Daily Current Affairs Quiz
Saturday, 03 January 2026
Q1. The Indian AI Research Organisation (IAIRO) will be located at which of the following places?
- (A) Bengaluru Tech Hub, Karnataka
- (B) GIFT City, Gandhinagar, Gujarat
- (C) Hyderabad IT Park, Telangana
- (D) Gurgaon Cyber City, Haryana
Answer: (B) GIFT City, Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The Indian AI Research Organisation (IAIRO) is to be set up at GIFT City, Gandhinagar, strengthening Gujarat's position as a hub for technology and innovation.
Q2. Goa is going to create a new district out of which existing district?
- (A) North Goa
- (B) South Goa
- (C) Ponda
- (D) Bardez
Answer: (B) South Goa. Goa is carving out a new district from the existing South Goa district to improve administration and governance.
Q3. Which two organisations signed a Memorandum of Understanding for contact-point verification of informal micro enterprises?
- (A) RBI and India Post
- (B) SIDBI and India Post
- (C) NABARD and SIDBI
- (D) SBI and India Post
Answer: (B) SIDBI and India Post. SIDBI and India Post signed an MoU to enable contact-point verification of informal micro enterprises, improving credit access for the sector.
Q4. Who took charge as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the South Western Air Command on 1 January 2026?
- (A) Air Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari
- (B) Air Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh
- (C) Air Marshal Srikumar Pradeep
- (D) Air Marshal Tejinder Singh
Answer: (D) Air Marshal Tejinder Singh. Air Marshal Tejinder Singh assumed charge as the AOC-in-C of the South Western Air Command of the Indian Air Force.
Q5. DRDO successfully test-fired which indigenous missile from the same launcher off the Odisha coast on 31 December 2025?
- (A) Pralay
- (B) Agni
- (C) BrahMos
- (D) Nirbhay
Answer: (A) Pralay. DRDO successfully test-fired the indigenous short-range ballistic missile Pralay from the Odisha coast, strengthening India's tactical strike capability.
Q6. Which Indian state/UT government partnered with IIT Kanpur to develop an AI-based grievance redressal system?
- (A) Maharashtra
- (B) Uttar Pradesh
- (C) Karnataka
- (D) Delhi
Answer: (D) Delhi. The Delhi government partnered with IIT Kanpur to develop an AI-based grievance redressal system for faster and more efficient public service delivery.
Q7. Who took charge as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) of the Indian Air Force Training Command on 1 January 2026?
- (A) Air Marshal Tejinder Singh
- (B) Air Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh
- (C) Air Marshal Sithepalli Srinivas
- (D) Air Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari
Answer: (C) Air Marshal Sithepalli Srinivas. Air Marshal Sithepalli Srinivas assumed charge as the AOC-in-C of the IAF Training Command, which oversees the training of air force personnel.
Q8. In December 2025, which West African country elected its military leader Mamadi Doumbouya as President?
- (A) Guinea
- (B) Niger
- (C) Chad
- (D) Mali
Answer: (A) Guinea. Guinea elected its military leader Mamadi Doumbouya as President in December 2025.
Q9. Exercise Desert Cyclone II, which concluded in December 2025, is a bilateral military exercise between India and which country?
- (A) Saudi Arabia
- (B) Oman
- (C) United Arab Emirates
- (D) Qatar
Answer: (C) United Arab Emirates. Exercise Desert Cyclone II is a bilateral military exercise conducted between India and the United Arab Emirates to enhance defence cooperation.
Q10. Following a transfer notified in December 2025, who was appointed as the new Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court?
- (A) Justice Sangam Kumar Sahu
- (B) Justice Revati Prashant Mohite Dere
- (C) Justice Soumen Sen
- (D) Justice Nitin Madhukar Jamdar
Answer: (C) Justice Soumen Sen. Justice Soumen Sen was appointed as the new Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court following the transfer notified in December 2025.
