UPSC EXAM QUIZ 19.08.2026

Consider the following statements

1.    Government of India has proposed the ₹20,000 crore Container Manufacturing Assistance Scheme (CMAS) to promote the domestic manufacturing of shipping containers.
2.   The main objective of CMAS is to increase domestic container production capacity, reduce import dependence, and strengthen India’s trade and logistics ecosystem.
3. The Container Manufacturing Assistance Scheme (CMAS) was announced in the Union Budget 2026–27.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. Government of India will launch Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)-based Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) for food subsidies under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) from 14 August 2026.
2.  The initiative will initially be launched in Chandigarh and Dadra and Nagar Haveli.

Which of the above statement/statements are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1.  Acanthosaura syrax, also known as the Syrax Mountain Horned Dragon, is a newly described lizard species discovered in Mae Wong National Park, Thailand.
2.  The species was formally described and published on 2 August 2026 in the taxonomy journal ZooKeys
3.  It belongs to the genus Acanthosaura, which includes Mountain Horned DragON.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1.  President Droupadi Murmu presented the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships and Awards for the 2024 and 2025 cycles at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on 13 August 2026
2.  The honours recognised artists from various States and Union Territories across music, dance, theatre, puppetry and folk traditions.

Which of the above statement/statements are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. India and the Southern African Customs Union have taken an important step towards strengthening their economic partnership by signing the Terms of Reference for negotiations on a Preferential Trade Agreement
2.  The signing formally marks the beginning of negotiations between India and SACU for the proposed trade agreement.

Which of the above statement/statements are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. Parliament has passed the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026.
2. The Bill proposes changing the official name of the state from ‘Kerala’ to ‘Keralam’.
3. The name ‘Keralam’ reflects the state’s traditional name in the Malayalam language and its local pronunciation.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. Uttarakhand Government has approved the relocation of the Uttarakhand High Court from Nainital to Haldwani in August 2026.
2. The decision is aimed at providing better infrastructure, accessibility and administrative convenience for the functioning of the High Court.

Which of the above statement/statements are correct

Consider the following statements:

1. Russia has appointed former Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud as its arbitrator in the investment treaty arbitration filed by Ukraine’s state-owned Oschadbank.
2. The dispute concerns assets and business operations that Oschadbank claims it lost in Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022
3. Investment treaty arbitration is a mechanism for resolving disputes under bilateral or multilateral investment agreements.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. Digital India BHASHINI Division and NITI Aayog signed a Statement of Intent in New Delhi on 12 August 2026.
2.  The partnership aims to promote multilingual and voice-first Artificial Intelligence (AI) for public governance and government services.

Which of the above statement/statements are correct?