Current Affairs for NDA 2026 With Answers

Part 1: Defense & Security (Questions 1-20)

Q1. Which joint military exercise was conducted between India and Saudi Arabia in early 2026?

A) Desert Cyclone

B) Sada Tanseeq

C) Al-Mohed Al-Hindi

D) Naseem Al Bahr

Answer: B) Sada Tanseeq

Q2. The ‘Albert Ekka Brigade,’ which recently celebrated its raising day, fought in which sector during the 1971 war?

A) Kashmir

B) Punjab

C) Rajasthan

D) Tripura

Answer: D) Tripura

Q3. Which Iranian Navy vessel was allowed to dock in Kochi on humanitarian grounds in March 2026?

A) IRIS Makran

B) IRIS Lavan

C) IRIS Sahand

D) IRIS Alborz

Answer: B) IRIS Lavan

Q4. Where was the 20th edition of the bilateral exercise ‘Yudh Abhyas’ hosted?

A) Uttarakhand

B) Rajasthan

C) Alaska

D) Himachal Pradesh

Answer: B) Rajasthan

Q5. In March 2026, an Su-30MKI fighter jet of the IAF crashed in which district of Assam?

A) Tinsukia

B) Karbi Anglong

C) Dibrugarh

D) Jorhat

Answer: B) Karbi Anglong

Q6. What is the name of the first-of-its-kind space exercise conducted by India to secure strategic objectives in space?

A) Antariksh Abhyaas

B) Gaganshakti

C) Vyom-26

D) Star Shield

Answer: A) Antariksh Abhyaas

Q7. Which Indian state became the first to constitute its 8th State Pay Commission in 2026?

A) Odisha

B) Bihar

C) Assam

D) Uttar Pradesh

Answer: C) Assam

Q8. The ‘VSHORADS’ missile system, recently tested by DRDO, is what type of system?

A) Long-range cruise missile

B) Man-Portable Air Defence System

C) Anti-submarine torpedo

D) Surface-to-surface ballistic missile

Answer: B) Man-Portable Air Defence System

Q9. Which branch of the Indian Armed Forces conducts the ‘Sea Vigil’ coastal defense exercise?

A) Indian Army

B) Indian Navy

C) Indian Air Force

D) Indian Coast Guard

Answer: B) Indian Navy (Pan-India exercise)

Q10. In January 2026, 10 soldiers were killed after a ‘Casspir’ vehicle fell into a gorge in which region?

A) Leh

B) Doda, J&K

C) Tawang

D) Poonch

Answer: B) Doda, J&K

Q11. Exercise ‘Dharma Guardian’ 2026 is a bilateral military exercise between India and?

A) France

B) Japan

C) South Korea

D) Mongolia

Answer: B) Japan

Q12. Which agency functions under the Ministry of Home Affairs and achieved a 92% conviction rate in 2025-26?

A) RAW

B) NIA

C) CBI

D) ED

Answer: B) NIA (National Investigation Agency)

Q13. ‘Exercise LAMITIYE 2026’ was conducted between the Indian Army and the defense forces of?

A) Maldives

B) Seychelles

C) Mauritius

D) Sri Lanka

Answer: B) Seychelles

Q14. The ‘SFDR’ technology tested by DRDO stands for?

A) Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet

B) Static Fire Defense Radar

C) Supersonic Fuel Delivery Rocket

D) Sonic Flight Data Recorder

Answer: A) Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet

Q15. Who is the current Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of India as of March 2026?

A) Gen. Manoj Pande

B) Gen. Anil Chauhan

C) Adm. R. Hari Kumar

D) Air Chief Marshal V.R. Chaudhari

Answer: B) Gen. Anil Chauhan

Q16. ‘Operation Brahma’ was launched by the Indian Government to provide assistance to which country after an earthquake?

A) Nepal

B) Turkey

C) Myanmar

D) Afghanistan

Answer: C) Myanmar

Q17. Which Indian Air Force aircraft crashed in Prayagraj in January 2026 due to engine failure?

A) MiG-21

B) Pipistrel Virus

C) Jaguar

D) Tejas

Answer: B) Pipistrel Virus

Q18. The ‘Sanjha Shakti 2026’ exercise focused on what type of operations?

A) Cyber warfare

B) Military-Civil Fusion

C) Deep-sea rescue

D) High-altitude combat

Answer: B) Military-Civil Fusion

Q19. Which city is known as the ‘Military Training Capital’ of India and host to the Indian Military Academy?

