Current Affairs Quiz

Statement 1 is incorrect: The introduction of polymer banknotes is in a preliminary phase for field trials, and there is no proposal to completely replace paper currency with polymer substrate-based banknotes. Both will co-exist.
Statement 2 is correct: Under the Coinage Act and the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, the RBI has the sole right to issue currency notes except for coins and one-rupee notes, which are issued by the Ministry of Finance, Government of India.

Statement 1 is incorrect: Sharmila Dhankar won the historic gold medal in the Women's Shot Put F57 event, not javelin throw.
Statement 2 is correct: The Commonwealth Games is uniquely an integrated sporting event where able-bodied and para-athletes compete simultaneously, and their medals are combined into a single national tally, unlike the Olympics and Paralympics.

Statement 1 is correct: The 'Incredible India' campaign was officially launched by the Government of India in 2002 as a dedicated marketing initiative to promote tourism.
Statement 2 is incorrect: In order to boost infrastructure and growth, the Government of India allows 100% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) under the automatic route in the tourism and hospitality industry, not 49%.

Statement 1 is correct: Despite occupying only about 2.4% of the world’s land area, India is a megadiverse country and is home to nearly 8% of the world’s recorded biodiversity.
Statement 2 is correct: India exclusively shelters the wild population of Asiatic lions (primarily located in the Gir forests of Gujarat). It also holds more than 70% of wild tigers and the largest populations of Asian elephants and one-horned rhinoceroses.

Statement 1 is incorrect: The fundamental purpose of a Zero FIR is to allow any police station to register a complaint irrespective of the jurisdiction where the offence occurred. The case is later transferred to the appropriate jurisdictional station.
Statement 2 is correct: Under the newly introduced e-Zero FIR system for cybercrimes (initiated via the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal or 1930), the complainant is required to physically visit the respective police station within 3 days to legally convert it into a regular FIR.

Statement 1 is incorrect: Valluri Ajaya Babu won a Silver medal (not Gold), and he set the Commonwealth Games record in the Snatch event, not in the Clean and Jerk.
Statement 2 is correct: Track and field athlete Sarvesh Kushare put up a stellar performance to win a Silver medal in the Men's High Jump at the Glasgow CWG 2026.

Statement 1 is correct: NVHCP was launched in 2018 with the goal of ending viral hepatitis as a public health threat by 2030 in India, aligning with SDG 3.3.
Statement 2 is incorrect: India is among the select few countries globally that provide free testing, diagnosis, and treatment for both Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C under the NVHCP; there is no subsidised fee for Hepatitis B management.