Below are 10 important multiple-choice questions (MCQs) from the daily current affairs of Wednesday, 18 February 2026. Click the "Show Answer" button to reveal the correct answer along with a detailed explanation. These questions are useful for UPSC, SSC, Banking, Railway and all competitive exams.
1What is the total financial allocation approved for the Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0?
A.₹5,000 crore
B.₹15,000 crore
C.₹8,000 crore
D.₹10,000 crore
2The Ol Chiki script, whose centenary was celebrated in 2026, was invented in 1925 by whom?
A.Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
B.Pandit Raghunath Murmu
C.Bhikhari Thakur Murmu
D.Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati
3Under the major multilateral exercise MILAN 2026, in which city was MILAN Gram inaugurated in February 2026?
A.Visakhapatnam
B.Kochi
C.Mumbai
D.Port Blair
4Which country is hosting the first United Nations Fellowship Training Programme on small arms and light weapons for the Asia-Pacific region in 2026?
A.Japan
B.India
C.China
D.Singapore
5At the 2026 Winter Olympics, which country created history by winning its first-ever Winter Olympic medal?
A.Argentina
B.Mexico
C.Chile
D.Brazil
6Geeta Patnaik, who passed away on 15 February 2026, was a famous singer of which language?
A.Odia
B.Bengali
C.Hindi
D.Telugu
7David J. Farber, the renowned computer scientist who passed away in February 2026, is known by which nickname?
A.Father of the Internet
B.Father of the Web
C.Grandfather of the Internet
D.Grandfather of COBOL
8In the Asia-Pacific region, the pilot of Visa Intelligent Commerce (VIC) was launched first by which bank?
A.OCBC Bank
B.UOB Bank
C.DBS Bank
D.HSBC Bank
9The Union Cabinet approved the launch of the Urban Challenge Fund (UCF); what is the total central support it will provide?
A.₹1 lakh crore
B.₹50,000 crore
C.₹2 lakh crore
D.₹75,000 crore
10Which state in India became the leader in Public Distribution System (PDS) subsidy transfers using RBI-certified Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)?
A.Maharashtra
B.Gujarat
C.Kerala
D.Rajasthan