A) Pune

B) Dehradun

C) Gaya

D) Chennai

Answer: B) Dehradun

Q20. In January 2026, which country deployed the MH-139A Grey Wolf aircraft for nuclear convoy escort?

A) India

B) Russia

C) United States

D) China

Answer: C) United States

Part 2: National Affairs & Polity (Questions 21-40)

Q21. What was the theme for India’s Republic Day Parade 2026?

A) Viksit Bharat

B) 150 years of Vande Mataram

C) Nari Shakti

D) Jan Bhagidari

Answer: B) 150 years of Vande Mataram

Q22. In January 2026, protests broke out across India against which proposed Bill?

A) Citizenship Amendment Bill

B) UGC Bill 2026

C) Farm Laws 2.0

D) Waqf Amendment Bill

Answer: B) UGC Bill 2026

Q23. Who was elected as the National President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in January 2026?

A) J.P. Nadda

B) Nitin Nabin

C) Shivraj Singh Chouhan

D) Himanta Biswa Sarma

Answer: B) Nitin Nabin

Q24. An outbreak of which virus was reported in West Bengal in January 2026?

A) Zika

B) Nipah

C) Ebola

D) H5N1

Answer: B) Nipah

Q25. Which Indian state led large states in ‘APAAR ID’ generation as of January 2026?

A) Kerala

B) Chhattisgarh

C) Maharashtra

D) Gujarat

Answer: B) Chhattisgarh

Q26. Yumnam Khemchand Singh took oath as the Chief Minister of which state in February 2026?

A) Mizoram

B) Manipur

C) Nagaland

D) Tripura

Answer: B) Manipur

Q27. In March 2026, Nitish Kumar resigned as CM of Bihar to run for which elections?

A) Lok Sabha

B) Rajya Sabha

C) Bihar Assembly

D) Vice Presidential

Answer: B) Rajya Sabha

Q28. Where was the ‘AI Impact Summit 2026’ held in February?

A) Bengaluru

B) New Delhi

C) Hyderabad

D) Chennai

Answer: B) New Delhi

Q29. The Supreme Court of India stayed the implementation of which regulations in January 2026?

A) Environmental Protection Rules

B) UGC Equity Regulations

C) Social Media Guidelines

D) Crypto Tax Rules

Answer: B) UGC Equity Regulations

Q30. India’s retail inflation rate in early 2026 touched a significant low of?

A) 4.5%

B) 1.33%

C) 2.1%

D) 3.8%

Answer: B) 1.33%

Q31. Which public sector company rolled out nationwide Voice over WiFi (VoWiFi) in Jan 2026?

A) MTNL

B) BSNL

C) RailTel

D) BBNL

Answer: B) BSNL

Q32. In 2026, the 150th birth anniversary of which Indian leader is being celebrated?

A) Mahatma Gandhi

B) Sardar Patel (Celebrated 2025-26)

C) Bhagat Singh

D) Subhash Chandra Bose

Answer: B) Sardar Patel (150th year initiatives)

Q33. Which city reported a tragic incident of contaminated water drinking in Jan 2026?

A) Bhopal

B) Indore

C) Lucknow

D) Jaipur

Answer: B) Indore

Q34. The 2026 ‘Baramati Learjet 45’ crash resulted in the death of which prominent leader?

A) Eknath Shinde

B) Ajit Pawar

C) Devendra Fadnavis

D) Sharad Pawar

Answer: B) Ajit Pawar

Q35. Which Union Ministry launched the ‘START’ program for space awareness?

A) Ministry of Education

B) Ministry of Science & Tech (via ISRO)

C) Ministry of Defence

D) Ministry of Culture

Answer: B) Ministry of Science & Tech (via ISRO)

Q36. The ‘PM-SURAJ’ portal is associated with which group of people?

A) Farmers

B) Marginalized sections (Credit support)

C) Soldiers

D) Start-up founders

Answer: B) Marginalized sections

Q37. Which state assembly passed a resolution seeking a separate flag in 2026?

A) Tamil Nadu

B) Nagaland (Long-standing issue)

C) Karnataka

D) Kerala

Answer: B) Nagaland (Context of Naga Peace Talks)

Q38. Who is the current Chief Election Commissioner of India in 2026?

A) Rajiv Kumar

B) S.S. Sandhu

C) Gyanesh Kumar

D) T.N. Seshan

Answer: B) S.S. Sandhu (Current context)

Q39. The ‘Viksit Bharat’ goal aims to make India a developed nation by which year?

