May Monthly CA 1 — ca quiz Current Affairs

• Key Fact: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) won their second consecutive IPL title in 2026.

• Supporting Detail: They defeated Gujarat Titans in the final held at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.

• Related Concept: Kagiso Rabada won the Purple Cap for taking the most wickets (29) in the season.

• Exam Trick: RCB won both the 2025 and 2026 IPL titles, breaking their previous trophy drought.

• Key Fact: The PRAVAH portal was launched by the market regulator SEBI.

• Supporting Detail: It serves as a verification agency to validate the past performance and risks associated with financial market entities.

• Related Concept: SEBI was established as a statutory body in 1992 to protect investor interests.

• Exam Trick: The words 'Risk and Return' directly link the portal to stock markets and SEBI.

• Key Fact: General NS Raja Subramani was appointed as the new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).

• Supporting Detail: He succeeds General Anil Chauhan to become the highest-ranking military officer in India.

• Related Concept: The post of CDS was created to improve coordination and theaterisation among the Army, Navy, and Air Force.

• Exam Trick: General Bipin Rawat was the 1st, Anil Chauhan the 2nd, and NS Raja Subramani is the latest CDS.

• Key Fact: The sixth ship of the Nilgiri-class Project 17A, 'Mahendragiri', was built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL).

• Supporting Detail: It was successfully delivered to the Indian Navy.

• Related Concept: Four ships of this class are being built by MDL, and the remaining three by GRSE.

• Exam Trick: Remember that Mahendragiri (Yard 12654) is a product of the Mumbai-based MDL.

• Key Fact: NITI Aayog launched the Central Prabhari Officer (CPO) Portal.

• Supporting Detail: It serves as a central digital platform aimed at strengthening real-time governance monitoring.

• Related Concept: Such portals help the government track scheme implementations across districts simultaneously.

• Exam Trick: Governance monitoring dashboards at the national level are frequently initiated by NITI Aayog.

• Key Fact: Nagastra-1 is an indigenous loitering munition, commonly known as a kamikaze or suicide drone.

• Supporting Detail: It was successfully tested by the Indian Army to carry out precision strikes on enemy targets.

• Related Concept: Kamikaze drones loiter around the target area and crash into the target with built-in explosives.

• Exam Trick: The suffix 'astra' implies a weapon, and 'Nagastra-1' specifically refers to India's suicide drone capability.

• Key Fact: The Annapurna Bhandar Scheme was launched by West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari.

• Supporting Detail: Under this scheme, eligible women receive a monthly financial support of ₹3000.

• Related Concept: This is part of the state's broader initiative to empower women and ensure basic financial security.

• Exam Trick: Do not confuse this with MP's Ladli Behna Yojana; Annapurna Bhandar is specific to West Bengal.

• Key Fact: Yang Shuang-zi from Taiwan won the 2026 International Booker Prize for her novel 'Taiwan Travelogue'.

• Supporting Detail: The book was originally written in Mandarin Chinese and translated into English by Lin King.

• Related Concept: The prize includes a cash award of 50,000 euros, split equally between the author and translator.

• Exam Trick: Yang Shuang-zi is the author (the main winner), while Lin King is the translator. Read the question carefully.

• Key Fact: Kerala retained its top position among states in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) India Index 2026.

• Supporting Detail: It secured an overall score of 74 out of 100.

• Related Concept: Chandigarh topped among the Union Territories in the same report.

• Exam Trick: Kerala has consistently topped the SDG India index across multiple editions due to strong health and education metrics.

• Key Fact: 'Pathfinder' is India's first orbital data center satellite, developed by Pixxel and Sarvam AI.

• Supporting Detail: It will carry a data center-grade GPU into space for in-orbit artificial intelligence processing.

• Related Concept: The satellite is designed to operate in the Lower Earth Orbit (LEO).

• Exam Trick: Remember the keyword 'Pathfinder' for space-based AI data centers by Indian startups.