CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs – 06 October 2026 Competitive Exams 2026

CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs – 06 October 2026

Competitive Exams 2026

International Relations & Global Summits

1. Which country officially hosted the 2026 G20 Summit?

A) South Africa
B) Brazil
C) United States
D) Saudi Arabia

2. The "Quad" alliance consists of India, the United States, Japan, and which other country?

A) United Kingdom
B) Australia
C) South Korea
D) France

3. In which city is the headquarters of the New Development Bank (NDB), formerly known as the BRICS Development Bank, located?

A) New Delhi, India
B) Moscow, Russia
C) Shanghai, China
D) Johannesburg, South Africa

4. The 'Bab-el-Mandeb' strait, frequently in the news for maritime security concerns, connects the Red Sea with which water body?

A) Persian Gulf
B) Gulf of Aden
C) Mediterranean Sea
D) Black Sea

5. Which international organization regularly publishes the "Global Economic Prospects" report?

A) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
B) World Economic Forum (WEF)
C) World Bank
D) World Trade Organization (WTO)

Indian Polity & Governance

6. Which Article of the Indian Constitution empowers the President to promulgate ordinances when Parliament is not in session?

A) Article 110
B) Article 123
C) Article 213
D) Article 356

7. Who holds the constitutional position of the highest law officer in India under Article 76?

A) Chief Justice of India
B) Solicitor General of India
C) Attorney General for India
D) Union Law Minister

8. The 'Basic Structure Doctrine' of the Indian Constitution was propounded by the Supreme Court in which landmark case?

A) Golaknath case (1967)
B) Kesavananda Bharati case (1973)
C) Minerva Mills case (1980)
D) Maneka Gandhi case (1978)

9. Which Constitutional Amendment Act introduced the legal framework for the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in India?

A) 99th Amendment Act
B) 100th Amendment Act
C) 101st Amendment Act
D) 103rd Amendment Act

10. Which writ is issued by the higher judiciary to secure the release of a person who has been detained unlawfully?

A) Mandamus
B) Habeas Corpus
C) Certiorari
D) Quo-Warranto

Indian Economy & Banking

11. What is the primary policy rate adjusted by the RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee to anchor short-term inflation?

A) Reverse Repo Rate
B) Repo Rate
C) Bank Rate
D) Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)

12. The e-Rupee introduced by the Reserve Bank of India falls under which category?

A) Decentralised Cryptocurrency
B) Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)
C) Private Digital Token
D) Commercial Loyalty Point System

13. Which statutory body recommends the Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for mandated agricultural crops in India?

A) NITI Aayog
B) Food Corporation of India (FCI)
C) Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP)
D) NABARD

14. The "Open Network for Digital Commerce" (ONDC) is an initiative promoted by which Union Ministry?

A) Ministry of Finance
B) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
C) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
D) Ministry of Commerce and Industry

15. What is the main objective of the Indian government's 'Equalisation Levy'?

A) Subsidizing rural broadband connections
B) Taxing digital advertising and e-commerce services provided by non-resident digital entities
C) Imposing unified tariffs on imported electronic consumer goods
D) Standardizing corporate tax across all Indian states

Science, Technology & Space

16. Aditya-L1, India's premier space observatory mission, is positioned to study which celestial entity?

A) Moon
B) Mars
C) Sun
D) Venus

17. What is 'PARAM Siddhi' in the context of India's scientific infrastructure?

A) A nuclear-powered submarine
B) A high-performance supercomputer
C) A deep-sea exploration submersible
D) A ballistic missile interceptor shield

18. CRISPR-Cas9 technology, highly discussed in scientific journals, is primarily used for which breakthrough application?

A) Quantum encryption keys
B) Precise gene editing and DNA modification
C) Nuclear fusion magnetic confinement
D) Exoplanet atmospheric analysis

19. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) operates primarily in which region of the electromagnetic spectrum?

A) X-ray band
B) Ultraviolet spectrum
C) Infrared spectrum
D) Radio wave frequencies

20. What is the primary scientific mandate of India’s National Quantum Mission?

A) Mapping human genome clusters in South Asia
B) Developing quantum computing, secure communication, and quantum sensing technologies
C) Mining polymetallic nodules from the deep ocean floor
D) Executing high-speed magnetic levitation train networks

Environment, Ecology & Climate Change

21. The Ramsar Convention is an international intergovernmental treaty dedicated strictly to the conservation of which ecosystems?

A) Coral reefs
B) Wetlands
C) Tropical rainforests
D) Alpine meadows

22. Which country hosted the COP28 UN Climate Change Conference, which concluded with the historic "UAE Consensus"?

A) Egypt
B) United Arab Emirates (UAE)
C) United Kingdom
D) Azerbaijan

23. Under the National Green Hydrogen Mission, what is India's target for domestic green hydrogen production capacity by 2030?

A) At least 2 Million Metric Tonnes (MMT) per annum
B) At least 5 Million Metric Tonnes (MMT) per annum
C) At least 10 Million Metric Tonnes (MMT) per annum
D) At least 20 Million Metric Tonnes (MMT) per annum

24. The transcontinental reintroduction program 'Project Cheetah' initially relocated wild cheetahs to which Indian National Park?

A) Jim Corbett National Park
B) Kuno National Park
C) Gir National Park
D) Kaziranga National Park
 

25. Which index is published by the NITI Aayog to evaluate the performance of Indian states on climate and energy transition parameters?

A) State Energy & Climate Index (SECI)
B) National Green Growth Index
C) Performance Grading Index
D) Sustainable Environment Progress Index

Sports, Awards & National Welfare Schemes

26. Which country hosted the Summer Olympic Games in 2024?

A) Japan
B) France
C) United States
D) Australia
 

27. What is the core target beneficiary group under the central government's PM-SVANidhi scheme?

A) Rural handloom weavers
B) Urban street vendors for micro-credit working capital
C) Small and medium scale MSMEs
D) Coastal traditional fisherfolk
 

28. The Booker Prize is awarded annually for the best sustained work of fiction written in English and published in which territory?

A) North America exclusively
B) Global works published in the UK and Ireland
C) Commonwealth countries only
D) European Union nations

29. What is the primary focus of the PM-ABHIM scheme launched by the Central Government?

A) Expanding rural solar microgrids
B) Strengthening public healthcare infrastructure across primary, secondary, and tertiary care
C) Providing comprehensive zero-premium accidental insurance to farmers
D) Digitizing land records across tier-2 cities 

30. Which cricket team won the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup tournament held in 2023?

A) India
B) South Africa
C) Australia
D) New Zealand

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