These MCQs are based on The Hindu e-paper of Wednesday, 4th November 2026, and are useful for WBCS, UPSC, other State PSC, SSC, Railway and Banking exams. Find every edition on our Daily Current Affairs (DCA) page.
National Current Affairs From The Hindu
1. The Election Commission clarified that voters re-enrolling through Form 6 during the SIR will not face action under which provision, which penalises false declarations?
A. Section 31 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950
B. Section 125A of the RP Act, 1951
C. Section 171G of the IPC
D. Article 326 of the Constitution
Answer: A. Section 31 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950
Explanation: In a letter to the Chief Electoral Officers of all States and Union Territories, the ECI said EROs must not start action under Section 31 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950 just because an elector was on an earlier roll and filed Form 6 during or after the SIR. This applies only if the elector is not already enrolled in another constituency. The clarification follows the Delhi High Court’s ruling in Nilotpal Datta v. ECI (October 14, 2026). The ‘first-time inclusion’ declaration in Form 6 has been in force since August 1, 2022. Static GK: Form 6 is for new enrolment, Form 7 for objections or deletion, and Form 8 for correction or shifting of an entry. Section 31 provides up to one year’s imprisonment for a false declaration. Official site: Election Commission of India.
2. In a Supreme Court affidavit, the Delhi Police Commissioner described Jantar Mantar as what?
A. A heritage monument
B. A designated protest zone under the BNSS
C. A public road, not a protest ‘site’
D. A part of the Parliament precinct
Answer: C. A public road, not a protest ‘site’
Explanation: Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar said Jantar Mantar is a stretch of public road that sees nearly 1,300 protests a year. He argued that no one can claim a fundamental right to protest at a particular place and that the State can move protest venues. In a separate case, a Bench headed by CJI Surya Kant told Delhi traders that protests also create a ‘protest economy’ for hawkers and vendors, and said the right to livelihood must be balanced against the right to protest. Static GK: Article 19(1)(a) guarantees freedom of speech and Article 19(1)(b) the right to assemble peaceably and without arms, subject to reasonable restrictions under Articles 19(2) and 19(3). In Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan v. Union of India (2018), the Supreme Court held that protests at Jantar Mantar cannot be banned outright.
3. Addressing a conference of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairpersons in Thiruvananthapuram, Om Birla praised which convention?
A. PAC chair is the Speaker’s nominee
B. PAC chair rotates among States
C. PAC chair is the Finance Minister
D. PAC chair is a Member of the Opposition
Answer: D. PAC chair is a Member of the Opposition
Explanation: Om Birla said appointing an Opposition member as PAC chair reflects the maturity of India’s parliamentary democracy, and he flagged PAC reports that have been pending for 15–20 years. PAC chairman K.C. Venugopal objected that chief secretaries of six States had skipped a PAC meeting. Keralam Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan said a legislature cannot keep a CAG report out of the PAC’s scrutiny. Static GK: Parliament’s PAC has 22 members (15 from the Lok Sabha and 7 from the Rajya Sabha), and the convention of an Opposition chair dates from 1967. The CAG is appointed under Article 148, and its reports are laid before Parliament under Article 151. Revise: Parliament PYQs.
4. According to the Union Panchayati Raj Minister, what will replace Aadhaar as the main identifier for welfare payments under the Ministry’s schemes?
A. PAN card
B. Voter ID (EPIC) with biometric authentication
C. Ration card
D. Passport
Answer: B. Voter ID (EPIC) with biometric authentication
Explanation: Rajiv Ranjan Singh said voter ID (EPIC) numbers together with biometric authentication will become the basis for identifying beneficiaries and making payments, replacing Aadhaar as the primary identifier. He first made the remark at a workshop on the People’s Plan Campaign (PPC) 2026-27. The Sixteenth Finance Commission has recommended grants of ₹4,35,236 crore for 2.55 lakh panchayats and traditional local bodies for 2026-31. Static GK: the People’s Plan Campaign helps gram panchayats prepare their Gram Panchayat Development Plans (GPDP). The Sixteenth Finance Commission is chaired by Arvind Panagariya. Official site: Ministry of Panchayati Raj.
5. The Centre plans to simplify visa application forms. By roughly how much will the number of fields be cut?
A. 70%
B. 40%
C. 20%
D. 90%
Answer: A. 70%
Explanation: Fields will be cut by about 70% across all 22 visa categories, and redundant items such as ‘district’ will be dropped, with the changes likely from next year. India had 1.093 crore foreign tourist arrivals in 2019 but only 91.5 lakh in 2025, still below the pre-COVID level. India offers e-visas, preceded by an electronic travel authorisation (ETA), in nine sub-categories to 147 countries. Static GK: the Bureau of Immigration under the Ministry of Home Affairs handles immigration, and the e-Tourist Visa was launched in 2014 (as ‘Tourist Visa on Arrival enabled with ETA’).
6. Police from Odisha and Andhra Pradesh scuffled over the Kotia group of villages. In which Odisha district are these villages?
A. Malkangiri
B. Rayagada
C. Koraput
D. Gajapati
Answer: C. Koraput
Explanation: Andhra Pradesh plans to hold MPTC and ZPTC (mandal and zilla parishad) polls in Kotia on November 5. Odisha says a Supreme Court status quo order has been in force since 2006 and has filed a fresh contempt petition. The Koraput Collector imposed prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the BNSS across all 21 villages of Kotia gram panchayat in Pottangi tehsil. The dispute dates back to before independence. Static GK: Odisha became a separate province on April 1, 1936 (Utkal Divas), and Andhra State was formed on October 1, 1953.
7. Which 1980 Constitution Bench judgment upheld the death penalty but limited it to ‘special reasons’, making life imprisonment the norm?
A. Machhi Singh v. State of Punjab
B. Mithu v. State of Punjab
C. Jagmohan Singh v. State of U.P.
D. Bachan Singh v. State of Punjab
Answer: D. Bachan Singh v. State of Punjab
Explanation: Bachan Singh laid down the ‘rarest of rare’ doctrine and individualised sentencing, under which the circumstances of the criminal must be weighed along with those of the crime. In Manoj v. State of Madhya Pradesh (2022), the Supreme Court required mental-health evaluations, reports on conduct in custody and a probation officer’s report before sentencing. In Vasanta Sampat Dupare (2025), it held that a death sentence imposed without such a hearing is unconstitutional. In 2025, trial courts sentenced 128 people to death, and in 95.18% of the cases that could be assessed, the Manoj procedure was not followed. Static GK: Section 354(3) of the CrPC is now Section 393(3) of the BNSS. The 262nd Law Commission Report (2015) recommended abolishing the death penalty except for terrorism-related offences. Revise: Judiciary PYQs.
