Defence Exams (NDA, CDS, CAPF) Current Affairs Questions and Answers March 2026

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Which institution is being upgraded into the AIIMS-like RIMS in Jaipur?
1. SMS Medical College
2. Rajasthan Technical University
3. RUHS
4. University of Rajasthan
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Answer: C. RUHS — The RIMS Bill, 2026 upgrades the Rajasthan University of Health Sciences into an autonomous institute.
From which state did PM Modi launch the nationwide HPV vaccination campaign?
1. Gujarat
2. Uttar Pradesh
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Rajasthan
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Answer: D. Rajasthan — The first nationwide HPV vaccination drive for girls was launched from Rajasthan.
Which vaccine is used in the nationwide HPV campaign?
1. Gardasil-4
2. Covaxin
3. Rotavac
4. BCG
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Answer: A. Gardasil-4 — A single dose of Gardasil-4 is given to girls aged 9 to 14.
HPV vaccination protects girls from which disease?
1. Breast cancer
2. Cervical cancer
3. Tuberculosis
4. Typhoid
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Answer: B. Cervical cancer — The main aim is protection against cervical cancer caused by HPV.
What is the age group of girls covered by the HPV vaccination campaign?
1. 5 to 9 years
2. 12 to 18 years
3. 9 to 14 years
4. 15 to 20 years
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Answer: C. 9 to 14 years — Girls aged 9 to 14 years are covered, about 1.5 crore each year.
Which Chennai start-up tested the world's first fully 3D-printed booster rocket engine, Agnite?
1. Agnikul Cosmos
2. Skyroot Aerospace
3. Dhruva Space
4. Omspace
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Answer: A. Agnikul Cosmos — Agnikul Cosmos tested Agnite, made from the nickel superalloy Inconel.
Which state became the first to launch a sounding rocket from its own territory, from near Dholera?
1. Tamil Nadu
2. Gujarat
3. Odisha
4. Andhra Pradesh
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Answer: B. Gujarat — Ahmedabad start-up Omspace launched the rocket from Bavaliyari village in Gujarat.
In which city was India's first rare earth magnet pilot plant set up?
1. Bengaluru
2. Chennai
3. Hyderabad
4. Pune
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Answer: C. Hyderabad — The plant at ARCI, Hyderabad, will make Nd-Fe-B magnets and reduce dependence on China.
How much indigenous content does the stealth frigate INS Taragiri have?
1. More than 50%
2. More than 60%
3. More than 90%
4. More than 75%
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Answer: D. More than 75% — INS Taragiri (F41) is over 75% indigenous and runs on CODOG propulsion.
From which platform is the Indian Air Force's Vayu Baan drone launched?
1. A flying helicopter
2. A warship
3. A submarine
4. A ground truck
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Answer: A. A flying helicopter — Vayu Baan is a drone launched from a flying helicopter; ADC-150 is a container dropped from an aircraft.

The ADC-150 air-droppable container can carry supplies of up to how much weight?
1. 100 kg
2. 150 kg
3. 250 kg
4. 500 kg
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Answer: B. 150 kg — DRDO and the Navy tested ADC-150 from a P-8 aircraft; it carries up to 150 kg to ships at sea.
R. Vairamuthu, chosen for the 60th Jnanpith Award, writes in which language?
1. Telugu
2. Malayalam
3. Tamil
4. Kannada
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Answer: C. Tamil — Vairamuthu is a Tamil poet and lyricist, the third Tamil writer to win the Jnanpith.
Which body gives the Saraswati Samman?
1. Bharatiya Jnanpith
2. Sahitya Akademi
3. Ministry of Culture
4. K.K. Birla Foundation
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Answer: D. K.K. Birla Foundation — The K.K. Birla Foundation gives it for the best work in the 22 Eighth Schedule languages.
Which organisation named Sheetal Devi Para Archer of the Year 2025?
