Question (21) Which two Union Territories became the first to introduce CBDC-based food subsidy transfers under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana?
Answer: Chandigarh and Dadra Nagar Haveli.
Question (22) NITI Aayog partnered with which organisation to develop multilingual, voice-first AI solutions for inclusive governance?
Answer: Digital India BHASHINI Division (DIBD).
Question (23) Which bank introduced the specialised savings accounts ‘Max for Seniors’ and ‘Max for Her’ in August 2026?
Answer: HDFC Bank.
Question (24) Which Indian state is hosted the 13th BRICS Education Ministers’ Meeting in Bhubaneswar from August 5 to 7, 2026?
Answer: Odisha.
Question (25) Which country signed a Memorandum of Arrangement (MoA) with India to strengthen maritime security cooperation?
Answer: Japan.
Question (26) Which bank introduced the women-focused YES Essence Credit Card in August 2026?
Answer: YES Bank.
Question (27) Which country achieved the first complete seed-to-seed rice harvest in microgravity aboard the Tiangong Space Station in August 2026?
Answer: China.
Question (28) The Vetri Vaanmagal Scheme for training women drone pilots was introduced by which state?
Answer: Tamil Nadu.
Question (29) In which city is the GI & Beyond 2.0 Summit scheduled to be held on August 5, 2026?
Answer: New Delhi.
Question (30) What rank did India secure in the overall medal standings at the 2026 Commonwealth Games?
Answer: Fourth place.
Question (31) Favara, which has been integrated with India’s UPI for cross-border payments, is the instant payment system of which country?
Answer: Maldives.
Question (32) Which country declared a national state of emergency after being hit by a magnitude 7.4 earthquake on 10 August 2026?
Answer: Colombia.
Question (33) Which bank joined hands with EazyDiner to introduce the EazyDiner Platinum RuPay Credit Card?
Answer: IndusInd Bank.
Question (34) Which deep-tech startup launched the indigenous iron-air battery pilot project at NTPC Simhadri Thermal Power Station?
Answer: Meine Electric.
Question (35) Which state announced 365 days of maternity leave for state government women employees having a third child?
Answer: Tamil Nadu.
Question (36) Who became the highest wicket-taker in ICC World Test Championship history with 234 wickets during the second Test against Bangladesh at Mackay in August 2026?
Answer: Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc.
Question (37) Who became the first Indian woman to participate in the Tour de France Femmes in August 2026?
Answer: Harshita Jakhar.
Question (38) Who holds the record for becoming the world’s youngest male Chartered Accountant at 16 years and 141 days?
Answer: Lakshmanan Meyyappan.
Question (39) Which country unveiled the AIM-424 Malice long-range air-to-air missile in 22 August 2026?
Answer: United States.
Question (40) Who was named as the Indian co-recipient of the 2026 Dirac Medal awarded by ICTP?
Answer: Theoretical physicist Deepak Dhar.
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