8. Section 27 of the RTE Act, 2009 bars the deployment of teachers for non-educational purposes except for which duties?
A. Census, Aadhaar enrolment and polio drives
B. Census, disaster relief and election duties
C. Elections, vaccination drives and surveys
D. Only election duties
Answer: B. Census, disaster relief and election duties
Explanation: Jean Drèze noted that teachers may be deployed only for the population census, disaster relief and election-related duties. The RTE Act prescribes at least 45 working hours a week for teachers and implicitly at least 800 hours of classroom teaching over 200 days in primary schools. Static GK: the RTE Act gives effect to Article 21A, inserted by the 86th Amendment (2002), which guarantees free and compulsory education to children aged 6–14. APAAR (Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry) is the ‘One Nation, One Student ID’.
9. The Delhi Assembly moved the cut-off date for recognising jhuggi-jhopri clusters for rehabilitation to which date?
A. January 1, 2025
B. January 1, 2015
C. January 1, 2020
D. January 1, 2006
Answer: A. January 1, 2025
Explanation: The cut-off moved from January 1, 2006 to January 1, 2025, and the Centre says about four lakh families could benefit. The op-ed argued for an ‘in-situ first, relocation last’ rule and cited Odisha’s Jaga Mission, which gives land rights to slum dwellers. Static GK: in Olga Tellis v. Bombay Municipal Corporation (1985), the Supreme Court linked the right to livelihood with the right to life under Article 21.
10. Under the Census 2027 criteria, which of these is NOT one of the three conditions for a ‘census town’?
A. Population of at least 5,000
B. Density of at least 400 persons per sq km
C. Presence of a municipal body
D. At least 75% of male workers in non-agricultural work
Answer: C. Presence of a municipal body
Explanation: A census town must meet all three criteria: a population of at least 5,000, a density of at least 400 persons per sq km, and at least 75% of male main workers in non-agricultural work. A statutory town, by contrast, is one notified by the State and has a municipal body. In 2011, India had 377 million urban residents. The Economic Survey 2026 cited satellite data showing India was 63% urban in functional terms in 2015. The Sixteenth Finance Commission raised the share of local-body grants for urban local bodies to 45% and created a ₹10,000-crore ‘urbanisation premium’. Static GK: under Article 243Q(2), States decide which areas are notified as urban. The 74th Amendment (1992) added the Twelfth Schedule, which lists 18 municipal functions. Revise: Panchayats & Municipalities PYQs.
11. Which India–China agreement first formally used the term ‘Line of Actual Control’ and said references to it do not prejudice either side’s boundary position (Article 6)?
A. Panchsheel Agreement, 1954
B. Political Parameters Agreement, 2005
C. Agreement on CBMs, 1996
D. Agreement on Peace and Tranquillity along the LAC, 1993
Answer: D. Agreement on Peace and Tranquillity along the LAC, 1993
Explanation: Writing in The Hindu, former ambassador Ashok K. Kantha cited reports of Chinese transgressions in the Asaphila, Taksing and Longju areas of Arunachal Pradesh. ITBP Director General Shatrujeet Singh Kapoor had confirmed face-offs at ‘several locations’. Kantha recalled that:
– Article 6 of the 1993 Agreement says references to the LAC do not prejudice either side’s position on the boundary.
– Article X of the 1996 Agreement calls for a ‘common understanding’ of the LAC through an exchange of maps.
– Article V of the 2005 Agreement asks both sides to take into account ‘the actual state of border areas’.
India rejects China’s ‘November 7, 1959 line’. Static GK: the McMahon Line was drawn at the 1914 Simla Convention, and the ITBP was raised on October 24, 1962.
International Current Affairs
12. An Indian national was killed in a drone strike on which Indian commercial vessel off the coast of Oman?
A. MV Sanmar Herald
B. MSV Al Jusufi
C. MV Chem Pluto
D. MT Marlin Luanda
Answer: B. MSV Al Jusufi
Explanation: Gandhar Nahim Ajij from Gujarat died when a weaponised drone hit the MSV Al Jusufi, and Omani naval personnel rescued 13 Indians on board. He is the 23rd Indian seafarer killed since the West Asia conflict began in February. The MEA called for freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. The same day, the US reportedly struck Qeshm Island. Static GK: an MSV (mechanised sailing vessel) is a traditional wooden dhow, widely used in Gujarat’s trade with the Gulf. Official site: Ministry of External Affairs.
13. The US reportedly struck which Iranian island, the largest in the Persian Gulf, at the mouth of the Strait of Hormuz?
A. Qeshm
B. Kharg
C. Abu Musa
D. Kish
Answer: A. Qeshm
Explanation: Iran’s state news agency IRNA reported five explosions on Qeshm. The strikes were believed to be retaliation for an Iranian attack on a US fighter jet over the island. President Masoud Pezeshkian said a return to war would benefit ‘no one’, and Qatar, a mediator, said it was still hopeful of an interim deal. Static GK: Qeshm is Iran’s largest island and has a UNESCO Global Geopark. Kharg Island is Iran’s main oil export terminal.
14. In the US midterm elections, how many of the 100 Senate seats were at stake?
A. 33
B. 50
C. 35
D. 100
Answer: C. 35
Explanation: All 435 House seats, 35 Senate seats and 36 governorships were at stake, with Republicans holding a 53-47 Senate majority. Democrats needed only three House gains and a net four Senate seats to take control of both chambers. Static GK: senators serve six-year terms, with about one-third elected every two years, and representatives serve two-year terms. The Vice-President is the ex-officio President of the Senate.
15. President Trump said the US will stop its $4 billion annual aid to Israel from 2027. The 2016 US–Israel security MoU signed under Obama was worth how much over 10 years?
A. $18 billion
B. $28 billion
C. $48 billion
D. $38 billion
Answer: D. $38 billion
Explanation: The 2016 Memorandum of Understanding provided $38 billion over 10 years, or $3.8 billion a year. Trump said Israel does not need the aid and will instead buy American arms, adding that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had approached him about the idea.
