India National Current Affairs – Top 50 Questions for Quick Revision
1. A value-education initiative titled “Young Ambassadors of Change: Values for a Caring Community” was launched in which state in January 2026?
Answer: Tamil Nadu
2. The Central Silk Board works under the administrative control of which ministry?
Answer: Ministry of Textiles
3. Souparnika River, that was recently seen in news, is located in which state?
Answer: Karnataka
4. Which state/UT government has launched the unified emergency number ‘112’?
Answer: Delhi
5. Which state government has launched ‘Operation Parhar’ to dismantle gangster networks?
Answer: Punjab
6. The Punjab government has opened its first dog sanctuary in which city?
Answer: Ludhiana
7. Which city is the host of India’s first city-led climate action initiative?
Answer: Mumbai
8. Vadhavan Port, that was recently seen in news, is located in which state?
Answer: Maharashtra
9. Which state has emerged as a leading state in India for personal electric vehicle (EV) adoption in 2025?
Answer: Kerala
10. Which state government launched ‘Poshan Udaan 2026’ during the Makar Sankranti festival?
Answer: Gujarat
11. Where was India’s first open-sea marine fish farming project launched?
Answer: Andaman Sea
12. Which state government launched the ‘Arunodaya’ Mission for statewide sickle cell screening in January 2026?
Answer: Maharashtra
13. Which state government launched the ‘Aame Padhiba Aama Bhasare’ scheme to promote women empowerment and early childhood education?
Answer: Odisha
14. Which state implemented the Panchayat (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act (PESA) nearly 25 years after its statehood in January 2026?
Answer: Jharkhand
15. Who are the Chief Guests at India’s 77th Republic Day celebrations?
Answer: Antonio Luís Santos da Costa and Ursula von der Leyen
16. Which state has been recognised by NITI Aayog as the Ginger Capital of India?
Answer: Mizoram
17. Which state government has launched 'Gruha Lakshmi Digital Marketing' Portal to promote women entrepreneurs?
Answer: Karnataka
18. Which state is home to India’s first full-stack Sovereign Artificial Intelligence (AI) Park?
Answer: Tamil Nadu
19. Which ministry has organized India’s first National Capacity Building Programme for Tribal Healers in Hyderabad, Telangana?
Answer: Ministry of Tribal Affairs
20. Womaniya is a flagship initiative of which platform?
Answer: Government e-Marketplace (GeM)
21. Konda Reddi Tribe is primarily found in which state?
Answer: Andhra Pradesh
22. Which ministry has launched the National Campaign on Entrepreneurship to strengthen non-farm livelihoods among rural women?
Answer: Ministry of Rural Development
23. Which organization launched the Paripoorna Mediclaim Ayush Bima for Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) beneficiaries?
Answer: Department of Financial Services
24. Karuna Abhiyan is a wildlife rescue and rehabilitation campaign launched by which state government?
Answer: Gujarat
25. What is the primary objective of the PRAGATI platform?
Answer: Monitor and review key government programmes and resolve grievances
26. BHASHINI Samudaye is organised by which ministry?
Answer: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
27. Which panchayat in Rajasthan became the first fully organic village body in the state?
Answer: Bamanwas Kankar panchayat
28. Which state celebrated “Dhiyan Di Lohri” to honour newborn girls?
Answer: Punjab
29. Which state has taken the lead in implementing the Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry (APAAR) system as of January 2026?
Answer: Chhattisgarh
30. Bargi Dam, that was recently seen in news, is constructed on which river?
Answer: Narmada
31. The Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) is a multidisciplinary scientific organization under which ministry?
Answer: Ministry of Jal Shakti
32. Who chaired the 9th Apex-Level Meeting of the Narco-Coordination Centre (NCORD) held in New Delhi?
Answer: Union Home Minister
33. Which ministry has launched the District-Led Textiles Transformation initiative?
Answer: Ministry of Textiles
34. Which institution launched “Creator’s Corner platform” to empower digital creators across India?
Answer: Prasar Bharati
35. Which organization has developed the National IED Data Management System (NIDMS)?
Answer: National Security Guard (NSG)
36. Who became the longest-serving Chief Minister of Karnataka by surpassing D. Devaraj Urs?
Answer: Siddaramaiah
37. Which city officially declared a waterborne disease outbreak as an epidemic after several deaths in the Bhagirathpura area?
Answer: Indore
38. The Gujarat government inaugurated a cancer screening mobile unit called ‘Asha Van’ in which city?
Answer: Gandhinagar
39. Which state government has launched India’s first dedicated Deep Tech Policy?
Answer: Tamil Nadu
40. India’s first “Bio-Happy District” is being developed in which state?
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
41. Which state’s police secured first position in the ICJS (Inter-Operable Criminal Justice System) 2.0 national ranking?
Answer: Uttarakhand
42. Where was India’s first fully paperless district judiciary inaugurated?
Answer: Kerala
43. The Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS) functions under which ministry?
Answer: Ministry of Labour and Employment
44. Kamala Hydroelectric Project is located in which state?
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
45. Project Veer Gatha is a joint initiative of which two ministries?
Answer: Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Education
46. Which district became India’s first child marriage-free district in 2025?
Answer: Balod, Chhattisgarh
47. The PANKHUDI portal was launched by which ministry?
Answer: Ministry of Women and Child Development
48. HPCL commissioned the world’s first and largest Liquid Conversion–Maximum (LC-Max) Residue Upgradation Facility (RUF) at which place?
Answer: Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
49. National Quality Assurance Standards (NQAS) is a national quality framework established by which ministry?
Answer: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
50. Which country has become the first in the world to commercially produce bio-bitumen in road construction?
Answer: India