Current Affairs 2026 Questions and Answers

Which team won the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka, in March 2026?

• Australia
• India
• England
• South Africa

Answer: India. India beat New Zealand by 96 runs in the final in Ahmedabad on 8 March 2026, keeping the title they had won in 2024 and becoming the first team to win three T20 World Cups.

Which country won the 2026 FIFA World Cup, beating Argentina 1-0 after extra time in the final on 19 July?

• France
• Brazil
• Spain
• Germany

Answer: Spain. Ferran Torres scored in the 106th minute at MetLife Stadium (New York New Jersey) for Spain's second world title. As 2023 women's champions too, Spain became the first nation to hold the men's and women's world titles at the same time.

Mirabai Chanu won a third straight Commonwealth Games gold in July 2026. Which city hosted the 2026 Games?

• Birmingham
• Gold Coast
• Edinburgh
• Glasgow

Answer: Glasgow. Glasgow, Scotland hosted the 2026 Commonwealth Games (23 July - 2 August). Mirabai won the women's 48 kg gold with a Games-record 190 kg total, her fourth Commonwealth Games medal.

For the first time, India's Republic Day 2026 had leaders of which bloc as Chief Guests?

• European Union
• ASEAN
• African Union
• G7

Answer: European Union. European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attended. The India-EU Free Trade Agreement was concluded during the same visit.

At the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi in February 2026, the PM set out which acronym-based vision for AI?

• S.A.G.A.R.
• P.R.A.G.A.T.I.
• M.A.N.A.V.
• D.I.S.H.A.

Answer: M.A.N.A.V.. M.A.N.A.V. stands for Moral and ethical systems, Accountable governance, National sovereignty, Accessible and inclusive, and Valid and legitimate.

Which site, where the Buddha gave his first sermon, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in July 2026?

• Bodh Gaya
• Kushinagar
• Sanchi
• Sarnath

Answer: Sarnath. Sarnath, near Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, was inscribed on 25 July 2026 as India's 45th World Heritage Site. Bodh Gaya's Mahabodhi Temple and Sanchi were already on the list.

India's Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor, which attained criticality in April 2026, is at which place?

• Kalpakkam
• Tarapur
• Kudankulam
• Rawatbhata

Answer: Kalpakkam. The 500 MW PFBR at Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, reached first criticality on 6 April 2026. It breeds more fissile fuel than it uses, the heart of stage two of India's three-stage nuclear programme.

Which Hyderabad-based private space company launched its Vikram-1 rocket in July 2026?

• Agnikul Cosmos
• Skyroot Aerospace
• Pixxel
• GalaxEye

Answer: Skyroot Aerospace. Skyroot Aerospace launched Vikram-1 on 18 July 2026; the PM called it a defining moment in India's space journey.

In February 2026, the PM dedicated India's first Namo Bharat (RRTS) corridor to the nation. It links Delhi with which city?

• Panipat
• Alwar
• Agra
• Meerut

Answer: Meerut. On 22 February 2026 the PM dedicated the full 82-km Delhi-Meerut Namo Bharat corridor to the nation and flagged off the Meerut Metro, which runs on the same tracks.

The nationwide HPV vaccination campaign launched by the PM from Ajmer in 2026 mainly protects against which disease?

• Cervical cancer
• Tuberculosis
• Measles
• Dengue

Answer: Cervical cancer. The human papillomavirus (HPV) causes most cases of cervical cancer. The campaign, launched on 28 February 2026, offers 14-year-old girls a free single-dose vaccine.

Which team won its first-ever Ranji Trophy title in 2026?

• Assam
• Jammu and Kashmir
• Kerala
• Uttarakhand

Answer: Jammu and Kashmir. Jammu and Kashmir won the 2025-26 Ranji Trophy on first-innings lead in the final against Karnataka at Hubballi, ending a 67-year wait.

'Boong', which won the BAFTA for Children's and Family Film in February 2026, comes from which Indian state?

• Assam
• Nagaland
• Manipur
• Mizoram

Answer: Manipur. Boong, directed by Lakshmipriya Devi, is a Manipuri-language film; it became the first Indian film to win the BAFTA for Children's and Family Film on 22 February 2026.

What is the name of the new Prime Minister's Office dedicated on 13 February 2026, as the government moved out of the North and South Blocks?

• Kartavya Path
• Samvidhan Sadan
• Karmayogi Bhavan
• Seva Teerth

Answer: Seva Teerth. The new PMO is called 'Seva Teerth', and ministries are moving to the new Kartavya Bhavans. The North and South Blocks were built under British rule.

PV Sindhu became the first Indian to win which badminton title in July 2026?

• Japan Open
• All England Open
• China Open
• Indonesia Open

Answer: Japan Open. Sindhu beat Japan's Akane Yamaguchi 21-17, 21-17 in the final to become the first Indian to win the Japan Open.

The 594-km Ganga Expressway, inaugurated by the PM in Hardoi in April 2026, is in which state?

• Bihar
• Uttarakhand
• Uttar Pradesh
• West Bengal

Answer: Uttar Pradesh. The six-lane, 594-km Ganga Expressway, opened on 29 April 2026, links Meerut with Prayagraj across 12 districts of Uttar Pradesh.