Questions on Current Affairs for December 2025 and January 2026

1. In which category has India been re-elected to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council?
a) Category-A
b) Category-B
c) Category-C
d) Category-D

2. What rank did India achieve at the WorldSkills Asia Competition (WSAC) 2025?
a) 6th
b) 7th
c) 8th
d) 9th

3. World AIDS Day is observed every year on?
a) 1 December
b) 2 December
c) 3 December
d) 4 December

4. Who has recently taken charge as Controller of Warship Production & Acquisition?
a) Vice Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi
b) Vice Admiral Sanjay Sadhu
c) Admiral R. Hari Kumar
d) Vice Admiral Sandeep Naithani

5. India’s first Vande Bharat Sleeper train will run between which two stations?
a) New Delhi and Mumbai
b) Guwahati and Howrah
c) Chennai and Bengaluru
d) Patna and Lucknow

6. Which company manufactured the Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) ‘Samudra Pratap’?
a) Cochin Shipyard Limited
b) Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited
c) Hindustan Shipyard Limited
d) Goa Shipyard Limited

7. In which city did Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurate the 72nd National Volleyball Tournament?
a) Lucknow
b) Prayagraj
c) Kanpur
d) Varanasi

8. Who has recently been appointed as the first woman Chief Secretary of West Bengal?
a) Sonal Goel
b) Nandini Chakraborty
c) Sushree Mitra
d) Anita Desai

9. Researchers from which country recently joined the Maitri Research Station as part of India’s 45th Antarctic expedition?
a) Saudi Arabia
b) Qatar
c) Iran
d) United Arab Emirates

10. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) recently created two Guinness World Records during the construction of which expressway?
a) Bengaluru-Kadapa-Vijayawada Expressway
b) Delhi-Mumbai Expressway
c) Amritsar-Jamnagar Expressway
d) Ganga Expressway

11. The WaveX initiative, which was recently in discussion, comes under which central ministry?
a) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
b) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
c) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
d) Ministry of Science and Technology

12. The Indian Army recently finalized a contract to induct which indigenous rocket system?
a) Pinaka Rocket System
b) Suryastra Rocket System
c) Akash Missile System
d) Nag Missile System

13. APEDA recently inaugurated a regional office in which city to boost exports?
a) Bilaspur
b) Bhilai
c) Durg
d) Raipur

14. ‘Viksit Bharat Yuva Samvad 2026’ was organised in which city?
a) Mumbai
b) Bengaluru
c) New Delhi
d) Chennai

15. Which joint military-civilian fusion exercise was recently conducted by the Indian Army under the aegis of the Southern Command?
a) Operation Vijay
b) Sanjha Shakti
c) Yudh Abhyas
d) Operation Dost

16. PM Modi recently inaugurated Metro Phase 2 of which city?
a) Ahmedabad
b) Jaipur
c) Bhopal
d) Lucknow

17. Where did DRDO conduct the first successful flight test of the Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket?
a) Pokhran
b) Integrated Test Range, Chandipur
c) Sriharikota
d) Thumba

18. Who flagged off the maiden flight of the Dhruv NG Civil Variant helicopter?
a) Rajnath Singh
b) Amit Shah
c) Nitin Gadkari
d) Ram Mohan Naidu

19. The Dulhasti Stage-II Hydroelectric Project is being constructed on which river?
a) Jhelum
b) Indus
c) Chenab
d) Ravi

20. Who became the second Indian woman cricketer after Mithali Raj to complete 10,000 international runs?
a) Harmanpreet Kaur
b) Shafali Verma
c) Smriti Mandhana
d) Deepti Sharma

21. Which former Prime Minister of Bangladesh recently passed away after a prolonged illness?
a) Sheikh Hasina
b) Begum Khaleda Zia
c) Sajeda Chowdhury
d) Taslima Nasreen

22. Which country won the FIH Men’s Junior Hockey World Cup 2025 by defeating Spain?
a) France
b) Germany
c) Spain
d) Hungary

23. What was India’s retail inflation (CPI) in the month of November 2025?
a) 0.25%
b) 1.4%
c) 0.71%
d) 0.89%

24. Which Indian institute is jointly hosting the Global AI Conclave in Chennai?
a) IIT Bombay
b) IIT Delhi
c) IIT Guwahati
d) IIT Madras

