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1.  

When was the Monsoon Session 2026 of Parliament adjourned sine die?

Correct Answer: D [13 August 2026]

விளக்கம்:

It began on 20 July and ended on 13 August 2026, with 19 sittings.

2.  

How many Bills were passed by both Houses in the Monsoon Session 2026?

Correct Answer: A [12]

விளக்கம்:

12 Bills (11 Bills plus the Appropriation (No. 3) Bill); 19 sittings over 25 days.

3.  

How many sittings did the Monsoon Session 2026 of Parliament have?

Correct Answer: B [19]

விளக்கம்:

19 sittings over 25 days (20.07–13.08.2026); 12 Bills were passed by both Houses.

4.  

Which Article lets Parliament fix the number of Supreme Court judges?

Correct Answer: D [Article 124(1)]

விளக்கம்:

Article 124(1); the parent law is the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act, 1956.

5.  

The 2026 amendment brought 'Vande Mataram' under which Section of the 1971 National Honour Act?

Correct Answer: A [Section 3]

விளக்கம்:

Section 3 penalises preventing the National Anthem; it now covers Vande Mataram too.

6.  

Under the Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill 2026, registration delayed beyond two years needs whose approval?

Correct Answer: D [Judicial Magistrate First Class]

விளக்கம்:

Beyond 2 years: Judicial Magistrate First Class; 1–2 years: DM/SDM/authorised Executive Magistrate. Parent Act: 1969.

7.  

Which national body does the Tribunals Reforms Bill 2026 set up?

Correct Answer: C [National Tribunals Commission]

விளக்கம்:

The National Tribunals Commission will run selections for tribunal vacancies, review tribunals’ performance and oversee inquiries into complaints.

8.  

Which Bill was referred to a Joint Committee of both Houses in the Monsoon Session 2026?

Correct Answer: B [FCRA Amendment Bill 2026]

விளக்கம்:

Only the FCRA Amendment Bill went to a Joint Committee; the others were passed.

9.  

Under the Public Examinations Amendment Bill 2026, trials must be completed within?

Correct Answer: D [3 months]

விளக்கம்:

Investigation in 2 months, trial in 3 months; appeal before a High Court Division Bench.

10.  

The Public Examinations Amendment Bill 2026 amends an Act of which year?

Correct Answer: D [2024]

விளக்கம்:

The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024.

11.  

Which 2026 Bill widens 'bankers' books' to cover electronic and cloud records?

Correct Answer: A [Bankers' Books Evidence Bill]

விளக்கம்:

The Bankers' Books Evidence Bill 2026 gives a technology-neutral framework.

12.  

What was the approximate productivity of the Lok Sabha in the Monsoon Session 2026?

Correct Answer: B [19%]

விளக்கம்:

Lok Sabha about 19%; Rajya Sabha about 39%.

13.  

From which date did the name 'Keralam' take effect?

Correct Answer: C [25 August 2026]

விளக்கம்:

Lok Sabha 11.08, Rajya Sabha 12.08; in force from 25.08.2026 by MHA notification.

14.  

Which Article empowers Parliament to change the name of a State?

Correct Answer: A [Article 3]

விளக்கம்:

Article 3; under Article 4 it is not an amendment under Article 368, so a simple majority suffices.

15.  

A State's name change amends which Schedule of the Constitution?

Correct Answer: C [First Schedule]

விளக்கம்:

Names of States and UTs are in the First Schedule.

16.  

Which pair is correctly matched?

Correct Answer: D [Orissa → Odisha – 2011]

விளக்கம்:

Odisha 2011; Tamil Nadu 1969; Keralam 2026 (2024 was the Assembly resolution); Uttarakhand 2007.

17.  

What was sung from the Red Fort ramparts for the first time on the 80th Independence Day?

Correct Answer: B [Vande Mataram]

விளக்கம்:

Marking 150 years of Vande Mataram, it was sung at the Red Fort for the first time.

18.  

What new 'Lakhpati Didi' target was set in the 2026 Independence Day speech?

Correct Answer: A [6 crore]

விளக்கம்:

The 3 crore target was surpassed; the new goal is 6 crore.

