Current Affairs Quiz — 25 August 2026

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

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Q1.In the Joint Committee of Parliament hearing, what argument was used by P. Chidambaram to oppose holding simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections under the “One Nation, One Election” framework?

  • ASynchronising elections would undermine the fixed five-year term of legislatures and violate the Constitution’s basic structure
  • BSynchronising elections would require only a simple majority, so it would not affect the Constitution’s basic structure
  • CSynchronising elections would strengthen parliamentary democracy by ensuring more frequent debates
  • DSynchronising elections is constitutional because the Constitution explicitly mandates synchronised voting

Q2.A nine-member Supreme Court Constitution Bench held that an older interpretation of “industry” in labour law does not automatically apply to which specific context?

  • AIRC, 2020
  • BIndustrial Disputes Act, 1947
  • CIRC, 1998
  • DFactories Act, 1948

Q3.For disputes under the Industrial Relations Code (IRC), 2020, what interpretive approach did the Supreme Court say should be followed regarding the term “industry”?

  • AUse the 1978 Rajappa “triple test” as the primary guiding framework without change
  • BInterpret “industry” by reading the IRC’s own text and statutory context, rather than automatically carrying over Rajappa
  • CRestrict “industry” to activities with a profit motive
  • DApply Rajappa to future IRC disputes only and keep it out of all pending 1947 Act matters

Q4.Which set of features is described for Meta’s AI-powered smart glasses as enabling voice interactions, notifications, audio, and video capture?

  • AVoice interactions, notifications, built-in audio, and an integrated camera
  • BHaptic alerts, biometric palm scanning, a laser pointer, and a stand-alone microphone
  • CFace recognition, GPS logging, auto-summaries, and a thermal sensor
  • DSMS-only connectivity, offline voice dictation, a rear camera, and no audio recording

Q5.A nine-judge Bench of the Supreme Court framed questions in 2026 about which earlier “industry” interpretation framework?

  • ABWSSB (1978)
  • BAadhaar (2018)
  • CBerubari (1960)
  • DKesavananda (1973)