India National Current Affairs – Top 50 Questions for Quick Revision
1. Which site has been approved by the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) for setting up the lead demonstration units of India’s indigenous Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)?
Answer: Tarapur, Maharashtra
2. Operation Nanhe Farishtey, recently seen in the news, is related to which organization?
Answer: Railway Protection Force (RPF)
3. Which institution launched the national cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence hackathon ‘CYBER KUSHTI 2026’?
Answer: National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT)
4. Which state government approved the phased statewide rollout of SAMASTA, a mobile-based community digital health platform?
Answer: Karnataka
5. Which state government launched the YUVAN (Yuva and Van) initiative to connect young people with nature, wildlife and local biodiversity?
Answer: Chhattisgarh
6. Which state ranks first in the country in terms of installed EV charging stations as of August 2026?
Answer: Maharashtra
7. The ‘Gramin Gyan Setu’ app, recently launched to integrate rural libraries, is associated with which Lok Sabha constituency of Gujarat?
Answer: Gandhinagar
8. Which Union Territories are the first to fully operationalise the programmable Digital Rupee under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY)?
Answer: Chandigarh and Dadra & Nagar Haveli
9. Which state launched the technology-driven wildlife monitoring and conflict-management platform named 'H.A.N.U.M.A.N.'?
Answer: Andhra Pradesh
10. Which crowdsourcing initiative was launched under the BHASHINI mission to collect Indian language datasets from citizens?
Answer: BhashaDaan
11. Which ministry organised ‘Srijan: Voices from the Loom’, a programme celebrating women handloom weavers?
Answer: Ministry of Textiles
12. Which initiative launched by government to establish common scientific standards for medicinal plants used across different traditional medicine systems?
Answer: One Herb, One Standard
13. Which state/UT hosted the first-ever Black-necked Crane Festival in August 2026?
Answer: Ladakh
14. Which state government recently notified a first-of-its-kind ‘Widow and Orphan Cess’ on petrol and diesel?
Answer: Himachal Pradesh
15. According to recent data, which state has the highest number of dialysis centres under the Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme (PMNDP) in 2025–26?
Answer: Gujarat
16. NAVYA programme is implemented under which scheme?
Answer: Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 4.0
17. Which state government recently launched ‘Tathyakosh’, an open-source public data portal designed as a Digital Public Good?
Answer: Karnataka
18. Which port has become India's first Scope-2 Emission-Free port?
Answer: V.O. Chidambaranar Port
19. Kalanamak rice, recently in the news for increased production and exports, is primarily grown in which state?
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
20. Which North Eastern state was recently highlighted for having the highest number of agarwood trees in India?
Answer: Assam
21. Which state received the highest foodgrain allocation under PM-POSHAN in 2025–26?
Answer: Bihar
22. Which organisation launched India’s first accreditation scheme for Mobile Food Testing Laboratories?
Answer: National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories
23. The Thoti community, recently in the news, is primarily found in which state?
Answer: Telangana
24. Which portal was launched by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways for continuous grievance redressal of seafarers?
Answer: e-NAVIK
25. What is the name of the digital platform recently launched by government to transform India’s maritime governance?
Answer: E-Samudra
26. Which city's police force launched 'Operation Mukta' to identify and verify suspected illegal immigrants?
Answer: Bengaluru
27. Which state recorded the highest cumulative transactions under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission’s (ABDM) ‘Scan and Register’ service?
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
28. Which state has become the first in India to approve and notify the Pedestrian Safety and Universal Accessibility Policy, 2026?
Answer: Andhra Pradesh
29. Thag La Pass, that was recently seen in news, is located in which state?
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
30. Which country was designated as the 'Featured Country' at the Travel and Tourism Fair (TTF 2026) in Gandhinagar?
Answer: Israel
31. Which state launched the AI-powered 'Composite Digital Crop Survey' pilot initiative in August 2026?
Answer: Karnataka
32. Which digital portal was launched by the Ministry of Textiles to provide digital identity cards to handloom weavers?
Answer: e-Pehchan
33. The Marusudar River, recently seen in the news due to the Pakal Dul Hydroelectric Project, is a tributary of which river?
Answer: Chenab
34. Which state has launched Project BLESS to prevent distress migration by strengthening rural livelihoods?
Answer: Odisha
35. Which state launched the 'My Police Station' initiative to strengthen people-centric policing?
Answer: Kerala
36. Which operation was launched by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to trace and repatriate fugitives and economic offenders from abroad?
Answer: Operation Trishul
37. Which state launched the 'Super Clean, Super Campus' initiative in August 2026 to upgrade basic hygiene and safety in state-run schools?
Answer: Tamil Nadu
38. Nagarjuna Sagar Project, that was recently seen in news, is built across which river?
Answer: Krishna
39. The 'VEGAM' workflow was launched by which state to speed up land acquisition for infrastructure projects?
Answer: Kerala
40. The MAHA Water Programme is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Jal Shakti and which organisation?
Answer: Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF)
41. Bihar's first Fish Brood Bank has been established in which district?
Answer: Sitamarhi
42. The AI-driven governance initiatives, including the BPPR Cell, SAMPATH, PLANSPACE 2.0 and VEGAM, have been launched by which state?
Answer: Kerala
43. The Tea Board of India functions under which Ministry?
Answer: Ministry of Commerce and Industry
44. Which mobile application is used by the Government of India to identify unbanked villages through GIS-based mapping?
Answer: Jan Dhan Darshak App
45. The recently launched e-Pratyaropan digital platform is primarily associated with which sector?
Answer: Organ donation and transplantation
46. Which state enacted the Freedom of Religion Act, 2026, which came into force on 30 July 2026?
Answer: Maharashtra
47. The 'One Nation, One Fertilizer' initiative is implemented under which scheme?
Answer: Pradhanmantri Bhartiya Janurvarak Pariyojana (PMBJP)
48. The Dikhow River, that was recently seen in news, is a tributary of which river?
Answer: Brahmaputra
49. The Sammakka-Sarakka (Tupakulagudem) Barrage, recently in the news, is built across which river?
Answer: Godavari
50. The Cholanaikkan tribe is primarily found in which state?
Answer: Kerala