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Current Affairs 2 September 2026 -- Part 1
Practice 2-september-2026 with 13 free MCQ questions covering current-affairs. Detailed explanations in English and Hindi, perfect for UPSC, SSC, and competitive exam preparation.
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2-september-2026 — Answer Key & Explanations (13 Questions)
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Q1.Indian Railways approved deployment of Kavach 4.0 on the remaining 712 route-km of which division, at a cost of Rs 170 crore?
- A.Moradabad Division✓ Correct Answer
- B.Lucknow Division
- C.Jhansi Division
- D.Ambala Division
Explanation: Kavach is India's indigenous Automatic Train Protection system; it prevents Signal Passing at Danger (SPAD) and automatically applies brakes to avoid collisions.
Q2.How many Income Tax Returns had been filed for Assessment Year 2026-27 by the 31 August 2026 deadline, setting a new record?
- A.Over 6.5 crore
- B.Over 9.1 crore
- C.Over 5.9 crore
- D.Over 7.8 crore✓ Correct Answer
Explanation: This beat the AY 2025-26 figure of over 7.3 crore ITRs filed by the extended 16 September 2025 deadline.
Q3.SBI released Probationary Officer (PO) 2026 score cards for a recruitment drive to fill how many PO posts?
- A.2,500
- B.2,000
- C.1,500✓ Correct Answer
- D.1,000
Explanation: SBI PO is one of the most sought-after banking recruitment exams, conducted in Prelims, Mains and Interview stages.
Q4.MPESB invited applications for 507 Sub-Inspector posts in which state's police force?
- A.Madhya Pradesh✓ Correct Answer
- B.Uttar Pradesh
- C.Maharashtra
- D.Rajasthan
Explanation: MPESB (Madhya Pradesh Employees Selection Board) conducts recruitment for various state government posts including police Sub-Inspectors.
Q5.The National Informatics Centre (NIC) invited applications for 376 posts of which designation?
- A.Data Entry Operator
- B.Scientific and Technical Assistant✓ Correct Answer
- C.System Analyst
- D.Software Engineer
Explanation: NIC functions under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and provides IT infrastructure to government bodies.
Q6.By what percentage did India's non-food bank credit grow year-on-year to Rs 219.60 lakh crore as of July-end 2026?
- A.15.4%
- B.19.1%✓ Correct Answer
- C.10.3%
- D.25.6%
Explanation: The growth was driven by continued strong industrial and services-sector lending, per RBI's sectoral credit deployment data.
Q7.The CCEA's National Investment Policy for Urea-2026 (NIPU-2026) aims to boost domestic investment in which type of urea manufacturing?
- A.Coal-based urea
- B.Naphtha-based urea
- C.Bio-urea
- D.Gas-based urea✓ Correct Answer
Explanation: The policy aims to cut India's import dependence on urea by encouraging new domestic gas-based urea manufacturing units.
Q8.PM Modi met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of which summit in Bishkek on 31 August 2026?
- A.26th SCO Summit✓ Correct Answer
- B.BRICS Summit
- C.ASEAN Summit
- D.G20 Summit
Explanation: The talks covered West Asia tensions, maritime security, and India-Iran trade, defence and pharma cooperation.
Q9.India's three-week diplomatic outreach ahead of the BRICS Summit, involving PM Modi and top ministers, builds up to a summit hosted by which city in September?
- A.New Delhi✓ Correct Answer
- B.Bengaluru
- C.Mumbai
- D.Chennai
Explanation: The outreach involves PM Modi, Nirmala Sitharaman, S Jaishankar, Piyush Goyal and NSA Ajit Doval.
Q10.India rejected a Permanent Court of Arbitration ruling on which treaty, calling the tribunal 'illegally constituted'?
- A.Indus Waters Treaty✓ Correct Answer
- B.Teesta River Treaty
- C.Mahakali Treaty
- D.Ganga Water Treaty
Explanation: The PCA had ordered India to treat the 1960 treaty as fully binding and restrict construction on the Ratle Hydro-Electric Plant; India said the treaty remains held in abeyance.
Q11.NIELIT's new Rs 730.7 crore Quantum and AI University campus, with programmes beginning in September 2026, is coming up in which city?
- A.Vijayawada
- B.Hyderabad
- C.Amaravati✓ Correct Answer
- D.Visakhapatnam
Explanation: It will initially run from a temporary campus at Acharya Nagarjuna University while the permanent Amaravati campus is developed.
Q12.Rajnath Singh's review of India's 16 Defence PSUs for FY2025-26 showed their combined turnover rose 15.4% to reach how much?
- A.Rs 1.5 lakh crore
- B.Rs 1.29 lakh crore✓ Correct Answer
- C.Rs 90,000 crore
- D.Rs 2 lakh crore
Explanation: Profit after tax for the 16 DPSUs rose 15.6% to Rs 23,136 crore, while their exports grew 151.2% year-on-year.
Q13.DRDO and the IAF will conduct carriage and release flight trials of which indigenous precision-guided bomb from Su-30MKI fighters during September-October 2026?
- A.SAAW
- B.PGB-500✓ Correct Answer
- C.Rudram-II
- D.Astra Mk-2
Explanation: The trials will assess aerodynamic loads, drag, aircraft handling, safe separation, trajectory stability and guidance accuracy.
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