Introduction
Bank and government exam current affairs from 3–9 August 2026 covered a packed week for aspirants preparing for SSC, Banking, Railway, State PSC, and Defence exams — from India's 101st Ramsar Site and a record-breaking year for organ transplants, to fresh leadership appointments at the RBI, GSI, and Armed Forces Medical Services. This weekly current affairs Q&A is built specifically for exam preparation: quick, accurate revision instead of another long video to sit through. This roundup covers 58 exam-important questions from 3–9 August 2026, each followed by four options, the correct answer, and a short explanation with the key facts you need.
National Affairs & Government Schemes
Q1. Glow Lake, which became India's 101st Ramsar Site, is located in which state?
- a) Assam
- b) Arunachal Pradesh
- c) Uttarakhand
- d) Sikkim
Answer: b) Arunachal Pradesh
Glow Lake is a high-altitude freshwater lake in Arunachal Pradesh's Lohit district, declared India's 101st Ramsar Site — the state's first-ever. Tamil Nadu has the highest number of Ramsar sites in India.
Q2. The traditional tribal Dhimsa folk dance that has been in the news is related to which state?
- a) Assam
- b) Andhra Pradesh
- c) Jharkhand
- d) Maharashtra
Answer: b) Andhra Pradesh
More than 13,000 tribal women and girl students performed the Dhimsa dance at Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport in Andhra Pradesh's Araku Valley region, and the performance was recognised by Guinness World Records as the "Largest Dhimsa Dance."
Q3. The Supreme Court has directed a buffer zone of how many kilometres around wetland conservation reserves, prohibiting mining?
- a) 5 km
- b) 10 km
- c) 15 km
- d) 20 km
Answer: b) 10 km
The Supreme Court has directed that a 10 km buffer zone be declared around all wetland conservation reserves in India. Previously, this rule applied only to the Asan Conservation Reserve in Uttarakhand.
Q4. What is the main objective of the Pradhan Mantri Surya Sarovar Yojana?
- a) Promoting rooftop solar
- b) Promoting floating solar power projects
- c) Promoting wind energy
- d) Promoting electric vehicles
Answer: b) Promoting floating solar power projects
The Union Cabinet has approved this scheme for 5 years (until FY 2030-31), aiming to add 5,000 MW of floating solar capacity, with a budget of ₹570 crore.
Q5. Which train was used to transport a live donor heart from Surat to Ahmedabad for the first time in India?
- a) Rajdhani Express
- b) Mumbai Central-Gandhinagar Vande Bharat Express
- c) Shatabdi Express
- d) Duronto Express
Answer: b) Mumbai Central-Gandhinagar Vande Bharat Express
Indian Railways achieved a historic first by successfully transporting a live donor heart by train. The heart was sent to the U N Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre in Ahmedabad for a heart transplant.
Q6. In which year did India record more than 20,000 organ transplants in a single year for the first time?
- a) 2023
- b) 2024
- c) 2025
- d) 2026
Answer: c) 2025
According to the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation, India recorded 20,138 organ transplants in 2025. India is now the world's third-largest country in organ transplants and ranks first in live-donor transplants.
Q7. The Ujh Multipurpose Project is being constructed in which state/union territory?
- a) Himachal Pradesh
- b) Jammu and Kashmir
- c) Punjab
- d) Uttarakhand
Answer: b) Jammu and Kashmir
The project is being built on the Ujh River, a tributary of the Ravi River, in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district. It was declared a National Project in 2008 and will generate approximately 186-212 MW of power while irrigating 90,000 hectares of land.
Q8. The Samudra Manthan scheme falls under which ministry as a central sector scheme?
- a) Ministry of Shipping
- b) Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
- c) Ministry of Earth Sciences
- d) Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Answer: b) Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Approved by the Union Cabinet, this scheme aims to promote deep-sea oil and natural gas exploration. It has been approved for 5 years (until FY 2031) with a budget of ₹8,484 crore.
Q9. The Tummidihatti Barrage, which has been in the news, is proposed on which river?
