Current Affairs 2026

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Q421.Which country successfully launched the world’s first 6G satellite for testing?

AUSA BJapan CChina DSouth Korea

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Q422.When is the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 scheduled to be held?

AJan–Feb 2026 BFeb–Mar 2026 CMar–Apr 2026 DApr–May 2026

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Q423.Which two countries are co-hosting the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup?

AIndia & Pakistan BIndia & Sri Lanka CIndia & Bangladesh DIndia & South Africa

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Q424.The 18th BRICS Summit in 2026 will be hosted by which country?

ABrazil BSouth Africa CChina DIndia

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Q425.The India AI Impact Summit 2026 is scheduled to be held in which Indian city?

AMumbai BBengaluru CNew Delhi DHyderabad

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Q426.Which major space mission is planned by NASA in early 2026, marking the first crewed lunar flyby since Apollo?

AArtemis I BArtemis II CGaganyaan I DVoyager III

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Q427.India plans to launch which human spaceflight mission in 2026?

AAditya-L2 BGaganyaan CChandrayaan-4 DShukrayaan

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Q428.Which country will host the 2026 Asian Games?

AChina BJapan CSouth Korea DQatar

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Q429.Which Indian rail project is expected to begin high-speed trials in 2026?

ADelhi–Varanasi BMumbai–Ahmedabad Bullet Train CChennai–Bengaluru DKolkata–Patna

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Q430.Which exercise is a trilateral maritime drill involving India, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives?

AMalabar BMilan CDOSTI DVaruna

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Q431.India aims to achieve which renewable energy target by 2030, often mentioned in 2026 policy reviews?

A300 GW B400 GW C500 GW D600 GW

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Q432.Who was awarded the Ashok Chakra in 2026 for his mission to the International Space Station?

AASI Babu Ram BGroup Captain Shubhanshu Shukla CWing Commander Rakesh Sharma DMajor Sandeep Unnikrishnan

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Q433.The Ashok Chakra is equivalent to which wartime gallantry award?

AKirti Chakra BVir Chakra CParam Vir Chakra DShaurya Chakra

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Q434.In which year was the Ashok Chakra instituted?

A1947 B1950 C1952 D1962

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Q435.Who were among the first recipients of the Ashok Chakra in 1952?

ANaik Narbahadur Thapa & Havildar Bachittar Singh BMajor Sandeep Unnikrishnan & Captain Vikram Batra CColonel Santosh Babu & Lance Naik Albert Ekka DWing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman & ASI Babu Ram

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Q436.How many total Padma Awards were conferred in 2026?

A100 B131 C150 D120

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Q437.The India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) concluded recently, aims to reduce tariffs on Indian exports. The European Union accounts for approximately what share of global GDP?

A10% B25% C30% D40%

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Q438.Which sector will gain duty-free access to the EU market under the India-EU FTA?

APharmaceuticals BTextiles & Apparel CAutomobiles DAll of the above

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Q439.Which cultural site in Odisha has been added to UNESCO’s World Heritage Tentative List?

ASun Temple, Konark BBuddhist Diamond Triangle CJagannath Temple, Puri DChilika Lake

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Q440.North Korea recently conducted a test of which type of weapon?

ANuclear bomb BHypersonic missile CBallistic missile DCruise missile

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