Weekly Current Affairs Quiz for Competitive Exams: Best 22 Facts of 7 to 13 September 2026

Looking for a weekly current affairs quiz for competitive exams that’s been properly fact-checked before you sit down to revise? This week had a bit of everything — a global space summit in Paris, a badminton title India had never won before, a brand-new ocean research vessel, and a constitutional first for Ladakh. We’ve gone through every single point below and cross-checked it against reliable sources, so what you’re reading here is safe to revise and safe to trust. Let’s get into the 22 most important current affairs of the week for SSC, UPSSSC PET, State PCS, Railway, and Banking exam aspirants.

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International Affairs

International Space Summit 2026 Held in Paris, France

France hosted the first-ever International Space Summit at the Grand Palais in Paris on 9-10 September 2026, bringing together nearly 120 foreign delegations, including heads of state, space agencies, astronauts, and private space companies. The summit focused on four key priorities: space security, the space economy, treating space as a shared global resource that needs responsible governance, and inspiring the next generation through space exploration. It was announced by French President Emmanuel Macron back in October 2025 during the presentation of France’s national space strategy. India was represented at the summit by ISRO Chairman Dr. V. Narayanan. The event was co-hosted with French astronaut Thomas Pesquet and entrepreneur Hélène Huby as special envoys.

Static GK Box:

• The Grand Palais, the venue for this summit, is one of Paris’s most iconic historic exhibition halls, also used for major art and fashion events.
• Dr. V. Narayanan is the current Chairman of ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation), having taken over the post in January 2025.
• This was described as a diplomatic summit rather than an industry conference — closer in format to a climate or G7-style gathering.
• France’s national space strategy, under which this summit was first announced, was unveiled in October 2025.

Bhutan Becomes First WHO South-East Asia Country to Eliminate Dog-Transmitted Rabies

The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially validated Bhutan’s elimination of dog-transmitted human rabies as a public health problem, making it the first country in the WHO South-East Asia Region (SEAR) to achieve this milestone. Bhutan has recorded zero human deaths from dog-mediated rabies since June 2023, backed by more than a decade of work under a “One Health” approach that links human, animal, and environmental health efforts together.

The validation followed a rigorous two-phase WHO assessment, including a field mission conducted from 17 to 22 August 2026 that also visited the Bhutan-India border area. WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus congratulated Bhutan on the achievement, calling it an example for the rest of the region. The global goal is to end human deaths from dog-transmitted rabies worldwide by 2030.

Static GK Box:

• Bhutan’s “Guardians of Peace” volunteer network, known locally as De-suung volunteers, played a key role in dog vaccination and community awareness efforts.
• The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) supported WHO’s review process alongside its own veterinary expertise.
• Rabies is almost always fatal once clinical symptoms appear, but it is entirely preventable through dog vaccination and prompt post-exposure treatment.
• WHO’s global target is to end human deaths from dog-mediated rabies worldwide by the year 2030.

Exercise Freedom Edge 2026 Held Near Jeju Island

The United States, Japan, and South Korea conducted the fourth edition of Exercise Freedom Edge, a five-day trilateral multi-domain military exercise, in international waters east and south of South Korea’s Jeju Island from 7 to 11 September 2026. The exercise covered maritime, air, and cyberspace operations, including ballistic missile defence drills and anti-submarine warfare training, and involved six Aegis-equipped destroyers from the three nations. Freedom Edge began in June 2024 and has since become an annual fixture of trilateral security cooperation aimed at countering North Korean missile threats. This year’s edition proceeded on schedule even though a separate bilateral US-South Korea exercise, Ulchi Freedom Shield, was scaled back a few weeks earlier.

Static GK Box:

• Freedom Edge is different from Exercise Yudh Abhyas, which is a bilateral India-USA exercise — don’t mix up the participating countries.
• Aegis is a US-developed combat system used on modern destroyers for integrated air and missile defence.
• The exercise takes its name from the shared commitment to a “free and open Indo-Pacific,” a phrase commonly used in US-Japan-South Korea joint statements.
• Jeju Island, near where this exercise was held, is South Korea’s largest island and a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site.

National Affairs

Four Indian Sites Added to UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List

India added four new properties to UNESCO‘s World Heritage Tentative List in 2026, taking the country’s total tentative list count to 73. The most prominent addition is the Rangpur-Sivasagar Historical Ensemble in Assam, the historic capital landscape of the Ahom dynasty, which ruled the Brahmaputra Valley for nearly six centuries (1228 to 1826) and includes landmarks such as the Rang Ghar, considered Asia’s oldest surviving amphitheatre.

