7th January 2026 Current Affairs MCQ Quiz

This scheme is all about empowering households to generate their own power. By providing subsidies for rooftop solar, the government wants to cut down electricity bills and make us more energy-independent.

South Africa held the G20 presidency in 2025 (Johannesburg summit). For 2026, the United States has assumed the G20 presidency and will host the leaders' summit in Miami.

NISAR stands for NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar, so the 'I' refers to ISRO. The joint Earth-observation satellite was launched on 30 July 2025 and declared fully operational in early 2026.

Tuhin Kanta Pandey, a 1987-batch IAS officer and former Finance Secretary, took charge as SEBI Chairman on 1 March 2025, succeeding Madhabi Puri Buch.

Pakistan hosted the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy (with some matches in the UAE). India won the title, beating New Zealand in the final to claim a record third Champions Trophy.

Kandla, run by the Deendayal Port Authority, is being developed as a green hydrogen hub under the National Green Hydrogen Mission, including India's first port-based green hydrogen plant agreement signed in January 2026.

The IMF's January 2026 WEO Update, 'Global Economy: Steady amid Divergent Forces', projected global growth at 3.3% for 2026, a slight upward revision from its October 2025 forecast.

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics (announced 7 October 2025) honoured Clarke, Devoret and Martinis for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit.

On 17 January 2026, PM Modi flagged off India's first Vande Bharat Sleeper train, connecting Howrah (West Bengal) and Guwahati (Assam), from Malda Town station.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa were the Chief Guests at India's 77th Republic Day on 26 January 2026, the first time both top EU leaders attended together.

Google has manufactured its Pixel phones in India since 2024 via partners Foxconn and Dixon Technologies, and has been expanding output to also serve export markets.

After Tropical Cyclone Fytia struck Madagascar in early 2026, India sent humanitarian assistance, including medicines and relief material, aboard an Indian Air Force C-17 aircraft.

The Hindi biographical drama '12th Fail', directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra, won Best Feature Film at the 71st National Film Awards.

It's all about data-driven development. This survey helps the ministry identify exactly which villages need better roads, schools, or water supply to improve quality of life.

Kenya is among the first six African nations (along with Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Ethiopia, The Gambia and Lesotho) to access India's Digital Public Infrastructure via the India Stack Global portal.

India's first Vande Metro, now called Namo Bharat Rapid Rail, began commercial service in September 2024 on the Ahmedabad-Bhuj route in Gujarat.

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed 2025 was one of the three warmest years on record, about 1.44C above pre-industrial levels, extending an 11-year streak of record warmth.

The 78th Army Day parade was held on 15 January 2026 along Mahal Road in Jaipur, the fourth Army Day held outside Delhi and the first staged on a public route outside a cantonment.

Kirsty Coventry, a former Olympic swimming champion from Zimbabwe, was elected IOC President in March 2025 and took office in June 2025, becoming the first woman and first African to lead the IOC.

ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 soft-landed near the lunar south pole on 23 August 2023, making India the first country to land in that region and the fourth to soft-land on the Moon.