Rajasthan Current Affairs Questions and Answers September 2026

Practice questions

Who was elected mayor of Jaipur Greater in September 2026?
1. Soumya Gurjar
2. Sunita Mawar
3. Prasannachand Mehta
4. Sunil Kothari
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Answer: D. Sunil Kothari — BJP's Sunil Kothari defeated Congress candidate Sunita Mawar 89-60 on 25 September 2026.
Where was the multinational air exercise Tarang Shakti 2026 held in Rajasthan?
1. Jaisalmer
2. Bikaner
3. Jodhpur
4. Nal
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Answer: C. Jodhpur — The second edition was hosted at Air Force Station Jodhpur from 26 September to 12 October 2026.
How much revenue did RIICO earn from the online plot auction that ended on 30 September 2026?
1. Rs 269 crore
2. Rs 369 crore
3. Rs 469 crore
4. Rs 569 crore
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Answer: D. Rs 569 crore — RIICO earned Rs 569 crore from 12 plots and 128 bidders.
Anantjeet Singh Naruka of Jaipur won two bronze medals at the 2026 Asian Games in which sport?
1. Archery
2. Boxing
3. Skeet shooting
4. Wrestling
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Answer: C. Skeet shooting — He won bronze in the men's team and mixed team skeet events.
The Supreme Court stayed construction within what distance of the Jojri river banks?
1. 50 metres
2. 100 metres
3. 200 metres
4. 500 metres
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Answer: B. 100 metres — The interim stay covers a 100-metre zone until the flood line and buffer zone are marked.
From which village in Nagaur district does the Jojri river start?
1. Kuchaman
2. Parbatsar
3. Merta
4. Pandalu
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Answer: D. Pandalu — The Jojri starts at Pandalu, then flows through Jodhpur.
The Jojri river joins which river near Balotra?
1. Luni
2. Banas
3. Chambal
4. Mahi
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Answer: A. Luni — It is the Luni's only right-bank tributary.
Who is the Chief Secretary of Rajasthan who reviewed the Jojri clean-up in Jaipur?
1. Sudhansh Pant
2. Usha Sharma
3. V. Srinivas
4. Rajeshwar Singh
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Answer: C. V. Srinivas — He chaired the Integrated Coordination Group meeting.
Justice Sanjay Kumar Agrawal became which number Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court?
1. 40th
2. 42nd
3. 44th
4. 45th
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Answer: C. 44th — He took oath on 7 September 2026.
On which date did the new Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court take oath?
1. 7 September 2026
2. 1 September 2026
3. 14 September 2026
4. 22 September 2026
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Answer: A. 7 September 2026 — The oath was taken on 7 September 2026.

Under which Act was the NHRC established?
1. Human Rights Act, 1998
2. Right to Information Act, 2005
3. Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955
4. Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993
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Answer: D. Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 — It was set up on 12 October 1993.
Who won the Rangeland Awards 2026 for protecting Thar grasslands?
1. Rajendra Singh
2. Sumer Singh Bhati
3. Anupam Mishra
4. Shyam Sunder Jyani
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Answer: B. Sumer Singh Bhati — He is a camel herder from Jaisalmer.
About how large is Degrai Mata Oran?
1. 1,000 hectares
2. 5,000 hectares
3. 25,000 hectares
4. 10,000 hectares
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Answer: D. 10,000 hectares — It is a community-protected sacred grassland in Jaisalmer.
How many days did the Oran Bachao Padyatra last?
1. 45 days
2. 85 days
3. 60 days
4. 100 days
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Answer: B. 85 days — It ran about 700 km from Tanot Mata Temple to Jaipur.
How many historic towns of Shekhawati are in the UNESCO Tentative List nomination?
1. 9
2. 12
3. 14
4. 20
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Answer: C. 14 — They lie in Jhunjhunu, Churu and Sikar districts.
Which of these is one of the 14 Shekhawati towns in the UNESCO nomination?
1. Mandawa
2. Pushkar
3. Bundi
4. Kumbhalgarh
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Answer: A. Mandawa — Mandawa, Nawalgarh, Fatehpur and others are in the list.
Under which UNESCO criteria is the Shekhawati nomination proposed?
1. (i), (ii) and (iii)
2. (iii), (iv) and (v)
3. (vi), (vii) and (viii)
4. (ix) and (x)
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Answer: B. (iii), (iv) and (v) — These are cultural criteria about tradition, settlement type and human settlement.
What range does the Pragatak-243 glide bomb have?
1. 50 to 80 km
2. 300 to 400 km
3. 10 to 20 km
4. 144 to 180 km
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Answer: D. 144 to 180 km — It was released from a Su-30MKI at about 12 km height.
On which dates was Dronethon-2026 held at Pokhran?
1. 14-16 September
2. 9-11 September
3. 20-22 September
4. 1-3 September
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Answer: A. 14-16 September — It was the IAF's first Dronethon.
Which Army corps conducted the Rudra Raptors exercise in Jaisalmer?
1. Sudarshan Chakra Corps
2. Gajraj Corps
3. Konark Corps
4. Vajra Corps
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Answer: C. Konark Corps — It combined Apache helicopters and tanks.