16. Which three countries form the ‘Mecca Agreement’ alliance whose defence and intelligence chiefs visited Tehran?
A. Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt
B. Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, Pakistan
C. Qatar, Türkiye, Malaysia
D. Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Pakistan
Answer: B. Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, Pakistan
Explanation: The alliance was signed in August, and its delegation, which included Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir, met an Iranian team led by Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC). Saudi Arabia wants Iran’s help to restrain the Houthis, as Riyadh airport has been largely shut since October 10 after Houthi missile strikes. Static GK: the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), set up in 1979, reports directly to Iran’s Supreme Leader.
17. An editorial criticised engagement with Myanmar’s junta. Which ASEAN framework, adopted in 2021, calls for an end to violence and for dialogue in Myanmar?
A. Five-Point Consensus
B. Bali Concord
C. ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific
D. Treaty of Amity and Cooperation
Answer: A. Five-Point Consensus
Explanation: ASEAN adopted the Five-Point Consensus in April 2021, after the February 2021 coup. Since the January election, junta chief Min Aung Hlaing has been sworn in as President and has visited India, Thailand, Vietnam and three other ASEAN members. More than a lakh people are estimated to have died since the coup. India wants to revive the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project, while the US is eyeing heavy rare earths such as dysprosium and terbium. Static GK: Myanmar’s capital is Naypyidaw, and Myanmar joined ASEAN in 1997.
18. Which Black Sea gas project, approached by a naval drone in August, will make Romania the EU’s largest gas producer?
A. Nord Stream
B. Sakarya
C. Neptun Deep
D. TurkStream
Answer: C. Neptun Deep
Explanation: After seven strikes on cargo ships near Romania and Bulgaria in October, NATO said it would deploy maritime patrol aircraft, radars and drones to its eastern flank. Russia and Ukraine struck 317 vessels in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov between May and October, more than four times the 74 hit in the previous six months. Static GK: the Black Sea is linked to the Mediterranean through the Bosphorus, the Sea of Marmara and the Dardanelles, and Türkiye controls the straits under the Montreux Convention (1936).
19. South Korea signed agreements to deepen cooperation in nuclear energy and defence with which country, whose President visited Seoul?
A. Vietnam
B. Poland
C. UAE
D. Türkiye
Answer: D. Türkiye
Explanation: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a summit with his South Korean counterpart in Seoul. Static GK: South Korea’s KEPCO built the Barakah nuclear power plant in the UAE, the Arab world’s first. Türkiye’s first nuclear plant, Akkuyu, is being built by Russia’s Rosatom.
Economy & Banking Current Affairs
20. State Bank of India reported a Q2 net profit of ₹23,038 crore. What was its net interest margin (NIM)?
A. 2.78%
B. 3.11%
C. 3.48%
D. 3.91%
Answer: B. 3.11%
Explanation: SBI’s profit rose 14.28% year-on-year. Net interest income rose 14.69% to ₹49,143 crore, and NIM improved by 3 basis points to 3.11%. The gross NPA ratio fell to 1.39% and the net NPA ratio to 0.36%. Advances grew 17.84% to ₹52.08 lakh crore and deposits 12.27% to ₹62.78 lakh crore. SBI’s chairman is C.S. Setty. Static GK: SBI was formed in 1955 from the Imperial Bank of India, and the RBI classifies it as a Domestic Systemically Important Bank (D-SIB). Revise: Banking & RBI PYQs.
21. Tata Motors completed the €3.8-billion acquisition of which commercial vehicle maker, headquartered in Turin?
A. Iveco Group
B. Scania
C. MAN Truck & Bus
D. DAF
Answer: A. Iveco Group
Explanation: N. Chandrasekaran became chairman of Iveco Group. The combined company ranks fourth among the world’s commercial vehicle makers, is present in more than 130 countries and is expected to earn revenue of over €21 billion. Iveco will keep its headquarters in Turin, and its products will enter India. Static GK: Tata Motors bought Jaguar Land Rover from Ford in 2008 and Korea’s Daewoo commercial vehicle unit in 2004.
22. IRDAI set a December 15 deadline for general insurers to offer a ‘four-layer’ motor policy for new cars and two-wheelers. Which two components will be mandatory?
A. Own damage and theft
B. Legal liability to occupants and own damage
C. Third-party liability and personal accident cover for the owner
D. Engine protect and zero depreciation
Answer: C. Third-party liability and personal accident cover for the owner
Explanation: Third-party liability and the owner-driver’s personal accident cover will be mandatory. Optional covers, available for an extra premium, are legal liability towards occupants or pillion riders, personal accident cover for occupants and own-damage cover. IRDAI issued the circular following Supreme Court directions. Static GK: third-party insurance is compulsory under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. IRDAI was set up under the IRDA Act, 1999 and is headquartered in Hyderabad. Official site: IRDAI.
23. NMDC said iron ore dispatches from its Bailadila mines were hit by damage to which railway line?
A. Howrah–Mumbai line
B. Konkan Railway
C. Rourkela–Jharsuguda line
D. Kottavalasa–Kirandul (KK) line
Answer: D. Kottavalasa–Kirandul (KK) line
Explanation: NMDC’s October output rose 18% to 5.04 million tonnes, but sales fell 11% to 3.44 MT because monsoon rains washed away sections of the KK line. Static GK: the Bailadila range is in Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, and the KK line carries its ore to Visakhapatnam port. NMDC, a Navratna PSU under the Ministry of Steel, is India’s largest iron ore producer and is headquartered in Hyderabad.
24. NSE reported a 23% rise in Q2 profit in its first quarterly results since listing. It introduced derivatives on which new index?
A. Nifty Bharat Bond Index
B. Nifty India FPI 150 Index
C. Nifty Total Market
D. Nifty EV Index
Answer: B. Nifty India FPI 150 Index
Explanation: NSE’s consolidated net profit rose 23% year-on-year to ₹2,577 crore but fell 17.4% from the previous quarter. Average daily traded volume in the cash market rose 24% to ₹1,18,377 crore. NSE also launched derivatives on the Nifty India FPI 150 Index and Corporate Bond Index Futures. Its MD and CEO is Ashishkumar Chauhan. Static GK: NSE was set up in 1992 and began trading in 1994, and the Nifty 50 is its benchmark index.
