Daily Current Affairs Quiz
Thursday, 22 January 2026
Q1. Prof. Dheeraj Sharma, Director, IIM Rohtak, was honoured with the "Excellence in Governance Leadership Award" in 2026 at which of the following award ceremonies?
- (A) World Economic Forum
- (B) World Management Congress
- (C) NITI Aayog Conference
- (D) Global Education Conference
Answer: (B) World Management Congress. Prof. Dheeraj Sharma, Director of IIM Rohtak, was honoured with the "Excellence in Governance Leadership Award" at the World Management Congress in 2026.
Q2. Which Maharatna PSU was recognised by the Top Employers Institute as a top employer in India for 2026?
- (A) NTPC Limited
- (B) BHEL
- (C) Coal India Limited
- (D) ONGC
Answer: (A) NTPC Limited. NTPC Limited was recognised by the Top Employers Institute as a top employer in India for 2026.
Q3. What rank did India achieve in the Responsible Nations Index (RNI) 2026?
- (A) 10th
- (B) 12th
- (C) 16th
- (D) 20th
Answer: (C) 16th. India achieved the 16th rank in the Responsible Nations Index (RNI) 2026.
Q4. What is the full form of IICDEM organised by ECI in January 2026?
- (A) India International Conference on Democracy and Election Management
- (B) International Institute of Democracy and Election Methods
- (C) India International Council on Democracy and Elections
- (D) International India Conference on Electoral Management
Answer: (A) India International Conference on Democracy and Election Management. IICDEM stands for India International Conference on Democracy and Election Management, organised by ECI in January 2026.
Q5. Under Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security, which Indian university was included in the BRICS Network University?
- (A) Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Delhi
- (B) Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
- (C) Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
- (D) Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi
Answer: (B) Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, was included in the BRICS Network University under Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security.
Q6. In 2025-26, which team won its first-ever Vijay Hazare Trophy title?
- (A) Railways
- (B) Saurashtra
- (C) Vidarbha
- (D) Karnataka
Answer: (C) Vidarbha. Vidarbha won its first-ever Vijay Hazare Trophy title in 2025-26.
Q7. Who won the gold medal for India in the 7th Roll Ball World Cup 2025?
- (A) Kavya Nakrani
- (B) Yash Chudasama
- (C) Rini Rupavatia
- (D) Yash Anil Rashia
Answer: (D) Yash Anil Rashia. Yash Anil Rashia won the gold medal for India in the 7th Roll Ball World Cup 2025.
Q8. Which award did REC Limited win at the SKOCH Awards 2025?
- (A) Gold Award for Renewable Energy
- (B) Silver Award for Corporate Net Zero Transition
- (C) Bronze Award for Infrastructure Development
- (D) Platinum Award for ESG Leadership
Answer: (B) Silver Award for Corporate Net Zero Transition. REC Limited won the Silver Award for Corporate Net Zero Transition at the SKOCH Awards 2025.
Q9. Which new amphibian species was recently discovered in the northern Western Ghats of Maharashtra?
- (A) Ichthyophis tiranga
- (B) Limnonectes doria
- (C) Ambystoma mexicanum
- (D) Gegeneophis valmiki
Answer: (D) Gegeneophis valmiki. The new amphibian species Gegeneophis valmiki was discovered in the northern Western Ghats of Maharashtra.
Q10. By what percentage did the IMF revise India's economic growth forecast for 2025?
- (A) 7.3%
- (B) 8.5%
- (C) 6.8%
- (D) 5.8%
Answer: (A) 7.3%. The IMF revised India's economic growth forecast for 2025 to 7.3%.