1. World Archery
2. International Olympic Committee
3. Paralympic Committee of India
4. Archery Association of India
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Answer: A. World Archery — World Archery honoured her after her gold at the World Para Archery Championships in Gwangju.
Mayank Chakraborty became which number Grandmaster of India?
1. 92nd
2. 94th
3. 96th
4. 100th
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Answer: B. 94th — He became India's 94th Grandmaster and the first from North-East India.
Jammu and Kashmir won the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 final by beating which team?
1. Mumbai
2. Vidarbha
3. Karnataka
4. Delhi
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Answer: C. Karnataka — J&K beat Karnataka on first-innings lead in the final at Hubballi.
According to SIPRI, what was India's rank among world arms importers in 2021-2025?
1. First
2. Third
3. Second
4. Fourth
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Answer: C. Second — India had an 8.2% share of global arms imports and ranked second.
Which state topped the ICJS 2.0 and CCTNS dashboard ranking with 93.46 points?
1. Uttarakhand
2. Haryana
3. Assam
4. Kerala
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Answer: A. Uttarakhand — Uttarakhand was first, followed by Haryana and Assam.
Operation Urja Suraksha protects Indian energy ships in which strait?
1. Strait of Malacca
2. Strait of Hormuz
3. Bab-el-Mandeb
4. Strait of Gibraltar
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Answer: B. Strait of Hormuz — The Strait of Hormuz separates Iran from Oman and the UAE; India sent over 15 warships to the Gulf of Oman.
Who was the chief guest at Raisina Dialogue 2026?
1. Mark Carney
2. Balendra Shah
3. Alexander Stubb
4. José Antonio Kast
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Answer: C. Alexander Stubb — Finland's President Alexander Stubb was chief guest at the 5-7 March 2026 dialogue in New Delhi.

Where was the 14th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC14) held in March 2026?
1. Geneva
2. Nairobi
3. Abu Dhabi
4. Yaoundé
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Answer: D. Yaoundé — MC14 took place in Yaoundé, Cameroon, from 26 to 30 March 2026.
What did the 26-year-old WTO moratorium that lapsed at MC14 cover?
1. Customs duties on electronic transmissions
2. Fishing subsidies
3. Farm subsidies
4. Public stockholding
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Answer: A. Customs duties on electronic transmissions — It stopped duties on e-commerce downloads; it could not be extended for lack of agreement.
Which two countries did the FATF add to its grey list in March 2026?
1. Pakistan and Myanmar
2. Kuwait and Papua New Guinea
3. Turkey and Nigeria
4. Iran and Syria
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Answer: B. Kuwait and Papua New Guinea — The FATF plenary in Mexico City added them, taking the list to 22 countries.
Balendra Shah, Nepal's youngest Prime Minister, belongs to which party?
1. Nepali Congress
2. CPN-UML
3. Rastriya Swatantra Party
4. Maoist Centre
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Answer: C. Rastriya Swatantra Party — He leads the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) and took oath on 27 March 2026 at age 35.
Which body chose Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran's Supreme Leader?
1. Parliament
2. Guardian Council
3. President of Iran
4. Assembly of Experts
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Answer: D. Assembly of Experts — The Assembly of Experts picked him by majority on 8 March 2026 after his father's death.
India held the joint exercise LAMITIYE-2026 with which country?
1. Seychelles
2. Mauritius
3. Maldives
4. Mozambique
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Answer: A. Seychelles — It was held 9-20 March 2026 at the Seychelles Defence Academy; all three Indian forces took part for the first time.
What is the training focus of the US-led exercise Sea Dragon 2026 at Guam?
1. Mine warfare
2. Anti-submarine warfare
3. Air defence
4. Amphibious landing
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Answer: B. Anti-submarine warfare — Sea Dragon 2026 trains for anti-submarine warfare, with India, USA, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.
In which countries was NATO's Cold Response 2026 exercise held?
1. Poland and Lithuania
2. Estonia and Latvia
3. Norway and Finland
4. Sweden and Denmark
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Answer: C. Norway and Finland — About 25,000 troops from 14 countries trained in Norway and Finland to build Arctic strength.
