Police & SI Exams Current Affairs Questions and Answers March 2026

Practice questions

Which condition for contesting panchayat elections did Rajasthan remove in 2026?
1. Minimum education
2. Two-child norm
3. Age limit
4. Property ownership
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Answer: B. Two-child norm — The Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2026 removed the two-child norm, which was nearly 30 years old.
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.
What is the punishment under the Rajasthan Disturbed Areas (Protection of Property) Bill, 2026?
1. 1 to 2 years
2. 2 to 3 years
3. 5 to 7 years
4. 3 to 5 years
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Answer: D. 3 to 5 years — Violation of the property sale rule in a disturbed area draws 3 to 5 years' punishment.
What is the total planned capacity of the Mahi Banswara atomic power project?
1. 1,400 MW
2. 2,000 MW
3. 2,400 MW
4. 2,800 MW
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Answer: D. 2,800 MW — Four units of 700 MW each will use indigenous PHWR technology.
Which regulator approved excavation for Units 1 and 2 of the Mahi Banswara project on 26 March 2026?
1. AERB
2. CCEA
3. NPCIL
4. DAE
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Answer: A. AERB — The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board gave the approval.
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.
Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari 2.0 runs under which larger campaign?
1. Jal Jeevan Mission
2. Namami Gange
3. Atal Bhujal Yojana
4. Catch the Rain
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Answer: D. Catch the Rain — It is a community initiative inside the 'Catch the Rain' campaign.

In the first phase of Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari, Rajasthan stood at which position nationally?
1. Third
2. First
3. Second
4. Fifth
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Answer: A. Third — Rajasthan was third in the first phase and now leads the campaign.
Who reviewed the Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari 2.0 campaign along with Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma?
1. Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
2. C. R. Patil
3. Bhupender Yadav
4. Ashwini Vaishnaw
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Answer: B. C. R. Patil — Union Jal Shakti Minister C. R. Patil reviewed it with the Chief Minister.
How many works had Rajasthan completed under Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari 2.0, as per the review?
1. Over 18,000
2. Over 42,000
3. Over 88,000
4. Over 1,50,000
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Answer: C. Over 88,000 — Over 88,000 works were complete and 42,000 projects were in progress.
Since which year had the two-child norm applied to local body elections in Rajasthan?
1. 1985
2. 1990
3. 2000
4. 1995
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Answer: D. 1995 — The norm had applied since 1995 and was removed in March 2026.
Along with the two-child norm, which disqualification was removed for Rajasthan local body elections?
1. Leprosy
2. Illiteracy
3. Unemployment
4. Age above 60
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Answer: A. Leprosy — The provision barring people with leprosy from contesting was also removed.
On which date did the Rajasthan Assembly pass the Disturbed Areas Bill, 2026?
1. 1 March 2026
2. 6 March 2026
3. 15 March 2026
4. 31 March 2026
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Answer: B. 6 March 2026 — The Rajasthan Disturbed Areas (Control of Transfer of Immovable Property) Bill, 2026 was passed on 6 March 2026.
Whose written permission is needed to sell property in a declared disturbed area?
1. Tehsildar
2. Sub-Registrar
3. District Collector
4. Superintendent of Police
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Answer: C. District Collector — The District Collector must give written permission before sale, gift or lease.
What is the maximum jail term for a transfer made without permission under the Disturbed Areas Bill, 2026?
1. Six months
2. One year
3. Five years
4. Two years
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Answer: D. Two years — Offenders face up to two years in jail or a fine, and the transfer is void.
With which company did the Rajasthan Agriculture Department sign the carbon credit pilot agreement?
1. IORA Ecological Solutions
2. Tata Power
3. Reliance Industries
4. Adani Green
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Answer: A. IORA Ecological Solutions — The agreement is with IORA Ecological Solutions.
Who announced the carbon credit pilot project for farmers in Rajasthan?
1. Bhajan Lal Sharma
2. Kirodi Lal Meena
3. Prem Chand Bairwa
4. Diya Kumari
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Answer: B. Kirodi Lal Meena — Agriculture Minister Kirodi Lal Meena announced it.

