Practice 25 current affairs MCQs from October 2026. Each answer links to the Article that explains the topic.
0 / 25 correct · click an option to check it · +0 pts today
Q1. How many days of wage employment a year does the VB-G RAM G Act, in force from 1 July 2026, guarantee to rural households?
Show answer and explanation
Answer: C
The VB-G RAM G Act guarantees 125 days of work a year. MGNREGA, which it replaced, guaranteed 100 days.
Related topics: DAY-NRLM
Q2. Which component makes up the largest share of India’s foreign exchange reserves?
Show answer and explanation
Answer: C
Foreign currency assets are the largest part, at $591.3 billion out of $729.3 billion in August 2026. Gold is second.
Related topics: Foreign Trade of India
Q3. What was India’s record domestic defence production value in financial year 2025-26?
Show answer and explanation
Answer: C
Production hit a record Rs 1.78 lakh crore in 2025-26. It was about Rs 43,000 crore in 2013-14.
Related topics: Science and Technology in Energy, Defence and Infrastructure
Q4. Exercise Udara Shakti 2026, in which the Indian Air Force took part in August 2026, is a bilateral air exercise with which country?
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B
Udara Shakti is held with the Royal Malaysian Air Force in Malaysia. Pitch Black, by contrast, is a multinational exercise hosted by Australia.
Related topics: IAF Multinational Air Exercises: Tarang Shakti, Pitch Black, Red Flag and More
Q5. Under India’s Access and Benefit-Sharing mechanism, which body released Rs 2.82 crore to State Biodiversity Boards and UT Biodiversity Councils in August 2026?
Show answer and explanation
Answer: A
The National Biodiversity Authority released the money. It works under the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 with State Biodiversity Boards and local BMCs.
Related topics: National Biodiversity Authority
Q6. In September 2026, India and Belgium set a target for their bilateral trade. What was it?
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B
The two Prime Ministers aimed to double bilateral trade in the next five years. Trade was over $13 billion in 2025-26.
Related topics: Broad-based Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA)
Q7. Under the FCRA Amendment Bill, 2026, now before a Joint Parliamentary Committee, the maximum jail term for violations changes from five years to how long?
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B
The Bill cuts the maximum jail term from five years to one year. It also creates a Designated Authority to manage the assets of groups that lose FCRA registration.
Related topics: FCRA, Foreign Funding of NGOs and Micro-Level Development Planning
Q8. Which country took over the chairmanship of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation for 2026-27 at the Bishkek Summit?
Show answer and explanation
Answer: C
Kyrgyzstan chaired the SCO in 2025-26 and hosted the Bishkek Summit on 1 September 2026. Pakistan took over the chair for 2026-27.
Related topics: Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
Q9. Which two tiger reserves emerged in 2026 as India’s most successful sites for releasing captive-bred vultures?
Show answer and explanation
Answer: A
BNHS released 29 captive-bred vultures in Melghat and Pench, Maharashtra. Survival rates reached up to 78%.
Related topics: Vulture Conservation in India
Q10. The ‘Correct the Map’ resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly in September 2026 encourages the use of which map projection?
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B
The resolution encourages equal-area projections, especially Equal Earth. It says the Mercator projection makes Africa and other equatorial regions look smaller than they are.
Related topics: Cartography, GPS and Space Technology in Geography
Q11. In 2026, the UK recognised India’s Carbon Credit Trading Scheme under which mechanism?
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B
The UK listed India’s CCTS as a qualifying carbon pricing scheme under its CBAM. Indian exporters can claim relief for carbon prices already paid in India.
Q12. DILRMP 3.0, whose operational guidelines were launched in September 2026, covers which period?
Show answer and explanation
Answer: C
The correct answer is 2026-27 to 2030-31. DILRMP 3.0 is a Central Sector Scheme for 2026-27 to 2030-31. The outlay is Rs 565.50 crore, with 11 components under three pillars.
The other periods do not match the Guidelines. The scheme starts on 1 April 2026.
