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Daily GK — 3 September 2026 · Free Set · 2026-09-03 · 10 questions

Question 1 / 10 · Daily GK

According to RBI's BSR-2 data for June 2026, which sector held the largest share of deposits with scheduled commercial banks?

Correct answer: A

Explanation: RBI reported that the household sector remained the largest contributor, holding 58.8 per cent of total deposits at end-June 2026.

Source: RBI press release (prid 63476), 2026-08-31; the page gives the date only, so midnight IST is used

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Question 2 / 10 · Daily GK

SEBI introduced the Closing Auction Session (CAS) in the equity cash segment from 3 August 2026. What is the CAS used to determine?

Correct answer: B

Explanation: SEBI press release 53/2026 states that CAS was introduced for determination of the closing price of securities, which also feeds settlement prices of derivatives on expiry.

Source: SEBI PR No. 53/2026, 3 September 2026; the page gives the date only, so midnight IST is used

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Question 3 / 10 · Daily GK

In the Treasury Bill auction whose result RBI announced on 2 September 2026, what was the notified amount for the 364-day T-Bill?

Correct answer: B

Explanation: The notified amounts were ₹9,000 crore for the 91-day, ₹8,000 crore for the 182-day and ₹7,000 crore for the 364-day T-Bill.

Source: RBI press release (prid 63500), 2026-09-02; the page gives the date only, so midnight IST is used

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Question 4 / 10 · Daily GK

What is the minimum age to be chosen as a member of the Rajya Sabha?

Correct answer: C

Explanation: Article 84(b) requires a person to be not less than thirty years of age to fill a seat in the Council of States.

Source: Constitution of India, Article 84(b)

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Question 5 / 10 · Daily GK

Who wrote the Akbarnama, the official history of Akbar's reign?

Correct answer: D

Explanation: The Akbarnama was written by Abu'l Fazl. Abdul Hamid Lahori wrote the Badshahnama of Shah Jahan.

Source: NCERT Class 12 History, Themes in Indian History Part II, Chapter 9: Kings and Chronicles

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Question 6 / 10 · Daily GK

Wular Lake, one of the largest freshwater lakes in India, is located in which Union Territory?

Correct answer: A

Explanation: Wular Lake is in Jammu and Kashmir. NCERT describes it as the largest freshwater lake in India.

Source: NCERT Class 9 Geography, Contemporary India I, Chapter 3: Drainage

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Question 7 / 10 · Daily GK

Which metal is stored in kerosene oil because it reacts vigorously with air and catches fire?

Correct answer: C

Explanation: Sodium and potassium react so vigorously with oxygen that they are kept immersed in kerosene oil.

Source: NCERT Class 10 Science, Chapter 3: Metals and Non-metals

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Question 8 / 10 · Daily GK

Whose alpha-particle scattering experiment with gold foil led to the idea of a small, positively charged nucleus?

Correct answer: B

Explanation: Rutherford's gold foil experiment showed that most of an atom is empty space with a small, dense, positively charged nucleus.

Source: NCERT Class 9 Science, Chapter 4: Structure of the Atom

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Question 9 / 10 · Daily GK

The Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary on the Lucknow–Kanpur highway, renamed after Chandra Shekhar Azad, is in which district?

Correct answer: D

Explanation: The Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary on the Lucknow–Kanpur highway is in Unnao district. It is now called Shaheed Chandra Shekhar Azad Bird Sanctuary.

Source: Uttar Pradesh Forest Department, Nawabganj (Shaheed Chandra Shekhar Azad) Bird Sanctuary

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