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🏛️ SECTION 1: GOVERNANCE & POLITICS
Q1. Who resigned as Karnataka Chief Minister in May 2026?
- A) Basavaraj Bommai
- B) D. K. Shivakumar
- C) Siddaramaiah
- D) G. Parameshwara
✅ Correct Answer: C) Siddaramaiah
Q2. In the 2026 Assembly Elections, BJP was leading in how many constituencies in Assam as of 10:30 AM on counting day?
- A) 54
- B) 64
- C) 74
- D) 84
✅ Correct Answer: C) 74
Q3. Who reconstituted the Parliamentary Committees for 2026–27?
- A) President Droupadi Murmu
- B) Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- C) Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar
- D) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla
✅ Correct Answer: D) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla
Q4. The new Citizenship Rules notified by the Government primarily aimed to streamline which process?
- A) Dual Citizenship Applications
- B) OCI Card and Application Processes
- C) Passport Renewal Procedures
- D) Visa-on-Arrival Services
✅ Correct Answer: B) OCI Card and Application Processes
Q5. Which state held Assembly Elections alongside West Bengal in 2026?
- A) Bihar
- B) Jharkhand
- C) Assam
- D) Odisha
✅ Correct Answer: C) Assam
🛡️ SECTION 2: DEFENCE & SECURITY
Q6. The bomb attack in Manipur on April 7, 2026 occurred at which village?
- A) Churachandpur
- B) Tronglaobi
- C) Moirang Town
- D) Bishnupur
✅ Correct Answer: B) Tronglaobi
Q7. How many kilograms of raw opium were recovered in the Manipur security operation following the April 2026 bombing?
- A) 11 kg
- B) 15 kg
- C) 18 kg
- D) 21 kg
✅ Correct Answer: D) 21 kg
Q8. Which agency took charge of the investigation into the Manipur bombing of April 2026?
- A) CBI
- B) RAW
- C) NIA
- D) IB
✅ Correct Answer: C) NIA (National Investigation Agency)
Q9. The AI-powered security system 'Prajna' was handed over to which ministry?
- A) Ministry of Defence
- B) Ministry of Science and Technology
- C) Ministry of External Affairs
- D) Ministry of Home Affairs
✅ Correct Answer: D) Ministry of Home Affairs
Q10. The Manipur bomb blast of April 2026 was condemned by which Chief Minister as an attempt to derail peace efforts?
- A) N. Biren Singh
- B) Zoramthanga
- C) Yumnam Khemchand Singh
- D) Conrad Sangma
✅ Correct Answer: C) Yumnam Khemchand Singh
💰 SECTION 3: ECONOMY & FINANCE
Q11. What was India's Manufacturing PMI figure for April 2026?
- A) 52.3
- B) 53.9
- C) 54.7
- D) 56.1
✅ Correct Answer: C) 54.7
Q12. India's Index of Industrial Production (IIP) recorded what growth rate in April 2026?
- A) 3.2%
- B) 4.9%
- C) 5.6%
- D) 6.1%
✅ Correct Answer: B) 4.9%
Q13. The RBI projected what GDP growth rate for India in FY2026–27?
- A) 6.2%
- B) 6.5%
- C) 6.7%
- D) 6.9%
✅ Correct Answer: D) 6.9%
Q14. By how much was petrol price raised per litre since May 15, 2026?
- A) ₹5.20
- B) ₹6.50
- C) ₹7.38
- D) ₹8.10
✅ Correct Answer: C) ₹7.38
Q15. By how much was diesel price raised per litre since May 15, 2026?
- A) ₹6.20
- B) ₹7.00
- C) ₹7.52
- D) ₹8.25
✅ Correct Answer: C) ₹7.52
Q16. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) completed how many years of implementation in 2026?
- A) 7 years
- B) 8 years
- C) 9 years
- D) 10 years
✅ Correct Answer: D) 10 years
Q17. The Union Cabinet cleared which initiative to boost India's maritime self-reliance?
- A) Bharat Shipping Fund
- B) Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool
- C) National Ocean Authority
- D) India Port Development Scheme
✅ Correct Answer: B) Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool
Q18. UPI completed how many years of operation in 2026?
- A) 8 years
- B) 9 years
- C) 10 years
- D) 11 years
✅ Correct Answer: C) 10 years
Q19. The RBI signed a fintech MoU with the central bank of which country in May 2026?
