2nd January 2026 Current Affairs MCQ Quiz

PMKVY is run by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. It offers free short-term training and certification to young people across the country, helping them pick up job-ready skills in sectors like manufacturing, IT and services.

That would be our central bank, the RBI! They act as the custodian of our forex reserves, carefully managing them to keep the Rupee stable and maintain investor confidence.

The United States took over the G20 Presidency for 2026, receiving the baton from South Africa, which held it through 2025. The presidency rotates among member nations each year, and the US is set to host the G20 Leaders' Summit later in 2026.

PSLV-C62 placed the EOS-N1 satellite, nicknamed Anvesha, into orbit along with several smaller payloads. It is a next-generation Earth observation satellite built with inputs from the DRDO, and it marked ISRO's very first launch of the year.

Ousmane Dembélé of Paris Saint-Germain and France took the trophy home. After a stunning season that helped PSG win their first Champions League title, he edged out young star Lamine Yamal to claim the 2025 Ballon d'Or.

Think about our heavy industries like steel and cement—they produce a lot of carbon. The subsidy is there to help them switch to green hydrogen, which is a cleaner energy source, helping us meet our net-zero targets.

As of January 2026, Praveen Kumar Srivastava is the Central Vigilance Commissioner. He was sworn in back in May 2023 for a four-year term. The CVC heads the country's top integrity watchdog, which keeps an eye on corruption across central government bodies.

India and the European Union finally sealed their Free Trade Agreement, announced at a summit in New Delhi on 27 January 2026. The deal removes or cuts tariffs on the bulk of goods traded between the two sides and is one of the biggest trade pacts either has ever signed.

Sikkim earned this title in 2016 after converting all of its farmland to organic practices and completely phasing out chemical fertilisers and pesticides. The achievement even won it a UN-backed award and made it a model for sustainable farming.

The focus is definitely on rare earth minerals. India is keen on securing its supply chain for electronics and batteries, and the ocean floor has a treasure trove of polymetallic nodules waiting to be explored.

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is the one tracking this. They've warned that shifting weather patterns are going to hurt crop yields, which naturally puts upward pressure on food inflation globally.

India kicked off 2026 by beating New Zealand 4-1 in a five-match T20I series played across several Indian cities in January. It was a confident start to a packed year of cricket for the home side.

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) is the government's 'Housing for All' mission. It offers financial help to build or buy affordable homes and runs in two streams, covering both urban (PMAY-U) and rural (PMAY-G) families who don't yet own a pucca house.

Yes, it’s the Paris Agreement. Even though it feels like just yesterday, we’ve hit the 10-year mark of our commitment to keeping global temperatures in check. It's been a busy decade for our climate policy!

On 9 January 2026, DRDO's Hyderabad lab ran an actively-cooled scramjet engine for over 12 minutes in a ground test. Scramjets let a missile cruise at very high speeds within the atmosphere, so this was a big step forward for India's hypersonic missile programme.

It’s all about efficiency. By integrating digital customs clearance, they’re cutting down the time it takes for goods to leave the port, which is huge for our export competitiveness.

The Middle East remains the most volatile region, unfortunately. The index highlights how ongoing geopolitical tensions continue to affect stability and displacement rates in that part of the world.

UPI is built and run by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the umbrella body for retail payments in the country. It lets people instantly move money between bank accounts using a phone, and it now handles billions of transactions every month.

ASER is brought out by the NGO Pratham. Its volunteers visit lakhs of children in rural households to test basic reading and arithmetic skills, and the report is one of the most widely cited sources on actual learning levels in India.

Garba, the rhythmic devotional dance performed during Navaratri, was added to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list in December 2023. It became the 15th element from India on the list, celebrating the dance's deep cultural and spiritual roots in Gujarat.