Jan 21th, 2026 Current Affairs: 15 Must-Know Points & Quiz for SSC, UPSC & Banking

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Nitin Nabin: Formally took charge as the new National President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). [Succeeds J.P. Nadda’s era]. [Appointments]

Amelia Valverde: Appointed as the new Head Coach of the Indian senior women’s football team. [Former Costa Rica coach]. [Appointments]

Will Malajczuk: Smashed the fastest century in ICC U-19 World Cup history (51 balls) against Japan. [Australian Cricketer]. [Sports]

Pax Silica: A US-led initiative for securing critical mineral and AI supply chains that India is set to join. [International Summits]

Rythu Bharosa: Telangana government’s investment support scheme providing ₹26,000 per acre to farmers. [State Schemes]

Darwin’s Bark Spider: Its silk was identified as the toughest biological material (tougher than steel) in a recent study. [Science & Tech]

India-UAE Strategic Defence Partnership: Framework agreement announced during UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s visit to India. [International Relations]

Uganda: Gold surpassed coffee as the country’s largest source of foreign exchange earnings. [International Economy]

Core Industries Index: The eight key sectors of the Indian economy recorded a growth rate of 3.7% in December 2025. [Economy]

UN Tourism: Reported a record 1.52 billion international tourist arrivals worldwide in 2025. [Reports & Indices]

Gautami Naik: Became the first uncapped Indian player to score a half-century in the Women’s Premier League (WPL). [Plays for RCB]. [Sports]

Manush Shah & Diya Chitale: Became the first Indian pair to qualify for the WTT Finals in mixed doubles. [Table Tennis]. [Sports]

Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025: Legislation introduced to establish a single regulator for higher education in India. [Polity/Bills]

Mission Mausam: Mentioned in the context of India’s withdrawal of diplomat families from Bangladesh due to security threats. [International Relations]

Crew-11: NASA-SpaceX mission that performed a rapid evacuation from the ISS due to a medical emergency. [Science & Tech]

 

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#1. Which bill was recently introduced to establish a single regulator for higher education in India?

#2. Which NASA-SpaceX mission performed a rapid evacuation from the ISS due to a medical emergency?

#3. India recently announced a framework agreement for a Strategic Defence Partnership with which country?

#4. Who has formally taken charge as the new National President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), succeeding J.P. Nadda?

#5. Which coach has been appointed as the new Head Coach of the Indian senior women’s football team?

#6. Which Australian cricketer recently smashed the fastest century in ICC U-19 World Cup history (51 balls) against Japan?

#7. ‘Pax Silica’ is a US-led initiative related to which of the following sectors?

#8. The ‘Rythu Bharosa’ investment support scheme, providing ₹26,000 per acre to farmers, belongs to which Indian state?

#9. A recent study identified the silk of which spider as the toughest biological material, tougher than steel?

#10. In which African country has Gold surpassed Coffee as the largest source of foreign exchange earnings?

#11. What was the growth rate recorded by the eight core industries of the Indian economy in December 2025?

#12. According to UN Tourism, how many international tourist arrivals were recorded worldwide in 2025?

#13. Who became the first uncapped Indian player to score a half-century in the Women’s Premier League (WPL)?

#14. Manush Shah and Diya Chitale created history by becoming the first Indian pair to qualify for the WTT Finals in which category?

#15. The term ‘Mission Mausam’ was recently seen in the news. It is primarily associated with:

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