A) 2030

B) 2047

C) 2050

D) 2070

Answer: B) 2047

Q40. Which city hosted the ‘Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2026’?

A) Pune

B) Greater Noida

C) Mumbai

D) New Delhi

Answer: D) New Delhi

Part 3: International Relations & Economy (Questions 41-60)

Q41. In January 2026, India reached a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with which major entity?

A) ASEAN

B) European Union (EU)

C) GCC

D) BRICS

Answer: B) European Union (EU)

Q42. US President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with India in 2026 where India agreed to stop purchasing?

A) Russian S-400s

B) Russian Oil

C) Chinese Telecom gear

D) Iranian Gas

Answer: B) Russian Oil

Q43. Which country topped the Henley Passport Index 2026?

A) Japan

B) Singapore

C) France

D) Germany

Answer: B) Singapore

Q44. Who is the current Prime Minister of Canada as of March 2026?

A) Justin Trudeau

B) Mark Carney

C) Pierre Poilievre

D) Jagmeet Singh

Answer: B) Mark Carney (Recently replaced Trudeau)

Q45. The United States captured which South American President on narco-terrorism charges in 2026?

A) Nicolás Maduro (Venezuela)

B) Gustavo Petro (Colombia)

C) Lula da Silva (Brazil)

D) Javier Milei (Argentina)

Answer: A) Nicolás Maduro

Q46. In Jan 2026, the US announced its withdrawal from how many international organizations?

A) 12

B) 66

C) 100

D) 45

Answer: B) 66

Q47. Which country hosted the ‘Midwest Climate Summit 2026’?

A) India

B) United States (Cleveland)

C) United Kingdom

D) Germany

Answer: B) United States

Q48. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte addressed which body in Jan 2026 regarding shared security?

A) UN Security Council

B) European Parliament

C) Indian Parliament

D) US Congress

Answer: B) European Parliament

Q49. Which global report ranked ‘geoeconomic confrontation’ as the top short-term risk in 2026?

A) IMF World Outlook

B) WEF Global Risks Report

C) UN Development Report

D) WTO Annual Trade Report

Answer: B) World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Risks Report

Q50. India and Brazil signed an agreement in Feb 2026 to cooperate on which sector?

A) Nuclear energy

B) Critical minerals and Rare Earth Elements

C) Coffee exports

D) Defense aircraft

Answer: B) Critical minerals

Q51. The IMF projected global growth for 2026 at?

A) 2.5%

B) 3.3%

C) 4.1%

D) 5.0%

Answer: B) 3.3%

Q52. Which country assumed the BRICS Chairship for 2026?

A) Russia

B) India

C) Brazil

D) South Africa

Answer: B) India

Q53. COP30 Climate Summit in 2026 is scheduled to be held in?

A) Baku, Azerbaijan

B) Belém, Brazil

C) New Delhi, India

D) Dubai, UAE

Answer: B) Belém, Brazil

Q54. Which organization is leading the ‘Debt Sustainability Framework’ for low-income countries in 2026?

A) World Bank & IMF

B) WTO

C) G20

D) Asian Development Bank

Answer: A) World Bank & IMF

Q55. In March 2026, India allowed an Iranian vessel to dock in Kochi due to which ongoing conflict?

A) Ukraine-Russia War

B) 2026 Iran War

C) Israel-Gaza War

D) South China Sea Conflict

Answer: B) 2026 Iran War

Q56. India’s External Affairs Minister who unveiled the BRICS 2026 logo is?

A) S. Jaishankar

B) Nitin Gadkari

C) Piyush Goyal

D) Rajnath Singh

Answer: A) S. Jaishankar

Q57. Which country recently acquired ‘Wing Loong-2’ UAVs for its Coast Guard?

A) Pakistan

B) China

C) Turkey

D) India

Answer: B) China

Q58. The ‘G7 Summit 2026’ is hosted by which country?

A) USA

B) France

C) Japan

D) Canada

Answer: D) Canada

Q59. Which currency saw a significant digital push in India via the ‘E-Rupee’ in 2026?

A) Bitcoin

B) CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency)

C) UPI Credits

D) Libra

Answer: B) CBDC

Q60. Who is the President of the World Bank in 2026?

A) David Malpass

B) Ajay Banga

C) Kristalina Georgieva

D) Jim Yong Kim

Answer: B) Ajay Banga

Part 4: Science, Space & Tech (Questions 61-80)

Q61. Who is the Indian pilot selected for the Axiom-4 (Ax-04) mission to the ISS?

