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. General Dhiraj Seth took charge as the 31st ________ on 1 July 2026.
(A) Chief of the Naval Staff
(B) Chief of the Army Staff
(C) Chief of Defence Staff
(D) Chief of the Air Staff
Q2. Which country became the first to sign a deal to import India's ASTRA missile?
(A) Indonesia
(B) Philippines
(C) Vietnam
(D) Armenia
Q3. ASTRA, developed by DRDO, is a ________ missile.
(A) surface-to-surface
(B) anti-tank
(C) beyond-visual-range air-to-air
(D) submarine-launched
Q4. "Samudra Pradakshina" was India's first tri-service all-women expedition to ________.
(A) climb Mount Everest
(B) cross the Sahara
(C) reach the South Pole
(D) sail around the world
Q5. The Pinaka long-range guided rocket was flight-tested at the Integrated Test Range in ________.
(A) Chandipur, Odisha
(B) Pokhran, Rajasthan
(C) Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh
(D) Thumba, Kerala
Q6. Pinaka, India's multi-barrel rocket launcher system, is named after the bow of which god?
(A) Lord Rama
(B) Lord Shiva
(C) Lord Indra
(D) Arjuna
Q7. INS Mahendragiri, commissioned in 2026, is named after a hill range in the ________.
(A) Western Ghats
(B) Aravallis
(C) Eastern Ghats
(D) Himalayas
Q8. The crest of INS Malvan shows the "Bagh Nakha". What is a Bagh Nakha?
(A) a sword
(B) a shield
(C) a cannon
(D) a tiger's claw weapon
Q9. RIMPAC, in which the Indian Navy's P-8I aircraft took part, is the world's largest naval exercise. RIMPAC stands for ________.
(A) Rim of the Pacific
(B) River Patrol Command
(C) Regional Indian Military Pact
(D) Rapid Indian Maritime Patrol
Q10. The Defence Minister inaugurated India's first dedicated Department of Military ________.
(A) Music
(B) Medicine
(C) Sports
(D) Space
Answer Key with Explanations
(B) Chief of the Army Staff — He also unveiled the "VIJAY" roadmap for a technology-enabled, future-ready Army.
(A) Indonesia — Indonesia signed for the Astra Mk 1 air-to-air missile developed by DRDO.
(C) beyond-visual-range air-to-air — Astra is fired from fighter jets at enemy aircraft beyond visual range.
(D) sail around the world — Nine women officers sailed about 25,500 nautical miles in 314 days aboard IASV Triveni.
(A) Chandipur, Odisha — DRDO tested the Pinaka rocket at ITR Chandipur.
(B) Lord Shiva — Pinaka is the name of Lord Shiva's bow.
(C) Eastern Ghats — Mahendragiri is a peak of the Eastern Ghats in Odisha.
(D) a tiger's claw weapon — The Bagh Nakh (tiger's claw) is linked with Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj; Malvan is a coastal town in Maharashtra.
(A) Rim of the Pacific — RIMPAC is held near Hawaii and was in its 30th edition in 2026.
(B) Medicine — It was set up under the Directorate General of Medical Services (Army).
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