Which place is NOT among the three starting areas of the carbon credit pilot?
1. Bansur
2. Malpura
3. Jaipur city
4. Dausa
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Answer: C. Jaipur city — The pilot began at Bansur, an area in Dausa district and Malpura (Tonk); Jaipur city is not included.
Which of these is a farm practice included in the Rajasthan carbon credit pilot?
1. Stubble burning
2. Heavy tillage
3. Flood irrigation
4. Rotational grazing
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Answer: D. Rotational grazing — Rotational grazing is one of the listed practices, along with tree planting, micro irrigation and solar pumps.
Which state became the second after Uttarakhand to pass a Uniform Civil Code?
1. Rajasthan
2. Gujarat
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Haryana
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Answer: B. Gujarat — The Gujarat Assembly passed the Gujarat Uniform Civil Code, 2026, making Gujarat the second state to do so.
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.
India's first LPG ATM was installed by BPCL in which city?
1. Noida
2. Jaipur
3. Pune
4. Gurugram
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Answer: D. Gurugram — The LPG ATM at Gurugram, Haryana, gives light composite cylinders after OTP check and UPI or debit card payment.
At which place is Noida International Airport located?
1. Jewar
2. Greater Noida
3. Ghaziabad
4. Meerut
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Answer: A. Jewar — PM Modi opened the first phase of the airport at Jewar, Uttar Pradesh.
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 was India's largest textile exporter in 2024-25, according to NIRYAT data?
1. Gujarat
2. Maharashtra
3. Uttar Pradesh
4. Tamil Nadu
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Answer: D. Tamil Nadu — Tamil Nadu exported about $7,998 million of textiles, around 21.84% of the total.
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.

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.
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.
On which date did PM Modi announce seven groups to handle the West Asia crisis?
1. 10 March 2026
2. 15 March 2026
3. 20 March 2026
4. 24 March 2026
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Answer: D. 24 March 2026 — The seven groups, including one for strategic issues led by the Foreign Secretary, were announced on 24 March 2026.
Which Article of the Constitution is the basis for the Committee of Privileges of Parliament?
1. Article 79
2. Article 85
3. Article 101
4. Article 105
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Answer: D. Article 105 — Article 105 deals with the powers and privileges of the Houses of Parliament and their members.
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.
In whose case did the Supreme Court first apply passive euthanasia to an actual patient in March 2026?
1. Harish Rana
2. Aruna Shanbaug
3. Pinki Virani
4. Ramesh Nair
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Answer: A. Harish Rana — Harish Rana, 32, had been unconscious for about 13 years; the Court allowed withdrawal of life-sustaining nutrition and hydration.
What are the names of the mascots of Census 2027?
1. Shakti and Samarth
2. Pragati and Vikas
3. Gati and Nagar
4. Jan and Gan
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Answer: B. Pragati and Vikas — The mascots are Pragati (female) and Vikas (male), unveiled by Home Minister Amit Shah.
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.
Which airport in Tamil Nadu was given international status by the Union Cabinet?
1. Madurai
2. Salem
3. Tuticorin
4. Vellore
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Answer: A. Madurai — Madurai airport, which already had flights to Colombo, Dubai and Abu Dhabi, became an international airport.
India's metro network is now which in the world by length?
1. Second
2. Third
3. Fourth
4. Fifth
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Answer: B. Third — India is third after China and the US, with over 4,743 km operating in 29 cities.
Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 has been extended up to which date?
1. December 2026
2. March 2027
3. December 2028
4. December 2030
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Answer: C. December 2028 — The Cabinet extended the mission to December 2028 with a budget of ₹8.69 lakh crore.
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.

Which two ports got India's first 'Port of Refuge' facilities?
1. Vizhinjam and Gopalpur
2. Mundra and Kandla
3. Kochi and Chennai
4. Paradip and Haldia
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Answer: A. Vizhinjam and Gopalpur — Adani Ports started the facilities at Vizhinjam (west coast) and Gopalpur (east coast).
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 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.
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.