- A) Thailand
- B) Indonesia
- C) Vietnam
- D) Malaysia
✅ Correct Answer: C) Vietnam
Q20. What type of currency notes is India planning to test under the RBI's revived project?
- A) Carbon Fibre Notes
- B) Nano-Chip Embedded Notes
- C) Polymer (Plastic) Notes
- D) Waterproof Paper Notes
✅ Correct Answer: C) Polymer (Plastic) Notes
🏗️ SECTION 4: INFRASTRUCTURE & DEVELOPMENT
Q21. PM Modi launched the Ganga Expressway Project in which state?
- A) Bihar
- B) Uttarakhand
- C) Madhya Pradesh
- D) Uttar Pradesh
✅ Correct Answer: D) Uttar Pradesh
Q22. Jharkhand signed an MoU with the Centre under which mission to provide tap water to rural households?
- A) Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0
- B) Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0
- C) Nal Se Jal Yojana
- D) Gram Jal Suraksha Scheme
✅ Correct Answer: B) Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0
Q23. How many Gram Panchayats emerged as frontrunners in the PAI 2.0 Report?
- A) 2,450
- B) 2,980
- C) 3,635
- D) 4,100
✅ Correct Answer: C) 3,635
Q24. PAI 2.0 stands for which index used to evaluate panchayat performance?
- A) Panchayat Achievement Index
- B) Panchayat Advancement Index
- C) Panchayat Administration Index
- D) Panchayat Accountability Index
✅ Correct Answer: B) Panchayat Advancement Index
🤖 SECTION 5: TECHNOLOGY & DIGITAL INDIA
Q25. Which AI tool was launched by India to protect citizens from online scams?
- A) Raksha
- B) Suraksha
- C) Abhay
- D) Kavach
✅ Correct Answer: C) Abhay
Q26. India's new Online Gaming Rules came into effect from which date?
- A) April 1, 2026
- B) April 15, 2026
- C) May 1, 2026
- D) May 15, 2026
✅ Correct Answer: C) May 1, 2026
Q27. The NDMA tested which type of emergency warning system in 2026?
- A) Satellite Broadcast System
- B) Cell Broadcast Emergency Warning System
- C) Radio Frequency Alert Network
- D) Doordarshan Emergency Relay System
✅ Correct Answer: B) Cell Broadcast Emergency Warning System
Q28. NDMA stands for?
- A) National Disaster Mitigation Authority
- B) National Development and Management Agency
- C) National Disaster Management Authority
- D) National Defence and Maritime Authority
✅ Correct Answer: C) National Disaster Management Authority
🌿 SECTION 6: ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE
Q29. Which wetland was designated as India's 99th Ramsar Site?
- A) Deepor Beel, Assam
- B) Hokera Wetland, J&K
- C) Shekha Jheel, Uttar Pradesh
- D) Chilika Lake, Odisha
✅ Correct Answer: C) Shekha Jheel, Uttar Pradesh
Q30. The Southwest Monsoon 2026 was expected to arrive how many days earlier than usual?
- A) 2 days
- B) 3 days
- C) 4 days
- D) 5 days
✅ Correct Answer: D) 5 days
Q31. What was the highest temperature recorded in India during the May 2026 heat wave?
- A) 45.2°C
- B) 46.8°C
- C) 47.6°C
- D) 48.3°C
✅ Correct Answer: C) 47.6°C
Q32. Which two locations recorded India's highest temperature of 47.6°C during the May 2026 heat wave?
- A) Jaipur and Nagpur
- B) Banda (UP) and Brahmpuri (Maharashtra)
- C) Lucknow and Aurangabad
- D) Agra and Solapur
✅ Correct Answer: B) Banda (UP) and Brahmpuri (Maharashtra)
Q33. Which famous mango variety's crop was destroyed by extreme heat in Maharashtra in 2026?
- A) Dasheri
- B) Langra
- C) Kesar
- D) Alphonso (Hapus)
✅ Correct Answer: D) Alphonso (Hapus)
🎓 SECTION 7: EDUCATION & SOCIAL WELFARE
Q34. The Supreme Court questioned which body over the cancellation of NEET-UG 2026?
- A) CBSE
- B) UGC
- C) NTA
- D) AICTE
✅ Correct Answer: C) NTA (National Testing Agency)
Q35. How many personalities were honoured at the Padma Awards 2026 ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan?