- a) Godavari River
- b) Pranahita River
- c) Krishna River
- d) Cauvery River
Answer: b) Pranahita River
The barrage is being built on the Pranahita River, a tributary of the Godavari, on the border of Telangana and Maharashtra. There is a dispute between the two states over the barrage's height — Telangana wants 150 metres while Maharashtra wants it capped at 148 metres.
Q10. Where will India's first high-altitude wildlife safari be launched?
- a) Himachal Pradesh
- b) Ladakh
- c) Sikkim
- d) Uttarakhand
Answer: b) Ladakh
The safari will be launched across altitudes ranging from 2,750 to 5,000 metres, including Hemis National Park in Ladakh. The aim is to promote snow leopard tourism and boost eco-tourism in the region.
Q11. Where was the 2nd National Port Security Conference 2026 held, and who chaired it?
- a) Mumbai — Nitin Gadkari
- b) New Delhi — Sarbananda Sonowal
- c) Chennai — Ashwini Vaishnaw
- d) Kolkata — Hardeep Singh Puri
Answer: b) New Delhi — Sarbananda Sonowal
Held in New Delhi, the conference was chaired by Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal. Discussions covered marine security, cybersecurity, and the development of smart ports.
Q12. ASIP Technologies has opened a semiconductor centre in South India in which state?
- a) Tamil Nadu
- b) Karnataka
- c) Andhra Pradesh
- d) Telangana
Answer: c) Andhra Pradesh
ASIP Technologies has opened its semiconductor centre in Andhra Pradesh, marking a step forward in South India's growing semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem.
Q13. A newly discovered catfish species in Odisha has been named after which tiger reserve?
- a) Similipal
- b) Satkosia
- c) Khairi
- d) Sunabeda
Answer: c) Khairi
The newly discovered catfish species found in Odisha has been named "Khairi," after the tiger reserve associated with the region where it was identified.
Q14. India's new anti-forced-conversion law, which prescribes jail and fine for forcible religious conversion, has come into effect in which state?
- a) Uttar Pradesh
- b) Maharashtra
- c) Madhya Pradesh
- d) Gujarat
Answer: b) Maharashtra
Maharashtra has enacted a law against forced religious conversion, under which forcibly converting someone's religion attracts both imprisonment and a fine.
Q15. A 100-day campaign for Drug-Free Youth has been launched by whom?
- a) Home Minister Amit Shah
- b) PM Narendra Modi
- c) Health Minister JP Nadda
- d) NCB Director General
Answer: b) PM Narendra Modi
PM Narendra Modi has launched a 100-day campaign aimed at making the youth of India drug-free, targeting rising drug consumption among young people.
Q16. For the first time, a snow leopard has been photographed at which wildlife sanctuary?
- a) Hemis National Park
- b) Dhauladhar Wildlife Sanctuary
- c) Great Himalayan National Park
- d) Pin Valley National Park
Answer: b) Dhauladhar Wildlife Sanctuary
A snow leopard has been photographed for the first time at the Dhauladhar Wildlife Sanctuary in Himachal Pradesh, marking a significant wildlife conservation milestone for the state.
Q17. The University of Western Australia is opening its units in India in which two cities?
- a) Delhi and Bengaluru
- b) Mumbai and Chennai
- c) Pune and Hyderabad
- d) Kolkata and Ahmedabad
Answer: b) Mumbai and Chennai
The University of Western Australia has announced plans to open its campus units in Mumbai and Chennai, expanding its international academic presence in India.
Q18. The Biraja Temple, recently in the news, was built in which architectural style?
- a) Dravidian style
- b) Nagara style
- c) Kalinga style
- d) Indo-Islamic style
Answer: c) Kalinga style
The Biraja Temple in Odisha was built in the Kalinga architectural style, not the Dravidian style as is sometimes incorrectly stated.
Q19. NITI Aayog's School Education Quality Index (SEQI), launched under Mission Saksham, uses which year as its baseline?
- a) 2020
- b) 2021
- c) 2022
- d) 2023
Answer: c) 2022
NITI Aayog's School Education Quality Index (SEQI) uses 2022 as its baseline year. The index was launched under Mission Saksham, with Anurag Jain as CEO of NITI Aayog, and Punjab topped the rankings.
