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 September 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. According to FAO's 2025 assessment, India ranks ________ in the world in annual forest-area gain.
(A) 1st
(B) 3rd
(C) 9th
(D) 15th
Q2. About what percentage of India's geographical area is under forest and tree cover?
(A) 10%
(B) 15%
(C) 25%
(D) 40%
Q3. The "Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam" campaign encourages people to ________.
(A) plant a tree in the name of their mother
(B) save electricity
(C) write letters to mothers
(D) donate blood
Q4. Uttarakhand set up its first real-time early-warning system for which disaster?
(A) Cyclones
(B) Droughts
(C) Heatwaves
(D) Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOF)
Q5. The word "orangutan" means "man of the ________" in the Malay language.
(A) mountain
(B) forest
(C) river
(D) desert
Q6. Burning crop residue in fields after harvest is called ________.
(A) stubble burning
(B) jhum cultivation
(C) crop rotation
(D) mulching
Q7. The Global Methane Pledge aims to cut methane emissions by what percentage from 2020 levels by 2030?
(A) 10%
(B) 20%
(C) 30%
(D) 50%
Q8. Coral bleaching mainly happens when ________.
(A) sea water becomes too warm
(B) sea water freezes
(C) fish eat corals
(D) it rains heavily
Q9. The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) has its headquarters in ________.
(A) Dehradun
(B) Bhopal
(C) Kolkata
(D) New Delhi
Q10. TRISHNA is a joint satellite mission of India (ISRO) and which country's space agency?
(A) USA
(B) France
(C) Japan
(D) Russia
Answer Key with Explanations
(B) 3rd — India ranks 9th in forest area and 3rd in annual forest-area gain.
(C) 25% — Forest and tree cover is about 25.17% of India's area (82.74 million hectares).
(A) plant a tree in the name of their mother — Over 3.5 billion saplings have been planted under the campaign.
(D) Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOF) — Solar-powered sensors will monitor high-risk glacial lakes and send data by satellite.
(B) forest — Orangutans are great apes living mainly in the forests of Indonesia and Malaysia.
(A) stubble burning — Stubble burning causes serious air pollution in north India in winter.
(C) 30% — 159 countries have joined the pledge to cut methane by 30%.
(A) sea water becomes too warm — Heat stress makes corals expel the algae living in them, turning them white.
(D) New Delhi — WCCB is based in New Delhi with regional offices in Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai and Bhopal.
(B) France — TRISHNA is an ISRO–CNES (France) thermal infrared satellite to study water and land surface temperature.
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