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Kerala PSC Current Affairs 2026
April (Part II)
Comprehensive general awareness study notes and practice quiz for competitive exams.
1. World Heritage Day, dedicated to preserving human heritage and recognizing historical monuments globally, is celebrated on
Correct Answer: April 18
– declared by the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) in 1982 & later approved UNESCO.
2026 Theme – Emergency Response for Living Heritage in Contexts of Conflicts and Disasters.
Headquarters of UNESCO – Paris, France.
– India has 44 World Heritage Sites (36 Cultural, 7 Natural, and 1 Mixed) and 69 sites on the Tentative List as of May 2026.
2026 Theme – Emergency Response for Living Heritage in Contexts of Conflicts and Disasters.
Headquarters of UNESCO – Paris, France.
– India has 44 World Heritage Sites (36 Cultural, 7 Natural, and 1 Mixed) and 69 sites on the Tentative List as of May 2026.
– 6th highest number of World Heritage Sites globally.
Last included World Heritage Site in India – Maratha Military Landscapes of India (2025).
World Heritage Sites in Kerala – Western Ghats (2012), Varkala Cliff (2025), Mattancherry Palace (Tentative List, 1998), Padmanabhapuram Palace (although now in Tamil Nadu, 2014)
2. National Panchayati Raj Day is observed annually across India on April 24 to commemorate which milestone constitutional amendment?
Correct Answer: 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act
The term Panchayat Raj was first used by – Jawaharlal Nehru.
The three-tier Panchayati Raj system was first recommended by – Balwant Rai Mehta Committee (1957).
Father of the Panchayati Raj in India – Balwant Rai Mehta.
Father of the Panchayati Raj in India – Balwant Rai Mehta.
Panchayati Raj Act came into force on – April 24, 1993.
First state in India to establish Panchayati Raj – Rajasthan (Nagpur, Jawaharlal Nehru, 1959).
In Kerala, Panchayat Raj Act was passed in – 1994.
2026 Theme – Sashakt Panchayat, Sarvangeen Vikas (Empowered Panchayats, Holistic Development)
Panchayati Raj Day in Kerala is observed on – February 19 (birth anniversary of Balwant Rai Mehta).
3. Which city served as the primary venue for the historic, direct face-to-face peace talks between high-level US and Iranian delegations to negotiate a West Asian war ceasefire?
Correct Answer: Islamabad
– Initial mediation attempts began in Muscat, Oman.
– the 21-hour marathon of direct negotiations marking the highest-level face-to-face meetings between Washington & Tehran took place in Islamabad, Pakistan
– then negotiations attempts were moved to Doha, Qatar for the release of assets and specific terms regarding the maritime transit corridors.
– the 21-hour marathon of direct negotiations marking the highest-level face-to-face meetings between Washington & Tehran took place in Islamabad, Pakistan
– then negotiations attempts were moved to Doha, Qatar for the release of assets and specific terms regarding the maritime transit corridors.
4. Which highly decorated Kargil War veteran, popularly revered as the "Lion of Ladakh" and a recipient of the Maha Vir Chakra, passed away in April 2026?
Correct Answer: Colonel Sonam Wangchuk
– passed away at the age of 61 due to heart attack.
– during the 1999 Kargil War (Operation Vijay), Major Wangchuk led a column of the Ladakh Scouts (known as the Snow Warriors) in the treacherous Batalik Sector.
– during the 1999 Kargil War (Operation Vijay), Major Wangchuk led a column of the Ladakh Scouts (known as the Snow Warriors) in the treacherous Batalik Sector.
– his unit was ambushed at an oxygen-depleted altitude of 5,500 meters near Chorbat La.
– under his leadership, the soldiers scaled a near-vertical ice cliff face, and executed a brilliant flanking counter-ambush leading to victory.
India's Second Highest Gallantry Award – Maha Vir Chakra.
5. Consider the following statements regarding 'Mission MITRA', which was successfully executed in April 2026.
- It is a first-of-its-kind analog mission designed jointly by ISRO and the Indian Air Force's Institute of Aerospace Medicine (IAM).
- It was conducted in the high-altitude terrain of Leh, Ladakh, to evaluate the physiological and psychological impacts of hypoxia and isolation.
