Feb 9th, 2026 Current Affairs: 15 Must-Know Points & Quiz for SSC, UPSC & Banking

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Sanae Takaichi: Projected to secure a major victory in Japan’s general election, cementing her position as the country’s first female Prime Minister. [International/Elections]

Thanya Nathan C.: Ranked first in the judicial service examination to become the first visually challenged woman judge in Kerala. [Persons in News/Appointments]

Santosh Trophy: Services football team won their 8th National title by defeating Kerala in the 79th edition of the tournament. [Sports]

Department of Space: Allocated ₹13,416.20 crore in the 2026-27 Budget, with funding earmarked for the National Large Solar Telescope in Ladakh. [Budget/Science & Tech]

Tejaswin Shankar: Won the gold medal in the men’s heptathlon at the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships held in Tianjin, China. [Sports]

India and Malaysia: Signed key agreements to expand cooperation in defence, semiconductors, and digital technologies. [International Agreements]

Lovlina Borgohain: Clinched the gold medal in the 75kg category at the BOXAM Elite International boxing tournament in Spain. [Sports]

Digi Kerala 2.0: The second phase of the state’s digital literacy programme launched with a focus on cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence (AI). [Government Schemes]

Nikos Dendias: Greek Defence Minister arrived in New Delhi for bilateral defence cooperation talks with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. [Defence/International Visits]

Elavenil Valarivan & Arjun Babuta: Won the gold medal in the 10m air rifle mixed team event at the Asian Rifle Pistol Championship. [Sports]

Left Wing Extremism (LWE): Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced a deadline of March 31, 2026, to completely eliminate Naxalism from India. [Internal Security]

Nirupama Devi: Won the elite women’s 63kg title and set new national records at the National Weightlifting Championships. [Sports]

Vaibhav Suryavanshi: Named in the ‘Team of the Tournament’ following India’s victory at the U-19 Cricket World Cup. [Sports]

COSMOS-2: A new planetarium facility in Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, identified as a key project under the Department of Space’s latest budget. [Science & Tech]

Operation Prahaar 2: A 72-hour statewide drive launched by the Punjab Police to target wanted criminals and foreign-based gangsters. [State Police/Defence]

 

Results

#1. Who is set to become Japan’s first female Prime Minister?

#2. Who became Kerala’s first visually challenged woman judge?

#3. Which team defeated Kerala to win the 79th Santosh Trophy?

#4. Which Ladakh project received funding in the Department of Space Budget 2026-27?

#5. Who won the men’s heptathlon gold at the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships?

#6. India signed defence and semiconductor pacts with which country recently?

#7. Who won gold (75kg) at the BOXAM Elite International boxing tournament?

#8. What is the primary focus of ‘Digi Kerala 2.0’?

#9. Nikos Dendias is the Defence Minister of which country?

#10. Who won the 10m air rifle mixed team gold at the Asian Rifle Pistol Championship?

#11. What is the deadline set to eliminate Left Wing Extremism (LWE) from India?

#12. Who set national records winning the women’s 63kg National Weightlifting title?

#13. Which Indian was named in the U-19 Cricket World Cup ‘Team of the Tournament’?

#14. In which state is the ‘COSMOS-2’ planetarium facility located?

#15. Which state police launched ‘Operation Prahaar 2’ against gangsters?

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