(1.) Indian Army Day (Bhartiya Sena Diwas) is celebrated annually on which date?

(a.) 08 January

(b.) 15 January

(c.) 26 January

(d.) 16 December

(2.) Which edition of the Indian Army Day was celebrated across the country on 15 January 2026?

(a.) 70th

(b.) 75th

(c.) 78th

(d.) 80th

(3.) Where was the main parade for the 78th Indian Army Day held on 15 January 2026?

(a.) New Delhi

(b.) Jaipur

(c.) Lucknow

(d.) Pune

(4.) Which command of the Indian Army hosted the Army Day Parade in Jaipur for the first time in 2026?

(a.) Western Command

(b.) South Western Command (Sapta Shakti Command)

(c.) Southern Command

(d.) Central Command

(5.) Indian Army Day commemorates the historical appointment of which leader as the first Indian Commander-in-Chief in 1949?

(a.) Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw

(b.) Field Marshal K. M. Cariappa

(c.) General K. S. Thimayya

(d.) General Bipin Rawat

(6.) What is the official operational theme declared by the Indian Army for the year 2026?

(a.) Year of Technology Absorption

(b.) Year of Networking & Data Centricity

(c.) Year of Jointness & Synergy

(d.) Year of AI Integration

(7.) Which newly raised agile combat units made their first public appearance at the 78th Army Day Parade in Jaipur?

(a.) Bhairav Battalions

(b.) Garud Commandos

(c.) Ghatak Force

(d.) Shatrujeet Brigade

(8.) The military band of which neighboring country participated in the 78th Army Day Parade at Mahal Road, Jaipur?

(a.) Sri Lanka

(b.) Nepal

(c.) Bhutan

(d.) Bangladesh

(9.) Who inaugurated the 28th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC) on 15 January 2026?

(a.) President Droupadi Murmu

(b.) Prime Minister Narendra Modi

(c.) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla

(d.) Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar

(10.) Where was the 28th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC) held?

(a.) Yashobhoomi, Dwarka

(b.) Samvidhan Sadan, New Delhi

(c.) Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi

(d.) Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi

(11.) Who served as the Chairperson of the 28th CSPOC conference held in New Delhi?

(a.) Narendra Modi

(b.) Om Birla

(c.) Harivansh Narayan Singh

(d.) S. Jaishankar

(12.) In which year was the Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC) originally established?

(a.) 1950

(b.) 1969

(c.) 1975

(d.) 1991

(13.) Who unveiled the official logo for India's BRICS Presidency 2026 on 15 January 2026?

(a.) PM Narendra Modi

(b.) Dr. S. Jaishankar

(c.) Piyush Goyal

(d.) Nirmala Sitharaman

(14.) The year 2026 marks how many years since the formation of the BRICS grouping?

(a.) 10 Years

(b.) 15 Years

(c.) 20 Years

(d.) 25 Years

(15.) Which organisation launched the real-time Stray Cattle Alert System pilot project on National Highways in Jan 2026?

(a.) BRO

(b.) NHAI

(c.) IRCTC

(d.) MoRTH

(16.) Which highway corridors were selected by NHAI for the Stray Cattle Alert pilot project?

(a.) Delhi-Mumbai & Mumbai-Pune

(b.) Jaipur-Agra & Jaipur-Rewari

(c.) Chennai-Bengaluru & Bengaluru-Hyderabad

(d.) Kolkata-Varanasi & Delhi-Meerut

(17.) Which technology is utilized in the NHAI Stray Cattle Safety Alert System to notify drivers of accident-prone zones?

(a.) RFID Tags

(b.) Geofencing & location-based telecom advisories

(c.) Infrared thermal sensors

(d.) LIDAR cameras

(18.) Which bank launched India's first Solar-Powered Mobile ATM Van supported by NABARD in January 2026?

(a.) Assam Gramin Vikash Bank

(b.) Tripura Gramin Bank

(c.) Kerala Gramin Bank

(d.) Baroda UP Bank

(19.) Which state in India certified its first Gram Panchayat as a 100% fully organic village body in January 2026?

(a.) Sikkim

(b.) Rajasthan

(c.) Kerala

(d.) Uttarakhand

(20.) Which country secured the 1st position in the Henley Passport Index 2026 released in January 2026?

(a.) Japan

(b.) Singapore

(c.) Germany

(d.) France

(21.) Which two countries jointly held the 2nd rank in the Henley Passport Index 2026?

(a.) USA and UK

(b.) Japan and South Korea

(c.) Finland and Sweden

(d.) Italy and Spain

(22.) Which dataset forms the underlying technical foundation for the Henley Passport Index ratings?