25. Who has been appointed as the new Head of Public Policy at Meta India?
a) Aman Jain
b) Saurabh Mishra
c) Rajiv Kumar
d) Namita Thappar

26. In which year did the Union Cabinet approve the conduct of India’s next national census as a fully digital exercise?
a) 2025
b) 2026
c) 2029
d) 2027

27. Which country will host the first Commonwealth Kho Kho Championship scheduled for March 9–14, 2026?
a) India
b) Australia
c) New York
d) Los Angeles

28. Which city of India has unveiled the world’s largest statue of Lionel Messi?
a) Mumbai
b) New Delhi
c) Kolkata
d) Bhopal

29. Which country is hosting the 33rd Southeast Asian Games?
a) Indonesia
b) Malaysia
c) Thailand
d) India

30. Which is India’s first AI platform launched for cybercrime investigations in Maharashtra?
a) CyberRakshak AI
b) MahaCrimeOS AI
c) Digital Suraksha Platform
d) ApraadhAI

31. During its maiden sea voyage, INSV Kaundinya will travel from Porbandar in Gujarat to which destination?
a) Dubai, UAE
b) Colombo, Sri Lanka
c) Muscat, Oman
d) Male, Maldives

32. Who won the gold medal in the men’s 10m air rifle final at the National Shooting Championship Competitions?
a) Saurabh Chaudhary
b) Gagan Narang
c) Jitu Rai
d) Kiran Ankush Jadhav

33. With which institution has the Indian Army signed an MoU for collaboration on AI-based and software-driven defence solutions?
a) IIT Delhi
b) NSUT
c) DU
d) Jamia Millia Islamia

34. Recently, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar inaugurated a 120-foot dual-carriageway Bailey Bridge in which country?
a) Sri Lanka
b) Nepal
c) Bangladesh
d) Maldives

35. In which city will the PESA Mahotsav be organized by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj and Tribal Affairs?
a) Varanasi
b) Jaipur
c) New Delhi
d) Visakhapatnam

36. With which institution did DRDO sign an MoU to promote cooperation in the field of defence and internal security?
a) Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
b) Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU)
c) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi
d) Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)

37. Which prestigious championship did golfer Sukhman Singh recently win?
a) Indian Open
b) IGU 124th Amateur Golf Championship of India
c) Asian Tour
d) PGA Championship

38. Which company has the Ministry of Labour and Employment signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with to prepare India’s workforce for global opportunities?
a) Google
b) Amazon
c) Microsoft
d) TCS

39. Which state has become the first in the country to achieve 100 percent digitization of the voter list?
a) Rajasthan
b) Maharashtra
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Madhya Pradesh

40. Where was the world’s highest war memorial recently established?
a) Siachen Glacier
b) Doklam
c) Galwan Valley
d) Nathu

41. In December 2025, which country assumed the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council?
a) Brazil
b) France
c) Japan
d) Ecuador

42. In December 2025, which global summit focused on climate finance and loss-and-damage funding?
a) G20 Summit
b) COP29
c) World Economic Forum
d) BRICS Summit

43. In December 2025, which Indian bank announced a major digital lending platform for MSMEs?
a) SBI
b) HDFC Bank
c) Punjab National Bank
d) ICICI Bank

44. In December 2025, which country successfully tested a new hypersonic missile system?
a) Russia
b) China
c) USA
d) North Korea

45. In December 2025, which Indian city hosted the National Start-up Innovation Expo?
a) New Delhi
b) Hyderabad
c) Bengaluru
d) Ahmedabad

46. In December 2025, which international organization released the Global Energy Outlook 2026 report?
a) OPEC
b) IEA
c) World Bank
d) UNDP

47. In December 2025, which Indian personality was named among TIME’s Most Influential Leaders?
a) Sundar Pichai
b) Nandan Nilekani
c) Raghuram Rajan
d) Mukesh Ambani

48. In December 2025, which Indian state topped the National Logistics Performance Index?
a) Gujarat
b) Maharashtra
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Haryana

49. In December 2025, which international court delivered a key ruling on climate responsibility of nations?
a) ICC
b) European Court of Justice
c) ICJ
d) WTO Tribunal

50. In December 2025, which Indian mission successfully tested a reusable launch vehicle prototype?
a) Gaganyaan
b) RLV-LEX
c) Chandrayaan-4
d) Aditya-L2

