August Current Affairs 2026 PDF & Live Quiz, 200+ Questions

1. The RBI deferred the final Basel III Pillar 3 disclosure guidelines to which date?

2. Under the revised Basel III Pillar 3 norms, banks must now retain disclosure reports on their websites for at least how many years (reduced from 10 years)?

3. The Favara payment system, which was integrated with India’s UPI for real-time cross-border transfers, belongs to which country?

4. The Favara–UPI corridor was made live by NIPL along with which authority?

5. In its August 2026 policy, the RBI Monetary Policy Committee kept the repo rate unchanged at what level?

6. What monetary policy stance did the RBI MPC retain in August 2026?

7. The RBI projected India’s real GDP growth for FY27 at:

8. How many members does the RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee have?

9. SEBI proposed allowing Depository Receipts against units of REITs and which other instrument?

10. HDFC Bank launched ‘Max for Seniors’ and ‘Max for Her’ savings accounts under which portfolio?

11. The RBI extended the implementation of its revised loan recovery and recovery-agent directions to which date?

12. Which certification must newly engaged recovery agents obtain before contacting borrowers?

13. How many NBFCs did the RBI classify as NBFC-Upper Layer (NBFC-UL) for 2026–27?

14. Which major entity’s inclusion in the NBFC-UL list is subject to its de-registration application under RBI examination?

15. Standard Chartered received in-principle approval to offer wealth management products through which hub?

16. Which authority is the unified regulator for India’s International Financial Services Centre?

17. Indel Remit, which got RBI approval for trade remittance services, is the forex division of which company?

18. Bank deposit growth reached 15.4% year-on-year as of July 31, 2026 – the highest since which month?

19. The Lok Sabha passed a Bill to allow charges on UPI and other digital payments by amending which Act?

20. The fee charged on a digital payment transaction, usually paid by the merchant, is known as:

21. ‘PosTransfer’, launched to enable remittances directly to UPI-enabled Indian accounts, originates from which country?

22. Japan’s SMBC became the largest shareholder in which Indian bank with a 24.9% stake?

23. Which company became India’s first NBFC to set up exclusive Silver Loan branches?

24. The RBI reported total forex inflows of $72.85 billion under its special swap facility, with the largest share coming from:

25. Under India’s revised FDI framework, companies with up to what percentage of ownership by land-border-sharing countries can invest via the automatic route?

26. UPI, which completed 10 years in August 2026, was launched by NPCI in which year?

27. SBI plans to raise its AI-based cheque processing threshold from ₹10,000 to which amount?

28. Razorpay launched the Multi-Currency EEFC Account primarily to benefit which group?

29. Bank of Baroda launched ‘UPI Global Reverse Acceptance’ to benefit which group?

30. Nikhil Kamath, who invested ₹200 crore in CtrlS Datacenters, is the co-founder of which company?

31. The RBI’s August 2026 Bulletin noted that CPI inflation rose marginally to what level in July 2026?

32. India’s first sovereign-backed Protection & Indemnity (P&I) insurance product was launched under which pool?

33. The Supreme Court extended mandatory third-party insurance for new cars to how many years?

34. For new two-wheelers, the Supreme Court extended mandatory third-party insurance cover to:

35. Prudential HCL Health Insurance is a joint venture with what ownership ratio between Prudential plc and HCL Group?

36. ProTec General Insurance received IRDAI’s license as the ____ insurance approval of 2026.

37. Non-life insurance premium growth slowed to what rate in July 2026?

38. India’s coal production grew by what percentage year-on-year in July 2026?

39. Coal India Limited, the world’s largest coal producer, is headquartered in:

40. India crossed the landmark of how much non-fossil-fuel-based installed electricity capacity by July 31, 2026?

41. Among non-fossil sources, which contributed the largest share of India’s installed capacity?

42. India’s target for non-fossil fuel capacity by 2030 is:

43. S&P Global retained India’s sovereign credit rating at which level, with a Stable outlook?

44. India was upgraded to ‘BBB’ from ‘BBB-‘ in 2025 after a gap of how many years?

45. India and the Asian Development Bank signed a $230 million loan to modernise water supply and sanitation in which city?

46. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is headquartered in:

47. India’s manufacturing Gross Value Added (GVA) grew by what rate in FY26?

48. MoSPI revised the base year of National Accounts Statistics from 2011-12 to:

49. The government achieved about what percentage of its FY27 disinvestment and asset monetisation target within five months?

50. The largest contributor to disinvestment proceeds was the stake sale in which entity?

51. The DGFT, which revised raw sugar import terms, functions under which ministry?

52. The RBI’s 101st Survey of Professional Forecasters projected which scenario for FY28?

53. The RBI’s medium-term CPI inflation target is 4% with a tolerance band of:

54. ICRA estimated India’s Q1 FY27 GDP growth at what four-quarter low?

55. The Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways approved a ₹334.89 crore flyover at which port?

56. The hike in monetary limits for departmental tax appeals reduced disputed tax demand by approximately:

57. Pithora painting, which received a GI tag, is associated with the Rathwa tribal community of which state?

58. The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 prescribes imprisonment of how many years for individuals involved in paper leaks?

59. The Department of Posts released a commemorative stamp marking the birth centenary of which artist?

60. Satish Gujral was the younger brother of which former Prime Minister?

61. The MSME Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026 makes which portal a permanent, digital, free and voluntary platform?

62. VOC Port became India’s first major port authority recognised as ______ emission-free.

63. V. O. Chidambaranar (VOC) Port is located in which city?

64. During his Independence Day address, the PM announced AI skilling of how many youth within one year?

65. The RSVC-AMRIT platform to strengthen rural innovation was developed by which institution?

66. NABARD was established in which year?

67. The Government removed the advertisement duration cap of how many minutes for television channels?

68. The ‘Sapt Dhara’ vision for Viksit Bharat comprises how many streams of strength?

69. India launched its first guide to Grasslands and Other Open Natural Ecosystems at COP17 of which convention?

70. The UNCCD COP17 at which India launched the grasslands guide was held in:

71. The Cabinet approved establishment of a High Court Bench in Ladakh, of which High Court?

72. Ladakh became a Union Territory on which date?

73. PNGRB authorised about 1,800 km of LPG pipeline infrastructure to be developed by which company?

74. The 12-minute TV advertisement cap was originally introduced in 2006 under which rules?

75. The CCEA cleared ₹13,041 crore rail and highway projects across how many states?

76. Under the Hybrid Annuity Mode (HAM), the government typically provides what share of project cost upfront?

77. BIS expanded its HUID-based silver hallmarking ecosystem; HUID stands for:

78. The CYBER KUSHTI 2026 hackathon launched by NIELIT has how many rounds (Akhada, Dangal, Kesari)?

79. India Post conducted its first-ever drone delivery of the Tiranga in which state?

80. MALHAR 2026, inaugurated by the Vice President, is a celebration of India’s:

81. The Har Ghar Tiranga campaign was first launched in which year?

82. The Pacific island nation Nauru officially changed its name to:

83. Nauru is the world’s ____ smallest country by population, after Tuvalu and Vatican City.

84. US President Trump signed executive orders aimed at restricting which practice?

85. Which US Constitutional amendment provides the basis for birthright citizenship?

86. Vietnam’s VinSpace signed a deal with which company to launch its first satellites in 2027?

87. The United States removed which country from its State Sponsors of Terrorism list?

88. The WHO confirmed the closure of polio type-2 outbreaks in how many African countries?

89. The UN allocated an initial US$2 million for flood relief operations in which country?

90. Trump signed an executive order to rename Lake Ontario as:

91. India finished at which position at the 2026 Commonwealth Games with 39 medals?

92. Which country topped the 2026 Commonwealth Games medal tally?

93. At the 2026 CWG, India’s boxing contingent won a record how many medals?

94. At the Chess Olympiad, India’s women’s team was seeded ____ and the men’s team ____.

95. R. Praggnanandhaa became the first Indian to win which chess title?

96. In the Grand Chess Tour finale at St. Louis, Praggnanandhaa defeated which player?

97. The 2026 FIH Hockey World Cup introduced a new format by scrapping which stage?

98. The 2026 FIH Hockey World Cup was jointly hosted by:

99. Iga Swiatek won the women’s singles title at which tennis tournament (National Bank Open)?

100. Magnus Carlsen won the Esports World Cup chess title representing which team?