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's only active volcano, which the new tsunami warning system will also monitor, is ________.
(A) Narcondam
(B) Barren Island
(C) Deccan Traps
(D) Dhinodhar
Q2. INCOIS, India's agency for ocean information and tsunami warnings, is located in ________.
(A) Chennai
(B) Kolkata
(C) Hyderabad
(D) Goa
Q3. The Eurasian otter, once thought to be gone from Jammu and Kashmir, was rediscovered in which river?
(A) Sindh River
(B) Ganga
(C) Godavari
(D) Narmada
Q4. How many of the world's seven sea turtle species are found in India?
(A) Two
(B) Three
(C) Five
(D) All seven
Q5. The Thwaites Glacier, nicknamed the "Doomsday Glacier", is located in ________.
(A) Greenland
(B) the Himalayas
(C) the Alps
(D) West Antarctica
Q6. What are the names of India's research stations in Antarctica that are currently active?
(A) Bharati and Maitri
(B) Himadri and Dakshin
(C) Aryabhata and Vikram
(D) Ganga and Kaveri
Q7. "Mons Mouton", chosen as a landing zone for Chandrayaan-4, is a mountain near the ________.
(A) Moon's North Pole
(B) Moon's South Pole
(C) Mars equator
(D) Earth's South Pole
Q8. Green ammonia is made by combining nitrogen from the air with ________.
(A) coal gas
(B) petrol
(C) green hydrogen
(D) carbon dioxide
Q9. Tetrodotoxin, a deadly poison that was in the news in Kerala, is found in which fish?
(A) Rohu
(B) Catla
(C) Pomfret
(D) Puffer fish
Q10. Panama disease, for which scientists found a protective gene in 2026, attacks which crop?
(A) Rice
(B) Banana
(C) Wheat
(D) Cotton
Answer Key with Explanations
(B) Barren Island — Barren Island in the Andaman Sea is India's only active volcano.
(C) Hyderabad — The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services is in Hyderabad, Telangana.
(A) Sindh River — It was rediscovered in the Sindh River in Ganderbal district.
(C) Five — India has five: Olive Ridley, Green, Hawksbill, Leatherback and Loggerhead turtles.
(D) West Antarctica — Thwaites is a huge glacier in West Antarctica; its melting could raise sea levels.
(A) Bharati and Maitri — Bharati and Maitri are India's active Antarctic research stations.
(B) Moon's South Pole — Mons Mouton is near the lunar South Pole; Chandrayaan-4 aims to bring Moon samples back to Earth.
(C) green hydrogen — Green hydrogen made using renewable electricity is combined with nitrogen.
(D) Puffer fish — Tetrodotoxin is found in puffer fish and porcupine fish.
(B) Banana — Panama disease (Fusarium wilt) is a soil fungus that kills banana plants.
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