CLAT Current Affairs Cheat Sheet 2026

Constitution & Judiciary (2024-2026)

• Chief Justice of India rotations — Supreme Court appointment reforms.
• Same-sex marriage — Supriyo case decision.
• Uniform Civil Code Uttarakhand Act 2024 (first UCC state law).
• Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam replace colonial-era codes.

National Politics

• 18th Lok Sabha (2024 general election); NDA formed government.
• Cabinet portfolio distribution changes.
• New states/UTs — status quo currently.
• One Nation One Election committee recommendations.
• Waqf Amendment Act (2025) revising Waqf Board framework.
• Women's Reservation Act (Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam) — 33% reservation in Lok Sabha and state assemblies.

Economy

• India moved past 4th largest economy (2025 projections).
• Union Budget 2025-26 — increased infra, MSME support.
• RBI stances — repo rate movements.
• Digital Rupee (CBDC) pilot expanded.
• Big-tech regulation — Digital India Act, Personal Data Protection.

International

• BRICS expansion — new member states.
• G20 outcomes; India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor.
• Russia-Ukraine war, Israel-Palestine developments.
• ASEAN Summit outcomes.
• Nobel Prizes 2025 winners.

Awards & Honours

• Nobel Prizes 2025 (Peace, Literature, Sciences).
• Padma Awards 2025 recipients.
• Bharat Ratna recipients.
• Booker Prize 2025.
• Sports — 2024 Paris Olympics, 2026 Commonwealth games plans.

Environment

• COP29 Baku 2024 outcomes; Loss and Damage Fund.
• G20 Green Development Pact.
• Cyclone updates; heatwave records.
• Amrit Bharat Station Yojana; Vande Bharat train expansion.

Science & Technology

• Chandrayaan-3 south-pole soft landing (2023) — Vikram, Pragyan updates.
• Aditya-L1 sun mission achievements.
• Gaganyaan crewed mission plans (2026).
• ISRO's SSLV, GSLV-Mk3 launches.

Legal Landmark Judgments

• Right to marry outside religion (Supreme Court, 2023).
• Electoral bonds struck down (SBI, 2024).
• Article 370 verdict — J&K statehood restoration timeline.
• Free speech vs hate speech balance.

Practice MCQs

Q1. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita replaces A) CrPC B) Evidence Act C) IPC D) Motor Vehicles Act

Q2. Which state passed India's first Uniform Civil Code Act? A) Kerala B) Uttarakhand C) Gujarat D) Maharashtra

Q3. Electoral bonds scheme was struck down by A) High Court B) RBI C) Supreme Court D) Election Commission

Q4. The Aditya-L1 mission is aimed at studying A) Moon B) Sun C) Mars D) Jupiter

Q5. India's Chandrayaan-3 landed at the A) North Pole B) South Pole C) Equator D) Sea of Tranquillity

Q6. The Women's Reservation Act reserves what percent for women? A) 25% B) 33% C) 40% D) 50%

Q7. The 18th Lok Sabha was constituted in A) 2019 B) 2022 C) 2024 D) 2025

Q8. COP29 was held in A) Sharm el Sheikh B) Baku C) Dubai D) Belem

Q9. India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor was announced at A) G7 B) G20 New Delhi C) BRICS D) SAARC

Q10. Supriyo v Union of India dealt with A) Data protection B) Same-sex marriage C) Article 370 D) Sedition law

Answers: 1-C (Replaced IPC.), 2-B (Uttarakhand 2024.), 3-C (SC verdict 2024.), 4-B (Solar observation mission.), 5-B (Near south pole of Moon.), 6-B (33% reservation.), 7-C (2024 general election.), 8-B (Baku 2024.), 9-B (G20 New Delhi 2023.), 10-B (Same-sex marriage.)

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