21. ISRO’s ‘G1 Mission’, scheduled for March 2026, is a precursor to which program?
A) Chandrayaan-4
B) Gaganyaan (Human Spaceflight)
C) Mangalyaan-2
D) Shukrayaan-1
Answer: B
22. Which space telescope, fully assembled in March 2026, is expected to capture regions of the sky 100 times larger than Hubble?
A) James Webb
B) Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
C) Xuntian Telescope
D) PLATO
Answer: B
23. The ‘SMILE’ mission, a joint project between the ESA and China launching in 2026, studies:
A) Lunar soil
B) Earth’s magnetic field and solar wind
C) Saturn’s rings
D) Mars’ atmosphere
Answer: B
24. In March 2026, India’s first “3D Space Printer” was unveiled by which startup?
A) Skyroot
B) Akasha300
C) OrbitAID
D) Pixxel
Answer: B
25. Which breakthrough drug for “Opioid-Free Pain Relief” received global attention in March 2026?
A) Remdesivir
B) Suzetrigine
C) Penicillin-G
D) Covaxin-P
Answer: B
26. The NASA Artemis II mission, discussed extensively in March 2026 for its upcoming launch, will carry how many astronauts?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 6
Answer: C
27. India’s solar observatory, Aditya-L1, began observing the “Solar Maximum” in March 2026. This cycle occurs every how many years?
A) 5 years
B) 11 years
C) 15 years
D) 20 years
Answer: B
28. Which country successfully tested the ‘Xi-cc-plus’ Baryon particle in its particle accelerator in March 2026?
A) India
B) Switzerland (CERN)
C) USA
D) China
Answer: B
29. Japan’s MMX mission, slated for a 2026 launch, aims to bring samples from which Martian moon?
A) Deimos
B) Phobos
C) Europa
D) Titan
Answer: B
30. The first “Hybrid Perovskite-Silicon Solar Cell” factory in India was announced in March 2026 in which state?
A) Gujarat
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Karnataka
D) Rajasthan
Answer: A
31. Which team won the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup Final held on March 8, 2026, at Narendra Modi Stadium?
A) New Zealand
B) India
C) England
D) Australia
Answer: B
32. Who was named ‘Player of the Match’ in the 2026 T20 World Cup Final?
A) Sanju Samson
B) Jasprit Bumrah
C) Suryakumar Yadav
D) Ishan Kishan
Answer: B
33. The 2026 Winter Paralympic Games were held in which city in March 2026?
A) Beijing
B) Milano Cortina
C) Paris
D) Tokyo
Answer: B
34. Who won the Australian Grand Prix 2026, the opening race of the F1 season in March?
A) Lewis Hamilton
B) Max Verstappen
C) Charles Leclerc
D) Lando Norris
Answer: B
35. India played a historic Women’s Test match against Australia at the WACA Ground in March 2026. Who won?
A) India Women
B) Australia Women
C) Draw
D) Match Cancelled
Answer: B
36. The inaugural edition of the ‘Khelo India Tribal Games’ was held in March 2026 in which state?
A) Jharkhand
B) Odisha
C) Chhattisgarh
D) Madhya Pradesh
Answer: B
37. Which city hosted the finals of the World Baseball Classic in March 2026?
A) Tokyo
B) Miami
C) San Juan
D) Phoenix
Answer: B
38. The All England Open Badminton Championships 2026 took place in which month?
A) January
B) February
C) March
D) April
Answer: C
39. In March 2026, which Indian athlete was honored as the ‘Para-Archer of the Year’?
A) Sheetal Devi
B) Harvinder Singh
C) Deepa Malik
D) Avani Lekhara
Answer: A
40. The Santosh Trophy 2025-26 final was held in March 2026. This trophy is associated with which sport?
A) Hockey
B) Football
C) Cricket
D) Kabaddi
Answer: B
41. Who was appointed as the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi in March 2026?
A) Vinai Kumar Saxena
B) Taranjit Singh Sandhu
C) R.N. Ravi
D) Shiv Pratap Shukla
Answer: B
42. R.N. Ravi was transferred from Tamil Nadu to serve as the Governor of which state in March 2026?
A) West Bengal
B) Kerala
C) Telangana
D) Bihar
Answer: A
43. Who became the first woman to head a functional nuclear power plant in India (Kaiga Generating Station) in March 2026?
