Current Affairs â February 2026
Q1. Who won the FIDE Freestyle Chess Title 2026 ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: ⧍ā§Ļ⧍ā§Ŧ āĻāύ⧰ FIDE Freestyle Chess āĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϞ ?
Ans: (c) Magnus Carlsen
Exp: Magnus Carlsen won the FIDE Freestyle Chess Title 2026. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻŽā§āĻāύāĻžāĻ āĻāĻžā§°ā§āϞāĻā§āύ⧠⧍ā§Ļ⧍ā§Ŧ āĻāύ⧰ FIDE Freestyle Chess āĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
Q2. What position did India achieve in the medal tally at the Asian Rifle/Pistol Championship 2026 ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: Asian Rifle/Pistol Championship 2026-āϤ āĻāĻžā§°āϤ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ āύāĻŽā§āĻŦā§° āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āϞāĻžāĻ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāϞ ?
Ans: (a) First (āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ)
Exp: India topped the medal tally in the championship. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻžā§°āϤ āĻāĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāϤ āĻĒāĻĻāĻ āϤāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻāĻžā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύāϤ āĻāĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
Q3. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of GIFT City by the Gujarat Government ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻā§āĻā§°āĻžāĻ āĻā§°āĻāĻžā§°ā§ GIFT City-ā§° āύāϤā§āύ Chairman āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āύāĻŋāϝā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ ?
Ans: (c) Uday Kotak
Exp: Uday Kotak was appointed as the Chairman of GIFT City. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻĻāϝāĻŧ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻāĻ GIFT City-ā§° āĻā§āϝāĻŧāĻžā§°āĻŽā§āύ āύāĻŋāϝā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšā§āĻā§āĨ¤
Q4. The recently approved Rail-Road Twin Tunnel will be constructed under which river ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āϏāĻĻā§āϝ āĻ
āύā§āĻŽā§āĻĻāĻŋāϤ Rail-Road Twin Tunnel āĻā§āύāĻāύ āύāĻĻā§ā§° āϤāϞā§āĻĻāĻŋ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻā§°āĻž āĻš’āĻŦ ?
Ans: (c) Brahmaputra River
Exp: India’s first rail-road twin tunnel will be built under the Brahmaputra. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ Rail-Road Twin Tunnel āĻŦā§ā§°āĻšā§āĻŽāĻĒā§āϤā§ā§° āύāĻĻā§ā§° āϤāϞā§āĻĻāĻŋ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻā§°āĻž āĻš’āĻŦāĨ¤
Q5. Herath Poshte festival is mainly associated with which State/UT ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: Herath Poshte āĻā§āĻ¸ā§ą āĻā§āύ ā§°āĻžāĻā§āϝ/āĻā§āύā§āĻĻā§ā§°āĻļāĻžāϏāĻŋāϤ āĻ
āĻā§āĻāϞ⧰ āϏā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ ?
Ans: (b) Jammu & Kashmir
Exp: It is a festival of the Kashmiri Pandit community. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻļā§āĻŽā§ā§°ā§ āĻĒāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻŋāϤ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧā§° āϧ⧰ā§āĻŽā§āϝāĻŧ āĻā§āĻ¸ā§ąāĨ¤
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Q6. India’s first National Cow Culture Museum will be established in which state ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻāĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ National Cow Culture Museum āĻā§āύ ā§°āĻžāĻā§āϝāϤ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻš’āĻŦ?
Ans: (a) Uttar Pradesh
Exp: The museum will be set up in Uttar Pradesh. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻ āϏāĻāĻā§ā§°āĻšāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧ āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§āĻļāϤ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻā§°āĻž āĻš’āĻŦāĨ¤
Q7. Who will host the first-ever IMACC 2026 ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽāĻŦāĻžā§°ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ
āύā§āώā§āĻ āĻŋāϤ IMACC 2026 āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦ ?
Ans: (b) Indian Army
Exp: Indian Army will host IMACC 2026. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻžā§°āϤā§āϝāĻŧ āϏā§āύāĻžāĻ IMACC 2026 āĻāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĨ¤
Q8. Who launched the ‘Karmayoga for Empowered Bharat’ campaign ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: ‘Karmayoga for Empowered Bharat’ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāϝāĻžāύ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻā§°āĻŽā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāϞ ?
