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Teaching Weekly Current Affairs Quiz: 7–13 September 2026

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  • 15 minutes
  • Difficulty: Medium
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This Teaching current affairs quiz puts 15 multiple-choice questions to you from 5 stories published in the week of 7–13 September 2026 that matter for the Teaching general awareness section. The questions are the same verified MCQs that accompany GK24's articles, chosen here for their relevance to Teaching, 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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15 questions with answers and explanations

Q1.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.

Q3.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.

Q4.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.

Q7.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.

Q9.Government SchemesMedium

Mission Poshan 2.0 is anchored by which ministry?

  1. A.Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
  2. B.Ministry of Rural Development
  3. C.Ministry of Women and Child Development
  4. D.Ministry of Education
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Correct answer: C. Ministry of Women and Child Development

Mission Poshan 2.0 is the unified national nutrition mission of the country, brought together in the Union Budget of 2021-22 under that ministry, and it merges POSHAN Abhiyaan, Anganwadi Services or the Integrated Child Development Services, and the Scheme for Adolescent Girls into one framework.

Q10.Government SchemesMedium

What is the theme of the 9th Rashtriya Poshan Maah 2026?

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

The month-long campaign built around it asks households to work on dietary diversity, adequate protein intake and fresh hot cooked meals, along with sanitation and early childhood development.

Q11.Government SchemesHard

Under which scheme was on-the-spot verification of income and caste certificates introduced?

  1. A.Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme
  2. B.National Overseas Scholarship Scheme
  3. C.National Fellowship for SC Students
  4. D.SHRESHTA
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Correct answer: B. National Overseas Scholarship Scheme

The release says that to strengthen the authenticity of documents and prevent fraudulent claims, a system for verifying income and caste certificates on the spot, directly with the authorities that issued them, was introduced under this scheme from the academic year 2024-25, and that the measure helps ensure the benefit…

Q12.NationalHard

According to the Election Commission, how many universities does India's higher education sector comprise?

  1. A.Nearly 700
  2. B.Nearly 1,000
  3. C.Nearly 1,500
  4. D.Nearly 70,000
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Correct answer: C. Nearly 1,500

The release sets out the scale of the educational network that ELC 2.0 can reach, and says higher education comprises nearly that many universities along with around seventy thousand educational institutions, with an estimated enrolment of 4.33 crore students.

Q13.Important DaysMedium

Which of these will be released on the occasion of Ayurveda Day 2026?

  1. A.Ayush Vision 2030
  2. B.National Health Policy
  3. C.Ayurveda Pharmacopoeia of the World
  4. D.National Medical Register
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Correct answer: A. Ayush Vision 2030

The Vice-Chancellor of the National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur listed the items planned for the day, and this vision document sits among them along with safety dossiers on medicinal plants, Standard Treatment Guidelines for skin diseases, a report on the Ayush services sector and the exchange of memoranda of understanding.

Q15.Government SchemesHard

How much has the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana transferred, and to how many mothers, in its ten years?

  1. A.More than Rs 11,000 crore to over 2.65 crore mothers
  2. B.More than Rs 21,000 crore to over 4.65 crore mothers
  3. C.More than Rs 31,000 crore to over 6.65 crore mothers
  4. D.More than Rs 41,000 crore to over 8.65 crore mothers
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Correct answer: B. More than Rs 21,000 crore to over 4.65 crore mothers

The Union Minister announced the figure while noting that the scheme has completed ten years of implementation, and a film marking the decade was screened at the launch in Varanasi.

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