May 2026 Current Affairs Questions and Answers

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What is the budget of the Senior Citizen Pilgrimage Scheme 2026 of Rajasthan?
1. ₹100 crore
2. ₹150 crore
3. ₹250 crore
4. ₹500 crore
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Answer: B. ₹150 crore — The scheme will take 56,000 senior citizens on free pilgrimages.
Which Rajasthan government department runs the Senior Citizen Pilgrimage Scheme?
1. Devasthan Department
2. Tourism Department
3. Social Justice Department
4. Panchayati Raj Department
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Answer: A. Devasthan Department — The Devasthan Department runs the scheme and chooses pilgrims through a lottery.
The Joint Commanders' Conference 2026 was held in Jaipur at which headquarters?
1. Western Command
2. Southern Command
3. Central Command
4. South Western Command
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Answer: D. South Western Command — It was held on 7-8 May 2026, on the first anniversary of Operation Sindoor.
The Joint Commanders' Conference 2026 was held on the first anniversary of which operation?
1. Operation Sindoor
2. Operation Vijay
3. Operation Meghdoot
4. Operation Trident
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Answer: A. Operation Sindoor — The conference discussed cyber warfare, AI systems and the theatre command plan.
India's first SME semiconductor facility was started in which place of Rajasthan?
1. Bhilwara
2. Bhiwadi
3. Neemrana
4. Kota
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Answer: B. Bhiwadi — It started on 15 May 2026 at Salarpur-Kushkhera in Bhiwadi, Alwar, inside the ECOTECH cluster.
North India's first dedicated zinc park is being built in which region of Bhilwara?
1. Mandal
2. Shahpura
3. Kanchla
4. Asind
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Answer: C. Kanchla — The 111-acre park follows the agreement with Vedanta at Rising Rajasthan.
The Rajasthan Medical and Health Department received which WHO award on 19 May 2026?
1. Global Health Champion Award
2. Healthy Cities Award
3. Polio Eradication Award
4. World No Tobacco Day Award 2026
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Answer: D. World No Tobacco Day Award 2026 — It was the award for the South-East Asia Region, for strict enforcement of tobacco laws.
The Rajasthan Industrial Development Policy-2026 aims to take the state's economy to $350 billion by which year?
1. 2028-29
2. 2026-27
3. 2030-31
4. 2027-28
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Answer: A. 2028-29 — The cabinet approved it on 22 May 2026; its four pillars are Green, Governance, Growth and Global Linkages.
Under the May 2026 pension reforms, how many gazetted officers are now needed to verify a family pension?
1. Two
2. One
3. Three
4. None
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Answer: B. One — One gazetted officer is now enough instead of two.
How many new multipurpose primary agricultural cooperative societies (M-PACS) were formed in Rajasthan?
1. 3,434
2. 6,526
3. 1,811
4. 6,965
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Answer: C. 1,811 — The state also formed 3,434 dairy and 31 fisheries cooperative societies.

After the amendment of the ODOP policy, how much margin-money grant can micro units get for expansion?
1. Up to Rs 15 lakh
2. Up to Rs 10 lakh
3. Up to Rs 50 lakh
4. Up to Rs 20 lakh
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Answer: D. Up to Rs 20 lakh — Small units can get up to Rs 15 lakh; applications are online and approved at district level.
The combined debt of Rajasthan's discoms fell in 2025-26 by how much?
1. Rs 1,352 crore
2. Rs 935 crore
3. Rs 644 crore
4. Rs 740 crore
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Answer: A. Rs 1,352 crore — It fell from Rs 97,970 crore to Rs 96,618 crore.
According to NITI Aayog, what share of India's integrated class 1-12 schools is in Rajasthan?
1. 5.4%
2. 35%
3. 15%
4. 50%
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Answer: B. 35% — Such schools are 5.4% of all schools, but 35% of them are in Rajasthan.
The Kumbhalgarh fort wall, about 36 km long, is the world's second-longest wall after which wall?
1. Hadrian's Wall
2. Wall of Gorgan
3. Great Wall of China
4. Walls of Constantinople
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Answer: C. Great Wall of China — It was built by Maharana Kumbha in 1443-1458 and is part of the Hill Forts of Rajasthan World Heritage Site (2013).
As per the 5 May 2026 report, how many pucca houses have been built in Rajasthan under PMAY-Gramin?
1. 24,32,445
2. 24,97,121
3. 12,50,000
4. 19,46,884
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Answer: D. 19,46,884 — The target is 24,97,121 houses, of which 24,32,445 have administrative approval.
