Daily Current Affairs 4th January 2026

Q.1. Who made the world record-breaking Santa Claus sculpture out of sand and apples that was exhibited in Puri, Odisha’s Niladri Beach?
Ans:- Sudarsan Pattnaik
Q.2. Which nation used a Russian Soyuz rocket to launch the homegrown satellites Paya, Zafar-2, and Kowsar-1.5 into low-Earth orbit?
Ans:- Iran
Q.3. Which Indian state hosted the opening of dairy, cooperative, and related development initiatives, such as the HAFED Flour Mill and the Vita Milk Chilling Center, by Union Home Minister Amit Shah?
Ans:- Haryana
Q.4. Which Indian chess player, who finished joint-first but lost out on tiebreaks, won the bronze medal at the World Rapid Championship?
Ans:- Koneru Humpy
Q.5. Which Indian chess player secured India’s first male podium finish since Viswanathan Anand by winning a historic bronze medal at the World Rapid Chess Championship?
Ans:- Arjun Erigaisi
Q.6. At the 87th Senior National Badminton Championships in Vijayawada, who took home the Women’s Singles title?
Ans:- Surya Charishma Tamiri
Q.7. Which organization collaborated on non-metallic material research, testing, and facility sharing with DRDO’s Defence Materials and Stores Research & Development Establishment?
Ans:- National Test House
Q.8. Which Indian state is establishing the first public-private partnership (PPP) model medical colleges in the nation?
Ans:- Madhya Pradesh
Q.9. Which Kashmiri district recently discovered a 2,000-year-old Buddhist site with stupas and monastic buildings from the Kushan era?
Ans:- Baramulla
Q.10. What are the main goals of the REPM initiative to increase India’s independence in sophisticated manufacturing and essential minerals?
Ans:- Promote Manufacturing of Sintered Rare Earth Permanent Magnets