Daily Current Affairs Quiz: August 24, 2026

Daily Prelims Quiz 24th August 2026
Q1.

The Emergency Provisions in the Indian Constitution were borrowed from:

  • A. Government of India Act, 1919
  • B. Government of India Act, 1935
  • C. Weimar Constitution of Germany
  • D. Constitution of Canada
Q2.

Who was the first Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate to introduce cash payment to soldiers?

  • A. Iltutmish
  • B. Balban
  • C. Alauddin Khalji
  • D. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Q3.

The Basel Convention is primarily concerned with:

  • A. Protection of the ozone layer
  • B. Control of transboundary movement of hazardous wastes
  • C. Conservation of biological diversity
  • D. Prevention of marine pollution
Q4.

Who played the most important role in the suppression of Thuggee during British rule in India?

  • A. William Henry Sleeman
  • B. Charles Metcalfe
  • C. Alexander Cunningham
  • D. Henry Lawrence
Q5.

Which of the following is included in India’s Human Development Index (HDI) calculation?

  • A. Per capita income, life expectancy, and education
  • B. GDP, industrial output, and employment rate
  • C. CPI, export earnings, and sanitation coverage
  • D. Forest cover, school enrolment, and mobile penetration