Current Affairs Quiz — 6 August 2026
5 UPSC-style MCQs from daily current affairs, with answers and exam-focused explanations.
Q1.CBSE and NCERT introduced a dedicated Computational Thinking and Artificial Intelligence curriculum starting in the academic year 2026–27 for which grade band?
- AClasses I–II
- BClasses III–VIII
- CGrade 9–12
- DGrade 11–12
Q2.In the School Health and Wellness Programme (SHWP), regular sessions are conducted by whom as Health and Wellness Ambassadors (HWAs)?
- ATwo teachers per school
- BTwo non-teaching staff per school
- COne doctor per school
- DAll principals of schools without additional training
Q3.Under the National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCF-SE), how are sports and physical education integrated across school stages?
- AThrough sports-based pedagogy across all stages, with special emphasis on yoga in schools
- BOnly through annual inter-school sports events, with yoga limited to secondary level
- CBy making yoga compulsory for all classes while sports remains optional
- DOnly through separate sports clubs funded under Samagra Shiksha, not as part of curriculum pedagogy
Q4.Education is in the Concurrent List of the Constitution. In this context, the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020 is described as emphasising which set of areas for holistic development of learners in schools?
- AHealth, wellness, and environmental awareness
- BSports training, library digitisation, and ICT infrastructure
- COnly physical hygiene practices like handwashing, without nutrition or environment
- DScholarships, transport allowance, and free uniforms only
Q5.NHAI initiated disciplinary action for lapses in which aspect of the Kanpur–Lucknow Expressway project?
- AProcurement irregularities related to land acquisition
- BMonitoring and supervision lapses
- CDelay in tender invitation dates
- DImproper toll collection arrangements