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MICA 100
Q.1

World Coconut Day is observed every year on which date?

  • 01.

    1 September

  • 02.

    12 September

  • 03.

    5 September

  • 04.

    2 September

Q.2

Wendell Berry, who passed away at 92, was primarily known as?

  • 01.

    Scientist

  • 02.

    Poet, novelist and environmental activist

  • 03.

    Politician

  • 04.

    Musician

Q.3

India’s first Green Forge Complex was inaugurated in which city?

  • 01.

    Bengaluru

  • 02.

    Mohali

  • 03.

    Hyderabad

  • 04.

    Pune

Q.4

Who became the youngest player to score a half-century in Duleep Trophy history?

  • 01.

    Ishan Kishan

  • 02.

    Laxman Singh

  • 03.

    Vaibhav Sooryavanshi

  • 04.

    Yashasvi Jaiswal

Q.5

Türkiye became the 71st country to sign which agreement?

  • 01.

    Paris Agreement

  • 02.

    Moon Treaty

  • 03.

    Geneva Space Treaty

  • 04.

    Artemis Accords

Q.6

BHASHINI's developer session in Kathmandu focused mainly on which technology?

  • 01.

    Blockchain

  • 02.

    Language AI

  • 03.

    Quantum Computing

  • 04.

    Cybersecurity

Q.7

Lionel Messi retired from international football after representing which country?

  • 01.

    Argentina

  • 02.

    Spain

  • 03.

    Brazil

  • 04.

    Portugal

Q.8

INS Nipun is a Diving Support Vessel built by which company?

  • 01.

    Cochin Shipyard Limited

  • 02.

    Hindustan Shipyard Limited

  • 03.

    Garden Reach Shipbuilders

  • 04.

    Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders

Q.9

The Pula Subbaiah Veligonda Project is located in which state?

  • 01.

    Telangana

  • 02.

    Karnataka

  • 03.

    Andhra Pradesh

  • 04.

    Odisha

Q.10

Indian travellers can make UPI payments in Uzbekistan using which QR code?

  • 01.

    HUMO QR

  • 02.

    PayNow QR

  • 03.

    BharatQR

  • 04.

    UZQR

Q.11

Who recently died as King of Norway after 35 years on the throne?

  • 01.

    King Olav V

  • 02.

    King Harald V

  • 03.

    King Haakon VII

  • 04.

    King Magnus VII

Q.12

The first India-Kuwait Joint Defence Committee meeting was held in:

  • 01.

    Kuwait City

  • 02.

    Mumbai

  • 03.

    New Delhi

  • 04.

    Chennai

Q.13

“Mission Rangeen Machhli 2031” is related to:

  • 01.

    Marine tourism

  • 02.

    Coastal security

  • 03.

    Inland waterways

  • 04.

    Ornamental fisheries

Q.14

Where did the 4th Tri-Services Future Warfare Course conclude?

  • 01.

    New Delhi

  • 02.

    Pune

  • 03.

    Hyderabad

  • 04.

    Bengaluru

Q.15

Which two states signed a Sone river water-sharing agreement on 31 August 2026?

  • 01.

    Bihar and Uttar Pradesh

  • 02.

    Bihar and West Bengal

  • 03.

    Jharkhand and Odisha

  • 04.

    Bihar and Jharkhand

Q.16

Who became the CEO of Apple on September 1, 2026?

  • 01.

    Tim Cook

  • 02.

    Jeff Williams

  • 03.

    Arthur Levinson

  • 04.

    John Ternus

Q.17

Himachal Pradesh’s first ozone-based drinking water project was inaugurated in:

  • 01.

    Shimla

  • 02.

    Dehra

  • 03.

    Mandi

  • 04.

    Solan

Q.18

Which country lost the hosting rights of the ICC Women’s Champions Trophy 2027?

  • 01.

    India

  • 02.

    Bangladesh

  • 03.

    Sri Lanka

  • 04.

    South Africa

Q.19

What is the theme of the 4th Indo-German Environmental Forum?

  • 01.

    Green India

  • 02.

    Together For More Resilience

  • 03.

    Sustainable Future

  • 04.

    Climate Action for All

Q.20

The second Annual Trident Lecture of CENJOWS will be inaugurated by:

  • 01.

    Rajnath Singh

  • 02.

    Amit Shah

  • 03.

    Sanjay Seth

  • 04.

    Tejinder Singh

Q.21

What type of warning labels has FSSAI proposed for packaged foods?

  • 01.

    Blue rectangular labels

  • 02.

    Green circular labels

  • 03.