(a.) World Bank Data

(b.) IATA (International Air Transport Association) Data

(c.) UNWTO Data

(d.) ICAO Registry

(23.) What is the full expansion of the acronym CSPOC in Commonwealth parliamentary affairs?

(a.) Commonwealth Society for Public Oversight and Control

(b.) Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth

(c.) Council of State Parliaments and Oversight Committees

(d.) Commonwealth Speakers Policy and Organization Conference

(24.) Who was the last British Commander-in-Chief of independent India's Army succeeded by Field Marshal Cariappa in 1949?

(a.) General Lord Mountbatten

(b.) General Sir Francis Roy Bucher

(c.) General Archibald Wavell

(d.) General Claude Auchinleck

(25.) Where are the headquarters of the South Western Command (Sapta Shakti Command) of the Indian Army located?

(a.) Pune

(b.) Jaipur

(c.) Jodhpur

(d.) Chandimandir

(26.) What is the motto of the Indian Army celebrated during Army Day?

(a.) Karmanye Vadhikaraste

(b.) Seva Paramo Dharma (Service Before Self)

(c.) Valour and Faith

(d.) Touch the Sky with Glory

(27.) Naman Centres, inaugurated by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh during Army Day events, focus on which primary domain?

(a.) Tank repair workshops

(b.) Veteran welfare and service delivery

(c.) Air defense radars

(d.) Cyber warfare units

(28.) Which sponsor bank holds stake in Tripura Gramin Bank, which launched the solar mobile ATM van?

(a.) State Bank of India

(b.) Punjab National Bank

(c.) Bank of Baroda

(d.) Canara Bank

(29.) Which fund under NABARD provided financial support for Tripura Gramin Bank's Solar Mobile ATM Van?

(a.) Rural Infrastructure Development Fund

(b.) Financial Inclusion Fund (FIF)

(c.) Micro Irrigation Fund

(d.) Agri Market Infrastructure Fund

(30.) Which organization assisted the Rajasthan Gram Panchayat in transitioning to 100% organic farming?

(a.) APEDA

(b.) COFED (Cofarmin Federation)

(c.) NABARD

(d.) IFFCO

(31.) Under which central government scheme is organic cluster farming promoted across Indian states?

(a.) Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana

(b.) Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)

(c.) PM-KISAN

(d.) Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana

(32.) In which building was the 28th CSPOC inaugurating ceremony held within the Parliament House Complex?

(a.) Yashobhoomi

(b.) Samvidhan Sadan (Central Hall)

(c.) Vigyan Bhawan

(d.) Annexe Building

(33.) Which country originally proposed the creation of CSPOC in 1969 and maintains its permanent secretariat?

(a.) United Kingdom

(b.) Canada

(c.) Australia

(d.) India

(34.) What is the target merchandise exports goal set under India's Viksit Bharat vision referenced in economic rankings?

(a.) USD 500 Billion

(b.) USD 1 Trillion by 2030

(c.) USD 2 Trillion by 2030

(d.) USD 5 Trillion

(35.) According to World Bank estimates cited in road safety reports, traffic accidents cost India what percentage of its GDP annually?

(a.) 1%

(b.) 3% to 5%

(c.) 8%

(d.) 10%

(36.) What unmanned surveillance aerial vehicle featured at the 78th Army Day Parade is built for high-altitude reconnaissance?

(a.) Rustom-2

(b.) Switch UAV

(c.) Ghatak UAV

(d.) TAPAS BH-201

(37.) Which new short/medium-range unmanned system mounted on a BMP-2 vehicle was showcased during Army Day 2026?

(a.) Omega One

(b.) Netra-1

(c.) Abhra-2

(d.) Trishul Mini

(38.) Which state sport of Madhya Pradesh was performed as a cultural martial art display at the Army Day Parade in Jaipur?

(a.) Kalaripayattu

(b.) Mallakhamb

(c.) Gatka

(d.) Thang-Ta

(39.) What is the full expansion of the acronym C-UAS in modern anti-drone military defense systems featured at the parade?

(a.) Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System

(b.) Central Unmanned Aerial Station

(c.) Combat Tactical Unmanned System

(d.) Cyber Unmanned Attack Shield

(40.) Who is the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of India who attended the 78th Army Day wreath-laying ceremony at Prerna Sthal?

(a.) General Manoj Pande

(b.) General Anil Chauhan

(c.) General Upendra Dwivedi

(d.) Air Chief Marshal AP Singh