Current Affairs Quiz 14 Jan 2026: India's First Solar Powered ATM Van By Grameen Bank

Current Affairs Quiz 14 Jan 2026: Jagran Josh presents today's important current affairs quiz from the perspective of competitive exams for students preparing for them and for aware readers. This quiz includes questions related to INSV Kaundinya, 'Lakhpati Didi' initiative, solar-powered ATM van, etc.

1. Indian Navy's sailing vessel INSV Kaundinya reached which port after its maiden voyage from Gujarat?

A) Port Sultan Qaboos, Muscat

B) Port Salalah, Oman

C) Port Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates

D) Port Bandar Abbas, Iran

Answer: A) Port Sultan Qaboos, Muscat

The Indian Navy's sailing vessel INSV Kaundinya reached Port Sultan Qaboos in Muscat after completing its maiden voyage from Gujarat. The reconstruction of a 5th-century Indian vessel, built using ancient stitching techniques, this ship departed from Porbandar on December 29 and covered an ancient sea route of approximately 1,400 kilometers to reach Oman.

2. Recently, Justice Revati Mohite Dere was sworn in as the first woman Chief Justice of which state?

A) Kerala

B) Meghalaya

C) Bombay

D) Karnataka

Answer: B) Meghalaya

Justice Revati Mohite Dere was recently sworn in as the first woman Chief Justice of Meghalaya in Shillong. Following the transfer of Chief Justice Soumen Sen to the Kerala High Court, Governor Chandra Shekhar H. Vijayashankar administered the oath of office to Justice Dere. Prior to her appointment, Justice Dere was serving as a judge in the Bombay High Court.

3. Which Central Ministry recently launched a national campaign to support the 'Lakhpati Didi' initiative?

A) Ministry of AYUSH

B) Ministry of Mines

C) Ministry of Rural Development

D) None of these

Answer: C) Ministry of Rural Development

The Ministry of Rural Development launched a national campaign on entrepreneurship to promote rural women-led enterprises and support the government's 'Lakhpati Didi' initiative. The campaign, launched on January 12, aims to train 50,000 Community Resource Persons (CRPs) in enterprise promotion under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) and provide Entrepreneurship Development Program (EDP) training to 50 lakh women Self-Help Group (SHG) members.

4. The 28th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC) is being organized in which country?

A) Maldives

B) Bangladesh

C) Sri Lanka

D) India

Answer: D) India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 28th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC) at the Central Hall of the Constitution House in the Parliament House complex, New Delhi, on January 15. The Prime Minister will inaugurate the conference at 10:30 AM and will also address the gathering on the occasion. The conference will be presided over by the Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.

5. Which is the country's first rural bank to introduce a solar-powered ATM van?

A) Baroda UP Gramin Bank

B) Tripura Gramin Bank

C) Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank

D) Kerala Gramin Bank

Answer: B) Tripura Gramin Bank

Tripura Gramin Bank has set a national milestone by becoming the country's first rural bank to introduce a solar-powered ATM van, a major step towards sustainable and inclusive banking services.

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