Current Affairs Quiz — 28 January 2026
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Under the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026, waste must be segregated at source into four streams. Which of the following is NOT one of these four streams?
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Correct answer: A — Construction and demolition waste
PIB: the four streams are wet waste, dry waste, sanitary waste and special care waste.
Consider the following statements about the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026: 1. They have been notified under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and supersede the SWM Rules, 2016. 2. An entity generating 100 kg or more of solid waste per day is a Bulk Waste Generator. 3. Environmental compensation will be levied by the Central Pollution Control Board directly. Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 and 2 only
PIB: notified under EP Act 1986, superseding 2016 rules; 100 kg/day is one Bulk Waste Generator threshold. CPCB prepares guidelines but SPCBs/PCCs levy the compensation, so statement 3 is wrong.
From which date will the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026 come into full effect?
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Correct answer: B — 1 April 2026
PIB: the rules will come into full effect from April 1, 2026.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar died on 28 January 2026 in an air crash at which place?
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Correct answer: B — Baramati
PIB (Civil Aviation): the Learjet 45 VT-SSK met with an accident at Baramati while operating the Mumbai–Baramati sector.
Consider the following statements about the Baramati air crash of 28 January 2026: 1. The aircraft was a Learjet 45 operated by VSR Ventures Pvt Ltd. 2. Five persons, including two crew members, were on board. 3. Ajit Pawar had earlier been a Member of the 10th Lok Sabha from Baramati. Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Correct answer: D — 1, 2 and 3
PIB: Learjet 45 VT-SSK of VSR Ventures with 5 persons on board including 2 crew; the Lok Sabha Speaker noted Pawar served in the 10th Lok Sabha from Baramati.
Wings India 2026, addressed by the Prime Minister on 28 January 2026, was held in which city?
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Correct answer: D — Hyderabad
PIB (PMO): PM addressed the Wings India 2026 programme at Hyderabad in Telangana via video conferencing.
At Wings India 2026, the Prime Minister said the number of airports in India has risen from 70 in 2014 to more than how many today?
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Correct answer: C — 160
PIB (PMO): in 2014 India had 70 airports, while today the number has risen to more than 160.
India and the EU concluded negotiations on financial services in the India-EU FTA. According to the Finance Ministry, total India-EU services trade in 2024 was around:
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Correct answer: C — USD 83 billion
PIB (Finance): in 2024, total services trade between India and EU is around $83 billion.
Consider the following statements about the India-EU FTA financial services chapter: 1. It was finalised during the last round of negotiations held on 6 January 2026. 2. It contains provisions on digital payments and fintech. 3. In 2024 India imported more financial services from the EU than it exported to the EU. Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 1 and 2 only
PIB: finalised on 6 January 2026 with innovative provisions on digital payments and fintech. India exported USD 700 million and imported about USD 600 million, so statement 3 is wrong.
The Budget Session of Parliament that began on 28 January 2026 with the President's address is which session of the 18th Lok Sabha?
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Correct answer: C — 7th Session
PIB (Lok Sabha Secretariat): 'On the first day of the 7th Session of the 18th Lok Sabha…' (28 January 2026).
In her address to Parliament at the start of the Budget Session on 28 January 2026, President Droupadi Murmu referred to the celebration of how many years of Vande Mataram?
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Correct answer: C — 150 years
PIB (President's Secretariat): "At present, India is celebrating 150 years of Vande Mataram."
Consider the following statements about the Uttarakhand Green Hydrogen Policy, 2026: 1. It was approved by the state cabinet chaired by CM Pushkar Singh Dhami on 28 January 2026. 2. It seeks to use the state's hydropower resources for green hydrogen production. 3. It is aligned with the National Green Hydrogen Mission, 2023. Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Correct answer: D — 1, 2 and 3
HT and NIE: cabinet chaired by CM Dhami approved it on Wednesday (28 Jan 2026) to leverage hydropower; NIE and TOI: aligned with the National Green Hydrogen Mission, 2023.
Sampoornata Abhiyan 2.0, launched by NITI Aayog on 28 January 2026, will run until which date?
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Correct answer: B — 14 April 2026
PIB (NITI Aayog): a 3-month campaign running from 28 January to 14 April 2026.
Under Sampoornata Abhiyan 2.0, how many Key Performance Indicators are to be saturated in Aspirational Districts and Aspirational Blocks respectively?
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Correct answer: B — 5 and 6
PIB (NITI Aayog): saturation of 5 KPIs in Aspirational Districts and 6 KPIs in Aspirational Blocks.
According to MoSPI's quick estimate, by how much did India's Index of Industrial Production grow in December 2025?
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Correct answer: C — 7.8%
PIB (MoSPI): IIP rose by 7.8% in December 2025, the highest level in over two years. 8.1% was manufacturing growth; 7.2% was November (revised).
In the December 2025 IIP, which manufacturing industry group recorded the highest growth (34.9%)?
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Correct answer: A — Computer, electronic and optical products
PIB (MoSPI): computer, electronic and optical products 34.9%; motor vehicles 33.5%; other transport equipment 25.1%.
The new Aadhaar App launched on 28 January 2026 allows management of how many Aadhaar profiles on a single device under the 'One Family – One App' concept?
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Correct answer: D — Five
PIB (MeitY): it allows management of up to five Aadhaar profiles on a single device.
Who dedicated the new Aadhaar App to the nation on 28 January 2026?
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Correct answer: B — Jitin Prasada
PIB (MeitY): Minister of State for Commerce and Industry and Electronics & IT Jitin Prasada dedicated the new Aadhaar App to the nation.
Which freedom fighter, popularly called 'Punjab Kesari', was remembered on his birth anniversary on 28 January 2026?
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Correct answer: A — Lala Lajpat Rai
PIB (PMO): the PM paid tributes to Punjab Kesari Lala Lajpat Rai on his birth anniversary on 28 January 2026.
Which institution will act as the host institution for the high-level committee formed in January 2026 to strengthen FPOs in Tamil Nadu?
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Correct answer: D — ICAR–National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli
PIB (Agriculture): ICAR-NRCB, Tiruchirappalli, along with KVKs through ICAR-ATARI Hyderabad, will act as the host institution.
The committee to strengthen FPOs in Tamil Nadu was formed after the Union Agriculture Minister's visit to which district?
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Correct answer: A — Erode
PIB (Agriculture): the decision follows Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan's recent visit to Erode, Tamil Nadu.
Which of the following was NOT part of the Indian Navy's First Training Squadron that held a PASSEX with HTMS Huahin off Phuket on 28 January 2026?
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Correct answer: A — INS Vikrant
PIB (Defence): 1TS comprised INS Tir, INS Sujata, INS Shardul and ICGS Sarathi.
A January 2026 study found that dust storms from western India carry airborne pathogens to Eastern Himalayan hilltops. Which institute carried out this study?
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Correct answer: B — Bose Institute
PIB (DST): researchers from Bose Institute, an autonomous institute of DST, conducted the study, published in Science of the Total Environment.
Which university was announced in January 2026 as India's first AI-enabled state university pilot under a collaboration between MSDE and Google Cloud?
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Correct answer: D — Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut
PIB (MSDE): CCSU, Meerut is positioned as India's first AI-enabled state university pilot through collaboration with MSDE and Google Cloud.
The Prime Minister addressed the centenary of the Arya Vaidya Sala Charitable Hospital on 28 January 2026. Who founded the Arya Vaidya Sala?
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Correct answer: C — Vaidyaratnam P.S. Varier
PIB (PMO): the PM recalled the contributions of Arya Vaidyasala's founder, Vaidyaratnam P.S. Varier.