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Daily Current Affair Quiz: August 20, 2026

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Daily Current Affair Quiz: August 20, 2026

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1. Which sportsperson was selected for the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in 2025?

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2. Vignesh Vermula won gold at the Asian Junior Blitz Chess Championship 2026 in which category?

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3. Consider the following statements regarding H1N1:
1. H1N1 primarily affects the respiratory system, including the nose, throat, and lungs.
2. The H1N1 virus that emerged during the 2009 pandemic is now circulating mainly as a seasonal human influenza virus.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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4. Zhuque-3 rocket has been developed by which company?

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5. Consider the following statements regarding UNCCD:
1. It is the sole legally binding international agreement linking environment and development to sustainable land management.
2. It is one of the three Rio Conventions alongside UNFCCC and CBD.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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6. Consider the following statements regarding AppCoMS 2.0:
1. It is designed to digitally manage second appeals and complaints filed before the CIC.
2. The Central Information Commission deals with first appeals relating to Central Public Authorities.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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7. Consider the following statements regarding Rules of Origin under SAFTA:
1. Preferential tariff benefits are available only to goods that satisfy the prescribed rules of origin.
2. A product imported from a member country automatically becomes a product of that country for tariff purposes.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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8. Consider the following statements regarding World Photography Day:
1. The date commemorates the French government's declaration of the Daguerreotype as a free gift to the world in 1839.
2. The first permanent photograph was produced by Louis Daguerre in 1826.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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9. Consider the following statements regarding World Mosquito Day:
1. It commemorates Sir Ronald Ross's discovery in 1897 establishing the role of female Anopheles mosquitoes in transmitting malaria.
2. Japanese Encephalitis is transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?