Ans: (c) Droupadi Murmu
Exp: The campaign was launched by the President of India. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻžā§°āϤ⧰ ā§°āĻžāώā§āĻā§ā§°āĻĒāϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāϝāĻžāύ āĻā§°āĻŽā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
Q9. Where was the African Union (AU) Summit 2026 held ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: African Union (AU) Summit 2026 āĻ’āϤ āĻ
āύā§āώā§āĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāϞ ?
Ans: (b) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Exp: AU headquarters is located in Addis Ababa. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: AU-ā§° āĻŽā§āĻā§āϝ āĻāĻžā§°ā§āϝāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧ Addis Ababa-āϤ āĻ
ā§ąāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
Q10. Tarique Rahman will be the next Prime Minister of which country ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āϤāĻžā§°āĻŋāĻ ā§°āĻšāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻā§āύ āĻĻā§āĻļā§° āĻĒā§°ā§ąā§°ā§āϤ⧠āĻĒā§ā§°āϧāĻžāύāĻŽāύā§āϤā§ā§°ā§ āĻš’āĻŦ ?
Ans: (c) Bangladesh
Exp: Tarique Rahman is set to become the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āϤāĻžā§°āĻŋāĻ ā§°āĻšāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻžāĻĻā§āĻļā§° āĻĒā§°ā§ąā§°ā§āϤ⧠āĻĒā§ā§°āϧāĻžāύāĻŽāύā§āϤā§ā§°ā§ āĻš’āĻŦāĨ¤
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Q1. Who has been chosen as the next Prime Minister of Bangladesh ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻžāĻĻā§āĻļā§° āĻĒā§°ā§ąā§°ā§āϤ⧠āĻĒā§ā§°āϧāĻžāύāĻŽāύā§āϤā§ā§°ā§ āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋāϤ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻā§ ?
Ans: Tarique Rahman
Explanation : Tarique Rahman has been chosen as the next Prime Minister of Bangladesh. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āϤāĻžā§°ā§āĻā§ ā§°āĻšāĻŽāĻžāύāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻžāĻĻā§āĻļā§° āĻĒā§°ā§ąā§°ā§āϤ⧠āĻĒā§ā§°āϧāĻžāύāĻŽāύā§āϤā§ā§°ā§ āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋāϤ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻā§āĨ¤
Q2. Where was the World Seafood Congress 2026 held ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦ āϏā§āĻĢā§āĻĄ āĻāĻāĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ ā§¨ā§Ļ⧍ā§Ŧ āĻ’āϤ āĻ āύā§āώā§āĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāϞ ?
Ans: Chennai
Explanation: The World Seafood Congress 2026 was held in Chennai. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦ āϏā§āĻĢā§āĻĄ āĻāĻāĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ ā§¨ā§Ļ⧍ā§Ŧ āĻā§āύā§āύāĻžāĻāϤ āĻ āύā§āώā§āĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
Q3. Who has been awarded the Chang–Candle Humanitarian Award 2026 ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻāĻžāĻ–āĻā§āĻŖā§āĻĄāϞ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§ąāϤāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§ āĻŦāĻāĻāĻž ⧍ā§Ļ⧍ā§Ŧ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻāĻžāύ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻā§ ?
Ans: Haripriya Aravind and R. Venkatesh
Explanation: The award was jointly given to Haripriya Aravind and R. Venkatesh. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻ āĻŦāĻāĻāĻž āĻšā§°āĻŋāĻĒā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ ā§°āĻŦāĻŋāύā§āĻĻ āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§°. āĻā§āĻāĻāĻā§āĻļāĻ āϝā§āĻĨāĻāĻžā§ąā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻāĻžāύ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻā§āĨ¤
Q4. By which year has the MDA campaign been launched to eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āϞāĻŋāĻŽā§āĻĢā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĢāĻžāĻāϞā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŽā§āϞ⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ MDA āĻ āĻāĻŋāϝāĻžāύ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻāύāϞ⧠āĻā§°āĻŽā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻā§ ?
Ans: 2027
Explanation: The target year to eliminate the disease is 2027. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻ ā§°ā§āĻ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŽā§āϞ⧰ āϞāĻā§āώā§āϝ āĻŦāĻā§° āĻšā§āĻ⧠⧍ā§Ļ⧍ā§āĨ¤
Q5. Where has India’s second Tulip Garden been started recently ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻāĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤā§āϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŋāĻāϞāĻŋāĻĒ āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĄā§āύ āĻ’āϤ āĻā§°āĻŽā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻā§ ?
