Art & Culture Current Affairs Quiz
Daily news by your exam, state and topic тАФ each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
India held the 2nd Joint Working Group on Tourism with which country on 29 September 2026, discussing cine-tourism and destination twinning?
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Correct answer: C тАФ Italy
The 2nd IndiaтАУItaly JWG on Tourism was co-chaired by Bhuvnesh Kumar and Emanuela Tripi.
How many Lalit Kala Akademi Awards were announced at the 65th National Exhibition of Art in September 2026?
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Correct answer: C тАФ 20
The second-tier jury selected 20 artworks by 20 artists for the Lalit Kala Akademi Awards.
Consider the following statements about the 65th National Exhibition of Art (2026): 1. It received 6,175 artworks from artists of 27 States and Union Territories. 2. All entries received were displayed at the exhibition. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A тАФ 1 only
Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is wrong: the first-tier jury selected 270 artworks for the exhibition.
In September 2026 APEDA facilitated the export of GI-tagged Gulbarga Tur Dal from Karnataka to which country?
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Correct answer: D тАФ Maldives
A 1 MT consignment was flagged off to the Maldives on 24 September 2026, to be shipped by sea.
What price per kg did farmers realise through the export-linked channel for Gulbarga Tur Dal, against a market price of ₹60 per kg?
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Correct answer: B тАФ ₹82
Farmers realised ₹82 per kg, more than 30% above the prevailing market price of ₹60 per kg.
What is the theme of the BRICS Theatre Festival 2026 to be held in New Delhi from 12 to 14 October 2026?
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Correct answer: C тАФ Shared Stories, Shared Futures
The festival is themed 'Shared Stories, Shared Futures'.
The BRICS Theatre Festival 2026 builds on which declaration adopted at the BRICS Culture Ministers' Meeting in August 2026?
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Correct answer: D тАФ Bhopal Declaration
It builds on the Bhopal Declaration, which emphasised cultural cooperation and people-to-people exchanges.
Which institution organised the 17th Kathakali Festival held in Chennai from 18 to 20 September 2026?
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Correct answer: D тАФ Kalakshetra Foundation
The festival was organised by the Kalakshetra Foundation under the Ministry of Culture; Kerala Kalamandalam was one of the performing institutions.
What was the theme of the 17th Kathakali Festival (September 2026)?
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Correct answer: A тАФ Kadha Rasa Sangama тАУ Confluence of Essence of Stories
The theme was 'Kadha Rasa Sangama тАУ Confluence of Essence of Stories'.
Proceeds from the 8th edition of the PM Mementos e-Auction will support which programme?
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Correct answer: D тАФ Namami Gange
Proceeds from the auction of 1,498 mementos will support the Namami Gange programme.
Whose 150th birth anniversary was marked on 15 September 2026, with PM Modi paying homage?
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Correct answer: A тАФ Saratchandra Chattopadhyay
PM Modi paid homage to Bengali writer Saratchandra Chattopadhyay on his 150th birth anniversary.
According to PM Modi's tribute, Saratchandra Chattopadhyay's works are known for depicting which society?
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Correct answer: D тАФ Rural Bengali society of 19th-century India
The PM said his works accurately depict 19th-century India, especially rural Bengali society.
The National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC), reviewed by its Governing Council on 11 September 2026, is coming up at Lothal in which state?
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Correct answer: A тАФ Gujarat
The NMHC is being developed at Lothal, Gujarat, by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.
How many countries had signed MoUs for collaboration on the NMHC, Lothal, as reported at the 2nd Governing Council meeting in September 2026?
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Correct answer: D тАФ 13
Thirteen countries have signed MoUs, with discussions under way towards a pipeline of 35-plus partnerships.
Consider the following: 1. Lothal, an Indus Valley Civilization site, has the world's oldest known artificial dock, connected to an ancient course of the Sabarmati river. 2. The 2nd Governing Council meeting of the NMHC Society in September 2026 was chaired by the Union Minister of Culture. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A тАФ 1 only
Only statement 1 is correct. Lothal's dock is the world's oldest known artificial dock; the meeting was chaired by Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal.
8 September 2026 marked the 100th birth anniversary of which Bharat Ratna awardee from Assam?
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Correct answer: B тАФ Bhupen Hazarika
PM Modi paid tribute to Dr Bhupen Hazarika on his 100th birth anniversary on 8 September 2026.
Bhupen Hazarika was announced as a posthumous Bharat Ratna recipient in January 2019 along with which two others?
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Correct answer: B тАФ Nanaji Deshmukh and Pranab Mukherjee
The President's communique of 25 January 2019 named Nanaji Deshmukh (posthumously), Dr Bhupen Hazarika (posthumously) and Pranab Mukherjee.
On 6 September 2026, PM Modi addressed the inauguration of a BAPS Swaminarayan Hindu Mandir in which city?
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Correct answer: D тАФ Paris
The PM addressed, by video conference, the inauguration of the BAPS Swaminarayan Hindu Mandir in Paris.
Consider the following statements about the PM's address at the Paris temple inauguration: 1. The PM attended the inauguration in person in Paris. 2. The PM called the temple a new milestone in IndiaтАУFrance cultural relations. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B тАФ 2 only
Only 2 is correct. The PM addressed the gathering through video conference.
The Tamil daily Dinamalar, on which a commemorative stamp was released in September 2026, was founded in 1951 by whom?
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Correct answer: B тАФ T. V. Ramasubbaiyer
The Vice President recalled the contribution of Dinamalar's founder T. V. Ramasubbaiyer; the paper was founded in 1951.
Which legendary actor, known as 'Mahanayak', was remembered by PM Modi on his birth centenary on 3 September 2026?
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Correct answer: D тАФ Uttam Kumar
PM Modi paid tributes to Mahanayak Uttam Kumar on his birth centenary.