Current Affairs - 2 : June 2026
Q1. Who has been appointed as the new Chairperson of CBSE amid the OSM controversy ? (Q1. OSM āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ā§°ā§āĻā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ¤ā§ CBSE-ā§° āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻ āĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻˇ āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻā§ ?)
(a) Nidhi Chhibber (b) Lokhande Prashant Sitaram (c) Sanjay Kumar (d) Vineet Joshi
Ans: (b) Lokhande Prashant Sitaram
Explanation: Lokhande Prashant Sitaram, a 2005-batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre, has been appointed as the new Chairperson of CBSE. (āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻā§āĻĄāĻžā§°ā§° ā§¨ā§Ļā§Ļā§Ģ āĻŦā§āĻā§° IAS āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻžā§°āĻžāĻŽāĻ CBSE-ā§° āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻ āĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻˇ āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻā§āĨ¤)
Q2. Who became the youngest Indian to win a WTT Feeder Women's Singles title ? (Q2. WTT Feeder Women's Singles āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§°āĻž āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĻŦāĻāĻ¨āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻš'āĻ˛ ?)
(a) Sreeja Akula (b) Manika Batra (c) Divyanshi Bhowmick (d) Ayhika Mukherjee
Ans: (c) Divyanshi Bhowmick
Explanation: At just 15 years of age, Divyanshi Bhowmick won the WTT Feeder Women's Singles title and created history. (āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§° ā§§ā§Ģ āĻŦāĻā§° āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¸āĻ¤ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻļā§ āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻā§ WTT Feeder Women's Singles āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ¸ āĻ¸ā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤)
Q3. What new name has been announced for Fazilnagar in Kushinagar district of Uttar Pradesh ? (Q3. āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§āĻļā§° āĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¨āĻā§° āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžā§° āĻĢāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻ¨āĻā§°ā§° āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻž āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻā§ ?)
(a) Pava Nagari (b) Mahavir Nagar (c) Pawagarh (d) Pavapuri
Ans: c) Pawagarh
Explanation: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced that Fazilnagar will be renamed Pawagarh in honour of Jain Tirthankar Lord Mahavir. (āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§āĻļā§° āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻž āĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¯ā§ āĻĢāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻ¨āĻā§°ā§° āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽ āĻĒāĻžā§ąāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧ (Pawagarh) āĻš'āĻŦāĨ¤ āĻāĻ āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ§ā§°ā§āĻŽā§° ā§¨ā§ĒāĻ¤āĻŽ āĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§āĻĨāĻāĻā§° āĻāĻā§ąāĻžāĻ¨ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻŦā§ā§°ā§° āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻ¤ ā§°āĻāĻž āĻšā§āĻā§āĨ¤)
Q4. Which country enforced a ban on social media accounts for children below 16 years from 1 June 2026 ? (Q4. ā§§ āĻā§āĻ¨ ā§¨ā§Ļā§¨ā§Ŧā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž ā§§ā§Ŧ āĻŦāĻā§°ā§° āĻ¤āĻ˛ā§° āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ¸āĻāĻ˛ā§° āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŽ āĻāĻāĻžāĻāĻŖā§āĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻˇāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻā§°āĻž āĻĻā§āĻļāĻāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ¨ ?)
(a) Singapore (b) Malaysia (c) Indonesia (d) Thailand
Ans: (b) Malaysia
Explanation: Malaysia enforced a ban on social media accounts for children below 16 years from 1 June 2026. āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: āĻŽāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ ā§§ āĻā§āĻ¨ ā§¨ā§Ļā§¨ā§Ŧā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž ā§§ā§Ŧ āĻŦāĻā§°ā§° āĻ¤āĻ˛ā§° āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ¸āĻāĻ˛ā§° āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŽ āĻāĻāĻžāĻāĻŖā§āĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻˇāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻā§°āĻžā§° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŽ āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q5. What was the total value of India's seafood exports in FY26 ? (Q5. FY26-āĻ¤ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽā§āĻĻā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ¯ (Seafood) ā§°āĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋā§° āĻŽā§āĻ āĻŽā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?)