- The primary focus of the mission was to test indigenous inflatable habitats and soil-drilling automated rovers for future Moon landings.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
- It is a first-of-its-kind analog mission designed jointly by ISRO and the Indian Air Force's Institute of Aerospace Medicine (IAM).
- It was conducted in the high-altitude terrain of Leh, Ladakh, to evaluate the physiological and psychological impacts of hypoxia and isolation.
- The primary focus of the mission was to test indigenous inflatable habitats and soil-drilling automated rovers for future Moon landings.
Correct Answer: 1 and 2 only
MITRA – Mapping of Interoperable Traits and Response Assessment.
– from April 2-9, 2026, in Leh, Ladakh.
– focused on human factors, team behavior, and crew-to-ground communication protocols ie, human endurance for spaceflight.
The 10-day inaugural human spaceflight analog experiment conducted by ISRO in Bengaluru – Gyanex-1.
India's first Earth-based space simulation mission conducted by ISRO in Tso Kar Valley of Ladakh in 2025 – HOPE Analog Mission.
India's First-Ever Analog Space Mission – LHAM (Ladakh Human Analogue Mission, 2024)
– from April 2-9, 2026, in Leh, Ladakh.
– focused on human factors, team behavior, and crew-to-ground communication protocols ie, human endurance for spaceflight.
The 10-day inaugural human spaceflight analog experiment conducted by ISRO in Bengaluru – Gyanex-1.
India's first Earth-based space simulation mission conducted by ISRO in Tso Kar Valley of Ladakh in 2025 – HOPE Analog Mission.
India's First-Ever Analog Space Mission – LHAM (Ladakh Human Analogue Mission, 2024)
6. Which Indian city has officially launched the construction of India’s first driverless and AI-powered Pod Taxi system?
Correct Answer: Mumbai
– technically known as an Automated Rapid Transit System (ARTS).
– to connect major transit points between Bandra East and Kurla, passing straight through the Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) approx. 8.85 km.
Maharashtra Chief Minister – Devendra Fadnavis.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Ministers – Eknath Shinde & Sunetra Pawar.
Implementing Agency – Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA).
7. Consider the following statements regarding the 'SAMPANN' digital platform, which was featured in recent e-governance updates:
- 1. It is a seamless, single-window digital initiative functioning under the administrative control of the Union Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions.
- 2. The platform operates on a Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) model, allowing direct payment processing into retirees' accounts without relying on intermediary banks.
- 3. Originally developed exclusively for telecom sectors, it has expanded its framework as a 'Platform-as-a-Service', being adopted by entities such as the Cochin Port Authority.
Correct Answer: 2 and 3 only
SAMPANN – System for Accounting and Management of Pension.
– official brand name for the Comprehensive Pension Management System (CPMS)..
– operates under the Ministry of Communications.
– managed by the Office of the Controller General of Communication Accounts (CGCA).
Launched on – December 29, 2018.
– official brand name for the Comprehensive Pension Management System (CPMS)..
– operates under the Ministry of Communications.
– managed by the Office of the Controller General of Communication Accounts (CGCA).
Launched on – December 29, 2018.
Why in News – The Cochin Port Authority (with Goa govt) officially signed agreements to adopt and onboard their internal retirees onto the SAMPANN digital ecosystem.
8. Who among the following was removed from the post of Deputy Leader of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the Rajya Sabha in April 2026?
Correct Answer: Raghav Chadha
– Punjab MP Ashok Mittal (Founder of Lovely Professional University) replaced him as the new Deputy Leader.
– Raghav Chadha, along with 6 other AAP Rajya Sabha MPs (7 out of AAP's 10 Rajya Sabha members) resigned from AAP & joined BJP.
– Raghav Chadha, along with 6 other AAP Rajya Sabha MPs (7 out of AAP's 10 Rajya Sabha members) resigned from AAP & joined BJP.
Anti-Defection Law (10th Schedule of the Constitution) – An elected Member of Parliament (MP) or Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) will be disqualified from the House if they explicitly resign from or leave the political party on whose ticket they were elected.
– The law requires a minimum of two-thirds of the party's legislative or parliamentary wing to merge with another party. To circumvent this, 7 out of AAP's 10 Rajya Sabha members resigned & joined BJP.
9. Who among the following was nominated to the Rajya Sabha by President Droupadi Murmu in April 2026 to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi?