Q20. A black tiger recently died at which location in Odisha?
- a) Satkosia Tiger Reserve
- b) Similipal Tiger Reserve
- c) Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary
- d) Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary
Answer: b) Similipal Tiger Reserve
A black tiger, a rare melanistic variant found prominently in Odisha's Similipal Tiger Reserve, recently died, drawing attention to conservation efforts for this unique population.
Q21. The GOBARdhan Yojana, related to India's clean energy mission, recently saw a corridor built in which state?
- a) Bihar
- b) Assam
- c) Odisha
- d) Rajasthan
Answer: b) Assam
Under the GOBARdhan Yojana, part of India's clean energy mission, a corridor has been established in Assam to promote biogas and waste-to-energy initiatives.
Q22. The "Anu Gyan" nuclear training programme has been launched by which institution?
- a) BARC
- b) IIT Hyderabad
- c) IIT Madras
- d) DAE
Answer: b) IIT Hyderabad
IIT Hyderabad has launched the "Anu Gyan" nuclear training programme, designed to provide both theoretical and practical training in nuclear-related subjects.
Q23. The Bhairav Yatra, recently added to a national-level intangible heritage list, is associated with which region?
- a) Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir
- b) Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir
- c) Leh, Ladakh
- d) Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir
Answer: b) Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir
The Bhairav Yatra, observed in the Rajouri region of Jammu and Kashmir, has been added to a national-level intangible cultural heritage list.
Q24. The mRNA-104 vaccine, recently discussed in the news, has been developed for which disease?
- a) Avian Influenza
- b) African Swine Fever
- c) Foot and Mouth Disease
- d) Lumpy Skin Disease
Answer: b) African Swine Fever
The mRNA-104 vaccine has been developed to combat African Swine Fever, a viral disease that affects pigs.
Q25. What is "Operation Trishul," recently in the news, related to?
- a) An anti-terror operation in Jammu and Kashmir
- b) Bringing fugitive criminals back to India from abroad
- c) A naval exercise in the Indian Ocean
- d) A cyber-security initiative
Answer: b) Bringing fugitive criminals back to India from abroad
Operation Trishul refers to India's coordinated effort to bring back fugitive criminals who had fled to other countries, extraditing them back to face legal proceedings in India.
Q26. India recently launched a satellite battery used in the Vikram-1 mission. What is it called?
- a) Power Bank 50
- b) Energy Cell India-1
- c) Vikram Power Unit
- d) ISRO Battery-X
Answer: a) Power Bank 50
India has developed and launched a satellite battery named "Power Bank 50," which was used in the Vikram-1 mission.
Defence
Q27. Who became India's first woman fighter pilot to complete the Fighter Combat Leader Course?
- a) Avani Chaturvedi
- b) Bhawana Kanth
- c) Mohana Singh
- d) Shaliza Dhami
Answer: b) Bhawana Kanth
Squadron Leader Bhawana Kanth, from Darbhanga, Bihar, completed the 20-week advanced course at the Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment in Gwalior, becoming the first woman fighter pilot in India to do so — the course is also informally associated with the "Top Gun" designation.
Q28. Exercise Rotor Clap-3, a domestic Indian Air Force exercise, was conducted in which state?
- a) Punjab
- b) Rajasthan
- c) Gujarat
- d) Haryana
Answer: b) Rajasthan
Exercise Rotor Clap-3, a domestic exercise conducted solely by the Indian Air Force with no foreign participation, was held in Rajasthan.
Q29. Which statement about the Agni-4 missile is correct?
- a) It has 4 variants and cannot carry a nuclear warhead
- b) It has 6 variants, is a medium-range missile, and can carry a nuclear warhead
- c) It is a short-range missile with 2 variants
- d) It was launched in Chandipur and has 4 variants
Answer: b) It has 6 variants, is a medium-range missile, and can carry a nuclear warhead
Agni-4 is a medium-range ballistic missile with a total of 6 variants developed so far, and it is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.