(a) $8.46 Billion (b) $7.28 Billion (c) $5.62 Billion (d) $10.82 Billion
Ans: (a) $8.46 Billion
Explanation: India's seafood exports reached a record US$ 8.46 billion (âš73,890 crore) in FY26. āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: FY26-āĻ¤ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽā§āĻĻā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ¯ ā§°āĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ 8.46 āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ āĻāĻŽā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻĄāĻ˛āĻžā§° (âš73,890 āĻā§āĻāĻŋ) āĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§°ā§āĻļ āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻ¤āĻž āĻ˛āĻžāĻ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q6. Under PM SVANidhi Scheme, collateral-free loans are provided to street vendors in how many tranches ? (Q6. PM SVANidhi āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨āĻŋā§° āĻ āĻ§ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻĒāĻĨ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¸āĻāĻ˛āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻāĻž āĻĒā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤ (Tranches) āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻ¤āĻŦāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŖ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ ?)
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5
Ans: (c) 3
Explanation: PM SVANidhi provides collateral-free loans to street vendors in three tranches. (āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: PM SVANidhi āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨āĻŋā§° āĻ āĻ§ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻĒāĻĨ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¸āĻāĻ˛āĻ ā§ŠāĻāĻž āĻĒā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻ¤āĻŦāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŖ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤)
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Q1. Who has been appointed as the new Chairperson of CBSE amid the OSM controversy ? (Q1. OSM āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ā§°ā§āĻā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ¤ā§ CBSE-ā§° āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻ āĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻˇ āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻā§ ?)
(a) Nidhi Chhibber (b) Lokhande Prashant Sitaram (c) Sanjay Kumar (d) Vineet Joshi
Ans: (b) Lokhande Prashant Sitaram
Explanation: Lokhande Prashant Sitaram, a 2005-batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre, has been appointed as the new Chairperson of CBSE. (āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻā§āĻĄāĻžā§°ā§° ā§¨ā§Ļā§Ļā§Ģ āĻŦā§āĻā§° IAS āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻžā§°āĻžāĻŽāĻ CBSE-ā§° āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻ āĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻˇ āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻā§āĨ¤)
Q2. Who became the youngest Indian to win a WTT Feeder Women's Singles title ? (Q2. WTT Feeder Women's Singles āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§°āĻž āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĻŦāĻāĻ¨āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻš'āĻ˛ ?)
(a) Sreeja Akula (b) Manika Batra (c) Divyanshi Bhowmick (d) Ayhika Mukherjee
Explanation: At just 15 years of age, Divyanshi Bhowmick won the WTT Feeder Women's Singles title and created history. (āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§° ā§§ā§Ģ āĻŦāĻā§° āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¸āĻ¤ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻļā§ āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻā§ WTT Feeder Women's Singles āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ¸ āĻ¸ā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤)
Q3. What new name has been announced for Fazilnagar in Kushinagar district of Uttar Pradesh ? (Q3. āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§āĻļā§° āĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¨āĻā§° āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžā§° āĻĢāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻ¨āĻā§°ā§° āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻž āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻā§ ?)
(a) Pava Nagari (b) Mahavir Nagar (c) Pawagarh (d) Pavapuri
Explanation: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced that Fazilnagar will be renamed Pawagarh in honour of Jain Tirthankar Lord Mahavir. (āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§āĻļā§° āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻž āĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¯ā§ āĻĢāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻ¨āĻā§°ā§° āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽ āĻĒāĻžā§ąāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧ (Pawagarh) āĻš'āĻŦāĨ¤ āĻāĻ āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ§ā§°ā§āĻŽā§° ā§¨ā§ĒāĻ¤āĻŽ āĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§āĻĨāĻāĻā§° āĻāĻā§ąāĻžāĻ¨ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻŦā§ā§°ā§° āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻ¤ ā§°āĻāĻž āĻšā§āĻā§āĨ¤)
Q4. Which country enforced a ban on social media accounts for children below 16 years from 1 June 2026 ? (Q4. ā§§ āĻā§āĻ¨ ā§¨ā§Ļā§¨ā§Ŧā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž ā§§ā§Ŧ āĻŦāĻā§°ā§° āĻ¤āĻ˛ā§° āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ¸āĻāĻ˛ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŽ āĻāĻāĻžāĻāĻŖā§āĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻˇāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻā§°āĻž āĻĻā§āĻļāĻāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ¨ ?)
