Daily Current Affairs Quiz
Monday, 12 January 2026
Q1. Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2026 has been classified as:
- (A) Mega Convention Year
- (B) Platinum Year
- (C) Jubilee Year
- (D) Non-Convention Year
Answer: (D) Non-Convention Year. Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2026 has been classified as a Non-Convention Year, as the main convention is held biennially.
Q2. Which Indian state launched the country's first dedicated DeepTech startup policy?
- (A) Tamil Nadu
- (B) Telangana
- (C) Karnataka
- (D) Maharashtra
Answer: (A) Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu launched India's first dedicated DeepTech startup policy to boost advanced technology innovation.
Q3. Kelai Panyor, which is recently in the news as becoming India's first proposed bio-happy district, is a newly formed district of which state?
- (A) Assam
- (B) Meghalaya
- (C) Sikkim
- (D) Arunachal Pradesh
Answer: (D) Arunachal Pradesh. Kelai Panyor is a newly formed district of Arunachal Pradesh, set to become India's first proposed bio-happy district.
Q4. In 2025, which city ranked first as the best city for women in India?
- (A) Chennai
- (B) Bengaluru
- (C) Hyderabad
- (D) Pune
Answer: (B) Bengaluru. In 2025, Bengaluru ranked first as the best city for women in India.
Q5. The Raman-Driven Spin Noise Spectroscopy (RDSNS) developed by RRI is mainly used to study which physical system?
- (A) Plasma ions
- (B) Cold atoms
- (C) Neutron beams
- (D) Photonic crystals
Answer: (B) Cold atoms. The Raman-Driven Spin Noise Spectroscopy (RDSNS) developed by RRI is mainly used to study cold atoms.
Q6. Who was appointed as the Chairman of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) in January 2026?
- (A) A. K. Balasubramanian
- (B) R. Grover
- (C) D. K. Shukla
- (D) Anil Kakodkar
Answer: (A) A. K. Balasubramanian. A. K. Balasubramanian was appointed as the Chairman of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) in January 2026.
Q7. In the NCRB ICJS 2.0 ranking in 2026, which state's police remained at the top?
- (A) Haryana
- (B) Assam
- (C) Uttarakhand
- (D) Kerala
Answer: (C) Uttarakhand. In the NCRB ICJS 2.0 ranking in 2026, Uttarakhand police remained at the top.
Q8. Which integrated digital portal was launched in January 2026 to enhance coordination, transparency and structured stakeholder participation in women and child development initiatives in India?
- (A) Pankhudi
- (B) e-Samadhan
- (C) DigiShakti
- (D) Poshan Tracker
Answer: (A) Pankhudi. The integrated digital portal 'Pankhudi' was launched in January 2026 to enhance coordination and transparency in women and child development initiatives.
Q9. India's first fully paperless district court was inaugurated in which district?
- (A) Kannur, Kerala
- (B) Ernakulam, Kerala
- (C) Kalpetta, Wayanad
- (D) Kozhikode, Kerala
Answer: (C) Kalpetta, Wayanad. India's first fully paperless district court was inaugurated in Kalpetta, Wayanad (Kerala).
Q10. Which foundation day did the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) recently celebrate in 2026?
- (A) 75th
- (B) 78th
- (C) 79th
- (D) 80th
Answer: (C) 79th. The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) recently celebrated its 79th foundation day in 2026.
