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 May 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. Ru-soam bridges, documented with UNESCO's help, are made from bamboo and cane by which community of Sikkim?
(A) Bhutia
(B) Lepcha
(C) Limbu
(D) Khasi
Q2. The Algoza, a folk wind instrument from Rajasthan, is played using ________.
(A) two wooden pipes at the same time
(B) a single brass horn
(C) strings and a bow
(D) a leather drum
Q3. The Somnath Swabhiman Parv marked 1,000 years since Somnath Temple was attacked in 1026 by ________.
(A) Muhammad Ghori
(B) Alauddin Khilji
(C) Babur
(D) Mahmud of Ghazni
Q4. The Somnath Temple is located at Prabhas Patan in which state?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Gujarat
(D) Madhya Pradesh
Q5. The Pulitzer Prizes, won by Indian journalists in 2026, are given by which university?
(A) Columbia University
(B) Harvard University
(C) Oxford University
(D) Stanford University
Q6. The National Florence Nightingale Awards are given for excellent service in the field of ________.
(A) sports
(B) teaching
(C) farming
(D) nursing
Q7. How many categories of Padma Awards are there?
(A) Two
(B) Three
(C) Four
(D) Five
Q8. The Agricola Medal, conferred on PM Narendra Modi, is the highest honour of which UN body?
(A) WHO
(B) UNESCO
(C) FAO
(D) UNICEF
Q9. Sir C. V. Raman did his research on the Raman Effect at which Kolkata institution, which turned 150 in 2026?
(A) Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
(B) Presidency College
(C) Indian Statistical Institute
(D) Bose Institute
Q10. India holds the Chair of which 23-member Indian Ocean grouping for 2025–27?
(A) SAARC
(B) IORA
(C) ASEAN
(D) BIMSTEC
Answer Key with Explanations
(B) Lepcha — The Lepcha community builds Ru-soam bridges from local materials.
(A) two wooden pipes at the same time — Algoza is a pair of flutes; players use circular breathing to play continuously.
(D) Mahmud of Ghazni — Mahmud of Ghazni raided the Somnath Temple in 1026 CE.
(C) Gujarat — Somnath is near Veraval in Gujarat and is the first of the 12 Jyotirlingas.
(A) Columbia University — Columbia University in New York administers the Pulitzer Prizes.
(D) nursing — The awards, started in 1973, honour outstanding nurses and midwives.
(B) Three — Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri; the Padma Awards were started in 1954.
(C) FAO — It is given by the Food and Agriculture Organization; "Agricola" is Latin for farmer.
(A) Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science — IACS was founded in 1876 by Dr. Mahendralal Sircar.
(B) IORA — India chairs the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA), formed in 1997.
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