Memory hook: 3.0 runs five years from 2026-27.
Related topics: DILRMP (Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme)
Q13. Under the E-Commerce Rules amended in September 2026, what does the ‘prior price’ shown beside a discount mean?
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B
The prior price is the lowest price at which the item was offered in the 30 days before the discount. Both the prior price and the reduced price must be shown. The rules apply from 1 January 2027.
Related topics: Consumer Protection in India and e-Jagriti
Q14. The 12-minute-per-hour cap on TV advertisements, removed in August 2026, was contained in which rules?
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B
The cap was in Rule 7(11) of the Cable Television Networks Rules, 1994. The I&B Ministry omitted it on 21 August 2026. TRAI then repealed its 2012 regulations on 10 September 2026.
Related topics: Broadcast Regulation in India: The Cable Act, the Ad Cap and the Fact Check Unit
Q15. The MISHTI scheme, under which Gujarat has planted 27,000 hectares in Kutch, is meant to grow which kind of forest?
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B
MISHTI is a mangrove scheme. Gujarat has planted mangroves on 27,000 hectares in Kutch, against a 29,000-hectare target.
Related topics: Sandalwood
Q16. Where did the Indian Air Force hold its first Dronathon-2026 in September 2026?
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B
Dronathon-2026 was held at the Pokhran Field Firing Range in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. It showcased Indian drone and anti-drone technology.
Related topics: Drone Ecosystem and Policy in India
Q17. The India–MERCOSUR Preferential Trade Agreement, which got its First Additional Protocol in September 2026, came into force in which year?
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B
The PTA was signed on 25 January 2004. It came into force on 1 June 2009.
Related topics: India’s Free Trade Agreements
Q18. With which country did India complete two-way UPI-based payment connectivity in September 2026?
Show answer and explanation
Answer: C
A second phase let Bhutanese visitors use UPI in India. UPI was already in use in Bhutan.
Related topics: NPCI and UPI
Q19. Where was the 10th World Circular Economy Forum, the first held in India, organised in September 2026?
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B
WCEF 2026 opened at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar. It was co-organised with Finland’s innovation fund Sitra.
Related topics: Extended Producer Responsibility: Where It Started in India
Q20. Apart from Kuno National Park, which protected area in Madhya Pradesh holds cheetahs under Project Cheetah as of September 2026?
Show answer and explanation
Answer: A
Of India’s 52 cheetahs, 49 are in Kuno National Park and 3 are in Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary.
Related topics: Madhav National Park
Q21. Yudh Abhyas, whose 22nd edition began at Auli in September 2026, is a joint military exercise between India and which country?
Show answer and explanation
Answer: C
Yudh Abhyas is the India-US Army exercise. The 22nd edition was held at Auli and the Mahajan Field Firing Range.
Related topics: IAF Multinational Air Exercises: Tarang Shakti, Pitch Black, Red Flag and More
Q22. Where is the main venue of Tarang Shakti 2026, the IAF’s multinational air exercise?
Show answer and explanation
Answer: A
Tarang Shakti 2026 is held at Air Force Station Jodhpur and nearby bases from 26 September to 12 October.
Related topics: IAF Multinational Air Exercises: Tarang Shakti, Pitch Black, Red Flag and More
Q23. Nomadic Elephant is a joint military exercise between India and which country?
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B
Nomadic Elephant is the India-Mongolia exercise. Its 18th edition began at Pithoragarh in September 2026.
Related topics: India and the Central Asian Republics: A Deepening Partnership
Q24. In September 2026, AFSPA was extended in ‘disturbed areas’ of which three states?
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B
The Home Ministry extended AFSPA in parts of Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh for six months from 1 October 2026.
Related topics: Arunachal Pradesh
Q25. Which Indian city will host the UCI Road World Championships in 2032?
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B
Pune was chosen at the UCI Congress in Montreal. It will be India’s first time hosting the event.
Related topics: Sports in India: Major Events and Institutions