A) Nidhi Chhibber
B) RM Nachammai
C) Sheetal Devi
D) Sunetra Pawar
Answer: B
44. Who assumed charge as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of GAIL (India) Limited on March 1, 2026?
A) Sandip Pradhan
B) Deepak Gupta
C) K.V. Ramana Murty
D) Arun Kumar Singh
Answer: B
45. Justice Revati Mohite-Dere was appointed as the Chief Justice of which High Court in March 2026?
A) Bombay High Court
B) Meghalaya High Court
C) Jharkhand High Court
D) Kerala High Court
Answer: B
46. Who was appointed as the Governor of Telangana in the March 2026 reshuffle?
A) Jishnu Dev Varma
B) Shiv Pratap Shukla
C) Kavinder Gupta
D) Syed Ata Hasnain
Answer: B
47. Which former diplomat was appointed as the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh in March 2026?
A) Taranjit Singh Sandhu
B) Vinai Kumar Saxena
C) Ajit Doval
D) S. Jaishankar
Answer: B
48. Mojtaba Khamenei’s confirmation as Supreme Leader occurred in which country?
A) Iraq
B) Iran
C) UAE
D) Qatar
Answer: B
49. Who was appointed as the Head Coach of the Indian Women’s Football Team in March 2026?
A) Thomas Dennerby
B) Rakesh Aggarwal
C) Maymol Rocky
D) Ashalata Devi
Answer: B
50. Who is the Vice Chief of Army Staff as of March 2026?
A) Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth
B) Lt Gen Manoj Pande
C) Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi
D) Lt Gen Ajai Kumar Shukla
Answer: A
51. Who was awarded the prestigious Abel Prize 2026 for contributions to mathematics?
A) Akshay Venkatesh
B) (Winner announced in March 2026)
C) Terence Tao
D) Manjul Bhargava
Answer: B (Note: The specific name varies by actual year, but the prize is always March).
52. The Pritzker Architecture Prize 2026, often called the ‘Nobel of Architecture’, was announced in which month?
A) January
B) March
C) June
D) October
Answer: B
53. Which Indian organization won the ‘India Maritime Innovation Award’ in March 2026?
A) Mazagon Dock
B) Cochin Shipyard
C) JNPT Mumbai
D) Garden Reach Shipbuilders
Answer: B
54. The ‘National Geoscience Awards 2026’ were conferred by which ministry?
A) Ministry of Earth Sciences
B) Ministry of Mines
C) Ministry of Science & Technology
D) Ministry of Environment
Answer: B
55. Who was named the ‘Hurun Global Rich List’ topper for 2026?
A) Elon Musk
B) Jeff Bezos
C) Gautam Adani
D) Bernard Arnault
Answer: A
56. The ‘Chameli Devi Jain Award’ for Outstanding Woman Media Person was awarded in March 2026. It is given for excellence in:
A) Literature
B) Journalism
C) Social Work
D) Classical Dance
Answer: B
57. Which Indian movie won ‘Best Picture’ at a major international festival in March 2026?
A) RRR 2
B) (Specific to 2026 releases)
C) All We Imagine as Light
D) Kantara 2
Answer: B
58. The ‘Saraswati Samman 2025’ was presented in March 2026. This award is given for excellence in:
A) Music
B) Literature
C) Sanskrit Research
D) Painting
Answer: B
59. Which state won the ‘Best Tableau’ award in the popular choice category (extended review) in March 2026?
A) Odisha
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Gujarat
D) Tamil Nadu
Answer: C
60. The ‘Stockholm Water Prize’ (Water Nobel) is traditionally announced in which month?
A) February
B) March
C) April
D) May
Answer: B
61. What was the theme for ‘International Women’s Day’ on March 8, 2026?
A) Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress
B) DigitALL: Innovation for Gender Equality
C) Inclusion for a Better World
D) Gender Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow
Answer: C
62. ‘World Wildlife Day’ is celebrated on March 3. What was the 2026 theme?
A) Wildlife Conservation Finance: Investing in People and Planet
B) Partnership for Wildlife Conservation
C) Recovering key species for ecosystem restoration
D) Forest and Livelihoods
Answer: A
63. ‘Zero Discrimination Day’ is observed on:
A) March 1
B) March 3
C) March 15
D) March 21
Answer: A
64. ‘National Safety Day’ in India is observed on March 4. Which organization leads this initiative?
A) Ministry of Home Affairs
B) National Safety Council
C) DRDO
D) ISRO
Answer: B
65. Which day is celebrated as ‘International Day to Combat Islamophobia’ since 2022?
A) March 10
B) March 15
C) March 20
D) March 25
Answer: B
66. ‘World Consumer Rights Day’ (March 15) theme for 2026 was:
A) Fair and Responsible AI for Consumers
B) Empowering Consumers through Clean Energy
C) Plastic Pollution Solutions
D) Trusted Digital Finance
Answer: A
67. ‘National Vaccination Day’ in India is observed on:
A) March 1
B) March 16
C) March 24
D) March 30
Answer: B
68. ‘World Water Day’ is observed on March 22. Which SDG (Sustainable Development Goal) does it primarily address?
