13 current affairs MCQs for 06 August 2026, framed UPSC-style from the day's reporting, each verified against its source and explained. Click a question to reveal the answer, or take the quiz interactively.
Answer: (a) The first use of an atomic weapon in warfare
Hiroshima Day commemorates the dropping of an atomic bomb on Hiroshima by the United States on 6 August 1945, the first use of a nuclear weapon in war. The preserved Genbaku (Atomic Bomb) Dome is a UNESCO World Heritage Site marking the event.
Answer: (b) The Swadeshi Movement
National Handloom Day, first observed in 2015, is held on 7 August to mark the Swadeshi Movement launched on that date in 1905 in response to the partition of Bengal, which promoted indigenous industries including handloom. The day honours the handloom weaving community and its role in the economy.
Answer: (b) GOBARdhan
Compressed Biogas (CBG) production from organic and agricultural waste is central to the GOBARdhan (Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources Dhan) initiative, which converts cattle dung and biomass into clean energy and manure. The newly approved integrated scheme aims to scale up CBG plants nationwide.
Answer: (b) Pigeonpea (arhar/tur)
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research developed a complete Telomere-to-Telomere reference genome for pigeonpea (arhar/tur), an important pulse crop, using the variety 'Asha'. A T2T genome is a gap-free assembly covering every chromosome end to end, aiding precision breeding for yield and stress tolerance.
Answer: (b) Nuclear technology
ANUGYAN is described as India's first industry-academia programme in nuclear technology, aimed at building trained manpower to support the national target of 100 GW of nuclear capacity by 2047. It reflects the push to expand civilian nuclear energy as part of the clean-energy transition.
Answer: (b) Seahorses
Hippocampus is the genus of seahorses, so Hippocampus amandavincentae is a newly described seahorse species, reported as the fifth seahorse species recorded from Kerala's waters. Seahorses are indicator species whose presence reflects the health of coastal marine habitats.
Answer: (b) Specified foreign-exchange and cross-border remittance transactions
An Authorised Dealer Category-II licence from the RBI allows non-bank entities to undertake a specified range of foreign-exchange transactions, such as money changing and outward/inward remittances, without functioning as a full bank. The recent perpetual licences let such firms offer cross-border payment and remittance services.
Answer: (c) Indonesia
BRICS was formed as BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) and became BRICS when South Africa joined in 2010. Indonesia is not among these founding members. The NSO meeting, hosted in Lucknow, was themed around quality statistics as a driver of change.
Answer: (b) Azerbaijan
Baku is the capital of Azerbaijan, so the codeshare agreement covering Delhi-Baku and Mumbai-Baku routes was signed with Azerbaijan's carrier. Codeshare agreements let an airline sell seats on partner-operated flights under its own flight code, expanding network reach without new aircraft.
Answer: (b) Brahmaputra
Guwahati, the largest city of Assam, lies on the banks of the Brahmaputra river. The Cabinet cleared the four-lane highway near Guwahati at an outlay of about ₹8,970 crore to improve connectivity in the Northeast.
Answer: (b) The United Kingdom
Scottish salmon comes from Scotland, part of the United Kingdom, and the tariff-free shipment was enabled by the India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), which reduces duties on a range of goods. It illustrates how trade agreements lower import costs for consumers.
Answer: (b) Bengaluru; oncology
The Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology is a premier cancer (oncology) treatment and research centre located in Bengaluru. Its recent data noted that lung cancer accounts for over 6% of cancer cases it sees, underscoring public-health concerns around tobacco use and air quality.
Answer: (b) LED lighting
The initiative replaces conventional street lights with LED (light-emitting diode) fixtures, which are far more energy-efficient and were reported to enable up to about a 61% reduction in electricity consumption. LED retrofits are a common municipal energy-saving and emissions-reduction measure.