30 to 33.
Q2.The Lok Sabha inquiry committee's report on Justice Yashwant Varma, whose case began with cash found at his residence after a fire, found the charges against him to be:
- A.Not proved
- B.Proved✓ Correct Answer
- C.Partially proved due to insufficient evidence
- D.Withdrawn after his resignation
Explanation: The three-member panel found charges of possessing unexplained cash, disturbing evidence and giving an evasive explanation 'proved', though it stopped short of concluding the cash belonged to Varma personally; he had already resigned on 9 April 2026.
Q3.The Tamil Nadu Assembly's resolution on delimitation, moved by CM Vijay, sought to freeze the Lok Sabha's strength at 543 seats for how many years?
- A.10 years
- B.15 years
- C.25 years✓ Correct Answer
- D.50 years
Explanation: The resolution also urged that women's reservation be implemented in the 2029 Lok Sabha elections using the existing 543-seat base, opposing the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill's proposal to expand the House to 850 seats.
Q4.The RBI Central Board's 622nd meeting, held in Patna, approved the Bank's FY2026-27 budget along with which Medium-Term Strategy Framework?
- A.Utkarsh 2.0
- B.Disha 3.0
- C.Utkarsh 3.0✓ Correct Answer
- D.Vision 2030
Explanation: The meeting was chaired by RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra; 'Utkarsh' has been RBI's medium-term strategy framework branding since Utkarsh 2022.
Q5.The Union Cabinet approved an additional investment commitment of how much to the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF)?
- A.Rs 10,000 crore
- B.Rs 20,000 crore
- C.Rs 30,000 crore✓ Correct Answer
- D.Rs 50,000 crore
Explanation: The commitment backs a new second infrastructure-focused fund under NIIF and is meant to help it attract more private and institutional capital for infrastructure development.
Q6.In the Hurun India 2026 Most Valuable Family Businesses list, which family topped the ranking for the third consecutive year?
- A.Birla family
- B.Adani family
- C.Ambani family✓ Correct Answer
- D.Bajaj family
Explanation: The Ambani family (Reliance Industries) was valued at Rs 25.8 lakh crore, ahead of the Birla family's Rs 8.14 lakh crore; the top 300 families' combined valuation reached about Rs 138 lakh crore.
Q7.M.P. Parameswaran, who died in Thrissur, Kerala at age 91, was a nuclear scientist associated with which people's science movement?
- A.Kerala Sastra Sahitya Parishad✓ Correct Answer
- B.Bharat Gyan Vigyan Samiti
- C.Vigyan Prasar
- D.National Council of Science Museums
Explanation: Parameswaran worked at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (1957-75) before turning to science popularisation; he received the Kerala Sree Award in 2022.
Q8.PM Modi released former President Ram Nath Kovind's autobiography, 'Triumph of the Indian Republic: My Life, My Struggles', at which Delhi venue?
- A.Rashtrapati Bhavan
- B.Vigyan Bhavan✓ Correct Answer
- C.Ashoka Hotel
- D.Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra
Explanation: The book, published by Rupa Publications, covers Kovind's journey from public service to the presidency (2017-2022), India's 14th President.
Q9.The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved a one-year extension for which official, keeping him as Enforcement Directorate Director until 13 August 2027?
- A.Sanjay Kumar Mishra
- B.Rahul Navin✓ Correct Answer
- C.Vivek Johri
- D.Nitin Gupta
Explanation: Rahul Navin, a 1993-batch IRS (Income Tax) officer, has led the ED as full-time Director since August 2024, succeeding Sanjay Kumar Mishra.
Q10.The 'AAERI Verify' platform, integrated with DigiLocker, was launched to speed up document verification for Indian students applying to universities in which country?
- A.United Kingdom
- B.Canada
- C.Australia✓ Correct Answer
- D.Germany
Explanation: Launched by the National e-Governance Division and AAERI, the platform cuts verification time from 5-9 days to under four minutes through a two-stage digital check.
Q11.The MoU signed between CCRAS and the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) to set global quality standards was significant because it was BIS's:
- A.First-ever MoU with any organisation
- B.100th MoU overall and first with an AYUSH body✓ Correct Answer
- C.Largest MoU by funding value
- D.First international MoU
Explanation: The MoU aims to establish global Ayurveda quality standards and strengthen laboratory validation of traditional knowledge; BIS was established in 1987 under the BIS Act.
Q12.Union Home Minister Amit Shah flagged off the 'Har Ghar Tiranga Yatra' campaign from Puducherry to mark 150 years of which national symbol?
- A.The national flag
- B.Jana Gana Mana
- C.Vande Mataram✓ Correct Answer
- D.The national emblem
Explanation: The campaign builds on the 'Har Ghar Tiranga' initiative launched by PM Modi in 2022 under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, with events at district, block and panchayat levels.
Q13.The Uttarakhand government approved relocating the state High Court from Nainital to which town, identifying a 30-hectare site at Lamachaur?
- A.Dehradun
- B.Haridwar
- C.Haldwani✓ Correct Answer
- D.Rishikesh
Explanation: The relocation plan shifts the High Court to Haldwani, which lies in the plains, unlike hill-town Nainital, where the court currently sits.
Q14.Gujarat's four new Natural Farming Centres of Excellence, set up with a Rs 20-crore outlay for 2026-27, operate under which body?
- A.Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation
- B.Gujarat Prakrutik Krishi Vikas Board✓ Correct Answer
- C.National Centre for Organic Farming
- D.Gujarat State Land Development Corporation
Explanation: The centres are located in Navsari, Morbi, Bhavnagar and Chhota Udepur, and each is set to train 100 farmers in natural farming techniques like five-layer farming.
Q15.Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh dedicated the 'Prakriti Gyan Dham' eco-educational hub, developed by which institute, in Lucknow?
- A.CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute
- B.CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute✓ Correct Answer
- C.ICAR-Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research
- D.Botanical Survey of India
Explanation: As part of the launch, plant-based technologies were transferred to Kudumbashree, Kerala, and a low-cost photobioreactor technology was transferred to Witwake Solutions.
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