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SSC CHSL Weekly Current Affairs Quiz: 7–13 September 2026

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This SSC CHSL current affairs quiz puts 30 multiple-choice questions to you from 18 stories published in the week of 7–13 September 2026 that matter for the SSC CHSL general awareness section. The questions are the same verified MCQs that accompany GK24's articles, chosen here for their relevance to SSC CHSL, and every one carries a full explanation of the correct option and of why the other options are wrong. Attempt the quiz within the timer, review the explanations at the end, and read the stories behind the questions on their articles or the day's edition page. Bookmark it for a quick revision before the exam.

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30 questions with answers and explanations

Q1.Summits & ConferencesEasy

Where was the 9th ASEAN-India Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture and Forestry held?

  1. A.Jakarta
  2. B.Manila
  3. C.New Delhi
  4. D.Bangkok
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Correct answer: C. New Delhi

The release opens by saying that the Ninth ASEAN-India Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture and Forestry was held on 9 September 2026 in New Delhi, India, and it closes with the ministers thanking the Government of India for the hospitality and the arrangements made for the meeting, which confirms India as…

Q3.Government SchemesMedium

How much has been disbursed as scholarships to more than 1.44 crore Scheduled Caste students?

  1. A.Rs 2,445.05 crore
  2. B.Rs 9,773 crore
  3. C.Rs 12,773 crore
  4. D.Rs 21,773 crore
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Correct answer: C. Rs 12,773 crore

The release states that more than 1.44 crore Scheduled Caste students have benefited under the Pre-Matric and Post-Matric Scholarship Schemes and that scholarships amounting to Rs 12,773 crore have been disbursed to support their education.

Q4.Awards & HonoursEasy

Kishor Makwana, who was conferred the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Jan Seva Award 2026, is the Chairman of which body?

  1. A.National Commission for Backward Classes
  2. B.National Commission for Scheduled Castes
  3. C.National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
  4. D.National Human Rights Commission
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Correct answer: B. National Commission for Scheduled Castes

The release identifies Kishor Makwana as the Chairman of the NCSC and says the award recognises his dedicated service to that Commission and his contribution to advancing social justice, adding that the Commission has strengthened its role in safeguarding the constitutional rights of the Scheduled Castes under his leadership.

Q7.Government SchemesMedium

How many houses have been sanctioned in all under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban 2.0?

  1. A.8.22 lakh
  2. B.17.19 lakh
  3. C.18.77 lakh
  4. D.1.25 crore
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Correct answer: C. 18.77 lakh

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs says that is the total number of houses approved under the second phase of the mission after the ninth meeting of the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee, and that cumulative sanctions are now nearing the twenty lakh mark.

Q8.NationalEasy

The National Maritime Heritage Complex reviewed at the 2nd Governing Council meeting is coming up at which place?

  1. A.Dholavira, Gujarat
  2. B.Lothal, Gujarat
  3. C.Kochi, Kerala
  4. D.Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
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Correct answer: B. Lothal, Gujarat

The release says the project reviewed by the Governing Council is coming up there, and that it seeks to revive and showcase a maritime legacy spanning over five millennia, with the aim of making the town a globally known centre of maritime heritage, knowledge, education and tourism.

Q11.EnvironmentMedium

Which ministry organised the coastal cleanup drive marking the start of Swachh Sagar Surakshit Sagar 5.0?

  1. A.Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
  2. B.Ministry of Earth Sciences
  3. C.Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
  4. D.Ministry of Jal Shakti
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Correct answer: B. Ministry of Earth Sciences

The drive at Digha in East Midnapore was organised by this ministry, and the campaign was coordinated across the country by the National Institute of Ocean Technology at Chennai, which is an institute under the same ministry.

Q14.Important DaysEasy

What is the theme of the 11th Ayurveda Day 2026?

  1. A.Ayurveda for One Health
  2. B.Ayurveda for a Healthier Tomorrow
  3. C.Ayurveda for Every Household
  4. D.Ayurveda for Sustainable Wellness
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Correct answer: B. Ayurveda for a Healthier Tomorrow

The ministry explained that the theme is meant to join the country's inheritance in Ayurveda to the health needs of the years ahead, which is why the word tomorrow sits in it.

Q15.Government SchemesEasy

What is the theme of the 9th Rashtriya Poshan Maah?

