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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?

  • a. 
  • b. 
  • c. 
  • d. 
Answer : d

Transhipment is illegal when used to evade tariffs (1).

India was listed in Tier?1 (2).

Rules of Origin determine product origin (3).

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?

  • a. 
  • b. 
  • c. 
  • d. 
Answer : a

Scheme provides additional APM gas (1)

Reduces payback period (2).

PNG distribution is handled by CGD companies

Not exclusive government monopoly (3 incorrect).

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)

  • a. 
  • b. 
  • c. 
  • d. 
Answer : b

In Deena v. Union of India (1983), the Court upheld hanging as constitutionally valid, considering it compatible with Article 21 when properly administered.

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

  • a. 
  • b. 
  • c. 
  • d. 
Answer : c

Autism spectrum disorder is recognised under RPwD Act, 2016 but not included in the 9 broad categories proposed for Census 2027.

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.

  • a. 
  • b. 
  • c. 
  • d. 
Answer : b

RK?251 is activated by high ROS levels inside cancer cells, releasing NBDHEX. It showed strong activity against triple?negative breast cancer with minimal toxicity.

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