Current Affairs Quiz — 31 July 2026
5 UPSC-style MCQs from daily current affairs, with answers and exam-focused explanations.
Q1.The Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) ordered Karnataka to release water to Tamil Nadu under the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA). What flow rate and duration were mentioned for this direction?
- A3,500 cusecs for 15 days
- B4,000 cusecs for 15 days
- C3,500 cusecs for 30 days
- D3,000 cusecs for 15 days
Q2.The Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM CARES) Fund was established in which month and year?
- AMarch 2019
- BMarch 2020
- CApril 2020
- DJanuary 2021
Q3.A Supreme Court Bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant quashed an Office Memorandum on 29 July 2026. Which Office Memorandum was quashed?
- A2021 Office Memorandum on post facto environmental clearances
- B2006 Environment Ministry notification on environmental clearance
- CA 2020 parliamentary committee report on EIA compliance
- DA statutory notification issued by the Centre in 2018 for post-construction clearance
Q4.With reference to the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, which approach is described as a way fast-track courts may achieve quicker disposal without adding overall judicial capacity?
- AReallocating existing judges to the assigned fast-track cases
- BBuilding additional trial courts in each district immediately
- CExtending the statutory term of each fast-track court by five years
- DReducing the scope of investigation by limiting forensic support
Q5.In Indian electoral administration, what is the term for redrawing Lok Sabha/Assembly constituency boundaries based on population changes?
- ADelimitation
- BDevolution
- CDisinvestment
- DDecentralization