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Current Affairs for Kids - 100+ Questions for All Classes (Sep 2023)

Romsha Vats • 24 Jun, 2023 • 15 mins

A comprehensive list of current affairs questions for all classes and age groups.

The ever-increasing sources of current affairs for kids are doing more harm than good. It's only causing more confusion in the minds of young students. How do parents and teachers tackle the problem of choosing the best source of current affairs for kids? What should they keep in mind while doing so?

First, the most important criterion is the objectivity and trustworthiness of the news portal that fleshes out current affairs for kids. Second, the news portal must write current affairs for kids in a more accessible and easily understandable manner. Third, only the most relevant themes of current affairs for kids should be published by them.

Which current affairs for kids' source ticks all these boxes? Newsahoot, of course!

Newsahoot has built the ultimate news for kids platform - using one child-friendly article every day, we inform children of current events across the world in a safe and fact-checked environment. Alongside our vast library of articles, we have also written this easy-to-use article to give teachers and parents some of the most important current affairs for kids - use the list of questions below and make sure that your kids know what’s happening in the world!

Current Affairs for Kids in Class 1

What is the Swachch Bharat Abhiyan all about?
Answer: Keeping our surroundings clean
What sport does Virat Kohli play?
Answer: Cricket
Where was the 2023 G20 Summit held?
Answer: India
What does IPL stand for?
Answer: Indian Premier League
Who is the current President of India?
Answer: Droupadi Murmu
Which is the largest continent in the world?
Answer: Asia
Which sense organ helps us feel the weather?
Answer: Skin
How many colours are there in the Indian flag?
Answer: Four
What is the national animal of India?
Answer: Tiger
How many colours are there in a rainbow?
Answer: Seven
Where is the North Pole located?
Answer: In the Arctic Ocean
What is the capital of India?
Answer: New Delhi

Current Affairs for Kids in Class 2

Chandigarh is the shared capital of which two Indian states?
Answer: Punjab & Haryana
Which festival marks the end of Navaratri and Durga Pooja in India?
Answer: Dussehra
What is the old name of the city Prayagraj?
Answer: Allahabad
What is Formula 1?
Answer: It is a car racing championship.
Who wrote the National Anthem of India?
Answer: Rabindranath Tagore
Which sport do Messi and Ronaldo play?
Answer: Football
What is the national currency of the USA?
Answer: Dollar
Where is the Statue of Unity located?
Answer: Gujarat
Which is the longest river in India?
Answer: Ganga
Who is the current Prime Minister of India?
Answer: Narendra Modi
What is Ramadan?
Answer: It is the holy month of fasting for Muslims.
Which famous singer’s fans are called ‘Swifties’?
Answer: Taylor Swift

Current Affairs for Kids in Class 3

Who is the author of the Harry Potter series?
Answer: J. K. Rowling
How many states does India currently have?
Answer: 28
Who is the current King of England?
Answer: King Charles III
Which Indian short film recently won the Oscar?
Answer: The Elephant Whisperers
Who are the BTS?
Answer: A famous Korean pop music band.
Which is the most populous country in the world?
Answer: India
What is a constellation?
Answer: It is a group of stars.
Which body part does air pollution affect the most?
Answer: Lungs
Which Indian state was formed in 2014?
Answer: Telangana
What does WHO stand for?
Answer: World Health Organisation
Who is the Chief Minister of Delhi?
Answer: Mr Arvind Kejriwal
Who is the founder of Apple Inc?
Answer: Steve Jobs

Current Affairs for Kids in Class 4

What is the name of the lost and submerged continent in the South Pacific Ocean?
Answer: Zealandia
Which desert is expanding in size due to climate change?
Answer: Sahara Desert
What is ChatGPT?
Answer: It is an artificial intelligence chatbot.
What was the name of India’s first space mission to Mars?
Answer: Mangalyaan
Which two countries were struck by a horrible earthquake recently?
Answer: Turkey & Syria
What is the Agniveer Scheme related to?
Answer: Short-term job in the defence forces.
What is the Paris Agreement about?
Answer: Fighting climate change
Who is the current Prime Minister of the UK?
Answer: Rishi Sunak
Who is the founder of the tech-company Meta?
Answer: Mark Zuckerberg
Which song won the Oscar for Best Original Song?
Answer: Natu Natu
Where is the South Pole located?
Answer: Near the continent of Antarctica.
Which private military group tried to attempt a coup in Russia?
Answer: Wagner PMC

Current Affairs for Kids in Class 5

How many union territories are currently there in India?
Answer: 8
Who is John Cena?
Answer: A professional wrestler from the USA.
What is the Artemis Mission?
Answer: It is NASA’s mission to go to the moon.
How many countries are members of the European Union?
Answer: 27
In which country is the Cannes Film Festival held every year?
Answer: France
What was the Chernobyl disaster about?
Answer: Accident at a nuclear power plant.
What is the Central Vista?
Answer: It is India’s central administrative area in Delhi.
What is the full form of COVID?
Answer: Coronavirus disease.
How many countries are members of the UN?
Answer: 193
Who is P. V. Sindhu?
Answer: Indian badminton player
Where was the first-ever Global Chess League held?Answer: Dubai
What is Virgin Galactic?
Answer: It is the world’s first commercial spaceline.