Which Japanese aircraft took part in Veer Guardian-2026?
1. F-22 Raptor
2. Mirage 2000
3. F-2A
4. Gripen
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Answer: C. F-2A — Japan's Air Self-Defense Force flew F-2A fighters at Jodhpur.
In which year and country was the first Veer Guardian exercise held?
1. 2023, Japan
2. 2021, India
3. 2022, Japan
4. 2024, India
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Answer: A. 2023, Japan — The 2026 edition at Jodhpur was the return leg.
Which two organisations signed the agreement for EMRS smart classrooms in Rajasthan?
1. NSTFDC and ONGC
2. TRIFED and HPCL
3. NITI Aayog and BPCL
4. NSTFDC and HPCL
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Answer: D. NSTFDC and HPCL — The project costs ₹16.01 crore for 29 schools.
The multinational air exercise Tarang Shakti 2026 was hosted at which Indian air base?
1. Gwalior
2. Pune
3. Jodhpur
4. Jamnagar
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Answer: C. Jodhpur — The IAF held the second edition at Air Force Station Jodhpur, Rajasthan, from 26 September to 12 October 2026.

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In its own (suo motu) hearing on river pollution, the _____ put an interim stay on all construction and development work within 100 metres of the Jojri river banks; the bench was Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta.
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Answer: Supreme Court
The _____ is a seasonal river that starts at Pandalu village in Nagaur, flows through the middle of Jodhpur city and joins the Luni near Balotra; it is the only tributary that meets the Luni from its right bank.
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Answer: Jojri
The _____ took suo motu notice of a report from Banswara that a woman was beaten and humiliated by her husband and relatives, and asked the Chief Secretary and the Banswara SP for a full report within two weeks.
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Answer: NHRC
_____, a traditional camel herder of Jaisalmer, won the global Rangeland Awards 2026 for protecting the sacred grasslands of the Thar desert.
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Answer: Sumer Singh Bhati
_____ in Jaisalmer is a sacred grassland of about 10,000 hectares in the heart of the Thar, protected by villagers themselves; it shelters the endangered Great Indian Bustard (Godawan) and the Asiatic caracal.
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Answer: Degrai Mata Oran
"_____" were added to the UNESCO Tentative List of World Heritage Sites; India's Permanent Delegation had submitted the serial nomination on 1 June 2026.
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Answer: Painted Haveli Towns of Shekhawati
The Indian Air Force held the first flight test of the indigenous long-range glide bomb _____ at Pokhran from a Su-30MKI; it can strike from 144 to 180 km when released from about 12 km height, and was developed by Nagpur start-up Kraft Dynamics with BEL.
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Answer: Pragatak-243
The _____ and HPCL signed an agreement to build smart classrooms and computer labs in 29 Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) in 11 Rajasthan districts at a cost of ₹16.01 crore, to be completed within six months.
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Answer: NSTFDC
_____ took oath as the 44th Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court on 7 September 2026.
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Answer: Justice Sanjay Kumar Agrawal
The IAF's first _____ was held on 14-16 September 2026 at the Pokhran Field Firing Range, with 20+ defence firms, start-ups and PSUs showing unmanned (UAS) and counter-drone (CUAS) systems and an air traffic management system.
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Answer: Dronethon-2026
The _____ of Jaipur Greater, Jodhpur and Kota on 25 September 2026. Sunil Kothari beat Sunita Mawar 89-60 in Jaipur, Prasannachand Mehta won in Jodhpur and Anusuiya Goswami won in Kota.
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Answer: BJP won the mayor posts
The Indian Air Force began _____ at Air Force Station Jodhpur. It is the second edition of this multinational air exercise and it runs till 12 October, with about 32 countries attending as observers.
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Answer: Exercise Tarang Shakti 2026
The _____ online auction of 12 plots (about 391 acres) ended on 30 September 2026. A total of 128 bidders applied and RIICO earned Rs 569 crore. Malan ki Tus (Udaipur) tourism plots drew the most bids, 68.
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Answer: RIICO
The long-range one-way attack drone _____, made by the Noida firm IG Defence, was flight-tested at the Pokhran Field Firing Range. Its reported range is up to 1,000 km and endurance 7-8 hours.
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Answer: KAL
DRDO signed its first high-value deep-tech agreement under its Technology Development Fund with _____, a start-up from Alwar, to build a 20 mK dilution refrigerator for quantum technology.
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Answer: Zero mK India
Jaipur's _____ won two bronze medals in skeet shooting (men's team and mixed team) at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
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Answer: Anantjeet Singh Naruka
The Supreme Court had earlier also taken up the pollution of the Jojri, _____ and Luni rivers.
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Answer: Bandi
Chief Secretary _____ held a meeting of the Integrated Coordination Group in Jaipur to review the condition of sewage treatment plants and the drainage system for the Jojri.
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Answer: V. Srinivas
The state ordered a dedicated _____ for complaints about the Jojri river.
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Answer: online grievance portal
Where the flood line is already fixed, polluting industrial units are banned within _____ on both sides of it.
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Answer: 500 metres
Before this, Justice Agrawal served in the _____ as a judge and earlier as Advocate General; he became an additional judge in September 2013 and a permanent judge in March 2016.
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Answer: Chhattisgarh High Court
To protect children's privacy and dignity, the Education Department banned entry of outsiders, photography, videography and interviews in _____ without permission, citing Article 21 and the "in loco parentis" principle.
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Answer: government schools
The NHRC was set up under the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 on _____; its chairperson and members serve three years or until age 70, whichever is earlier.
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Answer: 12 October 1993
Bhati led an 85-day, roughly 700 km "_____" from the Tanot Mata Temple in Jaisalmer to Jaipur.
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Answer: Oran Bachao Padyatra
Bhati organised communities of about _____ to protect the grasslands and help natural regrowth, which brought back native grasses such as sewan and dhaman, important fodder for livestock.
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Answer: 20 villages
An _____ is a sacred grove or pasture protected by the community; Degrai Mata Oran can be remembered as the Thar's community-protected grassland.
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Answer: oran
A place on the Tentative List is only the _____ toward World Heritage listing; it does not give World Heritage status by itself.
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Answer: first step
The 14 historic towns, spread over _____ districts, are Alsisar, Bissau, Chirawa, Churu, Dundlod, Fatehpur, Jhunjhunu, Khetri, Laxmangarh, Mandawa, Mahansar, Nawalgarh, Ramgarh and Sikar.
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Answer: Jhunjhunu, Churu and Sikar
The Shekhawati nomination is proposed under UNESCO criteria _____: an exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition, an outstanding example of a building or settlement type, and a traditional human settlement in harmony with its environment.
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Answer: (iii), (iv) and (v)
The Army's _____ held the combined-arms exercise Rudra Raptors in the Jaisalmer desert, practising coordination between Apache helicopters in the air and tank fleets on the ground.
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Answer: Konark Corps
Researchers at _____ are documenting the Bhil language and the traditional knowledge of Bhil communities of the Osian region, such as methods of building houses and saving water in the Thar Desert.
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Answer: IIT Jodhpur

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