51. What was the projected real growth in India’s GDP for the fiscal year 2025–26, according to the First Advance Estimates released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) on 7 January 2026?
a) 6.8%
b) 7.4%
c) 7.8%
d) 8.2%

52. On 6 January 2026, India inaugurated its first fully paperless district court in which state?
a) Karnataka
b) Kerala
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Maharashtra

53. Which hybrid material did India begin commercially producing in January 2026?
a) Biofuel ethanol
b) Bio-plastic
c) Bio-bitumen
d) Green concrete

54. The New Aadhaar App launched in January 2026 introduced a privacy-first feature for:
a) Face recognition
b) Digital signatures
c) Mobile number update from home
d) Passwordless login

55. What was the Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary in Odisha certified as being free of in January 2026?
a) Maoist presence
b) Poaching
c) Feral cattle
d) Industrial pollution

56. In January 2026, the RBI advanced plans to buy bonds worth:
a) ₹500 billion
b) ₹750 billion
c) ₹1 trillion
d) ₹1.5 trillion

57. What percentage of EU exports to India are expected to have tariffs eliminated under the India–EU Free Trade Agreement, signed on January 27, 2026?
a) 90%
b) 92.5%
c) 96.6%
d) 99.9%

58. What special tribute was paid at the Beating Retreat ceremony 2026?
a) Tribute to frontline workers
b) Tribute to Defence veterans
c) Tribute to educationists
d) Tribute to Indian women’s cricket team

59. What position did the UAE achieve as an LNG supplier to India following the recent supply agreement between the two nations?
a) Second
b) Fifth
c) Third
d) Seventh

60. The India–EU Summit 2026 in New Delhi focused on a landmark trade agreement and cooperation in:
a) Space research
b) Defence production
c) Climate and security
d) Medical tourism

61. What nationwide initiative, focusing on the reduction of particulate pollution in major urban centres, did India launch at the start of 2026?
a) Clean Ganga Mission
b) National Air Quality Mission
c) National Clean Air Programme
d) Green India Initiative

62. On January 1, 2026, Delhi’s AQI was reported in which category by the CPCB?
a) Severe
b) Very Poor
c) Poor
d) Moderate

63. Which country was the Chief Guest at India’s 77th Republic Day celebrations in January 2026?
a) France
b) Indonesia
c) Japan
d) Brazil

64. The theme of India’s Republic Day Parade 2026 focused primarily on:
a) Digital India
b) Women-led Development
c) Military Modernisation
d) Cultural Federalism

65. Which Indian state tableau won the “Best Tableau” award on Republic Day 2026?
a) Odisha
b) Gujarat
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Madhya Pradesh

66. Which Indian scientist received the Padma Vibhushan in 2026 for contributions to space technology?
a) K. Sivan
b) Ritu Karidhal
c) Tessy Thomas
d) A. S. Kiran Kumar

67. In January 2026, India overtook which country to become the world’s largest economy in terms of nominal GDP?
a) Germany
b) Japan
c) UK
d) France

68. The Indian Navy commissioned which indigenous warship in January 2026?
a) INS Surat
b) INS Nilgiri
c) INS Imphal
d) INS Udaygiri

69. Which Indian city was declared India’s first fully AI-governed municipal corporation in January 2026?
a) Pune
b) Indore
c) Surat
d) Bhopal

70. The Global Firepower Index 2026 ranked India at which position?
a) 2nd
b) 3rd
c) 4th
d) 5th

71. Which Indian athlete won gold at the Asian Indoor Athletics Meet in January 2026?
a) Neeraj Chopra
b) Avinash Sable
c) Murali Sreeshanka
d) Tejaswin Shankar

72. The Union Government launched which scheme in January 2026 to boost semiconductor manufacturing?
a) Chip India Mission
b) Silicon Bharat Initiative
c) Semicon India Programme
d) Make in Chips

73. Which country launched the world’s first quantum-encrypted satellite network in January 2026?
a) China
b) USA
c) Japan
d) Russia

74. India’s first underwater metro trial in January 2026 took place in:
a) Mumbai
b) Chennai
c) Kochi
d) Kolkata

75. Which Indian port became the first carbon-neutral port in January 2026?
a) Mundra
b) Kandla
c) Cochin
d) Paradip

76. Which report released in January 2026 highlighted India’s improvement in renewable energy capacity?
a) World Energy Outlook
b) Global Energy Transition Index
c) IRENA Renewable Status Report
d) Climate Action Tracker

