India National Current Affairs – Top 50 Questions for Quick Revision
1. Which state police force became the fifth in India to be honored with the President’s Colour in September 2026?
Answer: Goa
2. Which institute developed the smartphone application ‘MatsyaMetri’ for measuring fish without physical contact?
Answer: Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
3. Which organisation developed the indigenous Cell Broadcast System under the Department of Telecommunications?
Answer: Centre for Development of Telematics
4. What is the name of the specialised laboratory recently set up by the Indian Army to assess security vulnerabilities in military drones?
Answer: AASHVAST
5. Where was India’s first Carbon Garden inaugurated in September 2026?
Answer: University of Delhi
6. India’s first National Valve Registry was launched in which city?
Answer: Chennai
7. Which city has been selected for Tamil Nadu’s Olympic City and Motor Sports City?
Answer: Chennai
8. Which state has emerged as the top-performing state in the Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari and Catch the Rain campaigns?
Answer: Chhattisgarh
9. Which initiative of NITI Aayog launched the Platform for Aggregating Clean Transport (PACT)?
Answer: e-FAST India
10. Mettur Dam, that was recently seen in the news, is located in which state?
Answer: Tamil Nadu
11. Who has been appointed as the new Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
Answer: Dinesh Sharma
12. Raja Mircha, that was recently seen in news, is primarily cultivated in which state?
Answer: Nagaland
13. What is the guiding principle of the Central Secretariat Service (CSS) Shield initiative recently launched in New Delhi?
Answer: Contribute for Family, Support with Dignity
14. Where was the Sri Aurobindo Virtual Museum unveiled in September 2026?
Answer: Auroville, Puducherry
15. What is the primary target of the SUMAN Roadmap 2030?
Answer: Zero preventable maternal and newborn deaths by 2030
16. Which initiative was launched by government to strengthen collaboration between biotechnology innovators, startups and investors?
Answer: BIO-NIVESH
17. Who head the 31-member Joint Parliamentary Committee examining the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026?
Answer: Sanjay Jaiswal
18. Which state has launched the “Pehchaan” digital public identification portal in September 2026?
Answer: Punjab
19. Which initiative was launched by the Bihar Government to provide 24×7 academic support to students preparing for board examinations, JEE and NEET?
Answer: Vidya Saathi
20. Which state has launched the ‘Arjun Vahini’ specialised disaster response squad?
Answer: West Bengal
21. What is the IUCN Red List status of the Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata), that was recently spotted in Haryana?
Answer: Vulnerable
22. Attunli Hydroelectric Project, that was recently seen in news, is located in which state?
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
23. What is the theme of Adoption Awareness 2026 campaign launched by Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA)?
Answer: Legal Adoption. Safe Childhood. Secure Future.
24. Which institution launched the ‘AyurVarta’ digital dialogue series?
Answer: All India Institute of Ayurveda
25. Kavach is an indigenous system designed primarily for which purpose?
Answer: Automatic train protection
26. Where is Himachal Pradesh’s first ozone-based drinking water treatment project being established?
Answer: Kangra
27. Which campaign was launched by Bihar government in August 2026 to promote women’s education, employment and economic empowerment?
Answer: Samriddh Mahila–Samriddh Bihar Abhiyan
28. Integrated Fertilizer Management System (iFMS) is developed and technically supported by which organisation?
Answer: National Informatics Centre
29. Which state launched the country’s first State-level Sports Genomics Programme?
Answer: Gujarat
30. Which state government launched the Pramaan Operating System (Pramaan OS), an AI-driven platform for accounting and statutory compliance?
Answer: Andhra Pradesh
31. Which operation was associated with the Central Bureau of Narcotics’ seizure of a large consignment of psychotropic medicines in August 2026?
Answer: Operation Vajra 2.0
32. Which portal was recently launched by the Uttar Pradesh Government to strengthen the state’s startup ecosystem?
Answer: Uttar Pradesh Startup Mission Portal
33. What is the name of the AI-powered conversational assistant tool recently launched by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs?
Answer: Jago
34. What is the new name of Kerala notified by the Union Government?
Answer: Keralam
35. ‘Carbon Pathshala: Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) for Farmers’ initiative was organised by which institution?
Answer: Indian Council of Agricultural Research–Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute
36. Where is the headquarters of the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) located?
Answer: Ghaziabad
37. Which state government launched the CM-IMPACT Read programme in August 2026?
Answer: Meghalaya
38. Who chaired the 53rd PRAGATI meeting at Seva Teerth, New Delhi?
Answer: Narendra Modi
39. Mission Samriddh Gaon is implemented under which ministry?
Answer: Ministry of Rural Development
40. The Dak MITRA App, that was recently launched by Ministry of Communication, is primarily designed for which group?
Answer: Branch Postmasters
41. Kishkindha Hills, that were recently seen in the news, are located in which state?
Answer: Karnataka
42. The NSG Training Academy, which recently hosted India’s first Mahila Commando Conversion Course, is located in which state?
Answer: Haryana
43. What is the name of India’s first Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered translator for tribal languages?
Answer: Vaani Setu
44. What is the name of the new disaster-response force announced by the West Bengal government to recruit Agniveers for emergency and disaster management?
Answer: Arjun Bahini
45. The e-Shram Portal, which recently completed five years, was developed by which institution?
Answer: National Informatics Centre
46. The ‘Garbhini Mitra Course’ was introduced by which institution?
Answer: All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi
47. India’s first non-GMO, high-expansion popcorn maize hybrid seed was launched in which state?
Answer: Andhra Pradesh
48. Which town in Maharashtra is widely recognized as Asia’s largest wholesale onion market?
Answer: Lasalgaon
49. Where is the headquarters of the ICAR-National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources (ICAR-NBAGR) located?
Answer: Karnal
50. Which agency conducted ‘Operation Black Hawk’ to bust an inter-state heroin trafficking network?
Answer: Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN)