October 2026 Current Affairs Quiz

The 10th India Mobile Congress, held in October 2026, was organised on which theme?

Which DRDO laboratory developed the 20% lighter indigenous armour panels reported in October 2026?

Which DRDO laboratory developed the High-Altitude Platform System flight-tested in October 2026, and at what altitude did it hold station?

The upgraded Agri Welfare Portal launched in October 2026 is a single-window platform for which set of schemes?

ULLAS, the programme under which Lakshadweep achieved full literacy, is implemented by which ministry and targets which age group?

What is the theme of World Arthritis Day 2026, observed on 12 October?

The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Act, 2026 amends which section of the parent 1969 Act?

Under the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999, a GI registration is valid for how long before renewal?

Project Cheetah's February 2026 consignment of nine cheetahs came from which country, whose lineage the October 2026 Kuno litter begins?

According to the Ayush Services Sector Report 2026, what is the estimated value of India's Ayush services economy in FY2024-25?

Which country was named incoming Chair of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and the IMF for 2027?

Which organisation is India's National Maritime Search and Rescue Coordinating Authority, and conducted SAREX-2026?

Varunastra, for which the Ministry of Defence signed a Rs 1,543 crore contract in October 2026, is which type of weapon?

The Central Armed Police Forces Act, 2026 covers which set of forces?

The Independent Business Unit that manages India's Research, Development and Innovation Fund is housed within which body?

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India is established under which Article of the Constitution?

Anup Bagchi, the incoming HDFC Bank MD and CEO, moves to the bank from the top job at which company?

What is the base year of MoSPI's Index of Services Production?

RoDTEP, launched in January 2021, replaced which earlier export incentive scheme found incompatible with WTO rules?

As presented at FAO COFO 28, India's forest and tree cover stands at what proportion of its geographical area?

The draft National Steel Policy 2047 sets what target for India's crude steel capacity by 2047?

The International Day of Non-Violence, observed on 2 October, was established by a UN General Assembly resolution adopted in which year?

The four-day October 2026 survey of Kerala's Peechi wildlife division added how many new species to the checklist?

The DRISHTI project approved for Delhi is intended to speed up conferment of property rights under which scheme?

Odisha's new MICE incentive portal was created under which policy framework?

Which of the following data sources will the Integrated Transport and Logistics Authority use to build its National Transport Data Repository?

The Olympic Council of Asia, founded on 16 November 1982 in New Delhi, has its headquarters in which city?

The National Strategy for Additive Manufacturing (NSAM) 2.0 is being rolled out by which ministry?

In how many international matches did Harmanpreet Kaur captain India across all formats?

In October 2026 India approved the rollover of a currency swap facility for the Maldives of what size, extended under which framework?

Which of the following is NOT supported by Apple Pay at its India launch?

The survival rate of released captive-bred Cheer pheasants in Himachal Pradesh improved from 11.11% in 2019-20 to what level in 2024-25?

Under the RBI's new Foreign Exchange Risk Reserve (FERR) requirement, authorised dealers must park cash with the RBI equal to what share of eligible rupee derivative contracts, and above what notional threshold?

The Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians is administered jointly by ICTP and which other body?

e-Sanjeevani teleconsultations are currently offered in how many languages?

Who scored an unbeaten 91 off 41 balls in the third Women's T20I against Zimbabwe at Raipur on 20 October 2026?

What made Max Verstappen's 2026 Singapore Grand Prix victory notable?

Which body launched the Silver Refinery Scheme on World Standards Day 2026, and under which Union ministry does it function?

The fifth edition of the India-Australia joint military exercise AUSTRAHIND 2026 is being held at the Foreign Training Node in which city?

Arshi Gupta will represent India in the Mini Max class at the 2026 Rotax MAX Grand Finals, to be held in which country?

Which organisation has organised the World Osteoporosis Day campaign since 1997?

The Rs 661.50 crore contract signed by the Defence Ministry with BrahMos Aerospace in October 2026 covers which equipment, and under which acquisition category?

In its October 2026 review, the RBI raised the policy repo rate to which level, and this was its first increase since which year?

The National Human Rights Commission, which observed its 33rd Foundation Day on 12 October 2026, was constituted under which law?

Where were India's first captive-bred Great Indian Bustards released into a protected enclosure in October 2026?

The US order barring DeepSeek products from federal civilian IT systems was issued under which law?

The Director of which Indian institution was elected Chair of IOCINDIO, the UNESCO-IOC Sub-Commission for the Central Indian Ocean, in October 2026?

Which body under PM GatiShakti appraises infrastructure projects, and how many had it evaluated by the plan's fifth anniversary?

The India-EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement, which anchors India-Switzerland economic ties, covers which group of countries?

MoSPI's new sub-sectoral trial Index of Services Production covers how many services sub-sectors?

