UPSC Quiz – 2026 : IASbaba’s Daily Current Affairs Quiz 24th August 2026

Solution (a)
Explanation:
NADCP was launched in 2019 to control and eradicate Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and Brucellosis, making Statement 1 correct. Statement 2 is incorrect because FMD is a highly contagious viral disease affecting cloven-hoofed animals such as cattle, buffalo, sheep, goats and pigs. Brucellosis, in contrast, is a bacterial disease caused by Brucella abortus in bovines and primarily affects reproduction. Hence Statement 3 is correct: Brucellosis vaccination is given once to female bovine calves aged 4–8 months. Statement 4 is also correct: Bharat Pashudhan assigns livestock a unique 12-digit Tag ID, facilitating vaccination tracking and traceability.
Why this question?
Tests disease classification, vaccination protocol and digital livestock identification simultaneously.
Why important for UPSC?
Animal health intersects agriculture, food security, biotechnology and One Health.
PYQ Pattern Link
UPSC frequently creates traps by interchanging viral/bacterial diseases and their characteristics.

Solution (b)
Explanation:
Ervebo is a live, attenuated, recombinant viral-vector vaccine that uses a modified vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) as its vector. The VSV is engineered to express the glycoprotein of Zaire ebolavirus, making (b) correct. Option (a) is incorrect because Ervebo is not specifically licensed against Bundibugyo virus. Option (c) is incorrect because the vaccine does not contain the complete Ebola virus; rather, the VSV vector expresses the relevant Ebola glycoprotein. Option (d) is incorrect because Ervebo is not an mRNA vaccine. A particularly important trap is confusing Zaire ebolavirus, against which it is licensed, with Bundibugyo, whose possible protection is being investigated.
Why this question?
Tests recombinant-vector technology while exploiting confusion between Ebola species.
Why important for UPSC?
Biotechnology questions increasingly test vaccine platforms and pathogen-specific distinctions.
PYQ Pattern Link
UPSC Science questions often require distinguishing technology, mechanism and specific application.

Solution (a)
Explanation:
OBPPs are SEBI-registered platforms facilitating transactions in permitted debt securities, making Statement 1 correct. The permitted universe includes listed debt securities, municipal debt securities, securitised debt instruments, Government Securities, State Development Loans and Treasury Bills, so Statement 2 is correct. Statement 3 is also correct: an OBPP must be incorporated as a company in India and register as a stock broker in the debt segment of a recognised stock exchange. Statement 4 is incorrect because the framework operates under SEBI, specifically Regulation 51A of the SEBI (Issue and Listing of Non-Convertible Securities) Regulations, 2021. The question deliberately exploits confusion among SEBI, RBI and IFSCA jurisdictions.
Why this question?
The principal trap is jurisdictional overlap among financial-sector regulators.
Why important for UPSC?
Tests financial-market regulation, government securities and retail financial inclusion.
PYQ Pattern Link
UPSC frequently tests the regulator-function-instrument relationship within financial markets.

Solution (a)
Explanation:
NFRA was established in 2018 under Section 132 of the Companies Act, 2013, making Statement 1 correct. It functions under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, so Statement 2 is also correct. Statement 3 is incorrect because NFRA is a statutory regulatory authority, not the professional accounting body conducting the Chartered Accountancy examination. The source specifically distinguishes NFRA from ICAI, with NFRA exercising oversight, monitoring and enforcement functions. Statement 4 is correct because NFRA can investigate professional misconduct involving specified auditors and audit firms. Its mandate also includes monitoring compliance with accounting and auditing standards and overseeing audit quality.
Why this question?
The trap is confusing NFRA’s regulatory role with ICAI’s professional institutional role.
Why important for UPSC?
Corporate governance and statutory regulators remain important Economy–Polity crossover areas.
PYQ Pattern Link
UPSC frequently tests statutory bodies by distinguishing regulatory powers from professional functions.

Solution (b)
Explanation:
Golconda Fort, located in present-day Hyderabad, Telangana, originated under the Kakatiyas and subsequently became the principal stronghold and capital of the Qutb Shahi dynasty, which ruled the region from 1518 to 1687. Hyderabad was established in 1591, after which Golconda ceased to be the Qutb Shahi capital. Therefore, (a) reverses the historical sequence, while (c) incorrectly places the fort’s origin after Hyderabad. Option (d) is also incorrect: the Qutb Shahi Monuments of Hyderabad—Golconda Fort, Qutb Shahi Tombs and Charminar—are on UNESCO’s Tentative List, not the World Heritage List.
Why this question?
Tests chronology and dynasty association while exploiting the UNESCO-status trap.
Why important for UPSC?
Monument-dynasty-chronology combinations are recurring Art and Culture themes.
PYQ Pattern Link
UPSC frequently asks direct factual questions requiring precise historical sequencing and institutional status.