    Red hexagonal warning labels

  • 04.

    Yellow triangular labels

Q.22

Gen. Zhao Zongqi was removed from membership of which Chinese body?

  • 01.

    National People’s Congress

  • 02.

    State Council

  • 03.

    Central Military Commission

  • 04.

    Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference

Q.23

The first ministerial meeting of the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement is scheduled to be held in:

  • 01.

    Riyadh

  • 02.

    Ankara

  • 03.

    Istanbul

  • 04.

    Islamabad

Q.24

Which space telescope was launched aboard SpaceX Falcon Heavy on August 30, 2026?

  • 01.

    Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

  • 02.

    Hubble Space Telescope

  • 03.

    James Webb Space Telescope

  • 04.

    Chandra X-ray Observatory

Q.25

ISRO is scheduled to launch EOS-05 (GISAT-1A) on:

  • 01.

    September 2, 2026

  • 02.

    September 3, 2026

  • 03.

    September 4, 2026

  • 04.

    September 5, 2026

Q.26

Which two countries are preparing for their first Diplomacy & Defence “2+2” dialogue?

  • 01.

    India and Bangladesh

  • 02.

    Bangladesh and China

  • 03.

    China and Pakistan

  • 04.

    Bangladesh and Japan

Q.27

India finished at which position in the FIH World Cup after losing to Belgium?

  • 01.

    8th

  • 02.

    7th

  • 03.

    10th

  • 04.

    9th

Q.28

National Small Industry Day is observed annually on:

  • 01.

    August 28

  • 02.

    August 29

  • 03.

    August 30

  • 04.

    August 31

Q.29

PM Modi received which highest friendship honour of Uzbekistan?

  • 01.

    Order of Amir Temur

  • 02.

    Order of Friendship

  • 03.

    Order of Supreme Excellence

  • 04.

    Order of Oliy Darajali Do‘stlik

Q.30

India and Uzbekistan agreed on a long-term supply of which resource?

  • 01.

    Uranium

  • 02.

    Natural gas

  • 03.

    Coal

  • 04.

    Rare earth metals

Q.31

Singareni Collieries Company Limited launched gold and copper exploration in which state?

  • 01.

    Telangana

  • 02.

    Karnataka

  • 03.

    Andhra Pradesh

  • 04.

    Maharashtra

Q.32

Which country signed the Letter of Offer and Acceptance with India for Javelin anti-tank missiles?

  • 01.

    Russia

  • 02.

    France

  • 03.

    Israel

  • 04.

    United States

Q.33

What is the six-year budget approved by Taiwan under its Drone Industry Development Act?

  • 01.

    NT$120 billion

  • 02.

    NT$180 billion

  • 03.

    NT$240 billion

  • 04.

    NT$300 billion

Q.34

World Lake Day is observed annually on which date?

  • 01.

    22 August

  • 02.

    25 August

  • 03.

    29 August

  • 04.

    27 August

Q.35

The Bihar Vidya Sathi App primarily provides academic support to students of which classes?

  • 01.

    Classes 1–5

  • 02.

    Classes 6–8

  • 03.

    Classes 9–12

  • 04.

    Classes 11–12 only

Q.36

Who won the FIDE Rapid Chess Championship held in Bengaluru?

  • 01.

    Sammed Jaykumar Shete

  • 02.

    Vaidyanathan Kannan

  • 03.

    Apoorv Kamble

  • 04.

    Arjun Erigaisi

Q.37

What new name did US President Donald Trump order for Lake Ontario for US federal purposes?

  • 01.

    Lake America

  • 02.

    Lake Freedom

  • 03.

    Lake Liberty

  • 04.

    Lake Washington

Q.38

PM Modi’s four-day Central Asia tour beginning on 29 August 2026 includes which two countries?

  • 01.

    Kazakhstan and Tajikistan

  • 02.

    Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan

  • 03.

    Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan

  • 04.

    Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan

Q.39

World Sanskrit Day 2026 was celebrated on which occasion?

  • 01.

    Shravana Purnima

  • 02.

    Guru Purnima

  • 03.

    Buddha Purnima

  • 04.

    Kartik Purnima

Q.40

National Sports Day is observed annually on which date?

  • 01.

    15 August

  • 02.

    29 August

  • 03.

    23 August

  • 04.

    5 September

Q.41

Avtar “Kuku” Kohli, veteran Bollywood filmmaker, died in Mumbai on 25 August 2026 due to which reason?

  • 01.

    Brain stroke

  • 02.

    Heart Attack

  • 03.

    Cancer

  • 04.

