Quiz – 25 October 2026 (Part 2: Q 48–94)

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Quiz – 25 October 2026 (Part 2: Q 48–94) – 47 questions, subject: Current Affairs. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

Where is the headquarters of West Central Railway, under which Rewa and Satna fall?

Correct Answer: A [Jabalpur]

Explanation:

WCR – Jabalpur; divisions Jabalpur, Bhopal, Kota. Bilaspur is South East Central Railway; Prayagraj is North Central Railway.

Which committee recommended separating the Railway Budget from the General Budget (done in 1924)?

Correct Answer: D [Acworth Committee]

Explanation:

Acworth Committee (1920–21). The Bibek Debroy committee advised the merger; from 2017–18 the Railway Budget is part of the Union Budget.

Where was India's first 'Vande Bharat' train (Train 18) manufactured?

Correct Answer: A [ICF, Chennai]

Explanation:

Integral Coach Factory, Perambur (1955); Train 18 – 2018. CLW is the Chittaranjan Locomotive Works.

Which State launched 'Mission Murghas' (Oct 2026) to tackle fodder shortage?

Correct Answer: A [Maharashtra]

Explanation:

Maharashtra's Animal Husbandry Department; launched after 305 of 358 talukas were declared drought-hit.

Silage ('murghas' in Marathi) is prepared by which process?

Correct Answer: D [Anaerobic fermentation]

Explanation:

Lactic acid bacteria ferment green fodder sealed airtight; sun-dried fodder is called hay.

The 'Manual for Drought Management' followed by States to declare drought is issued by:

Correct Answer: B [Union Agriculture Ministry]

Explanation:

Issued in 2016 and revised in 2020; the Agriculture Ministry is the central nodal ministry for drought. The State Government declares drought.

The CO (CN) 4 Cumbu–Napier hybrid fodder grass was developed by:

Correct Answer: D [TNAU, Coimbatore]

Explanation:

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore (CO = Coimbatore); CO (BN) 5 is another of its hybrids. NDDB is headquartered at Anand, Gujarat.

Azolla, used as cattle feed and paddy biofertiliser, lives in symbiosis with:

Correct Answer: D [Anabaena]

Explanation:

Azolla is a water fern; Anabaena (a cyanobacterium) in its leaves fixes nitrogen. Rhizobium lives in root nodules of legumes.

The Oct 2026 draft notification mandating AEBS amends which rules?

Correct Answer: B [Central MV Rules, 1989]

Explanation:

The Central Motor Vehicles Rules 1989, framed under the Motor Vehicles Act 1988, which replaced the 1939 Act.

10.

In Indian vehicle classification, the 'M1' category denotes:

Correct Answer: B [Passenger vehicle up to 8 seats]

Explanation:

M1 – passenger vehicle with not more than 8 seats besides the driver (cars); goods vehicles up to 3.5 t are N1; two-wheelers are 'L' category.

11.

'Bharat NCAP', in force since 1 Oct 2023, is related to:

Correct Answer: C [Crash-safety star rating of cars]

Explanation:

Crash tests award 1–5 stars for adult and child occupant protection and safety assist technologies; participation is voluntary.

12.

Which city is called the 'Detroit of Asia' for its automobile industry?

Correct Answer: D [Chennai]

Explanation:

The Chennai–Sriperumbudur–Oragadam belt is a major auto cluster. Detroit in the USA is known as the 'Motor City'.

13.

Legal protection to 'Good Samaritans' who help accident victims came from:

Correct Answer: C [MV (Amendment) Act, 2019]

Explanation:

The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act 2019 inserted Sec 134A – no civil or criminal liability on the helper. Earlier, in 2016, the Supreme Court had endorsed guidelines.

14.

The 'Bharat Ratna Dr Bhupen Hazarika National Award' (2026) was instituted by:

Correct Answer: A [Government of Assam]

Explanation:

Announced by CM Himanta Biswa Sarma; first recipient Usha Mangeshkar. The PM will present it on 29 Nov.

