Current Affairs Quiz 10th September 2026 Quiz

Ans.b

Explanation: The University Grants Commission (UGC), Government of India, granted the Letter of Approval to Birkbeck for its Bengaluru campus. The approval follows the Letter of Intent and completes the regulatory process under the UGC’s 2023 regulations for Foreign Higher Educational Institutions.

Ans.c

Explanation:

• Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, topped the million-plus population category in the 2026 ‘Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan’ for its efforts to improve air quality. The city’s measures included adding electric vehicles to its waste collection fleet, deploying mechanised sweepers to control road dust, and managing legacy waste.
• Indore, India’s cleanest city, secured the second spot, while Jabalpur finished third in the million-plus cities category. Meanwhile, Chennai, Jamshedpur, Kota, Kolkata, and Madurai ranked in the bottom five in this category, while Delhi and Mumbai ranked 30th and 37th, respectively.
• The survey evaluates measures related to solid waste, road and construction dust, vehicular emissions, industrial emissions and particulate matter reduction.
• Rourkela topped the 3–10 lakh population category, while Kalinga Nagar led cities with populations below 3 lakh.\

Ans.c

Explanation: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has officially granted Scheduled Bank status to Coastal Local Area Bank Limited by including it in the Second Schedule of the RBI Act, 1934.

This milestone makes the Vijayawada-headquartered institution the first Local Area Bank (LAB) in India to achieve this status, making it Andhra Pradesh’s only scheduled bank.

Ans.b

Explanation: Asian Paints appointed financial services veteran Leo Puri as an additional independent director and designated him Chairman of the Board, effective January 23, 2027. He will succeed R. Seshasayee.

Ans.d

Explanation: The 72nd National Film Awards ceremony will be held at Ekta Nagar in Gujarat on September 22, 2026. It will be the first time the National Film Awards ceremony is held outside New Delhi since its inception.

Ans.b

Explanation:

• Indian-American agricultural scientist Karim Maredia has been named for the Borlaug CAST Communication Award, given in honour of Nobel laureate Norman Borlaug, who pioneered the Green Revolution.
• The award, given by the Iowa-based Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST), will be conferred on Maredia, professor, associate dean and director of the World Agriculture Centre at Michigan State University’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, at the Library of Congress here on December 10.

Ans.c

Explanation:

• India’s return to the AFC U-20 Asian Cup after a 20-year absence offers the country’s emerging footballers a chance to compete against Asia’s leading youth teams and potentially move closer to the FIFA U20 World Cup.
• India secured qualification for the AFC U20 Asian Cup China 2027 with a 3-0 win over Bangladesh in Tashkent on September 6. The victory took India to six points in Group B and secured their place as one of the seven best runners-up from the eight qualifying groups.
• India last featured in the continental U20 championship in 2006. Their qualification for the 2027 edition marks a return to the competition after 21 years and ends a prolonged period in which the country’s youth teams struggled to reach the finals consistently.

Ans.b

Explanation:

• Indian badminton pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won the China Masters 2026 men’s doubles title in Shenzhen on September 6, 2026, staging a strong comeback in the final to clinch the crown.
• Satwik and Chirag, ranked fifth in the world, defeated China’s He Jiting and Ren Xiangyu 11-21, 21-13, 21-17 in a match lasting an hour and ten minutes, to lift the BWF Super 750 title. This win made them the first Indian pair to win the China Masters since the tournament began in 2005, a huge milestone in Indian badminton history.

Ans.c

Explanation:

• German startup Isar Aerospace on 6 September said it would rapidly expand satellite deployments after the first ‌orbital launch of its Spectrum rocket from Arctic Norway, a milestone for Europe’s efforts to secure independent access to space.
• The uncrewed Spectrum became the first commercial rocket to reach orbit from continental Europe, marking a breakthrough for a region where several countries are seeking a foothold in the fast-growing market for ​satellite launches.

Ans.c

Explanation: R. Sarath was an award-winning Malayalam filmmaker and cultural researcher. He made feature films, short films and documentaries and contributed to Kerala’s social and cultural sphere.

Ans.c

Explanation: World Physiotherapy Day 2026 was observed on September 8. The theme highlighted the role of physiotherapy and physical activity in preventing, managing and rehabilitating cardiovascular disease and stroke.