Current Affairs Quiz Questions with Solutions
Daily current affairs MCQs for MAH CET, LAW CET and CUET GAT — national and international news, economy, sports, science and state affairs, each with the correct answer and a short explanation.
- Q261.
INS Mangrol, the Indian Navy's third indigenous anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft, was built by which shipyard?
A. Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders LimitedB. Garden Reach Shipbuilders & EngineersC. Cochin Shipyard LimitedD. Goa Shipyard LimitedmediumView solution › - Q262.
In October 2026, the United States imposed sanctions on which international judicial body, drawing criticism from the UN Secretary-General and several countries?
A. International Court of JusticeB. Permanent Court of ArbitrationC. WTO Appellate BodyD. International Criminal CourtmediumView solution › - Q263.
Who was elected President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) at its 153rd Assembly held in Arusha, Tanzania, in October 2026?
A. Milton DickB. Tulia AcksonC. Duarte PachecoD. HarivanshmediumView solution › - Q264.
RBI's new Foreign Exchange Risk Reserve (October 2026) requires Authorised Dealers to hold a cash reserve equal to what percentage of the notional amount of qualifying INR derivative contracts?
A. 10%B. 20%C. 15%D. 25%mediumView solution › - Q265.
The RBI's special dollar window announced in October 2026, effective from 12 October, supplies foreign exchange to which three oil marketing companies?
A. ONGC, OIL, GAILB. Reliance, Essar, NayaraC. IOC, HPCL, BPCLD. ONGC, IOC, GAILmediumView solution › - Q266.
Who became the fastest Indian batter to reach 2,000 T20I runs, during the 3rd T20I against West Indies at Indore on 11 October 2026?
A. Suryakumar YadavB. Tilak VarmaC. Ishan KishanD. Abhishek SharmamediumView solution › - Q267.
At India Mobile Congress 2026, which company's chairman announced the development of an indigenous satellite technology stack and pre-6G patent filings?
A. Reliance JioB. Bharti AirtelC. Vodafone IdeaD. BSNLmediumView solution › - Q268.
ICMR's first dedicated high-altitude medicine and public health research centre is being set up at Keylong, in which state/UT?
A. Jammu & KashmirB. Himachal PradeshC. LadakhD. UttarakhandmediumView solution › - Q269.
Who was appointed Governor of Tamil Nadu in the October 2026 gubernatorial reshuffle?
A. Om Prakash MathurB. Rajendra Vishwanath ArlekarC. Braj Mohan RamD. Dushyant GautammediumView solution › - Q270.
Which two Union Ministers jointly launched "Bharat Rice" for Army troops on 12 October 2026?
A. Rajnath Singh and Pralhad JoshiB. Rajnath Singh and Piyush GoyalC. Amit Shah and Pralhad JoshiD. Nirmala Sitharaman and Pralhad JoshimediumView solution › - Q271.
INS Mangrol, commissioned into the Indian Navy on 12 October 2026, is which type of vessel?
A. Aircraft carrierB. Guided-missile destroyerC. Survey vesselD. Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water CraftmediumView solution › - Q272.
Who heads the Supreme Court's newly constituted Standing Committee on Judicial Well-Being (October 2026)?
A. Justice Surya KantB. Justice B.R. GavaiC. Justice K.V. ViswanathanD. Justice D.Y. ChandrachudmediumView solution › - Q273.
Robert Hall and Michael Woodford won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for their work on which concept?
A. International trade theoryB. Microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilisationC. Behavioural financeD. Game theory in auctionsmediumView solution › - Q274.
SEBI's Settlement of Administrative and Civil Proceedings Regulations, 2026 replace the settlement framework introduced in which year?
A. 2018B. 2014C. 2020D. 2022mediumView solution › - Q275.
At which World Cup leg did Pieter Coetze set the men's 50m backstroke (short course) world record in October 2026?
A. BakuB. SingaporeC. ShanghaiD. TashkentmediumView solution › - Q276.
The world's first operational nuclear clocks (announced October 2026) use the nuclear transition of which isotope?
A. Caesium-133B. Strontium-87C. Thorium-229D. Uranium-235mediumView solution › - Q277.
The Technology Development Board signed a Rs 86 crore agreement with which Bengaluru-based firm for AI-based drug discovery in October 2026?
A. Strand Life SciencesB. PeptrisC. MedGenomeD. BioNTech IndiamediumView solution › - Q278.
The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet's October 2026 skill-training scheme, with an outlay of Rs 1,725 crore, is named after whom?
A. Sardar Vallabhbhai PatelB. Lal Bahadur ShastriC. Chandra ShekharD. Deen Dayal UpadhyayamediumView solution › - Q279.
India hosted the first-ever BIMSTEC Home Ministers' Meeting, which adopted a joint declaration on regional security, in which city on 13 October 2026?
A. MumbaiB. New DelhiC. KolkataD. BengalurumediumView solution › - Q280.
Which ministry's portfolio did Union Minister L. Murugan hold as Minister of State before his resignation on 13 October 2026?
A. Home AffairsB. TextilesC. Information & BroadcastingD. Civil AviationmediumView solution ›