Top 20 GK Current Affairs Questions and Answers
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Top 20 Important Current Affairs Questions & Answers for 2026
Q1. Which Indian state hosted the 78th Indian Army Day parade in January 2026?
Answer: Rajasthan.
Q2. What is the theme for the Indian Army in 2026?
Answer: Year of Networking and Data Centricity.
Q3. Which drone was inducted by the Indian Army in January 2026?
Answer: Medium Altitude Persistent Surveillance System (MAPSS)
Q4. What contract did Mistral Solutions secure in January 2026?
Answer: Mistral Solutions (a subsidiary of AXISCADES Technologies Limited) secured a contract worth approximately ₹100 crore ($100 million in some reports, though contexts confirm INR) to supply Signal and Data Processing Units (SDPUs) for India’s indigenous Low-Level Transportable Radar (LLTR) Ashwini programme.
Q5. Which scheme launched by APEDA supports agri-food startups in January 2026?
Answer: BHARATI (Bharat’s Hub for Agritech, Resilience, Advancement, and Incubation for Export Innovation)
Q6. What is the fertilizer subsidy allocation in the Union Budget 2026?
Answer: ₹1.67 lakh crore.
Q7. Who was appointed as UPSC Chairman in May 2025?
Answer: Ajay Kumar. ( assumed office on May 15, 2025, to serve until October 2027. )
Q8. Which Indian institute became the nodal for Pushpak National Mission on Drone in 2025?
Answer: IIT Bombay.
Q9. Who became India’s 92nd Chess Grandmaster in January 2026?
Answer: Aaryan Varshney.
Q10. Which state emerged as overall champions of Khelo India Beach Games 2026?
Answer: Karnataka.
Q11. What is ISRO’s first launch of 2026?
Answer: PSLV-C62 mission deploying EOS-N1 Anvesha satellite.
Q12. What additional funding was approved for Gaganyaan program in 2026?
Answer: ₹11,170 Crore.
Q13. Which DRDO achievement marked a milestone in Hypersonic Cruise Missile Programme in 2026?
Answer: Long-duration ground test of scramjet engine.
Q14. What is India’s projected GDP growth for FY26 by IMF in January 2026?
Answer: 7.3%
Q15. What tariff did US impose on countries trading with Iran in January 2026?
Answer: 25%.
Q16. Which country restricted scholarships for students to study in UK due to radicalisation concerns in January 2026?
Answer: UAE.
Q17. What is the fiscal deficit target for FY26 in Union Budget 2026?
Answer: 4.4% of GDP.
Q18. Who won the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for December 2025?
Answer: Mitchell Starc.
Q19. What is the projected global growth for 2026 by IMF?
Answer: 3.3%.
Q20. Which formation will IAF display on Republic Day 2026?
Answer: Operation Sindoor Formation.
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