India National Current Affairs – Top 50 Questions for Quick Revision
1. Which state government launched the ‘Arunodaya’ Mission for statewide sickle cell screening in January 2026?
Answer: Maharashtra
2. Which state government launched the ‘Aame Padhiba Aama Bhasare’ scheme to promote women empowerment and early childhood education?
Answer: Odisha
3. Which state implemented the Panchayat (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act (PESA) nearly 25 years after its statehood in January 2026?
Answer: Jharkhand
4. Who are the Chief Guests at India’s 77th Republic Day celebrations?
Answer: Antonio Luís Santos da Costa and Ursula von der Leyen
5. Which state has been recognised by NITI Aayog as the Ginger Capital of India?
Answer: Mizoram
6. Which state government has launched 'Gruha Lakshmi Digital Marketing' Portal to promote women entrepreneurs?
Answer: Karnataka
7. Which state is home to India’s first full-stack Sovereign Artificial Intelligence (AI) Park?
Answer: Tamil Nadu
8. Which ministry has organized India’s first National Capacity Building Programme for Tribal Healers in Hyderabad, Telangana?
Answer: Ministry of Tribal Affairs
9. Womaniya is a flagship initiative of which platform?
Answer: Government e-Marketplace (GeM)
10. Konda Reddi Tribe is primarily found in which state?
Answer: Andhra Pradesh
11. Which ministry has launched the National Campaign on Entrepreneurship to strengthen non-farm livelihoods among rural women?
Answer: Ministry of Rural Development
12. Which organization launched the Paripoorna Mediclaim Ayush Bima for Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) beneficiaries?
Answer: Department of Financial Services
13. Karuna Abhiyan is a wildlife rescue and rehabilitation campaign launched by which state government?
Answer: Gujarat
14. What is the primary objective of the PRAGATI platform?
Answer: Monitor and review key government programmes and resolve grievances
15. BHASHINI Samudaye is organised by which ministry?
Answer: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
16. Which panchayat in Rajasthan became the first fully organic village body in the state?
Answer: Bamanwas Kankar panchayat
17. Which state celebrated “Dhiyan Di Lohri” to honour newborn girls?
Answer: Punjab
18. Which state has taken the lead in implementing the Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry (APAAR) system as of January 2026?
Answer: Chhattisgarh
19. Bargi Dam, that was recently seen in news, is constructed on which river?
Answer: Narmada
20. The Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) is a multidisciplinary scientific organization under which ministry?
Answer: Ministry of Jal Shakti
21. Who chaired the 9th Apex-Level Meeting of the Narco-Coordination Centre (NCORD) held in New Delhi?
Answer: Union Home Minister
22. Which ministry has launched the District-Led Textiles Transformation initiative?
Answer: Ministry of Textiles
23. Which institution launched “Creator’s Corner platform” to empower digital creators across India?
Answer: Prasar Bharati
24. Which organization has developed the National IED Data Management System (NIDMS)?
Answer: National Security Guard (NSG)
25. Who became the longest-serving Chief Minister of Karnataka by surpassing D. Devaraj Urs?
Answer: Siddaramaiah
26. Which city officially declared a waterborne disease outbreak as an epidemic after several deaths in the Bhagirathpura area?
Answer: Indore
27. The Gujarat government inaugurated a cancer screening mobile unit called ‘Asha Van’ in which city?
Answer: Gandhinagar
28. Which state government has launched India’s first dedicated Deep Tech Policy?
Answer: Tamil Nadu
29. India’s first “Bio-Happy District” is being developed in which state?
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
30. Which state’s police secured first position in the ICJS (Inter-Operable Criminal Justice System) 2.0 national ranking?
Answer: Uttarakhand
31. Where was India’s first fully paperless district judiciary inaugurated?
Answer: Kerala
32. The Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS) functions under which ministry?
Answer: Ministry of Labour and Employment
33. Kamala Hydroelectric Project is located in which state?
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
34. Project Veer Gatha is a joint initiative of which two ministries?
Answer: Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Education
35. Which district became India’s first child marriage-free district in 2025?
Answer: Balod, Chhattisgarh
36. The PANKHUDI portal was launched by which ministry?
Answer: Ministry of Women and Child Development
37. HPCL commissioned the world’s first and largest Liquid Conversion–Maximum (LC-Max) Residue Upgradation Facility (RUF) at which place?
Answer: Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
38. National Quality Assurance Standards (NQAS) is a national quality framework established by which ministry?
Answer: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
39. Which country has become the first in the world to commercially produce bio-bitumen in road construction?
Answer: India
40. Which state has the highest number of dedicated social media monitoring cells as of 2024?
Answer: Bihar
41. Which state has launched the International Spice Routes Heritage Network to promote cultural tourism and research?
Answer: Kerala
42. Recently, where has the Public Works Department (PWD) made it mandatory to install QR codes on road signs?
Answer: Delhi
43. The Battery Pack Aadhaar Number (BPAN) is a regulatory initiative proposed by which ministry?
Answer: Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
44. Where has Uttar Pradesh’s first Braille library, exclusively dedicated to visually impaired persons, been established?
Answer: Lucknow
45. Sanskaar Shaala, a value-based education programme for children aged 4–14 years, was launched by which state government?
Answer: Assam
46. SAMPANN is an online pension management system for which category of pensioners?
Answer: Department of Telecommunications (DoT) pensioners
47. According to Ministry of Agriculture, India has surpassed which country to become the world’s largest rice producer?
Answer: China
48. Which legal framework provides the basis for notification of diseases in India?
Answer: Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897
49. The Salal Hydroelectric Project is located on which river?
Answer: Chenab
50. The Live Events Development Cell (LEDC) was established by which ministry?
Answer: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting