Daily Current Affairs Quiz
Wednesday, 14 January 2026
Q1. In January 2026, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) set several Guinness World Records during highway construction in which state?
- (A) Karnataka
- (B) Telangana
- (C) Tamil Nadu
- (D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: (A) Karnataka. In January 2026, the NHAI set several Guinness World Records during highway construction in Karnataka.
Q2. In January 2026, the Indian Army conducted a military-civil fusion exercise "Sanjh Shakti" near the Dighi Hills range. This exercise was conducted under which command?
- (A) Northern Command
- (B) Western Command
- (C) Eastern Command
- (D) Southern Command
Answer: (D) Southern Command. The military-civil fusion exercise "Sanjh Shakti" was conducted under the Southern Command of the Indian Army.
Q3. What did the Kerala government recently rename the Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary to?
- (A) Aralam Bird Sanctuary
- (B) Aralam Butterfly Sanctuary
- (C) Aralam Eco-Sanctuary
- (D) Aralam Insect Sanctuary
Answer: (B) Aralam Butterfly Sanctuary. The Kerala government renamed the Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary as the Aralam Butterfly Sanctuary.
Q4. Which Indian Army officer received the UN Secretary-General Award 2025 for promoting gender-inclusive peacekeeping?
- (A) Major Swati Shanta Kumar
- (B) Colonel Anjali Singh
- (C) Lt Colonel Richa Sharma
- (D) Captain Priya Menon
Answer: (A) Major Swati Shanta Kumar. Major Swati Shanta Kumar received the UN Secretary-General Award 2025 for promoting gender-inclusive peacekeeping.
Q5. Which state is hosting the Regional AI Impact Conference 2026 on 12-13 January 2026?
- (A) Maharashtra
- (B) Tamil Nadu
- (C) Uttar Pradesh
- (D) Karnataka
Answer: (C) Uttar Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh is hosting the Regional AI Impact Conference 2026 on 12-13 January 2026.
Q6. Which Goa-based industrialist was recently honoured with the Italian Cavaliere dell'Ordine della Stella d'Italia for promoting India-Italy cooperation?
- (A) Srinivas Dempo
- (B) Vijay Mallya
- (C) Nandan Nilekani
- (D) Yusuf Hamied
Answer: (A) Srinivas Dempo. Goa-based industrialist Srinivas Dempo was honoured with the Italian Cavaliere dell'Ordine della Stella d'Italia for promoting India-Italy cooperation.
Q7. Who was appointed as the whole-time director of Kotak Mahindra Bank with effect from 12 January 2026?
- (A) Ashok Vaswani
- (B) Anup Kumar Saha
- (C) Rajeev Sabharwal
- (D) Uday Kotak
Answer: (B) Anup Kumar Saha. Anup Kumar Saha was appointed as the whole-time director of Kotak Mahindra Bank with effect from 12 January 2026.
Q8. Who took oath as the first woman Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court?
- (A) Justice Indira Banerjee
- (B) Justice Bela Trivedi
- (C) Justice Hima Kohli
- (D) Justice Revati Mohite Dere
Answer: (D) Justice Revati Mohite Dere. Justice Revati Mohite Dere took oath as the first woman Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court.
Q9. Which of the following airlines recently became the fifth Indian carrier to join the International Air Transport Association (IATA)?
- (A) Vistara
- (B) Go First
- (C) AirAsia India
- (D) Akasa Air
Answer: (D) Akasa Air. Akasa Air recently became the fifth Indian carrier to join the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Q10. In January 2026, the 28th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC) was hosted for the first time by which country?
- (A) United Kingdom
- (B) Canada
- (C) India
- (D) Australia
Answer: (C) India. In January 2026, the 28th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC) was hosted for the first time by India.
