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 January 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. Which two wetlands were declared new Ramsar sites in January 2026, taking India's total to 98?
(A) Chilika and Loktak
(B) Patna Bird Sanctuary and Chhari-Dhand
(C) Sambhar and Wular
(D) Keoladeo and Ashtamudi
Q2. World Wetlands Day is observed every year on ________.
(A) 2 February
(B) 22 March
(C) 5 June
(D) 16 September
Q3. The Kashmir Markhor, found in India only in Jammu and Kashmir, is the world's largest ________.
(A) wild deer
(B) wild cat
(C) wild goat
(D) wild sheep
Q4. Which of these is TRUE about the grey slender loris?
(A) It lives in deserts
(B) It is a large flightless bird
(C) It is active only in the day
(D) It is a small nocturnal primate that cannot jump
Q5. The United Nations has declared 2026 as the International Year of ________.
(A) Millets
(B) Rangelands and Pastoralists
(C) Glaciers
(D) Clean Air
Q6. India became the first country to commercially produce bio-bitumen for roads. It is made from ________.
(A) rice straw (parali)
(B) coal
(C) crude oil
(D) plastic bottles
Q7. Which state declared Bacillus subtilis as its "State microbe" in 2026?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Kerala
(D) Goa
Q8. The "Mpemba effect" describes a surprising case in which ________.
(A) cold water boils faster
(B) hot water can freeze faster than cold water
(C) ice sinks in water
(D) salt water never freezes
Q9. Voyager 1, the farthest human-made object from Earth, was launched by NASA in which year?
(A) 1969
(B) 1977
(C) 1990
(D) 2012
Q10. India's first humanoid robot for railway station security, "ASC Arjun", was introduced at which station?
(A) Visakhapatnam
(B) Howrah
(C) Chennai Central
(D) Secunderabad
Answer Key with Explanations
(B) Patna Bird Sanctuary and Chhari-Dhand — Patna Bird Sanctuary (Etah, Uttar Pradesh) and Chhari-Dhand (Kutch, Gujarat) became Ramsar sites.
(A) 2 February — World Wetlands Day is celebrated on 2 February.
(C) wild goat — The Markhor is the largest wild goat, famous for its corkscrew-shaped horns.
(D) It is a small nocturnal primate that cannot jump — The slender loris is a small night-active primate of South India that moves slowly and cannot leap.
(B) Rangelands and Pastoralists — 2026 is the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists.
(A) rice straw (parali) — Bio-bitumen is made from crop residue such as rice straw, reducing stubble burning.
(C) Kerala — Kerala declared the helpful bacterium Bacillus subtilis as its State microbe.
(B) hot water can freeze faster than cold water — The Mpemba effect is when hot water freezes faster than cold water under certain conditions.
(B) 1977 — Voyager 1 was launched in 1977 and entered interstellar space in 2012.
(A) Visakhapatnam — ASC Arjun was deployed with the RPF at Visakhapatnam Railway Station.
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