Current affairs curated for SSC competitive exams.
Answer: Sports
Shri Vijay Amritraj, the celebrated Indian tennis player, was awarded Padma Bhushan 2026 in Sports, listed under USA.
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: True
Shri Uday Kotak, the prominent banker and founder of Kotak Mahindra Bank, was awarded Padma Bhushan 2026 in Trade and Industry from Maharashtra.
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: 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.