19.  

India's nuclear power capacity target for 2047 (I-Day speech 2026)?

Correct Answer: A [100 GW]

விளக்கம்:

100 GW by 2047 after the SHANTI Act; five new reactors this decade.

20.  

Per the 2026 I-Day speech, how many youth will get AI skills training within a year?

Correct Answer: B [1 crore]

விளக்கம்:

AI training for 1 crore youth; ₹1 lakh crore Innovation Fund.

21.  

One of the themes of the 80th Independence Day celebrations was?

Correct Answer: B [150 Years of Vande Mataram]

விளக்கம்:

'150 Years of Vande Mataram' and 'Yuva Shakti for Viksit Bharat@2047'.

22.  

'Vande Mataram' appears in which novel by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee?

Correct Answer: C [Anandamath]

விளக்கம்:

Anandamath (1882); adopted as National Song on 24 January 1950.

23.  

Under the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2026, who heads the National Tribunals Commission?

Correct Answer: C [A former Supreme Court judge or a former High Court Chief Justice]

விளக்கம்:

The National Tribunals Commission is chaired by a former Supreme Court judge or a former High Court Chief Justice, with two judicial and two technical members.

24.  

Which law did the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2026 repeal?

Correct Answer: B [Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021]

விளக்கம்:

The 2026 Act repeals the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021 and aligns appointments with Supreme Court directions.

25.  

Under the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2026, tribunal members hold office until what age (or five years, whichever is earlier)?

Correct Answer: C [67]

விளக்கம்:

Members serve till 67 and chairpersons till 70, or five years, whichever is earlier.

26.  

Articles 323A and 323B on tribunals were inserted by which Constitutional Amendment?

Correct Answer: A [42nd Amendment, 1976]

விளக்கம்:

Articles 323A and 323B (Part XIV-A) were inserted by the 42nd Amendment, 1976.

27.  

Which rail project linking Tamil Nadu was among those approved by the Union Cabinet on 19.08.2026?

Correct Answer: C [Gummidipoondi–Gudur 3rd and 4th lines]

விளக்கம்:

The rail projects include the Gummidipoondi–Gudur 3rd and 4th lines (Tamil Nadu–Andhra Pradesh).

28.  

The NH-22 Muzaffarpur–Sitamarhi–Sonbarsa project approved in August 2026 will be built under which model?

Correct Answer: D [Hybrid Annuity Mode]

விளக்கம்:

Under HAM the government pays 40% during construction; NH-22 Muzaffarpur–Sitamarhi–Sonbarsa is being four-laned this way.

29.  

Under the Supreme Court’s August 2026 ruling, how much Bar practice will be required for Civil Judge (Junior Division) from 1 April 2027?

Correct Answer: B [One year]

விளக்கம்:

From 1 April 2027 one year of Bar practice is required (2:1 ruling in Bhumika Trust); the 2025 rule had required three years.

30.  

Which Article provides for recruitment of judicial officers other than district judges?

Correct Answer: A [Article 234]

விளக்கம்:

Article 234 – the Governor appoints judicial officers other than district judges after consulting the SPSC and the High Court; Article 233 covers district judges.

31.  

In Rishi Malhotra v. Union of India (2026), the Supreme Court declined to reconsider which precedent on the method of execution?

Correct Answer: C [Deena Dayal (1983)]

விளக்கம்:

The Court followed Deena Dayal (1983) and refused to refer the question of hanging to a larger Bench.

32.  

T.V. Somanathan, whose tenure as Cabinet Secretary was extended in August 2026, belongs to which IAS cadre?

Correct Answer: D [Tamil Nadu]

விளக்கம்:

Somanathan is a 1987-batch IAS officer of the Tamil Nadu cadre; Govind Mohan is Sikkim cadre; Anurag Jain is MP cadre.

33.  

Who took charge as CEO of NITI Aayog on 17 August 2026?

Correct Answer: B [Anurag Jain]

விளக்கம்:

Anurag Jain (IAS 1989, MP cadre), former Chief Secretary of Madhya Pradesh, succeeded B.V.R. Subrahmanyam.

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