Current Affairs Quiz — 24 August 2026

5 UPSC-style MCQs from daily current affairs, with answers and exam-focused explanations.

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Q1.In the Stanford–Arc Institute study described, genome “language models” were trained using genomic data primarily related to which bacteriophage reference genome?

  • AΦX174
  • BMS2
  • CT4
  • Dlambda (λ)

Q2.Under the 1937 Congress compromise, official renditions of Vande Mataram were limited to which portion?

  • AOnly the first two stanzas
  • BAll six stanzas
  • COnly the final two stanzas
  • DOnly the stanza invoking Hindu goddesses

Q3.In the Constituent Assembly period, which arrangement is described regarding the national anthem Jana Gana Mana and the status of Vande Mataram?

  • AJana Gana Mana was declared the national anthem, while Vande Mataram was to be honoured equally in status but not made the anthem or a co-anthem
  • BVande Mataram was declared the national anthem, while Jana Gana Mana was to be honoured equally in status as a co-anthem
  • CBoth Jana Gana Mana and Vande Mataram were declared national anthems to be sung together in equal measure
  • DVande Mataram was made a separate national anthem only for official state events, not in general

Q4.In the proposed “public rail, private engines” AI tutoring model, which item is described as a Government-provided digital rail (rather than something private tutors supply on their own)?

  • AContent creation for doubt-solving and mentoring
  • BIdentity, payments, discovery, and credentialing/data access
  • CRanking question sets for NEET and JEE
  • DA student monetisation mechanism using provider websites

Q5.In the BWSSB (1978) test for whether an activity amounts to an “industry” under the Industrial Disputes framework, which set of elements is required?

  • ASystematic activity; employer-employee cooperation; provision of goods/services to satisfy human wants beyond purely religious/spiritual functions
  • BPurely religious/spiritual functions; employer-employee cooperation; systematic activity
  • CSystematic activity only, provided the work is not purely religious
  • DEmployer-employee cooperation only, provided there is a contractual relationship