Current Affairs Today In Odia mocktest | 31th August Current Affairs 2026 | Odisha Current Affairs 2026

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Mastering daily current affairs is critical for cracking national and state-level competitive exams such as OPSC, OSSC, OSSSC, UPSC, SSC, Railways, and Banking. This roundup covers key national updates, international defense exercises, government schemes, science and tech breakthroughs, and environmental news.

Below are 20 essential multiple-choice style questions and detailed answers extracted directly from today’s current affairs lecture to boost your exam preparation.

1. SAFAL is a joint venture formed between India and which country for helicopter engine development?
рм╣рнЗрм▓рм┐рмХрмкрнНрмЯрм░ рмЗрмЮрнНрмЬрм┐рми рммрм┐рмХрм╛рм╢ рмкрм╛рмЗрмБ рмнрм╛рм░рмд рмПрммрмВ рмХрнЗрмЙрмБ рмжрнЗрм╢ рмормзрнНрнЯрм░рнЗ 'SAFAL' рмпрнМрме рмЙрмжрнНрнЯрнЛрмЧ рмЧрмарм┐рмд рм╣рнЛрмЗрмЫрм┐?
Russia
France
USA
Israel
SAFAL is a joint venture formed between India and France to develop helicopter engines.
2. What is the name of the scheme recently launched by the Delhi government to promote women's financial security?
рморм╣рм┐рм│рм╛рморм╛рмирмЩрнНрмХ рмЖрм░рнНрмерм┐рмХ рм╕рнБрм░рмХрнНрм╖рм╛ рмПрммрмВ рмЖрмдрнНрмормирм┐рм░рнНрмнрм░рм╢рнАрм│рмдрм╛рмХрнБ рмкрнНрм░рнЛрмдрнНрм╕рм╛рм╣рм┐рмд рмХрм░рм┐рммрм╛ рмкрм╛рмЗрмБ рмжрм┐рм▓рнНрм▓рнА рм╕рм░рмХрм╛рм░ рмирм┐рмХрмЯрм░рнЗ рмХрнЗрмЙрмБ рмпрнЛрмЬрмирм╛ рмЖрм░рморнНрмн рмХрм░рм┐рмЫрмирнНрмдрм┐?
Delhi Lakshmi
Delhi Nari Shakti
Delhi Ladli
Delhi Mahila Vikas
The Delhi government launched the Delhi Lakshmi Scheme to enhance financial independence among women.
3. Which state government launched the CM IMPACT READ program in August 2026?
рмЕрмЧрм╖рнНрмЯ 2026 рм░рнЗ рмХрнЗрмЙрмБ рм░рм╛рмЬрнНрнЯ рм╕рм░рмХрм╛рм░ CM IMPACT READ рмХрм╛рм░рнНрмпрнНрнЯрмХрнНрм░рмо рмЖрм░рморнНрмн рмХрм░рм┐рмЫрмирнНрмдрм┐?
Assam
Meghalaya
Odisha
Tripura
The state government of Meghalaya launched the CM IMPACT READ program.
4. In which State or Union Territory was the Suru Festival celebrated?
рм╕рнБрм░рнБ рморм╣рнЛрмдрнНрм╕рмм (Suru Festival) рмХрнЗрмЙрмБ рм░рм╛рмЬрнНрнЯ рмХрм┐рморнНрммрм╛ рмХрнЗрмирнНрмжрнНрм░рм╢рм╛рм╕рм┐рмд рмЕрмЮрнНрмЪрм│рм░рнЗ рмкрм╛рм│рм┐рмд рм╣рнЛрмЗрмерм┐рм▓рм╛?
Jammu & Kashmir
Ladakh
Himachal Pradesh
Sikkim
The Suru Festival was celebrated in the Union Territory of Ladakh.
