India National Current Affairs – Top 50 Questions for Quick Revision

1. PANKHUDI portal is a single-window digital platform launched by which ministry?
Answer: Ministry of Women and Child Development
2. Which district has become the first in India to achieve 100% insurance coverage under “Insurance for All by 2047”?
Answer: Alwar, Rajasthan
3. Which authority released India’s first comprehensive Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for handling Mass Fatality Incidents (MFIs)?
Answer: National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
4. SabhaSaar, an AI-enabled voice-to-text meeting summarisation tool, was launched by which ministry?
Answer: Ministry of Panchayati Raj
5. Operation Kiya is a joint counter-terrorism operation launched by Indian security forces in which region?
Answer: Jammu and Kashmir
6. The Jhodia community, that was recently seen in news, is primarily found in which state?
Answer: Odisha
7. Hakki Pikki tribe is primarily found in which state?
Answer: Karnataka
8. What is the name of operation under which Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) seized over four kilograms of Mephedrone (MD) in Rajasthan?
Answer: Operation PRAYOGSHALA
9. What is the name of India’s first cooperative-based ride-hailing platform launched in New Delhi?
Answer: Bharat Taxi
10. Project Himank operates primarily in which region of India?
Answer: Ladakh
11. The first Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) under the Government of India’s Shipbuilding Development Scheme has been formed in which state?
Answer: Tamil Nadu
12. Which state government launched the ‘Samikshya’ portal for real-time monitoring of projects in February 2026?
Answer: Odisha
13. Which state leads the country in rooftop solar installations under PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSG: MBY)?
Answer: Gujarat
14. NeophyteID application was launched by which state government to identify invasive plant species?
Answer: Kerala
15. Which ministry launched the ‘MY Bharat Budget Quest 2026’?
Answer: Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
16. Which institution developed a solar-powered energy storage device that can capture and store energy in a single unit?
Answer: Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CNSMS), Bengaluru
17. The National Career Service (NCS) Portal is an initiative under which ministry?
Answer: Ministry of Labour and Employment
18. Which two states are involved the the Pennaiyar river dispute, recently seen in news?
Answer: Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
19. Which initiative was launched in Union Budget 2026–27 to develop India into a global biopharmaceutical manufacturing hub?
Answer: Biopharma SHAKTI
20. Which Indian state has emerged as the largest contributor to India’s renewable energy capacity as of December 2025?
Answer: Gujarat
21. Where was India’s first Bharat Ratna Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Advocate Training and Research Centre inaugurated?
Answer: Mumbai
22. The Bihar government recently approved the installation of the first Grain ATM machines in which city as a pilot project?
Answer: Patna
23. The Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP) was introduced as part of which broader policy framework?
Answer: Hydrocarbon Exploration and Licensing Policy (HELP)
24. The traditional practice known as Paathara (or Khoni) is primarily related to which activity?
Answer: Underground storage of agricultural produce
25. Which Indian state is home to the Living Root Bridges?
Answer: Meghalaya
26. Indian Railways operationalised India’s first Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)–Diesel dual-fuel DEMU train at which place in Gujarat?
Answer: Sabarmati
27. Which district became the first in India to launch online property tax collection across all its gram panchayats?
Answer: Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh
28. Which state leads India’s Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) startup ecosystem with 39% share, as per Economic Survey 2025–26?
Answer: Karnataka
29. Where has India launched its first pilot Artificial Intelligence (AI) enabled university?
Answer: Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut
30. E-Shram portal is primarily designed for which group of workers?
Answer: Unorganised Workers
31. Which state government launched the Samikshya portal for real-time monitoring of development projects?
Answer: Odisha
32. The JALAJ Livelihood Centres initiative is jointly implemented by Namami Gange Mission and which institution?
Answer: Wildlife Institute of India
33. Which institution launched Sampoornata Abhiyan 2.0?
Answer: NITI Aayog
34. Which state government has launched India's first Menopause Clinics to support women's health?
Answer: Maharashtra
35. Where was India’s first flat rolled products (FRP) aluminium unit launched?
Answer: Odisha
36. What is the name of the operation launched by the DRI to dismantle a clandestine mobile mephedrone laboratory in the Sahyadri ranges?
Answer: Operation Sahyadri Checkmate
37. Which state government has declared 2026 as the “Year of Agriculture”?
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
38. Which state launched Raj-UNNATI, an initiative inspired by PRAGATI Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation) model?
Answer: Rajasthan
39. PANCHAM is a digital tool developed by which ministry in collaboration with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)?
Answer: Ministry of Panchayati Raj
40. The Model Youth Gram Sabha is jointly organized by which ministries?
Answer: Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Tribal Affairs
41. Which state government has implemented the Uniform Civil Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026?
Answer: Uttarakhand
42. The Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) functions under which ministry?
Answer: Ministry of Ayush
43. Which institute developed the predictive framework to identify potential glacial lake formation sites in the Eastern Himalayas?
Answer: IIT Guwahati
44. Chatergala Pass, that was recently seen in news, is located in which state/UT?
Answer: Jammu and Kashmir
45. Which state has declared Bacillus subtilis as its State Microbe in January 2026?
Answer: Kerala
46. What is the theme of Republic Day 2026?
Answer: 150 Years of Vande Mataram
47. Bactrian camels, which recently participated in the Republic Day Parade 2026, are mainly found in which region of India?
Answer: Ladakh
48. Veer Gatha 5.0 is a joint initiative of which ministries?
Answer: Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Education
49. Which government department has been named a finalist for the 2026 Franz Edelman Award for its Anna Chakra initiative?
Answer: Department of Food and Public Distribution
50. In the context of mining, what are “tailings”?
Answer: Leftover materials from processing of mined ore

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