25. According to RBI data analysed by The Hindu, how did education loans change between June 2016 and June 2026?
A. Accounts fell 15.2%, average size rose 178.2%
B. Accounts rose, average size fell
C. Both rose sharply
D. Both fell
Answer: A. Accounts fell 15.2%, average size rose 178.2%
Explanation: Education loan accounts fell from 25.76 lakh to 21.84 lakh, while the average amount outstanding per account rose from ₹2.6 lakh to ₹7.25 lakh. Total outstanding education loans rose from ₹67,175 crore to ₹1,58,468 crore, but their share of bank credit fell from 0.93% to 0.74%. The 372nd report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education had flagged rising education costs. Static GK: the Vidya Lakshmi portal is a single window for education loans, and the PM-Vidyalaxmi scheme (2024) offers collateral-free loans for students at quality institutions.
26. According to IBM’s 2026 report, what is the average cost of a data breach in India?
A. ₹5.5 crore
B. ₹15.5 crore
C. ₹25.5 crore
D. ₹40.9 crore
Answer: C. ₹25.5 crore
Explanation: The average cost of a data breach in India was ₹25.5 crore, up 15.9% year-on-year, and ₹40.9 crore in financial services. Financial cyber-fraud losses reported by the Home Ministry rose from ₹551 crore in 2021 to ₹22,848 crore in 2024, then dipped slightly to ₹22,495 crore in 2025. UPI processed about 186 billion transactions in 2024-25. Static GK: Internet pioneer Vinton Cerf coined the term ‘cyber hygiene’ in 2000. CERT-In is India’s national agency for responding to cyber incidents.
27. The Indian Rice Exporters Federation issued an advisory urging ‘maximum caution’. Rice exports to West Asia are now at about what share of pre-war levels?
A. 75%
B. 25%
C. 50%
D. 10%
Answer: D. 10%
Explanation: The federation said shipments to West Asia are only about 10% of pre-war levels, and that war-risk insurance premiums, freight rates and vessel availability had all been hit by attacks in the Strait of Hormuz. Static GK: India is the world’s largest rice exporter, and APEDA promotes exports of basmati rice, which has a GI tag.
28. Adani Airports CEO Arun Bansal told international airlines to shift to which airport or stop flying to Mumbai, as Terminal 1 at Mumbai airport undergoes redevelopment?
A. Pune International Airport
B. Juhu Aerodrome
C. Navi Mumbai International Airport
D. Shirdi Airport
Answer: C. Navi Mumbai International Airport
Explanation: Some flights now handled at Terminal 2 will move to Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) while Terminal 1 is redeveloped, and airlines have been told to vacate their existing facilities from April. Foreign airlines object to splitting their Mumbai operations between two airports. Bansal spoke at the Aviation India Summit 2026. Static GK: the Mumbai and Navi Mumbai airports are both run by Adani Airport Holdings under public-private partnership (PPP) concessions.
29. Karnataka has sought how much drought relief from the Centre?
A. ₹2,240 crore
B. ₹12,400 crore
C. ₹32,000 crore
D. ₹22,400.58 crore
Answer: D. ₹22,400.58 crore
Explanation: Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara said Karnataka’s drought relief requirement had been revised upwards to ₹22,400.58 crore. Static GK: assistance for severe calamities comes from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF), which supplements State Disaster Response Funds, on the recommendation of an Inter-Ministerial Central Team. The Manual for Drought Management (2016, revised 2020) sets the criteria for declaring a drought.
Science & Technology Current Affairs
30. A study in Current Biology found that the direction of coiling in Japanese Euhadra snail shells is decided by variants of which gene in the mother?
A. Actin
B. Myosin
C. Keratin
D. Collagen
Answer: B. Myosin
Explanation: The researchers found that handedness is decided by the mother’s variant of an unconventional myosin gene, through a maternal effect. If the mother carries even one ‘S’ (sinistral, or left-handed) variant, her offspring coil to the left, and they coil to the right only if she is ‘DD’ (dextral). Opposite-coiled snails mate with difficulty because their genital pore lies on the right side near the head. Static GK: myosin and actin form the actomyosin complex that powers muscle contraction. ‘Chirality’ means left- or right-handedness. Most snails are hermaphrodites.
31. CSIR-NEERI developed three types of green firecrackers. Which one uses ingredients that release water to suppress particulate matter?
A. SWAS
B. SAFAL
C. STAR
D. SPARK
Answer: A. SWAS
Explanation: The three types are:
– SWAS (Safe Water Releaser), which releases water vapour to suppress dust.
– STAR (Safe Thermite Cracker), which burns more efficiently.
– SAFAL (Safe Minimal Aluminium), which uses less aluminium.
Green crackers emit 30% less particulate matter, or 20% less particulate matter and 10% fewer gases, than conventional ones. They carry the CSIR-NEERI logo and a QR code, but they still pollute. Static GK: CSIR-NEERI (National Environmental Engineering Research Institute) is in Nagpur.
32. In a filing with the US SEC, Anthropic warned about which AI risk, in which AI systems help build more capable successors?
A. Model collapse
B. Hallucination
C. Recursive self-improvement
D. Data poisoning
Answer: C. Recursive self-improvement
Explanation: Anthropic said recursive self-improvement could make AI progress outpace safety safeguards, noting that over 90% of its code contributions in September were written by Claude. It clarified that none of its current models has crossed that threshold. Static GK: the IndiaAI Mission (2024) and the IndiaAI Safety Institute are India’s main AI governance initiatives.
Defence & Security Current Affairs
33. Addressing the Delhi Defence Dialogue 2026, Rajnath Singh said India’s defence production reached a record of how much in 2025-26?
A. ₹1.27 lakh crore
B. ₹1.50 lakh crore
C. ₹2.10 lakh crore
D. ₹1.78 lakh crore
Answer: D. ₹1.78 lakh crore
Explanation: Defence production reached ₹1.78 lakh crore and exports rose to ₹38,424 crore, with Indian defence products reaching more than 80 countries. The minister called for ‘technological sovereignty’ and named four pillars of strategic autonomy: reforms, self-reliance, international collaboration and exports. He listed AMCA, propulsion systems, ATAGS, artillery ammunition and shipbuilding as areas open to private industry. Static GK: the Dialogue is held at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA), New Delhi. AMCA is a fifth-generation stealth fighter being developed by the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA). Official site: Ministry of Defence.