5. Where is the headquarters of the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) located?
рмнрм╛рм░рмдрнАрнЯ рмлрм╛рм░рнНрморм╛рмХрнЛрмкрм┐рмЖ рмХрморм┐рм╢рми (IPC) рм░ рморнБрмЦрнНрнЯрм╛рм│рнЯ рмХрнЗрмЙрмБрмарм╛рм░рнЗ рмЕрммрм╕рнНрмерм┐рмд?
New Delhi
Ghaziabad
Mumbai
Hyderabad
The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission is headquartered in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.
6. Where was the Sagar Sambad 2026 conference held?
рм╕рм╛рмЧрм░ рм╕рморнНрммрм╛рмж 2026 рм╕рморнНрморм┐рм│рмирнА рмХрнЗрмЙрмБрмарм╛рм░рнЗ рмЕрмирнБрм╖рнНрмарм┐рмд рм╣рнЛрмЗрмерм┐рм▓рм╛?
Mumbai
Chennai
Kochi
New Delhi
The Sagar Sambad 2026 conference took place in New Delhi.
7. What is the name of the AI-powered conversational assistant tool launched by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs?
рмЬрмирмЬрм╛рмдрм┐ рммрнНрнЯрм╛рмкрм╛рм░ рмормирнНрмдрнНрм░рмгрм╛рм│рнЯ рмжрнНрн▒рм╛рм░рм╛ рмЖрм░рморнНрмн рмХрм░рм╛рмпрм╛рмЗрмерм┐рммрм╛ AI-рмЪрм╛рм│рм┐рмд рмХрмернЛрмкрмХрмерми рмЖрм╕рм┐рм╖рнНрмЯрм╛рмгрнНрмЯ рмЯрнБрм▓рнНтАМрм░ рмирм╛рмо рмХтАЩрмг?
Jago
Mitra
Sathi
Eklavya
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs launched the AI-powered conversational tool named 'Jago'.
8. Recently, Indian Army Aviation Corps has established its first Apache Attack Helicopter unit at which place?
рмнрм╛рм░рмдрнАрнЯ рм╕рнЗрмирм╛ рммрм┐рморм╛рми рмЪрм│рм╛рмЪрм│ рммрм╛рм╣рм┐рмирнА рмХрнЗрмЙрмБ рм╕рнНрмерм╛рмирм░рнЗ рмПрм╣рм╛рм░ рмкрнНрм░рмермо рмЖрмкрм╛рмЪрм┐ рмЖрмХрнНрм░рмормг рм╣рнЗрм▓рм┐рмХрмкрнНрмЯрм░ рнЯрнБрмирм┐рмЯрнН рмкрнНрм░рмдрм┐рм╖рнНрмарм╛ рмХрм░рм┐рмЫрм┐?
Rajasthan
Punjab
Gujarat
Jammu & Kashmir
The Indian Army Aviation Corps established its first Apache Attack Helicopter unit in Jodhpur, operating AH-64E Apaches
9. Crete Island, which was recently in the news, is located in which country?
рмирм┐рмХрмЯрм░рнЗ рмЪрм░рнНрмЪрнНрмЪрм╛рм░рнЗ рмерм┐рммрм╛ рмХрнНрм░рм┐рмЯрнН рмжрнНрн▒рнАрмк (Crete Island) рмХрнЗрмЙрмБ рмжрнЗрм╢рм░рнЗ рмЕрммрм╕рнНрмерм┐рмд?
Italy
Greece
Spain
Turkey
Crete Island is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands in Greece.
10. Who is the author of the book 'Kaho Kalidasa' launched in New Delhi?
рмирнВрмЖрмжрм┐рм▓рнНрм▓рнАрм░рнЗ рмЙрмирнНрморнЛрмЪрм┐рмд 'рмХрм╣рнЛ рмХрм╛рм│рм┐рмжрм╛рм╕' (Kaho Kalidasa) рмкрнБрм╕рнНрмдрмХрм░ рм▓рнЗрмЦрмХ рмХрм┐рмП?
