India National Current Affairs – Top 50 Questions for Quick Revision
1. Tandur Tur Dal, recently exported to Australia for the first time, has received a GI tag from which state?
Answer: Telangana
2. Ziro Valley, recently in the news for the trial export of organic kiwis to Dubai, is located in which state?
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
3. Which institute located in Hyderabad was recently recognised as a Centre of Excellence-Skills in the Agriculture Sector?
Answer: National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE)
4. Which state topped the research publications category in NITI Aayog's India S&T Scoreboard for 2024–25?
Answer: Tamil Nadu
5. Which organisation launched the Network Anubhav Platform?
Answer: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)
6. Which tropical cyclone became the first North Indian Ocean storm to be assigned a name of Tamil origin?
Answer: Cyclone Murasu
7. Which indigenous cattle breed is the focus of the proposed Centre of Excellence in Sikkim?
Answer: Siri
8. Which state is home to the country's first public-sector Proton Beam Therapy facility?
Answer: Assam
9. Project Him Sarovar was recently in the news due to successful experimental cultivation of which crop in Ladakh?
Answer: Saffron
10. India's first notified Organic Fisheries Cluster under PMMSY has been established in which district of Sikkim?
Answer: Soreng
11. What is the primary objective of the ScrollControl Programme recently adopted by the Indian Air Force (IAF) in its schools?
Answer: Strengthening child digital safety and protect students from cyber threats
12. Kendriya Grihmantri Dakshata Padak was instituted by which ministry?
Answer: Ministry of Home Affairs
13. Which state's State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) became the first in India to receive ISO certification?
Answer: Uttarakhand
14. Which state became the second in Northeast India after Assam tea auction centre?
Answer: Tripura
15. Operation Safe Speed was launched by which state's police in October 2026?
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
16. The Bay of Bengal, recently in the news due to Cyclone Arnab, produces approximately how many times as many cyclones as the Arabian Sea?
Answer: Four times as many
17. Bharat Bovine Breeding and Research Centre (BBBRC) has been established in which district of Gujarat?
Answer: Banaskantha
18. The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet approved the establishment of PRAGATI Park in which city?
Answer: Greater Noida
19. What is the name of the mobile application launched by Ministry of Jal Shakti to support scientific groundwater recharge planning?
Answer: Punah Bharan
20. Where was the fourth edition of the Tobacco-Free Youth Campaign 4.0 launched?
Answer: New Delhi
21. Cyclone Arnab was named by which country?
Answer: Bangladesh
22. Project Arunank, which celebrated its 19th Raising Day in October 2026, is associated with which organisation?
Answer: Border Roads Organisation
23. Which state launched the 'Rajyotsava Bird Count' as its first citizen science biodiversity monitoring initiative?
Answer: Karnataka
24. Which Indian Institute of Technology launched the 'Science on Wheels' mobile science outreach initiative for school students?
Answer: IIT Mandi
25. Which Union Territory was declared India’s first 100% organic Union Territory?
Answer: Ladakh
26. Which state secured the top position in the implementation rankings of Mission Karmayogi?
Answer: Uttar pradesh
27. Which state government launched Mission Murghas to tackle drought-related fodder shortages in October 2026?
Answer: Maharashtra
28. Operation Trident, the anti-narcotics crackdown recently in the news, was conducted across which three states?
Answer: Assam, Mizoram and Manipur
29. Nav Trinjan is an initiative of which state government to promote organic cotton and traditional weaving?
Answer: Punjab
30. The Advanced Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosol Toxicity Analysis Laboratory (AATAL) was inaugurated in which city?
Answer: New Delhi
31. Who has been appointed the new Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir?
Answer: Dr. Sajjan Singh Yadav
32. Which state government launched the 'SANGAT' initiative to establish youth mental-health clubs in colleges in October 2026?
Answer: Punjab
33. Which state government has launched the ‘Thuli’ campaign to revive rainwater-harvesting systems and improve groundwater levels?
Answer: Tamil Nadu
34. Which port has become India’s first government autonomous body to secure private 5G Captive Non-Public Network (CNPN) Licence?
Answer: Mormugao Port
35. The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare launched the Khet Bachao Abhiyan – Rabi 2026 campaign from which state in October 2026?
Answer: Haryana
36. Ladakh’s first Government Medical College was established in which city?
Answer: Leh
37. Which mobile application was launched by NHAI to provide unified highway services and toll plaza feedback to commuters?
Answer: Rajmargyatra
38. Which organisation launched the nationwide Green Diwali Campaign in October 2026?
Answer: WWF-India
39. Which five districts of Uttar Pradesh are included in the lightning detection sensor installation initiative?
Answer: Etah, Meerut, Balrampur, Lakhimpur Kheri and Sonbhadra
40. Where was Maharashtra’s first advanced Annapurti Grain ATM launched?
Answer: Nashik
41. Where was Northeast India’s first multi-country Visa Application Centre inaugurated?
Answer: Guwahati
42. Vidya Vahini Scheme was launched by which state/UT government?
Answer: Delhi
43. Which state government has launched the 'MIWAS' digital platform to automate public works accounts and treasury voucher reconciliation?
Answer: Mizoram
44. Sankoo has been declared as the eighth district of which Union Territory?
Answer: Ladakh
45. The Pink Pulse 2026 awareness programme was launched in Chennai to raise awareness about which disease?
Answer: Breast cancer
46. Where was the National Strategic Trade Command Centre (NSTCC) launched in October 2026?
Answer: New Delhi
47. Who heads the high-powered committee constituted by the Central Government to examine sugarcane farmers' demands?
Answer: Ramesh Chand
48. Where was Bihar’s first continuous black carbon monitoring system installed?
Answer: Gaya
49. Which state launched the Olympic Talent Pathway project to prepare athletes for the 2036 Olympics in October 2026?
Answer: Kerala (Keralam)
50. Which state expanded the 'Anna Seve' application statewide to provide doorstep e-KYC for PDS beneficiaries?
Answer: Karnataka