Current Affairs Quiz — 01 August 2026

Question 1

Who has been appointed as the first woman Director General of the Geological Survey of India (GSI) in its 176-year history?

Accepted Answer

Varsha Ashok Aglawe

Question 2

Who has been appointed as the new Director General Armed Forces Medical Services (DGAFMS)?

Accepted Answer

Air Marshal Sandeep Thareja

Question 3

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held telephonic discussions regarding trade, defense, and West Asia stability with which United Kingdom Prime Minister?

Accepted Answer

Andy Burnham

Question 4

Under the PM Surya Sarovar Yojana approved by the Union Cabinet, India targets to install what total capacity of floating solar power across water bodies by FY 2030-31?

Accepted Answer

5,000 MW

Question 5

The Supreme Court initiated steps to formulate a legal protocol regulating public access to its live-streaming archives primarily to prevent which issue?

Accepted Answer

Commercial exploitation, context distortion, and social media viral misuse

Question 6

The Ministry of External Affairs issued a formal clarification regarding India's export compliance for which specific category of items?

Accepted Answer

Dual-use technology and goods

Question 7

The Union Cabinet approved a 5-year extension for the flagship Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme. In which year was PM-KISAN originally launched?

Accepted Answer

February 2019

Question 8

The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill 2026, recently passed in the Lok Sabha, primarily aims to achieve which objective?

Accepted Answer

Establish a centralized digital civil register

Question 9

India urged Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to protect commercial merchant shipping navigating near which strategic maritime choke point?

Accepted Answer

Strait of Hormuz

Question 10

The Supreme Court directed which Union Ministry to facilitate DNA testing and enable financial compensation claims for Indian citizens killed in the Russia-Ukraine war?

Accepted Answer

Ministry of External Affairs

Current Affairs Quiz — 01 Aug 2026

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