One-liner questions: fill in the blank

The Rajasthan Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2026_____two-child norm for contesting panchayat elections. People with three or more children can now stand as candidates.
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Answer: removed the nearly 30-year-old
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the first _____ for adolescent girls from Rajasthan, to protect them from cervical cancer later in life.
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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.
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Answer: Gardasil-4
Union Jal Shakti Minister _____ and Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma reviewed the Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari (JSJB) 2.0 campaign, a community effort under the 'Catch the Rain' campaign.
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Answer: C. R. Patil
In the first phase of Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari, Rajasthan was _____ in India; in the current phase it leads, with over 88,000 works completed and 42,000 projects still in progress.
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Answer: third
Rajasthan also removed the rule that stopped people suffering from _____ from contesting local body elections, in line with the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 and the principle against leprosy-related discrimination.
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Answer: leprosy
Rajasthan's Agriculture Department signed an agreement with _____ for a carbon credit pilot project for farmers, announced by Agriculture Minister Kirodi Lal Meena; it runs under the rules of the 2023 carbon credit trading scheme.
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Answer: IORA Ecological Solutions
Census 2027 will be India's first fully digital census: a secure mobile app replaces paper forms, and families can fill in their details on a _____, which enumerators later check in the field.
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Answer: self-enumeration portal
The two mascots of Census 2027 are _____, showing equal participation of women and men. Census 2027 will be India's first census done fully digitally from start to end.
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Answer: "Pragati" and "Vikas"
The Gujarat Assembly passed the _____. Gujarat became the second state after Uttarakhand to enact a Uniform Civil Code.
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Answer: Gujarat Uniform Civil Code, 2026
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.
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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.
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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
_____ 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
The Supreme Court allowed withdrawal of life-sustaining nutrition and hydration for _____, 32, unconscious for about 13 years; it is the first real use of passive euthanasia after the Aruna Shanbaug (2011) and Common Cause (2018) rulings.
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Answer: Harish Rana
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 Cabinet extended _____ to December 2028 and raised its budget to ₹8.69 lakh crore (Centre's share ₹3.59 lakh crore), shifting focus from laying taps to lasting service.
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Answer: Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0
_____, 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
The Rajasthan Assembly passed the Rajasthan Disturbed Areas (Control of Transfer of Immovable Property) Bill, 2026_____6 March 2026 to control the sale and transfer of property in declared 'disturbed areas'.
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Answer: on
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 _____ approved excavation for Units 1 and 2 of the Mahi Banswara Rajasthan Atomic Power Project on 26 March 2026. The project will have four units of 700 MW each, 2,800 MW in total.
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Answer: Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB)
_____, 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 Assembly passed the Rajasthan Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) Bill, 2026_____RUHS into an AIIMS-like autonomous institute in Jaipur that can award MBBS, PG and super-speciality degrees.
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Answer: in the budget session. It upgrades
The Rajasthan Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026 replaced jail terms with fines for about _____, to make doing business easier.
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Answer: 11 minor offences
Amendments to the _____ law and the Factories law now allow women to work night shifts, provided adequate safety measures are in place.
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Answer: Shops and Commercial Establishments
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
The _____ and the Appropriation Bill gave legal force to the budget's tax changes and departmental spending. Without them the government cannot spend budget money.
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Answer: Finance Bill
The Mahi Banswara plant, on the Mahi river, will use indigenous _____ (pressurised heavy water reactor) technology with natural uranium fuel and heavy water. PM Modi laid its foundation stone in September 2025; estimated cost is about ₹42,000 crore.
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Answer: PHWR
_____, a joint company of NPCIL and NTPC, is building the Banswara project under India's "fleet mode" programme, where many reactors of one design are built together to cut cost and time.
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Answer: Anushakti Vidyut Nigam Limited
The carbon credit pilot began in three areas: _____ (Kotputli-Behror), one area in Dausa district, and Malpura (Tonk).
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Answer: Bansur
_____ came into force in March 2026. It focuses on the OSAT framework, assembly-test-packaging facilities and innovation in chip design.
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Answer: Rajasthan Semiconductor Policy-2026
The _____ (bench of Justices P.K. Mishra and Manmohan) said that under the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950, SC status is limited to followers of Hinduism, Sikhism and Buddhism.
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Answer: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court added that a person who converts to any other religion, including Christianity, loses _____. Such a person also cannot claim protection under the SC/ST Atrocities Prevention Act.
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Answer: SC status
Gujarat's UCC creates one legal framework for marriage, divorce, succession and live-in relationships. It bans _____ and makes registration of live-in couples compulsory. Scheduled Tribes and some protected groups are kept out.
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Answer: polygamy
President _____ changed Governors and Lieutenant Governors in 9 states and Union Territories in March 2026.
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Answer: Droupadi Murmu
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

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