Who became Kerala's Chief Minister after the UDF ended ten years of LDF rule in May 2026?
1. Pinarayi Vijayan
2. K. Sudhakaran
3. V. D. Satheesan
4. Ramesh Chennithala
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Answer: C. V. D. Satheesan — The Congress-led UDF won Kerala and V. D. Satheesan became the new Chief Minister.
What was the turnout in Assam's 2026 assembly election, the highest ever recorded in the state?
1. 85.96%
2. 79.70%
3. 89.87%
4. 72.40%
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Answer: A. 85.96% — Assam recorded 85.96% turnout; Kerala had 79.7% and Puducherry 89.87%.
Which seat in Maharashtra saw the biggest-ever winning margin in an assembly bypoll in India?
1. Kothrud
2. Nagpur South
3. Kolhapur North
4. Baramati
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Answer: D. Baramati — Sunetra Pawar of the NCP won the Baramati bypoll by a record margin.
After the May 2026 ordinance, how many judges (including the Chief Justice) can the Supreme Court have?
1. 34
2. 38
3. 35
4. 40
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Answer: B. 38 — The strength was raised from 34 to 38, after 31 in 2008 and 34 in 2019.
Under which Article of the Constitution does Parliament fix the number of Supreme Court judges?
1. Article 32
2. Article 124(2)
3. Article 124(1)
4. Article 141
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Answer: C. Article 124(1) — Article 124(1) lets Parliament decide the judges' number by law.

Which state had the best chargesheet rate (94.5%) in NCRB's 'Crime in India 2024' report?
1. Kerala
2. Telangana
3. Uttar Pradesh
4. Karnataka
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Answer: A. Kerala — Kerala's chargesheet rate was 94.5%; Telangana led in cyber crime and Uttar Pradesh in violent crime per person.
Which state led in cyber crime in the NCRB report 'Crime in India 2024'?
1. Karnataka
2. Maharashtra
3. Gujarat
4. Telangana
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Answer: D. Telangana — The report put Telangana at the top for cyber crime and cyber threats.
Who was named chairman of the Lok Sabha Public Accounts Committee for 2026-27?
1. Baijayant Panda
2. K. C. Venugopal
3. Faggan Singh Kulaste
4. Sanjay Jaiswal
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Answer: B. K. C. Venugopal — Congress MP K. C. Venugopal got the PAC; Panda got Public Undertakings, Jaiswal Estimates and Kulaste the SC-ST welfare committee.
Who announced Sikkim as the first state with a paperless state judiciary?
1. President Droupadi Murmu
2. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla
3. Chief Justice Surya Kant
4. Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal
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Answer: C. Chief Justice Surya Kant — Chief Justice Surya Kant made the announcement in Gangtok.
At which toll plaza was India's first multi-lane free-flow tolling system launched?
1. Choryasi (Surat-Bharuch, NH-48)
2. Kherki Daula (Gurugram)
3. Panipat (NH-44)
4. Vashi (Mumbai)
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Answer: A. Choryasi (Surat-Bharuch, NH-48) — Nitin Gadkari launched MLFF tolling at the Choryasi toll plaza in Gujarat.
The new 30 km sea bridge over the Gulf of Khambhat will connect which two places?
1. Surat and Bharuch
2. Dwarka and Okha
3. Jamnagar and Porbandar
4. Bhavnagar and Bharuch
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Answer: D. Bhavnagar and Bharuch — It will link Saurashtra's Bhavnagar with Bharuch in south Gujarat and be longer than the Atal Setu.
Which two bodies will build the ₹1,570 crore ship-repair centre at Vadinar?
1. Mumbai Port Authority and Mazagon Dock
2. Deendayal Port Authority and Cochin Shipyard
3. Paradip Port and Hindustan Shipyard
4. Kolkata Port and GRSE
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Answer: B. Deendayal Port Authority and Cochin Shipyard — The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the Vadinar centre with a 650 m jetty and two floating dry docks.
What is the outlay of the coal and lignite gasification incentive scheme approved in 2026?
1. ₹17,500 crore
2. ₹27,500 crore
3. ₹37,500 crore
4. ₹47,500 crore
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Answer: C. ₹37,500 crore — The scheme aims at 100 million tonnes of coal gasification by 2030.
Where was India's first operational PM MITRA textile park opened?
1. Warangal, Telangana
2. Dhar, Madhya Pradesh
3. Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu
4. Navsari, Gujarat
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Answer: A. Warangal, Telangana — The Warangal park was built at ₹695.54 crore under the Textile Ministry's PM MITRA scheme.