Correct Answer: Harivansh Narayan Singh
– now serves as the 13th Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
– it is the first time in the history of Indian Parliament that a nominated member has officially assumed the office of the Deputy Chairman.
Current Chief Justice of India – Justice Surya Kant.
– it is the first time in the history of Indian Parliament that a nominated member has officially assumed the office of the Deputy Chairman.
Current Chief Justice of India – Justice Surya Kant.
10. Which Indian state has launched the country's first open-access Quantum Computer Test Facilities?
Correct Answer: Andhra Pradesh
– collectively named as the Amaravati Quantum Reference Facility (AQRF), part of Amaravati Quantum Valley initiative under India’s National Quantum Mission.
– inaugurated by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on April 14, 2026.
World Quantum Day – April 14, 2026.
World Quantum Day 2026 Theme – Shaping the Quantum Workforce.
11. The Painted Leopard Gecko (Eublepharis pictus), a rare, colorful terrestrial reptile, was recently spotted inside a railway station in which Indian state?
Correct Answer: Chhattisgarh
– Bastar district of Chhattisgarh.
– first scientifically described in 2022 from the Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh & Odisha (separated geographically from other variants by the Brahmani River).
– first scientifically described in 2022 from the Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh & Odisha (separated geographically from other variants by the Brahmani River).
– exceptionally high demand in the illegal exotic pet trade in international markets.
12. Which forest guard, posted at the Shergarh Wildlife Sanctuary, was honored with the prestigious "Machhli National Award" in March 2026 for outstanding wildlife rescue and anti-poaching operations?
Correct Answer: Anita Chaudhary
– 6th Machhli National Award.
– presented jointly by WWF-India & the Prabha Khaitan Foundation (PKF) to honor the unsung heroes of wildlife conservation.
Shergarh Wildlife Sanctuary – Rajasthan
– in memory of 'Machhli', the legendary, globally famous queen tigress of the Ranthambore National Park.
– she was involved in and executed over 550 wildlife rescues.
Shergarh Wildlife Sanctuary – Rajasthan
– in memory of 'Machhli', the legendary, globally famous queen tigress of the Ranthambore National Park.
– she was involved in and executed over 550 wildlife rescues.
WWF India –
– established in 1969.
– HQ: New Delhi.
13. What is the name the first Malayalam textbook explicitly designed to incorporate QR codes for digital learning resources?
Correct Answer: Aksharam
QR code – Quick Response code.
– video/audio contents are hosted and accessed primarily through the national DIKSHA portal & Kerala's Samagra ecosystem.
The govt. organisation which handles the entire backend deployment, teacher training, and multimedia asset generation for this – KITE.
– video/audio contents are hosted and accessed primarily through the national DIKSHA portal & Kerala's Samagra ecosystem.
The govt. organisation which handles the entire backend deployment, teacher training, and multimedia asset generation for this – KITE.
DIKSHA – Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing.
KITE – Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education.
14. Which young Malayalam author was honored with the Yuva Puraskar (2026) by the Kolkata-based Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad for her outstanding contributions to literature?
Correct Answer: Jinsha Ganga
– for her Malayalam short story collection titled 'Oda' (à´“à´Ÿ).
Winner of Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad Samvatsar Award – K. Satchidanandan.
Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad Bhilwara Award 1984 – Ayyappa Paniker.
15. Which legendary Indian playback singer and Padma Vibhushan awardee passed away on April 12, 2026?
Correct Answer: Asha Bhosle
– passed away on April 12, 2026, at the age of 92 in Mumbai following a cardiac arrest.
– made Guinness World Record as the most recorded artist in music history in 2011.
– younger sister of Lata Mangeshkar and spouse of R. D. Burman.
One & Only song sang by Asha Bhosle in Malayalam – à´¸്വയംവര à´¶ുà´à´¦ിà´¨ à´®ംഗളങ്ങൾ (Sujatha, 1977).
– Music Director: Ravindra Jain & Lyricist: Mankombu Gopalakrishnan.
– known as the 'Nightingale of India.
– recorded over 12,000 songs in more than 20 languages.
Major Awards – Dadasaheb Phalke Award (2000), Padma Vibhushan (2008), Best Female Playback Singer (Umrao Jaan, 1981 & Ijaazat, 1986), 2 Grammy nominations.
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