Current Affairs Quiz — 23 August 2026

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

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Q1.In agrivoltaics (agriPV), what is the key design feature described as enabling agriculture and solar power generation on the same land?

  • AFull shading by solar panels so crops cannot be grown beneath them
  • BPartial shading by solar panels so crops can still be grown while solar power is generated
  • CUsing elevated solar panels with no shading on the crops
  • DReplacing crops entirely with solar panels to maximise electricity output

Q2.Uzma Khan filed a contempt petition in Pakistan’s Supreme Court alleging violation of which specific kind of court order regarding Imran Khan’s medical care?

  • AA direction to transfer him to Shifa International Hospital and keep him there until the next hearing
  • BA direction to release him unconditionally from custody within two days
  • CA direction to examine him only at Adiala Jail by jail doctors
  • DA direction to move him to a government mental health facility in the province

Q3.UKMTO runs a Voluntary Reporting Scheme within a Voluntary Reporting Area (VRA). What reporting sequence does the scheme expect for a ship transiting within the VRA?

  • AAn initial report on entering the VRA, daily reporting while transiting, and a final report after exiting the VRA or reaching port
  • BOnly one report when the ship first enters the VRA, with no further reporting during transit
  • CA final report only after the ship reaches port, with no reporting during transit
  • DReports every hour while the ship is within the VRA until it clears the Strait of Hormuz

Q4.In the U.S. Constitution’s Elections Clause (as described), state legislatures set the elections’—

  • AEligibility of voters as a national rule
  • B“Times, places, and manner” of federal elections
  • CEntire conduct of elections through a federal election authority
  • DVoter registration rules exclusively through Congress

Q5.A United States White House report alleged a “Great Transshipment Scam” in a specific industrial belt. Which route was alleged to function as the transit route for Chinese goods destined for the United States?

  • APune–Gujarat–Chennai pump and compressor manufacturing belt
  • BKolkata–Patna–Guwahati shipbuilding belt
  • CHyderabad–Bengaluru–Mysuru semiconductor cluster
  • DMumbai–Surat–Nagpur textile processing corridor