Current Affairs 6 September 2026 — Part 2

Attempt the quiz above first, then review every question with its correct answer and a short explanation below.

1. Q1.India will host the 18th BRICS Summit on 12-13 September 2026 at which venue?

   • A.Bharat Mandapam✓ Correct Answer
   • B.Pragati Maidan
   • C.Vigyan Bhawan
   • D.Rashtrapati Bhavan

   Explanation: The summit, themed 'Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation, and Sustainability', marks India's fourth time chairing BRICS after 2012, 2016 and 2021.

2. Q2.As per Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal's 4 September 2026 statement, what condition must be met before India finalises a trade deal with the US?

   • A.Washington must offer tariff terms giving Indian exporters an edge over competitors✓ Correct Answer
   • B.The US must drop all tariffs on Indian goods
   • C.India must first join the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
   • D.The two countries must sign a defence pact

   Explanation: The statement came amid ongoing talks that followed a February 2026 framework agreement between the two countries.

3. Q3.One week after the 26 August 2026 Langtang Lirung glacier collapse, the revised death toll from the Nepal-Tibet floods stood at more than how many people killed?

   • A.1,300✓ Correct Answer
   • B.900
   • C.500
   • D.2,000

   Explanation: More than 5,500 people remained missing along the Trishuli-Bhotekoshi river corridor, with India, Australia and South Korea assisting Nepal's rescue effort.

4. Q4.Nine ISRO employee associations wrote to Chairman V Narayanan on 4 September 2026 seeking clarity on the transfer of which activity to private industry?

   • A.Launch-vehicle manufacturing✓ Correct Answer
   • B.Satellite data pricing
   • C.Astronaut training
   • D.Ground station operations

   Explanation: The associations cited the SSLV technology transfer to HAL and remarks by IN-SPACe Chairman Pawan Kumar Goenka that ISRO would eventually stop manufacturing launch vehicles.

5. Q5.PM Modi is set to inaugurate the fifth edition of SEMICON India 2026 on 17 September at which venue?

   • A.Yashobhoomi, New Delhi✓ Correct Answer
   • B.Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
   • C.Pragati Maidan, New Delhi
   • D.Gift City, Gandhinagar

   Explanation: The event falls under the government's expanded Rs 1.27 lakh crore Semicon 2.0 programme covering chip design, fabrication and packaging.

6. Q6.Researchers at IIT Madras and IISc Bengaluru created an all-inorganic analogue of which classic organometallic compound, reviving interest in boron chemistry?

   • A.Ferrocene✓ Correct Answer
   • B.Graphene
   • C.Fullerene
   • D.Buckminsterfullerene

   Explanation: The study, published in the journal Science, revives boron-based chemistry research nearly five decades after early work on the element.

7. Q7.INS Samarthak, commissioned by the Indian Navy in 2026, is primarily designed for what role?

   • A.Weapons and sensor test support, recovering exercise targets✓ Correct Answer
   • B.Submarine rescue operations
   • C.Anti-piracy patrol
   • D.Aircraft carrier escort

   Explanation: The 3,750-tonne vessel, handed over on 27 August 2026, supports test and evaluation of new naval weapons and sensors and recovers aerial, surface and underwater targets used in exercises.

8. Q8.The second edition of Exercise Tarang Shakti (26 September-12 October 2026) will be held at which location, marking the debut of US F-35 jets at an Indian exercise?

   • A.Jodhpur✓ Correct Answer
   • B.Pune
   • C.Kalaikunda
   • D.Halwara

   Explanation: Air forces from the US, UAE, Australia, Bangladesh, France, Greece, Singapore and Sri Lanka are participating, with over 30 nations attending as observers.

9. Q9.HAL said Tejas Mk1A deliveries to the IAF, delayed by engine supply issues, are set to begin in August-September 2026 once supply of which engine stabilises?

   • A.GE F404✓ Correct Answer
   • B.GE F414
   • C.AL-31FP
   • D.Kaveri

   Explanation: About 30 Tejas Mk1A aircraft have already been manufactured and flight-tested and are now awaiting engines for formal induction.

10. Q10.What is new about India's 2026 All India Tiger Estimation compared to previous cycles?

    • A.It will count tigers outside sanctuary and corridor boundaries for the first time✓ Correct Answer
    • B.It will be conducted every year instead of every four years
    • C.It excludes camera-trap methods
    • D.It is being conducted only in Madhya Pradesh

    Explanation: The National Tiger Conservation Authority and Wildlife Institute of India are coordinating field surveys through 2026, with the final report expected by late 2026 or early 2027.

11. Q11.India crossed 300 GW of installed non-fossil power capacity as of 31 July 2026. What was the approximate solar capacity within this?

    • A.164.59 GW✓ Correct Answer
    • B.58.14 GW
    • C.219 GW
    • D.100 GW

    Explanation: Wind capacity stood at 58.14 GW; India added a record 29 GW of new solar and wind capacity in the first half of 2026, partly driven by rooftop solar under PM Surya Ghar.

12. Q12.In the Women's T20 Asia Cup 2026 match on 5 September, India bowled Pakistan out for their lowest-ever T20I total of how many runs?

    • A.55✓ Correct Answer
    • B.65
    • C.85
    • D.45

    Explanation: India chased down the target in 8.4 overs to win by seven wickets; Shree Charani was named Player of the Match.

13. Q13.The Duleep Trophy 2026-27 final, which began on 6 September at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, is being contested between South Zone and which other zone, appearing in the final for the first time since 2012-13?

    • A.East Zone✓ Correct Answer
    • B.North Zone
    • C.Central Zone
    • D.West Zone

    Explanation: East Zone last won the Duleep Trophy at the same Chepauk venue in the 2012-13 season.

14. Q14.India's women's recurve archery team won gold at the Archery World Cup 2026 stage in Shanghai by beating which host nation in a shoot-off?

    • A.China✓ Correct Answer
    • B.Japan
    • C.South Korea
    • D.Indonesia

    Explanation: The team comprised Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat and Kumkum Mohod; separately, Jyothi Surekha led India's women's compound team to gold at the Puebla stage.

15. Q15.As per the confirmed 2026 Nobel Prize schedule, on which date will the Nobel Peace Prize be announced?

    • A.9 October✓ Correct Answer
    • B.5 October
    • C.8 October
    • D.12 October

    Explanation: The full schedule runs Medicine (5 Oct), Physics (6 Oct), Chemistry (7 Oct), Literature (8 Oct), Peace (9 Oct) and Economic Sciences (12 Oct).