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