CCI August 2026 Quiz

1) Agnikul Cosmos partnered with ICEYE to develop and launch India’s Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite systems. What does SAR stand for?

2) Which new deep-sea fish species was discovered by the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI)?

3) ISRO conducted the first ground test of SOLVE for validation of which Gaganyaan component?

4) ISRO conducted a flight-acceptance hot test of the CE20 cryogenic engine for which vehicle?

5) What minimum range was specified for the DRDO Pinaka Long-Range Guided Rocket?

6) ISRO conducted an integrated main-parachute airdrop test for which mission?

7) CSIR-IICT developed India’s first indigenous green-refrigerant technology for which refrigerant?

8) Atree discovered two rare solitary bee species in which region?

9) India launched a ₹1,500-crore Biomedical Research Career Programme with support from which organisation?

10) The United Nations released its first scientific report on which technology and called for stronger global governance?

11) Which new Himalayan plant species was named after mountaineer Nirmal Purja?

12) Indian-born astronomer Rohan Naidu led research identifying a possible 'black hole star' candidate using which telescope?

13) Who received the USISPF 2026 Leadership Award?

14) Nita Ambani received the AAPI Humanitarian Award and the Key to the City of which city?

15) Which Nepalese heritage site received the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Award 2025?

16) How many medals did India win at the Under-15 and Under-20 Asian Wrestling Championships?

17) How many gold medals did India win at the 56th International Physics Olympiad?

18) Who received Bharat Samman 2026?

19) Who was awarded the Royal Society Copley Medal 2026 for research on bacterial communication and quorum sensing?

20) Which country won its seventh Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup?

21) Who broke Sachin Tendulkar’s record as India’s youngest international debutant?

22) How many medals did India win at the Under-15 and Under-20 Asian Wrestling Championships?

23) Aswath S became India’s which numbered chess Grandmaster?

24) Who won the 2026 British Grand Prix?

25) How many gold medals did India win at the International Physics Olympiad?

26) Which country did India defeat in the first-ever Women’s T20 International Deaf Cricket Series?

27) How many medals did India win at the Asian Under-19 and Under-23 Boxing Championships, including gold medals?

28) Who won the Grand Chess Tour 2026, becoming the first Indian to win the tour?

29) Which country ranked first in the Sustainable Development Report 2026, while India ranked 94th?

30) Who won the Peru Presidential Election 2026 runoff according to the supplied information?

31) Sikkim mountaineer Tshering Choden summited which peak, described as Europe’s highest?

32) Which country ranked first in the Global Passport Index 2026, while India ranked 125th?

33) India ranked what position in global FDI inflows according to the UNCTAD World Investment Report 2026?

34) Uttar Pradesh approved renaming Jalalabad as what?

35) Gujarat’s Unjha cumin and fennel received which tags?

36) Who was re-elected President of Zambia?

37) Which city was the BRICS National Security Advisers’ Meeting 2026 held in?