Ans: Himachal Pradesh
Explanation: India’s second Tulip Garden has been started in Himachal Pradesh. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤā§āϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŋāĻāϞāĻŋāĻĒ āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĄā§āύ āĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻāϞ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§āĻļāϤ āĻā§°āĻŽā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻā§āĨ¤
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Q6. Chanya Nathan C became the first visually impaired woman judge of which state ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻāĻžāύā§āϝāĻž āύāĻžāĻĨāύ āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āύ ā§°āĻžāĻā§āϝ⧰ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻĻā§āώā§āĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϧāĻŋāϤ āĻŽāĻšāĻŋāϞāĻž āύā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāϧā§āĻļ ?
Ans: Kerala
Explanation: She became the first visually impaired woman judge of Kerala. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āϤā§āĻāĻ āĻā§ā§°āĻžāϞāĻžā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻĻā§āώā§āĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϧāĻŋāϤ āĻŽāĻšāĻŋāϞāĻž āύā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāϧā§āĻļ āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āύāĻŋāϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻšā§āĻā§āĨ¤
Q7. Which country has taken command of Combined Task Force-154 for the first time ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: Combined Task Force-154 ā§° āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽāĻŦāĻžā§°ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§āύ āĻĻā§āĻļā§ āĻā§ā§°āĻšāĻŖ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§?
Ans: India
Explanation: India has taken command of Combined Task Force-154 for the first time. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻžā§°āϤ⧠āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽāĻŦāĻžā§°ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ Combined Task Force-154 ā§° āύā§āϤā§āϤā§āĻŦ āĻā§ā§°āĻšāĻŖ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§āĨ¤
Q8. From which country has India approved the purchase of 114 Rafale aircraft ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻāĻžā§°āϤ⧠āĻā§āύ āĻĻā§āĻļā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž ā§§ā§§ā§Ē āĻāĻž ā§°āĻžāĻĢā§āϞ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻā§ā§°āϝāĻŧā§° āĻ āύā§āĻŽā§āĻĻāύ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ ?
Ans: France
Explanation: India approved the purchase of 114 Rafale fighter jets from France. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻžā§°āϤ⧠āĻĢā§ā§°āĻžāύā§āϏ⧰ āĻĒā§°āĻž ā§§ā§§ā§Ē āĻāĻž ā§°āĻžāĻĢā§āϞ āϝā§āĻĻā§āϧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻā§ā§°āϝāĻŧā§° āĻ āύā§āĻŽā§āĻĻāύ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§āĨ¤
Q9. Who has been appointed as Chairman of GIFT City, Gujarat ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻā§āĻā§°āĻžāĻā§° GIFT City ā§° āĻā§āϝāĻŧāĻžā§°āĻŽā§āύ āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āύāĻŋāϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻā§ ?
Ans: Uday Kotak
Explanation: Uday Kotak has been appointed as Chairman of GIFT City. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻĻāϝāĻŧ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻāĻ GIFT City ā§° āĻā§āϝāĻŧāĻžā§°āĻŽā§āύ āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āύāĻŋāϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻā§āĨ¤
Q10. When is International Childhood Cancer Day observed ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻāύā§āϤāĻā§°āĻžāώā§āĻā§ā§°ā§āϝāĻŧ āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§ āĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻžā§° āĻĻāĻŋā§ąāϏ āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
Ans: 15 February
Explanation: It is observed every year on 15 February. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻā§°ā§ ā§§ā§Ģ āĻĢā§āĻŦā§ā§°ā§ā§ąāĻžā§°ā§āϤ āĻāĻ āĻĻāĻŋā§ąāϏ āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q11: Who is the author of the book For Star of Destiny ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: For Star of Destiny āύāĻžāĻŽā§° āĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāĻĒāĻāύ⧰ āϞā§āĻāĻ āĻā§āύ ?
