August Month 2026 Current Affairs Quiz - Set 1

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All 25 questions covered in August Month 2026 Current Affairs Quiz - Set 1. Answers and explanations unlock after you submit.

1. 1Glaw Lake has become India's 101st Ramsar Site. It is located in which state? [August 2026]
2. 2The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has announced the National Sports Awards 2025, in which who was given the Arjuna Award (Lifetime Category)? [August 2026]
3. 3Where was the United Nations Conference to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) COP17 held? [August 2026]
4. 4Hiroshima Day is celebrated on August 6 to commemorate the atomic bombing of Hiroshima city of Japan. What is the name of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima? [August 2026]
5. 5‘Udara Shakti 2026’ is a bilateral air exercise between the air forces of India and which country? [August 2026]
6. 6Who has recently become the first woman Director General of the Geological Survey of India (GSI)? [August 2026]
7. 7What is the main objective of the approved Pradhan Mantri Surya Sarovar Yojana (PM-SSY)? [August 2026]
8. 8Which train was used to transport a live donor heart from Surat to Ahmedabad for the first time in India? e) Karnavati Express [August 2026]
9. 9When is National Handloom Day celebrated every year in India? [August 2026]
10. 10Who has become the 36th President of Colombia in 2026? [August 2026]
11. 11Which became India’s first major port to achieve Scope-2 Emission-Free status? [August 2026]
12. 12Where was India's first Black-necked Crane Festival 2026 held? [August 2026]
13. 13Which country has received a powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.4? [August 2026]
14. 14Which foundation day of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) was celebrated on August 15? [August 2026]
15. 15Chief of Army Staff General Dhiraj Seth was conferred the Honorary General rank of which country’s army? [August 2026]
16. 16Who won the Esports World Cup Chess 2026 title for the second consecutive year? [August 2026]
17. 17What is the name of Romania’s first and only nuclear power plant that was recently shut down? [August 2026]
18. 18Which River was recently granted legal personhood by the Madras High Court? [August 2026]
19. 19Which was the only Indian city featured in the 2026 Work From Anywhere Index? [August 2026]
20. 20Which Ethiopian athlete set a new Half Marathon World Record on 23 August 2026? [August 2026]
21. 21Which state is the largest sugar-producing state in India in 2026? [August 2026]
22. 22Gavri Festival is celebrated by the Bhil community in which state? [August 2026]
23. 23According to the first comprehensive Catalogue of Lepidoptera prepared by ZSI, how many species of butterflies and moths have been recorded in India? [August 2026]
24. 24India’s first direct commercial container freight train to Nepal reached which destination? [August 2026]
25. 25Where has India’s first dedicated Department of Military Medicine been established? [August 2026]