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. India hosted the International Fleet Review (IFR) 2026 off the coast of which city?
(A) Mumbai
(B) Kochi
(C) Visakhapatnam
(D) Chennai
Q2. IFR 2026 was the third Fleet Review hosted by India. The earlier two were held in ________.
(A) Mumbai (2001) and Visakhapatnam (2016)
(B) Kochi and Goa
(C) Chennai and Kolkata
(D) Port Blair and Mumbai
Q3. The closing ceremony of the Indian Navy's multilateral exercise MILAN 2026 was held aboard which ship?
(A) INS Vikramaditya
(B) INS Vikrant
(C) INS Arihant
(D) INS Kolkata
Q4. The Indian Air Force's firepower exercise "Vayu Shakti 2026" was held at which range?
(A) Pokhran Field Firing Range, Rajasthan
(B) Babina, Uttar Pradesh
(C) Chandipur, Odisha
(D) Mahajan, Rajasthan
Q5. President Droupadi Murmu flew a sortie in which indigenous helicopter in February 2026?
(A) Dhruv
(B) Chetak
(C) Prachand Light Combat Helicopter
(D) Chinook
Q6. The K9 Vajra self-propelled gun used in Exercise Vajra Ghaat is based on a design from which country?
(A) Russia
(B) France
(C) Israel
(D) South Korea
Q7. DRDO tested "SFDR" technology in February 2026. What is special about an SFDR missile engine?
(A) It runs on electricity
(B) It uses oxygen from the air to burn its solid fuel
(C) It needs no fuel
(D) It works only underwater
Q8. In a first, the Indian Navy took command of Combined Task Force 154. The Combined Maritime Forces it belongs to has its headquarters in ________.
(A) Bahrain
(B) Singapore
(C) Djibouti
(D) Oman
Q9. In a historic first, Indian Air Force instructors will train pilots of which country's air force?
(A) United States
(B) France
(C) United Kingdom
(D) Japan
Q10. "PRAHAAR", released by the Ministry of Home Affairs in February 2026, is India's first public ________.
(A) national counter-terrorism strategy
(B) space policy
(C) cyber law
(D) disaster plan
Answer Key with Explanations
(C) Visakhapatnam — IFR 2026 was held off Visakhapatnam with 74 countries taking part.
(A) Mumbai (2001) and Visakhapatnam (2016) — India earlier hosted the IFR in Mumbai in 2001 and Visakhapatnam in 2016.
(B) INS Vikrant — MILAN 2026 concluded aboard India's indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant.
(A) Pokhran Field Firing Range, Rajasthan — Vayu Shakti 2026 was held at Pokhran in the Thar Desert and was watched by the President.
(C) Prachand Light Combat Helicopter — She flew as co-pilot in the Light Combat Helicopter "Prachand" from Jaisalmer.
(D) South Korea — K9 Vajra is based on South Korea's K9 Thunder and is made in India by Larsen & Toubro.
(B) It uses oxygen from the air to burn its solid fuel — Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet uses atmospheric oxygen, so the missile can fly faster and farther.
(A) Bahrain — The Combined Maritime Forces, a 47-nation naval partnership, is headquartered in Bahrain.
(C) United Kingdom — IAF flying instructors will train British fast-jet pilots at RAF Valley in the UK.
(A) national counter-terrorism strategy — PRAHAAR is India's first publicly released national counter-terror strategy document.
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