A) Prashanth Nair

B) Shubhanshu Shukla

C) Angad Pratap

D) Ajit Krishnan

Answer: B) Shubhanshu Shukla

Q62. The ‘NISAR’ satellite is a joint collaboration between ISRO and?

A) Roscosmos

B) NASA

C) ESA

D) JAXA

Answer: B) NASA

Q63. What is NASA’s ‘Artemis II’ mission set to achieve in 2026?

A) Mars Landing

B) Crewed Lunar Orbit

C) Establishing a Moon Base

D) Reaching Jupiter

Answer: B) Crewed Lunar Orbit

Q64. Which technology was listed as a ‘Breakthrough for 2026’ by major tech reports?

A) Blockchain Banking

B) AI Supercomputing (AI-native platforms)

C) 6G Internet

D) Flying Taxis

Answer: B) AI Supercomputing

Q65. ISRO’s ‘Gaganyaan’ mission aims to send humans to which orbit?

A) Geostationary Orbit

B) Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

C) Polar Orbit

D) Lunar Orbit

Answer: B) Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Q66. AIIMS New Delhi signed an MoU with ISRO in 2026 for research in which field?

A) Robotics

B) Space Medicine

C) Satellite Surgery

D) Tele-education

Answer: B) Space Medicine

Q67. What is the range of the ‘Agni-Prime’ missile tested in 2026?

A) 500-1000 km

B) 1000-2000 km

C) 3000-5000 km

D) 10000+ km

Answer: B) 1000-2000 km

Q68. ‘Vyommitra,’ often in news, is ISRO’s?

A) Rocket engine

B) Female Robot/Humanoid

C) Deep space telescope

D) Lunar rover

Answer: B) Female Robot/Humanoid

Q69. Which country launched the world’s first ‘Wooden Satellite’ (LignoSat) recently?

A) India

B) Japan

C) USA

D) Russia

Answer: B) Japan

Q70. India’s first semi-cryogenic engine, tested in 2026, is named?

A) Vikas

B) SCE-200

C) CE-20

D) Kaveri

Answer: B) SCE-200

Q71. Which tech giant launched the ‘Gemini 3 Flash’ AI model in 2026?

A) Microsoft

B) Google

C) Meta

D) OpenAI

Answer: B) Google

Q72. ‘Project 75I’ of the Indian Navy is related to the construction of?

A) Aircraft Carriers

B) Stealth Submarines

C) Destroyers

D) Frigates

Answer: B) Stealth Submarines

Q73. Which country is building the ‘NEOM’ futuristic city, featuring the ‘Line’ project?

A) UAE

B) Saudi Arabia

C) Qatar

D) Oman

Answer: B) Saudi Arabia

Q74. The ‘Aditya-L1’ mission is studying which celestial body?

A) Moon

B) Sun

C) Mars

D) Venus

Answer: B) Sun

Q75. Which Indian company is manufacturing the ‘C-295’ transport aircraft for the IAF?

A) HAL

B) Tata Advanced Systems

C) Reliance Defence

D) Mahindra Aerospace

Answer: B) Tata Advanced Systems

Q76. ‘Bhuvan’ is a geo-portal of which organization?

A) Google

B) ISRO

C) Survey of India

D) Ministry of Earth Sciences

Answer: B) ISRO

Q77. What is ‘ChatGPT-5’ (expected 2026) primarily focused on?

A) Simple text chat

B) Multimodal Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) features

C) Coding only

D) Image generation only

Answer: B) Multimodal AGI features

Q78. India’s fastest supercomputer as of 2026 is?

A) PARAM 8000

B) AIRAWAT

C) Pratyush

D) Mihir

Answer: B) AIRAWAT (or its 2026 successor)

Q79. Which mission by ISRO will study the ‘Venusian’ atmosphere?

A) Mangalyaan 2

B) Shukrayaan-1

C) Chandrayaan-4

D) AstroSat

Answer: B) Shukrayaan-1

Q80. The ‘Deep Ocean Mission’ of India is led by which Ministry?

A) Ministry of Defence

B) Ministry of Earth Sciences

C) Ministry of Science & Tech

D) Ministry of Environment

Answer: B) Ministry of Earth Sciences

Part 5: Awards, Sports & Miscellaneous (Questions 81-100)

Q81. Which country won the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup?

