UPSC Current Affairs Quiz — 16 August 2026

1.

The National Mission for a Green India is one of the national missions under which one of the following?

The National Environment Policy, 2006 The National Action Plan on Climate Change The National Biodiversity Action Plan The National Agroforestry Policy, 2014

From: Green India Mission Audit Exposes Forest-Cover Gap Open full article →

2.

The Vishnugad-Pipalkoti hydroelectric project, in the news after water and debris entered its tunnel, is being built on which one of the following rivers?

Bhagirathi Alaknanda Mandakini Dhauliganga

From: Vishnugad-Pipalkoti Tunnel Tragedy Renews Safety Questions Open full article →

3.

The Foreign Assets of Small Taxpayers Disclosure Scheme (FAST-DS), 2026 offers declarants limited immunity in respect of defaults under which one of the following laws?

The Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002 The Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 The Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015 The Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988

From: FAST-DS 2026: Foreign Asset Disclosure Window Now Open Open full article →

4.

Mount Ararat, whose summit glacier was recently surveyed by a German-Turkish scientific team, is situated in:

Armenia Iran Turkiye Georgia

From: Mount Ararat Survey Paves the Way for an Ice Core Drill Open full article →

5.

The Subansiri river, reported in August 2026 to have risen suddenly without heavy local rain, enters India in which one of the following States?

Sikkim Nagaland Arunachal Pradesh Manipur

From: Unusual Subansiri River Rise Awaits an Official Cause Open full article →

6.

The Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary, recently in the news, is situated in:

Tamil Nadu Kerala Karnataka Andhra Pradesh

From: Cauvery Sanctuary Firing Draws Legal and Wildlife Scrutiny Open full article →

7.

The Chips to Start-up programme, which gives academic institutions access to chip-design tools and shared fabrication support, is run by the Ministry of:

Science and Technology Electronics and Information Technology Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Education

From: Chips to Start-up Builds India's Chip-Design Talent Pool Open full article →

8.

Leucas droupadiae, a herb newly described from coastal sand dunes in Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu, belongs to which one of the following plant families?

Lamiaceae, the mint family Orchidaceae, the orchid family Fabaceae, the legume family Asteraceae, the sunflower family

From: Leucas droupadiae: New Coastal Herb from Tamil Nadu Open full article →

9.

The RuTAGe Smart Village Centre (RSVC)-AMRIT platform for rural technologies has been developed by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development along with the office of the:

Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government Cabinet Secretary of the Government of India Chief Economic Adviser in the Finance Ministry

From: RSVC-AMRIT Platform Tracks Rural Technology Delivery Open full article →

10.

SraVaani 1.0, recently released by Indian researchers, is:

an Automatic Speech Recognition model for Indian languages a satellite-based navigation augmentation system for civil aviation a national digital repository of classical music recordings a processor designed and fabricated in India for language processing

From: SraVaani 1.0: Open Speech Model for 65 Indian Languages Open full article →