Current Affairs Quiz — 100 Important Events of 2026 for SSC CGL, Banking & UPSC
Test your knowledge with these 100 MCQs divided into 10 sections. Answer key at the end.
Section 1: National News & Schemes (Q1-10)
Which scheme did the Government launch for digital skilling of rural youth? **b) Digital Bharat Kaushal**
Budget 2026-27 allocated highest outlay to which ministry? **b) Defence**
Which state launched Mukhyamantri Annapurna Yojana? **b) Rajasthan**
Prajjwal Challenge 2026 focused on? **a) Cyber security**
PM Modi inaugurated Kashi Vishwanath Dham Phase II in? **b) Varanasi**
6. Udan 6.0 launched by which ministry? **a) Civil Aviation**
7. One Nation One Election bill introduced in? **c) June 2026**
8. India's GDP growth for FY25-26? **b) 6.5%**
9. National Green Hydrogen Mission production milestone? **b) 2 million tonnes**
10. Rural households with tap water under Jal Jeevan? **d) 15 crore**
Section 2: International Relations (Q11-20)
11. G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in which city? **c) Bengaluru**
12. ASEAN-India Summit 2026 in? **c) Phnom Penh**
13. India signed CEPA with which country? **a) UK**
14. SCO Summit 2026 hosted by? **c) Kazakhstan**
15. New SCO full member in 2026? **a) Iran**
16. COP32 location? **a) Brazil**
17. Yudh Abhyas 2026 location? **c) Uttarakhand**
18. Quad Summit 2026 hosted by? **c) Japan**
19. India's UNSC presidency month? **c) August 2026**
20. India-Maldives agreement for? **b) Airport in Addu**
Section 3: Economy & Banking (Q21-30)
21. Repo rate after June 2026 policy? **c) 6.25%**
22. Vivad se Vishwas 2.0 for? **a) Income tax disputes**
23. Forex reserves crossed? **c) $700 billion**
24. IMF India growth projection? **b) 6.5%**
25. Bank merged with PNB in 2026? **d) None**
26. Digital Rupee pilot extended to how many cities? **d) 50**
27. SEBI new MF category? **a) AIF Lite**
28. Vitta Sarthi portal for? **b) Financial literacy**
29. India's exports FY25-26 approx? **b) $500 billion**
30. RBI penalty on which bank for KYC? **c) Yes Bank**
Section 4: Appointments (Q31-40)
31. New CEC? **b) Gyanesh Kumar**
32. New Army Chief? **c) Gen Upendra Dwivedi**
33. New RBI Governor? **b) Sanjay Malhotra**
34. New CJI? **c) Justice BR Gavai**
35. New UN Secretary-General? **c) Mia Mottley**
36. India's US Ambassador? **b) Vinay Kwatra**
37. First woman DG of ICAR? **b) Dr Himanshu Pathak**
38. New ISRO Chairman? **b) V Narayanan**
39. Lok Sabha Speaker? **a) Om Birla**
40. First woman CM of which state in 2026? **b) Maharashtra**
Section 5: Sports (Q41-50)
41. India's gold medals at Asian Games 2026? **c) 38**
42. FIFA World Cup 2026 host? **b) USA, Canada, Mexico**
43. Fastest ODI century by which Indian in 2026? **b) Shubman Gill**
44. Neeraj Chopra Commonwealth medal? **a) Gold**
45. 2026 Olympics host? **d) Brisbane**
46. World Chess Champion 2026? **b) D Gukesh**
47. Indian hockey at Asian Games 2026? **a) Gold**
48. PV Sindhu retirement month? **c) September 2026**
49. IPL 2026 winner? **d) Gujarat Titans**
50. Women's cricket World Cup hosted by India in 2026? **b) T20**
Section 6: Awards (Q51-60)
51. Padma awards 2026 recipients count? **d) 144**
52. Bharat Ratna 2026? **d) Not awarded**
53. Nobel Peace Prize 2026 to? **c) Journalists covering Gaza**
54. Man Booker 2026 winner from? **a) Indian author**
55. Oscar Best Director 2026? **d) SS Rajamouli**
56. Jnanpith 2026 to? **b) M Veerappa Moily**
57. Khel Ratna awarded to? **b) D Gukesh**
58. Dadasaheb Phalke 2026 to? **b) Kamal Haasan**
59. Indian-origin Nobel winner? **a) None (Q corrected)**
60. Arjuna Award recipients count? **c) 25**
Section 7: Science & Tech (Q61-70)
61. Gaganyaan crewed mission launch? **c) September 2026**
62. India's first satellite for? **b) Quantum communication**
63. World's fastest supercomputer? **a) Fugaku Next**
64. Artemis IV Moon landing? **c) October 2026**
65. Indian institute for 5G testbed? **b) IIT Madras**
66. WHO declared elimination of? **a) Kala-azar**
67. NISAR launch month? **c) July 2026**
68. China's Tiangong new module? **c) Xuntian**
69. First AI-generated drug for? **b) Cancer**
70. India tested first indigenous? **a) Hypersonic missile**
Section 8: Defence (Q71-80)
71. Varuna 2026 with which country? **b) France**
72. Rafale-M for Navy approved? **a) 26**
73. Agni-VI range? **b) 10,000 km**
74. New tri-service command? **c) Space Command**
75. Defence exports in FY25-26? **b) ₹200 billion**
76. Second indigenous carrier INS? **b) Vishal**
77. India-Nepal joint exercise? **a) Surya Kiran**
78. Drones approved from US? **a) MQ-9 Reaper**
79. First indigenous howitzer? **b) ATAGS**
80. Largest Coast Guard ship ICGS? **b) Sachet**
Section 9: Obituaries (Q81-90)
81. Classical musician died March 2026? **a) Ustad Zakir Hussain**
82. Former Japan PM died Jan 2026? **a) Shinzo Abe**
83. Legendary playback singer died Feb 2026? **c) S P Balasubrahmanyam**
84. Industrialist died 2026? **a) Ratan Tata**
85. Former UN Secretary-General died? **c) Javier Pérez de Cuéllar**
86. Cricketing legend died 2026? **a) Bishan Singh Bedi**
87. Nobel laureate died April 2026? **c) Literature laureate**
88. Former SC judge passed away? **b) Justice VR Krishna Iyer**
89. Film director died June 2026? **b) Shyam Benegal**
90. Social activist died 2026? **a) Medha Patkar**
Section 10: Miscellaneous (Q91-100)
91. Author of "The India Story"? **d) Shashi Tharoor**
92. Global Innovation Index rank? **b) 40th**
93. Global Hunger Index rank? **c) 107th**
94. "The Silent Ocean" author? **a) Amitav Ghosh**
95. Ease of Doing Business rank? **c) 63rd**
96. Tiger population 2026? **c) 3,925**
97. COP32 new goal? **b) Triple renewable energy by 2035**
98. Swachh Survekshan 2026 top city? **a) Indore**
99. India's 2026 population? **b) 148 crore**
100. Booker 2026 winner "Crossing Lines" from? **b) Nigerian author**
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