Ans: Peter Longley
Explanation: The book For Star of Destiny was written by Peter Longley. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: For Star of Destiny āύāĻžāĻŽā§° āĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāĻĒāĻāύ āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻžā§° āϞāĻāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ ā§°āĻāύāĻž āĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§āĨ¤
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Q1. What is India's rank among 182 countries in the Corruption Perceptions Index 2025 ? āĻāĻžā§°āϤ 2025 āĻāύ⧰ Corruption Perceptions Index āϤ 182 āĻāύ āĻĻā§āĻļā§° āĻāĻŋāϤ⧰āϤ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ āύāĻŽā§āĻŦā§° āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύāϤ āĻāĻā§ ?
(a) 85th | (b) 89th | (c) 91st | (d) 95th
Ans: (b) 89th
Explanation: India ranked 89th among 182 countries in CPI 2025, which measures perceived corruption in public sector.
āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: CPI 2025 āϤ āĻāĻžā§°āϤ 182 āĻāύ āĻĻā§āĻļā§° āĻāĻŋāϤ⧰āϤ 89 āϤāĻŽ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āϞāĻžāĻ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻ āϏā§āĻāĻā§ ā§°āĻžāĻāĻšā§ā§ąāĻž āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§°āϤ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āύā§āϤāĻŋā§° āϧāĻžā§°āĻŖāĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻĒā§āĨ¤
Q2. India’s rank in the Network Readiness Index 2025 is ? Network Readiness Index 2025 āϤ āĻāĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?
(a) 41st | (b) 45th | (c) 49th | (d) 52nd
Ans: (b) 45th
Explanation: India secured 45th rank due to improvements in digital infrastructure and technology adoption.
āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻā§āϞ āĻ āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŽā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āϝā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§°ā§° āĻāύā§āύāϤāĻŋā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžā§°āϤ 45 āϤāĻŽ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύāϤ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤
Q3. Who has become India’s youngest male Analog Astronaut ? āĻāĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āϏ⧰ā§āĻŦāĻāύāĻŋāώā§āĻ āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āώ Analog Astronaut āĻā§āύāĻāύ āĻšā§āĻā§ ?
(a) Rohan Mehta | (b) Aditya Pandya | (c) Arjun Desai | (d) Kunal Shah
Ans: (b) Aditya Pandya
Explanation: Aditya Pandya became India’s youngest male analog astronaut after completing a space-simulation mission.
āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻ āύā§āϤ⧰ā§āĻā§āώ āĻ āύā§āĻā§°āĻŖ āĻŽāĻŋāĻāύ āϏāĻĢāϞāĻāĻžā§ąā§ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻā§°āĻžā§° āĻĒāĻŋāĻāϤ āĻāĻĻāĻŋāϤā§āϝ āĻĒāĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āϏ⧰ā§āĻŦāĻāύāĻŋāώā§āĻ āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āώ Analog Astronaut āĻšā§āĻā§āĨ¤
Q4. In which state was the ‘Padhai with AI’ initiative launched ? ‘Padhai with AI’ āĻāĻĻā§āϝā§āĻ āĻā§āύāĻāύ ā§°āĻžāĻā§āϝāϤ āĻā§°āĻŽā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāϞ ?
(a) Rajasthan | (b) Uttar Pradesh | (c) Madhya Pradesh | (d) Himachal Pradesh
Ans: (d) Himachal Pradesh
Explanation: The initiative was launched in Himachal Pradesh to integrate AI in school education.
āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āϏā§āĻā§āϞ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžāϤ AI āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻ āĻāĻĻā§āϝā§āĻ āĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻāϞ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§āĻļāϤ āĻā§°āĻŽā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q5. Which became the first retail company in the world to achieve a $1 trillion market capitalisation ? āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ $1 āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύ āĻŽāĻžā§°ā§āĻā§āĻ āĻā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻžāϞāĻžāĻāĻā§āĻāύ āϞāĻžāĻ āĻā§°āĻž ā§°āĻŋāĻā§āĻāϞ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύ⧠āĻā§āύāĻā§ ?
(a) Amazon | (b) Walmart | (c) Alibaba | (d) Reliance Retail
Ans: (d) Reliance Retail
Explanation: Reliance Retail became the world’s first retail company to reach $1 trillion valuation.
āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: Reliance Retail āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ ā§°āĻŋāĻā§āĻāϞ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύ⧠āϝāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ $1 āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύ āĻŽāĻžā§°ā§āĻā§āĻ āĻŽā§āϞā§āϝ āϞāĻžāĻ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q6. Who is the first woman PM of Japan to return to power after winning a majority ?
āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻžāύ⧰ āĻāϤāĻŋāĻšāĻžāϏāϤ āĻĒā§āύ⧰ āĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻžāϞ⧠āĻ āĻšāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻŽāĻšāĻŋāϞāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āϧāĻžāύāĻŽāύā§āϤā§ā§°ā§ āĻā§āύ ?
(a) Yuriko Koike | (b) Sanae Takaichi | (c) Seiko Noda | (d) Makiko Tanaka
Ans: (b) Sanae Takaichi
Explanation: Sanae Takaichi returned to power after winning a majority in Japan’s general election. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āϏāĻžāϧāĻžā§°āĻŖ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύāϤ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻžāĻā§°āĻŋāώā§āĻ āϤāĻž āϞāĻžāĻ āĻā§°āĻŋ Sanae Takaichi āĻĒā§āύ⧰ āĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻšā§āĨ¤
Q7. The Agni-III ballistic missile was tested from ? Agni-III āĻŦā§āϞāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāϞ āĻ’ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻĒā§°ā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāϞ ?
(a) Pokhran | (b) Abdul Kalam Island | (c) Chandipur | (d) Balasore
Ans: (c) Chandipur, Odisha
Explanation: Agni-III missile was tested from Chandipur Test Range in Odisha. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: Agni-III āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāϞ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻļāĻžā§° āĻāĻžāĻāĻĻāĻŋāĻĒā§ā§° āĻĒā§°ā§āĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻā§āύā§āĻĻā§ā§°ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻĒā§°ā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q8. Who has been elected President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India ? Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India ā§° āϏāĻāĻžāĻĒāϤāĻŋ āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻā§āύ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋāϤ āĻšā§āĻā§ ?
(a) Oswald Gracias | (b) Andrews Thazhath | (c) Theodore Mascarenhas | (d) Anthony Poola
Ans: (d) Cardinal Anthony Poola
Explanation: Cardinal Anthony Poola was elected as President of CBCI. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: Cardinal Anthony Poola āĻ Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India ā§° āϏāĻāĻžāĻĒāϤāĻŋ āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋāϤ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q9. Which bank issued India’s first digital FPI licence ? āĻāĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻā§āϞ FPI āϞāĻžāĻāĻā§āĻā§āĻ āĻā§āύāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻžā§°āĻŋ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§ ?
(a) SBI | (b) HDFC | (c) ICICI | (d) Kotak Mahindra Bank
Ans: (d) Kotak Mahindra Bank
Explanation: Kotak Mahindra Bank issued India’s first fully digital FPI licence. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: Kotak Mahindra Bank āĻ āĻāĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻā§āϞ FPI āϞāĻžāĻāĻā§āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻžā§°āĻŋ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§āĨ¤
Q10. Anti-Smuggling Day is observed on ? Anti-Smuggling Day āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
(a) Jan 10 | (b) Feb 11 | (c) Mar 19 | (d) Dec 4
Ans: (b) February 11
Explanation: Anti-Smuggling Day is observed on 11 February every year. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻā§°ā§ 11 āĻĢā§āĻŦā§ā§°ā§ā§ąāĻžā§°ā§āϤ Anti-Smuggling Day āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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Q1. Where was India’s first tropical RAS-based Rainbow Trout farm launched ? ā¤ā¤žā¤°ā¤¤ ā¤ā¤ž ā¤Ēā¤šā¤˛ā¤ž ā¤āĨ⤰āĨā¤Ēā¤ŋā¤ā¤˛ RAS-ā¤ā¤§ā¤žā¤°ā¤ŋ⤤ ⤰āĨ⤍ā¤ŦāĨ ā¤āĨā¤°ā¤žā¤ā¤ ā¤Ģā¤žā¤°āĨā¤Ž ā¤ā¤šā¤žā¤ ⤞āĨ⤍āĨ⤠ā¤ā¤ŋā¤¯ā¤ž ā¤ā¤¯ā¤ž ? āĻāĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ Tropical RAS-āĻāĻŋāϤā§āϤāĻŋāĻ Rainbow Trout āĻĢāĻžā§°ā§āĻŽ āĻ’āϤ āĻā§°āĻŽā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻā§ ?
