Daily Current Affairs Quiz: August 10, 2026

 Hence, option (b) is correct.

• Samudragupta (c. 335–375 CE) earned the title “Napoleon of India” from historian V.A. Smith because of his extraordinary military achievements. Hence, option (a) is correct.
• The Allahabad Pillar inscription, composed by his court poet Harisena, records his successful northern campaigns and southern expeditions.
• Though he did not annex the south, he received tribute and submission, thus demonstrating both military might and diplomatic acumen.

• The Ashtadiggajas, or eight eminent poets, adorned the court of Krishnadeva Raya. Hence, option (c) is correct.
• They enriched Telugu literature, and among them Allasani Peddana was given the title “Andhra Kavita Pitamaha.” Their works reflect the flourishing cultural life of Vijayanagara during the reign of Krishnadeva Raya.

SLR is the minimum percentage of a bank’s net demand and time liabilities to be maintained in the form of gold, cash, or approved securities, but it is not kept with RBI. It is maintained with the bank itself. Hence, option (c) is correct.

• Thomas Macaulay wrote the Minute on Indian Education (1835) advocating English education for Indians. Hence, option (d) is correct
• He believed in creating a class of Indians “Indian in blood and colour but English in taste.”
• This led to the promotion of English-medium education and Western curricula under Governor-General William Bentinck.