Daily Quiz August 15

Gurukulprep

Quiz

 

1. The Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026 seeks to change the state's name to what?
   1.   Keralam
   2.   Keral
   3.   Kerali
   4.   Kerelam
2. Who was named a recipient of the 2026 Dirac Medal awarded by ICTP, Trieste?
   1.   C. N. R. Rao
   2.   Deepak Dhar
   3.   Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
   4.   Ashoke Sen
3. What is a key provision of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 passed by the Lok Sabha?
   1.   The bill introduces new subsidies for mineral exporters
   2.   Only private companies can mine minerals
   3.   States can freely impose new taxes on mineral exports
   4.   States are restricted from levying additional tax on mineral rights
4. What major change does the National Cooperative Development Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2026 bring?
   1.   It restricts NCDC operations to only rural areas
   2.   It mandates additional budgetary support from the government
   3.   It allows NCDC to give loans and grants directly to cooperative societies
   4.   It dissolves the NCDC
5. What is India's nuclear power capacity target by 2047, as per the Nuclear Energy Mission?
   1.   50 GWe
   2.   75 GWe
   3.   200 GWe
   4.   100 GWe
6. What is the main goal of the ‘One Herb, One Standard’ initiative extended by the Ministry of Ayush and MoHFW?
   1.   To establish harmonised scientific standards for medicinal plants
   2.   To promote only Ayurveda over other systems
   3.   To ban the export of medicinal plants
   4.   To subsidise herbal farming
7. What is the purpose of deploying Kavach Version 4.0 in the Izzatnagar Division of North Eastern Railway?
   1.   To enhance railway safety through an Automatic Train Protection system
   2.   To replace all trains with electric buses
   3.   To privatise the railway division
   4.   To increase train ticket prices
8. Which of the following statements about the government's digital platforms UMANG and DigiLocker is correct as of July 2026?
   1.   UMANG has fewer than 5 crore registered users.
   2.   UMANG offers more Central Government services than State Government services.
   3.   DigiLocker is not integrated with Aadhaar or eSign.
   4.   DigiLocker provides access to over 5,000 types of documents and services.
9. The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 was referred to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) with how many total members?
   1.   25
   2.   41
   3.   21
   4.   31
10. Which government hospital in Gujarat received the 'Excellence in Leading Government Hospital in Organ Transplantation' award at the 16th Indian Organ Donation Day?
    1.   Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Hospital
    2.   Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre (IKDRC)
    3.   New Civil Hospital, Surat
    4.   Ahmedabad Civil Hospital