(a) Singapore (b) Malaysia (c) Indonesia (d) Thailand
Ans: (b) Malaysia
Explanation: Malaysia began enforcing a ban on social media accounts for children under 16 from 1 June 2026. Major platforms must verify users' ages and block underage accounts. (āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: āĻŽāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ ā§§ āĻā§āĻ¨ ā§¨ā§Ļā§¨ā§Ŧā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž ā§§ā§Ŧ āĻŦāĻā§°ā§° āĻ¤āĻ˛ā§° āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ¸āĻāĻ˛ā§° āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŽ āĻāĻāĻžāĻāĻŖā§āĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻˇāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻā§°āĻžā§° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŽ āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤)
Q5. What was the total value of India's seafood exports in FY26 ? (Q5. FY26-āĻ¤ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽā§āĻĻā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ¯ (Seafood) ā§°āĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋā§° āĻŽā§āĻ āĻŽā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?)
(a) $8.46 Billion (b) $7.28 Billion (c) $5.62 Billion (d) $10.82 Billion
Ans: (a) $8.46 Billion
Explanation: India's seafood exports reached a record US$ 8.46 billion (âš73,890 crore) in FY 2025-26, the highest ever. (āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: FY26-āĻ¤ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽā§āĻĻā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ¯ ā§°āĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ 8.46 āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ āĻāĻŽā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻĄāĻ˛āĻžā§° (âš73,890 āĻā§āĻāĻŋ) āĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§°ā§āĻļ āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻ¤āĻž āĻ˛āĻžāĻ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤)
Q6. Under PM SVANidhi Scheme, collateral-free loans are provided to street vendors in how many tranches ? (Q6. PM SVANidhi āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨āĻŋā§° āĻ āĻ§ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻĒāĻĨ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¸āĻāĻ˛āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ (Tranches) āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻ¤āĻŦāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŖ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ ?)
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5
Ans: (c) 3
Explanation: PM SVANidhi provides collateral-free loans in three progressive tranches — âš15,000, âš25,000 and âš50,000. (āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: PM SVANidhi āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨āĻŋā§° āĻ āĻ§ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤ ā§ŠāĻāĻž āĻĒā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻ¤āĻŦāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŖ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ — âš15,000, âš25,000 āĻā§°ā§ âš50,000āĨ¤)
Q7. Google aims to release 64 million "good" mosquitoes in which two U.S. states ? (Q7. Google-āĻ 64 million "āĻāĻžāĻ˛" āĻŽāĻš āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻŽā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻžā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻ¨āĻž āĻā§°āĻž āĻāĻŽā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻžā§° āĻĻā§āĻāĻž ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻā§āĻāĻāĻ¨ ?)
(a) Texas and Nevada (b) California and Florida (c) New York and Ohio (d) Arizona and Georgia
Explanation: Google's "Debug Project" plans to release 64 million Wolbachia-infected male mosquitoes in California and Florida to reduce disease-carrying mosquito populations. (āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: Google-ā§° "Debug Project"-āĻ California āĻā§°ā§ Florida-āĻ¤ 64 million āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻˇ āĻŽāĻš āĻā§°āĻŋ ā§°ā§āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻŽāĻšā§° āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž āĻā§°āĻŋāĻā§āĨ¤)
Q8. Odisha was selected for which award ? (Q8. āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻā§ āĻŦāĻāĻāĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¨āĻŋā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?)
(a) PM Surya Ghar Excellence Awards (b) National Energy Award (c) Green State Award (d) Solar India Award
Explanation: Odisha was selected for the PM Surya Ghar Excellence Awards for its outstanding performance in rooftop solar energy adoption. (āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: āĻāĻžāĻĻ-āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻ¸ā§ā§° āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ā§° āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻ¤ āĻā§āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĻā§°ā§āĻļāĻ¨ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻ PM Surya Ghar Excellence Awards-ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¨āĻŋā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤)
Q9. World Bicycle Day is observed every year on which date ? (Q9. āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ˛ āĻĻāĻŋā§ąāĻ¸ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŦāĻā§°ā§ āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ ?)
(a) 1 June (b) 2 June (c) 3 June (d) 5 June
Explanation: World Bicycle Day is observed annually on 3 June to promote cycling and its benefits for health and the environment. (āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āĻ¯ āĻā§°ā§ āĻĒā§°āĻŋā§ąā§āĻļā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ˛ āĻāĻ˛ā§ā§ąāĻžā§° āĻāĻĒāĻāĻžā§°āĻŋāĻ¤āĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžā§°ā§° āĻāĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŦāĻā§°ā§ ā§Š āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ˛ āĻĻāĻŋā§ąāĻ¸ āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤)
Q10. When is Telangana Statehood Day celebrated every year ? (Q10. āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻž ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯ āĻĻāĻŋā§ąāĻ¸ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŦāĻā§°ā§ āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ ?)
