Monthly Current Affairs Quiz — April 2026
40 MCQs · monthly revision
Weekly Current Affairs Quiz — Week 17, 2026 (20 Apr – 26 Apr 2026)
25 MCQs
The Ministry of Culture's VM Frames national filmmaking contest, marking 150 years of Vande Mataram, offers up to Rs 50 lakh in prizes across reels, AI films and short films. Entries close on 7 May 2026.
Read full article →The Centre raised Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief from 58% to 60% with effect from 1 January 2026, benefiting around 50 lakh employees and 68 lakh pensioners. Arrears for three months will be paid.
Read full article →The Union Cabinet has extended Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana Phase III till March 2028 with a revised outlay of Rs 83,977 crore, allowing completion of rural road and bridge works in plain and hilly states.
Read full article →The Union Cabinet approved the Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool with a Rs 12,980 crore sovereign guarantee to keep Indian-linked ships insured against war risk and other marine perils, even when global reinsurance pulls back.
Read full article →Over 55,200 startups were recognised in FY 2025-26, a record under the Startup India initiative, with direct jobs up 36.1% and the total recognised pool crossing 2.23 lakh.
Read full article →Shekha Jheel Bird Sanctuary in Aligarh was designated India's 99th Ramsar site on 22 April 2026, raising Uttar Pradesh's wetland tally to 12 and reinforcing the country's commitments under the Ramsar Convention.
Read full article →World Earth Day 2026 was observed under the theme 'Our Power, Our Planet', with India highlighting progress on its Panchamrit climate commitments and the Mission LiFE behaviour-change programme.
Read full article →DGFT added Egypt and Jordan to the RELIEF export-support scheme from 17 April 2026, helping Indian exporters offset war-risk surcharges and freight spikes on West Asia routes.
Read full article →India will host the fourth India-Africa Forum Summit on 31 May 2026 in New Delhi under the theme 'IA SPIRIT', the first such meeting since 2015 and a test of strengthened ties after the African Union joined the G20.
Read full article →The Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 extends fresh delimitation and one-third women's reservation to assemblies in Delhi, Puducherry and Jammu and Kashmir, and lifts the ceiling of UT seats in Lok Sabha to 35.
Read full article →DRDO transferred the AI-driven Prajna satellite imaging system to the Ministry of Home Affairs, giving security agencies an indigenous tool for real-time geospatial intelligence and border surveillance.
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