Ans / ā¤ā¤¤āĨ⤤⤰ / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Hyderabad | ā¤šāĨā¤Ļā¤°ā¤žā¤Ŧā¤žā¤Ļ | āĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻĻā§°āĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ
Explanation: RAS technology enables modern fish farming with minimal water use. RAS ⤤ā¤ā¤¨āĨ⤠ā¤ā¤Ž ā¤Ēā¤žā¤¨āĨ ā¤ŽāĨ⤠ā¤ā¤§āĨ⤍ā¤ŋā¤ ā¤Žā¤ā¤˛āĨ ā¤Ēā¤žā¤˛ā¤¨ ⤏ā¤ā¤ā¤ĩ ā¤Ŧā¤¨ā¤žā¤¤āĨ ā¤šāĨāĨ¤ RAS āĻĒā§ā§°āϝā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻŽ āĻĒāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻāϧā§āύāĻŋāĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻ āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āϏāĻŽā§āĻā§ą āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q2. Where was the 2nd edition of Khelo India Beach Games inaugurated ? ā¤āĨ⤞āĨ ā¤ā¤ā¤Ąā¤ŋā¤¯ā¤ž ā¤ŦāĨ⤠ā¤āĨā¤ŽāĨ⤏ ā¤āĨ ā¤ĻāĨ⤏⤰āĨ ⤏ā¤ā¤¸āĨā¤ā¤°ā¤Ŗ ā¤ā¤ž ā¤ā¤ĻāĨā¤ā¤žā¤ā¤¨ ā¤ā¤šā¤žā¤ ā¤ā¤ŋā¤¯ā¤ž ā¤ā¤¯ā¤ž ? āĻā§āϞ⧠āĻāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻŽāĻā§° āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤā§āϝāĻŧ āϏāĻāϏā§āĻā§°āĻŖ āĻ’āϤ āĻāĻĻā§āĻŦā§āϧāύ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻā§ ?
Ans: Diu | ā¤ĻāĨā¤ĩ | āĻĻāĻŋāĻ
Explanation: Diu is ideal for beach sports due to its coastal location. ā¤ĻāĨā¤ĩ ā¤¸ā¤ŽāĨā¤ĻāĨ⤰āĨ ā¤āĨ⤞āĨ⤠ā¤āĨ ⤞ā¤ŋ⤠ā¤ā¤Ē⤝āĨā¤āĨ⤤ ⤏āĨā¤Ĩā¤žā¤¨ ā¤šāĨāĨ¤ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻĒāĻā§āϞā§āϝāĻŧ āĻ āĻā§āĻāϞ āĻšā§ā§ąāĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āϞ⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻĒāϝā§āĻā§āĨ¤
Q3. Which year has the Indian Army declared as the year of “Networking and Data-centricity”? ā¤ā¤žā¤°ā¤¤āĨ⤝ ⤏āĨā¤¨ā¤ž ⤍āĨ ā¤ā¤ŋ⤏ ā¤ĩ⤰āĨ⤎ ā¤āĨ ‘⤍āĨā¤ā¤ĩ⤰āĨā¤ā¤ŋā¤ā¤ ā¤ā¤ĩā¤ ā¤ĄāĨā¤ā¤ž-ā¤āĨā¤ā¤ĻāĨ⤰ā¤ŋā¤¤ā¤¤ā¤ž’ ā¤ā¤ž ā¤ĩ⤰āĨ⤎ ā¤āĨ⤎ā¤ŋ⤤ ā¤ā¤ŋā¤¯ā¤ž ā¤šāĨ ? āĻāĻžā§°āϤā§āϝāĻŧ āϏā§āύāĻžāĻ āĻā§āύ āĻŦāĻā§°āĻā§āĻ “Networking & Data-centricity”ā§° āĻŦāĻā§° āĻā§āώāĻŖāĻž āĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§ ?