34. The Indian Navy, supported by the IAF, rescued 20 Iranian crew members of which fishing vessel held by pirates about 3,000 km from Mumbai?
A. Al Kambar
B. Azini
C. Lila Norfolk
D. MV Ruen
Answer: B. Azini
Explanation: The Indian Embassy in Tehran said the operation ‘highlighted the commitment of the Indian Navy to thwart the resurgence of piracy’ and India’s role as first responder in the Indian Ocean. The 2 Nov edition reported the vessel’s seizure by Somali pirates. Static GK: India’s Information Fusion Centre – Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR) is in Gurugram, and the SAGAR doctrine (2015) is now MAHASAGAR.
35. Rajnath Singh chaired a meeting of the Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Defence on ‘Modernisation of Indian Defence Forces’ at which place?
A. Pokhran
B. Port Blair
C. Leh
D. Jaisalmer
Answer: D. Jaisalmer
Explanation: The Jaisalmer meeting covered AI, autonomous and unmanned systems, cyber, space and electronic warfare, and faster indigenous R&D under Make in India and Aatmanirbhar Bharat. Static GK: Consultative Committees of Parliament are attached to ministries and chaired by the minister concerned. Unlike Departmental Standing Committees, they are informal.
36. Which India–China mechanism of diplomats has met during the Arunachal stand-off, alongside talks between the Special Representatives and Corps Commanders?
A. JWG on Trade
B. WMCC (Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs)
C. Joint Economic Group
D. Strategic Economic Dialogue
Answer: B. WMCC (Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs)
Explanation: The stand-off near Asaphila and Taksing has continued since late July despite meetings of the WMCC, the Special Representatives and Corps Commanders, and Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to India for the BRICS summit in September 2026. The Special Representatives’ ‘Eight-Point Consensus’ of August 26 refers to ‘improving understanding of the LAC’. Static GK: the WMCC was set up in 2012, and the Special Representatives mechanism in 2003.
Environment & Climate Change Current Affairs
37. Cyclone Murasu crossed the Andhra Pradesh coast near which town? (IMD put maximum sustained winds at landfall at 110–120 kmph.)
A. Ongole
B. Machilipatnam
C. Kakinada
D. Nellore
Answer: A. Ongole
Explanation: Murasu crossed the coast near Ongole in Prakasam district between 3.30 a.m. and 8.30 a.m. as a severe cyclonic storm. It killed two people in Bapatla district and destroyed crops over 52,459 hectares, with preliminary losses estimated at ₹344 crore. Marripalem in Palnadu recorded the highest rainfall of 263.75 mm, and the Budameru rivulet was expected to swell. Static GK: the IMD classes a ‘severe cyclonic storm’ as having winds of 89–117 kmph and a ‘very severe cyclonic storm’ as 118–165 kmph. Official site: IMD. Revise: Disaster Management PYQs.
38. An IMD–IITM study found that peninsular India’s hot semi-arid area has nearly halved since 1951-80. Into which climate zone has much of it shifted?
A. Tropical rainforest
B. Humid subtropical
C. Tropical savannah
D. Hot desert
Answer: C. Tropical savannah
Explanation: The hot semi-arid area shrank from about 30% to 16% of the peninsula between 1951-1980 and 1991-2020. The tropical savannah zone now covers nearly three-fourths of peninsular India, up from about three-fifths in the 1950s. The study used the Köppen-Geiger classification and appeared in MAUSAM, the IMD’s journal. Static GK: in the Köppen system, ‘Aw’ is tropical savannah with a dry winter and ‘BSh’ is hot semi-arid. IITM is in Pune.
39. Dooars Rani, a tigress relocated from Bihar to West Bengal’s Buxa Tiger Reserve, strayed into which Assam national park before being brought back?
A. Manas
B. Orang
C. Kaziranga
D. Raimona
Answer: D. Raimona
Explanation: The three-year-old tigress, BTR-TF-1/T-138, came from Bihar’s Valmiki Tiger Reserve and was released in Buxa on October 2 under West Bengal’s first tiger relocation project. She crossed the Sankosh river into Assam’s Raimona National Park and was tranquilised and brought back. Static GK: Buxa, in Alipurduar district, was declared a tiger reserve in 1983. Raimona National Park (2021) lies in Kokrajhar district in the Bodoland Territorial Region. Revise: Biodiversity PYQs.
40. The Madras High Court ordered the closure of 87 illegal resorts in which tiger reserve in Erode district?
A. Mudumalai
B. Sathyamangalam
C. Anamalai
D. Kalakad-Mundanthurai
Answer: B. Sathyamangalam
Explanation: A special Division Bench for forest and environment cases found that the resorts had neither DTCP (town planning) approval nor Hill Area Conservation Authority (HACA) permission to convert land use, and ordered them closed and demolished. Static GK: Sathyamangalam became a tiger reserve in 2013 and links the Western and Eastern Ghats near the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve.
41. Where will the UN Climate Change Conference COP31 be held from November 9 to 20?
A. Antalya, Türkiye
B. Belém, Brazil
C. Adelaide, Australia
D. Baku, Azerbaijan
Answer: A. Antalya, Türkiye
Explanation: India will seek predictable climate finance under Article 9.1 of the Paris Agreement, a decision to start a Climate Finance Work Programme, and continuation of the Just Transition Work Programme. It will oppose language on ‘fossil fuel phaseout’. Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said the number of Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA) indicators had been cut to 59 from nearly a thousand. Static GK: COP30 was held in Belém, Brazil (2025) and COP29 in Baku (2024). The UNFCCC was adopted at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992. Official site: MoEFCC.
42. Bodies of two trekkers were recovered after an avalanche on the Kedartal trekking route. In which district of Uttarakhand is this route?
A. Chamoli
B. Uttarkashi
C. Rudraprayag
D. Pithoragarh
Answer: B. Uttarkashi
Explanation: Eight people went missing on October 30: two from UP, five from West Bengal and a guide. Authorities suspended trekking permits above 4,000 m because of bad weather. Static GK: Kedartal is a glacial lake below Thalay Sagar peak, reached from Gangotri. Uttarkashi district also contains the source of the Bhagirathi at Gaumukh.
