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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: Bhushan
Veteran Malayalam actor Shri Mammootty was awarded the Padma Bhushan (not Vibhushan or Shri) 2026 in Art from Kerala.
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: Uttar Pradesh
Ms. N Rajam, the legendary Hindustani violinist, was awarded the Padma Vibhushan 2026 in Art from Uttar Pradesh.
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.
Answer: 4,992
India's mangrove cover is approximately 4,992 sq km as per the State of Forest Report 2023. The Sundarbans (West Bengal) has the largest mangrove cover in India.
Answer: India Stack
India Stack refers to India's open API-based Digital Public Infrastructure comprising Aadhaar (identity), UPI (payments), DigiLocker (documents), and other interoperable systems.
Answer: Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
The Indian Coast Guard is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (not the Ministry of Defence), though it works closely with the Navy.
Answer: 2022
India-UAE CEPA was signed in February 2022 and came into force in May 2022 — India's first CEPA with a Gulf country, targeting bilateral trade of $100 billion.
Answer: NIFTY 50
NIFTY 50 is the benchmark index of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) of India comprising 50 major stocks. SENSEX is BSE's benchmark index with 30 stocks.
Answer: 2015
NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog was established on January 1, 2015, replacing the Planning Commission which had existed since 1950.
Answer: Bharti Airtel
Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel were the first operators to commercially launch 5G services in India in October 2022, starting with major cities.
Answer: 370
Article 370, which granted special autonomous status to Jammu & Kashmir, was abrogated on August 5, 2019. J&K was reorganised into two Union Territories: J&K and Ladakh.
Answer: Japan
The QUAD (Quadrilateral Security Dialogue) is a strategic grouping of India, USA, Australia, and Japan, focused on a free and open Indo-Pacific.