Current Affairs Quiz — 14 August 2026

5 UPSC-style MCQs from daily current affairs, with answers and exam-focused explanations.

Q1.In the described legal dispute, which two investigation-linked agencies were ordered by the Allahabad High Court interim directions to conduct the disputed “roving inquiry”?

  • ACentral Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Directorate of Enforcement
  • BEnforcement Directorate and National Investigation Agency
  • CCBI and a Supreme Court-appointed monitoring committee
  • DDirectorate of Enforcement and Bureau of Police Research and Development

Q2.The Supreme Court directed the Union government to respond to a petition filed by which advocate?

  • AN.K. Goswami
  • BNarendra K. Gupta
  • CN.K. Jain
  • DN.K. Sen

Q3.In a Supreme Court proceeding, what procedural step was taken regarding a petition filed by Rajya Sabha MP A.A. Rahim relating to NEET protests?

  • AThe Supreme Court agreed to tag A.A. Rahim’s petition with the main NEET protest petitions
  • BThe Supreme Court dismissed A.A. Rahim’s petition for lack of jurisdiction
  • CThe Supreme Court transferred the surveillance challenge to the Delhi High Court
  • DThe Supreme Court granted an injunction only against biometric collection, not against facial recognition

Q4.On what date has the Supreme Court fixed the start of a seven-judge Constitution Bench hearing on petitions concerning legislative privileges versus citizens’ freedom of speech and expression?

  • ASeptember 6
  • BOctober 6
  • CNovember 6
  • DOctober 16

Q5.As a constitutional safeguard for arrests in India, how must an arrested person be informed of the grounds for arrest?

  • AOnly indirectly, such as by communicating details to relatives
  • BClearly and meaningfully, so the arrested person understands the grounds
  • CAmbiguously through a generic charge-sheet description
  • DOnly at the time of a remand hearing, not immediately after arrest