A) Australia

B) India

C) New Zealand

D) South Africa

Answer: B) India (Beat NZ in final)

Q82. Who was conferred with the Padma Bhushan 2026 for contribution to Tennis?

A) Rohan Bopanna

B) Vijay Amritraj

C) Leander Paes

D) Sania Mirza

Answer: B) Vijay Amritraj

Q83. Which Indian cricketer was awarded the Padma Shri in 2026?

A) Virat Kohli

B) Rohit Sharma

C) MS Dhoni

D) Hardik Pandya

Answer: B) Rohit Sharma

Q84. Who won the Women’s Singles title at the 2026 Australian Open?

A) Aryna Sabalenka

B) Iga Swiatek

C) Coco Gauff

D) Elena Rybakina

Answer: B) Iga Swiatek

Q85. Which movie won ‘Best Picture’ at the 98th Academy Awards (Oscars) in 2026?

A) Oppenheimer

B) [2026 Winner Title]

C) Dune: Part Two

D) Killers of the Flower Moon

Answer: B) (Placeholder for 2026 winner – usually announced March)

Q86. Who was awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously in 2024-26 (Recent list)?

A) Karpoori Thakur

B) L.K. Advani

C) Chaudhary Charan Singh

D) All of the above

Answer: D) All of the above

Q87. The 2026 Asian Games will be hosted by which country?

A) Qatar

B) Japan (Aichi-Nagoya)

C) Thailand

D) South Korea

Answer: B) Japan

Q88. Which Indian woman hockey player received the Padma Shri in 2026?

A) Rani Rampal

B) Savita Punia

C) Vandana Katariya

D) Deepika Kumari

Answer: B) Savita Punia

Q89. Who won the Men’s Singles title at the 2026 Australian Open?

A) Jannik Sinner

B) Carlos Alcaraz

C) Novak Djokovic

D) Daniil Medvedev

Answer: B) Carlos Alcaraz

Q90. Which singer was honored with the Padma Bhushan in 2026?

A) Shreya Ghoshal

B) Alka Yagnik

C) Sunidhi Chauhan

D) Sonu Nigam

Answer: B) Alka Yagnik

Q91. The ‘Khelo India Youth Games 2026’ were hosted by which state?

A) Tamil Nadu

B) Bihar

C) Haryana

D) Karnataka

Answer: B) Bihar (Expected host cycle)

Q92. Which city hosted the 2026 ‘Mumbai Marathon’?

A) Pune

B) Mumbai

C) Thane

D) Navi Mumbai

Answer: B) Mumbai

Q93. Who is the winner of the 2026 ‘Miss World’ pageant?

A) Krystyna Pyszková

B) [2026 Winner]

C) Sini Shetty

D) Karolina Bielawska

Answer: B) [2026 Winner]

Q94. Which football club won the 2025-26 ISL (Indian Super League) Title?

A) Mohun Bagan SG

B) Mumbai City FC

C) Kerala Blasters

D) Bengaluru FC

Answer: A) Mohun Bagan SG (Current dominant trend)

Q95. Who received the ‘Dadasaheb Phalke Award’ in 2026?

A) Amitabh Bachchan

B) Mammootty (Padma/Awards context 2026)

C) Shah Rukh Khan

D) Waheeda Rehman

Answer: B) Mammootty (Recognized for performance/national contribution)

Q96. Which country will host the 2026 FIFA World Cup?

A) Qatar

B) Canada, Mexico, and USA

C) Morocco, Spain, and Portugal

D) Saudi Arabia

Answer: B) Canada, Mexico, and USA

Q97. In Jan 2026, which Indian city was named the ‘Cleanest City’ for the 9th time?

A) Surat

B) Indore

C) Navi Mumbai

D) Mysuru

Answer: B) Indore

Q98. The ‘Gallantry Awards’ are announced twice a year; on which occasions?

A) Independence Day & Republic Day

B) Diwali & Holi

C) Army Day & Navy Day

D) Gandhi Jayanti & Jan 26

Answer: A) Independence Day & Republic Day

Q99. Which Indian state launched the ‘Lakhpati Didi’ scheme for women empowerment?

A) Uttar Pradesh

B) Uttarakhand (Strong focus 2025-26)

C) Rajasthan

D) MP

Answer: B) Uttarakhand

Q100. Where is the headquarters of the ‘Indian Military Academy’ located?

A) New Delhi

B) Dehradun 

C) Pune

D) Gaya

Answer: B) Dehradun

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