Yugal Joshi
Chetan Bhagat
Ruskin Bond
Shashi Tharoor
The book 'Kaho Kalidasa' was authored by Yugal Joshi.
11. Which institution unveiled the indigenous NJ05, NJ50, and NJ100 micro and small gas turbine engines?
рмХрнЗрмЙрмБ рмЕрмирнБрм╖рнНрмарм╛рми рм╕рнНрн▒рмжрнЗрм╢рнА NJ05, NJ50, рмПрммрмВ NJ100 рморм╛рмЗрмХрнНрм░рнЛ рмУ рм╕рнНрморм▓рнН рмЧрнНрнЯрм╛рм╕рнН рмЯрм░рнНрммрм╛рмЗрмирнН рмЗрмЮрнНрмЬрм┐рмирнН рмЖрммрм┐рм╖рнНрмХрм╛рм░/рмЙрмирнНрморнЛрмЪрми рмХрм░рм┐рмЫрм┐?
DRDO
CSIR – National Aerospace Laboratories
HAL
ISRO
CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) unveiled the indigenous micro and small gas turbine engines.
12. Which Union Ministry implements 'Mission SAM'?
рмХрнЗрмЙрмБ рмХрнЗрмирнНрмжрнНрм░ рмормирнНрмдрнНрм░рмгрм╛рм│рнЯ рмжрнНрн▒рм╛рм░рм╛ 'рморм┐рм╢рмирнН рм╕рм╛рморнН' (Mission SAM) рмХрм╛рм░рнНрмпрнНрнЯрмХрм╛рм░рнА рмХрм░рм╛рмпрм╛рмЙрмЫрм┐?
Ministry of Rural Development
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Health
Ministry of Agriculture
Mission SAM is implemented under the Ministry of Rural Development.
13. Who chaired the 53rd PRAGATI meeting held in New Delhi?
рмирнВрмЖрмжрм┐рм▓рнНрм▓рнАрм░рнЗ рмЕрмирнБрм╖рнНрмарм┐рмд 53рмдрмо рмкрнНрм░рмЧрмдрм┐ (PRAGATI) рммрнИрмармХрм░рнЗ рмХрм┐рмП рмЕрмзрнНрнЯрмХрнНрм╖рмдрм╛ рмХрм░рм┐рмерм┐рм▓рнЗ?
Rajnath Singh
Narendra Modi
Amit Shah
Nirmala Sitharaman
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the 53rd PRAGATI interaction meeting.
14. What is 'Gani', which was recently launched by the Vice President in New Delhi?
рмирм┐рмХрмЯрм░рнЗ рмЙрмкрм░рм╛рм╖рнНрмЯрнНрм░рмкрмдрм┐рмЩрнНрмХ рмжрнНрн▒рм╛рм░рм╛ рмирнВрмЖрмжрм┐рм▓рнНрм▓рнАрм░рнЗ рмЖрм░рморнНрмн рмХрм░рм╛рмпрм╛рмЗрмерм┐рммрм╛ 'Gani' рмХтАЩрмг?
A Sovereign AI platform
A Supercomputer
A Satellite
A Renewable Energy Grid
Gani AI is an indigenous Sovereign AI / LLM platform initiative launched in New Delhi.
15. Who became the first Indian chess player to win the Grand Chess Tour title?
рмЧрнНрм░рм╛рмгрнНрмб рмЪрнЗрм╕рнН рмЯрнБрм░рнН (Grand Chess Tour) рмЯрм╛рмЗрмЯрм▓рнН рмЬрм┐рмдрм┐рммрм╛рм░рнЗ рмкрнНрм░рмермо рмнрм╛рм░рмдрнАрнЯ рмХрм┐рмП рм╣рнЛрмЗрмЫрмирнНрмдрм┐?
