National Current Affairs Questions and Answers (43)
Total Questions : 20
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Which ministry created the PANKHUDI portal for women and child development?
2. Where is Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary situated?
3. Which state saw the biggest drop in National Highway road deaths in 2025?
4. Which new mission promotes self-reliance in pulse production?
5. In which Uttar Pradesh city is India’s first National Cow Culture Museum being built?
6. Which ministry held the National Conference on Safety of Women at Workplace?
7. What are Aenictus chittoorensis and Aenictus lankamallensis?
8. Which state does Ayesha Karim, winner of Veergatha 5.0, belong to?
9. Which ministry implements the Design Linked Incentive Scheme?
10. Who was appointed State Election Commissioner of Jammu and Kashmir?
11. Which ministry is organising Him-CONNECT at the World Sustainable Development Summit?
12. Who developed the SUJVIKA biotech data portal?
13. Which state launched a drive against single-use plastic during Holla Mohalla?
14. Where was the CBDC-based Digital Food Currency pilot started?
15. What is VSHORADS that recently made headlines?
16. What is Kerala’s new MeHEALTH app and how does it help citizens?
17. What is Jal Mahotsav 2026 and who organised it?
18. What is the “Say No To Proxy Sarpanch” campaign by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj?
19. What is Kerala’s Cyber Safety Protocol 2026 for school students?
20. Which two new fish species were recently discovered in Nagaland?
The Ministry of Women and Child Development launched PANKHUDI as a single-window digital platform. It lets individuals, NGOs, companies, and NRIs support women and child programmes
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in a clear and open way.
People can register, send proposals, and track non-cash donations online. State and union territory groups can also list their needs under the ministry’s three main missions. So far, 38 contributors have joined.
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2. Where is Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary situated?
Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary is in Arunachal Pradesh. (See detailed description in question 10 above for full information on its location, terrain, and recent news.
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3. Which state saw the biggest drop in National Highway road deaths in 2025?
Uttar Pradesh recorded the largest reduction in fatalities on National Highways between 2024 and 2025. Overall, deaths on these roads fell more than 11% across the country last yea
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Data from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways showed 57,482 deaths in 2025 compared to 64,772 the year before. Uttar Pradesh cut its toll from 9,560 to 6,973, while Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Chhattisgarh, and Telangana also helped drive the national improvement.
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4. Which new mission promotes self-reliance in pulse production?
The Pulse Self-Reliance Mission was launched by Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in Amlaha, Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh. It aims to make India fully self-suffic
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ient in pulses and even a global exporter.
The plan includes setting up 1,000 pulse processing mills and strengthening links between research centres and farmers. This effort forms a key part of the Atmanirbhar Bharat vision for stronger agriculture.
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5. In which Uttar Pradesh city is India’s first National Cow Culture Museum being built?
Mathura in Uttar Pradesh will house the country’s first National Cow Culture Museum. The Uttar Pradesh Braj Teerth Vikas Parishad is setting it up on the campus of Pandit Deenday
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al Upadhyaya Veterinary Science University.
The museum will highlight the religious, cultural, spiritual, and scientific importance of cows through 100 digital and symbolic models of major and rare breeds. It promotes conservation and cow-based economy.
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6. Which ministry held the National Conference on Safety of Women at Workplace?
The Ministry of Women and Child Development organised the National Conference on Safety of Women at Workplace (SHe-Box) at Vigyan Bhawan on 14 February 2026. The event strengthened
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the 2013 PoSH Act and promoted harassment-free offices.
The SHe-Box portal, started in August 2024, allows women to file complaints online in multiple languages and track them in real time.
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7. What are Aenictus chittoorensis and Aenictus lankamallensis?
Researchers from Karnataka and Odisha recently discovered two new army ant species—Aenictus chittoorensis and Aenictus lankamallensis—in the Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh. Th
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ese nomadic ants never build permanent nests and instead form living bivouacs from their own bodies.
They hunt in large coordinated groups and live in huge colonies across tropical areas. The finds add to our knowledge of India’s rich ant diversity.
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8. Which state does Ayesha Karim, winner of Veergatha 5.0, belong to?
Ayesha Karim, a Class 4 student from Guwahati, Assam, won the Veergatha 5.0 Super 100 national competition. She drew a powerful sketch of Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, an Ashok Chakr
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a awardee from the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
She is the only student from Assam to win this honour in five years. The government project encourages children to honour armed forces heroes through art and writing.
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9. Which ministry implements the Design Linked Incentive Scheme?
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology runs the Design Linked Incentive Scheme under the Semicon India Programme. It supports Indian chip design startups by offerin
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g financial help, tools, and intellectual property access.
C2i Semiconductors, a Bengaluru firm, recently raised funding with help from this scheme, strengthening India’s fabless semiconductor sector.
