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Week 21, 2026

18 May – 24 May 2026 · 48 articles · 30 MCQs

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Maharashtra Launches ‘Kasa Kay?’ Rural Health Awareness Campaign

Maharashtra launched the ‘Kasa Kay?’ campaign on 19 May 2026 under its ‘Majhe Gaav, Arogya Sampanna Gaav’ initiative, focusing on preventive rural healthcare — disease control, sanitation, nutrition and clean drinking water. Top-performing villages get the ‘Arogya Sampanna Gaav’ title.

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📝 Quiz — 30 MCQs

Weekly Current Affairs Quiz — Week 21, 2026 (18 May – 24 May 2026)

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Question 1

At which location was the Indian Navy's Naval Sailing Node inaugurated on 17 May 2026?

Question 2

Under which operation did the Narcotics Control Bureau seize India's first-ever consignment of the drug Captagon in May 2026?

Question 3

Tata Electronics signed an MoU with which Netherlands-based company on 17 May 2026 for a semiconductor facility at Dholera, Gujarat?

Question 4

Which strain of the Ebola virus was responsible for the outbreak declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by WHO on 17 May 2026?

Question 5

Saurabh Vijay, who took charge as CEO of UIDAI on 18 May 2026, belongs to which IAS batch and cadre?

Question 6

Which IAF officer became the first woman to earn the Category-A Qualified Flying Instructor (QFI) rating in May 2026?

Question 7

India's first bullet train corridor (Mumbai-Ahmedabad) is being developed using which country's railway technology?

Question 8

PM Modi received the Royal Order of the Polar Star during his visit to which country in May 2026?

Question 9

Which instrument will Sweden develop for India's Shukrayaan Venus mission following the ISRO-Swedish Space Agency MoU signed in May 2026?

Question 10

Exercise PRAGATI 2026, which began on 20 May 2026, was held at which location in Meghalaya?

Question 11

PM Modi was conferred the FAO Agricola Medal 2026 at the FAO headquarters located in which city?

Question 12

Bhopal became the first Indian city to deploy solar-powered 'Algae Trees' under which urban development programme?

Question 13

The Draft National Water Metro Policy 2026 proposes water-based urban transport networks in how many Indian cities?

Question 14

The 'Annapurna' scheme approved by West Bengal in May 2026 provides monthly financial aid of how much to eligible women?

Question 15

The James Webb Space Telescope studied weather on which exoplanet, the findings of which were published in May 2026?

Question 16

Gunveer Singh was appointed Executive Director of the Reserve Bank of India to oversee which department?

Question 17

Scientists from CSIR-NGRI discovered a 200-km palaeo-channel buried 10-15 metres below the surface between which two cities?

Question 18

The 79th World Health Assembly addressed by Union Minister J.P. Nadda in May 2026 was held under which theme?

Question 19

GeM (Government e-Marketplace) observes its Incorporation Day on which date each year?

Question 20

Karnataka launched India's first integrated portal to track Not of Standard Quality (NSQ) medicines and NDPS drugs. This portal was developed by which state department?

Question 21

India's first SME-led semiconductor packaging facility was inaugurated in Bhiwadi, Rajasthan under the SPECS scheme. Separately, Tata Electronics signed an MoU with a Dutch photolithography leader for a semiconductor facility at Dholera, Gujarat. Which ministry administers the SPECS scheme that supported the Bhiwadi facility?

Question 22

During the week of 18-24 May 2026, PM Modi received two major international awards: one from Sweden and one from a UN food agency in Rome. Which of the following correctly matches the award with the awarding body?

Question 23

The US approved a $428.2 million defence support package for India in May 2026 under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programme. This package supports which two weapons systems currently in service with Indian armed forces?

Question 24

Delhi's 'Metro Monday' campaign of May 2026 was part of a larger fuel-conservation effort linked to conflict in West Asia. Which of the following measures was NOT announced as part of this campaign?

Question 25

In May 2026, the government approved a UAE bank's acquisition of a majority stake in an Indian private bank for over ₹26,000 crore. Under the approved structure, what is the minimum stake the foreign acquirer must maintain?

Question 26

Maharashtra signed MoUs worth ₹6.5 lakh crore for 25,400 MW of nuclear power in May 2026. The projects use Bharat Small Reactors and Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). Which of the following best describes a Small Modular Reactor (SMR)?

Question 27

India hosted the 68th Session of the Asian Productivity Organisation (APO) Governing Body at Bharat Mandapam in May 2026. India has been chairing the APO since which session?

Question 28

During 15–18 May 2026, two major semiconductor milestones were achieved in India: the inauguration of India's first SME-led semiconductor packaging facility in Rajasthan and an MoU for a semiconductor manufacturing facility in Gujarat. Which of the following broader policy goals do both developments primarily support?

Question 29

During the week of 18–24 May 2026, India signed multiple science and technology agreements with two different European nations. One set covered clean energy and geosciences; another involved joint development of an instrument for a planetary mission. Which principle best captures what these agreements collectively illustrate about India's international science diplomacy?

Question 30

In the same week of May 2026, India participated in the 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva while the WHO declared a global health emergency for an Ebola outbreak in central Africa. India highlighted 'Vaccine Maitri' at the WHA. Which of the following statements best connects these two events in the context of global public health governance?