Daily Current Affairs Quiz
Tuesday, 06 January 2026
Q1. The 9th Siddha Diwas celebration in January 2026 was organised by which ministry?
- (A) Ministry of Health
- (B) Ministry of Social Justice
- (C) Ministry of AYUSH
- (D) Ministry of Minority Affairs
Answer: (C) Ministry of AYUSH. The 9th Siddha Diwas was organised by the Ministry of AYUSH to promote the traditional Siddha system of medicine.
Q2. Who received the IFFCO Sahitya Samman 2025?
- (A) Ankita Jain
- (B) Madhu Kankaria
- (C) Shivmurti
- (D) Maitreyi Pushpa
Answer: (D) Maitreyi Pushpa. Renowned Hindi author Maitreyi Pushpa was honoured with the IFFCO Sahitya Samman 2025 for her literary contributions.
Q3. Which drug was approved by the US FDA as the first oral therapy for thalassemia-related anemia?
- (A) Mitapivat
- (B) Deferasirox
- (C) Thalidomide
- (D) Hydroxyurea
Answer: (A) Mitapivat. The US FDA approved Mitapivat as the first oral therapy for anemia associated with thalassemia.
Q4. Under Mission Mausam, the first deployment of indigenously developed 3D-printed automatic weather stations is planned in which city?
- (A) Mumbai
- (B) Chennai
- (C) Kolkata
- (D) Delhi
Answer: (D) Delhi. Under Mission Mausam, Delhi was selected for the first deployment of indigenously developed 3D-printed automatic weather stations.
Q5. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the 72nd National Volleyball Tournament (January 2026) in which city?
- (A) Lucknow
- (B) Prayagraj
- (C) Varanasi
- (D) Kanpur
Answer: (C) Varanasi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 72nd National Volleyball Tournament in Varanasi.
Q6. India's first government hospital-based Artificial Intelligence (AI) clinic was inaugurated at which institution?
- (A) AIIMS New Delhi
- (B) King George's Medical University
- (C) Government Institute of Medical Sciences, Greater Noida
- (D) PGIMER
Answer: (C) Government Institute of Medical Sciences, Greater Noida. India's first government hospital-based AI clinic was inaugurated at the Government Institute of Medical Sciences, Greater Noida.
Q7. India's first commercial-level Tropical Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS)-based Rainbow Trout Aquaculture Farm and Research Institute was inaugurated in which city?
- (A) Visakhapatnam
- (B) Hyderabad
- (C) Kochi
- (D) Bhubaneswar
Answer: (B) Hyderabad. The first commercial-level RAS-based rainbow trout aquaculture farm and research institute was inaugurated in Hyderabad.
Q8. In 2025, which Indian state recorded the highest-ever organ donation?
- (A) Karnataka
- (B) Telangana
- (C) Tamil Nadu
- (D) Maharashtra
Answer: (A) Karnataka. In 2025, Karnataka recorded the highest-ever number of organ donations among Indian states.
Q9. In January 2026, who was appointed as the head coach of the Indian women's hockey team?
- (A) Harendra Singh
- (B) Sjoerd Marijne
- (C) Rodet Yila
- (D) Wayne Lombard
Answer: (B) Sjoerd Marijne. Sjoerd Marijne was appointed as the head coach of the Indian women's hockey team in January 2026.
Q10. Who took charge as the 29th Director General of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO)?
- (A) Lt Gen Raghu Srinivasan
- (B) Lt Gen Harpal Singh
- (C) Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor
- (D) Lt Gen Rajesh Sharma
Answer: (B) Lt Gen Harpal Singh. Lieutenant General Harpal Singh took charge as the 29th Director General of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO).