Kaveh Madani, winner of the Stockholm Water Prize 2026, is from which country?
1. Iraq
2. Egypt
3. Turkey
4. Iran
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Answer: D. Iran — Madani, from Iran, is the youngest winner at 44 and heads UNU-INWEH.
Chile became the first country in which region to eliminate leprosy as a public health problem?
1. The Americas
2. Asia
3. Africa
4. Europe
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Answer: A. The Americas — WHO recognised Chile; it is the second country in the world after Jordan.

For which club did Lionel Messi score his 900th career goal?
1. FC Barcelona
2. Inter Miami CF
3. Paris Saint-Germain
4. Argentina national team
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Answer: B. Inter Miami CF — He reached 900 goals in his 1,142nd match for Inter Miami CF.
Which narrow waterway, key for world oil trade, came under threat during the Iran conflict?
1. Strait of Malacca
2. Strait of Hormuz
3. Bab-el-Mandeb
4. Suez Canal
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Answer: B. Strait of Hormuz — Tension rose near the Strait of Hormuz, through which a large share of the world's oil moves.
Who was named Iran's third Supreme Leader on 8 March 2026?
1. Alireza Arafi
2. Masoud Pezeshkian
3. Mojtaba Khamenei
4. Hassan Rouhani
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Answer: C. Mojtaba Khamenei — Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Ali Khamenei, was named the third Supreme Leader on 8 March 2026.
Who was made chairman of the Lok Sabha Committee of Privileges from 3 March 2026?
1. Ravi Shankar Prasad
2. Anurag Thakur
3. Nishikant Dubey
4. Om Birla
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Answer: A. Ravi Shankar Prasad — Speaker Om Birla nominated Patna Sahib MP Ravi Shankar Prasad as the committee's chairman.
R. N. Ravi moved from Tamil Nadu to be the Governor of which state?
1. Telangana
2. West Bengal
3. Bihar
4. Nagaland
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Answer: B. West Bengal — R. N. Ravi became Governor of West Bengal in the March 2026 reshuffle.
Who became the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi after Vinai Kumar Saxena moved to Ladakh?
1. Anil Baijal
2. Najeeb Jung
3. Taranjit Singh Sandhu
4. Syed Ata Hasnain
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Answer: C. Taranjit Singh Sandhu — Former diplomat Taranjit Singh Sandhu took over as Delhi's Lieutenant Governor.
Who became the new chairperson of the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC)?
1. Kiran Umesh Mahale
2. Annapurna Devi
3. Rekha Sharma
4. Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti
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Answer: D. Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti — Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti became NCBC chairperson; Kiran Umesh Mahale became a member.
The Akasha300 3D printer was handed to which ISRO centre?
1. VSSC, Thiruvananthapuram
2. LPSC, Valiamala
3. SDSC, Sriharikota
4. URSC, Bengaluru
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Answer: B. LPSC, Valiamala — A Kerala start-up gave the printer to the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre at Valiamala.
Between which two places will India's first hydrogen train run?
1. Delhi and Meerut
2. Kalka and Shimla
3. Jind and Sonipat
4. Ambala and Chandigarh
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Answer: C. Jind and Sonipat — The hydrogen train will run on the Jind-Sonipat section in Haryana, with a hydrogen plant at Jind.
The Delhi government's ANMOL scheme screens newborns for how many genetic and metabolic disorders?
1. 12
2. 28
3. 100
4. 56
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Answer: D. 56 — ANMOL offers free heel-prick screening for 56 disorders.

Kalinjar Fort, whose nearby hills became a national geo-heritage site, is in which district?
1. Mahoba
2. Jhansi
3. Chitrakoot
4. Banda
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Answer: D. Banda — Kalinjar is in Banda district, Uttar Pradesh; the GSI gave the geo-heritage status.
Where was the final of the 2026 T20 World Cup, won by India, played?
1. Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
2. Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
3. Eden Gardens, Kolkata
4. M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
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Answer: B. Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad — India beat New Zealand in the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, on 8 March 2026.
Who was named Player of the Tournament in the 2026 T20 World Cup with 327 runs?
1. Jasprit Bumrah
2. Suryakumar Yadav
3. Sanju Samson
4. Abhishek Sharma
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Answer: C. Sanju Samson — Sanju Samson scored 327 runs; Jasprit Bumrah was Man of the Match in the final.
How many medals did India win at the World Para Athletics Grand Prix in New Delhi?
1. 150
2. 180
3. 250
4. 208
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Answer: D. 208 — India won a record 208 medals (75 gold, 69 silver, 64 bronze) and topped the table.
Who won the 60th Jnanpith Award (2025)?
1. Vairamuthu
2. Gulzar
3. Vinod Kumar Shukla
4. Ramkumar Mukhopadhyay
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Answer: A. Vairamuthu — Tamil poet and lyricist Vairamuthu won it, the first writer honoured for Tamil poetry.
Jayanthi Kumaresh, who won the Sangita Kalanidhi 2026, plays which instrument?
1. Violin
2. Veena
3. Mridangam
4. Flute
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Answer: B. Veena — She is a veena player known for taking the Saraswati veena worldwide.
India's average PM2.5 level in the IQAir World Air Quality Report 2025 was about how many times the WHO limit?
1. Ten
2. Two
3. Five
4. Twenty
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Answer: A. Ten — India's national average of 48.9 micrograms per cubic metre was about ten times the WHO safe limit.
Which Indian warship took part in Exercise Kakadu 2026 in Australia?
1. INS Vikrant
2. INS Delhi
3. INS Kolkata
4. INS Nilgiri
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Answer: D. INS Nilgiri — INS Nilgiri, the first Project 17A frigate, joined the multinational naval exercise.
Which country topped the World Happiness Report 2026 for the ninth year in a row?
1. Finland
2. Denmark
3. Iceland
4. Sweden
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Answer: A. Finland — Finland was first, followed by Iceland, Denmark, Costa Rica and Sweden.
Which country was the most affected by terrorism in the Global Terrorism Index 2026?
1. Afghanistan
2. Pakistan
3. Nigeria
4. Syria
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Answer: B. Pakistan — Pakistan topped the index prepared by the Institute for Economics and Peace, Sydney.

Indonesia banned social media accounts for children below what age?
1. 12 years
2. 14 years
3. 18 years
4. 16 years
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Answer: D. 16 years — Indonesia barred under-16 children from major platforms, a first in Southeast Asia.
Which country became the first in the Americas to be confirmed by WHO as having eliminated leprosy as a public-health problem?
1. Chile
2. Brazil
3. Mexico
4. Argentina
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Answer: A. Chile — Chile earned the WHO confirmation through long surveillance, early detection and free multidrug therapy.
Which film won the most awards, six, at the 98th Academy Awards?
1. Sinners
2. One Battle After Another
3. Wicked
4. Hamnet
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Answer: B. One Battle After Another — 'One Battle After Another' won six Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director.
The Abel Prize 2026 was won by which mathematician?
1. Terence Tao
2. Peter Scholze
3. Gerd Faltings
4. Andrew Wiles
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Answer: C. Gerd Faltings — Germany's Gerd Faltings won it for arithmetic geometry; Mordell's conjecture is now Faltings's theorem.
The 14th WTO Ministerial Conference held in March 2026 took place in which city?
1. Yaounde
2. Geneva
3. Nairobi
4. Abu Dhabi
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Answer: A. Yaounde — It was held in Yaounde, Cameroon, from 26 to 29 March 2026; the final package will be approved in Geneva.

One-liner questions: fill in the blank

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the first _____ for adolescent girls from Rajasthan, to protect them from cervical cancer later in life.