Government Schemes Current Affairs
43. Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana is now adding one lakh rooftop solar installations every six days. By when is its 1-crore target to be met?
A. December 31, 2026
B. March 31, 2027
C. March 31, 2028
D. August 15, 2027
Answer: B. March 31, 2027
Explanation: Joshi expects the pace to rise to one lakh installations every four to five days within weeks, and said the scheme will meet its target of one crore rooftop systems by March 31, 2027. He spoke on the sidelines of the Bharat Renewable Energy Summit & Expo 2026. Static GK: the scheme was launched in February 2024 and offers up to 300 units of free electricity a month to participating households. It is run by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
44. The Union Health Ministry has proposed new entry points for importing drugs, medical devices and cosmetics. Which airport is proposed for importing drugs by air?
A. Noida International Airport
B. Navi Mumbai International Airport
C. Mopa (Goa) Airport
D. Kempegowda Airport T2
Answer: A. Noida International Airport
Explanation: Proposed locations include Inland Container Depots (ICDs) at Sonipat, Piyala and Harsaru in Haryana, Dadri in UP, Gandhidham/Mundra in Gujarat, Sanath Nagar and Thimmapur in Hyderabad, and Whitefield in Bengaluru. Also proposed are the Bommasandra SEZ in Karnataka and Noida International Airport, at Jewar, for drugs imported by air. Static GK: drug imports are regulated by the CDSCO under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, and the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) heads the CDSCO.
Reports & Indices Current Affairs
45. A National Book Trust report on Gen Z reading habits was based on a survey of visitors to which event?
A. Kolkata Book Fair 2026
B. Jaipur Literature Festival 2026
C. New Delhi World Book Fair 2026
D. Chennai Book Fair 2026
Answer: C. New Delhi World Book Fair 2026
Explanation: The NBT surveyed 3,650 of the fair’s 20 lakh visitors. Bestsellers among the young included The Silent Patient, Yellowface and Han Kang’s The Vegetarian, while Hindi buyers favoured Kabir’s poetry and B.R. Ambedkar’s writings. The fair had 352 English publishers, 156 Hindi publishers and only 24 Urdu publishers. Static GK: the NBT was set up in 1957 under the Union Education Ministry and organises the New Delhi World Book Fair.
Appointments & Resignations Current Affairs
46. Who has been appointed the new DGP of Arunachal Pradesh amid protests against the Siang hydropower project?
A. SDS Jamwal
B. Shatrujeet Singh Kapoor
C. Anand Mohan
D. Rajesh Kumar
Answer: D. Rajesh Kumar
Explanation: Rajesh Kumar, a 1995-batch IPS officer of the AGMUT cadre, replaced SDS Jamwal. He was earlier Special DG of the CRPF in Jammu and Kashmir when the three terrorists behind the 2025 Pahalgam attack were killed in ‘Operation Mahadev’ on July 28, 2025. Static GK: AGMUT stands for Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram and the Union Territories. The proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project is 11,200 MW.
47. P.V. Sindhu and Mirabai Chanu were among 10 sportspersons elected unopposed to which body?
A. SAI Governing Body
B. IOA Athletes’ Commission
C. National Sports Federation Council
D. Khelo India Council
Answer: B. IOA Athletes’ Commission
Explanation: The 10 members are P.V. Sindhu, Mirabai Chanu, Harmanpreet Singh, Salima Tete, Swapnil Kusale, Bhavani Devi, Tajinderpal Singh Toor, Bombayla Devi, Sajan Prakash and Manjeet Singh. Two representatives will vote in the IOA Executive Council elections on December 5. Static GK: the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) was founded in 1927, and P.T. Usha became its first woman president in 2022.
Sports Current Affairs
48. Prema Rawat set the record for the fastest fifty in women’s T20 cricket. Off how many balls did she reach it?
A. 14
B. 12
C. 16
D. 18
Answer: A. 14
Explanation: The Uttarakhand all-rounder hit an unbeaten 14-ball half-century, with six fours and four sixes, against Hyderabad in the Senior Women’s T20 Trophy in Pune, setting up an 89-run win.
49. At the Youth Olympic Games, judoka Khushbu Rajakbhai won silver and swimmer Dhinidhi Desinghu bronze. Where are the Games being held?
A. Gangwon
B. Buenos Aires
C. Dakar
D. Nanjing
Answer: C. Dakar
Explanation: Khushbu won silver in the women’s 63 kg judo, and Dhinidhi took bronze in the women’s 100 m freestyle in 56.27 seconds. Static GK: Dakar, Senegal, is the first African city to host an Olympic event. The first Summer Youth Olympics were held in Singapore in 2010.
50. Indian squash player Velavan Senthilkumar won his second PSA Copper-level title at which event?
A. Malaysian Open, KL
B. Swiss Open, Geneva
C. Egyptian Open, Cairo
D. Czech Open, Brno
Answer: D. Czech Open, Brno
Explanation: The fourth seed beat Scotland’s top seed Greg Lobban 13-11, 11-5, 8-11, 11-7 in Brno for his 12th PSA Tour title. Static GK: the Professional Squash Association (PSA) runs the pro tour, and squash will make its Olympic debut at LA 2028.
51. The trio of Ravinder Singh, Saurabh Chaudhary and Amanpreet Singh won team gold in which event at the ISSF World Championships in Doha?
A. 10m air pistol
B. 50m pistol
C. 25m rapid fire pistol
D. 50m rifle 3 positions
Answer: B. 50m pistol
Explanation: The trio scored 1,659 for team gold in the men’s 50 m pistol, ahead of China (1,648), and Ravinder also won individual silver with 559. The event is not on the Olympic programme. Static GK: the ISSF (International Shooting Sport Federation) is headquartered in Munich.
52. Lakshya Sen ended his title drought at the Hylo Open in Saarbrücken by beating which player in the final?
A. Jonatan Christie
B. Viktor Axelsen
C. Kodai Naraoka
D. Shi Yuqi
Answer: A. Jonatan Christie
Explanation: Lakshya beat Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie 21-17, 21-10 for his first title of 2026 and his second at the event, which levelled their head-to-head at 4-4. Static GK: the Badminton World Federation (BWF) is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur.
