Current Affairs MCQs – 22 January 2026

Current Affairs MCQs – 22 January 2026

Q1. Which Indian city hosted the Bajaj Pune Grand Tour 2026?
किस भारतीय शहर ने बजाज पुणे ग्रैंड टूर 2026 की मेजबानी की?

• A. Mumbai / मुंबई
• B. Pune / पुणे
• C. Nagpur / नागपुर
• D. Nashik / नासिक

✔ Correct Answer: Pune / पुणे

Pune hosted India’s first UCI 2.2 multi-stage cycling race.

Q2. Where will India Energy Week 2026 be held?
इंडिया एनर्जी वीक 2026 कहाँ आयोजित किया जाएगा?

• A. Delhi / दिल्ली
• B. Mumbai / मुंबई
• C. Goa / गोवा
• D. Chennai / चेन्नई

✔ Correct Answer: Goa / गोवा

India Energy Week 2026 will be organized in Goa.

Q3. India is about to sign a comprehensive trade agreement with which group?
भारत किस समूह के साथ व्यापक व्यापार समझौता करने जा रहा है?

• A. ASEAN
• B. SAARC
• C. European Union
• D. BRICS

✔ Correct Answer: European Union (EU)

The deal with the EU is called the “mother of all deals”.

Q4. Which neighboring country extended the ban on Indian flights’ airspace?
किस पड़ोसी देश ने भारतीय उड़ानों पर हवाई क्षेत्र प्रतिबंध बढ़ाया?

• A. Nepal
• B. China
• C. Pakistan
• D. Bangladesh

✔ Correct Answer: Pakistan / पाकिस्तान

Pakistan extended the airspace ban till February 2026.

Q5. Which fintech company received SEBI approval for IPO?
किस फिनटेक कंपनी को IPO की मंजूरी मिली?

• A. Paytm
• B. PhonePe
• C. Razorpay
• D. BharatPe

✔ Correct Answer: PhonePe / फोनपे

SEBI approved PhonePe to launch its IPO.

Q6. Type 096 Tang-class submarine belongs to which country?
टाइप 096 तांग-क्लास पनडुब्बी किस देश की है?

• A. Russia
• B. USA
• C. China
• D. France

✔ Correct Answer: China / चीन

It is a Chinese ballistic missile submarine.

Q7. Operation Prahar was launched by which police force?
ऑपरेशन प्रहार किस पुलिस ने शुरू किया?

• A. UP Police
• B. Punjab Police
• C. Haryana Police
• D. Delhi Police

✔ Correct Answer: Punjab Police

Operation Prahar targets gangster networks.

Q8. Striped Tiger Butterfly is the state butterfly of which UT?
स्ट्राइप्ड टाइगर तितली किस केंद्र शासित प्रदेश की राज्य तितली है?

• A. Delhi
• B. Chandigarh
• C. Puducherry
• D. Ladakh

✔ Correct Answer: Chandigarh / चंडीगढ़

Chandigarh declared it as state butterfly.

Q9. Target per capita electricity consumption by 2030?
2030 तक प्रति व्यक्ति बिजली खपत का लक्ष्य?

• A. 1500 kWh
• B. 1800 kWh
• C. 2000 kWh
• D. 2500 kWh

✔ Correct Answer: 2000 kWh

As per National Electricity Policy 2026 draft.

Q10. With whom has the Survey of India signed an MoU for digitization of topographic data?
स्थलाकृतिक डेटा के डिजिटलीकरण हेतु भारतीय सर्वेक्षण विभाग ने किसके साथ MoU किया है?

• A. NIC
• B. ISRO
• C. Digital India Bhashini Division
• D. MeitY

✔ Correct Answer: Digital India Bhashini Division / डिजिटल इंडिया भाषिणी प्रभाग

This MoU focuses on digitization and language-based access to geospatial data.

