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Current Affairs 26 October 2026
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Daily Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC (26 October 2026)
1. After three new Indian sites were added to UNESCO’s World Heritage Tentative List in October 2026, how many sites did India have on the list?
[A] 75
[B] 78
[C] 81
[D] 85
Answer: C
2. Which organisation publishes the annual Emissions Gap Report?
[A] World Meteorological Organization
[B] United Nations Environment Programme
[C] International Energy Agency
[D] World Bank
Answer: B
3. How many medals did India win at the Asian Para Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan?
[A] 108
[B] 110
[C] 114
[D] 120
Answer: C
4. The AUSTRAHIND 2026 military exercise is being conducted between India and which country?
[A] Japan
[B] Australia
[C] France
[D] Singapore
Answer: B
5. The 33rd edition of the SIMBEX maritime exercise was held in which Indian city in October 2026?
[A] Kochi
[B] Mumbai
[C] Visakhapatnam
[D] Chennai
Answer: C
26 October 2026 One-liner Current Affairs
1. The Improved Low Level Light Weight Radar (LLLR-I), procured by the Ministry of Defence in October 2026, is manufactured by which company? – Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL)
2. The Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses focuses particularly on which three pulses? – Tur, urad and masoor
3. Japan’s Martian Moons Exploration (MMX) mission aims to collect samples from which Martian moon? – Phobos
4. Which Indian theoretical physicist received the Oskar Klein Medal in 2026? – Ashoke Sen
5. Which young chess player became the youngest female to earn the International Master (IM) title in October 2026? – Bodhana Sivanandan
Important Current Affairs 26 October 2026
- World Weightlifting Championships 2029: Ahmedabad, Gujarat, will host the senior World Weightlifting Championships for the first time in India.
- RBI Data Centre: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the RBI’s new Data Centre and Cybersecurity Training Institute in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
- French Open Badminton 2026: P. V. Sindhu finished runner-up in women’s singles after losing to South Korea’s An Se-young.
- Women’s Cricket: India defeated Zimbabwe by 121 runs in the second ODI to take an unassailable 2–0 series lead.
- RBI Repo Rate: The Reserve Bank of India reportedly raised the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.50% in October 2026.
- Jogen Chowdhury: Eminent Indian modern painter and former Rajya Sabha member Jogen Chowdhury passed away in Kolkata on 25 October 2026.
- Indian Air Force: The “Wings over Ganges” aerial display was held at Namo Ghat, Varanasi, to mark the IAF’s 94th anniversary.
- Asian Para Games: Indian athlete Sandeep Kumar reportedly won gold in the men’s 400m T64 event with a world-record time of 52.28 seconds.
- AI and Food Technology: NIFTEM-Kundli, Haryana, hosted the “Hack the Fork” AI × Food Tech hackathon on 24–25 October 2026.
- Civil Defence Training: The Union Home Ministry announced a pilot programme to train 600 Civil Defence Master Trainers across 12 States and Union Territories.
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Conclusion
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