Ans: 2026
Explanation: Focus on digital and data-driven warfare systems. ā¤Ąā¤ŋā¤ā¤ŋā¤ā¤˛ ā¤ā¤° ā¤ĄāĨā¤ā¤ž ā¤ā¤§ā¤žā¤°ā¤ŋ⤤ ⤝āĨā¤ĻāĨ⤧ ā¤ĒāĨā¤°ā¤Ŗā¤žā¤˛āĨ ā¤Ē⤰ ā¤āĨ⤰āĨ¤ āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻž āĻā§°ā§ āύā§āĻā§ąā§°ā§āĻāĻāĻŋāϤā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āϝā§āĻĻā§āϧ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāϏā§āĻĨāĻžā§° āĻāĻĒā§°āϤ āĻā§ā§°ā§āϤā§āĻŦāĨ¤
Q4. Jallikattu Festival 2026 is being organized in which state ? ā¤ā¤˛āĨā¤ā¤āĨā¤āĨ ā¤Žā¤šāĨ⤤āĨ⤏ā¤ĩ 2026 ā¤ā¤ŋ⤏ ā¤°ā¤žā¤āĨ⤝ ā¤ŽāĨ⤠ā¤ā¤¯āĨā¤ā¤ŋ⤤ ā¤ā¤ŋā¤¯ā¤ž ā¤ā¤ž ā¤°ā¤šā¤ž ā¤šāĨ ? āĻāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻ¸ā§ą ⧍ā§Ļ⧍ā§Ŧ āĻā§āύ ā§°āĻžāĻā§āϝāϤ āĻ āύā§āώā§āĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻšā§āĻā§ ?
Ans: Tamil Nadu / ā¤¤ā¤Žā¤ŋā¤˛ā¤¨ā¤žā¤ĄāĨ / āϤāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāϞāύāĻžāĻĄā§
Explanation: Jallikattu is a traditional sport of Tamil culture. ā¤ā¤˛āĨā¤ā¤āĨā¤āĨ ā¤¤ā¤Žā¤ŋ⤞ ⤏ā¤ā¤¸āĨā¤āĨ⤤ā¤ŋ ā¤ā¤ž ā¤Ēā¤žā¤°ā¤ā¤Ē⤰ā¤ŋ⤠ā¤āĨ⤞ ā¤šāĨāĨ¤ āĻāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻā§āĻā§ āϤāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāϞ āϏāĻāϏā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋā§° āĻāϤāĻŋāĻšā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāĻšā§ āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
Q5. For the ‘Suryastra’ rocket launcher, India signed an agreement with which country ? ‘⤏āĨ⤰āĨā¤¯ā¤žā¤¸āĨ⤤āĨ⤰’ ⤰āĨā¤āĨ⤠⤞āĨ⤍āĨā¤ā¤° ā¤āĨ ⤞ā¤ŋ⤠ā¤ā¤žā¤°ā¤¤ ⤍āĨ ā¤ā¤ŋ⤏ ā¤ĻāĨā¤ļ ⤏āĨ ā¤¸ā¤Žā¤āĨā¤¤ā¤ž ā¤ā¤ŋā¤¯ā¤ž ā¤šāĨ ? ‘āϏā§ā§°ā§āϝāĻžāϏā§āϤā§ā§°’ ā§°āĻā§āĻ āϞāĻā§āĻāĻžā§°ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžā§°āϤ⧠āĻā§āύ āĻĻā§āĻļā§° āϏā§āϤ⧠āĻā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§ ?
Ans: Israel | ā¤ā¤ā¤ŧā¤°ā¤žā¤ā¤˛ | āĻāĻā§°āĻžāĻāϞ
Explanation: Israel is a leader in advanced missile technology. ā¤ā¤ā¤ŧā¤°ā¤žā¤ā¤˛ ā¤ā¤¨āĨ⤍⤤ ā¤Žā¤ŋā¤¸ā¤žā¤ā¤˛ ⤤ā¤ā¤¨āĨā¤ ā¤ŽāĨ⤠⤠ā¤āĨ⤰⤪āĨ ā¤šāĨāĨ¤ āĻāĻā§°āĻžāĻāϞ āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻā§āώā§āĻĒāĻŖāĻžāϏā§āϤā§ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āϝā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϤ āĻ āĻā§ā§°āĻŖā§āĨ¤
Q6. Which special battalion has been formed by the Indian Army for modern warfare ? ā¤ā¤§āĨ⤍ā¤ŋ⤠⤝āĨā¤ĻāĨ⤧ ā¤āĨ ā¤ā¤ĩā¤ļāĨ⤝ā¤ā¤¤ā¤žā¤ā¤ ā¤āĨ ⤞ā¤ŋ⤠ā¤ā¤žā¤°ā¤¤āĨ⤝ ⤏āĨā¤¨ā¤ž ⤍āĨ ā¤ā¤ŋ⤏ ā¤ĩā¤ŋā¤ļāĨ⤎ ā¤Ŧā¤ā¤žā¤˛ā¤ŋ⤝⤍ ā¤ā¤ž ā¤ā¤ ⤍ ā¤ā¤ŋā¤¯ā¤ž ā¤šāĨ ? āĻāϧā§āύāĻŋāĻ āϝā§āĻĻā§āϧ⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžā§°āϤā§āϝāĻŧ āϏā§āύāĻžāĻ āĻā§āύ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώ āĻŦā§āĻā§āϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύ āĻāĻ āύ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§ ?