Q11. Which senior astronaut did NASA retire after 27 years of service?
नासा ने 27 वर्षों की सेवा के बाद किस वरिष्ठ अंतरिक्ष यात्री को सेवानिवृत्त किया?

• A. Kalpana Chawla
• B. Peggy Whitson
• C. Sunita Williams
• D. Christina Koch

✔ Correct Answer: Sunita Williams / सुनीता विलियम्स

NASA announced her retirement after 27 years of distinguished service.

Q12. Which UP city became the first with zero fresh waste dumping sites?
उत्तर प्रदेश का पहला शहर कौन सा है जहाँ ताजा कचरा डंपिंग स्थल शून्य हैं?

• A. Kanpur
• B. Prayagraj
• C. Lucknow
• D. Varanasi

✔ Correct Answer: Lucknow / लखनऊ

Lucknow achieved zero fresh waste dumping through waste management reforms.

Q13. Who is the new coach of the Indian senior women's football team?
भारतीय सीनियर महिला फुटबॉल टीम की नई कोच कौन बनी हैं?

• A. May Molloy
• B. Amelia Valverde
• C. Alex Ambrose
• D. Bibiano Fernandes

✔ Correct Answer: Amelia Valverde / अमेलिया वाल्वरडे

She was appointed to strengthen India’s women football program.

Q14. Where was the 9th India–Myanmar Joint Trade Committee meeting held?
भारत–म्यांमार संयुक्त व्यापार समिति की 9वीं बैठक कहाँ हुई?

• A. Yangon
• B. Mandalay
• C. Naypyidaw
• D. New Delhi

✔ Correct Answer: Naypyidaw, Myanmar / नेपीडॉ, म्यांमार

The meeting aimed at boosting bilateral trade cooperation.

Q15. Which edition of Exercise ‘Dosti’ has recently commenced?
अभ्यास ‘दोस्ती’ का कौन सा संस्करण हाल ही में शुरू हुआ?

• A. 15th
• B. 16th
• C. 17th
• D. 18th

✔ Correct Answer: 17th edition / 17वां संस्करण

It involves coast guards of India, Maldives, and Sri Lanka.

Q16. Which Act introduced the Portfolio System in India?
भारत में पोर्टफोलियो प्रणाली किस अधिनियम से शुरू हुई?

• A. Government of India Act 1858
• B. Indian Councils Act 1861
• C. Morley-Minto Reforms
• D. Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms

✔ Correct Answer: Indian Councils Act, 1861

This Act introduced the departmental portfolio system.

Q17. Who was INC President at the time of India’s independence?
भारत की स्वतंत्रता के समय कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष कौन थे?

• A. Jawaharlal Nehru
• B. Rajendra Prasad
• C. J.B. Kripalani
• D. Sardar Patel

✔ Correct Answer: J.B. Kripalani / जे.बी. कृपलानी

He was INC President in 1947 during independence.

Q18. Puggal breed of sheep is found in which state?
पुंगल भेड़ की नस्ल किस राज्य में पाई जाती है?

• A. Gujarat
• B. Haryana
• C. Rajasthan
• D. Punjab

✔ Correct Answer: Rajasthan / राजस्थान

Puggal is an indigenous sheep breed of Rajasthan.

Q19. Which atmospheric layer reflects radio waves?
कौन सी वायुमंडलीय परत रेडियो तरंगों को परावर्तित करती है?

• A. Troposphere
• B. Stratosphere
• C. Mesosphere
• D. Ionosphere

✔ Correct Answer: Ionosphere / आयनमंडल

Ionosphere contains charged particles that reflect radio waves.

Q20. Who founded the Ghadar Party in San Francisco?
सैन फ्रांसिस्को में गदर पार्टी की स्थापना किसने की?

• A. Bhagat Singh
• B. Lala Lajpat Rai
• C. Lala Har Dayal
• D. Rash Behari Bose

✔ Correct Answer: Lala Har Dayal / लाला हरदयाल

The Ghadar Party was founded in 1913 in the USA.