May 2026 Current Affairs question answer in one-liner format. Important current affairs questions and answers for SSC, UPSC, Banking, Railway, Defence and other competitive exams.
Question (1) Which state government launched a new “Aftercare Scheme” in May 2026 to support youth leaving child care institutions after turning 18?
Answer: Delhi Government.
Question (2) Which Indian state achieved a zero per cent primary school dropout rate in 2024–25, along with major improvements in enrolment and transition metrics?
Answer: Jharkhand.
Question (3) Which company partnered with the Adani Group on May 16, 2026, to establish its first India data centre?
Answer: Uber.
Question (4) Which state police force was awarded the President of India’s Police Colour on May 28, 2026?
Answer: Sikkim Police.
Question (5) In which city was the 11th Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting held on May 26, 2026?
Answer: New Delhi.
Question (6) Which two Indian-origin public health scientists, were awarded South Africa’s highest civilian honour, the Order of Mapungubwe, on 20 May 2026?
Answer: Salim Abdool Karim and Keertan Dheda.
Question (7) Who was sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on May 10, 2026?
Answer: C. Joseph Vijay.
Question (8) Where was the 52nd All India Sainik Schools Principals’ Conference inaugurated on May 7, 2026?
Answer: Sainik School Kazhakoottam, Kerala.
Question (9) What is the revised import duty rate on gold and silver announced by the India in May 2026?
Answer: 15%.
Question (10) Who took oath as the Chief Minister of Puducherry for a fifth term in 13th May 2026?
Answer: N. Rangasamy.
Question (11) IN-SLN DIVEX 2026 is a bilateral diving exercise between India and which country?
Answer: Sri Lanka.
Question (12) Which regulatory body operationalised the PaRRVA framework as a framework issued on April 4, 2025?
Answer: SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India).
Question (13) CERT-In successfully hosted a three-day National Annual Conference — “CERT-In SAMVAAD 2026” at where?
Answer: BITS Pilani K. K. Birla Goa Campus.
Question (14) Who was appointed as the Advisor for BC Welfare & Development by the Telangana government?
Answer: Senior Congress leader V. Hanumantha Rao on April 30, 2026.
Question (15) In which city was India’s first multilingual AI system for the Namma 112 emergency response network launched?
Answer: Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Question (16) Which organisation successfully tested a 120-kilowatt lithium-fed magnetoplasmadynamic (MPD) thruster for future Mars travel missions?
Answer: NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).
Question (17) Who took oath as West Bengal’s first BJP Chief Minister May 9, 2026 after the 2026 Assembly elections?
Answer: Suvendu Adhikari.
Question (18) Which country hosted the ISO TC 20 / SC 14 international subcommittee meetings on space systems and operations for the first time in May 4–8, 2026?
Answer: India.
Question (19) What is the name of the AI-powered virtual assistant launched by the Supreme Court of India in May 2026 to help litigants access judicial services?
Answer: Su Sahay.
Question (20) Which state launched the Meri Rasoi Yojna in May 2026 to distribute free nutritional food kits to poor families?
Answer: Punjab.
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