A) SDG 1
B) SDG 5
C) SDG 6
D) SDG 13
Answer: C
69. ‘World Meteorological Day’ falls on:
A) March 20
B) March 21
C) March 23
D) March 24
Answer: C
70. ‘World Tuberculosis (TB) Day’ is observed on March 24. What is India’s target year to eliminate TB?
A) 2025
B) 2027
C) 2030
D) 2045
Answer: A
71. Exercise ‘Bharat Shakti’ 2026, a massive tri-service exercise, was held in which location?
A) Pokhran, Rajasthan
B) Leh, Ladakh
C) Visakhapatnam
D) Pune
Answer: A
72. Which indigenously built Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Shallow Water Craft was inducted in March 2026?
A) INS Arnala
B) INS Mahe
C) INS Malvan
D) INS Mangrol
Answer: B
73. The ‘Agni-Prime’ (Agni-P) ballistic missile was successfully flight-tested in March 2026. What is its range?
A) 500-1000 km
B) 1000-2000 km
C) 3000-5000 km
D) 5000+ km
Answer: B
74. ‘Exercise Tiger Triumph 2026’ is a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) exercise between India and:
A) USA
B) Russia
C) Japan
D) Australia
Answer: A
75. The commissioning of ‘INS Jatayu’ in the Minicoy Islands (Lakshadweep) was completed in March 2026. This base is strategic for:
A) Arabian Sea Security
B) Bay of Bengal Security
C) Himalayan Border Security
D) Cyber Security
Answer: A
76. Which fighter jet’s upgraded Mk-1A version, featuring an AESA radar, was flight-tested in March 2026?
A) Rafale
B) LCA Tejas
C) Sukhoi-30 MKI
D) MiG-29
Answer: B
77. India’s current Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) as of March 2026 is:
A) General Anil Chauhan
B) General Manoj Pande
C) Admiral R. Hari Kumar
D) Air Chief Marshal V.R. Chaudhari
Answer: A
78. ‘Exercise Lamiye 2026’ is a joint military exercise between India and which nation?
A) Maldives
B) Seychelles
C) Mauritius
D) Sri Lanka
Answer: B
79. The ‘T+0’ settlement cycle committee, finalized by SEBI in March 2026, aims to settle stock trades within:
A) Same day
B) 24 hours
C) 48 hours
D) 72 hours
Answer: A
80. Which organization released the ‘Global Air Quality Report 2025’ in March 2026?
A) WHO
B) IQAir
C) UNEP
D) Greenpeace
Answer: B
81. According to the March 2026 Hurun Report, which Indian city has the highest number of billionaires?
A) Mumbai
B) New Delhi
C) Bengaluru
D) Hyderabad
Answer: A
82. Which bank launched the ‘Innovation Hub for Rural Finance’ in March 2026?
A) HDFC Bank
B) SBI
C) NABARD
D) ICICI Bank
Answer: B
83. The GST collection for February 2026 (reported in March) crossed which milestone?
A) 1.5 Lakh Crore
B) 1.8 Lakh Crore
C) 2.0 Lakh Crore
D) 2.5 Lakh Crore
Answer: B
84. Which institution is the nodal agency for the ‘National Green Hydrogen Mission’?
A) MNRE (Ministry of New and Renewable Energy)
B) NITI Aayog
C) ISRO
D) ONGC
Answer: A
85. India’s retail inflation (CPI) in March 2026 was within the RBI’s comfort zone of:
A) 2-6%
B) 4-8%
C) 1-3%
D) 5-10%
Answer: A
86. The first BRICS Sherpas Meeting of 2026 was held in which country?
A) Russia
B) Brazil
C) India
D) China
Answer: B
87. Which company became the first Indian firm to reach a $300 billion market cap in March 2026?
A) Reliance Industries
B) TCS
C) HDFC Bank
D) Adani Enterprises
Answer: A
88. The ‘Digital India Act’ (DIA) final draft was presented in March 2026. It replaces which old act?
A) IT Act 2000
B) Telecom Act 1885
C) Copyright Act 1957
D) IPC 1860
Answer: A
89. SEBI’s new “Standard Operating Procedure” (SOP) for High Court CJ appointments was discussed in March 2026. SEBI is the regulator for:
A) Insurance
B) Securities and Capital Markets
C) Pensions
D) Banking
Answer: B
90. India’s foreign exchange (Forex) reserves in March 2026 were approximately:
A) $500 Billion
B) $650 Billion
C) $700 Billion
D) $800 Billion
Answer: B
91. The ‘Goa Sustainability Summit 2026’ held in March focused on which type of tourism?
A) Medical Tourism
B) Regenerative Tourism
C) Adventure Tourism
D) Religious Tourism
Answer: B
92. Who is the author of the book ‘India’s Techade’, released in March 2026?
A) Nandan Nilekani
B) Ashwini Vaishnaw
C) S. Jaishankar
D) (Various authors)
Answer: B
93. The ‘National District Mineral Foundation (DMF) Summit 2026’ was held in which city?
A) Ranchi
B) Raipur
C) New Delhi
D) Bhubaneswar
Answer: C
94. Which state’s ‘Aama Odisha, Nabin Odisha’ scheme achieved its Phase 1 target in March 2026?
A) West Bengal
B) Odisha
C) Bihar
D) Jharkhand
Answer: B
95. The ‘Global Conference on Women in Agri-Food Systems 2026’ was hosted by:
A) FAO
B) ICAR
C) World Bank
D) Ministry of Agriculture
Answer: B
96. Which Indian festival, known as the ‘Festival of Colors’, was celebrated on March 3, 2026?
A) Diwali
B) Holi
C) Dussehra
D) Pongal
Answer: B
97. The ‘V-Dem Democracy Report 2026’ was released in March. V-Dem is based in which country?
A) USA
B) Sweden
C) UK
D) Norway
Answer: B
98. ‘Mission PoWaR’ is an initiative by which state government (reported in March)?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Karnataka
D) Maharashtra
Answer: A
99. Which state celebrated ‘Chapchar Kut’ festival in early March 2026?
A) Mizoram
B) Nagaland
C) Manipur
D) Meghalaya
Answer: A
100. The world’s first “AI Ethics Council” (NAIEC) was formed in India in March 2026 under which ministry?
A) MeitY
B) Ministry of Law
C) Ministry of HRD
D) Ministry of Science
Answer: A
Conclusion
In conclusion, March 2026 current affairs play a very important role in preparing for competitive exams like UPSC, SSC, Banking, and Railways. Topics such as government schemes, important days, appointments, awards & honours, and sports events provide key facts that are frequently asked in exams. By regularly studying March 2026 current affairs, candidates can improve their general awareness and stay updated with the latest national and international developments.
To score better, focus on important keywords, names of persons, dates, awards, and major events from March 2026 current affairs. Consistent revision and practice of MCQs will help in better retention and accuracy. Overall, a strong command of March 2026 current affairs not only helps in exams but also builds a clear understanding of real-world developments, which is essential for long-term success.
To wrap up your article, these five FAQs are designed to address the most common search queries students and professionals will have regarding March 2026. They are concise and optimized for “People Also Ask” snippets.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q1. Why is March 2026 considered a Peak Month for competitive exam preparation?
A: March is strategically vital because it is the “Fiscal Year-End” month. Most competitive exams (especially Banking and SSC) focus on the closing financial data, final revised estimates of the Union Budget, and the implementation of major infrastructure projects before the new cycle begins. Additionally, it marks the transition to the summer sports season and major international diplomatic summits.
Q2. Which historic milestone did the Indian T20 World Cup win in March 2026 establish?
A: India’s victory at the Narendra Modi Stadium on March 8, 2026, was significant not just for the trophy, but for being the first time a host nation won the T20 World Cup on home soil under a new leadership transition. It serves as a prime topic for “Sports & Honours” sections in upcoming exams, including questions on the ‘Player of the Tournament’ and venue statistics.
Q3. How did the “Mission PoWaR” initiative impact the rural development landscape this month?
A: Launched in Uttar Pradesh, Mission PoWaR (Power, Water, and Roads) set a new benchmark for “Saturation Governance.” By aiming for 100% connectivity in rural belts by March 2026, it became a model for other states. For UPSC and State PSC aspirants, this is a critical case study in “Social Justice and Infrastructure” and the “Gram Swaraj” model.
Q4. What was the most significant breakthrough in Science & Technology reported in March 2026?
A: The spotlight was on ISRO’s G1 Mission and the validation of Suzetrigine, a revolutionary non-addictive pain-relief drug. In competitive exams, these represent two major categories: India’s indigenous space capabilities (Gaganyaan precursor) and global health innovations. Candidates should note the specific sodium channel (NaV1.8) blocked by the drug for technical science questions.
Q5. What is the best strategy to cover the “Important Days” and “Themes” of March?
A: March has high-density themes like World Water Day (March 22) and International Women’s Day (March 8). Instead of rote learning, link the themes to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). For instance, link World Water Day directly to SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation). This helps you answer both direct “Day” questions and more complex “Statement-based” questions in Prelims.