Banking, Finance & Economy
Q30. Who has been appointed as Executive Director of the RBI?
- a) Sanjay Malhotra
- b) Monisha Chakravarty
- c) Aarti Sarin
- d) Prashant Mahapatra
Answer: b) Monisha Chakravarty
Monisha Chakravarty has been appointed as an Executive Director of the RBI. This appointment comes alongside the RBI's Monetary Policy Committee meeting, which kept the repo rate unchanged, with inflation reported at 4.4%.
Q31. Who is the current Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?
- a) Shaktikanta Das
- b) Sanjay Malhotra
- c) Monisha Chakravarty
- d) T V Somanathan
Answer: b) Sanjay Malhotra
Sanjay Malhotra is the current Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, under whose tenure the recent Monetary Policy Committee meeting kept the repo rate unchanged.
Appointments
Q32. Who became the first woman Director General of the Geological Survey of India (GSI)?
- a) Aarti Sarin
- b) Varsha Ashok Aglawe
- c) Monisha Chakravarty
- d) Annapurni Subramaniam
Answer: b) Varsha Ashok Aglawe
Varsha Ashok Aglawe has been appointed the first woman Director General in GSI's 176-year history, replacing Asit Saha. GSI was established in 1851 and is headquartered in Kolkata.
Q33. Who has been appointed the new Director General of Armed Forces Medical Services?
- a) Sandeep Thareja
- b) Aarti Sarin
- c) A N Pramod
- d) Krishna Swaminathan
Answer: a) Sandeep Thareja
Air Marshal Sandeep Thareja will take charge on 31 August 2026, replacing Surgeon Vice Admiral Aarti Sarin, who was the first woman officer appointed to this post. AFMS was established in 1948 and is headquartered in Pune.
Q34. Who has taken charge as Indian Navy's Deputy Chief of Naval Staff?
- a) Tarun Sobti
- b) A N Pramod
- c) Krishna Swaminathan
- d) Dhiraj Seth
Answer: b) A N Pramod
Vice Admiral A N Pramod has replaced Tarun Sobti, who retired on 31 July. The current Chief of the Naval Staff of the Indian Navy is Admiral Krishna Swaminathan.
Q35. Which field was the recently deceased D Y Patil prominently associated with?
- a) Sports
- b) Politics
- c) Science
- d) Cinema
Answer: b) Politics
Senior Congress leader and educationist Dr. D Y Patil passed away in Maharashtra at the age of 90. He served as Governor of Bihar, Tripura, and West Bengal, but never as Governor of his home state of Maharashtra.
Q36. Who is the CEO of IndiGo?
- a) Vinay Malhotra
- b) Willie Walsh
- c) Pieter Elbers
- d) Rakesh Gangwal
Answer: b) Willie Walsh
Willie Walsh has been named CEO of IndiGo, one of India's leading airlines.
Q37. Prashant Mahapatra has recently been appointed to which position?
- a) Chairperson of SEBI
- b) Executive Director of SEBI
- c) Governor of RBI
- d) Executive Director of RBI
Answer: b) Executive Director of SEBI
Prashant Mahapatra has been appointed as an Executive Director of SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India).
Q38. Air India's newly appointed CEO previously served at which airline?
- a) Emirates
- b) Ethiopian Airlines
- c) Qatar Airways
- d) Singapore Airlines
Answer: b) Ethiopian Airlines
Air India's new CEO has been appointed from Ethiopian Airlines, bringing prior international aviation leadership experience to the role.
Q39. Which two senior government officers were recently given a one-year service extension?
- a) TV Somanathan and Govind Mohan
- b) Sanjay Malhotra and Hardeep Singh Puri
- c) Anurag Jain and Prashant Mahapatra
- d) Krishna Swaminathan and Dhiraj Seth
Answer: a) TV Somanathan and Govind Mohan
Senior officers TV Somanathan and Govind Mohan have both been granted a one-year extension in their current government positions.
International Affairs
Q40. The English Channel separates which two countries?