Show answer
Answer: nationwide HPV vaccination campaign
The HPV campaign gives a single dose of the _____ vaccine to girls aged 9 to 14 years, and aims to reach about 1.5 crore girls every year.
Show answer
Answer: Gardasil-4
Chennai start-up _____ tested Agnite, the world's first fully 3D-printed booster rocket engine. It uses a motor-driven pump system and is made of the nickel superalloy Inconel.
Show answer
Answer: Agnikul Cosmos
The stealth frigate _____ joined the Indian Navy. It is over 75% indigenous, uses CODOG propulsion, and has supersonic missiles, medium-range air-defence missiles and strong anti-submarine ability.
Show answer
Answer: INS Taragiri (F41)
Tamil poet and lyricist _____ won the 60th Jnanpith Award (2025), the first writer honoured for Tamil poetry and the third Tamil winner after Akilan (1975) and Jayakanthan (2002); he has written over 7,000 film songs.
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Answer: Vairamuthu
Amid US-Israel tension with Iran, India began _____ to protect its crude oil, LPG and LNG ships in the Strait of Hormuz. More than 15 warships were deployed in the Gulf of Oman.
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Answer: Operation Urja Suraksha
The _____ on customs duties on e-commerce (electronic transmissions), 26 years old, was not extended at MC14 for lack of agreement. WTO members are now free to tax such downloads.
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Answer: WTO moratorium
_____ moved from Tamil Nadu to become Governor of West Bengal, in a reshuffle of governors and Lieutenant Governors across nine states and UTs approved by President Droupadi Murmu; C. V. Ananda Bose's resignation had already been accepted.
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Answer: R. N. Ravi
India's first _____ completed its oscillation trial, run by RDSO; built at the Integral Coach Factory, Chennai, the 10-coach, about 2,400 kW trainset is called the world's longest hydrogen train.
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Answer: hydrogen train
The _____ ranked Finland first for the ninth year in a row, followed by Iceland, Denmark, Costa Rica and Sweden; Costa Rica's fourth place is the highest ever for a Latin American country.
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Answer: World Happiness Report 2026
_____, 35, a former Kathmandu mayor, structural engineer and hip-hop artist, took oath as Nepal's youngest Prime Minister after the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) won a big mandate.
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Answer: Balen Shah
After Ali Khamenei's reported death in a US-Israel air strike, a three-member interim council (Ayatollah Alireza Arafi, the president and the chief justice) ran Iran until _____ was named its third Supreme Leader on 8 March 2026.
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Answer: Mojtaba Khamenei
India won its _____ title by beating New Zealand in the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, on 8 March 2026, retaining the trophy; India and Sri Lanka co-hosted the event.
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Answer: third T20 World Cup
The _____, the highest decision-making body of the World Trade Organization, was held in Yaounde, Cameroon, from 26 to 29 March 2026. It must meet at least once every two years.
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Answer: 14th WTO Ministerial Conference
_____, 35, took oath as Nepal's Prime Minister on 27 March 2026, becoming its youngest PM. President Ram Chandra Paudel administered the oath.
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Answer: Balendra Shah
The Rajasthan Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy University, Ajmer Bill, 2026_____Ajmer will offer higher education and research in these systems.
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Answer: was passed. A separate university in
Retired Lieutenant General _____ was chosen as the new Governor of Bihar in the March 2026 reshuffle.
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Answer: Syed Ata Hasnain
_____ was transferred and made the Governor of West Bengal in the March 2026 reshuffle.
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Answer: R.N. Ravi
Former diplomat _____ became the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, taking the post vacated by Vinai Kumar Saxena.
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Answer: Taranjit Singh Sandhu
_____ was moved from Delhi and made the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh; he later launched the Indus River Green Corridor at Spituk, Leh.
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Answer: Vinai Kumar Saxena
Defence Minister _____ released Defence Forces Vision 2047, prepared by Integrated Defence Staff Headquarters. It aims at modern, tech-driven, joint armed forces and more use of AI and cyber security.
