Current Affairs 19 February 2026 | Daily GK MCQs for Competitive Exams

1. Which Ministry launched VoicERA at the India AI Impact Summit 2026?

A. Ministry of Science and Technology
B. Ministry of Communications
C. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
D. Ministry of Home Affairs

Source: News On Air

2. What is VoicERA described as?

A. A social media platform
B. An open-source, end-to-end Voice AI stack
C. A cybersecurity software
D. A satellite communication system

Source: News On Air

3. VoicERA has been deployed on which national platform?

A. DigiLocker
B. BHIM
C. BHASHINI National Language Infrastructure
D. GeM Portal

Source: News On Air

4. Which country will preside over the 52nd G7 Summit in 2026?

A. Canada
B. Germany
C. France
D. Japan

Source: News On Air

5. In which French city is the 52nd G7 Summit scheduled to be held?

A. Paris
B. Lyon
C. Evian
D. Nice

Source: News On Air

6. Which of the following countries is a member of the G7 group?

A. India
B. China
C. Italy
D. Brazil

Source: News On Air

7. Ramakrishna Paramahansa’s birth anniversary is observed on which day in 2026?

A. February 12
B. February 15
C. February 18
D. February 21

Source: News On Air

8. On which date will polling be held for the 37 Rajya Sabha seats announced by the Election Commission?

A. March 5
B. March 10
C. March 16
D. March 26

Source: News On Air

9. Which two U.S. tech companies announced partnerships with Indian firms and institutes at the AI Impact Summit?

A. Google and Microsoft
B. Apple and Amazon
C. Nvidia and OpenAI
D. Meta and IBM

Source: The Hindu

10. Which premier Indian institute partnered with OpenAI as mentioned in the report?

A. IIT Bombay
B. IISc Bengaluru
C. IIT Delhi
D. JNU

Source: The Hindu

11. Which authority has proposed amendments to ban disruptive passengers swiftly?

A. Airports Authority of India
B. Ministry of Civil Aviation
C. Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)
D. Bureau of Civil Aviation Security

Source: The Hindu

12. Who headed the Bench that heard the plea regarding racial slur?

A. Justice B.V. Nagarathna
B. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud
C. Chief Justice of India Surya Kant
D. Justice Sanjiv Khanna

Source: The Hindu

13. Where is BioAsia 2026 International Summit being held?

A. Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
B. Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC)
C. HITEX Exhibition Centre
D. Shilpakala Vedika

Source: News On Air

14. What is the theme of BioAsia 2026?

A. Digital Health Revolution
B. Future of Genomics
C. TechBio Unleashed – AI, Automation, and the Revolutionary Changes in Life Sciences
D. Biotech for Sustainable India

Source: News On Air

15. Which organisation has announced the development of ‘Bee Corridors’ along National Highways?

A. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
B. National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)
C. Indian Council of Agricultural Research
D. National Biodiversity Authority

Source: PIB

16. Which Indian state has approved the country’s first comprehensive graphene policy?

A. Tamil Nadu
B. Karnataka
C. Kerala
D. Maharashtra

Source: Economic Times

17. Which state/UT has launched the nation’s first AI-driven school model?

A. Maharashtra
B. Karnataka
C. Delhi
D. Gujarat

Source: The Tribune

18. Which organisation discovered the new species Lepidocampa sikkimensis?

A. Indian Council of Agricultural Research
B. Zoological Survey of India (ZSI)
C. National Biodiversity Authority
D. Botanical Survey of India

Source: PIB

19. From which country was the 5,000-year-old antibiotic-resistant bacterium discovered?

A. Russia
B. Norway
C. Romania
D. Canada

Source: Times of India

20. Approximately what percentage of Earth’s land surface is covered by glaciers, ice sheets and ice caps?

A. 5%
B. 10%
C. 20%
D. 30%

Source: Times of India

Current Affairs – 19 February 2026

1. Which Ministry launched VoicERA at the India AI Impact Summit 2026?

2. What is VoicERA described as?

3. VoicERA has been deployed on which national platform?

4. Which country will preside over the 52nd G7 Summit in 2026?

5. In which French city is the 52nd G7 Summit scheduled to be held?

6. Which of the following countries is a member of the G7 group?

7. Ramakrishna Paramahansa’s birth anniversary is observed on which day in 2026?

8. On which date will polling be held for the 37 Rajya Sabha seats announced by the Election Commission?

9. Which two U.S. tech companies announced partnerships with Indian firms and institutes at the AI Impact Summit?

10. Which premier Indian institute partnered with OpenAI as mentioned in the report?

11. Which authority has proposed amendments to ban disruptive passengers swiftly?

12. Who headed the Bench that heard the plea regarding racial slur?

13. Where is BioAsia 2026 International Summit being held?

14. What is the theme of BioAsia 2026?

15. Which organisation has announced the development of ‘Bee Corridors’ along National Highways?

16. Which Indian state has approved the country’s first comprehensive graphene policy?

17. Which state/UT has launched the nation’s first AI-driven school model?

18. Which organisation discovered the new species Lepidocampa sikkimensis?

19. From which country was the 5,000-year-old antibiotic-resistant bacterium discovered?

20. Approximately what percentage of Earth’s land surface is covered by glaciers, ice sheets and ice caps?