Current Affairs – Hard Level – GK Questions

Answer: True

Shri Baldev Singh from Punjab was awarded Padma Shri 2026 in the field of Sports.

Answer: West Bengal

Shri Asok Kumar Haldar from West Bengal was awarded Padma Shri 2026 in the field of Literature and Education.

Answer: Science and Engineering

Shri Ashok Kumar Singh from Uttar Pradesh was awarded Padma Shri 2026 in the field of Science and Engineering.

Answer: True

Shri Ashok Khade from Maharashtra was awarded Padma Shri 2026 in the field of Trade and Industry.

Answer: Art

Shri Arvind Vaidya from Gujarat was awarded Padma Shri 2026 in the field of Art.

Answer: True

Ms. Armida Fernandez from Maharashtra was awarded Padma Shri 2026 in the field of Medicine.

Answer: Social Work

Shri Anke Gowda M. from Karnataka was awarded Padma Shri 2026 in the field of Social Work.

Answer: Uttar Pradesh

Shri Anil Kumar Rastogi from Uttar Pradesh was awarded Padma Shri 2026 in the field of Art.

Answer: True

Shri A E Muthunayagam from Kerala was awarded Padma Shri 2026 in the field of Science and Engineering.

Answer: False

Shri Vellappally Natesan was awarded Padma Bhushan 2026 in Public Affairs from Kerala, not Tamil Nadu.

Answer: Public Affairs

Shri V K Malhotra, the sports administrator and BJP leader, was posthumously awarded Padma Bhushan 2026 in Public Affairs from Delhi.

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: Medicine

Shri Kallipatti Ramasamy Palaniswamy was awarded the Padma Bhushan 2026 in the field of Medicine from Tamil Nadu.

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: 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: $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.

Answer: True

The Pahalgam attack on April 22, 2026, killed 26 civilians (mostly tourists). India responded by suspending the Indus Waters Treaty, expelling Pakistani diplomats, and closing borders.