National Affairs Current Affairs Questions
170 questions with answers and explanations in this section. Last updated 2026-10-01 by the axomexam team.
National affairs is the largest current affairs section and the one that appears in every paper. It covers government schemes, new bills and acts, Parliament sessions, Supreme Court judgments, national programmes, and the major events that shape the country during the year.
Axomexam arranges the year's national developments so that you can revise a scheme with its ministry and purpose, a bill with its key provision, and a judgment with its effect. Many of these facts also connect to the static polity and economy portions, so the revision pays off more than once.
What national affairs includes
- Central government schemes, missions and flagship programmes.
- New bills, acts, ordinances and constitutional amendments.
- Parliament sessions, major debates and the budget.
- Supreme Court and High Court judgments of national importance.
- National campaigns, observances and government initiatives.
- Reports, committees and commissions constituted by the central government.
Schemes are the most asked item
Of all national affairs topics, government schemes are asked most often. Questions typically give the scheme and ask for its purpose, or give the purpose and ask for the scheme, and occasionally ask for the ministry or the year of launch. Learning each scheme with its objective, its beneficiary group and the ministry responsible covers almost every way it can be asked.
How to prepare national affairs
- For each scheme, note the name, the objective, the beneficiary and the ministry.
- For each bill or act, note the one main provision that makes it news.
- For each judgment, note who the parties were and what changed as a result.
- Link the budget announcements to the relevant economic schemes.
- Revise the year's national events month by month rather than at random.
- Attempt the set before the mock tests so the facts stay current.
Sample National Affairs questions with answers
These are a few of the questions from this section. Every question carries the correct answer and a short explanation, and the full list is read online in English or Assamese.
- What are the three new criminal laws that replaced the British-era criminal laws in India?
Answer: Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA)
From 1 July 2024 these three new laws came into force, respectively replacing the Indian Penal Code 1860 (IPC), the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 (CrPC) and the Indian Evidence Act 1872.
উত্তৰ: ভাৰতীয় ন্যায় সংহিতা (BNS), ভাৰতীয় নাগৰিক সুৰক্ষা সংহিতা (BNSS), আৰু ভাৰতীয় সাক্ষ্য অধিনিয়ম (BSA) - Under the new Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which new section has replaced the old Section 124A on sedition?
Answer: Section 152 (acts endangering the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India)
The old word 'sedition' has been removed and strict punishment has been provided for offences against the nation's security and sovereignty.
উত্তৰ: ধাৰা ১৫২ (ভাৰতৰ সাৰ্বভৌমত্ব, ঐক্য আৰু অখণ্ডতাক বিপন্ন কৰা কাৰ্য) - What provision has been introduced for the first time in the new criminal laws as punishment for minor offences?
Answer: Community Service
To reduce prison overcrowding and bring reform, courts have been given the legal power to engage first-time minor offenders in community welfare work.
উত্তৰ: সামূহিক সেৱা (Community Service) - What is the historic constitutional amendment law that ensures 33% reservation of seats for women in the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies?
Answer: The 106th Constitutional Amendment Act 2023 (Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam)
It provides for reservation of one-third of seats for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies for 15 years, to come into effect after the census and delimitation.
উত্তৰ: ১০৬ সংখ্যক সংবিধান সংশোধনী আইন ২০২৩ (নাৰী শক্তি বন্দন অধিনিয়ম) - Who was the chairperson of the high-level committee constituted by the Central Government on 'One Nation, One Election'?
Answer: Ram Nath Kovind (former President of India)
Examining the possibility of holding Lok Sabha, state assembly and municipal-panchayat elections together, this committee submitted a positive report to the President.
উত্তৰ: ৰামনাথ কোবিন্দ (ভাৰতৰ প্ৰাক্তন ৰাষ্ট্ৰপতি) - What is the strict law passed by Parliament to prevent paper leaks and irregularities in examinations?
Answer: The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024
It provides for a maximum imprisonment of 10 years and a fine of up to Rs 1 crore against organised cheating mafias and paper leakers.
উত্তৰ: ৰাজহুৱা পৰীক্ষা (অনুচিত উপায় প্ৰতিৰোধ) আইন ২০২৪ (Public Examinations Act, 2024) - What is the amendment bill introduced in Parliament to make the management and regulation of Waqf properties transparent?
Answer: The Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024
It was referred to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to include women and non-Muslim members on Waqf boards and to ensure survey of properties by the District Collector.
উত্তৰ: ৱাকফ (সংশোধনী) বিধেয়ক ২০২৪ - Under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 (DPDP Act), what is the maximum fine that can be imposed on an entity for a data breach?
Answer: Up to Rs 250 crore
Provision has been made to constitute the Data Protection Board of India (DPBI) to prevent misuse of citizens' personal data.
উত্তৰ: ২৫০ কোটি টকা পৰ্যন্ত - When did the Ministry of Home Affairs formally notify the rules of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 (CAA)?
Answer: 11 March 2024
Registration began for granting citizenship to six minority communities who came to India before 31 December 2014 facing religious persecution from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
উত্তৰ: ১১ মাৰ্চ ২০২৪ - According to the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment) Act 2023, who are the three members of the selection committee?
Answer: The Prime Minister (chairperson), a Union Cabinet Minister, and the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha
The law was enacted replacing the Chief Justice, who was on the earlier Supreme Court direction, with a Cabinet Minister.
উত্তৰ: প্ৰধানমন্ত্ৰী (অধ্যক্ষ), এজন কেন্দ্ৰীয় কেবিনেট মন্ত্ৰী, আৰু লোকসভাৰ বিৰোধী দলপতি - Which historic place in Assam has been granted UNESCO World Cultural Heritage status?
Answer: Charaideo Moidams
UNESCO's 46th World Heritage Committee recognised the 600-year-old mound-burial system of the Ahom dynasty as the first cultural World Heritage Site of the North-East.
উত্তৰ: চৰাইদেউ মৈদাম (Charaideo Moidams) - At how many crores has Tata Electronics set up the country's mega semiconductor project at Jagiroad in Assam?
Answer: Rs 27,000 crore
Under India's Semiconductor Mission, an assembly and testing (OSAT) plant with a daily capacity of 4.8 crore chips is being built at Jagiroad.
উত্তৰ: ২৭,০০০ কোটি টকা
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is national affairs given so much weight?
It is the broadest and most stable section, covering governance and policy, and the questions are factual rather than analytical, which makes them easy to frame and easy to score.
Which national topics are asked most?
Government schemes, new bills and acts, Parliament sessions, the budget and important Supreme Court judgments are asked most frequently.
Do I need to know the launch year of every scheme?
The year matters mainly for examining whether a scheme is new. Focus first on the objective and the ministry, then on the year.
Are judgments asked in detail?
Usually only the key change or the principle is asked, not the full judgment. Note the parties and the effect in one line.
Are the National Affairs Current Affairs Questions questions available in Assamese and English?
Yes — the content is fully bilingual. You can switch between Assamese and English at any point while working through National Affairs Current Affairs Questions, which helps when a term is clearer in one language than the other.
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