Read out loud

Current Affairs for Kids - 100+ Questions for All Classes (July 2024)

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, a news for kids website!

Newsahoot has built the ultimate news for kids platform - using one child-friendly article every day; we inform children of current events worldwide 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 ensure that your kids know what’s happening in the world!

Current Affairs for Kids in Class 1

Where does our solar system’s main asteroid belt lie?
Answer: Between Mars and Jupiter
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
Which state of India does the Garba dance form belong to?
Answer: Gujarat
What is the capital of India?
Answer: New Delhi
Which continent does the Amazon River flow in?
Answer: South America
What do we call the gases that cause global warming?
Answer: Greenhouse gases
Which planet in our solar system has rings?
Answer: Saturn
What is the full form of ISRO?
Answer: Indian Space Research Organisation
What is the full form of WPL?
Answer: Women’s Premier League
How are plastic wastes harmful to the environment?
Answer: It releases chemicals into soil and water, harming humans and animals.
What is the one liquid that is very important to human lives?
Answer: Water
Who became the Prime Minister of India in 2024?
Answer: Narendra Modi
A cavity is formed in which organ of the body?
Answer: Teeth

For more current affairs, download the Newsahoot app or read the latest news on our website.

Current Affairs for Kids in Class 2

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
Which is the tallest mammal on Earth?
Answer: Giraffe
What is Santa Claus's original name?
Answer: Saint Nicholas
Which European city is called ‘the city of canals’?
Answer: Venice
What is the full form of AI?
Answer: Artificial Intelligence
Who is the captain of the Indian Cricket Team?
Answer: Rohit Sharma
What type of chocolate reduces stress and improves heart health?
Answer: Dark Chocolate
How often does a total solar eclipse occur?
Answer: Once every 18 months
Who won the T20 World Cup 2024?
Answer: India
Who got re-elected as Prime Minister of India for his third consecutive term in 2024?
Answer: Narendra Modi

For more current affairs, download the Newsahoot app or read the latest news on our website.

Current Affairs for Kids in Class 3

When will the next FIFA World Cup be held?
Answer: 2026
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
Which Indian leader’s birthday is celebrated as Teacher’s Day?
Answer: Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
What is the full form of AI?
Answer: Artificial intelligence
What is the full form of BSF?
Answer: Border Security Force
Who won the WPL 2024?
Answer: RCB (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)
What is the full form of AI?
Answer: Artificial Intelligence
How many overs can one bowler bowl?
Answer: 4 overs
Which state in India started the concept of water break?
Answer: Kerala
What is the name of India’s longest sea bridge?
Answer: The Atal Setu
What is the capital of Telangana?
Answer: Hyderabad

For more current affairs, download the Newsahoot app or read the latest news on our website.

Current Affairs for Kids in Class 4

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
Who is the CEO of OpenAI?
Answer: Sam Altman
Where is the South Pole located?
Answer: Near the continent of Antarctica.
Which team has won the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup six times?
Answer: Australia
Which organisation developed the NavIC system?
Answer: ISRO
How many UNESCO Heritage Sites are there in India?
Answer: 42
When do we celebrate Air Force Day in India?
Answer: 8th October
Who is the captain of RCB WPL?
Answer: Smriti Mandhana
Where is India’s first underwater metro located?
Answer: Kolkata, West Bengal
What is the full form of NASA?
Answer: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
What is Ramadan?
Answer: The 9th month of the Muslim year, during which fasting is observed from dawn to sunset.
Who is the Emeritus Chairman of Tata Sons?
Answer: Mr. Ratan Tata
Who is the Home Minister of India?
Answer: Amit Shah

For more current affairs, download the Newsahoot app or read the latest news on our website.

Current Affairs for Kids in Class 5

Which is the world's largest iceberg?
Answer: A23a
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
Which cricketer holds the record for scoring 50 ODI centuries?
Answer: Virat Kohli
What is Virgin Galactic?
Answer: It is the world’s first commercial spaceline.
Where was India’s first all-girls Sainik School inaugurated?
Answer: Vrindavan
What is the name of the navigation system developed by Russia?
Answer: GLONASS
Which country has the Iron Dome air defence system?
Answer: Israel
What is the full form of UNSC?
Answer: United Nations Security Council
Where did Holi first originate from?
Answer: Indian subcontinent of India and Nepal
Who built the Archimedes Death Ray?
Answer: Archimedes, an ancient Greek inventor
Which country’s air force conducted the dog fight between AI and humans?
Answer: United States
What is the full form of UN SDG?
Answer: United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals
Which sport does Kylian Mbappé play?
Answer: Football

For more current affairs, download the Newsahoot app or read the latest news on our website.