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Answer: Rajnath Singh
A _____ survey of the USA named PM Modi the world's most popular leader with 68% approval. The presidents of Switzerland and South Korea followed with 62%.
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Answer: Morning Consult
A _____ worth ₹2,584.60 crore will run from 2026-27 to 2030-31. It targets about 500 MW of small hydro projects (up to 25 MW each), with higher support for the North-East and border states.
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Answer: Small Hydro Development Scheme
Under the _____, the government approved turning 23 educational institutions into quantum technology labs, to boost teaching, research and skills.
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Answer: National Quantum Mission
India's revised climate target for 2031-2035 is to cut the _____ from 2005 levels by 2035, and to raise non-fossil power capacity from 52% to 60%.
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Answer: emission intensity of GDP by 47%
Ahmedabad start-up _____ launched a single-stage sub-orbital sounding rocket from Bavaliyari village near Dholera. Gujarat became the first state to launch a sounding rocket from its soil.
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Answer: Omspace
_____ held a successful 65-second hot test of the CE20 cryogenic engine at its Mahendragiri propulsion facility (IPRC) in Tamil Nadu. The engine will strengthen the LVM3 rocket and has had 20 successful hot tests.
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Answer: ISRO
India's first _____ was set up at ARCI, Hyderabad (Telangana). It will make neodymium-iron-boron (Nd-Fe-B) magnets to cut dependence on China.
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Answer: rare earth magnet pilot plant
The ₹7,280 crore government scheme behind the rare earth magnet plant aims to make India self-reliant for electric vehicles, defence and energy, with a target of _____ of yearly capacity.
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Answer: 6,000 tonnes
_____ is an indigenous Indian Air Force project by its Directorate of Aerospace Design. A drone is launched from a flying helicopter, flies over 50 km for about 30 minutes, streams live video and works even if GPS is jammed.
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Answer: Vayu Baan
DRDO and the Navy successfully tested the _____ air-droppable container from a P-8 aircraft off Goa. It can drop up to 150 kg of supplies and emergency medical aid to ships at sea.
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Answer: ADC-150
Start-up AquaAirX built _____, India's first amphibious surveillance drone, which can fly in the air and dive underwater. It has sonar, a camera, AI navigation and underwater communication.
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Answer: AVATAAR
The Defence Ministry signed deals worth about _____: 6 ALH Mk-III helicopters for the Coast Guard (about ₹2,901 crore) and the VL-Shtil missile system for the Navy (about ₹2,182 crore).
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Answer: ₹5,083 crore
_____ became the first Indian to jump over 8 metres in indoor long jump, at the Tyson Invitational in the USA. He finished eighth; American Cordell Tinch won with 8.29 m.
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Answer: Lokesh Sathyanathan
An Assam player, _____, became India's 94th Grandmaster after getting his last norm in Stockholm and crossing the 2500 FIDE rating. He is the first Grandmaster from North-East India.
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Answer: Mayank Chakraborty
_____ won the Ranji Trophy 2025-26, its first title, by beating Karnataka on first-innings lead in the final at Hubballi. Auqib Nabi (62 wickets) was Player of the Tournament.
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Answer: Jammu and Kashmir
The world's first franchise-based _____ is being launched, with 8 franchise teams of 10 cyclists each, including junior and international riders.
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Answer: Cycling League of India
_____, India's first woman archer who shoots without arms, was named Para Archer of the Year 2025 by World Archery. She won gold at the World Para Archery Championships in Gwangju, South Korea.
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Answer: Sheetal Devi
The first _____ was held over two days at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, by the Athletics Federation of India (founded 1946); Bhubaneswar will also host the 2028 World Indoor Athletics.
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Answer: National Indoor Athletics Championship
Bengali writer _____ was chosen for the 35th Saraswati Samman for his novel "Hara Parvati Katha". The K.K. Birla Foundation gives it for the best work in the 22 Eighth Schedule languages.
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Answer: Ramkumar Mukhopadhyay

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