The other three additions are the Painted Haveli Towns of Shekhawati in Rajasthan, the Colonial Penal Settlement of the Andaman Islands (which includes the Cellular Jail, Viper Island, Chatham Island, and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Island), and the Nicobarese Cultural Continuity in the Central Group of Nicobar Islands. India’s Permanent Mission to UNESCO formally submitted the Ahom nomination on 19 June 2026 under UNESCO cultural criteria (iii) and (iv). Being on the Tentative List is a preparatory step and does not itself mean formal World Heritage inscription.

Static GK Box:

• The Ahom capital nomination builds on the 2024 UNESCO inscription of the Charaideo Moidams, which were India’s 43rd World Heritage Site.
• UNESCO cultural criterion (iii) relates to unique testimony to a cultural tradition; criterion (iv) relates to an outstanding example of architecture or landscape.
• The Rang Ghar in Assam was built in 1744 and used by Ahom royalty to watch sports and cultural festivities, including Bihu celebrations.
• A property must be on the Tentative List for at least a year before a country can formally nominate it for full World Heritage status.

Article 371(K) Proposed as a New Constitutional Provision for Ladakh

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has proposed a new constitutional provision, Article 371(K), to give Ladakh greater constitutional safeguards and a directly elected Union Territory-level governing body with legislative powers. The proposal, discussed during talks with the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) on 9 September 2026 in New Delhi, envisions legislative authority over subjects such as land, culture, language, forests, environment, and natural resources.

Ladakh has been a Union Territory without its own legislature since it was carved out of the former state of Jammu and Kashmir in August 2019. The proposed provision would follow a “sui generis” (unique) model, similar in spirit to existing special provisions like Article 371A for Nagaland and Article 371G for Mizoram. As of now, no written draft has been shared with Ladakh’s representatives, and the next round of talks is expected in Kargil in early October 2026.

Static GK Box:

• There is currently no Article 371(K) in the Constitution — special provisions under Article 371 currently run only up to Article 371J.
• Ladakh’s demand has also included extending the Constitution’s Sixth Schedule, which provides for autonomous district councils in specified tribal areas — a different mechanism from Article 371.
• Ladakh was separated from Jammu and Kashmir and made a Union Territory without a legislature in August 2019, under the J&K Reorganisation Act.
• Article 240 of the Constitution currently allows the President to make regulations for the peace, progress, and good government of certain Union Territories, including Ladakh.

Punjab Launches ‘Pehchaan’ Portal for Unidentified and Unclaimed Bodies

Punjab has become the first state in India to launch a statewide digital public-identification portal, named “Pehchaan,” to help families identify unidentified and unclaimed deceased persons kept in government mortuaries. The portal was launched on 2 September 2026 by Punjab’s Health and Family Welfare Minister, Dr. Balbir Singh, in Chandigarh. It is built on MedLEaPR, an NIC-developed digital medico-legal system that is already operational across all 23 districts and 346 government hospitals in Punjab.

Facial photographs, permanent identification marks, and physical descriptions of unidentified bodies are uploaded to the portal within 48 hours of post-mortem, and the platform is freely accessible to families anywhere in India or abroad. Officials estimate that approximately 5,000 to 6,000 people die unidentified or unclaimed in Punjab every year.

Static GK Box:

• The portal complies with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, India’s main data privacy law.
• MedLEaPR, the backend system behind Pehchaan, was developed by NIC (National Informatics Centre) following directions from the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
• Once a claimant submits a claim on the portal, the concerned police Investigating Officer is automatically notified to proceed with formal identification.
• Punjab is the first Indian state to launch this kind of statewide identification system for unclaimed bodies.

Tamil Nadu Announces New Olympic City and Motor Sports City in Chennai

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin announced a world-class Tamil Nadu Olympic City to be developed at Semmancheri in Chennai, replacing the state’s earlier “Global Sports City” plan. The proposed facility will include a High-Performance Training Centre, Sports Science and Medicine Centres, Olympic Centres of Excellence spread across ten locations, and a dedicated Motor Sports City intended for Formula-style racing events. The announcement comes amid growing national interest in sporting infrastructure, with India reportedly in the running to host the Olympic Games in 2036, which would increase the pressure on states to build world-class training facilities well in advance.