Current Affairs for Kids in Class 6

Which is the first spaceship to leave our solar system and enter interstellar space?
Answer: Voyager 1
What is the Line of Actual Control (LAC)?
Answer: A line that separates Indian-controlled areas from Chinese-controlled areas in the Ladakh region.
Which European country recently legalised same-sex marriage?
Answer: Greece
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
Who is the current Prime Minister of France?
Answer: Gabriel Attal
What is the name of the buffalo sport race event that is held in coastal Karnataka?
Answer: Kambala
Where is the country of Morroco located?
Answer: North Africa
Which is the world’s largest operating system?
Answer: Android
What is the name of the female humanoid robot that ISRO will send into space in 2024?
Answer: Vyomitra
What was the Titanic?
Answer: It's a famous ship from over a hundred years ago which sank after hitting an iceberg during its first trip in 1912.
What is the full form of GSI?
Answer: Geological Survey of India
Which country passed a rule to promote body sensitivity?
Answer: Norway
Which country has recently approved same-sex marriage?
Answer: Thailand

For more current affairs, download the Newsahoot app or read the latest news on our website.

Current Affairs for Kids in Class 7

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)
Where is India’s longest sea bridge located?
Answer: Mumbai (Atal Setu)
What is the name of the tiny robots made from human cells?
Answer: Anthrobots
How many organisations come under the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs)?
Answer: Seven
What is Methane pollution?
Answer: Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas causing air pollution.
Where is social media banned for kids below the age of 14?
Answer: Florida
What is jet fuel made of?
Answer: Crude oil (a type of fossil fuel)
Which Indian city came up with the concept of exchanging plastic waste for food vouchers?
Answer: Delhi
What is the full form of IMD?
Answer: Indian Meteorological Department
Which state government introduced gender-neutral images in school textbooks?
Answer: Kerala

For more current affairs, download the Newsahoot app or read the latest news on our website.

Current Affairs for Kids in Class 8

Who was appointed as the 50th Chief Justice of India?
Answer: Justice DY Chandrachud
Which ancient planet’s parts are said to be buried inside Earth?
Answer: Theia
How many countries are part of NATO at present?
Answer: 31
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
Which international organisation published the Global Risks Report?
Answer: World Economic Forum
Which is the oldest national sports award in India?
Answer: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy
In which two countries was UPI launched recently?
Answer: Sri Lanka and Mauritius
Where is the ‘Swahili’ language spoken?
Answer: East Africa
Who is the first female archer without arms to compete internationally?
Answer: Sheetal Devi
Who started the company, Neuralink?
Answer: Elon Musk
What is a liver transplant?
Answer: A liver transplant is a surgery where doctors replace a damaged liver with a healthy one from another person.
Which high court became the first court to hear arguments about a case from a speech and hearing-impaired lawyer?
Answer: Karnataka High Court
What are the three main steps (C-A-B) to give CPR?
Answer: Compressions, Airway, Breathing
Which company trained 4,300 delivery partners in lifesaving skills?
Answer: Zomato

For more current affairs, download the Newsahoot app or read the latest news on our website.

Current Affairs for Kids in Class 9

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 kind of plastic has particles smaller than 1 micron?
Answer: Nanoplastics
The recently launched semi-high-speed train with automated doors is 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
In which year was ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ first telecasted?
Answer: 2000
Who is the upcoming president of G20?
Answer: Brazil
What is the name of the space station built by China?
Answer: Tiangong Space Station
Which company developed a flying car?
Answer: Klein Vision
What does DRDO stand for?
Answer: Defence Research and Development Organization
Why are Lok Sabha/ general elections held?
Answer: To appoint the Members of the Parliament (MP)
What are the 2 important parts AI is made of?
Answer: Data and algorithms
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) functions under which ministry?
Answer: Ministry of Home Affairs
Where did scientists monitor chimpanzees to observe their healing behaviours?
Answer: Budongo Central Forest Reserve

For more current affairs, download the Newsahoot app or read the latest news on our website.

Current Affairs for Kids in Class 10

Which song featuring PM Modi was recently nominated for the Grammy Awards?
Answer: Abundance of Millets
Which is the country that joined NATO in 2023?
Answer: Finland
What is the name of Russia's intelligence agency?
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)
Which is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom?
Answer: Birmingham
Which Indian music group won the Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album in 2024?
Answer: Shakti
Which two disputed areas of West Asia do Palestinians reside in?
Answer: West Bank and Gaza
What does the Neuralink do?
Answer: It is a device that allows users to control computers using their thoughts.
What is the world’s first AI Software Engineer called?
Answer: Devin
Which company created the flamethrower-equipped robot dog named Thermonator?
Answer: Throwflame
Who is responsible for administering Union and State election processes in India?
Answer: The Election Commission of India
Who is the minister of education?
Answer: Dharmendra Pradhan
Who is the founder of Hinduja Group?
Answer: Parmanand Deepchand Hinduja
Who is the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha?
Answer: Rahul Gandhi

For more current affairs, download the Newsahoot app or read the latest news on our website.

Last updated on 2 July 2024.

COMMENTS

could not fetch image

The Art of Happiness

Learn about the mental, physical, and cognitive benefits of child-like happiness.

could not fetch image

Kids React to NCERT Syllabus Cuts | The Hoot Hour - Ep. 5

Catch Newsahoot readers discussing current affairs in our exclusive series!

could not fetch image

Student Panelists of Hoot Hour - Ep. 5

The participants of the Hoot Hour - Episode 5 with their certificates.