Current Affairs Quiz 05 August 2026

Daily Current Affairs Quiz Prelims Practice 2027

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Q1
Which of the following is NOT a feature of Section 498A IPC / BNS Section 85?
  • ANon-bailable
  • BCognisable
  • CCompoundable without court permission
  • DImprisonment up to 3 years + fine
Answer: (C)

Section 498A IPC (now Section 85 BNS), meant to protect women from cruelty by the husband or his relatives, is cognisable, non-bailable, and punishable with up to 3 years' imprisonment plus fine. It is non-compoundable — it cannot ordinarily be withdrawn through compromise without judicial intervention — making option (C) the incorrect feature and the answer.

Q2
The Jaivik Bharat logo can be displayed on a product only if it has valid FSSAI organic endorsement under:
  • ANPOP only
  • BPGS-India only
  • CEither NPOP or PGS-India
  • DNeither NPOP nor PGS-India
Answer: (C)

The Jaivik Bharat logo, India's official FSSAI-regulated organic certification mark, can be displayed on a product certified under either the National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP, Ministry of Commerce) or the Participatory Guarantee System for India (PGS-India, Ministry of Agriculture) — both certification systems are recognised, not just NPOP as commonly assumed.

Q3
Shipki La Pass, through which India-China border trade recently resumed, is located in:
  • AUttarakhand
  • BSikkim
  • CHimachal Pradesh
  • DArunachal Pradesh
Answer: (C)

Shipki La Pass is in Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh, along the Sutlej Valley, connecting India with the Tibet Autonomous Region, with trade resuming after a six-year suspension. Remember the three India-China border trade passes: Shipki La (Himachal Pradesh), Lipulekh (Uttarakhand), and Nathu La (Sikkim).

Q4
Which of the following international instruments explicitly declares the Moon as the "common heritage of mankind"?
  • AOuter Space Treaty, 1967
  • BLiability Convention, 1972
  • CMoon Agreement, 1979
  • DBoth (a) and (c)
Answer: (C)

The Moon Agreement (1979) explicitly declares the Moon and its natural resources the "common heritage of mankind." The Outer Space Treaty (1967) prohibits national appropriation of celestial bodies but doesn't use that phrase, and the Liability Convention (1972) deals with damage liability from space objects, unrelated to this principle.

Q5
Glaw Lake, recently designated as India's 101st Ramsar Site, is located in:
  • AKaziranga National Park
  • BKamlang Tiger Reserve
  • CNamdapha National Park
  • DDibang Wildlife Sanctuary
Answer: (B)

Glaw Lake is located in Kamlang Tiger Reserve, Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh, and became India's 101st Ramsar Site — as well as Arunachal Pradesh's first — supporting over 150 tree species and 49 orchid species.

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