Static GK Box:

• Semmancheri, the proposed site, is located in the southern part of Chennai, in Tamil Nadu.
• India has expressed interest in hosting the Olympic Games in 2036, a factor often linked to new sports-infrastructure announcements by states.
• A “Centre of Excellence” in sports typically combines training facilities, sports science support, and competition-standard venues in one place.
• Motor Sports Cities, as proposed here, are specialised race-track facilities built to host events like Formula racing.

Defence

Exercise Veer Guardian 2026: India and Japan Hold Bilateral Air Exercise

The Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) began the second edition of the bilateral air combat exercise “Veer Guardian 2026” at Air Force Station Jodhpur, Rajasthan, running from 9 to 22 September 2026. The 14-day exercise features the IAF’s indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas, Su-30MKI, and Rafale fighters, alongside JASDF’s F-2A fighter jets. The programme includes mission planning conferences, subject-matter-expert exchanges, and interactions on engineering and aerospace safety, aimed at deepening interoperability and operational synergy between the two air forces. This is only the second time the exercise has been conducted, reflecting the steadily growing defence partnership between India and Japan.

Static GK Box:

• Don’t confuse Veer Guardian (an IAF-JASDF air exercise) with Dharma Guardian, which is a separate India-Japan Army exercise held alternately in India and Japan.
• LCA Tejas is India’s indigenously developed light combat aircraft, manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
• JASDF stands for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, one of the three branches of Japan’s Self-Defense Forces.
• This was only the second edition of Veer Guardian, showing it is a relatively new but rapidly deepening exercise series.

India Launches Advanced Ocean Research Vessel ‘ORV Sagar Manthan’

India’s Ministry of Earth Sciences launched an advanced Ocean Research Vessel (ORV), named “Sagar Manthan” (Yard 3041), at the Rishi Bankim Shipyard in Kolkata on 9-10 September 2026. Built indigenously by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited (GRSE) for the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), the vessel is being constructed under the Deep Ocean Mission at a cost of approximately Rs. 840 crore. ORV Sagar Manthan is an all-weather, multidisciplinary platform designed to operate in extreme oceanic environments, including the Southern Ocean, and will gradually replace the 43-year-old ORV Sagar Kanya, which India had procured from Germany back in 1983. The vessel is expected to be commissioned and ready for operations by early 2028.

Static GK Box:

• ORV Sagar Manthan will replace ORV Sagar Kanya, which was procured from Germany in 1983 and has served India for over four decades.
• The vessel is built under Vertical-4 (Deep Ocean Survey and Exploration) of India’s flagship Deep Ocean Mission.
• GRSE (Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited) is a Kolkata-based defence public sector undertaking (PSU).
• The ship is equipped with dynamic positioning, multibeam bathymetry systems, and facilities to deploy Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) and Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs).

Diplomacy

PM Modi Gifts Russian Translation of Thirukkural to President Putin

Ahead of the 18th BRICS Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin in New Delhi on 11 September 2026 and gifted him a Russian-language translation of the ancient Tamil classic “Thirukkural.” The Thirukkural is a 1,330-couplet work on ethics, virtue, governance, and love, authored roughly 2,000 years ago by the Tamil poet-philosopher Thiruvalluvar. The edition presented to Putin was published by India’s Central Institute of Classical Tamil and translated into Russian by Naira Mkrtchyan.

This continues PM Modi’s pattern of using culturally significant literary gifts in diplomacy — in 2024 he gave Putin a Sohrai painting from Jharkhand, and in 2025 a Russian translation of the Bhagavad Gita. The 18th BRICS Summit itself was hosted in New Delhi on 12-13 September 2026, with India holding the BRICS chairship for the year.

Static GK Box:

• Thiruvalluvar, the author of the Thirukkural, is traditionally believed to have lived in Mylapore, in present-day Chennai, around 2,000 years ago.
• The Thirukkural is structured into 133 chapters, covering themes of virtue (aram), wealth (porul), and love (inbam).
• PM Modi has previously gifted world leaders items rooted in Indian culture, including the Bhagavad Gita, silver artefacts, and regional artworks.
• The 18th BRICS Summit, hosted alongside this diplomatic visit, was held in New Delhi on 12-13 September 2026 under India’s chairship.

