Daily current affairs questions for SSC, UPSC, Railway, Banking and all competitive exams.
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: 2014
'Make in India' was launched on September 25, 2014, with the goal of transforming India into a global design and manufacturing hub across 25 sectors.
Answer: Rs 6,003 crore
India's National Quantum Mission was approved with Rs 6,003 crore to develop quantum computing, communication, sensing, and materials technologies.
Answer: 14
India's PLI scheme covers 14 key sectors including mobile manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, textiles, food processing, telecom, and specialty steel.
Answer: UPI
UPI (Unified Payments Interface), developed by NPCI, processes over 10 billion transactions per month and is India's flagship digital payment infrastructure.
Answer: True
UPI has been expanded to over 20 countries including Singapore, UAE, France, UK, and several others for cross-border payments.
Answer: True
India became a full member of the SCO in 2017. The SCO is a Eurasian political, economic and security alliance. India hosted the SCO Summit virtually in 2023.
Answer: Donald Trump
PM Narendra Modi visited Washington DC in February 2025 and held bilateral talks with President Trump, discussing defence, trade, and technology cooperation.