Stay updated with the most important current affairs from
August 2026. These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are useful for competitive
exams and other government jobs.
1. The Union Cabinet approved the Samudra Manthan –
National Offshore Exploration Scheme in August 2026 with an outlay of:
A) ₹50,000
crore
B) ₹64,500
crore
C) ₹84,084
crore
D) ₹1 lakh
crore
✅ Answer: C)
₹84,084 crore
2. The Samudra Manthan scheme primarily focuses on:
A) Deep-sea
fisheries
B) Offshore
hydrocarbon exploration
C) Coastal
tourism
D) Marine
biodiversity conservation
✅ Answer: B)
Offshore hydrocarbon exploration
3. On 6 August 2026, India successfully test-fired which
ballistic missile from Chandipur, Odisha?
A) Agni-3
B) Agni-4
C) Agni-5
D) Prithvi-II
✅ Answer: B)
Agni-4
4. The Union Cabinet approved the GOBARdhan National
Circular Bioenergy Scheme with a total outlay of:
A) ₹15,000
crore
B) ₹18,500
crore
C) ₹23,731
crore
D) ₹30,000
crore
✅ Answer: C)
₹23,731 crore
5. The GOBARdhan scheme aims to significantly increase
India's production of:
A) Green
hydrogen
B) Compressed
Biogas
C) Solar energy
D) Ethanol
✅ Answer: B)
Compressed Biogas
6. Which highway corridor in Assam was approved by the
Union Cabinet in August 2026?
A) Guwahati–Silchar
Corridor
B)
Guwahati–Tezpur Corridor
C)
Guwahati–Dibrugarh Corridor
D)
Guwahati–Jorhat Corridor
✅ Answer: B)
Guwahati–Tezpur Corridor
7. The approved Guwahati–Tezpur Corridor has a total
project length of approximately:
A) 95.5 km
B) 115.2 km
C) 135.87 km
D) 155.6 km
✅ Answer: C)
135.87 km
8. What was the total capital cost approved for the
Guwahati–Tezpur Corridor?
A) ₹6,970.20
crore
B) ₹7,850.50
crore
C) ₹8,970.20
crore
D) ₹10,250
crore
✅ Answer: C)
₹8,970.20 crore
9. Which cooperative-led ride-hailing platform was
officially launched in India in August 2026?
A) Bharat Ride
B) Bharat Taxi
C) India Cab
D) Sahakar Ride
✅ Answer: B)
Bharat Taxi
10. Bharat Taxi is operated by which cooperative?
A) National
Cooperative Development Corporation
B) Sahakar Taxi
Cooperative Limited
C) National
Taxi Cooperative Society
D) Bharat
Mobility Cooperative
✅ Answer: B)
Sahakar Taxi Cooperative Limited (STCL)
11. In August 2026, Bank of America entered into an
agreement to acquire up to what percentage of Jio Credit Limited?
A) 24.9%
B) 39.9%
C) 49.9%
D) 51%
✅ Answer: C)
49.9%
12. Bank of America's proposed investment in Jio Credit
was approximately:
A) ₹8,268 crore
B) ₹12,500
crore
C) ₹18,268
crore
D) ₹25,000
crore
✅ Answer: C)
₹18,268 crore
13. Which international grouping held its Tourism
Ministers' Meeting in Jaipur in August 2026 under India's chairship?
A) G20
B) BRICS
C) SCO
D) BIMSTEC
✅ Answer: B)
BRICS
14. What declaration was adopted at the BRICS Tourism
Ministers' Meeting held in Jaipur?
A) Delhi
Declaration
B) Jaipur
Declaration
C) Rajasthan
Declaration
D) Bharat
Tourism Declaration
✅ Answer: B)
Jaipur Declaration
15. On 15 August 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi
announced a target to provide AI skills to how many young people within one
year?
A) 50 lakh
B) 75 lakh
C) 1 crore
D) 2 crore
✅ Answer: C)
1 crore
16. The 12th National Handloom Day was observed on:
A) 5 August
2026
B) 7 August
2026
C) 9 August
2026
D) 15 August
2026
✅ Answer: B)
7 August 2026
17. How many awardees were honoured with the Sant Kabir
Handloom Awards and National Handloom Awards 2025 during the National Handloom
Day celebrations?
A) 15
B) 18
C) 22
D) 25
✅ Answer: C)
22
18. India finished at which position in the medal tally
at the 2026 Commonwealth Games held in Glasgow?
A) 2nd
B) 3rd
C) 4th
D) 5th
✅ Answer: C)
4th
19. How many medals did India win at the 2026
Commonwealth Games?
A) 32
B) 35
C) 39
D) 42
✅ Answer: C)
39
20. Which scheme was launched as a nationwide 100-week
Jan Bhagidari campaign against substance abuse in August 2026?
A) Nasha Mukt
Bharat Abhiyan 2.0
B) Nasha Mukt
Yuva for Viksit Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan
C) Yuva
Suraksha Abhiyan
D) Drug-Free India
Mission
✅ Answer: B)
Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan
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