Practice 25 current affairs MCQs from October 2026. Each answer links to the Article that explains the topic.
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Q1. Droupadi Murmu, who completed four years in office in July 2026, is which President of India?
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Answer: C
Murmu took oath as the 15th President on 25 July 2022. She is the first President from a Scheduled Tribe.
Related topics: Droupadi Murmu
Q2. What was the code name of the Indian Air Force’s operation during the 1999 Kargil War?
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Answer: B
The IAF’s role was Operation Safed Sagar. The Army’s campaign was Operation Vijay. Kargil Vijay Diwas is marked every year on 26 July.
Related topics: India’s Turn into the 21st Century
Q3. India’s first domestic benchmark-based natural gas futures, launched on NSE in July 2026, use the price of which hub?
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Answer: B
The NATGASIND contract is based on the Indian Gas Exchange’s Gujarat hub price. It is settled in cash.
Related topics: Petroleum and Natural Gas Sector in India
Q4. Which paragraph of the Tenth Schedule protects legislators from disqualification in case of a merger of parties?
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Answer: C
Paragraph 4 gives the merger exception. It needs at least two-thirds of the legislature party to agree. Paragraph 3, on splits, was deleted in 2003.
Related topics: The Constitution’s 12 Schedules and the Venkatachaliah Commission
Q5. Under the MSME Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026, central public sector enterprises must settle MSME invoices through which platform?
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Answer: B
The Trade Receivables Discounting System (TReDS) lets MSMEs get paid quickly against their invoices. The Bill makes it the route for CPSE payments.
Related topics: MSME Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026
Q6. Under the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2026, a birth reported more than two years late can be registered only on whose order?
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Answer: C
After two years, only a Judicial Magistrate of the First Class can order the registration. Between one and two years, an executive magistrate’s approval is enough.
Q7. ‘Machilipatnam’, launched in July 2026, belongs to which class of Indian Navy vessels?
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Answer: B
Machilipatnam is the seventh of eight Mahe-class Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft. Cochin Shipyard is building them.
Related topics: Warships of the Indian Navy
Q8. Lesotho, whose Joint Bilateral Commission with India met in July 2026, is completely surrounded by which country?
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Answer: C
Lesotho is an enclave inside South Africa. Its capital is Maseru, where the next Commission session will be held.
Related topics: Land Border Management in India: Beyond the Fence and the Force
Q9. India’s first sovereign-backed Protection and Indemnity (P&I) policy, issued in July 2026, was given to which company?
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Answer: B
New India Assurance issued the first P&I policy under the Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool to the Shipping Corporation of India.
Related topics: The Strait of Hormuz and India’s Energy Security
Q10. Under the Public Examinations Amendment Bill, 2026, what is the new jail term for a person using unfair means?
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Answer: C
The Bill raises the term to 5–10 years, from 3–5 years earlier. The fine limit rises to ₹50 lakh.
Related topics: Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Act, 2026
Q11. The Pradhan Mantri Surya Sarovar Yojana, approved in July 2026, supports which type of projects?
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Answer: C
PM-SSY supports 5,000 MW of floating solar projects with at least two hours of battery storage. Its outlay is ₹5,070 crore.
Related topics: Solar Energy in India
Q12. Under PM-KISAN, how much income support does an eligible farmer family get each year?
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Answer: B
Eligible families get ₹6,000 a year, paid in three instalments of ₹2,000. The scheme now runs till 2030-31.
Related topics: KALIA and CM-KISAN: Odisha’s Farmer Income-Support Schemes
Q13. ‘Samudra Manthan’, approved by the Union Cabinet in July 2026, is a scheme for what?
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Answer: B
Samudra Manthan is a national offshore exploration scheme for oil and gas. Its outlay is ₹84,084 crore up to 2030-31.
Related topics: Samudra Manthan: The Churning of the Ocean
Q14. The Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport, inaugurated in August 2026, is located at which place?
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Answer: A
The airport is at Bhogapuram in Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh. It serves the Visakhapatnam region.
Related topics: Andhra Pradesh
Q15. Which Indian city will host the 2030 Commonwealth Games, after Glasgow 2026?
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Answer: B
Ahmedabad will host the 2030 Commonwealth Games. India last hosted the Games in Delhi in 2010.
Related topics: Sports in India: Major Events and Institutions
Q16. Who founded the Indian Statistical Institute, whose 1959 Act a 2026 Bill seeks to replace?
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Answer: B
P.C. Mahalanobis founded ISI in Kolkata in 1931. The 2026 Bill will replace the 1959 Act.
Related topics: Amartya Sen
Q17. What is the name of the national organ donation and transplant portal launched by NOTTO in August 2026?
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Answer: A
NOTTO launched e-Pratyaropan on Indian Organ Donation Day, 3 August 2026. It manages waiting lists in real time.
Related topics: Organ Donation in India: A Growing System
Q18. Who became the first Indian woman to receive the COSPAR Vikram Sarabhai Medal, in 2026?
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Answer: B
Annapurni Subramaniam, Director of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, received it in Florence. She is the fourth Indian winner.
Related topics: Ritu Karidhal: India’s Rocket Woman
Q19. Under the August 2026 draft rules, from when would V2V communication systems be mandatory in new vehicles?
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Answer: C
Fitment would be mandatory from 1 October 2028. Voluntary fitment from October 2027 must meet AIS-230.
Q20. In August 2026, the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission was named a WHO-SEARN Regional Centre of Excellence in which field?
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Answer: B
The IPC was recognised for pharmacovigilance, which tracks drug side effects. It was also named a Technical Centre in Quality.
Related topics: Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission
Q21. Which institute developed India’s first indigenous vaccine against African swine fever?
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Answer: A
ICAR’s National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases in Bhopal developed it. It is a live attenuated vaccine for pigs.
Related topics: Dairy and Livestock Sector in India
Q22. At what level did the RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee keep the repo rate in August 2026?
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Answer: B
The MPC kept the repo rate at 5.25%. The SDF rate is 5.00%, and the MSF rate is 5.50%.
Related topics: RBI Keeps Repo Rate Unchanged at 5.25%
Q23. Who chairs the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, which extended the Cabinet Secretary’s term in August 2026?
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Answer: B
The Prime Minister chairs the ACC. It approves top appointments, such as the Cabinet Secretary.
Related topics: Centre Appoints Secretaries in Key Ministries: Major Bureaucratic Reshuffle (July 2026)
Q24. According to the figures cited in August 2026, which region hosts the largest share of India’s snow leopards?
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Answer: C
Ladakh hosts 477 of India’s estimated 718 snow leopards. That is about two-thirds of the total.
Related topics: The Himalayan Mountain Range
Q25. The Guwahati-Tezpur corridor approved in August 2026 will include which special feature on the Tezpur bypass?
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Answer: B
A 4.9 km Emergency Landing Facility will be built on the Tezpur bypass. It was planned with the Indian Air Force.
Related topics: India’s National Highway Network