(a) 1 May (b) 2 June (c) 5 June (d) 15 August
Explanation: Telangana Statehood Day is celebrated on 2 June, marking the formation of Telangana as India's 29th state in 2014. (āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž: ā§¨ā§Ļā§§ā§Ē āĻāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° ā§¨ā§¯āĻ¤āĻŽ ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯ āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻāĻ āĻ¨ āĻšā§ā§ąāĻžā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻŽā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŦāĻā§°ā§ ā§¨ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻž ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯ āĻĻāĻŋā§ąāĻ¸ āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤)
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Q1. According to the SIPRI Report 2026, how many nuclear warheads does India possess ? (Q1. SIPRI Report 2026 āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸ā§°āĻŋ, āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° āĻāĻā§°āĻ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻāĻž āĻĒāĻžā§°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§ąāĻŋāĻ āĻ¯ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻāĻā§ ?)
A) 170 B) 180 C) 190 D) 200
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: C) 190
Explanation: SIPRI Report 2026 states that India possesses approximately 190 nuclear warheads, up from 180 last year.( SIPRI Report 2026 āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸ā§°āĻŋ, āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° āĻāĻā§°āĻ¤ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ 190āĻāĻž āĻĒāĻžā§°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§ąāĻŋāĻ āĻ¯ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻāĻā§, āĻ¯āĻŋ āĻāĻā§° āĻŦāĻā§°ā§° 180āĻāĻžāĻ¤āĻā§ āĻ āĻ§āĻŋāĻāĨ¤)
Q2. India won 114 medals at the World Yogasana Championships. How many of these were gold medals ? (Q2. World Yogasana Championships-āĻ¤ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§ 114āĻāĻž āĻĒāĻĻāĻ āĻ˛āĻžāĻ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžā§° āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§°āĻ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻŖā§° āĻĒāĻĻāĻ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?)
A) 72 B) 78 C) 102 D) 89
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: C) 102
Explanation: India topped the medal tally with 114 medals, including 102 gold, 9 silver, and 3 bronze medals at the World Yogasana Championships. (World Yogasana Championships-āĻ¤ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§ 114āĻāĻž āĻĒāĻĻāĻ āĻ˛āĻžāĻ āĻā§°ā§, āĻ¯āĻžā§° āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§°āĻ¤ 102āĻāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻŖ, 9āĻāĻž ā§°ā§āĻĒ āĻā§°ā§ 3āĻāĻž āĻŦā§ā§°āĻā§āĻ āĻĒāĻĻāĻ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤)
Q3. Who has been elected as the President of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan ? (Q3. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan-ā§° āĻ¸āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻ¤āĻŋ (President) āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻ¨āĻŋā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻā§ ?)
A) Banwarilal Purohit B) N. Chandrasekaran C) Mohan Bhagwat D) Rajnath Singh
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: A) Banwarilal Purohit
Explanation: Former Governor Banwarilal Purohit was elected President of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. (āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¨ā§ąāĻžā§°ā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛ āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻšāĻŋāĻ¤āĻ Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan-ā§° āĻ¸āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻ¨āĻŋā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻā§āĨ¤)
Q4. India won the Men's U18 Asia Cup title by defeating which country in the final ? (Q4. āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§ Men's U18 Asia Cup āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻĒ āĻĢāĻžāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ˛āĻ¤ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻĻā§āĻļāĻ āĻĒā§°āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?)
A) South Korea B) China C) Pakistan D) Japan
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: D) Japan / āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻžāĻ¨
Explanation: India defeated Japan 4–1 in the final to win the Men's U18 Asia Cup 2026 title. (āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĢāĻžāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ˛āĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻ 4–1 āĻ'āĻ˛āĻ¤ āĻĒā§°āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻā§°āĻŋ Men's U18 Asia Cup 2026 āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤)
Q5. A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck which country, causing deaths, building collapses, and a tsunami warning ? (Q5. 7.8 āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĻ¯ā§° āĻāĻ āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻŽā§āĻĒā§ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻĻā§āĻļāĻ¤ āĻŽā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯ā§, āĻ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻž āĻ§ā§āĻŦāĻāĻ¸ āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§°ā§āĻāĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§ā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?)
