1. On which date is NSS Day observed?
2. In how many universities was the National Service Scheme formally launched in 1969?
3. The NSS operates under which ministry?
NSS functions under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
Read the news →4. In which city is FICCI FRAMES 2026 being held?
5. Which sector is the focus of FICCI FRAMES 2026?
6. Who is scheduled to deliver the inaugural address at FICCI FRAMES 2026?
The Tourism and Culture Minister is to give the inaugural address.
Read the news →7. Which philosophy is associated with Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya?
Integral Humanism is the ideology credited to him in the notes.
Read the news →8. Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya led which party as General Secretary from 1951 to 1967?
9. Antyodaya, as described in the notes, means development reaching whom?
It means development reaching the poorest and most marginalised.
Read the news →10. Savithri Sreedharan, who died in Kozhikode, worked mainly in which language?
11. In which year did Savithri Sreedharan enter professional theatre?
She began amateur theatre in 1961 and turned professional in 1984.
Read the news →12. Which of these films featured Savithri Sreedharan?
13. Who is the author of the business novel SAARATHI?
14. In which city was the business novel SAARATHI launched?
15. Through which platform was SAARATHI distributed after independent publishing?
It was distributed through Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP).
Read the news →16. After the four new additions, how many sites are on India’s UNESCO Tentative List?
17. Cellular Jail, included in the Andaman penal settlement entry, has how many cells?
18. Who founded Rangpur in 1704, part of the Rangpur-Sivasagar Historic Ensemble?
19. Which Marathi film was selected as India's official entry for Oscars 2027?
20. Gondhal was chosen from how many entries?
21. Gondhal is the how-manyth Marathi film chosen as India's official Oscar entry?
It is the fourth, after Shwaas, Harishchandrachi Factory and Court.
Read the news →22. Who will receive the Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2024?
The notes say veteran actor Anant Nag will receive the award.
Read the news →23. Anant Nag is which numbered recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award?
24. Which Kannada cinema artist received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award before Anant Nag?
Anant Nag is the second Kannada artist to receive it after Rajkumar.
Read the news →25. On which date is the International Day of Democracy observed?
26. What is the 2026 theme of the International Day of Democracy?
27. In which year did the UN General Assembly declare the International Day of Democracy?
The UNGA declared it in 2007; first observance followed in 2008.
Read the news →28. On which date is National Engineer's Day observed in India?
29. National Engineer's Day honours which Bharat Ratna awardee?
It marks Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya's birth anniversary.
Read the news →30. In which year did the Government designate 15 September as National Engineer's Day?
31. On which date is Hindi Diwas observed?
32. Hindi Diwas 2026 marked which anniversary of the Constituent Assembly's Hindi decision?
33. Where was the 6th All India Official Language Conference held as part of the 2026 observance?
34. N. Purushothama Mallya was a noted activist for which language?
35. Which classic work did N. Purushothama Mallya translate into Konkani?
36. In which year did N. Purushothama Mallya receive the Padma Shri?
He received the Padma Shri in 2015 for Literature and Education.
Read the news →37. Grass Mache uses which raw material?
38. Which authority manages Dal Lake, as per the notes?
39. Which of these is an invasive weed of Dal Lake named in the notes?
Salvinia is listed with Azolla, water hyacinth and Ceratophyllum.
Read the news →40. On which date is National Forest Martyrs Day observed in India?