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India Current Affairs MCQs

India Current Affairs MCQs test your awareness of national events since January 2025: who holds key offices, state elections, Union Budgets, new laws and schemes, the economy, space and defence, sport and awards. Every question is checked against an official or reputable source, dated where facts can change, and shows the correct answer instantly.

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About India Current Affairs MCQs

The questions cover constitutional and statutory office holders as of October 2026, including the Chief Justice of India, the Chief Election Commissioner, the RBI Governor, the CAG, the service chiefs and the heads of bodies such as NITI Aayog, SEBI, UPSC and ISRO. Other sets cover the 2025 Vice-Presidential election, the Delhi and Bihar elections of 2025 and the 2026 Assembly elections in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry, the Union Budgets for 2025-26 and 2026-27, new laws, schemes and missions, trade agreements and foreign visits.

Economy and banking questions follow RBI monetary policy decisions, the new CPI series and digital payments, while further sets cover ISRO and defence milestones, sport in 2025-2026 including the IPL, the Asian Games and world championships, Padma and other national awards, and environment and infrastructure projects. Questions about office holders state the month and year they refer to, and the section is reviewed every three months.

Key facts to remember

  • Justice Surya Kant became the 53rd Chief Justice of India on 24 November 2025, succeeding Justice B.R. Gavai.
  • C.P. Radhakrishnan won the Vice-Presidential election of 9 September 2025, held after Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned in July 2025.
  • General N.S. Raja Subramani took charge as India's third Chief of Defence Staff on 31 May 2026.
  • The new Consumer Price Index series, released in February 2026, uses 2024 as its base year and a basket of 358 items.
  • European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa were joint chief guests at Republic Day 2026.
  • The Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025 came into force on 1 September 2025.

Exams that include India Current Affairs MCQs

Pakistan

  • CSS
  • PMS

India

  • UPSC CSE
  • State PSC exams
  • SSC CGL
  • SSC CHSL
  • IBPS PO
  • SBI PO
  • RRB NTPC
  • CDS and NDA

Bangladesh

  • BCS

How to prepare for India Current Affairs MCQs

  1. Check the date in every question about an office holder, and re-check appointments in the weeks before your exam.
  2. Keep a monthly sheet of appointments, schemes, summits, sport results and awards.
  3. For budgets and RBI policy, note the headline numbers: rates, outlays and targets.
  4. Link schemes to their ministry and launch date, as exams often ask both.

Frequently asked questions

How current are the India Current Affairs MCQs on MCQs360?

They cover January 2025 to October 2026 and are reviewed every three months. Questions about office holders say which month and year they refer to, and each answer was checked against an official or reputable news source.

Which exams ask India current affairs?

Current affairs are part of the UPSC Civil Services preliminary exam, State PSC exams, SSC CGL and CHSL, banking exams such as IBPS and SBI, railway exams and defence entrance tests such as CDS and NDA.

Last reviewed October 2026