Latest General Knowledge Questions and Answers – 22 January 2026

1. Who has been appointed as the new Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of Meta (Facebook's parent company)?
   Answer: Dina Powell McCormick
2. How many member countries are currently part of the BRICS group?
   Answer: 10
3. What has the Indian Army declared the year 2026 as?
   Answer: “Year of Networking and Data Centricity”
4. The ‘Akka Pade’ scheme is related to which Indian state?
   Answer: Karnataka
5. What is the target under the Child Marriage Free India initiative by 2030?
   Answer: To completely eliminate child marriage
6. Who will host the 18th BRICS Summit in 2026?
   Answer: India
7. Which is India’s first city to provide 24-hour drinkable tap water?
   Answer: Puri
8. What is the main theme of the BRICS Summit 2026?
   Answer: Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation, and Sustainability
9. Which is the first Indian state to introduce period leave for women?
   Answer: Karnataka
10. In which city was the 78th Indian Army Day celebrated?
    Answer: Jaipur
11. India and Spain have declared 2026 as which year?
    Answer: “Dual Year”
12. The Scorp robot has been developed by which institution?
    Answer: IIT Kanpur
13. Which is India’s first child marriage-free district?
    Answer: Balod
14. Which is Kerala’s first official butterfly sanctuary?
    Answer: Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary
15. Who has taken charge as the new US Ambassador to India?
    Answer: Sergio Gore