Below are 10 important multiple-choice questions (MCQs) from the daily current affairs of Friday, 20 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.
1The Assam Cabinet recently approved 3% reservation in higher state government posts for which communities?
A.SC/ST
B.Tea Tribe and Adivasi
C.Minorities
D.General Category
2Which Indian Navy vessel participating in the International Fleet Review 2026 at Visakhapatnam is a sail training ship commissioned in 1997?
A.INS Vikrant
B.INS Arihant
C.INS Tarangini
D.INS Kolkata
3The newly discovered species 'Lepidocampa sikkimensis' reported from the Eastern Himalayas belongs to which primitive hexapod group?
A.Arachnida
B.Crustacea
C.Diplura
D.Chilopoda
4Which state government recently approved India's first comprehensive graphene policy to promote advanced materials, nano-electronics, semiconductor research and industrial innovation?
A.Kerala
B.Karnataka
C.Tamil Nadu
D.Telangana
5In which city was the 23rd edition of BioAsia 2026 inaugurated?
A.Bengaluru
B.Mumbai
C.Pune
D.Hyderabad
6The Losar Festival 2026 recently celebrated in McLeod Ganj is the traditional New Year festival of which community?
A.Bhutanese
B.Tibetan
C.Mongolian
D.Nepali
7Bharat Electronics Limited signed a joint venture agreement with which company for the HAMMER weapon system in February 2026?
A.Safran Electronics & Defense
B.Airbus Defence
C.Thales
D.Dassault Aviation
8The BODH platform was developed by which institution in collaboration with the National Health Authority?
A.IIT Kanpur
B.IIT Bombay
C.IIT Delhi
D.IIT Mumbai
9Which digital companion for farmers was launched from Jaipur on 17 February 2026?
A.Krishi Mitra
B.Bharat Vistar
C.Krishi Bandhu
D.Kisan Saathi
10Which state recently crossed 1 GW of solar power capacity in 2026?
A.Himachal Pradesh
B.Goa
C.Sikkim
D.Uttarakhand
