Current Affairs · Chapter 14 of 22

First in India: BPSC Prelims MCQs

83 practice questions on First in India. Each one opens to its answer and explanation.

1. 1. Current Affairs 2025–26

   Which became the first state in India to create a cabinet-level portfolio for Artificial Intelligence?

   1. ATelangana
   2. BKerala
   3. CTamil Nadu
   4. DKarnataka
   Answer and explanation →

2. 2. Current Affairs 2025–26

   RAINMUMBAI, launched by NCDEX on 29 May 2026, is India's first SEBI-approved:

   1. Aelectricity futures contract
   2. Bcarbon credit futures contract
   3. Cgreen bond index, of city bonds
   4. Dweather derivative, on rainfall
   Answer and explanation →

3. 3. Current Affairs 2025–26

   INS Guldar, a decommissioned warship, was sunk off Vijaydurg in Sindhudurg, Maharashtra, to create India's first:

   1. Aunderwater warship museum
   2. Bnaval missile test range
   3. Cfloating naval hospital
   4. Dsubmarine rescue training site
   Answer and explanation →

4. 4. Current Affairs 2025–26

   India's first AI-powered "phygital" bank branch, which joins physical and digital banking, was opened in May 2026 in:

   1. ABengaluru, by HDFC Bank
   2. BMumbai, by the State Bank of India
   3. CKochi, by Federal Bank
   4. DGuwahati, by Slice Small Finance Bank
   Answer and explanation →

5. 5. Current Affairs 2025–26

   India's first SME-led semiconductor chip factory, of Sahasra Semiconductors, was opened in May 2026 at:

   1. ABhiwadi, Rajasthan
   2. BNoida, Uttar Pradesh
   3. CSanand, Gujarat
   4. DDholera, Gujarat
   Answer and explanation →

6. 6. Current Affairs 2025–26

   India's first International Ophthalmology Research Conference was held in May 2026 at:

   1. AL V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad
   2. Bthe Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi
   3. CAIIMS, New Delhi
   4. DSankara Nethralaya, Chennai
   Answer and explanation →

7. 7. Current Affairs 2025–26

   Which state launched India's first state-led Centre of Excellence for Space Technology?

   1. AGujarat
   2. BAndhra Pradesh
   3. CKarnataka
   4. DKerala
   Answer and explanation →

8. 8. Current Affairs 2025–26

   Under "Operation RAGEPILL", the Narcotics Control Bureau made India's first-ever seizure of:

   1. Afentanyl
   2. Bcocaine
   3. Cmethamphetamine
   4. DCaptagon, the "jihadi drug"
   Answer and explanation →

9. 9. Current Affairs 2025–26

   Cocaine, a drug often in the news, comes from the leaves of:

   1. Athe coca plant of South America
   2. Bthe opium poppy
   3. Cthe khat plant of East Africa
   4. Dthe cannabis plant
   Answer and explanation →

10. 10. Current Affairs 2025–26

    India's first Aadhaar enrolment in a moving train was done by UIDAI on:

    1. Athe Mumbai suburban railway, for migrant workers
    2. Bthe Lucknow Metro, for Baal Aadhaar of children aged 0–5
    3. Ca Vande Bharat train, for senior citizens
    4. Dthe Delhi Metro, for students
    Answer and explanation →

11. 11. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The Central Ayurveda Research Institute (CARI), Bengaluru, became the first CCRAS institute to receive:

    1. ANABH accreditation for its hospital wards
    2. Bthe status of a WHO collaborating centre
    3. CISO 15189 accreditation for its laboratory
    4. Da patent for an Ayurvedic diabetes drug
    Answer and explanation →

12. 12. Current Affairs 2025–26

    NMDC Ltd became the first Indian mining company to produce in one financial year:

    1. A100 million tonnes of coal
    2. B10 million tonnes of bauxite
    3. C1 million tonnes of copper
    4. D50 million tonnes of iron ore
    Answer and explanation →

13. 13. Current Affairs 2025–26

    India's first national "cow culture" museum will be set up at:

    1. Aa gaushala at Varanasi
    2. Bthe Gir forest, Gujarat
    3. Ca veterinary university at Mathura
    4. Dthe dairy institute at Karnal
    Answer and explanation →

14. 14. Current Affairs 2025–26

    NIELIT, under MeitY, signed an MoU with Andhra Pradesh to set up India's first dedicated:

    1. Acyber-security university, at Visakhapatnam
    2. BQuantum and AI university campus, at Amaravati
    3. Cdrone university, at Kurnool
    4. Dsemiconductor design school, at Tirupati
    Answer and explanation →

15. 15. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which became the first legislature in India to use an AI-based attendance system?