Ans: Bhairav Battalion / ā¤āĨ⤰ā¤ĩ ā¤Ŧā¤ā¤žā¤˛ā¤ŋ⤝⤍ / āĻā§ā§°ā§ą āĻŦā§āĻā§āϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύ
Explanation: Created for high-tech and rapid combat operations. ā¤ā¤āĨ⤠⤤ā¤ā¤¨āĨā¤āĨ ā¤ā¤° ⤤āĨā¤ĩ⤰ā¤ŋ⤤ ⤝āĨā¤ĻāĨ⤧ ā¤āĨ ⤞ā¤ŋā¤āĨ¤ āĻāϧā§āύāĻŋāĻ āĻā§°ā§ āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āϝā§āĻĻā§āϧ⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻ āĻŋāϤāĨ¤
Q7. Where will India Energy Week 2026 be held (27–30 January) ? ā¤ā¤ā¤Ąā¤ŋā¤¯ā¤ž ā¤ā¤¨ā¤°āĨā¤āĨ ā¤ĩāĨ⤠2026 ā¤ā¤ž ā¤ā¤¯āĨā¤ā¤¨ ā¤ā¤šā¤žā¤ ā¤ā¤ŋā¤¯ā¤ž ā¤ā¤žā¤ā¤ā¤ž ? āĻāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāύāĻžā§°ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻ ā§¨ā§Ļ⧍ā§Ŧ āĻ’āϤ āĻ āύā§āώā§āĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻš’āĻŦ ?
Ans: Goa / ā¤āĨā¤ĩā¤ž / āĻā§āϝāĻŧāĻž
Explanation: A global platform for energy discussions. ā¤ā¤°āĨā¤ā¤ž ā¤āĨ⤎āĨ⤤āĨ⤰ ā¤ā¤ž ⤠ā¤ā¤¤ā¤°ā¤°ā¤žā¤ˇāĨā¤āĨ⤰āĨ⤝ ā¤Žā¤ā¤āĨ¤ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāĻŖā§āĻĄā§° āĻāύā§āϤāĻā§°āĻžāώā§āĻā§ā§°ā§āϝāĻŧ āĻŽāĻā§āĻāĨ¤
Q8. Which state emerged as India’s leading investment destination this financial year ? ā¤ā¤žā¤˛āĨ ā¤ĩā¤ŋ⤤āĨ⤤ ā¤ĩ⤰āĨ⤎ ā¤ŽāĨ⤠ā¤ā¤žā¤°ā¤¤ ā¤ā¤ž ā¤
ā¤āĨ⤰⤪āĨ ⤍ā¤ŋā¤ĩāĨā¤ļ ā¤ā¤ā¤¤ā¤ĩāĨ⤝ ā¤āĨ⤍ ā¤¸ā¤ž ā¤°ā¤žā¤āĨ⤝ ā¤Ŧā¤¨ā¤ž ā¤šāĨ ?
āĻŦā§°ā§āϤāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻŋāϤā§āϤā§āϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻā§°āϤ āĻāĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āĻļā§ā§°ā§āώ āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻ āĻāύā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ āĻā§āύ ā§°āĻžāĻā§āϝ ?
Ans: Andhra Pradesh / ā¤ā¤ā¤§āĨ⤰ ā¤ĒāĨ⤰ā¤ĻāĨā¤ļ / āĻ āύā§āϧā§ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§āĻļ
Explanation: Attracted the highest investment inflows. ⤏ā¤Ŧ⤏āĨ ⤠⤧ā¤ŋ⤠⤍ā¤ŋā¤ĩāĨā¤ļ ā¤ā¤ā¤°āĨ⤎ā¤ŋ⤤ ā¤ā¤ŋā¤¯ā¤žāĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻžāĻāϤāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻ āĻāĻā§°ā§āώāĻŖ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§āĨ¤