Current Affairs for Kids in Class 6

Which country recently left the European Union?
Answer: United Kingdom
Who is the current Prime Minister of Bangladesh?
Answer: Sheikh Hasina
What is the full form of SAARC?
Answer: South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
Which two countries developed the BrahMos missile?
Answer: India & Russia
Who wrote ‘The Diary of a Young Girl’?
Answer: Anne Frank
What is the Line of Actual Control (LAC)?
Answer: A line that separates Indian-controlled areas from Chinese-controlled areas in the Ladakh region.
When will India hold its next General Elections?
Answer: 2024
Who is the wealthiest person in the world?
Answer: Elon Musk
Which country developed the vaccine Sputnik-V?
Answer: Russia
Which countries are members of the QUAD grouping?
Answer: USA, India, Australia, and Japan
Which new app did Instagram release recently?
Answer: Threads
Which country won the SAFF Championship 2023?
Answer: India

Current Affairs for Kids in Class 7

Which tropical rainforest is referred to as the ‘Lungs of the Earth’?
Answer: Amazon Rainforest
Which government body issues currency in India?
Answer: Reserve Bank of India
Which countries are immediate neighbours of India?
Answer: Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka.
Which country sent cheetahs to India recently?
Answer: South Africa
How many members does the Rajya Sabha currently have?
Answer: 245
What is the White House?
Answer: It is the official residence of the President of the USA.
Who is the richest person in India?
Answer: Mukesh Ambani
What is the name of India’s first privately built rocket?
Answer: Vikram-S
Where did Apple Inc open its first showroom in India?
Answer: Mumbai
Which gas is majorly responsible for global warming?
Answer: Carbon dioxide
Which social media platform recently changed its name to ‘X’?
Answer: Twitter
What is the name of the rocket that launched Chandrayaan 3?Answer: LVM 3 (aka Bahubali)

Current Affairs for Kids in Class 8

When do we celebrate International Yoga Day?
Answer: June 21
Which is the world’s largest coral reef system?
Answer: The Great Barrier Reef of Australia
Which space agency launched the James Webb Telescope?
Answer: NASA
Who was appointed as the 50th Chief Justice of India?
Answer: Justice DY Chandrachud
Where was the 2022 FIFA World Cup held?
Answer: Qatar
How many countries are part of NATO at present?
Answer: 30
Who is the current President of the USA?
Answer: Joseph Biden
Who is Greta Thunberg?
Answer: A 20-year-old Swedish climate-change activist.
Where is the Donbas region located?
Answer: Ukraine
Who releases the Human Development Index?
Answer: UNDP
Who won the Wimbledon Men’s Singles 2023?
Answer: Carlos Alcaraz
What is the name of Odisha TV’s AI news presenter
Answer: Lisa

Current Affairs for Kids in Class 9

Who is the owner of the social media platform Twitter?
Answer: Elon Musk
What is the name of the submersible that imploded near the Titanic ship's wreckage under the ocean?
Answer: Titan
Where is the headquarter of the World Bank?
Answer: Washington D.C., the Capital of the United States
What is the full form of NFT?
Answer: Non-Fungible Token
Who is the Dalai Lama?
Answer: The highest spiritual leader and head of Tibet.
Who won the 2022 FIFA World Cup?
Answer: Argentina
What is the purpose of Starlink satellites?
Answer: They provide satellite internet services.
What is the national aquatic animal of India?
Answer: Gangetic Dolphin
Which team won the first Women’s Premier League held in 2023?
Answer: Mumbai Indians
The recently launched semi-high-speed trains with automated doors are called?
Answer: Vande Bharat Express
Who is the director of the ‘Barbie’ movie?
Answer: Greta Gerwig
Which countries sent cheetahs to India as part of ‘Project Cheetah’?
Answer: Namibia and South Africa

Current Affairs for Kids in Class 10

Which currency notes has the Indian government stopped printing?
Answer: ₹2000
What are Bitcoin, Ether, and Dogecoin an example of?
Answer: Cryptocurrency
What does UPI stand for?
Answer: United Payment Interface
The famous Indian female tennis player who retired in 2023 was?
Answer: Sania Mirza
Who are the current rulers of Afghanistan?
Answer: The Taliban
Russia is currently at war with which country?
Answer: Ukraine
In which states did three trains collide recently?
Answer: Odisha
What is the name of the cyclone that hit Gujarat recently?
Answer: Biparjoy
Which is the country that joined NATO in 2023?
Answer: Finland
Which is the name of the intelligence agency of Russia?
Answer: KGB
Who is India’s youngest grandmaster?
Answer: GM Gukesh
What is the name of the alliance formed by India’s Opposition parties?
Answer: I.N.D.I.A (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance)