Daily Current Affairs Quiz- 21/08/2026: Topics Covered

21 August Special: World Senior Citizen’s Day (Focusing on the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment’s role).

Uttar Pradesh Exclusives: Siddharthnagar ODOP (Kala Namak Rice / GI Tag), Samaspur Bird Sanctuary (Ramsar site in Rae Bareli), Mukhyamantri Kanya Sumangala Yojana (Revised assistance to Rs 25,000), Purvanchal Expressway (connecting Lucknow to Ghazipur), Buksa Tribe (Bijnor), and the historic Bateshwar Fair (Agra/Yamuna River).

National & International (UPSC/UPPSC Mixed): Article 142 (Supreme Court’s power to do complete justice), 44th Amendment Act (Armed Rebellion ground for National Emergency), Gini Coefficient (Measuring Income Inequality), Twin Deficit (Fiscal + Current Account Deficit), Bosphorus Strait (Black Sea to Sea of Marmara), Montreal Protocol (Phasing out ODS), NISAR Mission (NASA-ISRO Earth observation), Exercise KAZIND (India-Kazakhstan), OSIRIS-REx Mission (Asteroid Bennu sample), Ajanta Caves (Exclusive Buddhist heritage), Nilgiri Tahr (Eravikulam National Park), Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) inflation targeting framework (4% +/- 2%), and the SAARC Secretariat (Kathmandu).