SEBI's Credit Risk-o-Meter is modelled on which existing disclosure tool?

Who was awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, announced on 9 October 2026?

Dr Sudha Yadav, appointed Governor of Karnataka, is a former Lok Sabha member from which constituency, and from which institution did she earn her PhD?

A wholly owned subsidiary of which group will acquire a 60.72% stake in IDBI Bank under the strategic disinvestment approved in October 2026?

WWF's Living Planet Report 2026 records what average decline in monitored wildlife populations between 1970 and 2022?

What was the theme of World Post Day 2026, observed on 9 October?

The International Day of the Girl Child was established by which United Nations General Assembly resolution?

Which company signed an agreement with the Technology Development Board in October 2026 to develop YETI, a heavy-lift autonomous aerial logistics vehicle?

Yes Bank's AT-1 bonds, whose write-off the Supreme Court held illegal, were written off in which year as part of the bank's reconstruction?

The MeitY-IndiaAI Centre of Excellence in AI in Keralam (CAIK), launched under the IndiaAI Mission, is located in which city?

ACM AP Singh's final fighter sortie, flown in a Tejas on 12 October 2026 at Jodhpur, took place during which exercise?

National Coastal Mission 2.0 covers how many coastal states and Union Territories?

The October 2026 Bud Rot outbreak in coconut palms was reported from Tiptur taluk of which state?

What was India's rank in the Global Innovation Index 2026 published by WIPO?

Which of Anne Carson's works, a genre-bending verse novel, was singled out in coverage of her 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature?

Which engine powers the LCA Tejas Mk-1A, four more units of which GE Aerospace delivered to HAL in October 2026?

India beat Pakistan 4-3 in the men's hockey semifinal at the 2026 Asian Games. Who scored India's winning goal with 49 seconds remaining?

Under the amended law effective 1 October 2026, registration of a birth or death reported more than two years after the event requires approval from whom?

Where is the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) headquartered?

As per the Ayush Services Sector Report 2026, women constitute what share of the overall Ayush services workforce?

The PRIP scheme, launched in August 2023 with a Rs 5,000 crore outlay, operates under which ministry?

SEBI's new Credit Risk-o-Meter for debt securities maps credit ratings onto how many colour-coded risk levels?

The first working nuclear clocks reported in Nature in October 2026 used which isotope, embedded in which host crystal?

The black-and-red ware bowl bearing the longest recorded sequence of five graffiti signs in Tamil Nadu was found at Thelunganur in which district?

Under the Chamkharchhu-I agreement, what are the equity split and development model?

Who won the Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians 2026?

At which SCO Summit did Prime Minister Narendra Modi first propose the SCO Civilisational Dialogue Forum?

The tiger recorded in Beed district in 2026 had dispersed from which protected area in Yavatmal district?

In October 2026, which two countries sought full membership of the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC)?

The 2026 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded to Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford for their work on which subject?

What was the theme of World Habitat Day 2026, observed on 5 October?

The ALH MK-III helicopter recently inducted by the Indian Coast Guard at Ratnagiri is manufactured by:

What consideration was approved for the 60.72% stake sale in IDBI Bank, and what will the Government and LIC hold together after the deal?

Under the Bankers' Books Evidence Act, 2026, a bank officer may be compelled to appear in person or produce original records only when:

As per the adverse scenario in the IMF's October 2026 Global Financial Stability Report, banks holding what share of global banking assets would fall below regulatory capital limits?

In India's maritime doctrine, MAHASAGAR stands for:

IndianOil, the Sports Authority of India and the NSDF announced a two-year partnership in October 2026 to strengthen which sport, and at what outlay?

World Osteoporosis Day 2026, observed on 20 October, was marked under which campaign theme?

JNPA signed a USD 70 million blue financing agreement with which institution to build shore power infrastructure?

The Ambaji temple, whose Mohanthal prasad received a Geographical Indication tag in October 2026, is located in which district of Gujarat?

Where was the 70th meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC-70) held in 2026?

Where was the first World Sudoku Championship held, in 2006?

Under the India-New Zealand FTA, what share of its own tariff lines does India liberalise, covering about 95% of bilateral trade value?

According to the World Development Report 2026, what share of Indian jobs faces immediate automation risk from artificial intelligence?

UNCTAD's Trade and Development Report 2026 projects India's growth in 2026 at:

The Indian Council of Medical Research, which is setting up India's first High-Altitude Health Research Centre, functions under which department?

The IMF released its October 2026 World Economic Outlook at the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings held in which city?

The AdaniConneX-Google data centre campuses at Visakhapatnam, of about 1 GW combined capacity, will primarily use which cooling method?

Cerebral palsy is among the disabilities recognised under which Indian legislation, which lists 21 disabilities?

Who has been appointed Managing Director and CEO of HDFC Bank with effect from 27 October 2026?