How much guaranteed monthly pension does the Atal Pension Yojana give after the age of 60?
1. ₹500 to ₹2,500
2. ₹2,000 to ₹10,000
3. ₹1,500 to ₹6,000
4. ₹1,000 to ₹5,000
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Answer: D. ₹1,000 to ₹5,000 — APY is run under PFRDA for account holders aged 18-40 who are not income-tax payers.

On which date in 2015 were PMJJBY, PMSBY and Atal Pension Yojana launched?
1. 1 January
2. 9 May
3. 15 August
4. 25 June
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Answer: B. 9 May — The three schemes were launched on 9 May 2015 and completed 11 years in May 2026.
Which organisation built the indigenous Cell Broadcast System for disaster alerts, with NDMA and the Home Ministry?
1. ISRO
2. BSNL
3. C-DOT
4. TRAI
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Answer: C. C-DOT — C-DOT, a Department of Telecommunications lab, developed the CBS, which alerts all phones in an area at once.
In which type of rock does the IIT Bombay CCUS field laboratory work on storing carbon dioxide?
1. Basalt
2. Granite
3. Limestone
4. Sandstone
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Answer: A. Basalt — The lab, led by Prof. Vikram Vishal, studies CO2 storage in basalt rocks using non-potable water.
Which President consecrated the Jyotirlinga in the rebuilt Somnath temple on 1 May 1951?
1. Dr S. Radhakrishnan
2. Jawaharlal Nehru
3. Zakir Husain
4. Dr Rajendra Prasad
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Answer: D. Dr Rajendra Prasad — Dr Rajendra Prasad, India's first President, performed the consecration and called Somnath a symbol of cultural revival.
In which year did the first Hindi newspaper, Udant Martand, begin from Calcutta?
1. 1780
2. 1826
3. 1857
4. 1900
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Answer: B. 1826 — The year 1826 marks 200 years of Hindi journalism in 2026.
In which year did the UAE join OPEC, before announcing its exit in May 2026?
1. 1960
2. 1971
3. 1967
4. 1975
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Answer: C. 1967 — OPEC was founded in 1960; the UAE joined in 1967.
Which US court struck down Trump's temporary 10% tariff on all countries?
1. Supreme Court
2. Court of Federal Claims
3. Tax Court
4. Court of International Trade
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Answer: D. Court of International Trade — The US Court of International Trade ruled the global tariff wrongful.
In which city was the India-Nordic Summit held on 9 May 2026?
1. Stockholm
2. Oslo
3. Copenhagen
4. Helsinki
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Answer: B. Oslo — Earlier summits were at Stockholm (2018) and Copenhagen (2022).
Which Vietnamese leader visited India from 5 to 7 May 2026?
1. President Vo Van Thuong
2. General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong
3. President To Lam
4. President Luong Cuong
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Answer: C. President To Lam — To Lam's visit led to a plan for a 2+2 dialogue and a $25 billion trade target by 2030.
Which emergency medical kit will India gift to Cyprus?
1. Bhishm Cube
2. Sanjeevani Box
3. Jeevan Raksha Pod
4. Arogya Kit
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Answer: A. Bhishm Cube — The gift was announced during the Cyprus President's visit of 20-23 May 2026.

India and Italy reaffirmed a trade target of how much by 2029?
1. €10 billion
2. €15 billion
3. €30 billion
4. €20 billion
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Answer: D. €20 billion — The two sides also agreed on an innovation centre called SINNOVIT India.
How much crude oil may ADNOC store in India's strategic petroleum reserve?
1. 10 million barrels
2. 30 million barrels
3. 50 million barrels
4. 100 million barrels
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Answer: B. 30 million barrels — The UAE is India's only partner in the strategic petroleum reserve programme.
How much money does the Quad's Critical Minerals Initiative framework aim to raise?
1. About ₹16,000 crore
2. About ₹60,000 crore
3. About ₹1.6 lakh crore
4. About ₹3.2 lakh crore
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Answer: C. About ₹1.6 lakh crore — The framework is meant to secure mineral supply chains in the Indo-Pacific.
Who visited India from 23 to 26 May 2026 as the US Secretary of State?
1. Marco Rubio
2. Antony Blinken
3. Pete Hegseth
4. Mike Pompeo
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Answer: A. Marco Rubio — Marco Rubio is the US Secretary of State in President Trump's government.
Tulsi Gabbard resigned from which US post?
1. CIA Director
2. Secretary of Defense
3. FBI Director
4. Director of National Intelligence
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Answer: D. Director of National Intelligence — She quit President Trump's cabinet as the Director of National Intelligence.
