India National Current Affairs – Top 50 Questions for Quick Revision

1. Which initiative was launched by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports to engage Indian-origin youth living across the world?
Answer: Friends of MY Bharat
2. In August 2026, which state declared snakebite envenomation as a mandatory notifiable disease?
Answer: Maharashtra
3. Which application of NHAI has been integrated with the digital FASTag Local Pass facility for eligible local residents?
Answer: Rajmargyatra
4. Which organisation launched the “Yashoda AI” initiative to promote AI literacy and digital empowerment among women?
Answer: National Commission for Women
5. Mushk Budji, a GI-tagged aromatic rice variety, is native to which region?
Answer: Kashmir
6. The National Anubhav Awards Scheme is an initiative of which organization?
Answer: Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW)
7. The Shompen Tribe is primarily found in which region?
Answer: Great Nicobar Island
8. Which state government launched the ‘Reel for Soil and Water Conservation’ competition?
Answer: Maharashtra
9. Which power plant has been selected to host India’s first utility-scale pilot of an indigenous rechargeable iron-air battery?
Answer: Simhadri Super Thermal Power Station
10. India’s first virtual zoo has been inaugurated in which state?
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
11. Which site has been approved by the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) for setting up the lead demonstration units of India’s indigenous Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)?
Answer: Tarapur, Maharashtra
12. Operation Nanhe Farishtey, recently seen in the news, is related to which organization?
Answer: Railway Protection Force (RPF)
13. Which institution launched the national cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence hackathon ‘CYBER KUSHTI 2026’?
Answer: National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT)
14. Which state government approved the phased statewide rollout of SAMASTA, a mobile-based community digital health platform?
Answer: Karnataka
15. Which state government launched the YUVAN (Yuva and Van) initiative to connect young people with nature, wildlife and local biodiversity?
Answer: Chhattisgarh
16. Which state ranks first in the country in terms of installed EV charging stations as of August 2026?
Answer: Maharashtra
17. The ‘Gramin Gyan Setu’ app, recently launched to integrate rural libraries, is associated with which Lok Sabha constituency of Gujarat?
Answer: Gandhinagar
18. Which Union Territories are the first to fully operationalise the programmable Digital Rupee under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY)?
Answer: Chandigarh and Dadra & Nagar Haveli
19. Which state launched the technology-driven wildlife monitoring and conflict-management platform named 'H.A.N.U.M.A.N.'?
Answer: Andhra Pradesh
20. Which crowdsourcing initiative was launched under the BHASHINI mission to collect Indian language datasets from citizens?
Answer: BhashaDaan
21. Which ministry organised ‘Srijan: Voices from the Loom’, a programme celebrating women handloom weavers?
Answer: Ministry of Textiles
22. Which initiative launched by government to establish common scientific standards for medicinal plants used across different traditional medicine systems?
Answer: One Herb, One Standard
23. Which state/UT hosted the first-ever Black-necked Crane Festival in August 2026?
Answer: Ladakh
24. Which state government recently notified a first-of-its-kind ‘Widow and Orphan Cess’ on petrol and diesel?
Answer: Himachal Pradesh
25. According to recent data, which state has the highest number of dialysis centres under the Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme (PMNDP) in 2025–26?
Answer: Gujarat
26. NAVYA programme is implemented under which scheme?
Answer: Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 4.0
27. Which state government recently launched ‘Tathyakosh’, an open-source public data portal designed as a Digital Public Good?
Answer: Karnataka
28. Which port has become India's first Scope-2 Emission-Free port?
Answer: V.O. Chidambaranar Port
29. Kalanamak rice, recently in the news for increased production and exports, is primarily grown in which state?
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
30. Which North Eastern state was recently highlighted for having the highest number of agarwood trees in India?
Answer: Assam
31. Which state received the highest foodgrain allocation under PM-POSHAN in 2025–26?
Answer: Bihar
32. Which organisation launched India’s first accreditation scheme for Mobile Food Testing Laboratories?
Answer: National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories
33. The Thoti community, recently in the news, is primarily found in which state?
Answer: Telangana
34. Which portal was launched by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways for continuous grievance redressal of seafarers?
Answer: e-NAVIK
35. What is the name of the digital platform recently launched by government to transform India’s maritime governance?
Answer: E-Samudra
36. Which city's police force launched 'Operation Mukta' to identify and verify suspected illegal immigrants?
Answer: Bengaluru
37. Which state recorded the highest cumulative transactions under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission’s (ABDM) ‘Scan and Register’ service?
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
38. Which state has become the first in India to approve and notify the Pedestrian Safety and Universal Accessibility Policy, 2026?
Answer: Andhra Pradesh
39. Thag La Pass, that was recently seen in news, is located in which state?
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
40. Which country was designated as the 'Featured Country' at the Travel and Tourism Fair (TTF 2026) in Gandhinagar?
Answer: Israel
41. Which state launched the AI-powered 'Composite Digital Crop Survey' pilot initiative in August 2026?
Answer: Karnataka
42. Which digital portal was launched by the Ministry of Textiles to provide digital identity cards to handloom weavers?
Answer: e-Pehchan
43. The Marusudar River, recently seen in the news due to the Pakal Dul Hydroelectric Project, is a tributary of which river?
Answer: Chenab
44. Which state has launched Project BLESS to prevent distress migration by strengthening rural livelihoods?
Answer: Odisha
45. Which state launched the 'My Police Station' initiative to strengthen people-centric policing?
Answer: Kerala
46. Which operation was launched by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to trace and repatriate fugitives and economic offenders from abroad?
Answer: Operation Trishul
47. Which state launched the 'Super Clean, Super Campus' initiative in August 2026 to upgrade basic hygiene and safety in state-run schools?
Answer: Tamil Nadu
48. Nagarjuna Sagar Project, that was recently seen in news, is built across which river?
Answer: Krishna
49. The 'VEGAM' workflow was launched by which state to speed up land acquisition for infrastructure projects?
Answer: Kerala
50. The MAHA Water Programme is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Jal Shakti and which organisation?
Answer: Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF)

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