Current affairs curated for Banking competitive exams.
Answer: Jharkhand
Shri Shibu Soren, the veteran Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader, was posthumously awarded Padma Bhushan 2026 in Public Affairs from Jharkhand.
Answer: Karnataka
Shri Shatavadhani R Ganesh, the renowned polymath and poet, was awarded Padma Bhushan 2026 in Art from Karnataka.
Answer: True
Shri S K M Maeilanandhan was awarded Padma Bhushan 2026 in the field of Social Work from Tamil Nadu.
Answer: Art
Shri Piyush Pandey, the iconic advertising legend, was posthumously awarded Padma Bhushan 2026 in the field of Art from Maharashtra.
Answer: False
Dr. Nori Dattatreyudu was awarded Padma Bhushan 2026 in Medicine from the United States of America, not United Kingdom.
Answer: Bhushan
Veteran Malayalam actor Shri Mammootty was awarded the Padma Bhushan (not Vibhushan or Shri) 2026 in Art from Kerala.
Answer: Medicine
Shri Kallipatti Ramasamy Palaniswamy was awarded the Padma Bhushan 2026 in the field of Medicine from Tamil Nadu.
Answer: True
Shri Bhagat Singh Koshyari, former Governor of Maharashtra, was awarded Padma Bhushan 2026 in Public Affairs from Uttarakhand.
Answer: Art
Ms. Alka Yagnik, the legendary playback singer, was awarded the Padma Bhushan 2026 in the field of Art from Maharashtra.
Answer: Public Affairs
Shri V S Achuthanandhan, the veteran Kerala politician and former Chief Minister, was posthumously awarded Padma Vibhushan 2026 in Public Affairs.
Answer: True
Shri P Narayanan was indeed awarded the Padma Vibhushan 2026 in the field of Literature and Education from Kerala.
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
Ms. N Rajam, the legendary Hindustani violinist, was awarded the Padma Vibhushan 2026 in Art from Uttar Pradesh.
Answer: Public Affairs
Shri K T Thomas, former Chief Justice of India, was awarded the Padma Vibhushan 2026 in Public Affairs from Kerala.
Answer: Padma Vibhushan
Shri Dharmendra Singh Deol was posthumously awarded the Padma Vibhushan 2026 in the field of Art from Maharashtra.
Answer: No First Use
India's nuclear doctrine is based on 'No First Use' (NFU) — India will not be the first to use nuclear weapons, but will respond with massive retaliation if attacked with nuclear weapons.
Answer: France
The ISA was jointly launched by India and France on the sidelines of COP21 in Paris in November 2015. Its headquarters is in Gurugram, India.
Answer: 10,000
The Genome India Project aims to sequence 10,000 Indian genomes across diverse ethnic groups to build a comprehensive genetic reference database for healthcare and research.
Answer: 2001
The SCO was established in Shanghai on June 15, 2001. Its founding members were China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. India and Pakistan joined in 2017.
Answer: Judicial
The eCourts Mission Phase III focuses on digitising the entire judicial system — from filing to judgments — making courts fully paperless and accessible to citizens digitally.
Answer: $650 billion
India's foreign exchange reserves crossed $650 billion in early 2026, one of the highest levels ever, providing adequate import cover and a buffer against external shocks.