    1. AThe Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
    2. BThe Delhi Legislative Assembly
    3. CThe Kerala Legislative Assembly
    4. DThe Lok Sabha
    Answer and explanation →

16. 16. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which became the first state to adopt a comprehensive urban policy for the next 25 years?

    1. AMaharashtra
    2. BKerala
    3. CTamil Nadu
    4. DGujarat
    Answer and explanation →

17. 17. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which became the first state to open dedicated menopause clinics in government hospitals?

    1. ATamil Nadu
    2. BKarnataka
    3. CKerala
    4. DMaharashtra
    Answer and explanation →

18. 18. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The foundation stone of "Palmnaro", India's first integrated private satellite factory, was laid on 22 January 2026 at:

    1. AHyderabad, Telangana, by Skyroot
    2. BBengaluru, Karnataka, by Pixxel
    3. CSanand, Gujarat, by Azista Space Systems
    4. DChennai, Tamil Nadu, by Agnikul
    Answer and explanation →

19. 19. Current Affairs 2025–26

    With the 700 tonnes-a-day Shivari plant, which city became the first in Uttar Pradesh to be a "Zero Fresh Waste Dump" city?

    1. ALucknow
    2. BKanpur
    3. CVaranasi
    4. DNoida
    Answer and explanation →

20. 20. Current Affairs 2025–26

    India's first AI-enabled state university pilot, with Google Cloud and the Ministry of Skill Development, is at:

    1. AJadavpur University, Kolkata
    2. BBanaras Hindu University, Varanasi
    3. CPatna University, Patna
    4. DChaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut
    Answer and explanation →

21. 21. Current Affairs 2025–26

    India's first open-sea marine fish farming project was launched at:

    1. ANorth Bay, Andaman Sea
    2. BMandapam, Gulf of Mannar
    3. CKarwar, Arabian Sea
    4. DKavaratti, Lakshadweep Sea
    Answer and explanation →

22. 22. Current Affairs 2025–26

    India's first National Capacity Building Programme for Tribal Healers was held in January 2026 at:

    1. ABhubaneswar
    2. BRaipur
    3. CHyderabad
    4. DRanchi
    Answer and explanation →

23. 23. Current Affairs 2025–26

    "Y-Point VC Fund", India's first incubator-linked deep-tech venture fund (₹250 crore), was launched by:

    1. AIIT Madras Research Park
    2. BIIT Bombay's SINE
    3. CIIT Delhi's FITT
    4. DIISc Bengaluru
    Answer and explanation →

24. 24. Current Affairs 2025–26

    India's first Drone City is being developed in:

    1. AHosur, Tamil Nadu
    2. BKurnool, Andhra Pradesh
    3. CGurugram, Haryana
    4. DNagpur, Maharashtra
    Answer and explanation →

25. 25. Current Affairs 2025–26

    LIC Mutual Fund opened India's first women-centric mutual fund branch in:

    1. AMumbai
    2. BBengaluru
    3. CKolkata
    4. DDelhi
    Answer and explanation →

26. 26. Current Affairs 2025–26

    "Delhi AI Grind", launched by the Delhi Government, is India's first:

    1. AAI court for small claims and fines
    2. BAI-run traffic control system
    3. Ccity-wide AI movement for students
    4. DAI-based air pollution forecast
    Answer and explanation →

27. 27. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which is India's first 100% organic state?

    1. ASikkim
    2. BMizoram
    3. CHimachal Pradesh
    4. DUttarakhand
    Answer and explanation →

28. 28. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which became India's first paperless state judiciary?

    1. ASikkim
    2. BGoa
    3. CDelhi
    4. DKerala
    Answer and explanation →

29. 29. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Chennai set up India's first:

    1. Aunderwater metro tunnel under the sea
    2. BAI-based court for traffic fines
    3. Creal-time flood forecasting system
    4. Ddesalination plant on a moored ship
    Answer and explanation →

30. 30. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The Armed Forces Medical Services launched India's first AI-driven community screening programme, in December 2025, for:

    1. Atuberculosis
    2. Bdiabetic retinopathy
    3. Chearing loss in children
    4. Doral cancer
    Answer and explanation →

31. 31. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Where did India's first sunrise of 2026 fall, celebrated with the first Sunrise Festival?

    1. AKibithu, Anjaw district, Arunachal Pradesh
    2. BTawang, Arunachal Pradesh
    3. CIndira Point, Great Nicobar
    4. DDong village, Anjaw district, Arunachal Pradesh
    Answer and explanation →

32. 32. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which is the easternmost point of India?