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10. Who was appointed State Election Commissioner of Jammu and Kashmir?
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha named retired IAS officer Shantmanu as the new State Election Commissioner of Jammu and Kashmir in February 2026. He will serve for five years or un
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til age 70.
The appointment follows the Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act. Detailed service rules will be notified separately.
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11. Which ministry is organising Him-CONNECT at the World Sustainable Development Summit?
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is hosting Him-CONNECT in New Delhi from 25–27 February 2026. The event links researchers from the Indian Himalayan Region
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with startups, investors, and policymakers.
It will showcase over 24 technologies developed under the National Mission on Himalayan Studies to solve real ground-level problems.
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12. Who developed the SUJVIKA biotech data portal?
The Department of Biotechnology created SUJVIKA in partnership with the Association of Biotechnology Led Enterprises. Union Minister Jitendra Singh launched this AI-driven portal o
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n the department’s 40th foundation day.
It provides clear, verified data on biotechnology product imports and helps the industry track trends in enzymes, biochemicals, and other products.
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13. Which state launched a drive against single-use plastic during Holla Mohalla?
Punjab started a special campaign to make Holla Mohalla celebrations free of single-use plastic. The Punjab Pollution Control Board, with support from the Shiromani Gurdwara Parban
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dhak Committee, is distributing steel and biodegradable plates.
Langar organisers have been asked to switch from plastic to eco-friendly options during the festival at Anandpur Sahib and Kiratpur Sahib.
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14. Where was the CBDC-based Digital Food Currency pilot started?
Puducherry hosted the launch of the Central Bank Digital Currency-based Digital Food Currency pilot under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana on 26 February 2026.
Programmable
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e₹ tokens go straight into beneficiaries’ digital wallets, making food grain distribution clearer and more accountable for over 80 crore people.
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15. What is VSHORADS that recently made headlines?
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully carried out three back-to-back flight trials of the Very Short-Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) at the Inte
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grated Test Range in Chandipur, off the Odisha coast. VSHORADS is a lightweight, man-portable air defence system (MANPADS) designed and developed indigenously by the Research Centre Imarat in collaboration with other DRDO labs and industry partners. This surface-to-air missile is built to neutralise enemy aircraft and helicopters at short ranges, with a maximum engagement range of 8 km and the ability to hit targets flying up to 4.5 km in altitude.
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16. What is Kerala’s new MeHEALTH app and how does it help citizens?
The Kerala Health Department has introduced the MeHEALTH mobile app to make public healthcare information easily accessible. Users can locate government hospitals and facilities wi
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thin a 10-kilometre radius, view detailed services, specialties, lab tests, and rates, and even book doctor appointments online. The app aims to enhance transparency, convenience, and timely access to quality healthcare across the state.
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17. What is Jal Mahotsav 2026 and who organised it?
The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS) under the Ministry of Jal Shakti organised Jal Mahotsav 2026 from 8 to 22 March 2026, linking International Women’s Day wit
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h World Water Day. Launched from Navsari in Gujarat through Jal Arpan ceremonies held nationwide, the campaign promotes community ownership of rural drinking water infrastructure under the Jal Jeevan Mission by handing over water supply schemes to Gram Panchayats and Village Water and Sanitation Committees.
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18. What is the “Say No To Proxy Sarpanch” campaign by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj?
The Ministry of Panchayati Raj launched the “Say No To Proxy Sarpanch” social media campaign to end the practice of proxy leadership in Gram Panchayats. Running until 18 March
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2026 and timed with International Women’s Day, the initiative encourages citizens to celebrate genuine women Sarpanches and speak out against the “Sarpanch Pati Culture,” where male relatives often wield real power behind elected women leaders. It seeks to foster authentic grassroots democracy and amplify women’s voices at the village level.
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19. What is Kerala’s Cyber Safety Protocol 2026 for school students?
The Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE) has rolled out the Cyber Safety Protocol 2026 to shield students in government schools from emerging cyber risks, espe
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cially those linked to artificial intelligence. The protocol complies with the IT Act 2000, the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023, the POCSO Act, and the latest 2026 IT rules on synthetically generated information. It identifies 20 major threats—including deepfakes, AI grooming, and digital arrest—and offers clear prevention and reporting guidelines for schools, teachers, parents, and students.
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20. Which two new fish species were recently discovered in Nagaland?
Researchers in Northeast India have discovered and described two new species of freshwater fish from Nagaland’s Mokokchung district: Glyptothorax sentimereni (a torrent-dwelling
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catfish found in rocky stretches of the Dikhu River) and Oreichthys elianae (found in a tributary of the Tsurang River). Both were identified during surveys of Brahmaputra River tributaries.
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