Awards and Recognition

Ig Nobel Prize 2026 in Chemistry Awarded for Cockroach Milk Research

The 2026 Ig Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to an international team of researchers, including Subramanian Ramaswamy, Leonard “Leo” Chavas, and Nathan Coussens, for their research into how a species of cockroach nourishes its developing embryos through a nutrient-rich, milk-like secretion. The team found that protein crystals in this “cockroach milk” contain more than three times the energy of an equivalent amount of dairy milk.

The 36th annual Ig Nobel Prize ceremony was held on 3 September 2026 in Zurich, Switzerland, marking the first time in the award’s 36-year history that the ceremony was held outside the United States. The Ig Nobel Prizes, organised by the magazine Annals of Improbable Research, celebrate scientific work that “first makes you laugh, and then makes you think.”

Static GK Box:

• The Ig Nobel Prizes are a parody of the Nobel Prizes, but the underlying research is genuine, peer-reviewed science.
• 2026 marked the first time in 36 years that the Ig Nobel ceremony was held outside the United States, moving to Zurich, Switzerland, over visa-related concerns for international guests.
• The cockroach species studied gives birth to live young rather than laying eggs, which is unusual among cockroaches.
• This year’s Ig Nobel theme was “fungi,” even though the Chemistry Prize itself focused on cockroach milk.

Rani Mukerji Honoured with Raj Kapoor Special Contribution Award

Actor Rani Mukerji was honoured with the Raj Kapoor Special Contribution Award at the 62nd Maharashtra State Film Awards ceremony held at Ravindra Natya Mandir, Prabhadevi, Mumbai, on 9 September 2026. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis presented the award in the presence of Cultural Affairs Minister Ashish Shelar. The award, instituted by the Government of Maharashtra in 2008, is considered the highest special-contribution honour in Hindi cinema and recognises an individual’s exceptional contribution to Indian cinema. Rani Mukerji, who was born and raised in Mumbai, spoke about her nearly three-decade career and her portrayal of strong female characters in films like Black, Hichki, Mardaani, and Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway.

Static GK Box:

• The Raj Kapoor Special Contribution Award was first given to Aamir Khan when it was instituted in 2008.
• Kajol, another prominent Hindi film actress, received the same award in the previous edition (2023) of the Maharashtra State Film Awards.
• The award is presented annually by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Maharashtra.
• It is named after Raj Kapoor, the legendary actor-filmmaker regarded as one of the pioneers of Hindi cinema.

Sports

East Zone Wins Duleep Trophy 2026 After 13 Years

East Zone, captained by Ishan Kishan, won the Duleep Trophy 2026 by claiming a first-innings lead over South Zone in a final that ended in a draw at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, on 10 September 2026. East Zone posted a massive first-innings total of 708, with Ishan Kishan scoring a career-best 270, before South Zone were bowled out for 336, handing East Zone a 372-run first-innings advantage that proved decisive under the tournament’s tie-break rule. This was East Zone’s first Duleep Trophy title in 13 years. Ishan Kishan was named Player of the Match, while South Zone’s Tilak Varma was named Player of the Series.

Static GK Box:

• Under Duleep Trophy rules, if a final ends without a result, the team with the first-innings lead is declared the winner.
• The Duleep Trophy is one of India’s oldest first-class zonal cricket tournaments, named after the former cricketer K.S. Duleepsinhji.
• Ishan Kishan’s 270 in this final is among the highest individual scores in the tournament’s history.
• East Zone’s victory ended a 13-year wait for the title, their last win having come well over a decade earlier.

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty Win China Masters 2026

Indian badminton duo Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won the China Masters 2026 men’s doubles title, defeating China’s He Ji Ting and Ren Xiang Yu 11-21, 21-13, 21-17 in the final at Shenzhen Arena on 6 September 2026. The victory made the Indian pair the first-ever Indian players to win the China Masters since the tournament began in 2005, after they had finished runners-up in both the 2023 and 2025 editions.

This was the world No. 5 duo’s second title of the 2026 season, following their Singapore Open win earlier in the year, and their tenth career title on the BWF World Tour. The win is being seen as a strong confidence boost ahead of the 2026 Asian Games, where the pair will defend their gold medal.

Static GK Box:

• Satwik and Chirag are often nicknamed the “Smash Bros” in Indian badminton media coverage.
• This was their third China Masters final appearance, having lost the previous two in 2023 and 2025 before finally winning in 2026.
• The pair are the reigning Asian Games gold medallists in men’s doubles badminton.
• The China Masters is a BWF Super 750 category tournament, one of the higher tiers on the Badminton World Federation’s World Tour.