- A) 45
- B) 55
- C) 66
- D) 78
✅ Correct Answer: C) 66
Q36. The Atal Pension Yojana crossed how many crore enrolments in 2026?
- A) 6 crore
- B) 7 crore
- C) 8 crore
- D) 9 crore
✅ Correct Answer: D) 9 crore
Q37. Which Indian-origin student won the Scripps National Spelling Bee 2026 title?
- A) Rohan Verma
- B) Shrey Parikh
- C) Aryan Kapoor
- D) Dev Mehta
✅ Correct Answer: B) Shrey Parikh
Q38. The Atal Pension Yojana primarily targets workers from which sector?
- A) Public Sector
- B) Organised Private Sector
- C) Unorganised Sector
- D) Defence Services
✅ Correct Answer: C) Unorganised Sector
🏥 SECTION 8: HEALTH & HUMANITARIAN AID
Q39. India's 'Aarogya Maitri' initiative is primarily related to which area?
- A) Digital Health Records
- B) Humanitarian Medical Aid to other nations
- C) Free Medicine Scheme for BPL Families
- D) Yoga Promotion Globally
✅ Correct Answer: B) Humanitarian Medical Aid to other nations
Q40. India sent which medicines to Ukraine as humanitarian aid in 2026?
- A) Medicines for Tuberculosis
- B) Medicines for Malaria
- C) Medicines for Viral Hepatitis C
- D) Medicines for Dengue
✅ Correct Answer: C) Medicines for Viral Hepatitis C
🧵 SECTION 9: CULTURE, HERITAGE & PILGRIMAGE
Q41. 'Vishwa Sutra' was launched by which ministry?
- A) Ministry of Culture
- B) Ministry of Commerce
- C) Ministry of Textiles
- D) Ministry of Tourism
✅ Correct Answer: C) Ministry of Textiles
Q42. The 'Vishwa Sutra' initiative was launched to promote what on the world stage?
- A) Indian Cuisine
- B) Indian Handloom Weaves and Textile Heritage
- C) Indian Classical Music
- D) Indian Cinema
✅ Correct Answer: B) Indian Handloom Weaves and Textile Heritage
Q43. Kailash Mansarovar, the destination of the famous Yatra, is located in which region?
- A) Nepal
- B) Bhutan
- C) Tibet (China)
- D) Uttarakhand, India
✅ Correct Answer: C) Tibet (China)
Q44. The 'VM Frames' Film Contest was launched to celebrate the anniversary of which song?
- A) Jana Gana Mana
- B) Saare Jahan Se Achha
- C) Vande Mataram
- D) Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon
✅ Correct Answer: C) Vande Mataram
Q45. Vande Mataram completed how many years in 2026 as per the 'VM Frames' contest?
- A) 100 years
- B) 125 years
- C) 150 years
- D) 175 years
✅ Correct Answer: C) 150 years
Q46. PM Modi announced the return of Chola Copper Plates belonging to which century?
- A) 7th Century
- B) 9th Century
- C) 11th Century
- D) 13th Century
✅ Correct Answer: C) 11th Century
🌐 SECTION 10: DIPLOMACY & FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Q47. PM Modi's visit to Norway was described by the Norwegian envoy as which of the following?
- A) Productive and Friendly
- B) Historic and Substantial
- C) Significant and Strategic
- D) Formal and Diplomatic
✅ Correct Answer: B) Historic and Substantial
Q48. The India-Norway Green Strategic Partnership included economic cooperation through a framework of how much value?
- A) USD 50 billion
- B) USD 75 billion
- C) USD 100 billion
- D) USD 150 billion
✅ Correct Answer: C) USD 100 billion
Q49. Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing visited India during which period in 2026?
- A) April 10–14, 2026
- B) May 1–5, 2026
- C) May 15–20, 2026
- D) May 30 – June 3, 2026
✅ Correct Answer: D) May 30 – June 3, 2026
Q50. The India-Africa Forum Summit IV (IAFS-IV) logo and website were launched by which minister?
- A) PM Narendra Modi
- B) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
- C) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
- D) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar
✅ Correct Answer: D) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar
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| 3 | D | 13 | D | 23 | C | 33 | D | 43 | C |
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| 7 | D | 17 | B | 27 | B | 37 | B | 47 | B |
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