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 September 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. Gollala Gudi temple, declared a monument of national importance, is at Palampet near which UNESCO World Heritage temple?
(A) Thousand Pillar Temple
(B) Ramappa Temple
(C) Bhadrachalam Temple
(D) Yadadri Temple
Q2. The Ramappa Temple was built in 1213 AD during the rule of which dynasty?
(A) Kakatiya
(B) Chola
(C) Vijayanagara
(D) Satavahana
Q3. Shekhawati havelis, famous for frescoes and added to UNESCO's Tentative List, are in which state?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Haryana
Q4. Saratchandra Chattopadhyay, whose 150th birth anniversary was observed, wrote the famous novel ________.
(A) Gitanjali
(B) Godaan
(C) Anandamath
(D) Devdas
Q5. Rani Avanti Bai Lodhi fought against the British during the Revolt of ________.
(A) 1757
(B) 1857
(C) 1905
(D) 1942
Q6. Dogri, written again in the Namey Dogra Akhar script, became a scheduled language in which year?
(A) 2003
(B) 1967
(C) 1992
(D) 1950
Q7. The Ramon Magsaysay Award is often called the ________.
(A) Oscar of Asia
(B) Booker of Asia
(C) Grammy of Asia
(D) Nobel Prize of Asia
Q8. The Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards are given in land, water, air and lifetime achievement categories by the Ministry of ________.
(A) Defence
(B) Tourism
(C) Youth Affairs and Sports
(D) Culture
Q9. Archer Dhiraj Bommadevara, who won gold at the Archery World Cup Final, is from which state?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Telangana
(C) Jharkhand
(D) Punjab
Q10. The Dadasaheb Phalke Award, presented to actor Anant Nag, is India's highest award in the field of ________.
(A) literature
(B) cinema
(C) music
(D) sports
Answer Key with Explanations
(B) Ramappa Temple — Gollala Gudi is close to the Ramappa (Rudreswara) Temple in Mulugu district, Telangana.
(A) Kakatiya — It was built by Recharla Rudra, a general of the Kakatiya king Ganapati Deva.
(C) Rajasthan — The Shekhawati region lies in north-eastern Rajasthan.
(D) Devdas — He wrote Devdas, Parineeta and Srikanta in Bengali.
(B) 1857 — The queen of Ramgarh (Madhya Pradesh) led about 4,000 soldiers in 1857.
(A) 2003 — Dogri was added to the Eighth Schedule in 2003 by the 92nd Amendment.
(D) Nobel Prize of Asia — It was set up in 1957 in memory of Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay.
(C) Youth Affairs and Sports — They honour outstanding achievements in adventure activities.
(A) Andhra Pradesh — Dhiraj Bommadevara from Vijayawada became the first Indian male recurve archer to win World Cup Final gold.
(B) cinema — The award was first given in 1969 and honours the father of Indian cinema.
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