53. Indian wild card Vaishnavi Adkar recorded her maiden Tour-level win at the WTA Chennai Open by beating whom?
A. Robin Montgomery
B. Janice Tjen
C. Jodie Burrage
D. Panna Udvardy
Answer: C. Jodie Burrage
Explanation: The 21-year-old from Maharashtra beat Britain’s Jodie Burrage 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 at the SDAT Stadium, Nungambakkam. She began the year ranked 681 in the world.
54. India will play Korea in the hockey Asian Champions Trophy semi-final at which stadium, which brings international hockey back to the Chandigarh region after 17 years?
A. Olympian Surjit Hockey Stadium
B. Kalinga Stadium
C. Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium
D. Olympian Balbir Singh Stadium, Mohali
Answer: D. Olympian Balbir Singh Stadium, Mohali
Explanation: India have scored 34 goals and conceded five in their title defence. The league stage was played at the Olympian Surjit Hockey Stadium in Jalandhar. Static GK: Balbir Singh Sr. won three Olympic golds (1948, 1952, 1956), and his five goals in the 1952 final remain an Olympic record. Hockey India replaced the Indian Hockey Federation.
55. In which year did India win its first overseas Test match, at Dunedin, under Tiger Pataudi?
A. 1952
B. 1968
C. 1971
D. 1986
Answer: B. 1968
Explanation: India won at Carisbrook, Dunedin, in February 1968 and went on to win the series 3-1, India’s first overseas series win, completed with a 272-run victory at Eden Park in March 1968. India now begin a five-match ODI series in New Zealand, with the Tests starting in Wellington on November 19. Static GK: Dunedin is the world’s southernmost Test venue. Shubman Gill recently became the second batter, after Rohit Sharma, with more than one ODI double century, and Rohit’s 264 against Sri Lanka (2014) is the highest ODI score.
56. In the Ranji Trophy, which Tamil Nadu batter made his second first-class double hundred (208) against Chandigarh?
A. Pradosh Ranjan Paul
B. N. Jagadeesan
C. B. Indrajith
D. Ajith Ram
Answer: A. Pradosh Ranjan Paul
Explanation: Pradosh Ranjan Paul made 208 and Ajith Ram a maiden century (115 not out) as Tamil Nadu declared at 571 for 7. In other matches, Urvil Patel scored 210 not out for Gujarat and Sanvir Singh 205 for Punjab.
57. Under the ODI rule change Michael Bracewell discussed, two new balls are used from each end until which over, after which a single ball is used?
A. 25th
B. 30th
C. 34th
D. 40th
Answer: C. 34th
Explanation: Two new balls are used from each end up to the 34th over, after which teams choose one ball for the rest of the innings, to bring back some reverse swing. Bracewell said the softer ball has helped spinners at the death. Static GK: ODI cricket used one ball per innings until 2011, when the ICC brought in two new balls.
Books & Authors Current Affairs
58. The NBT report found translated Korean fiction popular among Gen Z readers. Who wrote ‘The Vegetarian’, which won the International Booker Prize?
A. Bora Chung
B. Toshikazu Kawaguchi
C. Han Kang
D. Rebecca F. Kuang
Answer: C. Han Kang
Explanation: Han Kang’s The Vegetarian won the International Booker Prize in 2016, and she won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2024. Other popular titles were Bora Chung’s Cursed Bunny, Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s Before the Coffee Gets Cold and Satoshi Yagisawa’s Days at the Morisaki Bookshop. Static GK: Geetanjali Shree’s Tomb of Sand (2022), translated by Daisy Rockwell, was the first Indian-language book to win the International Booker.
Important Days & Themes Current Affairs
59. November 4, 2026 marks 80 years since UNESCO’s Constitution came into force. Where is UNESCO headquartered?
A. Geneva
B. Vienna
C. New York
D. Paris
Answer: D. Paris
Explanation: UNESCO’s Constitution was signed in London in November 1945 and came into force on November 4, 1946. UNESCO is headquartered in Paris, and its Director-General is Khaled El-Enany. The Hindu’s quiz also noted that:
– UNESCO’s 1960 Nubian Campaign saved monuments such as Abu Simbel from the Aswan High Dam.
– UNESCO helped found CERN (resolution of 1954).
– The UNESCO Courier has been published since 1948.
Static GK: UNESCO’s logo is based on a Greek temple. Official site: UNESCO. Revise: International Organizations PYQs.
60. The World Day Against the Death Penalty is observed on which date?
A. October 2
B. October 10
C. December 10
D. June 26
Answer: B. October 10
Explanation: Former Supreme Court judge L. Nageswara Rao reviewed four decades of death-penalty safeguards to mark the day. Static GK: the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty launched the day in 2003. December 10 is Human Rights Day, and June 26 is the International Day against Drug Abuse and the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture.
Summits & Conferences Current Affairs
61. The two-day conference of chairpersons of Public Accounts Committees from 25 States was hosted by which legislature?
A. Keralam Assembly
B. Tamil Nadu Assembly
C. Karnataka Legislature
D. Puducherry Assembly
Answer: A. Keralam Assembly
Explanation: The conference was held in Thiruvananthapuram and opened by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, with Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh, Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan and PAC chairman K.C. Venugopal present. Venugopal asked the CAG to audit flagship schemes such as Jal Jeevan Mission and PMAY more closely. Static GK: State PACs examine the CAG’s audit reports on State accounts, which are laid before the State legislature under Article 151(2).
Apps, Portals & Digital Initiatives Current Affairs
62. Ahead of the pilgrimage season starting November 17, the Pathanamthitta District Disaster Management Authority expanded a digital portal for pilgrims to which shrine?
A. Guruvayur
B. Padmanabhaswamy
C. Sabarimala
D. Attukal
Answer: C. Sabarimala
Explanation: The Sabari Portal (sabariportaldcpta.in) and its WhatsApp chatbot offer:
– Sabari Map, to locate facilities at Pampa, Nilackal and the Sannidhanam.
– Train and bus schedules.
– A ‘Check My Bill’ feature to report overcharging.
– Complaint routing to departments.
The portal also works as a command centre for officials, for example to monitor sanitation across 15 zones. Static GK: the Travancore Devaswom Board manages Sabarimala, which lies in the Periyar Tiger Reserve on the banks of the Pamba.