    1. ADong, Arunachal Pradesh
    2. BKibithu, Arunachal Pradesh
    3. CIndira Point, Andaman and Nicobar
    4. DGuhar Moti, Gujarat
    Answer and explanation →

33. 33. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which is the southernmost point of India?

    1. AIndira Point, Great Nicobar
    2. BRameswaram, Tamil Nadu
    3. CMinicoy, Lakshadweep
    4. DKanyakumari, Tamil Nadu
    Answer and explanation →

34. 34. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The Army Hospital (Research and Referral), Delhi, performed India's first 3-D Flex Aqueous Angiography with iStent, a treatment for:

    1. Acataract
    2. Bheart blockage
    3. Ckidney stones
    4. Dglaucoma
    Answer and explanation →

35. 35. Current Affairs 2025–26

    India's first cat museum, "Jin Min Cat World", was opened in:

    1. AKolkata
    2. BShillong
    3. CMysuru
    4. DPune
    Answer and explanation →

36. 36. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Satnavari, near Nagpur, became India's first:

    1. A"smart intelligent village"
    2. Bdigital nomad village
    3. Cvillage with 5G
    4. Dcarbon-negative village
    Answer and explanation →

37. 37. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which became the first state to fully implement the amended BharatNet scheme?

    1. AGujarat
    2. BKerala
    3. CPunjab
    4. DTelangana
    Answer and explanation →

38. 38. Current Affairs 2025–26

    "Mauli", opened by FSSAI in August 2025, is India's first:

    1. Aorganic food market, in Pune
    2. Ball-women clean street food hub, at Kandivli, Mumbai
    3. Cfood-testing laboratory on wheels
    4. Dmillet restaurant run by self-help groups, in Hyderabad
    Answer and explanation →

39. 39. Current Affairs 2025–26

    India hosted the Asian Open Short Track Speed Skating Trophy for the first time in August 2025, at:

    1. AShimla
    2. BGulmarg
    3. CLeh
    4. DDehradun
    Answer and explanation →

40. 40. Current Affairs 2025–26

    NMDC Steel Ltd became the first Indian company to receive a BIS licence for:

    1. Ahot-rolled steel for pipeline pipes
    2. Bstainless steel for railway coaches
    3. Csteel rails for high-speed trains
    4. Dsteel for nuclear reactor vessels
    Answer and explanation →

41. 41. Current Affairs 2025–26

    India's first-ever Tribal Sports Conclave was held in November 2025 in:

    1. ANagaland
    2. BJharkhand
    3. CLadakh
    4. DOdisha
    Answer and explanation →

42. 42. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which became the first state to sign an agreement with Starlink for satellite internet in government institutions and villages?

    1. AAndhra Pradesh
    2. BMaharashtra
    3. CKarnataka
    4. DGujarat
    Answer and explanation →

43. 43. Current Affairs 2025–26

    India Post opened the first revamped "Gen Z"-themed campus post office at:

    1. AIISc Bengaluru
    2. BIIT Bombay
    3. CDelhi University
    4. DIIT Delhi
    Answer and explanation →

44. 44. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which city issued India's first certified green municipal bond under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban)?

    1. APune
    2. BGhaziabad
    3. CIndore
    4. DSurat
    Answer and explanation →

45. 45. Current Affairs 2025–26

    India's first "Open-Air Art Wall Museum", with 38 murals on the history of weather science, is at:

    1. Athe Kolkata Meteorological Centre
    2. Bthe Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune
    3. Cthe ISRO campus, Bengaluru
    4. DMausam Bhawan, New Delhi
    Answer and explanation →

46. 46. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which became the first state to open a dedicated Centre for Heat Resilience, with the United Kingdom?

    1. ATelangana
    2. BGujarat
    3. CTamil Nadu
    4. DRajasthan
    Answer and explanation →

47. 47. Current Affairs 2025–26

    India's first cooperative compressed biogas and potash granule project was opened in October 2025 at:

    1. AKopargaon, Maharashtra
    2. BAnand, Gujarat
    3. CMuzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh
    4. DBelagavi, Karnataka
    Answer and explanation →

48. 48. Current Affairs 2025–26

    The first international campus of IIM Ahmedabad was opened in September 2025 in:

    1. AAbu Dhabi
    2. BSingapore
    3. CDubai
    4. DLondon
    Answer and explanation →

49. 49. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which Indian institute opened the first overseas campus of an IIT, in Zanzibar, Tanzania?

