Daily Current Affairs Prelims Quiz 21-08-2026

1) With reference to the US report “The Great Transhipment Scam,” consider the following statements:

1. Transhipment becomes illegal when used to conceal the true origin of goods and evade tariffs.
2. India was classified under Tier?1 countries in the report.
3. Rules of Origin determine the country where a product is considered to have originated.

Which of the above are correct?

2) The Centre’s incentive scheme for domestic PNG connections (2026) includes which of the following features?

1. Additional allocation of APM gas for incremental billed PNG connections.
2. Expected reduction of payback period for PNG infrastructure from 10 years to 3 years.
3. Exclusive government monopoly over PNG distribution retained.

Which of the above are correct?

3) The Supreme Court recently upheld hanging as a constitutionally valid mode of execution. Which of the following was cited as precedent?

a. Gian Kaur v. State of Punjab (1996)

b. Deena v. Union of India (1983)

c. Bachan Singh v. State of Punjab (1980)

d. Law Commission Report 187 (2003)

4) Census 2027 proposes 9 broad disability categories. Which of the following is NOT among them?

a. Disability due to acid attack

b. Disability due to chronic neurological disease

c. Autism spectrum disorder

d. Disability due to blood disorder

5) The smart cancer drug RK?251 is significant because:

a. It kills both healthy and cancer cells equally.

b. It is activated by high reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels inside cancer cells.

c. It relies on radiation therapy for activation.

d. It has shown toxicity in zebrafish embryo studies.