- a) Spain and Portugal
- b) England and France
- c) Norway and Denmark
- d) Germany and Netherlands
Answer: b) England and France
The English Channel separates England and France and connects the Atlantic Ocean to the North Sea via the Strait of Dover. It was recently in the news after a boat carrying 173 migrants capsized and the French Coast Guard rescued them.
Q41. Which US state has declared 15 August 2026 as India Day?
- a) California
- b) Massachusetts
- c) New York
- d) Texas
Answer: b) Massachusetts
The US state of Massachusetts has declared 15 August 2026 as India Day, marking India's 79th Independence Day. More than 5 million people of Indian origin currently reside in the United States.
Q42. A 5.4-intensity earthquake was recently recorded near which sea?
- a) Red Sea
- b) Mediterranean Sea
- c) Arabian Sea
- d) Caspian Sea
Answer: b) Mediterranean Sea
An earthquake measuring 5.4 in intensity was recently recorded in Egypt, in the Mediterranean Sea region.
Q43. Which Himalayan border trade passes with China were reopened from 1 August 2026, after six years?
- a) Nathu La and Jelep La
- b) Lipulekh and other designated passes
- c) Shipki La only
- d) Demchok Pass only
Answer: b) Lipulekh and other designated passes
Several border trade passes with China, including the Lipulekh Pass, were reopened from 1 August 2026 for the first time since being closed following the COVID-19 pandemic six years earlier.
Q44. Which country recently grew rice in space for the first time?
- a) United States
- b) Russia
- c) China
- d) India
Answer: c) China
China has become the first country to successfully grow rice aboard a space station, marking a milestone in space-based agricultural research.
Q45. Regarding the recent SpaceX/lunar mission crash, which statement is correct?
- a) The mission data was shared by Danuri (South Korea), and the mission falls under LRO
- b) The mission data was withheld and does not fall under LRO
- c) No lunar data was involved in this mission
- d) The mission belonged exclusively to NASA with no international data-sharing
Answer: a) The mission data was shared by Danuri (South Korea), and the mission falls under LRO
Following a lunar mission crash, data related to the incident was shared by Danuri, South Korea's lunar orbiter, and the mission is associated with the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) programme.
Q46. Who has become the youngest professor in the world at the age of 18?
- a) Nathan Thomas
- b) Aryan Mehta
- c) Kabir Singh
- d) Elias Fromm
Answer: a) Nathan Thomas
Nathan Thomas has become one of the youngest professors in the world, achieving this milestone at just 18 years of age.
Sports
Q47. Who won the Men's Singles title at the 22nd Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship 2026?
- a) Sharath Kamal
- b) Ankur Bhattacharya
- c) Manav Thakkar
- d) Sathiyan Gnanasekaran
Answer: b) Ankur Bhattacharya
Held in New Delhi from 27 July to 2 August, the championship saw Ankur Bhattacharya win the Men's Singles title. India won 6 of 7 gold events and topped the medal tally with 18 medals overall.
Q48. The Asian Rafting Championship 2026 will be held in which state?
- a) Himachal Pradesh
- b) Arunachal Pradesh
- c) Uttarakhand
- d) Sikkim
Answer: b) Arunachal Pradesh
The second edition of the championship will be held from 5 to 9 October on the Siang River in Arunachal Pradesh's Siang district. The first edition was held in 2024 on the Sutlej River in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.
Q49. Who were India's flag bearers at the Commonwealth Games, at the opening and closing ceremonies respectively?
- a) Mirabai Chanu (opening) and Jasmine (closing)
- b) PV Sindhu (opening) and Neeraj Chopra (closing)
- c) Neeraj Chopra (opening) and Mirabai Chanu (closing)
- d) Jasmine (opening) and Mirabai Chanu (closing)
Answer: a) Mirabai Chanu (opening) and Jasmine (closing)
India won a total of 39 medals and finished 4th in the medal tally, with Australia topping the standings.
Q50. R Praggnanandhaa recently won the St. Louis Rapid chess event. What was the prize money?
