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2024-2025 Major DevelopmentsRead the answer and worked solution →Which pair attended India’s Republic Day celebrations on 26 January 2026 as guests of honour?Read the answer and worked solution →The 2026 Republic Day parade highlighted 150 years of which national song?Read the answer and worked solution →How many Padma Awards, counting each duo case as one award, were approved in the 25 January 2026 announcement?Read the answer and worked solution →In the 2026 Padma announcement, which sportsperson was listed for the Padma Bhushan?Read the answer and worked solution →The Union Budget presented on 1 February 2026 estimated the 2026–27 fiscal deficit at what share of GDP?Read the answer and worked solution →What is Bharat-VISTAAR, proposed in Budget 2026–27?Read the answer and worked solution →Biopharma SHAKTI, proposed in the Budget on 1 February 2026, focuses on domestic production of what?Read the answer and worked solution →Public capital expenditure rose from ₹11.2 lakh crore in BE 2025–26 to ₹12.2 lakh crore proposed for 2026–27. What is the increase?Read the answer and worked solution →An official parliamentary reply on 1 April 2026 discussed a review after failure of which January 2026 mission?Read the answer and worked solution →ISRO’s GSLV-F17 mission, listed as launched on 4 September 2026, carried which Earth-observation satellite?Read the answer and worked solution →Which country won the FIFA World Cup final on 19 July 2026?Read the answer and worked solution →The completed 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya were hosted by which country?Read the answer and worked solution →Who was announced as the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize laureate?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Canadian poet was congratulated by Canada’s Prime Minister on winning the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature?Read the answer and worked solution →WHO’s September 2026 cholera fact sheet reported that preventive vaccination against which disease resumed in 2026 after supply constraints?Read the answer and worked solution →Which country hosted World Environment Day on 5 June 2026?Read the answer and worked solution →What did World Wetlands Day’s official 2026 theme link wetlands to?Read the answer and worked solution →The declaration of the eighteenth BRICS Summit of September 2026 was named after which Indian city?Read the answer and worked solution →UNESCO’s International Day of the Intangible Cultural Heritage was observed on which date in October 2026?Read the answer and worked solution →Which UN agency leads the 2026 International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these was a UN-designated International Year for 2026, highlighted by FAO?Read the answer and worked solution →What EU–India FTA milestone was announced on 27 January 2026?Read the answer and worked solution →India’s first Vande Bharat Sleeper train, flagged off on 17 January 2026, linked Howrah with which destination?Read the answer and worked solution →In the MHA’s March 2026 explanation, which Census phase collects housing amenities and household assets?Read the answer and worked solution →Which team did India defeat in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup final on 8 March 2026?Read the answer and worked solution →The PMO reported 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze for India at the 2026 Asian Games. What total and overall rank did it report?Read the answer and worked solution →Which combination matches FIFA’s completed 2026 World Cup: teams, matches and host countries?Read the answer and worked solution →Which ideas form the September 2026 BRICS Delhi Declaration theme?Read the answer and worked solution →The UN’s candidate dialogue held on 27 October 2026 formed part of selection for which office?Read the answer and worked solution →

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2024-2025 Major Developments

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Matching pairs
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    CAA: Afghanistan,Bangladesh,?
    Right
    Pakistan
  2. Left
    India beat in 2024 T20 final
    Right
    South Africa
  3. Left
    Code replacing IPC July 2024
    Right
    Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
Instructions
Match each dated event to its related term

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Which pair attended India’s Republic Day celebrations on 26 January 2026 as guests of honour?

  1. Emmanuel Macron and Olaf Scholz
  2. Prabowo Subianto and Emmanuel Macron
  3. António Costa and Ursula von der Leyen
  4. Joe Biden and Rishi Sunak
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Correct answer: C. António Costa and Ursula von der Leyen

European Council President António Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attended as guests of honour.

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The 2026 Republic Day parade highlighted 150 years of which national song?

  1. Sare Jahan Se Achha
  2. Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon
  3. Jana Gana Mana
  4. Vande Mataram
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Correct answer: D. Vande Mataram

The Ministry of Defence identified 150 years of Vande Mataram as a central feature of the 2026 celebrations.

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