3rd January 2026 Current Affairs MCQ Quiz

PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, launched in February 2024, is run by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). It offers up to 300 units of free power a month and a subsidy of up to 40% for rooftop solar—a favourite topic in exams!

Remember, forex reserves are assets held by the RBI, not liabilities. External commercial borrowings are loans that need to be paid back, so they don't count as our reserve assets.

Ravneet Kaur continues to steer the ship at the CCI. It's important to track these regulatory bodies because they play a huge role in keeping our market fair and competitive.

ISRO opened its 2026 launch calendar with the PSLV-C62 mission on 12 January 2026, placing the DRDO-built EOS-N1 hyperspectral satellite in orbit for border surveillance and resource mapping. PSLV remains ISRO's reliable workhorse!

The country's first Make-in-India green hydrogen plant in the port sector came up at the Deendayal Port Authority in Kandla, Gujarat. It's a big step for the National Green Hydrogen Mission and our Net Zero goals.

The IMF publishes the World Economic Outlook (WEO), updating growth forecasts through the year. Don't confuse it with the World Bank's 'Global Economic Prospects'! Markets watch every revision closely.

The first Vande Metro, later renamed Namo Bharat Rapid Rail, was flagged off in September 2024 on the Ahmedabad–Bhuj route in Gujarat. It's built for fast, comfortable short-distance intercity travel.

India, the US and Brazil launched the Global Biofuels Alliance during the G20 Summit hosted by India in New Delhi in September 2023. Its membership keeps growing as more nations push cleaner fuels.

It was earlier the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, renamed the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in August 2021 after the hockey legend. Don't mix it up with the Arjuna or Dronacharya Awards!

The Challenger Deep, in the Pacific Ocean's Mariana Trench, is the deepest point on Earth—about 11,000 metres down. A classic geography fact that exam-setters love to slip in!

A nine-judge bench in the 2017 Puttaswamy case ruled the Right to Privacy is protected under Article 21 (Right to Life and Personal Liberty). It's the bedrock of India's data-protection debates today.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa were the Chief Guests at the 2026 Republic Day parade, held on the theme '150 Years of Vande Mataram'.

Exercise Cyber Suraksha was led by the Defence Cyber Agency (DCA) under the Integrated Defence Staff, with CERT-In, NCIIPC and others taking part. It simulates real-time cyberattacks to test inter-agency coordination.

We are basically helping other nations build their 'Aadhaar-like' systems. It’s part of India’s growing influence in the Global South through tech diplomacy.

The Ministry of Defence inked contracts worth about Rs 4,666 crore for Heavy Weight Torpedoes for the Indian Navy and Close Quarter Battle carbines for the Indian Army—boosting indigenous defence manufacturing.

It’s a common point of confusion, but the Secretariat is actually based in Mauritius. They do great work keeping the language connected to its global diaspora.

Collisions with power lines are the biggest killer of these birds. The project is now heavily focused on undergrounding lines in the Thar desert area.

The 2026 Winter Olympics were co-hosted by the Italian cities of Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo from 6 to 22 February 2026—the first Winter Games officially shared by two host cities.

The scheme stands for 'Promotion of Alternate Nutrients for Agriculture Management Yojana'. It's all about reducing chemical fertilizers and saving our soil health.

Assam declared the Gangetic (Ganges) river dolphin its State Aquatic Animal back in 2008, and the Centre named it India's National Aquatic Animal in 2009. As an indicator species, healthy dolphin numbers mean a healthy river!