1. Which Indian state became the country’s sixth fully literate state under the ULLAS initiative in 2026?
Answer: Goa
2. What GDP growth rate did the World Bank project for India for the financial year 2026–27?
Answer: 6.5%
3. Which player secured the men’s singles championship at the 2026 Japan Open held in Tokyo?
Answer: Jiri Lehecka
4. Which disease is the JOSH Teams initiative designed to help eliminate in India?
Answer: Tuberculosis
5. Which report identified India as one of the ten leading emerging-market performers in terms of artificial intelligence readiness?
Answer: India and Artificial Intelligence: Seizing the Development Opportunity
6. By how many basis points did the Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee raise the repo rate in October 2026?
Answer: 25 basis points (bps)
7. Which mathematician received the 2026 Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians from Developing Countries for his work in number theory?
Answer: Mahesh Kakde
8. In which city was the 10th India Mobile Congress held in October 2026?
Answer: New Delhi
9. Who won the men’s singles championship at the 2026 Japan Open tennis tournament in Tokyo?
Answer: Jiri Lehecka
10. Which cricketer was appointed the new captain of the Indian Women’s Cricket Team?
Answer: Smriti Mandhana
11. What GDP growth rate did the World Bank forecast for India in the financial year 2026–27?
Answer: 6.5%
12. Which tennis player won the men’s singles title at the 2026 China Open in Beijing?
Answer: Novak Djokovic