Where was the Indian War Memorial dedicated by Rajnath Singh in May 2026?
1. Busan
2. Incheon
3. Imjingak Park, Seoul
4. Panmunjom
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Answer: C. Imjingak Park, Seoul — Rajnath Singh dedicated it on 21 May 2026 during his South Korea visit.
Taiwan's stock market became the world's how-manyth largest in 2026, with a $4.95 trillion value?
1. Fifth
2. Third
3. Fourth
4. Sixth
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Answer: A. Fifth — Demand for semiconductors and AI chips lifted Taiwanese firms' market value.
Why was the India-Africa Forum Summit of 28-31 May 2026 postponed?
1. Floods in the host country
2. A coup in a host nation
3. Lack of funds
4. A rapid rise in Ebola cases
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Answer: D. A rapid rise in Ebola cases — Ebola cases were rising fast across the African continent.

One-liner questions: fill in the blank

Rajasthan's _____, run by the Devasthan Department with a ₹150 crore budget, will take 56,000 elderly people on free pilgrimages: 50,000 by AC train and 6,000 by air to the Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu, Nepal.
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Answer: Senior Citizen Pilgrimage Scheme 2026
North India's first dedicated _____ is being built on 111 acres at Kanchla, Bhilwara, after the ₹1 lakh crore and 1 lakh-job agreement with Vedanta at Rising Rajasthan. Only zinc-linked firms can set up plants there.
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Answer: zinc park
Rajasthan will get about _____ as a 50-year interest-free loan under the Centre's SASCI capital investment scheme, after getting ₹10,547.88 crore in 2025-26. Projects must cost ₹5 crore or more, on a first-come basis.
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Answer: ₹11,000 crore
The debt of Rajasthan's three discoms fell from ₹97,970 crore in 2024-25 to _____ in 2025-26, a cut of ₹1,352 crore. Ajmer Discom's debt fell ₹935 crore and Jaipur's ₹644 crore, while Jodhpur's rose slightly.
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Answer: ₹96,618 crore
A NITI Aayog report of May 2026 says Rajasthan is the only state where classes 1 to 12 are taught on the same school campus; _____ schools offer this.
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Answer: 27,889
A UNESCO survey and documentation drive recognised the _____ as the world's second-longest continuous wall after the Great Wall of China. It is about 36 km (22 miles) long and 15-21 feet wide.
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Answer: Kumbhalgarh fort wall
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari launched India's first _____ tolling at the Choryasi toll plaza on NH-48 (Surat-Bharuch), where number-plate recognition and FASTag let vehicles pass without stopping.
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Answer: multi-lane free-flow (MLFF)
The Cabinet approved a _____ incentive scheme of ₹37,500 crore to reach 100 million tonnes of coal gasification by 2030, with support up to 20% of plant and machinery cost, to cut imports.
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Answer: coal and lignite gasification
Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia launched the indigenous _____, built by C-DOT with NDMA and the Home Ministry, which sends disaster alerts within seconds to every active phone in a chosen area.
Show answer
Answer: Cell Broadcast System (CBS)
India's first fully developed integrated _____ (carbon capture, utilisation and storage) field laboratory was opened at IIT Bombay under Bharat Innovates 2026; led by Prof. Vikram Vishal, it stores CO2 in basalt rocks using non-potable water.
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Answer: CCUS
The _____ (India, US, Japan, Australia) launched a Critical Minerals Initiative framework to raise about ₹1.6 lakh crore for secure mineral supply chains in the Indo-Pacific.
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Answer: Quad
The _____ announced its exit from both OPEC and the wider OPEC+ alliance, effective May 2026, after reviewing its production policy, capacity and long-term economic priorities.
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Answer: UAE
Results of the assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry_____4 May 2026. The Election Commission had announced the election schedule on 5 March 2026.
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Answer: were declared on
_____ (NCP), wife of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, won the Baramati bypoll in Maharashtra by the biggest margin ever seen in an assembly bypoll in India.
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Answer: Sunetra Pawar
During _____ on 5 May 2026, ADNOC was allowed to store up to 30 million barrels of crude oil in India's strategic petroleum reserve. The UAE is India's only partner in this programme, and Fujairah storage will also be explored.
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Answer: PM Modi's UAE visit
On 6 May 2026 President Droupadi Murmu issued an ordinance raising the Supreme Court's sanctioned strength from 34 to _____, including the Chief Justice, a day after the Union Cabinet cleared the amendment bill.
