Question 1

Recently, which country launched a biological data center with living neurons?

Accepted Answer

Singapore

Question 2

Which institution released the report titled Reimagining Skilling for Viksit Bharat 2047 ?

Accepted Answer

NITI Aayog

Question 3

Which two credit card variants did Punjab National Bank (PNB) sign an agreement with the Indian Army to launch, specifically for Army personnel?

Accepted Answer

PNB LUXURA and PNB Parakram

Question 4

Who recently won the men’s singles title at the UTT National Ranking Table Tennis Tournament held in Kanpur?

Accepted Answer

Payas Jain

Question 5

Which Indian Grandmaster won the Kanizsa Open Chess Tournament held in Hungary?

Accepted Answer

GM M. Pranesh

Question 6

Which Indian player won the Open category title at the Asian Junior Chess Championship held in Mumbai?

Accepted Answer

Mayank Chakraborty

Question 7

Who won the girls' title at the Asian Junior Chess Championship held in Mumbai?

Accepted Answer

Pratitee Bordoloi

Question 8

Who surpassed M.S. Dhoni to become India's highest run-scorer as a wicketkeeper-batsman in Test cricket played overseas and on neutral venues?

Accepted Answer

Rishabh Pant

Question 9

Recently, India’s first indigenous assault rifle was successfully tested. What is its name?

Accepted Answer

AK-203 Sher

Question 10

Where has the first ‘Waste to Wonder Garden’ recently opened?

Accepted Answer

Srinagar

Question 11

Which Indian institution emerged as the top-ranked university from India in the Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2026?

Accepted Answer

Indian Institute of Science And Saveetha University

Question 12

In which city was the BWF World Badminton Championships 2026 hosted?

Accepted Answer

New Delhi, India

Question 13

Recently, where was the ‘Annapoorani Super Six’ LPG scheme launched?

Accepted Answer

Tamil Nadu

Question 14

Recently, IntelliSeat, a smart driver seat designed to detect fatigue and drowsiness in vehicle drivers, was developed by researchers of which IIT?

Accepted Answer

IIT Madras

Question 15

In which city will the fourth season of the Global Chess League (GCL) be hosted in September 2026?

Accepted Answer

Bengaluru

Question 16

In which city did ICEYE, a global company providing Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite services, announce the establishment of its branch in India?

Accepted Answer

New Delhi

Question 17

Recently, in which city was the 9th National Security Strategies Conference held?

Accepted Answer

New Delhi

Question 18

Where was the 27th session of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation (IRIGC-TEC) held?

Accepted Answer

Moscow, Russia

Question 19

Which U.S. state has recently passed a proposal to observe November 8 as Diwali Day?

Accepted Answer

California

Question 20

Who recently won the Durand Cup 2026 title?

Accepted Answer

East Bengal FC

Question 21

The 25th round of Special Representatives (SR) talks on the India-China boundary question was held between Ajit Doval and Wang Yi in which city?

Accepted Answer

Beijing, China

Question 22

Which city will host the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of State Summit in 2026?

Accepted Answer

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Question 23

Who has recently been appointed chairman of the committee constituted by the Central Government to seek a permanent political solution for the Gorkha community in the Darjeeling hill region?

Accepted Answer

Pankaj Kumar Singh

Question 24

Recently, where was India’s first non-genetically modified high-expansion-capacity popcorn maize hybrid seed launched?

Accepted Answer

Andhra Pradesh

Question 25

Which two new mobile applications were launched by the Department of Posts in August 2026 to enhance postal and citizen services?

Accepted Answer

Daak Mitra and Daak Seva

Question 26

Khalingduar Forest Reserve, recently in the news for a weed management and biochar project, is located in which state?

Accepted Answer

Assam

Question 27

Which international regulatory jurisdiction was included by the Union Health Ministry in Rule 63 of Medical Devices Rules, 2017 for waiving local clinical investigations in India?

Accepted Answer

European Union (EU)

Question 28

Who won the Miss Universe India 2026 title recently?

Accepted Answer

Kaizia Liz Mejo

Question 29

Which scheme was announced by Tamil Nadu to provide three free LPG cooking gas cylinders annually to families?

Accepted Answer

Annapoorani Super Six Scheme

Question 30

Recently, the Central Government signed an agreement with ADB to modernize the water supply and sanitation infrastructure of which city?

Accepted Answer

Chennai

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