A) Japan B) Indonesia C) Philippines D) Chile
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: C) Philippines / āĻĢāĻŋāĻ˛āĻŋāĻĒāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¸
Explanation: A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the Mindanao region of the Philippines, causing deaths, building collapses, and prompting a tsunami warning. ( āĻĢāĻŋāĻ˛āĻŋāĻĒāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¸ā§° āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ (Mindanao) āĻ āĻā§āĻāĻ˛āĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ 7.8 āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĻ¯ā§° āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻŽā§āĻĒā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻŖāĻšāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ, āĻ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻž āĻ§ā§āĻŦāĻāĻ¸ āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§°ā§āĻāĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§ā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤)
Q6. Typhoon Jangmi moved northward and left 23 people injured in which country ? (Q6. Typhoon Jangmi āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§° āĻĻāĻŋāĻļāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻĻā§āĻļāĻ¤ 23 āĻāĻ¨ āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ āĻāĻšāĻ¤ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?)
A) China B) South Korea C) Japan D) Philippines
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: C) Japan / āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻžāĻ¨
Explanation: Typhoon Jangmi moved across Japan, causing injuries to 23 people and disrupting transportation services. (Typhoon Jangmi-āĻ āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻ¤ 23 āĻāĻ¨ āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ āĻāĻšāĻ¤ āĻā§°āĻžā§° āĻ˛āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻšāĻŖ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¤ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤)
Q7. Which region recorded the lowest fertility rate in NFHS-6 ? (Q7. NFHS-6 āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸ā§°āĻŋ, āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ āĻā§āĻāĻ˛āĻ¤ āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĻŦāĻ¨āĻŋāĻŽā§āĻ¨ Fertility Rate (TFR) ā§°ā§āĻā§°ā§āĻĄ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻā§ ?)
A) Lakshadweep B) Puducherry C) Andaman and Nicobar Islands D) Chandigarh
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: C) Andaman and Nicobar Islands / āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻā§°ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻŦā§° āĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻĒāĻĒā§āĻā§āĻ
Explanation: According to NFHS-6, Andaman and Nicobar Islands recorded the lowest Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 0.9, the lowest in India. (NFHS-6 āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸ā§°āĻŋ, āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻā§°ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻŦā§° āĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻĒāĻĒā§āĻā§āĻāĻ¤ āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĻŦāĻ¨āĻŋāĻŽā§āĻ¨ Total Fertility Rate (TFR) 0.9 ā§°ā§āĻā§°ā§āĻĄ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻā§, āĻ¯āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻā§ā§° āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§°āĻ¤ āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĻŦāĻ¨āĻŋāĻŽā§āĻ¨āĨ¤)
Q8. India's 7th Regional Meteorological Centre recently became operational in which city ? (Q8. āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° 7āĻŽ Regional Meteorological Centre āĻļā§āĻšāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻā§ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻšā§°āĻ¤ āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽ (Operational) āĻšā§āĻā§ ?)
A) Srinagar B) Jammu C) Leh D) Shimla
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: B) Jammu / āĻāĻŽā§āĻŽā§
Explanation: India's 7th Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) became operational in Jammu to strengthen weather forecasting and disaster preparedness.(āĻŦāĻ¤ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¸ āĻā§°ā§ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻā§°āĻžā§° āĻāĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻžā§°āĻ¤ā§° 7āĻŽ Regional Meteorological Centre āĻāĻŽā§āĻŽā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻā§āĨ¤)
Q9. Who won the 2026 French Open Men's Singles title ? (Q9. 2026 French Open Men's Singles āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻĒ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§°ā§ ?)
A) Jannik Sinner B) Carlos Alcaraz C) Novak Djokovic D) Alexander Zverev
Ans / āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: D) Alexander Zverev / āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻā§āĻŖā§āĻĄāĻžā§° āĻā§ā§ąā§ā§°ā§āĻ
Explanation: Germany's Alexander Zverev won the 2026 French Open Men's Singles title by defeating Flavio Cobolli in a five-set final. It was Zverev's first Grand Slam title. ( āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§ā§° āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻā§āĻŖā§āĻĄāĻžā§° āĻā§ā§ąā§ā§°ā§āĻ-āĻ āĻĢāĻžāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ˛āĻ¤ Flavio Cobolli-āĻ āĻĒā§°āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻā§°āĻŋ 2026 French Open Men's Singles āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻā§ā§ąā§ā§°ā§āĻā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻŖā§āĻĄ āĻļā§āĻ˛ā§āĻŽ āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻĒāĨ¤)
Q10. When is World Oceans Day observed every year ? (Q10. World Oceans Day āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŦāĻā§°ā§ āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ ?)
A) 5 June B) 7 June C) 8 June D) 9 June
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