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Current Affairs 16 October 2026
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Daily Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC (16 October 2026)
1. INS Samarthak, commissioned into the Indian Navy on 16 October 2026, is which type of vessel?
[A] Aircraft carrier
[B] Multi-Purpose Vessel
[C] Nuclear submarine
[D] Missile destroyer
Answer: B
2. DRDO tested a Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) platform at which establishment in Odisha?
[A] Integrated Test Range, Balasore
[B] Proof and Experimental Establishment, Chandipur
[C] Satish Dhawan Space Centre
[D] Defence Research Laboratory, Tezpur
Answer: B
3. What is the main purpose of the Caller Name Presentation (CNAP) facility scheduled for implementation in India from 1 November 2026?
[A] Block all international calls
[B] Display the caller’s registered name for incoming calls
[C] Provide free internet calling
[D] Automatically record phone conversations
Answer: B
4. Which institution’s AT-1 bond write-off was ruled illegal by the Supreme Court, according to reports published on 16 October 2026?
[A] Yes Bank
[B] Punjab National Bank
[C] State Bank of India
[D] Bank of Baroda
Answer: A
5. India approved accession to which agreement related to fisheries management in the Southern Indian Ocean?
[A] Antarctic Treaty
[B] Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement
[C] Ramsar Convention
[D] Convention on Biological Diversity
Answer: B
16 October 2026 One-liner Current Affairs
1. The WINDS weather network is primarily intended to support which area in India? – Crop insurance and agricultural weather information
2. World Food Day is observed every year on which date? – 16 October
3. Which organisation introduced a policy requiring independent technical design verification for major bridges and critical highway structures, effective from 1 December 2026? – National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)
4. The National SARAS Mela held outside Delhi-NCR for the first time in 2026 took place in which city? – Vijayawada
5. According to the September 2026 Periodic Labour Force Survey figures reported on 16 October, what was India’s overall unemployment rate? – 5.0%
Important Current Affairs 16 October 2026
- Social Security: The Union Cabinet approved ₹53,428 crore for the continuation of the National Social Assistance Programme for five years, with the scheme renamed Pradhan Mantri Samajik Sahayata Yojana.
- Railways: The government approved a productivity-linked bonus equivalent to 78 days’ wages for approximately 11.4 lakh non-gazetted railway employees.
- Defence: The Ministry of Defence signed contracts worth over ₹4,000 crore for the GSAT-7C communication satellite capability and Varunastra heavy-weight torpedoes.
- Shipbuilding: The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways launched two credit-risk insurance products to support India’s shipbuilding industry.
- Boxing: Indian Oil Corporation, the Sports Authority of India and the National Sports Development Fund partnered on a ₹40 crore, two-year initiative to strengthen India’s boxing ecosystem.
- Technology: IBM and MeitY Startup Hub signed an MoU to support Indian deep-tech startups working in artificial intelligence, hybrid cloud and quantum computing.
- India–US Relations: US Ambassador Sergio Gor said negotiations on the India–US trade deal were progressing rapidly ahead of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s scheduled visit to India from 19–22 October 2026.
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Conclusion
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