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 July 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. The 650th birth anniversary year of which saint is being celebrated as the "Samarasya Sankalp Abhiyan"?
(A) Sant Kabir
(B) Sant Tukaram
(C) Sant Ravidas
(D) Sant Namdev
Q2. Around 41 poems of Sant Ravidas are included in which sacred book?
(A) Ramcharitmanas
(B) Guru Granth Sahib (Adi Granth)
(C) Bhagavad Gita
(D) Tripitaka
Q3. Sant Ravidas is regarded as the spiritual guide of which famous devotee poet?
(A) Meera Bai
(B) Surdas
(C) Tulsidas
(D) Kabir
Q4. The Mojari, which got a GI tag, is a traditional ________ from Jodhpur.
(A) sweet
(B) painting
(C) turban
(D) leather footwear
Q5. The 23rd Commonwealth Games in 2026 were held in which city?
(A) Birmingham
(B) Glasgow
(C) Melbourne
(D) Delhi
Q6. The Commonwealth Games were first held in 1930 under what name?
(A) British Empire Games
(B) Olympic Games
(C) Asian Games
(D) World Games
Q7. Where were the 2010 Commonwealth Games held?
(A) Manchester
(B) Glasgow
(C) New Delhi
(D) Gold Coast
Q8. The famous Ashes cricket series is played between ________.
(A) India and Pakistan
(B) England and Australia
(C) India and Australia
(D) England and New Zealand
Q9. The Fields Medal, the highest prize in ________, is awarded once every four years.
(A) physics
(B) chemistry
(C) literature
(D) mathematics
Q10. The 2026 Fields Medal winner Hong Wang is only the third woman to win it. The first woman winner was ________.
(A) Maryam Mirzakhani
(B) Marie Curie
(C) Shakuntala Devi
(D) Ada Lovelace
Answer Key with Explanations
(C) Sant Ravidas — Sant Guru Ravidas was born in Varanasi and preached equality through his verses.
(B) Guru Granth Sahib (Adi Granth) — His verses are part of the Adi Granth of Sikhism.
(A) Meera Bai — Meera Bai is believed to have been a disciple of Guru Ravidas.
(D) leather footwear — Jodhpur Mojari is handcrafted leather footwear in Marwari design.
(B) Glasgow — The 2026 CWG was held in Glasgow, Scotland, with only 10 sports.
(A) British Empire Games — They began as the British Empire Games in Hamilton, Canada.
(C) New Delhi — India hosted the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.
(B) England and Australia — The Ashes is the oldest bilateral Test series; England will host the first Mixed Disability Ashes in 2027.
(D) mathematics — It is given to mathematicians under 40; Hong Wang became only the third woman to win it.
(A) Maryam Mirzakhani — Iranian mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani won the Fields Medal in 2014.
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