CUET General Test: Current Affairs 2025-26 Capsule
1. Defence & Space Innovations (2025-26)
- Antariksh Venture Capital Fund: Government launched a ₹1,000 crore VC fund under IN-SPACE to support space startups.
- Military Exercises: MILAN 2026 was a massive multinational naval exercise held at Visakhapatnam. Exercise LAMITIYE was held between India and Seychelles.
2. National & State Policies
- Legislative Updates: Parliament passed the Transgender Persons Amendment Bill 2026. Maharashtra assembly passed a stringent Freedom of Religion Bill 2026.
- Smart Villages: Odisha's Kusunpur village became India's first smart village under the CSIR mission-mode initiative.
3. Sports & Honours
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna (Awarded Jan 2025): Conferred upon Manu Bhaker (Shooting), Harmanpreet Singh (Hockey), Gukesh D (Chess), and Praveen Kumar (Para-Athletics).
Winter Olympics 2026: Held in Milan-Cortina (Italy). Norway topped the medal tally.
🔥 Top Expected MCQs for CUET 2026
Q1. Who won the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna 2024 (awarded Jan 2025) in Chess?
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Option B) Gukesh D.
Q2. The newly formed Antariksh Venture Capital Fund is dedicated to which sector?
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Option B) Space.
Q3. Which Indian state recently passed the Freedom of Religion Bill 2026?
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Option C) Maharashtra.
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Unlike the UPSC or state civil services, the CUET UG General Test does not ask deep, analytical current affairs questions. The National Testing Agency (NTA) focuses purely on factual, one-liner questions from the last 6 to 8 months leading up to the exam.
Our exclusive 2025-26 Current Affairs Capsule is strictly filtered for CUET aspirants to save hundreds of hours. Here is what we cover:
- Major Appointments: Newly elected Prime Ministers, Presidents, and heads of major Indian organizations (ISRO, DRDO, RBI).
- Sports & Tournaments: Winners of Grand Slams, ICC events, Olympics/Asian Games highlights, and major national trophies.
- Awards & Honours: Padma Awards, Nobel Prizes, Sahitya Akademi, and major film awards (Oscars, National Film Awards).
- Summits & Indexes: India's rank in global indexes (Happiness, Press Freedom) and locations of major summits (G20, BRICS, ASEAN).
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🔥 Top Expected MCQs for CUET 2026
Q1. Which country recently hosted the G20 Summit?
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Brazil. (Explanation: It was hosted in Rio de Janeiro. India hosted it previously in 2023).
Q2. Who was awarded the Bharat Ratna recently?
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Karpoori Thakur & L.K. Advani.
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