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 August 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 Agni-4 missile, test-fired in 2026, is operated by which command of India?
(A) Strategic Forces Command
(B) Southern Command
(C) Andaman and Nicobar Command
(D) Training Command
Q2. Which force guards the entire India–Bangladesh border?
(A) ITBP
(B) Assam Rifles
(C) SSB
(D) BSF
Q3. The Javelin missile system that India agreed to buy from the USA is an ________ weapon.
(A) anti-ship
(B) anti-satellite
(C) anti-tank
(D) anti-aircraft gun
Q4. A "fire-and-forget" missile is one that ________.
(A) cannot be fired twice
(B) guides itself to the target after launch
(C) must be controlled by a pilot till impact
(D) has no warhead
Q5. MQ-9B Sea Guardian, leased by India from a US company, is a ________.
(A) long-endurance remotely piloted aircraft (drone)
(B) submarine
(C) tank
(D) warship
Q6. The Defence Ministry approved transferring missile technology to private industry. Until now, missiles were mainly produced by DRDO and which public company?
(A) HAL
(B) BEL
(C) Bharat Dynamics Limited
(D) BHEL
Q7. Bharat Dynamics Limited, India's missile manufacturer, has its headquarters in ________.
(A) Hyderabad
(B) Bengaluru
(C) Nashik
(D) Kanpur
Q8. The Supreme Court issued directions to stop "digital arrest" scams. Which agency under the Home Ministry is the nodal body for cybercrime?
(A) CBI
(B) NIA
(C) RAW
(D) Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C)
Q9. The "Agni" series of missiles was developed by ________.
(A) ISRO
(B) DRDO
(C) HAL
(D) BARC
Q10. Who is known as the "Missile Man of India"?
(A) Dr. Homi Bhabha
(B) Dr. Vikram Sarabhai
(C) Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
(D) Dr. C. V. Raman
Answer Key with Explanations
(A) Strategic Forces Command — Agni-4 is a nuclear-capable intermediate-range ballistic missile inducted into the Strategic Forces Command.
(D) BSF — The Border Security Force (BSF) guards the India–Bangladesh and India–Pakistan borders.
(C) anti-tank — Javelin is a portable fire-and-forget anti-tank guided missile.
(B) guides itself to the target after launch — After launch, the soldier can take cover while the missile's own seeker tracks the target.
(A) long-endurance remotely piloted aircraft (drone) — MQ-9B Sea Guardians are high-altitude long-endurance drones used for sea surveillance.
(C) Bharat Dynamics Limited — Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), Hyderabad, has been India's main missile maker.
(A) Hyderabad — BDL is headquartered in Hyderabad, Telangana.
(D) Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) — I4C runs the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal and the 1930 helpline.
(B) DRDO — DRDO developed the Agni ballistic missiles under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme.
(C) Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam — Dr. Kalam led India's missile programme and later became President of India.
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