  1. A.Sahi Poshan Desh Roshan
  2. B.Hamari Anganwadi Hamari Jimmedari
  3. C.Poshan Bhi Padhai Bhi
  4. D.Suposhit Bharat Saksham Bharat
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Correct answer: B. Hamari Anganwadi Hamari Jimmedari

This is the central theme of the nutrition month that begins on 9 September 2026 at the Rudraksh centre in Varanasi, and it calls upon every citizen to take shared ownership of the Anganwadi centre, described as part of the largest childcare network in the world.

Q19.Summits & ConferencesMedium

The new ASEAN-India medium-term plan of action for cooperation in agriculture and forestry covers which period?

  1. A.2021-2025
  2. B.2026-2030
  3. C.2025-2029
  4. D.2027-2031
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Correct answer: B. 2026-2030

The meeting looked forward to the adoption and implementation of the medium-term plan of action for cooperation in agriculture and forestry for 2026-2030, and the release sets out its four mutually reinforcing areas, namely policy dialogue with food security, trade, investment and resilient value chains; institutional networking, information exchange and…

Q20.NationalMedium

Under the amended rules, the prior price of goods means the lowest price offered during how many days before the announcement?

  1. A.15 days
  2. B.30 days
  3. C.45 days
  4. D.90 days
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Correct answer: B. 30 days

The amended rules provide that where a price reduction is announced, both the reduced price and the prior price shall be displayed, and they define the prior price as the lowest price at which the goods or services were offered during the thirty days preceding the announcement.

Q22.Awards & HonoursMedium

The Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Jan Seva Award 2026 was presented during which ceremony?

  1. A.Sansad Ratna Awards 2026
  2. B.Rashtriya Ekta Awards 2026
  3. C.National Social Justice Awards 2026
  4. D.Sansad Gaurav Awards 2026
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Correct answer: A. Sansad Ratna Awards 2026

The release states that the award was presented during the sixteenth edition of the Sansad Ratna Awards, held at the Dr Ambedkar International Centre in the national capital, and it adds that the jury of the Sansad Ratna Awards Committee recognised the service of the Commission to the nation and…

Q23.Science & TechnologyMedium

Where was the maiden edition of Bharat Innovates held in June 2026?

  1. A.Nice, France
  2. B.Geneva, Switzerland
  3. C.Bhubaneswar, India
  4. D.Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Correct answer: A. Nice, France

The release records that the first Bharat Innovates was held there from the fourteenth to the sixteenth of June 2026, under the India-France Year of Innovation, and that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Emmanuel Macron inaugurated it together.

Q25.Government SchemesHard

Who chaired the 9th meeting of the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee?

  1. A.The Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs
  2. B.Satendra Singh, Secretary, Department of Urban Development
  3. C.Kumar Ravikant Singh, Mission Director, Housing for All
  4. D.The Cabinet Secretary
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Correct answer: B. Satendra Singh, Secretary, Department of Urban Development

The release says the meeting was held under his chairmanship in New Delhi, and that it was he who told the states the committee would meet in the second week of every month and asked them to submit duly approved projects by the end of each month.

Q27.NationalMedium

What is the tagline of the ELC 2.0 initiative of the Election Commission?

  1. A.Learn Democracy. Lead Democracy.
  2. B.My Vote, My Right
  3. C.No Voter to be Left Behind
  4. D.Proud to be a Voter
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Correct answer: A. Learn Democracy. Lead Democracy.

Lead Democracy. The release says ELC 2.0 carries that tagline and reimagines Electoral Literacy Clubs as structured, visible and digitally enabled platforms across schools, colleges and universities, encouraging young and first-time voters to understand democracy and take part in it meaningfully.

Q29.EnvironmentMedium

International Coastal Cleanup Day, for which the Digha drive was a prelude, is observed on which date?

  1. A.5 June
  2. B.8 June
  3. C.19 September
  4. D.29 September
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Correct answer: C. 19 September

The cleanup drive at Digha was described as a prelude to International Coastal Cleanup Day, to be observed on 19 September 2026, and the objective was to build wider awareness about marine pollution and to encourage practices that protect coastal and marine ecosystems.

Q30.SportsMedium

What did the Indian Junior Women's Hockey Team achieve at the Asia Cup?

  1. A.It won the Asia Cup for the first time
  2. B.It retained the Asia Cup with an unbeaten campaign
  3. C.It finished as the runner-up
  4. D.It shared the trophy after a drawn final
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Correct answer: B. It retained the Asia Cup with an unbeaten campaign

The Prime Minister's message says that the Junior Women's Hockey Team retained the Asia Cup after a superb campaign in which it did not lose a match.

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