Environment

Lucknow Tops 5th Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan 2026

Lucknow topped the 5th Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan 2026, India’s annual survey ranking cities on their air-quality management efforts under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), scoring 198 out of 200 points among cities with a population above 10 lakh. This edition was announced on 7 September 2026, observed as Swachh Vayu Diwas (International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies). Indore, last year’s topper, slipped to second place with 197 points, followed by Jabalpur in third. In smaller city categories, Rourkela topped the 3-to-10-lakh population group, while Kalinga Nagar in Odisha topped the under-3-lakh category. Out of the 130 cities assessed, 108 showed improvement in PM10 pollution levels compared to their 2017-18 baseline.

Static GK Box:

• This was the 5th edition of the Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan, conducted under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP).
• Lucknow’s PM10 levels have fallen from around 250 micrograms per cubic metre in 2017-18 to about 137 now, reflecting real on-ground improvement.
• Delhi, often called the world’s most polluted capital, ranked a lowly 30th in this year’s survey.
• Cities are assessed across three population categories: under 3 lakh, 3-10 lakh, and above 10 lakh.

TRISHNA Mission: ISRO-France Joint Satellite for Earth Surface Temperature Studies

TRISHNA (Thermal infraRed Imaging Satellite for High-resolution Natural resource Assessment) is a joint Earth-observation mission being developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the French space agency CNES, and it has been in the news again this week as part of ongoing India-France space cooperation.

The satellite is designed to monitor surface temperature, water stress, and natural resources with a spatial resolution of about 57 metres, using two payloads — a thermal infrared sensor built by CNES and a visible/short-wave infrared sensor built by ISRO. TRISHNA will operate in a sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of about 761 km and is currently targeted for launch around 2027. The mission is expected to significantly improve monitoring of droughts, irrigation needs, and coastal water quality.

Static GK Box:

• TRISHNA will operate in a sun-synchronous orbit, a type of polar orbit commonly used for Earth-observation satellites.
• The mission was formally approved by both ISRO and CNES on 19 March 2024, after being announced during India-France bilateral talks in July 2023.
• CNES stands for Centre National d’Études Spatiales, France’s national space agency.
• “Evapotranspiration,” a key measurement TRISHNA will help track, refers to the combined loss of water through soil evaporation and plant transpiration.

Important Days

International Literacy Day 2026 Observed on 8 September

International Literacy Day was observed worldwide on 8 September 2026, marking the 60th anniversary of the observance, which UNESCO first proclaimed on 26 October 1966. This year’s theme, “Literacy for People, the Planet and Prosperity,” highlights literacy’s broader role in inclusion, sustainable development, livelihoods, and economic opportunity, beyond being just an individual skill. The global celebration for 2026, including the UNESCO International Literacy Prizes, was held in Chiapas, Mexico, on 8-9 September in partnership with the Mexican government. According to UNESCO, at least 739 million youth and adults still lacked basic literacy skills as of 2024.

Static GK Box:

• International Literacy Day traces its origins to the 1965 World Conference of Ministers of Education on the Eradication of Illiteracy, held in Tehran, Iran.
• UNESCO officially proclaimed the day on 26 October 1966, during its 14th General Conference session.
• 2026 marks the 60th anniversary of International Literacy Day’s observance.
• The UNESCO International Literacy Prizes are awarded annually alongside the global Literacy Day celebrations.

UN Declares 27 November as International Day for Elimination of Child, Early and Forced Marriage

The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution on 4 September 2026 establishing 27 November as the annual International Day for the Elimination of Child, Early and Forced Marriage. The resolution was led by Sierra Leone, with India among the co-sponsoring countries, and was adopted by consensus among the UN’s 193 member states. The push for this dedicated day was championed by Sierra Leone’s First Lady, Dr. Fatima Maada Bio, along with Bhuwan Ribhu, founder of the child-rights organisation Just Rights for Children. The UN estimates that around 12 million girls become child brides every year, and the new observance is intended to support the global goal of eliminating the practice entirely by 2030.

Static GK Box:

• The global goal of ending child, early, and forced marriage by 2030 is part of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5.3, on gender equality.
• Sierra Leone led this resolution at the UN General Assembly, with India serving as one of its co-sponsors.
• UNICEF estimates that around 650 million women and girls alive today were married as children.
• This is a separate observance from the International Day of the Girl Child, which the UN General Assembly established back in December 2011.

