Current Affairs Quiz — 22 August 2026
5 UPSC-style MCQs from daily current affairs, with answers and exam-focused explanations.
Q1.Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) Chairman S. Ramann said India’s retirement-income replacement rate is closest to:
- A35–40% of last pay
- B60% of last pay
- C20–25% of last pay
- DAbout 75% of last pay
Q2.Under the Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme (MPMS), additional incentives for domestically sourced components are available only when domestic sourcing covers at least what share of phones sold in a fiscal year?
- AAt least 10%
- BAt least 25%
- CAt least 50%
- DAt least 75%
Q3.Which successor scheme did the Supreme Court indicate should be the central reference point for evaluating the transition from the scrapped MGNREGA framework?
- AViksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-GRAM G Act)
- BMahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS)
- CPradhan Mantri Gramin Ajeevika Yojana (PM-GAY)
- DRashtriya Gram Swaraj Employment Act
Q4.In the context of protest policing, which issue is explicitly flagged as unresolved regarding facial recognition use?
- AWhether biometric processing occurred for every person captured by cameras during the protests
- BWhether all CCTV cameras used by the police were permanently encrypted
- CWhether protesters have a legal right to refuse being photographed
- DWhether drones are prohibited under the IPC during protests
Q5.During the Cockroach Janta Party protests, what was Delhi Police’s claim regarding allegations of excessive force while facial-recognition equipment (including AI-enabled cameras) was allegedly present?
- AIt denied excessive force allegations while alleging facial-recognition equipment (including AI-enabled cameras) was present.
- BIt admitted excessive force while stating no cameras were used.
- CIt denied facial-recognition equipment but admitted drones were used.
- DIt denied neither excessive force nor any AI-enabled cameras.