11 May 2026 Current Affairs MCQ Quiz — 10 Questions with Answer

May 11, 1998 was the day India conducted its first of five underground nuclear tests at the Pokhran Test Range in Rajasthan's Thar Desert, under the code name Operation Shakti. The tests were led scientifically by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam (DRDO) and Dr. R. Chidambaram (DAE), under PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The same day also saw the test-fire of the Trishul missile and the maiden flight of the Hansa-3 aircraft — India's first indigenously built light aircraft. The government declared May 11 as National Technology Day in 1999. The 2026 theme is "Responsible Innovation for Inclusive Growth." Don't confuse this with Pokhran-I — that was codenamed Smiling Buddha and happened on May 18, 1974, under PM Indira Gandhi.

The Indus Waters Treaty, signed on September 19, 1960, divides six rivers of the Indus system between India and Pakistan. The Eastern Rivers — Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej — were allocated to India for unrestricted use. The Western Rivers — Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab — went to Pakistan, with India allowed only limited non-consumptive use (mainly run-of-the-river hydropower). The Treaty was facilitated by the World Bank and signed by PM Nehru and Pakistani President Ayub Khan after nearly nine years of negotiations. India placed the Treaty in abeyance in 2025 following the Pahalgam terror attack, and as of May 2026, it remains suspended.

All three Jan Suraksha Schemes were launched simultaneously by PM Modi on May 9, 2015, in Kolkata — completing 11 years in 2026. PMJJBY offers life insurance for ₹436/year with a ₹2 lakh benefit; PMSBY offers accidental insurance for just ₹20/year; and APY provides a guaranteed monthly pension of ₹1,000–₹5,000 after age 60 for unorganised sector workers. Together, they brought affordable financial security to India's previously unbanked and underinsured population — crores of daily wage workers, farmers, and informal labourers who had no access to conventional insurance products.

The CAG report found that only 31 out of 487 Centrally Protected Monuments in UP — just 6.4% — had proper ownership documentation. Even more alarming: 31 monuments were completely untraceable by ASI field officers, and 96 were encroached upon by illegal construction or squatting. Centrally Protected Monuments are governed by the AMASR Act, 1958 and managed by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) under the Ministry of Culture. India has approximately 3,693 CPMs in total, with Uttar Pradesh having the highest concentration of any state due to its extraordinary Mughal, Buddhist, and Hindu heritage legacy.

The S.R. Bommai vs Union of India (1994) judgment is the cornerstone ruling on this issue. The Supreme Court held that the floor of the House is the only legitimate arena to test a government's majority — and that Governors have no constitutional authority to make that determination inside the Raj Bhavan, demand pre-oath letters, or act as political arbiters. When TVK won 108 seats (single largest party) in the 234-seat Tamil Nadu Assembly, the Governor's demand for signed letters from 118 MLAs before administering the oath had no constitutional basis. The concept of constitutional morality — drawn from Dr. Ambedkar's Constituent Assembly speeches — requires that constitutional authorities respect the democratic mandate and act impartially.

The satellite-tagged Amur Falcon "Apapang" — fitted with a transmitter in Manipur — was tracked reaching eastern Myanmar in May 2026. Amur Falcons are one of the world's greatest long-distance migrants, travelling approximately 22,000 km annually from breeding grounds near Russia's Amur River region in East Asia to wintering grounds in Sub-Saharan Africa. Northeast India — especially Nagaland — is a critical stopover on this route. Doyang Reservoir in Nagaland is famously known as the "Falcon Capital of the World" due to the millions of Amur Falcons that roost there each October. Their IUCN status is Least Concern, partly thanks to community-led conservation by the Poumai Naga people.

As of 2026, India ranks 3rd globally in renewable energy production, behind China (1st) and the USA (2nd). India surpassed both Germany and Japan to reach this milestone. India's total installed renewable energy capacity stands at approximately 250 GW (excluding large hydro), with solar energy at ~180 GW being the single largest contributor. India's ambitious target is 500 GW of non-fossil fuel capacity by 2030, aligned with its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) under the Paris Agreement — including generating 50% of electricity from non-fossil sources. Key drivers include the National Solar Mission, PM-KUSUM, and the PLI scheme for Solar PV Modules.

KIND-X is designed to connect defence startups, research institutions, and industry across both countries, and is expected to be jointly led by DIO — Defence Innovation Organisation (India) and DAPA — Defense Acquisition Program Administration (South Korea). DIO was established in 2022 under India's Ministry of Defence and operates the flagship iDEX (Innovations for Defence Excellence) platform — which challenges startups and MSMEs to build solutions for defence and aerospace. India and South Korea share a Special Strategic Partnership (elevated in 2015), with bilateral trade of approximately $25 billion annually. South Korea was also the first country to sign an FTA (CEPA) with India, back in 2009.

Bulgaria became the most recent country to join the Eurozone in January 2026, adopting the Euro as its currency. Before Bulgaria, Croatia had joined the Eurozone in January 2023. The Eurozone now has 20 member countries, all using the Euro. The European Central Bank (ECB) — headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany, and currently headed by Christine Lagarde — manages monetary policy for all Eurozone members. The RBI and ECB signed an MoU in May 2026 to cooperate on central banking, financial stability, digital currencies (India's e-Rupee and the ECB's Digital Euro), and payment systems.

Kuno National Park is located in Sheopur and Morena districts of Madhya Pradesh, within the Vindhyan hill range — historically part of the Gwalior princely state. Originally established as a 350 sq. km sanctuary in 1981, it was upgraded to a National Park in 2018. The park now spans 748 sq. km and hosts the world's first intercontinental big cat relocation project. The cheetah population at Kuno reached 57 individuals by May 2026. The first batch of 8 cheetahs arrived from Namibia on September 17, 2022 — PM Modi's birthday — and a second batch of 12 arrived from South Africa in February 2023. Cheetahs had been extinct in India since 1952.