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Current Affairs 11 September 2026 — Part 2
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11-september-2026 — Answer Key & Explanations (14 Questions)
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Q1.Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in New Delhi on 11 September 2026 for a bilateral summit with PM Modi ahead of which multilateral summit India is hosting on 12-13 September?
- A.G20 Summit
- B.18th BRICS Summit✓ Correct Answer
- C.SCO Summit
- D.Quad Summit
Explanation: India is hosting the 18th BRICS Summit on 12-13 September 2026 under the theme 'Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability'; Putin's bilateral talks with Modi preceded the summit's formal proceedings.
Q2.The 9th ASEAN-India Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture and Forestry, held in New Delhi on 9 September 2026, was co-chaired by India's Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and the Agriculture Secretary of:
- A.Vietnam
- B.Indonesia
- C.the Philippines✓ Correct Answer
- D.Thailand
Explanation: The meeting welcomed the ASEAN-India Medium-Term Plan of Action for Cooperation in Agriculture and Forestry 2026-30, focusing on food security, digital agriculture and resilient supply chains.
Q3.France's Safran Space signed contracts worth over €5 million with India's Dhruva Space at the Paris International Space Summit to support which planned Indian satellite constellation?
- A.NavIC-2
- B.SBS-III space-surveillance constellation✓ Correct Answer
- C.GSAT-Next
- D.IRNSS follow-on
Explanation: The contracts cover communication systems, inertial navigation units, optical payloads and ground stations for India's planned 52-satellite SBS-III space-surveillance constellation, to be deployed between 2027 and 2030.
Q4.ISRO's hot test of the CE20 cryogenic engine at an uprated 220 kN thrust on 9 September 2026 was aimed at boosting the payload capability of which upper stage?
- A.C25 stage
- B.C32 stage✓ Correct Answer
- C.S200 booster
- D.PS4 stage
Explanation: The test at ISRO's Propulsion Complex, Mahendragiri, was conducted to enable the uprated C32 upper stage of an upcoming LVM3 mission, also demonstrating a LOX Tank Pressurisation Module intended for Gaganyaan's C32 stages.
Q5.GRSE launched India's new Ocean Research Vessel 'Sagar Manthan' for the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, replacing which ageing vessel?
- A.ORV Sagar Kanya✓ Correct Answer
- B.INS Sagardhwani
- C.ORV Sagar Sampada
- D.INS Sandhayak
Explanation: Built at GRSE's Rishi Bankim Shipyard in Kolkata at a cost of about ₹840 crore, Sagar Manthan replaces the 43-year-old ORV Sagar Kanya under the Deep Ocean Mission's Vertical-4.
Q6.The US-India TRUST Fellowship 2026-27, which brings US postdoctoral researchers to India, was launched by US Ambassador Sergio Gor, with MAHE joining IIT Madras and which other institute as host?
- A.IISc Bengaluru✓ Correct Answer
- B.IIT Delhi
- C.IIT Kanpur
- D.TIFR Mumbai
Explanation: MAHE, IIT Madras and IISc Bengaluru are the three Indian host institutions for the fellowship, which supports research collaboration in AI, quantum computing, biotechnology, energy, defence and space technologies.
Q7.The 22nd edition of Exercise Yudh Abhyas, which began on 9 September 2026, is notable for being conducted for the first time in a:
- A.Naval-only format
- B.Two-theatre format✓ Correct Answer
- C.Virtual/simulation-only format
- D.Trilateral format with a third country
Explanation: Unlike the previous 21 editions, Yudh Abhyas 2026 is being held in a two-theatre format simultaneously in the Rajasthan desert and the Uttarakhand Himalayas, with 350 soldiers from India and the US each.
Q8.INS Mysore reached Lumut Naval Base on 9 September 2026 to take part in the 4th edition of Exercise Samudra Laksamana with which country's navy?
- A.Indonesia
- B.Malaysia✓ Correct Answer
- C.Singapore
- D.Vietnam
Explanation: Exercise Samudra Laksamana is a bilateral naval exercise between the Indian Navy and the Royal Malaysian Navy, held at Lumut Naval Base with over 600 personnel and multiple ships from both sides.
Q9.Lieutenant Stanzin Tsangyang, commissioned at OTA Chennai on 5 September 2026, became the first woman Army officer from which region?
- A.Zanskar/Kargil in Ladakh✓ Correct Answer
- B.Spiti Valley in Himachal Pradesh
- C.Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh
- D.Siachen in Jammu and Kashmir
Explanation: Stanzin Tsangyang hails from a remote village in the Zanskar Valley and became the first woman from the Zanskar/Kargil region of Ladakh to be commissioned as an Indian Army officer.
Q10.Akasa Air's first commercial flight blended with 1% Sustainable Aviation Fuel, operated with fuel from BPCL on 8 September 2026, flew on which route?
- A.Delhi-Mumbai
- B.Mumbai-Goa✓ Correct Answer
- C.Bengaluru-Chennai
- D.Mumbai-Ahmedabad
Explanation: The SAF-blended flight departed Mumbai for Goa, supporting India's target of 5% mandatory SAF blending by 2030 and aligning with IATA's 2050 net-zero aviation goal.
Q11.The CSE's 'State of India's Environment 2026' report found that extreme weather events occurred on what proportion of days in India in 2025?
- A.50% of days
- B.75% of days
- C.99% of days✓ Correct Answer
- D.60% of days
Explanation: The report found extreme weather on 99% of days in 2025, causing 4,419 deaths and affecting 17.41 million hectares of crop area, and warned that 7 of 9 planetary boundaries have now been breached.
Q12.India reached their sixth successive Women's T20 Asia Cup final after beating Bangladesh in the semi-final on 10 September 2026, with a match-winning innings from:
- A.Smriti Mandhana
- B.Shafali Verma✓ Correct Answer
- C.Harmanpreet Kaur
- D.Deepti Sharma
Explanation: Shafali Verma scored 64 off 40 balls to power India to 149/6 and a 40-run win over Bangladesh in Dubai, sending India into their sixth straight Women's T20 Asia Cup final, scheduled for 13 September.
Q13.India's men's junior hockey team topped Pool A with three wins and a draw to reach the semi-finals of the Junior Asia Cup 2026, held in:
- A.China✓ Correct Answer
- B.South Korea
- C.Malaysia
- D.Japan
Explanation: India's dominant group-stage run in the Junior Asia Cup 2026, hosted in China, secured their place in the semi-finals of the continental youth hockey championship.
Q14.The Indian men's hockey team will debut a new blue jersey at the 2026 Asian Games, held in which Japanese city pairing?
- A.Tokyo-Yokohama
- B.Aichi-Nagoya✓ Correct Answer
- C.Osaka-Kyoto
- D.Sapporo-Hakodate
Explanation: India, the defending men's hockey champions, will compete at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan (19 September-4 October), debuting a new blue kit.
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