Banking Current Affairs MCQ Quiz – 9 January 2026

Question 1

Bio-bitumen technology was developed by:

Accepted Answer

CSIR-CRRI & CSIR-IIP - The technology was jointly developed by CSIR institutes.

Question 2

Uttarakhand Police topped which national ranking?

Accepted Answer

ICJS 2.0 - Uttarakhand Police ranked first in ICJS 2.0 implementation.

Question 3

ICJS primarily aims at:

Accepted Answer

Seamless data sharing - ICJS connects police, courts, prisons, and forensics digitally.

Question 4

Indian Navy’s Long Range Training Deployment was undertaken by:

Accepted Answer

First Training Squadron - The First Training Squadron (1TS) undertook the deployment.

Question 5

The LRTD supports which Indian foreign policy?

Accepted Answer

Act East - Port calls in Southeast Asia align with India’s Act East Policy.

Question 6

USA withdrew from how many international bodies in January 2026?

Accepted Answer

6 Mar 1900 - The US announced withdrawal from 66 international bodies.

Question 7

The USA exited which India–France led organisation?

Accepted Answer

ISA - The International Solar Alliance is jointly led by India and France.

Question 8

2026 was declared International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists by:

Accepted Answer

UNGA - The UN General Assembly declared 2026 as IYRP.

Question 9

Leading agency for IYRP 2026 is:

Accepted Answer

FAO - FAO is the lead agency for celebrating IYRP 2026.

Question 10

RBI cancelled the Certificate of Registration of how many NBFCs?

Accepted Answer

840:00:00 - RBI cancelled CoR of 35 NBFCs for regulatory non-compliance.

Question 11

Which award was conferred on NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang in 2026?

Accepted Answer

IEEE Medal of Honor - IEEE Medal of Honor is the highest recognition of IEEE.

Question 12

The cash prize for IEEE Medal of Honor 2026 is:

Accepted Answer

USD 2 million - The award carried a USD 2 million cash prize.

Question 13

Asian Games gold medalist Jinson Johnson retired from which event category?

Accepted Answer

Middle-distance running - Jinson Johnson was a renowned middle-distance runner.

Question 14

Usman Khawaja announced retirement after which series?

Accepted Answer

Ashes Series - He retired after the fifth and final Ashes Test.

Question 15

Madhav Gadgil is best known as the:

Accepted Answer

Father of modern Indian ecology - Madhav Gadgil made pioneering contributions to ecology and conservation.

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