Rajasthan Current Affairs Questions and Answers May 2026

Practice questions

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.

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
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
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.
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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
A 5 May 2026 report says _____ pucca houses have been built in Rajasthan under PMAY-Gramin. The target is 24,97,121 houses, of which 24,32,445 have received administrative approval.
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Answer: 19,46,884
Rajasthan sent its biggest team (6 teams, 47 players) to the 47th All India Electricity Employees Sports Competition_____kho-kho team was runner-up, and Deepak Kumar of Jaipur Discom won wrestling silver a third time.
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Answer: in Pune, 6-8 May 2026. The women's
The conference was held on the first anniversary of _____ (May 2025). Main topics were cyber-space warfare, countering psychological and information warfare, and AI-driven autonomous systems such as drones.
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Answer: Operation Sindoor
Work was done to finalise a joint _____ structure for the three armed forces, and the Hindi version of "Vision 2047" was released at the Jaipur conference.
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Answer: theatre command
A broadband committee meeting on 13 May 2026, chaired by the Chief Secretary, set the target of 100% broadband in every village. The Centre will give up to _____ to help apply the Telecom Right of Way Rules 2024.
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Answer: ₹150 crore
Non-gazetted employees other than Class IV can now issue life certificates through their _____, and one gazetted officer, instead of two, can verify a family pension.
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Answer: SSO ID
Applications for the pilgrimage scheme were taken from _____ on the department portal or at e-Mitra centres. Pilgrims are chosen by district-wise computerised lottery, and a Jan Aadhaar card is compulsory.
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Answer: 27 May to 10 June 2026

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