Current Affairs 2 : April 2026
1. Where will the Indian Army host the first edition of the multilateral military exercise 'Pragati' ?
āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āĻ¨ ā§§: āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ ‘Pragati’ āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽā§° āĻŦāĻšā§āĻĒāĻžāĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽā§°āĻŋāĻ āĻŽāĻšāĻĄāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻ¸āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻā§°āĻŖ āĻ’āĻ¤ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦ ?
(a) Umroi, Meghalaya (āĻāĻŽā§ā§°āĻ, āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¯āĻŧ) (b) Pune, Maharashtra (āĻĒā§āĻŖā§, āĻŽāĻšāĻžā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°) (c) Jaipur, Rajasthan (āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻĒā§ā§°, ā§°āĻžāĻāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨) (d) Leh, Ladakh (āĻ˛ā§, āĻ˛āĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻ)
Ans: (a) Umroi, Meghalaya (āĻāĻŽā§ā§°āĻ, āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¯āĻŧ)
Explanation: The Indian Army will host the first edition of the multilateral military exercise Pragati at Umroi. This exercise aims to enhance coordination, joint training, and cooperation among participating countries. The location is strategically chosen due to its terrain and military training facilities.
Indian Army-āĻ ‘Pragati’ āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽā§° āĻŦāĻšā§āĻĒāĻžāĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽā§°āĻŋāĻ āĻŽāĻšāĻĄāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻ¸āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻā§°āĻŖ Umroi-āĻ¤ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĨ¤ āĻāĻ āĻŽāĻšāĻĄāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻāĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯ āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻĻā§āĻļā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻšāĻ¯ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻž, āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§°ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽā§°āĻŋāĻ āĻĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻž āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻā§°āĻžāĨ¤
Q2. According to SIPRI what was India's rank among the world's largest defence spenders in 2025 ?
āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āĻ¨ ā§¨: SIPRI āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻžā§°ā§ ā§¨ā§Ļā§¨ā§Ģ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦā§° āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ§āĻŋāĻ ā§°āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§°āĻž āĻĻā§āĻļāĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻšā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ¤ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
(a) Third (āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ) (b) Fourth (āĻāĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§āĻĨ) (c) Fifth (āĻĒāĻā§āĻāĻŽ) (d) Sixth (āĻˇāĻˇā§āĻ )
Ans: (c) Fifth (āĻĒāĻā§āĻāĻŽ)
Explanation : According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, India ranked 5th among the world’s largest defence spenders in 2025. This reflects India’s significant investment in strengthening its armed forces and national security.
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute-ā§° āĻ
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Q3. Who has been appointed as the new Vice-Chairperson of NITI Aayog ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āĻ¨ ā§Š: NITI Aayog-ā§° āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻĒ-āĻ āĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻˇ āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻšā§āĻā§ ?
(a) Suman K. Bery (āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻā§. āĻŦā§ā§°ā§) (b) Ashok Kumar Lahiri (āĻ āĻļā§āĻ āĻā§āĻŽāĻžā§° āĻ˛āĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧā§) (c) B.V.R. Subrahmanyam (āĻŦāĻŋ.āĻāĻŋ.āĻā§°. āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§ā§°āĻšā§āĻŽāĻŖā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽ) (d) Arvind Panagariya (āĻ ā§°āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻāĻžā§°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž)
Ans: (b) Ashok Kumar Lahiri (āĻ āĻļā§āĻ āĻā§āĻŽāĻžā§° āĻ˛āĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧā§)
Explanation: After the reconstitution of NITI Aayog in April 2026, noted economist and West Bengal MLA Ashok Kumar Lahiri was appointed as the new Vice-Chairperson. He succeeded Suman K. Bery, who previously held the position. Lahiri has extensive experience in economic policy, finance, and governance, which makes him suitable for this important role.
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Q4. Raghu Rai passed away at the age of 83, he belonged to which field ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āĻ¨ ā§Ē: ā§°āĻā§ ā§°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ ā§Žā§Š āĻŦāĻā§° āĻŦā§āĻ¸āĻ¤ āĻŽā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ āĻā§°ā§, āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
(a) Politics (ā§°āĻžāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ) (b) Photography (āĻĢāĻā§āĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻĢā§) (c) Classical Singing (āĻļāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ¤) (d) Sports (āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻž)
Ans: (b) Photography (āĻĢāĻā§āĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻĢā§)
Explanation: Raghu Rai was a renowned Indian photographer, famous for his powerful photojournalism and iconic images of India. He was also associated with international platforms like Magnum Photos and documented many historical moments.
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Q5. Recently, 6 border villages of which district of Jammu and Kashmir have been included under the Centre's 'Vibrant Village Programme-II' ?
āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āĻ¨ ā§Ģ: āĻļā§āĻšāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŽā§āĻŽā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻžāĻļā§āĻŽā§ā§°ā§° āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻž ā§° ā§ŦāĻāĻ¨ āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ ‘Vibrant Village Programme-II’āĻ¤ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§°ā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻā§ ?
(a) Rajouri (ā§°āĻžāĻā§ā§°āĻŋ) (b) Samba (āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻž) (c) Kathua (āĻāĻžāĻĨā§ā§ąāĻž) (d) Poonch (āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻ)
Ans: (c) Kathua (āĻāĻžāĻĨā§ā§ąāĻž)
Explanation: Under the Government of India’s development initiative Vibrant Village Programme, 6 border villages of Kathua district were included in Phase II. The programme focuses on improving infrastructure and livelihood opportunities in border areas.
āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ āĻā§°āĻāĻžā§°ā§° Vibrant Village Programme-ā§° āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤ Kathua āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžā§° ā§ŦāĻāĻ¨ āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§°ā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻ¨ā§° āĻāĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯ āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ āĻā§āĻāĻ˛ā§° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§ā§ąāĻŋāĻāĻžā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻā§°āĻžāĨ¤
Q6. Which country topped the medal tally at the ISSF Junior World Cup 2026 held in Cairo ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āĻ¨ ā§Ŧ: āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§°ā§āĻ¤ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻŋāĻ¤ ISSF Junior World Cup ā§¨ā§Ļā§¨ā§ŦāĻ¤ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻĻā§āĻļāĻā§ āĻļā§ā§°ā§āĻˇāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ˛āĻžāĻ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
(a) Kazakhstan (āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¨) (b) Uzbekistan (āĻāĻāĻŦā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¨) (c) India (āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤) (d) Hungary (āĻšāĻžāĻā§āĻā§ā§°ā§)
Ans: (c) India (āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤)
Explanation: India topped the medal tally at the ISSF Junior World Cup 2026 held in Cairo. Indian shooters delivered an ā¤ā¤¤āĨā¤āĨā¤ˇāĨā¤ performance, winning the highest number of medals across events.
India-āĻ ISSF Junior World Cup 2026 (āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§°ā§, Cairo)āĻ¤ āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ§āĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻĻāĻ āĻ˛āĻžāĻ āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻļā§ā§°ā§āĻˇāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ āĻĻāĻāĻ˛ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻāĻ¸āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻā§āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§°ā§āĻļāĻ¨ āĻĻā§āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Q7. Which country has built the world's first permanent nuclear waste repository ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āĻ¨ ā§: āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻžā§°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§ąāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻā§°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻžāĻāĻžā§° āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻĻā§āĻļāĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻŋā§°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻā§ ?
(a) Sweden (āĻā§āĻāĻĄā§āĻ¨) (b) Finland (āĻĢāĻŋāĻ¨āĻ˛ā§āĻŖā§āĻĄ) (c) Norway (āĻ¨ā§°ā§ąā§) (d) Canada (āĻā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻĄāĻž)
Ans: (b) Finland (āĻĢāĻŋāĻ¨āĻ˛ā§āĻŖā§āĻĄ)
Explanation: Finland has developed the world’s first permanent underground nuclear waste repository called Onkalo spent nuclear fuel repository. It is designed for safe, long-term storage of radioactive waste deep inside bedrock.
Finland-āĻ āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻžā§°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§ąāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻā§°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻžāĻāĻžā§° Onkalo spent nuclear fuel repository āĻ¨āĻŋā§°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¤ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ˛ā§ā§āĻž āĻ¸āĻŽā§ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¨āĻŋā§°āĻžāĻĒāĻĻā§ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻā§°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
Q8. Thrissur Pooram festival is mainly celebrated in which state ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āĻ¨ ā§Ž: Thrissur Pooram āĻā§āĻ¸ā§ą āĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻ¤ āĻā§āĻ¨ ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻ¤ āĻāĻĻāĻ¯āĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ ?
(a) Kerala (āĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻ˛āĻž) (b) Andhra Pradesh (āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§āĻļ) (c) Tamil Nadu (āĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ˛āĻ¨āĻžāĻĄā§) (d) Maharashtra (āĻŽāĻšāĻžā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§ā§°)
Ans: (a) Kerala (āĻā§ā§°āĻžāĻ˛āĻž)
Explanation: Thrissur Pooram is one of the most famous temple festivals of Kerala, known for grand processions, decorated elephants, and traditional percussion music.
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Q9. Siang Upper Multipurpose Project is located in which state ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āĻ¨ ā§¯: Siang Upper Multipurpose Project āĻā§āĻ¨ ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻ¤ āĻ ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤ ?
(a) Arunachal Pradesh (āĻ ā§°ā§āĻŖāĻžāĻāĻ˛ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§āĻļ) (b) Assam (āĻ āĻ¸āĻŽ) (c) Sikkim (āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻŽ) (d) Manipur (āĻŽāĻŖāĻŋāĻĒā§ā§°)
Ans: (a) Arunachal Pradesh (āĻ ā§°ā§āĻŖāĻžāĻāĻ˛ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§āĻļ)
Explanation: The Siang Upper Multipurpose Project is located in Arunachal Pradesh on the Siang River. It is a major hydropower and flood control project. :
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Q10. When is 'World Tapir Day' observed every year across the world ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āĻ¨ ā§§ā§Ļ: ‘World Tapir Day’ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŦāĻā§°ā§ āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ ?
(a) 26 April (ā§¨ā§Ŧ āĻāĻĒā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ˛) (b) 27 April (ā§¨ā§ āĻāĻĒā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ˛) (c) 28 April (ā§¨ā§Ž āĻāĻĒā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ˛) (d) 29 April (ā§¨ā§¯ āĻāĻĒā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ˛)
Ans: (b) 27 April (ā§¨ā§ āĻāĻĒā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ˛)
Explanation: Tapir conservation awareness is promoted globally on World Tapir Day, observed every year on 27 April to protect this endangered species.
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