UPSC Prelims Practice
Current Affairs Quiz 24 July 2026
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15 questions based on today’s current affairs & editorials
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Question 1 of 15
Under the 2024 Act, offences are cognizable (arrest without warrant), non-bailable and non-compoundable (no out-of-court settlement). The 2026 amendment further raises penalties.
Concept note
The Act targets organised networks and service providers, not bona fide candidates.
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Question 2 of 15
The amendment sets 5 to 10 years’ imprisonment and a fine of up to Rs 50 lakh for individual offenders, and 7 to 10 years with a fine of at least Rs 10 crore for organised paper leaks. (Corrected September 23, 2026: an earlier version said the fine for organised leaks was up to Rs 10 crore; Rs 10 crore is the minimum.)
Concept note
It shifts sentencing from court discretion to stiff mandatory minimums.
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Question 3 of 15
The K. Radhakrishnan committee recommended converting the NTA into a leaner, secure, technology-driven body focused on high-stakes examinations.
Concept note
The NTA was established in 2017 under the Ministry of Education.
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Question 4 of 15
BHAVYA-Rasayan, with a Rs 3,030 crore outlay, funds three dedicated chemical parks with shared infrastructure over FY2026-27 to FY2030-31 to cut import dependence in specialty chemicals.
Concept note
BHAVYA stands for Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojana.
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Question 5 of 15
The Central grant is capped at Rs 1,000 crore per park, while the host State must contribute a minimum of Rs 500 crore, ensuring State ownership and land facilitation.
Concept note
The scheme is run by the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals.
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Question 6 of 15
The parks pool CETPs, TSDFs and hazardous-waste management so even smaller producers can meet strict environmental standards, aligning growth with sustainable manufacturing.
Concept note
TSDFs are regulated under the Hazardous and Other Wastes Rules.
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Question 7 of 15
Continuous flooding starves the soil of oxygen, creating anaerobic conditions in which methanogenic bacteria break down organic matter and release methane (CH4).
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India’s irrigated paddy emits roughly 3 to 4 million tonnes of methane a year.
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Question 8 of 15
AWD, DSR and SRI all reduce the flooded period or reintroduce oxygen to the soil, cutting methane while often saving water, without sacrificing yield.
Concept note
The Global Methane Pledge targets a 30 per cent cut in methane by 2030 from 2020 levels.
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Question 9 of 15
INS Malvan is the second Mahe-class ASW-SWC, commissioned at Karwar on July 22, 2026, with over 80 per cent indigenous content and built by Cochin Shipyard Limited.
Concept note
It was the first ship ever commissioned at Karwar, home to INS Kadamba under Project Seabird.
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Question 10 of 15
A 123 Agreement is named after Section 123 of the US Atomic Energy Act, 1954, and is the legal precondition under US law for civil nuclear cooperation, carrying non-proliferation conditions.
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The “gold standard” (no enrichment or reprocessing) was first secured from the UAE.
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Question 11 of 15
The 2008 NSG waiver, alongside the India-US civil nuclear deal, enabled India to pursue civil nuclear cooperation despite being an NPT non-signatory with a clean non-proliferation record.
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The IAEA, headquartered in Vienna, verifies peaceful use through safeguards.
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Question 12 of 15
Finance Minister Dr Manmohan Singh delivered the landmark Budget of July 24, 1991 under Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao, launching Liberalisation, Privatisation and Globalisation.
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The reforms followed a balance-of-payments crisis in which reserves fell to about two weeks of imports and India pledged gold.
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Question 13 of 15
The Narasimham Committee shaped banking and financial-sector regulation in the years following the 1991 reforms.
Concept note
The New Industrial Policy of 1991 abolished industrial licensing for most industries.
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Question 14 of 15
Income Tax Day marks July 24, 1860, when income tax was first introduced in India by Sir James Wilson to offset the losses of the 1857 revolt.
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The Income-tax Act, 1961 is being replaced by the Income-tax Act, 2025.
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Question 15 of 15
The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) is published jointly by the FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP and WHO, and tracks progress toward SDG 2 (Zero Hunger).
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FAO is headquartered in Rome, Italy.
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