    Road accident

Q.42

How many Nitrosamine Impurities Reference Standards did the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission launch on 25 August 2026?

  • 01.

    Five

  • 02.

    Six

  • 03.

    Seven

  • 04.

    Eight

Q.43

In which district of Arunachal Pradesh was the new plant species Doronicum sanctum discovered?

  • 01.

    Tawang

  • 02.

    West Kameng

  • 03.

    Upper Siang

  • 04.

    Dibang Valley

Q.44

What was the main theme of the workshop organised by ICAR-CCARI, Goa on 21 August 2026?

  • 01.

    Organic farming

  • 02.

    Voluntary Carbon Market for farmers

  • 03.

    Soil health management

  • 04.

    Horticulture development

Q.45

Which two countries held bilateral talks on fisheries, aquaculture and blue economy in New Delhi on 25 August 2026?

  • 01.

    India and Maldives

  • 02.

    India and Mauritius

  • 03.

    India and Seychelles

  • 04.

    India and Sri Lanka

Q.46

The Aravalli engine being developed by HAL and Safran is intended for which class of helicopter?

  • 01.

    13-tonne Indian Multi-Role Helicopter

  • 02.

    5-tonne light helicopter

  • 03.

    Attack helicopter

  • 04.

    Heavy-lift helicopter

Q.47

At what altitude above MSL was the high-altitude trial of the indigenous Military Combat Parachute System conducted?

  • 01.

    13,700 ft

  • 02.

    20,000 ft

  • 03.

    22,000 ft

  • 04.

    32,000 ft

Q.48

Where will the Indian Navy commission the Diving Support Vessel Nipun on 31 August 2026?

  • 01.

    Visakhapatnam

  • 02.

    Naval Dockyard, Mumbai

  • 03.

    Kochi

  • 04.

    Port Blair

Q.49

For how long has Fino Payments Bank extended Ketan Merchant’s tenure as interim MD & CEO starting 27 August 2026?

  • 01.

    One month

  • 02.

    Three months

  • 03.

    Six months

  • 04.

    One year

Q.50

Who has been posted as OSD, Directorate of Home Guards, and will head it as Director General from 1 October 2026?

  • 01.

    Virender Singh

  • 02.

    Abhilaksh Likhi

  • 03.

    Ketan Merchant

  • 04.

    Satish Golcha

Q.51

India’s Ministry of Rural Development participated in World Water Week 2026 held in

  • 01.

    Geneva

  • 02.

    Stockholm

  • 03.

    Paris

  • 04.

    New York

Q.52

The Publications Division secured recognition at the:

  • 01.

    46th FIP Excellence in Book Production Awards

  • 02.

    45th Sahitya Akademi Awards

  • 03.

    50th National Book Awards

  • 04.

    46th International Publishing Awards

Q.53

The 2nd India-New Zealand Defence Strategic Dialogue was held in

  • 01.

    New Delhi

  • 02.

    Auckland

  • 03.

    Wellington

  • 04.

    Sydney

Q.54

Complete Transfer of Technology (ToT) for DRDO-developed conventional missile systems was approved by which of the following?

  • 01.

    Piyush Goyal

  • 02.

    Rajnath Singh

  • 03.

    Ashwini Vaishnaw

  • 04.

    Amit Shah

Q.55

Thailand’s political amnesty law excludes offences under

  • 01.

    Section 122

  • 02.

    Section 110

  • 03.

    Section 112

  • 04.

    Section 120

Q.56

Which organisation unveiled the NJ-05, NJ-50 and NJ-100 gas turbine engines?

  • 01.

    CSIR-NAL

  • 02.

    DRDO

  • 03.

    ISRO

  • 04.

    HAL

Q.57

The Publications Division won how many awards at the 46th FIP Awards?

  • 01.

    Five

  • 02.

    Six

  • 03.

    Eight

  • 04.

    Seven

Q.58

The winner of Miss Universe India 2026 is

  • 01.

    Vaishnavi Gannesh

  • 02.

    Kaziah Liz Mejo

  • 03.

    Anushri Satavlekar

  • 04.

    Tejaswini Shrivastava

Q.59

India’s first indigenous non-GMO popcorn maize hybrid was launched in:

  • 01.

    Andhra Pradesh

  • 02.

    Telangana

  • 03.

    Karnataka

  • 04.

    Maharashtra

Q.60

The National Conclave on Tribal Languages and Museums was inaugurated in

  • 01.

    New Delhi

  • 02.

    Mysuru

  • 03.

    Hyderabad

  • 04.

