February 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) On which date was the Union Budget 2026–27 presented in the Indian Parliament?
Answer: February 1st, 2026.
Question (2) Who presented the Union Budget 2026–27 on 1 February 2026?
Answer: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
Question (3) What are the three key ‘Kartavyas’ highlighted in the Union Budget 2026–27?
Answer: Sustainable economic growth, capacity building and Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas.
Question (4) How much public capital expenditure was proposed for FY 2026–27 in the Union Budget?
Answer: ₹12.2 lakh crore.
Question (5) What is the amount of the SME Growth Fund proposed in the Union Budget 2026–27?
Answer: ₹10,000 crore.
Question (6) What is the name of the multilingual AI tool proposed in the Union Budget 2026–27 to improve farm productivity and farmer decision-making?
Answer: Bharat-VISTAAR (Virtually Integrated System to Access Agricultural Resources).
Question (7) From which date will the New Income Tax Act, 2025 come into effect?
Answer: 1 April 2026.
Question (8) Which two new Indian wetlands were added to the Ramsar List in February 2026?
Answer: Patna Bird Sanctuary (UP) and Chhari-Dhand (Gujarat).
Question (9) When is Indian Coast Guard Day observed?
Answer: 1 February (formal recognition on August 18, 1978).
Question (10) Yumnam Khemchand Singh became new Chief Minister of which Indian state on 4 February 2026?
Answer: Manipur.
Question (11) Which day was observed globally on 4 February 2026 to raise awareness about cancer prevention and treatment?
Answer: World Cancer Day.
Question (12) In which district of Meghalaya did an explosion in an illegal coal mine kill 18 people in 5 February 2026?
Answer: East Jaintia Hills district.
Question (13) Who chaired the 59th Monetary Policy Committee meeting held in February 2026?
Answer: Shri Sanjay Malhotra (26th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India).
Question (14) What was the new Standing Deposit Facility (SDF) rate after the February 2026 RBI policy decision?
Answer: 5.00%.
Question (15) Which major technology and finance summit was associated with President Droupadi Murmu’s visit to Bhubaneswar in February 2026?
Answer: Black Swan Summit, India 2026.
Question (16) What is the name of the international cricket tournament that began in February 2026 and was jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka?
Answer: ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026.
Question (17) On which date did the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 begin?
Answer: February 7, 2026.
Question (18) Which Indian cricketer served as the tournament ambassador for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026?
Answer: Rohit Sharma.
Question (19) Which mission was launched from Amlaha in Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh in February 2026 with the objective of making India self-reliant in pulses production?
Answer: Self-Reliance in Pulses Mission.
Question (20) Who officially laid the foundation stone of India’s first Quantum Valley in Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh?
Answer: Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu.
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