Feb 2026 – Week 4 Current Affairs MCQ (22-28 Feb)
Practice 2026 Weekly Current Affairs MCQ
Q1. Exercise Vayu Shakti 2026 was conducted at which firing range?
Easy- Pokharan
- Chandipur
- Kargil
- Tezpur
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Exercise Vayu Shakti 2026 was conducted at the Pokharan firing range in Rajasthan.
Q2. HAL Prachand is which type of platform?
Easy- Light Combat Helicopter
- Main battle tank
- Submarine
- Surface-to-air missile
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Prachand is India’s indigenously developed Light Combat Helicopter.
Q3. Hoysala temple architecture is well known for which feature?
Easy- Star-shaped plans and soapstone carving
- Glass curtain walls
- Brick-only stupas
- Timber pagodas
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Hoysala temples are famous for star-shaped layouts, soapstone carving and rich sculptural detail.
Q4. PM RAHAT is associated with assistance to which group?
Easy- Road accident victims
- Space scientists
- Exporters
- Sportspersons only
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PM RAHAT is linked with relief assistance for road accident victims.
Q5. Operation Demolishment was reported in relation to which issue?
Easy- Action against Naxalite memorials and propaganda structures
- Deep-sea mining
- Tax refund processing
- Wildlife census
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The operation targeted structures used in the narrative and memory ecosystem of left-wing extremism.
Q6. The surplus labour trap in India is often discussed with reference to what share of informal employment?
Medium- About 20%
- About 50%
- About 90%
- Nearly 100% in formal jobs
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The concern points to a very large informal workforce with low productivity and limited social security.
Q7. BharatGen is best described as an effort to build what kind of AI capacity?
Medium- Sovereign, multilingual and multimodal AI
- A new telecom tower design
- A foreign exchange trading platform
- A soil-testing-only portal
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BharatGen focuses on Indian AI capacity, especially language and multimodal model development.
Q8. The New Delhi Declaration on AI was notable for support from which group?
Medium- 92 countries and international organisations
- Only one city government
- Only private banks
- Only oil exporting countries
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The declaration drew wide support and reflected international consensus on responsible AI impact.
Q9. Which node was connected with the Integrated East Coast Industrial Corridor?
Medium- Durgapur
- Jaisalmer
- Shillong
- Panaji
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Durgapur was highlighted as a key node connected to the industrial corridor plan.
Q10. Hoysala temples are primarily associated with which state?
Medium- Karnataka
- Punjab
- Assam
- Himachal Pradesh
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The best-known Hoysala temples, including those at Belur, Halebidu and Somanathapura, are in Karnataka.
Q11. Consider HAL Prachand: 1. It is a Light Combat Helicopter. 2. It is designed for high-altitude operations. 3. It reflects indigenous defence manufacturing. Which is correct?
Difficult- 1 only
- 1 and 2 only
- 2 and 3 only
- 1, 2 and 3
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All three statements are correct and capture the strategic relevance of the Prachand helicopter.
Q12. Which is correctly matched?
Difficult- Urban Challenge Fund – Rs 1 lakh crore
- Helsinki Accords – 1999
- Vayu Shakti – Naval exercise only
- Hoysala architecture – Mughal garden style
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The Urban Challenge Fund was announced with central assistance of Rs 1 lakh crore.
Q13. Article 324(5) is important in election administration because it provides safeguards related to whose removal?
Difficult- Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners
- Chief Justice of High Courts only
- Speaker of Lok Sabha only
- State Governors only
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Article 324(5) contains important protections governing the service conditions and removal safeguards of election commissioners.
Q14. The surplus labour trap points to which structural challenge?
Difficult- Large informal workforce with low security and productivity
- Excess supply of formal pensions
- Too many high-tech patents
- Shortage of monsoon rainfall only
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It describes how labour remains concentrated in low-productivity informal work rather than moving into secure, productive employment.
Q15. Which combined statement is most accurate?
Difficult- Vayu Shakti demonstrates air power; Operation Demolishment targeted left-wing extremism narrative structures
- Vayu Shakti is a river project; Operation Demolishment is a food scheme
- Prachand is a submarine; PM RAHAT is a space mission
- Hoysala architecture began in the 21st century; BharatGen is a railway line
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The pair correctly connects the defence exercise and the reported internal-security operation with their contexts.
