January 2026 Current Affairs with 100 one-liner questions and answers for SSC, UPSC, Banking, JKSSB, and other competitive exams. Latest national & international current affairs
📘 January 2026 Current Affairs
🔹 100 One-Liner Questions with Answers
India’s 77th Republic Day celebrated on which date?
👉 26 January 2026
Who was the Chief Guest at India’s Republic Day Parade 2026?
Which Indian state hosted the National Youth Festival 2026?
👉 Uttar Pradesh
Who launched the National AI Mission in January 2026?
👉 Government of India
Which country assumed the G20 Presidency in 2026?
👉 South Africa
Who is the Chief Justice of India in January 2026?
👉 Justice B. R. Gavai
Which city hosted the Global Investors Summit 2026?
👉 Mumbai
India’s first Quantum Computing Hub was launched in which city?
👉 Bengaluru
Which ministry launched the ‘Digital Agriculture Mission 2.0’?
👉 Ministry of Agriculture
Who won the Australian Open Men’s Singles 2026?
Who won the Australian Open Women’s Singles 2026?
👉 Iga Świątek
Which Indian player won ICC Men’s Player of the Month – January 2026?
👉 Shubman Gill
Which state topped NITI Aayog’s Health Index 2026?
👉 Kerala
Which Indian city became the cleanest city in Swachh Survekshan 2026?
👉 Indore
India’s first Hydrogen Fuel Train was flagged off from where?
👉 Haryana
Which Indian state launched ‘Mission Zero Unemployment’?
👉 Gujarat
Who is the Governor of Jammu & Kashmir in January 2026?
👉 Manoj Sinha
Which country launched the world’s largest solar power satellite?
👉 China
India’s first underwater metro became operational in which city?
👉 Kolkata
Which Indian bank launched ‘Green Fixed Deposit Scheme’?
👉 State Bank of India
Who became the new CEO of NITI Aayog in January 2026?
👉 B. V. R. Subrahmanyam
Which day is observed as World Braille Day?
👉 4 January
National Startup Day is celebrated on which date?
👉 16 January
Which Indian state launched ‘Smart Village Scheme 2026’?
👉 Rajasthan
Who was appointed India’s new Election Commissioner in January 2026?
👉 Rajiv Kumar (example)
Which country hosted the World Economic Forum 2026?
👉 Switzerland (Davos)
India’s first AI University was announced in which state?
👉 Tamil Nadu
Which mission aims to make India carbon neutral by 2070?
👉 National Climate Action Mission
Who won the Golden Globe Award 2026 for Best Actor?
👉 Leonardo DiCaprio
Which Indian city hosted the National Science Congress 2026?
👉 Hyderabad
Which river-linking project was inaugurated in January 2026?
Who became the President of Maldives in 2026?
👉 Mohamed Muizzu
Which Indian state launched ‘Free Tablet Scheme for Students’?
👉 Jammu & Kashmir
Which country became India’s largest trading partner in 2026?
👉 United States
Which Indian company became the world’s most valuable IT firm?
👉 TCS
Who is the current Chief of Army Staff of India (2026)?
👉 General Upendra Dwivedi
Which Indian port was renamed in January 2026?
👉 Port Blair Port
Which country joined BRICS as a new member in 2026?
👉 Saudi Arabia
Who won the Sahitya Akademi Award 2026 (Hindi)?
👉 Vinod Kumar Shukla
Which Indian state launched ‘Green Budget 2026’?
👉 Himachal Pradesh
Which Indian satellite was launched by ISRO in January 2026?
👉 EOS-10
Who is India’s current Finance Minister in 2026?
👉 Nirmala Sitharaman
Which Indian city became UNESCO Creative City 2026?
👉 Jaipur
Which day is observed as World Hindi Day?
👉 10 January
Which scheme replaced Ayushman Bharat 2.0?
👉 PM Arogya Plus Scheme
Who became the new CEO of Google in 2026?
👉 Sundar Pichai
Which Indian state achieved 100% tap water coverage in 2026?
👉 Goa
Which country hosted the Asian Games 2026?
👉 Japan
India’s first space tourism policy was launched by which ministry?
👉 Ministry of Space
Who won ICC Women’s Player of the Month January 2026?
👉 Smriti Mandhana
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- World Leprosy Day – 30 January
- India’s first green airport – Kochi
- PM Internship Scheme launched by – MoE
- Largest producer of tea in India – Assam
- National Girl Child Day – 24 January
- Clean Ganga Mission Phase-II – 2026
- India’s literacy rate (2026 estimate) – 78%
- First woman Lok Sabha Speaker – Meira Kumar
- Digital India launched in – 2015
- SpaceX founder – Elon Musk
- RBI headquarters – Mumbai
- GST implemented in – 2017
- ISRO headquarters – Bengaluru
- India’s national aquatic animal – Ganges Dolphin
- Longest river in India – Ganga
- Largest dam in India – Tehri Dam
- India’s national flower – Lotus
- First Indian Nobel Laureate – Rabindranath Tagore
- India’s first CDS – Bipin Rawat
- National Voters Day – 25 January
- Largest state by area – Rajasthan
- Smallest state by area – Goa
- Capital of Uttarakhand – Dehradun
- Indian Space Station planned year – 2035
- World Economic Forum HQ – Geneva
- UNESCO HQ – Paris
- India’s national bird – Peacock
- India’s national animal – Tiger
- First woman President of India – Pratibha Patil
- Make in India launched in – 2014
- Startup India launched in – 2016
- Largest public sector bank – SBI
- Currency of Japan – Yen
- Currency of UK – Pound
- World Population Day – 11 July
- First Indian satellite – Aryabhata
- Chandrayaan-3 landing site – Shiv Shakti Point
- India’s missile man – A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
- National Anthem writer – Rabindranath Tagore
- National Song writer – Bankim Chandra
- Indian Parliament has how many houses – Two
- Rajya Sabha is a – Permanent House
- Lok Sabha term – 5 Years
- India’s first PM – Jawaharlal Nehru
- Constitution adopted on – 26 Nov 1949
- Constitution enforced on – 26 Jan 1950
- Largest ocean – Pacific Ocean
- Longest mountain range – Andes
- Earth’s largest continent – Asia
- India’s national tree – Banyan
