Current affairs questions appear in the General Knowledge section of the AISSEE (Sainik School) Class 6 paper and in the GK part of the RMS CET. These 10 original MCQs are built from the important national and international news of February 2026 — defence, science, environment, culture and awards — and are written in the simple style used for school entrance exams.
Quick facts: AISSEE 2027 will be held on Sunday, 31 January 2027. There is no negative marking, so attempt every question. Online applications are open until 2 December 2026 on exams.nta.nic.in/sainik-school-society.
Practice Questions
Q1. Indian teacher Rouble Nagi won which international prize worth one million dollars in 2026?
(A) Global Teacher Prize
(B) Nobel Peace Prize
(C) Ramon Magsaysay Award
(D) UNESCO Literacy Prize
Q2. The film "Boong", which won a BAFTA award in 2026, is in which language?
(A) Assamese
(B) Malayalam
(C) Manipuri
(D) Marathi
Q3. Whose statue replaced the bust of British architect Edwin Lutyens at Rashtrapati Bhavan in 2026?
(A) Sardar Patel
(B) Subhas Chandra Bose
(C) B. R. Ambedkar
(D) C. Rajagopalachari
Q4. C. Rajagopalachari was the only Indian to hold which post?
(A) Governor-General of India
(B) President of the UN
(C) Chief of Army Staff
(D) Viceroy
Q5. The Ol Chiki script, whose centenary was celebrated in 2026, is used to write which language?
(A) Bodo
(B) Santhali
(C) Konkani
(D) Manipuri
Q6. The festival Thaipusam is celebrated in honour of which deity?
(A) Lord Shiva
(B) Lord Ganesha
(C) Lord Murugan
(D) Lord Vishnu
Q7. The Bastar Pandum tribal festival is celebrated in which state?
(A) Odisha
(B) Jharkhand
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Chhattisgarh
Q8. The Devnimori relics of Lord Buddha, sent to Sri Lanka for display, were found in which state?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Bihar
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Andhra Pradesh
Q9. The 39th African Union Summit in February 2026 was held in which city?
(A) Nairobi
(B) Addis Ababa
(C) Cairo
(D) Lagos
Q10. India hosted the AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam in ________.
(A) Mumbai
(B) Bengaluru
(C) Hyderabad
(D) New Delhi
Answer Key with Explanations
(A) Global Teacher Prize — Rouble Nagi won the Global Teacher Prize 2026 for her "living walls of learning".
(C) Manipuri — Manipuri film Boong won the BAFTA for Best Children's and Family Film.
(D) C. Rajagopalachari — President Droupadi Murmu unveiled a statue of C. Rajagopalachari (Rajaji).
(A) Governor-General of India — Rajaji succeeded Lord Mountbatten in 1948 as Governor-General, the only Indian to hold the post.
(B) Santhali — Pandit Raghunath Murmu created Ol Chiki in 1925 for the Santhali language.
(C) Lord Murugan — Thaipusam honours Lord Murugan, who received the divine spear (Vel) from Goddess Parvati.
(D) Chhattisgarh — Bastar Pandum showcases the tribal art and culture of Bastar in Chhattisgarh.
(A) Gujarat — They come from the Devnimori site near Shamlaji in Gujarat's Aravalli district.
(B) Addis Ababa — The African Union Assembly met at its headquarters city, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
(D) New Delhi — The India AI Impact Summit was held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.
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