    1. AIIT Delhi
    2. BIIT Madras
    3. CIIT Bombay
    4. DIIT Kharagpur
    Answer and explanation →

50. 50. Current Affairs 2025–26

    "Ring One", a smart ring that lets users pay at NFC terminals, is India's first wearable payments system, made by:

    1. AMuse Wearables with NPCI, on RuPay
    2. BBoat with Paytm, on Visa
    3. CTitan with the State Bank of India, on RuPay
    4. DNoise with PhonePe, on Mastercard
    Answer and explanation →

51. 51. Current Affairs 2025–26

    India's first tempered glass factory for mobile phones was opened in August 2025 at:

    1. ASriperumbudur, by Corning
    2. BHosur, by Tata Electronics
    3. CGreater Noida, by Samsung
    4. DNoida, by Optiemus Infracom
    Answer and explanation →

52. 52. Current Affairs 2025–26

    A consortium led by PixxelSpace India was chosen by IN-SPACe to build India's first fully indigenous commercial:

    1. AEarth observation satellite constellation
    2. Bsmall satellite launch vehicle
    3. Cmodule for the space station
    4. Dnavigation satellite constellation
    Answer and explanation →

53. 53. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which became the first Indian company to join the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM)?

    1. ACoal India Ltd
    2. BHindustan Zinc Ltd
    3. CHindalco Industries
    4. DNMDC Ltd
    Answer and explanation →

54. 54. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which Indian state has the largest reserves of zinc?

    1. AJharkhand
    2. BOdisha
    3. CAndhra Pradesh
    4. DRajasthan
    Answer and explanation →

55. 55. Current Affairs 2025–26

    About half of the world's zinc is used for:

    1. Amaking paints
    2. Bmaking coins
    3. Cgalvanising steel
    4. Dmaking batteries
    Answer and explanation →

56. 56. Current Affairs 2025–26

    India's first FIFA Talent Academy for girls is being set up at:

    1. AKalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
    2. BGachibowli Stadium, Hyderabad
    3. CSalt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
    4. DJawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi
    Answer and explanation →

57. 57. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which became the first state to start genome sequencing focused only on tribal communities?

    1. AGujarat
    2. BOdisha
    3. CChhattisgarh
    4. DJharkhand
    Answer and explanation →

58. 58. Current Affairs 2025–26

    India's first Make-in-India 1 MW green hydrogen plant at a port was commissioned at:

    1. AV. O. Chidambaranar Port, Thoothukudi
    2. BParadip Port
    3. CDeendayal Port, Kandla
    4. DCochin Port
    Answer and explanation →

59. 59. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which became the first state to add "predicted possibility of TB deaths" to its TB elimination programme?

    1. AKerala
    2. BMaharashtra
    3. CGujarat
    4. DTamil Nadu
    Answer and explanation →

60. 60. Current Affairs 2025–26

    India's first AI-powered anganwadi was opened in July 2025 at:

    1. AKasaragod, Kerala
    2. BWaddhamna, Maharashtra
    3. CVaranasi, Uttar Pradesh
    4. DDantewada, Chhattisgarh
    Answer and explanation →

61. 61. Current Affairs 2025–26

    INS Sandhayak, which made its first port call abroad at Port Klang, Malaysia, is India's first:

    1. Ahome-built nuclear submarine
    2. Bhome-built stealth destroyer
    3. Chome-built aircraft carrier
    4. Dhome-built large survey vessel
    Answer and explanation →

62. 62. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Deepika, of the Indian women's hockey team, became the first Indian to win:

    1. Athe Poligras Magic Skill Award
    2. Bthe Hockey Stars Goalkeeper award
    3. Cthe FIH Player of the Year award
    4. Dthe Olympic Order
    Answer and explanation →

63. 63. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Yakten, declared India's first digital nomad village on 14 July 2025, is in:

    1. AKullu district, Himachal Pradesh
    2. BWest Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh
    3. CPakyong district, Sikkim
    4. DTehri district, Uttarakhand
    Answer and explanation →

64. 64. Current Affairs 2025–26

    India's first cooperative university, Tribhuvan Sahakari University, is at:

    1. APune, Maharashtra
    2. BGurugram, Haryana
    3. CBhopal, Madhya Pradesh
    4. DAnand, Gujarat
    Answer and explanation →

65. 65. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which became the first state or UT to include TB patients under a "family adoption" programme by medical students?

    1. APuducherry
    2. BGoa
    3. CChandigarh
    4. DKerala
    Answer and explanation →

66. 66. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Rangacherra, which became Tripura's first green village in May 2025, is in which subdivision?

    1. AKailashahar
    2. BMohanpur
    3. CUdaipur
    4. DDharmanagar
    Answer and explanation →

67. 67. Current Affairs 2025–26

    India's first AI-based data centre park is coming up at:

    1. AVisakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
    2. BNoida, Uttar Pradesh
    3. CNava Raipur, Chhattisgarh
    4. DNavi Mumbai, Maharashtra
    Answer and explanation →

68. 68. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which was the first police station in India to get IS/ISO 9001:2015 certification from the BIS?