- a) $25,000
- b) $35,000
- c) $47,500
- d) $60,000
Answer: c) $47,500
R Praggnanandhaa won the St. Louis Rapid chess tournament, taking home a prize purse of $47,500.
Q51. At the World Squash Junior Championship 2026, Anahat Singh won the title by defeating which opponent?
- a) Rukaiya (Egypt)
- b) Amina (Egypt)
- c) Nour El Sherbini
- d) Hania El Hammamy
Answer: a) Rukaiya (Egypt)
Anahat Singh won the World Squash Junior Championship 2026, defeating Rukaiya of Egypt in the final.
Awards, Recognition & Research
Q52. The recently deceased Kailash Chandra Pant was honoured with the Padma Shri in which field?
- a) Sports
- b) Literature and Education
- c) Medicine
- d) Science
Answer: b) Literature and Education
Renowned Hindi litterateur and senior journalist Kailash Chandra Pant from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, passed away at the age of 90. He had been awarded the Padma Shri in the field of literature and education in 2026 itself.
Q53. In which year was renowned violinist Dr. L Subramaniam, recently honoured with Sri Lanka's highest state honour, awarded the Padma Vibhushan?
- a) 2020
- b) 2022
- c) 2024
- d) 2025
Answer: d) 2025
Dr. L Subramaniam was awarded the Padma Shri in 1988, Padma Bhushan in 2001, and India's highest Padma award — the Padma Vibhushan — in 2025. The Sri Lankan government has now honoured him with its highest state honour for his contribution to India-Sri Lanka cultural relations.
Q54. Who was honoured with the Dr. M S Swaminathan Award 2026 for Environmental Protection?
- a) Pechiyammal and Govindammal
- b) Aarti Sarin and Varsha Aglawe
- c) Annapurni Subramaniam
- d) Bhawana Kanth and Mohana Singh
Answer: a) Pechiyammal and Govindammal
Pechiyammal from Tamil Nadu was honoured for her work in marine conservation and ocean plastic cleanup, while Govindammal was recognised for promoting organic farming — the award was presented in Chennai.
Q55. Who has been awarded the COSPAR Vikram Sarabhai Medal 2026?
- a) Varsha Ashok Aglawe
- b) Annapurni Subramaniam
- c) Monisha Chakravarty
- d) Aarti Sarin
Answer: b) Annapurni Subramaniam
Annapurni Subramaniam has been honoured with the COSPAR Vikram Sarabhai Medal 2026 for her contribution to the field of science, particularly in space and astronomical research.
Important Days
Q56. Hiroshima Day and Nagasaki Day, marking the atomic bombings in World War II, fall on which dates?
- a) 6 August and 9 August
- b) 6 August and 15 August
- c) 5 August and 8 August
- d) 9 August and 12 August
Answer: a) 6 August and 9 August
On 6 August 1945, an atomic bomb named "Little Boy" was dropped on Hiroshima, and three days later, on 9 August, a bomb named "Fat Man" was dropped on Nagasaki. In 2026, 81 years have been completed since the bombings.
Q57. When is National Handloom Day celebrated every year?
- a) 5 August
- b) 6 August
- c) 7 August
- d) 9 August
Answer: c) 7 August
National Handloom Day is observed every year on 7 August, commemorating the Swadeshi Movement of 1905. It was launched by PM Narendra Modi in 2015 to honour India's handloom weavers.
Q58. Indian Organ Donation Day is celebrated on which date?
- a) 3 August
- b) 6 August
- c) 9 August
- d) 15 August
Answer: a) 3 August
Indian Organ Donation Day is observed on 3 August each year to raise awareness about organ transplantation. The highest number of organ transplants recorded on this occasion was reported in Tamil Nadu.
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Conclusion & Summary
This week's current affairs reflected India's growing footprint in healthcare, defence, and diplomacy — from a record-breaking year for organ transplants to new leadership at the RBI, GSI, and Armed Forces Medical Services, alongside notable wins across chess, squash, and table tennis. Bookmark this weekly current affairs page for quick revision before your bank or government exam, and check back every Sunday for the next roundup.



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