    Chennai

Q.61

Which declaration was adopted by the BRICS Sports Ministers in 2026?

  • 01.

    BRICS Sports Charter

  • 02.

    BRICS Sports Joint Declaration

  • 03.

    BRICS Athlete Declaration

  • 04.

    BRICS Sports Cooperation Pact

Q.62

Which institute launched the six-month “GARBHINI MITRA” course?

  • 01.

    AIIMS New Delhi

  • 02.

    ICMR New Delhi

  • 03.

    NIMHANS Bengaluru

  • 04.

    AIIA New Delhi

Q.63

Which country launched a biological data centre prototype using living human neurons?

  • 01.

    Japan

  • 02.

    South Korea

  • 03.

    Singapore

  • 04.

    China

Q.64

Who launched India’s first non-GMO high-expansion popcorn maize hybrid?

  • 01.

    Narendra Modi

  • 02.

    P. Radhakrishnan

  • 03.

    N. Chandrababu Naidu

  • 04.

    Mansukh Mandaviya

Q.65

What is the annual income limit for eligibility under Tamil Nadu’s Annapoorani Super Six Scheme?

  • 01.

    ₹2.5 lakh

  • 02.

    ₹2 lakh

  • 03.

    ₹3.5 lakh

  • 04.

    ₹3 lakh

Q.66

Who won the 2026 Dutch Grand Prix?

  • 01.

    Max Verstappen

  • 02.

    Kimi Antonelli

  • 03.

    Lando Norris

  • 04.

    George Russell

Q.67

How many days of maternity leave can UP women government employees avail under the revised rules?

  • 01.

    120 days

  • 02.

    150 days

  • 03.

    170 days

  • 04.

    180 days

Q.68

Who is included in India’s 2026 Asian Games men’s kabaddi squad?

  • 01.

    Pawan Sehrawat

  • 02.

    Neeraj Chopra

  • 03.

    Bajrang Punia

  • 04.

    Ravi Dahiya

Q.69

Where was the 512 MW Green AI Data Centre approved by Andhra Pradesh?

  • 01.

    Vijayawada

  • 02.

    Tirupati

  • 03.

    Visakhapatnam

  • 04.

    Amaravati

Q.70

Who won the Kanizsa Open 2026 Group A?

  • 01.

    Karthik Venkataraman

  • 02.

    Pranesh M

  • 03.

    Or Bronstein

  • 04.

    Andrei Volokitin

Q.71

Kanda Express was launched to transport onions primarily from which region to major cities?

  • 01.

    Nashik

  • 02.

    Punjab

  • 03.

    Gujarat

  • 04.

    Madhya Pradesh

Q.72

How many part-time non-official directors were appointed to the RBI Central Board on 22 August 2026, raising its strength from 11 to 14?

  • 01.

    Two

  • 02.

    Three

  • 03.

    Four

  • 04.

    Five

Q.73

Indian Oil Corporation signed a five-year agreement to supply 100% of which country’s motor spirit, HSD and ATF needs?

  • 01.

    Nepal

  • 02.

    Bhutan

  • 03.

    Mauritius

  • 04.

    Sri Lanka

Q.74

Which post was created in Pakistan’s defence structure by the 27th Constitutional Amendment, later held by Field Marshal Asim Munir?

  • 01.

    Chief of Army Staff

  • 02.

    Chief of Defence Forces

  • 03.

    Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff

  • 04.

    National Security Advisor

Q.75

Madras Day 2026 marked how many years since the English East India Company obtained land at Madraspatnam?

  • 01.

    375 years

  • 02.

    380 years

  • 03.

    387 years

  • 04.

    400 years

Q.76

Sophie Adenot became the first French woman to perform a spacewalk during which EVA?

  • 01.

    EVA-97

  • 02.

    EVA-95

  • 03.

    EVA-100

  • 04.

    EVA-85

Q.77

Who will present the National Teachers’ Awards 2026 on Teachers’ Day?

  • 01.

    Prime Minister

  • 02.

    Education Minister

  • 03.

    President

  • 04.

    Vice-President

Q.78

Which shipyard delivered the Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft Mangrol to the Indian Navy?

  • 01.

    Mazagon Dock

  • 02.

    Garden Reach Shipbuilders

  • 03.

    Cochin Shipyard Limited

  • 04.

    Hindustan Shipyard

Q.79

National Space Day is celebrated on which date to mark Chandrayaan-3’s soft landing?

  • 01.

    15 August

  • 02.

    23 August

  • 03.

    5 September

  • 04.

    26 January

Q.80

When is the Bharatiya Antariksha Station planned to be established?

