Daily Current Affairs Quiz 4th April, 2026 Check Important Questions Here

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Daily Current Affairs: 4th April, 2026

Q1.  In April 2026, a senior IRAS officer was appointed to a key financial leadership role in a major public sector mining company, highlighting the importance of financial governance in core industries. Who has been appointed as Director (Finance) at NMDC Limited?

(a) Rajesh Kumar
(b) Amitabh Jain
(c) Sandeep Sharma
(d) Anurag Kapil
(e) Vivek Joshi

Answer: d

Solution:

• Anurag Kapil has assumed charge as the Director (Finance) of NMDC Limited in April 2026.
• He is a 1998-batch officer of the Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS).
• NMDC Limited is India’s largest iron ore producer.

Q2. In April 2026, a senior executive of a major public sector steel company was given additional charge of the top leadership position, reflecting continuity in administrative leadership. Who has assumed the additional charge of Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of SAIL?

(a) Anurag Kapil

(b) Krishna Kumar Singh

(c) T.V. Narendran

(d) Soma Mondal

(e) R. K. Singh

Answer: b

Solution:

• Krishna Kumar Singh has assumed the additional charge of Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL).
• He is currently serving as the Director (Personnel) at SAIL.
• He took over the additional responsibility on 2 April 2026.

Q3. In April 2026, Myanmar witnessed a significant political development as its parliament elected a military leader as the country’s president following years of military control. Who was elected as the President of Myanmar?

(a) Aung San Suu Kyi
(b) Win Myint
(c) Htin Kyaw
(d) Kyaw Moe Tun

(e) Min Aung Hlaing

Answer: e

Solution:

• In April 2026, Min Aung Hlaing was elected as the President of Myanmar by the country’s parliament.
• He is a military general who led the 2021 coup, overthrowing the civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi.
• Since the coup, he has maintained strong control over the country’s political system.

Q4. In a significant development aimed at strengthening academic research and innovation in school education, the Ministry of Education granted a special institutional status to NCERT based on UGC recommendations. What status has been granted to NCERT?

(a) Central University
(b) State University
(c) Institution of National Importance
(d) Institution Deemed to be University
(e) Autonomous Research Institute

Answer: d

Solution:

• The Ministry of Education, on the recommendation of the University Grants Commission, has granted “Institution Deemed to be University” status to National Council of Educational Research and Training under a distinct category.
• National Council of Educational Research and Training is an autonomous organisation established in 1961 to assist and advise the Central and State Governments on policies and programmes for improving the quality of school education.

Q5. Under the collaborative framework of ‘Project 17A’, which specific entity was responsible for the construction and delivery of the stealth frigate INS Taragiri commissioned in April 2026?

(a) Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE)

(b) Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL)

(c) Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL)

(d) Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL)

(e) Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL)

Answer: c

Solution:

• The Indian Navy commissioned the stealth frigate INS Taragiri on 3 April 2026 at the Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam.
• The commissioning ceremony was presided over by Rajnath Singh.
• The warship has been built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL).
• INS Taragiri is the fourth vessel under the Project 17A (Nilgiri-class) frigates programme.