    1. AGandhi Maidan Police Station, Patna
    2. BConnaught Place Police Station, New Delhi
    3. CArthunkal Police Station, Alappuzha, Kerala
    4. DColaba Police Station, Mumbai
    Answer and explanation →

69. 69. Current Affairs 2025–26

    India's first silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductor factory is to be set up at:

    1. AMysuru, Karnataka
    2. BBhubaneswar, Odisha
    3. CBhiwadi, Rajasthan
    4. DDholera, Gujarat
    Answer and explanation →

70. 70. Current Affairs 2025–26

    India's first e-waste eco-park is being built by the Delhi government at:

    1. AHolambi Kalan, North Delhi
    2. BOkhla, South Delhi
    3. CNarela, North-West Delhi
    4. DGhazipur, East Delhi
    Answer and explanation →

71. 71. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which state presented India's first handwritten state budget, for 2025–26?

    1. AMadhya Pradesh
    2. BJharkhand
    3. COdisha
    4. DChhattisgarh
    Answer and explanation →

72. 72. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Assam's Woolah Tea secured a patent for India's first:

    1. Ablack tea in capsule form
    2. Borganic green tea
    3. Cbagless tea
    4. Dtea grown without irrigation
    Answer and explanation →

73. 73. Current Affairs 2025–26

    BatEchoMon, developed by Kadambari Deshpande and Vedant Barje, is India's first automated system to monitor:

    1. Aelephant movements
    2. Bwhale sounds
    3. Cbird songs
    4. Dbat calls
    Answer and explanation →

74. 74. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which became the first water board in India to receive BIS certification for managing piped drinking water supply?

    1. ABangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board
    2. BChennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board
    3. CDelhi Jal Board
    4. DHyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board
    Answer and explanation →

75. 75. Current Affairs 2025–26

    India's first green waste processing plant under the PPP model was set up at:

    1. ABhopal
    2. BIndore
    3. CSurat
    4. DPune
    Answer and explanation →

76. 76. Current Affairs 2025–26

    India's first Climate Change Station, the Himalayan High-Altitude Atmospheric and Climate Centre, was opened in April 2025 at:

    1. AHanle, Ladakh
    2. BNathatop, Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir
    3. CMukteshwar, Uttarakhand
    4. DDarjeeling, West Bengal
    Answer and explanation →

77. 77. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which became the first state to pass a law setting up a commission for senior citizens?

    1. AKerala
    2. BGoa
    3. CTamil Nadu
    4. DPunjab
    Answer and explanation →

78. 78. Current Affairs 2025–26

    India's first wildlife biobank inside a zoo, a "frozen zoo", is at:

    1. Athe Arignar Anna Zoological Park, Chennai
    2. Bthe National Zoological Park, Delhi
    3. Cthe Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park, Patna
    4. Dthe Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park, Darjeeling
    Answer and explanation →

79. 79. Current Affairs 2025–26

    India's first glass bridge over the sea, opened on 30 December 2024, is at:

    1. APuri, Odisha
    2. BMumbai, Maharashtra
    3. CKanyakumari, Tamil Nadu
    4. DRameswaram, Tamil Nadu
    Answer and explanation →

80. 80. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Which district became the first in India to have every person insured, under "Insurance for All by 2047"?

    1. AKottayam, Kerala
    2. BPune, Maharashtra
    3. CIndore, Madhya Pradesh
    4. DAlwar, Rajasthan
    Answer and explanation →

81. 81. Current Affairs 2025–26

    APEDA arranged the first-ever air shipment of which GI-tagged limes to the United Kingdom?

    1. ACoorg lime and Kerala lime
    2. BAssam lemon and Sikkim lime
    3. CIndi lime of Karnataka and Puliyankudi lime of Tamil Nadu
    4. DNagpur lime of Maharashtra and Kagzi lime of Rajasthan
    Answer and explanation →

82. 82. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Patna became the first district in India to develop:

    1. Aa Model Heat Action Plan
    2. Ban AI-based flood forecast
    3. Ca disaster-proof school network
    4. Da district-level carbon budget
    Answer and explanation →

83. 83. Current Affairs 2025–26

    Bihar launched an AI-based call centre for which helpline, to speed up complaints in the "golden hour"?

    1. A1098, the child helpline
    2. B1930, the cyber fraud helpline
    3. C112, the emergency helpline
    4. D181, the women's helpline
    Answer and explanation →