January 2026 Current Affairs in one-liner question-answer format. Important current affairs questions and answers for SSC, UPSC, Banking, Railway, Defence and other competitive exams.
Question (1) Which country assumed the G20 Presidency for 2026?
Answer: United States.
Question (2) Which agreement gave all Indian exports zero-duty access to Australia from 1 January 2026?
Answer: India-Australia ECTA.
Question (3) From which date did all Indian exports become eligible for zero-duty access to Australia?
Answer: 1 January 2026.
Question (4) Which Indian identification document could become inoperative without required Aadhaar linking from January 2026?
Answer: PAN card (Permanent Account Number).
Question (5) Who became Mayor of New York City on January 1st, 2026?
Answer: Zohran Mamdani.
Question (6) In which country did a deadly New Year’s Day bar fire occur at Crans-Montana?
Answer: Switzerland.
Question (7) Which Australian cricketer announced his retirement from international cricket on 1 January 2026?
Answer: Usman Khawaja.
Question (8) Which team defeated Krzysztof Ratajski 5–0 at the PDC World Championship on January 1, 2026?
Answer: Luke Littler.
Question (9) Who won the women’s Bpost Trophy event at Baal under a new team name, Baloise Verzekeringen-Het Poetsbureau Lions?
Answer: Lucinda Brand.
Question (10) Who won the New Year’s ski jumping World Cup event at Garmisch-Partenkirchen on January 1, 2026?
Answer: Domen Prevc.
Question (11) Which country co-hosted the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup with India?
Answer: Sri Lanka.
Question (12) Which country hosted the 2026 Winter Olympics which was held from 6 to 22 February 2026?
Answer: Italy.
Question (13) Which two Italian locations hosted the 2026 Winter Olympics?
Answer: Milan-Cortina.
Question (14) What is the target year of India’s National Green Hydrogen Mission?
Answer: 2030.
Question (15) What annual green hydrogen production target has India set for 2030?
Answer: 5 million metric tonnes (MMT).
Question (16) Who became the new Chief of Staff (Head of the Office of the President) of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on January 2, 2026?
Answer: Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov.
Question (17) Which company became the world’s largest electric vehicle seller in 2025?
Answer: BYD.
Question (18) Which company lost its position as the world’s largest EV maker in 2025?
Answer: Tesla.
Question (19) Approximately how many battery-electric vehicles did BYD sell in 2025?
Answer: 2.25 million (BBC report).
Question (20) Approximately how many vehicles did Tesla delivered in 2025?
Answer: 1,636,129 (around 1.64 million vehicles globally).
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