77. The Global Risks Report 2026 was released by:
a) IMF
b) UNDP
c) World Economic Forum
d) World Bank

78. Which ministry was responsible for launching India’s inaugural national policy framework in January 2026 to govern the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in public administration?
a) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
b) Ministry of Home Affairs
c) Ministry of Science & Technology
d) Ministry of Corporate Affairs

79. Which country assumed the presidency of the G20 at the start of January 2026?
a) India
b) Brazil
c) South Africa
d) Indonesia

80. India’s first Green Hydrogen-powered commercial bus service was inaugurated in January 2026 in:
a) Delhi
b) Pune
c) Kochi
d) Ahmedabad

81. Which institution released the 2026 edition of the Global Economic Prospects report in January?
a) IMF
b) World Bank
c) UNDP
d) OECD

82. Which Indian city hosted the Global Climate Adaptation Summit in January 2026?
a) Chennai
b) Bengaluru
c) New Delhi
d) Hyderabad

83. In January 2026, the Supreme Court of India issued significant directions related to:
a) Electoral bonds
b) Gig workers’ social security
c) AFSPA
d) Collegium system

84. In January 2026, which Indian state was the first to grant legal recognition to gig workers, classifying them as “dependent contractors”?
a) Rajasthan
b) Karnataka
c) Kerala
d) Tamil Nadu

85. The International Labour Organization (ILO) released a report in January 2026 focusing on:
a) Youth unemployment
b) Climate migration
c) Platform-based employment
d) Gender wage gap

86. Which Indian defence exercise was conducted jointly with France in January 2026?
a) Garuda
b) Shakti
c) Varuna
d) Desert Knight

87. In which court was India’s inaugural AI-powered judicial transcription system first tested (piloted) in January 2026?
a) Supreme Court
b) Delhi High Court
c) Bombay High Court
d) Madras High Court

88. In January 2026, which nation formally declared its intention to withdraw from the review mechanism associated with the Paris Agreement?
a) Russia
b) Iran
c) Argentina
d) Brazil

89. Which launch vehicle stage was successfully tested by ISRO in January 2026?
a) LVM3 cryogenic stage
b) SSLV booster stage
c) Gaganyaan crew module
d) RLV landing experiment

90. In January 2026, which international judicial body delivered an advisory opinion concerning the climate-related obligations of nations?
a) International Criminal Court
b) International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
c) International Court of Justice
d) European Court of Human Rights

91. Under a UN-backed initiative in January 2026, which region adopted India’s digital public infrastructure (DPI) model?
a) Africa
b) Latin America
c) Southeast Asia
d) Middle East

92. The Union Budget 2026–27 consultations in January focused heavily on:
a) Defence expenditure
b) Fiscal consolidation
c) Green growth and AI
d) Agricultural subsidies

93. Which Indian personality was appointed as UN Special Envoy on Digital Public Goods in January 2026?
a) Nandan Nilekani
b) Raghuram Rajan
c) Sundar Pichai
d) Arvind Subramanian

94. The National Statistical Office (NSO) revised India’s GDP base year to:
a) 2011–12
b) 2017–18
c) 2018–19
d) 2020–21

95. Which sector recorded the highest FDI inflows into India in January 2026?
a) Manufacturing
b) Renewable energy
c) IT services
d) Telecommunications

96. In January 2026, India and which country signed a comprehensive free trade agreement?
a) UK
b) Canada
c) Australia
d) UAE

97. In January 2026, which Indian bank introduced India’s inaugural AI-powered credit assessment system for MSMEs?
a) SBI
b) ICICI Bank
c) HDFC Bank
d) Bank of Baroda

98. The Global Corruption Barometer 2026 was released by:
a) UNODC
b) Transparency International
c) World Bank
d) OECD

99. Which Indian city topped the Global Smart Cities Index 2026 (India category)?
a) Pune
b) Bengaluru
c) Surat
d) Indore

100. India’s first dedicated climate finance bank was announced in January 2026 under the:
a) RBI
b) NITI Aayog
c) Ministry of Finance
d) Ministry of Environment