Dear Aspirants, welcome to Target Defence Academy. Here you will find the most important and up-to-date Daily & Monthly Current Affairs 2026, with MCQs and detailed explanations. These quizzes are specially designed for all competitive exams, including NDA, CDS, AFCAT, CAPF, UPSC, SSC (CGL, CHSL, MTS), Banking (IBPS, SBI), Railway (RRB), State PCS, Police Exams, Teaching Exams (CTET, TET), and other government job exams. You can also download daily and monthly Current Affairs PDFs from the links given below for quick revision.
Latest Current Affairs 2026
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Current affairs matter for many reasons, as they shape our understanding of the world and our place in it. So, cadets, top defence educators in India have specially designed this set of current affairs quizzes for defence exams. You can join our Telegram Group for daily updates.
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Top 30 Latest Current Affairs 2026 Questions
- Which lake became India’s 101st Ramsar Site?
[A] Loktak Lake
[B] Glaw Lake
[C] Wular Lake
[D] Dal Lake
Answer: B - The 26th SCO Summit was held in which country?
[A] China
[B] Kazakhstan
[C] Kyrgyzstan
[D] Uzbekistan
Answer: C - Which city hosted the 18th BRICS Summit?
[A] Mumbai
[B] New Delhi
[C] Bengaluru
[D] Hyderabad
Answer: B - What was the theme of the 18th BRICS Summit?
[A] One Earth, One Future
[B] Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability
[C] Partnership for Global Peace
[D] Partnership for Global Peace
Answer: B - Which satellite was launched by ISRO using the GSLV?
[A] EOS-05
[B] EOS-07
[C] RISAT-3
[D] Cartosat-4
Answer: A - India recorded what GDP growth rate in Q1 of FY 2026–27?
[A] 6.8%
[B] 7.2%
[C] 7.8%
[D] 8.4%
Answer: C - Which country hosted the 17th UNCCD Conference of the Parties?
[A] Mongolia
[B] Kazakhstan
[C] Egypt
[D] Uzbekistan
Answer: A - Which resource is India set to receive from Uzbekistan for nuclear power development?
[A] Thorium
[B] Uranium
[C] Lithium
[D] Cobalt
Answer: B - Which football club won the Durand Cup?
[A] Mohun Bagan Super Giant
[B] East Bengal FC
[C] Bengaluru FC
[D] Bengaluru FC
Answer: B - Which organisation launched the ‘OneTag’ FASTag portability service?
[A] RBI
[B] NHAI
[C] NPCI
[D] NPCI
Answer: B - The PACE satellite mission has been launched by which space organization?
[A] European Space Agency (ESA)
[B] Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
[C] National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
[D] Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Answer: C - The ALH Mk III is a variant of which indigenous helicopter?
[A] Rudra
[B] Dhruv
[C] Cheetah
[D] Light Combat Helicopter
Answer: B - Who has been appointed as the MD & CEO of the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC)?
[A] T. Koshy
[B] Ritesh Tiwari
[C] Manoj Mittal
[D] Vibhor Jain
Answer: D - Astra Mark-2 missile is developed by which organisation?
[A] Defence Research and Development Organisation
[B] Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
[C] Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
[D] Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL)
Answer: A - Where is the Gujarat government going to develop the ‘Indo-Taiwan Industrial Park’?
[A] Ahmedabad
[B] Sanand-Dholera region
[C] Vadodara
[D] Surat
Answer: B - Where is the India-Uzbekistan joint military exercise ‘DUSTLIK 2026’ being held?
[A] Namangan, Uzbekistan
[B] Tashkent, Uzbekistan
[C] New Delhi, India
[D] Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Answer: A - Which state has become the first in India to launch a Marine Spatial Plan (MSP) for integrated coastal management?
[A] Odisha
[B] Gujarat
[C] Kerala
[D] Tamil Nadu
Answer: A - The Bharat Steel 2026 Summit will be held in:
[A] New Delhi
[B] Mumbai
[C] Kolkata
[D] Chennai
Answer: A - Which country recently launched its new AI governance framework in 2026?
[A] India
[B] UK
[C] China
[D] Russia
Answer: A - “Exercise Desert Tiger 2026” was conducted between India and which country?
[A] France
[B] Russia
[C] USA
[D] UAE
Answer: A - Who has been appointed as the new CEO of Intel in 2026?
[A] Pat Gelsinger
[B] Lip-Bu Tan
[C] Sundar Pichai
[D] Satya Nadella
Answer: B - Which Indian state launched the “Green Hydrogen Policy 2026”?
[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Rajasthan
[D] Gujarat
Answer: D - Which organization released the “Global Economic Outlook 2026”?
[A] World Bank
[B] WTO
[C] IMF
[D] UNDP
Answer: C - “Exercise Varuna 2026” is a naval exercise between India and which country?
[A] Russia
[B] France
[C] USA
[D] Japan
Answer: B - Which country successfully tested a hypersonic missile in April 2026?
[A] Russia
[B] China
[C] USA
[D] India
Answer: D - Which ministry launched the “Digital India Literacy Mission 2026”?
[A] Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
[B] Ministry of IT
[C] Ministry of Communications
[D] Ministry of Education
Answer: B - Who received the CBE honour?
[A] Emma Watson
[B] Carey Mulligan
[C] Kate Winslet
[D] Anne Hathaway
Answer: B - CERT-In operates under which ministry?
[A] Electronics & IT
[B] Ministry of Defence
[C] Ministry of Communications
[D] Ministry of Home Affairs
Answer: A - CM-302 missile is developed by which country?
[A] Russia
[B] China
[C] India
[D] USA
Answer: B - The “BHASHINI for Seva-Sanchalan” initiative is a collaboration between which two organizations
[A] MeitY & PFRDA
[B] Ministry of Home Affairs and NITI Aayog
[C] Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and BHASHINI
[D] Ministry of Education and NCERT
Answer: A
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