Persons in News Current Affairs
63. Who leads Israel’s Opposition bloc, which met in Herzliya to plan how to oust Prime Minister Netanyahu?
A. Yair Lapid
B. Naftali Bennett
C. Benny Gantz
D. Gadi Eisenkot
Answer: D. Gadi Eisenkot
Explanation: Gadi Eisenkot, a former military chief, leads the Opposition bloc of 48 seats, against Netanyahu’s camp of 53, which includes 27 Likud seats. The bloc is divided over whether to ally with the Arab parties, which won a historic 19 seats. Yair Lapid led the Opposition in the outgoing Knesset.
64. Who heads Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) and led Iran’s side in talks with the ‘Mecca Agreement’ delegation?
A. Ali Larijani
B. Mohsen Rezaei
C. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf
D. Abbas Araghchi
Answer: B. Mohsen Rezaei
Explanation: Mohsen Rezaei took over the SNSC in August, succeeding Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, who had replaced Larijani after his death in March. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is Iran’s chief negotiator with the US, and Masoud Pezeshkian is President. Static GK: Rezaei is a former commander-in-chief of the IRGC.
65. Who is Poland’s President, now locked in a dispute with Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s government over appointments to the Constitutional Tribunal?
A. Karol Nawrocki
B. Andrzej Duda
C. Szymon Hołownia
D. Mateusz Morawiecki
Answer: A. Karol Nawrocki
Explanation: Karol Nawrocki, backed by PiS, won the presidency in June 2025 with 50.89% of the vote and has refused to swear in judges elected by the Sejm. Tusk accused Russia of fuelling ‘instability’ over the dispute. Static GK: Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal has 15 judges, each elected by the Sejm (lower house) for nine years.
66. Who is the CEO of Air India, who said the airline wants more widebody aircraft along with cost cuts?
A. Tewolde Gebremariam
B. Campbell Wilson
C. Pieter Elbers
D. Vinod Kannan
Answer: A. Tewolde Gebremariam
Explanation: Tewolde Gebremariam told the Aviation India Summit 2026 that Air India’s network and strategy need more widebodies and that its approach to costs is ‘efficiency, efficiency, efficiency’. Static GK: the Tata group took over Air India from the government in January 2022, and Vistara merged into Air India in 2024.
Places in News Current Affairs
67. Rescue efforts continued at Gidipabali, a remote village hit by a landslide on October 28. In which Odisha district is it?
A. Kandhamal
B. Koraput
C. Ganjam
D. Rayagada
Answer: C. Ganjam
Explanation: Gidipabali is in the Bhanjanagar block of Ganjam district. Of its 25 residents, 13 survived and 12 were buried, and only two bodies had been recovered. Rescuers from the NDRF and the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) set off three controlled blasts to move boulders. Static GK: ODRAF was set up after the 1999 super cyclone, and Ganjam’s headquarters is Chhatrapur.
68. Two helicopters collided while landing near which location in Nepal, killing an Indian national?
A. Lukla airport
B. Annapurna Base Camp
C. Pokhara
D. Everest Base Camp
Answer: D. Everest Base Camp
Explanation: Helicopters operated by Fishtail Air and Air Dynasty collided near Everest Base Camp, killing 47-year-old Vasanth Kumar Balaramaramadu. Static GK: Everest Base Camp (about 5,364 m) is in Sagarmatha National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Khumbu region of Nepal.
Art & Culture Current Affairs
69. The ‘Faces of Fayum’ exhibition opening in Rome showcases what kind of artworks?
A. Roman mosaics
B. Egyptian mummy (funerary) portraits on wooden panels
C. Etruscan pottery
D. Byzantine icons
Answer: B. Egyptian mummy (funerary) portraits on wooden panels
Explanation: The exhibition ‘Egypt and Rome, the Faces of Fayum’ at Rome’s Ara Pacis museum shows realistic portraits painted on thin wooden panels in the 1st–3rd centuries AD, after Egypt became a Roman province. The portraits were placed over the faces of mummies. It includes the ‘Tondo of the Two Brothers’ from Cairo’s Egyptian Museum, which dates from Emperor Hadrian’s time, and runs until May 2. Static GK: the Ara Pacis is the Altar of Augustan Peace, dedicated in 9 BC.
70. Kasi (Varanasi) is called ‘Anna Kshetra’ because which goddess, an incarnation of Parvati, is believed to reside there?
A. Annapoorani (Annapurna)
B. Kamakshi
C. Vishalakshi
D. Meenakshi
Answer: A. Annapoorani (Annapurna)
Explanation: According to legend, Annapoorani came to Kasi during a famine with a ladle and a pot and stayed on at the king’s request. Visiting Kasi around Deepavali is considered especially auspicious. Static GK: the Annapurna Devi temple stands near the Kashi Vishwanath temple. In 2021, an 18th-century Annapurna idol stolen from Varanasi was returned to India from Canada.
71. Meghalaya has identified how many villages to preserve indigenous traditions and knowledge while creating livelihoods for artisans?
A. 11
B. 5
C. 21
D. 51
Answer: A. 11
Explanation: Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma said the 11 villages will preserve indigenous traditions while creating sustainable livelihoods for artisans. Static GK: Meghalaya’s main communities are the Khasi, Jaintia (Pnar) and Garo, and the Khasi and Jaintia are matrilineal. Mawlynnong in Meghalaya is known as ‘Asia’s cleanest village’.
Miscellaneous Current Affairs
72. ‘From the Archives’ (November 4, 1976): who defeated incumbent Gerald Ford to become the 39th US President?
A. Ronald Reagan
B. Walter Mondale
C. Jimmy Carter
D. George H.W. Bush
Answer: C. Jimmy Carter
Explanation: Jimmy Carter, a peanut farmer from Georgia, became the first President from the Deep South since Zachary Taylor (1848). Ford was the first person to become President by appointment, after Richard Nixon resigned. Static GK: Carter won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 and died in December 2024 at the age of 100.
73. Who coined the term ‘cyber hygiene’, in testimony to the US Congress in 2000?
A. Tim Berners-Lee
B. Linus Torvalds
C. Bruce Schneier
D. Vinton Cerf
Answer: D. Vinton Cerf
Explanation: Vinton Cerf, co-designer of the TCP/IP protocols and often called a ‘father of the Internet’, used the term before the US Congress’s Joint Economic Committee in 2000. Static GK: Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web at CERN in 1989.
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