Viswanathan Anand
R. Praggnanandhaa
D. Gukesh
Arjun Erigaisi
R. Praggnanandhaa became the first Indian player to win the Grand Chess Tour title.
16. Which organization successfully tested the indigenous Military Combat Parachute System (MCPS) in Nyoma, Ladakh?
рмХрнЗрмЙрмБ рм╕рмВрм╕рнНрмерм╛ рм▓рмжрм╛рмЦрм░ рмирнНрнЯрнЛрморм╛рмарм╛рм░рнЗ рм╕рнНрн▒рмжрнЗрм╢рнА рморм┐рм▓рм┐рмЯрм╛рм░рнА рмХрморнНрммрм╛рмЯрнН рмкрм╛рм░рм╛рм╕рнБрмЯрнН рм╕рм┐рм╖рнНрмЯрморнН (MCPS) рм░ рм╕рмлрм│ рмкрм░рнАрмХрнНрм╖рмг рмХрм░рм┐рмЫрм┐?
ISRO
DRDO
HAL
BDL
DRDO successfully tested the indigenous Military Combat Parachute System in extreme high-altitude conditions at Nyoma, Ladakh.
17. Which country is the host for the 18th BRICS Summit?
18рмдрмо рммрнНрм░рм┐рмХрнНрм╕ (BRICS) рм╕рморнНрморм┐рм│рмирнАрм░ рмЖрнЯрнЛрмЬрмХ рмжрнЗрм╢ рмХрм┐рмП?
Brazil
Russia
India
China
India holds the chairmanship and hosts the 18th BRICS Summit.
18. What is the name of the first Multi-Purpose Vessel (MPV) delivered to the Indian Navy by L&T?
L&T рмжрнНрн▒рм╛рм░рм╛ рмнрм╛рм░рмдрнАрнЯ рмирнМрм╕рнЗрмирм╛рмХрнБ рмкрнНрм░рмжрм╛рми рмХрм░рм╛рмпрм╛рмЗрмерм┐рммрм╛ рмкрнНрм░рмермо рморм▓рнНрмЯрм┐-рмкрм░рнНрмкрмЬрнН рмнрнЗрм╕рнЗрм▓рнН (MPV) рм░ рмирм╛рмо рмХтАЩрмг?
Samarthak
Samudra
Saras
Sashakt
The first Multi-Purpose Vessel (MPV) delivered to the Indian Navy by Larsen & Toubro (L&T) is named Samarthak.
19. Which country will host the 20th edition of the Asian Games in 2026?
2026 рм░рнЗ рмПрм╕рнАрнЯ рмХрнНрм░рнАрмбрм╝рм╛рм░ (Asian Games) 20рмдрмо рм╕рмВрм╕рнНрмХрм░рмг рмХрнЗрмЙрмБ рмжрнЗрм╢ рмЖрнЯрнЛрмЬрми рмХрм░рм┐рмм?
China
Japan
India
Indonesia
The 20th Asian Games 2026 will be hosted by Japan (Aichi-Nagoya).
20. India's first superfine precipitated aluminum trihydrate (ATH) plant was commissioned in which state?
рмнрм╛рм░рмдрм░ рмкрнНрм░рмермо рм╕рнБрмкрм░рмлрм╛рмЗрмирнН рмкрнНрм░рм┐рм╕рм┐рмкрм┐рмЯрнЗрмЯрнЗрмбрнН рмЖрм▓рнБрморм┐рмирм┐рнЯрморнН рмЯрнНрм░рм╛рмЗрм╣рм╛рмЗрмбрнНрм░рнЗрмЯрнН (ATH) рмкрнНрм▓рм╛рмгрнНрмЯ рмХрнЗрмЙрмБ рм░рм╛рмЬрнНрнЯрм░рнЗ рмХрм╛рм░рнНрмпрнНрнЯрмХрнНрм╖рмо рм╣рнЛрмЗрмЫрм┐?
Odisha
Karnataka
Jharkhand
Chhattisgarh
Hindalco commissioned India's first superfine ATH plant in Belagavi, Karnataka.
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