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Answer: 38 judges
The second _____ was held on 7-8 May at South Western Command HQ, Jaipur, with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and CDS General Anil Chauhan present.
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Answer: Joint Commanders' Conference 2026
The _____ was held in Oslo, Norway on 9 May 2026. It followed the Stockholm (2018) and Copenhagen (2022) summits and created a new strategic partnership on green technology and innovation.
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Answer: India-Nordic Summit
India's first _____ started on 15 May 2026 at Salarpur-Kushkhera, Bhiwadi (Alwar), inside the ECOTECH electronics manufacturing cluster.
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Answer: SME semiconductor facility
On 19 May 2026 the Rajasthan Medical and Health Department won the WHO _____ for the South-East Asia Region.
Show answer
Answer: World No Tobacco Day Award 2026
On 22 May 2026 the cabinet under CM _____ approved the Rajasthan Industrial Development Policy-2026, built on four pillars: Green, Governance, Growth and Global Linkages. It aims for a $350 billion economy by 2028-29.
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Answer: Bhajan Lal Sharma
The Centre gave Rajasthan a record allocation of over _____ under PMAY-Gramin; ₹1,641 crore, the highest in three years, was released in 2025-26 alone.
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Answer: ₹3,283 crore
To meet the "housing for all by 2029" goal, the PMAY-G budget rose from ₹15,000 crore (2016-17) to _____ (2026-27). The rural development budget grew from ₹87,765 crore to ₹2,73,108 crore, over 211%.
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Answer: ₹54,916 crore
Bhiwadi has investment proposals of over _____; 11 tech companies have already invested ₹900 crore and begun production, giving direct jobs to 2,700 people.
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Answer: ₹1,200 crore
_____ will build its main plant and a common facility centre on 5-7 acres of the zinc park, and has already proposed investment on 66 acres.
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Answer: Hindustan Zinc
Rajasthan formed _____ new M-PACS (multipurpose primary agricultural cooperative societies), 3,434 new dairy cooperative societies and 31 new fisheries cooperative societies.
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Answer: 1,811
Rajasthan is _____ in cooperative digital payments with 9.60 crore successful transactions, and second in the country in PACS computerisation.
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Answer: first in India
After the ODOP policy amendment, micro units can get margin-money grants up to _____ and small units up to ₹15 lakh for expansion. Applications are fully online and approved at district level.
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Answer: ₹20 lakh
The state's 2026-27 budget estimate is _____. An AI-based tax intelligence system has also been installed to raise revenue and catch tax evasion.
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Answer: ₹1,91,103 crore
_____ allotted a record 2,072 plots in 2025-26, 135% more than the year before and the most in 10 years, about 6 plots a day. It opened 21 new industrial areas (one every 17 days) and acquired 10,440 acres.
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Answer: RIICO
Of the _____ investment proposals at the Rising Rajasthan Summit, agreements worth over ₹4.25 lakh crore have started work; the largest share, ₹26 lakh crore, is in energy such as solar, wind and green hydrogen.
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Answer: ₹35 lakh crore
Rising Rajasthan investments are expected to create over _____ new jobs for the state's youth in sectors like automobiles and textiles.
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Answer: 6 lakh
After the CM spoke to the Union Power Minister, PFC and REC now lend to discoms at a minimum of _____, which is 0.90% to 1.40% cheaper than before.
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Answer: 8.75%
For the first time, the three discoms collected _____ of billed amount in 2025-26, ₹740 crore more than billing, or over ₹77,492 crore. Jaipur Discom reached 102%, its best in 26 years.
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Answer: 101%
Jaipur Discom earned a record _____ by auctioning scrap this year, nearly double the amount of the last two years.
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Answer: ₹118.45 crore
Integrated (class 1-12) schools are only 5.4% of schools in India, but _____ of them are in Rajasthan, so every third such school in the country is in the state.
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Answer: 35%
The Kumbhalgarh wall is wide enough for 7-8 horse riders to gallop side by side. Maharana _____ of Mewar built it between 1443 and 1458, with Mandan as chief architect.
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Answer: Kumbha
_____ became the Chief Minister of Assam again after the NDA's third straight win.
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Answer: Himanta Biswa Sarma
In _____, the BJP defeated Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress with more than a two-thirds majority. Re-polling was held at Falta (24 Parganas) after EVM complaints, and BJP's Debangshu Panda won it.
Show answer
Answer: West Bengal
_____ became the new Chief Minister of West Bengal after the BJP won the state.
Show answer
Answer: Suvendu Adhikari

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