Quick Revision Table

MCQ Test: Weekly Current Affairs Quiz for Competitive Exams

Q1. The International Space Summit 2026 was held in which city?
A) Berlin B) Paris C) Tokyo D) Geneva
Answer: B) Paris

Q2. Bhutan became the first country in which WHO region to eliminate dog-transmitted rabies?
A) WHO African Region B) WHO South-East Asia Region C) WHO European Region D) WHO Western Pacific Region
Answer: B) WHO South-East Asia Region

Q3. Exercise Freedom Edge 2026 was conducted between the USA, Japan, and which other country?
A) Australia B) South Korea C) Philippines D) Taiwan
Answer: B) South Korea

Q4. The Rangpur-Sivasagar Historical Ensemble, added to UNESCO’s Tentative List, is associated with which dynasty?
A) Chola dynasty B) Ahom dynasty C) Kakatiya dynasty D) Pallava dynasty
Answer: B) Ahom dynasty

Q5. Article 371(K), recently proposed by the Union Home Ministry, relates to which Union Territory?
A) Jammu and Kashmir B) Puducherry C) Ladakh D) Chandigarh
Answer: C) Ladakh

Q6. Which state launched the ‘Pehchaan’ portal for identifying unclaimed and unidentified bodies?
A) Haryana B) Punjab C) Rajasthan D) Himachal Pradesh
Answer: B) Punjab

Q7. Tamil Nadu’s new Olympic City and Motor Sports City is proposed at which location?
A) Coimbatore B) Madurai C) Semmancheri, Chennai D) Salem
Answer: C) Semmancheri, Chennai

Q8. Exercise Veer Guardian 2026, held at Jodhpur, is a bilateral air exercise between India and which country?
A) France B) Japan C) Russia D) UK
Answer: B) Japan

Q9. ORV Sagar Manthan, India’s new ocean research vessel, was built by which organisation?
A) Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders B) Cochin Shipyard C) Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) D) Hindustan Shipyard
Answer: C) Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE)

Q10. PM Modi gifted a Russian translation of which ancient Tamil classic to President Putin?
A) Silappatikaram B) Thirukkural C) Tolkappiyam D) Manimekalai
Answer: B) Thirukkural

Q11. The 2026 Ig Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for research related to which substance?
A) Snail slime B) Cockroach milk C) Ant venom D) Frog skin secretion
Answer: B) Cockroach milk

Q12. Rani Mukerji received the Raj Kapoor Special Contribution Award at which event?
A) National Film Awards B) Maharashtra State Film Awards C) Filmfare Awards D) IFFI Goa
Answer: B) Maharashtra State Film Awards

Q13. Which zone won the Duleep Trophy 2026, ending a 13-year wait for the title?
A) North Zone B) West Zone C) East Zone D) Central Zone
Answer: C) East Zone

Q14. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty became the first Indians to win which tournament?
A) Indonesia Open B) China Masters C) All England Open D) Malaysia Masters
Answer: B) China Masters

Q15. Which city topped the 5th Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan 2026 among cities with population above 10 lakh?
A) Indore B) Jabalpur C) Lucknow D) Bhopal
Answer: C) Lucknow

Q16. TRISHNA, the Earth-observation satellite mission, is a joint project between ISRO and which country’s space agency?
A) Japan B) Germany C) France D) Russia
Answer: C) France

Q17. What is the theme of International Literacy Day 2026?
A) “Literacy for a Digital World” B) “Literacy for People, the Planet and Prosperity” C) “Reading for All” D) “Literacy Beyond Borders”
Answer: B) “Literacy for People, the Planet and Prosperity”

Q18. The UN General Assembly declared 27 November as the International Day for the Elimination of which practice?
A) Female genital mutilation B) Child, Early and Forced Marriage C) Human trafficking D) Bonded labour
Answer: B) Child, Early and Forced Marriage

That wraps up this week’s weekly current affairs quiz for competitive exams, covering 7 to 13 September 2026. Every point above has been checked against verified news sources before being added, so you can revise this with confidence for your SSC, UPSSSC PET, State PCS, Railway, or Banking exam. Download the branded PDF version to carry this week’s revision with you, and don’t forget to check in next week for the next round-up. See you then!

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