  • 01.

    2030

  • 02.

    2047

  • 03.

    2040

  • 04.

    2035

Q.81

DPIIT signed MoUs with PhonePe and which company to support startups?

  • 01.

    Reliance Industries

  • 02.

    Shell India

  • 03.

    Tata Power

  • 04.

    Amazon India

Q.82

The Master Plan of Delhi-2047 aims to add approximately how many houses through land pooling over about 200 sq km?

  • 01.

    5 lakh

  • 02.

    8 lakh

  • 03.

    12 lakh

  • 04.

    15 lakh

Q.83

The government has permitted duty-free import of up to how many tonnes of raw sugar till 31 October 2026?

  • 01.

    5 lakh tonnes

  • 02.

    8 lakh tonnes

  • 03.

    10 lakh tonnes

  • 04.

    15 lakh tonnes

Q.84

Himachal Pradesh banned non-dairy analogue paneer under which Act?

  • 01.

    Essential Commodities Act

  • 02.

    Food Safety and Standards Act 2006

  • 03.

    Consumer Protection Act

  • 04.

    Prevention of Food Adulteration Act

Q.85

S. Somanath was appointed to the RBI Central Board for a term of how many years?

  • 01.

    2 years

  • 02.

    3 years

  • 03.

    1 years

  • 04.

    4 years

Q.86

Himachal Pradesh Forest Department signed a 5-year MoU with which institution on forest economy and green wealth?

  • 01.

    IIM Ahmedabad

  • 02.

    ISB-Bharti Institute of Public Policy

  • 03.

    NITI Aayog

  • 04.

    TERI

Q.87

MC² Foundation launched MC²+ Ignite accelerator for startups in which sector?

  • 01.

    Agriculture

  • 02.

    Defence

  • 03.

    Healthcare

  • 04.

    Energy

Q.88

M/V LUTUF, which was hijacked by armed pirates, was sailing under the flag of which country?

  • 01.

    Turkey

  • 02.

    Cameroon

  • 03.

    Somalia

  • 04.

    Serbia

Q.89

Which state has issued a statewide order banning the sale of loose edible oil and fats?

  • 01.

    Maharashtra

  • 02.

    Gujarat

  • 03.

    Rajasthan

  • 04.

    Madhya Pradesh

Q.90

Terrier Cyber Quest 2026 is a national hackathon jointly launched by which two entities?

  • 01.

    ISRO and NITI Aayog

  • 02.

    Indian Army and CERT-In

  • 03.

    DRDO and MeitY

  • 04.

    Territorial Army and CyberPeace

Q.91

Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar died at the age of:

  • 01.

    75

  • 02.

    78

  • 03.

    82

  • 04.

    80

Q.92

India and Mauritius signed a G2G MoU on oil and gas cooperation in which city?

  • 01.

    Port Louis

  • 02.

    New Delhi

  • 03.

    Mumbai

  • 04.

    Victoria

Q.93

Who was elected the 23rd President of Bangladesh in 2026?

  • 01.

    Oli Ahmed

  • 02.

    Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir

  • 03.

    Sheikh Hasina

  • 04.

    Khaleda Zia

Q.94

Chhattisgarh exported value-added Tilapia products to which country?

  • 01.

    USA

  • 02.

    Germany

  • 03.

    Japan

  • 04.

    Australia

Q.95

The permanent High Court bench approved for Ladakh belongs to the High Court of:

  • 01.

    Himachal Pradesh

  • 02.

    Punjab and Haryana

  • 03.

    Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh

  • 04.

    Uttarakhand

Q.96

Sadbhavana Diwas (August 20) is celebrated on the birth anniversary of:

  • 01.

    Rajiv Gandhi

  • 02.

    Jawaharlal Nehru

  • 03.

    Sardar Patel

  • 04.

    Lal Bahadur Shastri

Q.97

Indian Akshay Urja Day is observed on which date?

  • 01.

    15 August

  • 02.

    26 August

  • 03.

    21 August

  • 04.

    20 August

Q.98

The 65th Subroto Cup 2026 began in which city?

  • 01.

    New Delhi

  • 02.

    Mumbai

  • 03.

    Kolkata

  • 04.

    Bengaluru

Q.99

World Senior Citizens Day is observed on which date?

  • 01.

    19 August

  • 02.

    20 August

  • 03.

    21 August

  • 04.

    22 August

Q.100

World Mosquito Day is observed on which date?

  • 01.

    18 August

  • 02.

    20 August

  • 03.

    21 August

  • 04.

    22 August