Daily Current Affairs Prelims Quiz 14-08-2026

1) Recently, Team led by RRI scientists forecasts large?scale and elongated petal?like structures in the corona. Consider the following statements regarding corona. 

1. Corona is faint, visible best during total solar eclipse.

2. It is the innermost layer of the Sun's atmosphere.

3. It is made of hot gas called plasma that reaches temperatures from 1 million to 10 million degrees Kelvin.

Which of the above are correct?

2) Consider the following statements

1. India is the World’s Leading Ship Recycling Nation.
2. Gujarat boasts a 60% share of the Indian shipbuilding order book in India
3. In India, ship recycling is regulated under the Environmental protection Act, 1986.

Which of the above are correct?

3) Which of the following has renewed its partnership to establish harmonized scientific standards for medicinal plants under the ‘One Herb, One Standard’ initiative?

4) With reference to the Centralised Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS), consider the following statements:

1. It is a 24×7 online platform for lodging grievances related to public service delivery.

2. It is administered by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances.

3. It deals with grievances related to Right to Information (RTI) applications.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

5) Which one of the following rivers does NOT originate in or around the Agasthyamalai landscape?