15.

Which musician is revered as 'Sudhakantha'?

Correct Answer: D [Bhupen Hazarika]

Explanation:

'Sudhakantha' = nectar-voiced; also called the 'Bard of the Brahmaputra'. Ilaiyaraaja is 'Isaignani'; A.R. Rahman the 'Mozart of Madras'.

16.

'Bhupen Hazarika Setu' (Dhola–Sadiya bridge) is built over which river?

Correct Answer: C [Lohit]

Explanation:

The Lohit is a tributary of the Brahmaputra; the bridge, opened in 2017, improves road access to Arunachal Pradesh. The Barak is a separate river of southern Assam.

17.

Who received the Bharat Ratna in 2019 along with Bhupen Hazarika?

Correct Answer: B [Pranab Mukherjee, N. Deshmukh]

Explanation:

Hazarika and Nanaji Deshmukh posthumously. Vajpayee–Malaviya 2015; Sachin–C.N.R. Rao 2014; Karpoori Thakur–Advani 2024.

18.

Which of the following are sisters of Usha Mangeshkar?

Correct Answer: A [Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle]

Explanation:

The Mangeshkar sisters – Lata, Meena, Asha, Usha; brother composer Hridaynath. Lata Mangeshkar received the Bharat Ratna in 2001.

19.

'Mission Karmayogi' is the name of which national programme?

Correct Answer: C [Civil Services Capacity Building]

Explanation:

National Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building (NPCSCB) – approved by the Union Cabinet in Sept 2020; nodal department DoPT.

20.

Who chairs the Public Human Resources Council, the apex body of Mission Karmayogi?

Correct Answer: A [Prime Minister]

Explanation:

The apex council is chaired by the Prime Minister; a Coordination Unit works under the Cabinet Secretary.

21.

Which entity owns and runs the 'iGOT Karmayogi' online learning platform?

Correct Answer: B [Karmayogi Bharat (SPV)]

Explanation:

Karmayogi Bharat – a 100% government-owned not-for-profit company under Sec 8 of the Companies Act 2013. LBSNAA in Mussoorie trains IAS officers.

22.

Under Article 312, which body must pass a resolution to create a new All India Service?

Correct Answer: C [Rajya Sabha]

Explanation:

The Rajya Sabha, by a two-thirds majority of members present and voting; a similar resolution under Article 249 enables laws on State List subjects.

23.

Tamil Nadu's State ATI 'Anna Institute of Management' was renamed in 2021 as:

Correct Answer: C [Anna Admin. Staff College]

Explanation:

G.O. No. 110 (7.10.2021); Chennai, State ATI since 1999. Foundation training is given at the Civil Services Training Institute, Bhavanisagar, Erode district.

24.

Which country will host the 8th AgriVoltaics World Conference in 2027?

Correct Answer: A [France]

Explanation:

Handed over at the closing of the 2026 conference in New Delhi. The series began at Perpignan, France, in 2020.

25.

Who first discovered the 'photovoltaic effect', the basis of solar cells?

Correct Answer: A [Edmond Becquerel]

Explanation:

French physicist Edmond Becquerel (1839). Einstein explained the photoelectric effect; Raman discovered light scattering (Raman effect).

26.

The Paris Climate Agreement (2015) was adopted at which UNFCCC Conference of Parties?

Correct Answer: C [COP-21]

Explanation:

COP-21, Paris, Dec 2015; in force from 4 Nov 2016. COP-15 was Copenhagen (2009), COP-26 Glasgow (2021).

27.

Which of the following was NOT a French settlement in India?

Correct Answer: A [Tharangambadi]

Explanation:

Tharangambadi (Tranquebar) was Danish. Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam joined India de facto in 1954 and de jure in 1962.

28.

Auroville, the international township in Viluppuram district, was founded by:

Correct Answer: B [Mirra Alfassa (The Mother)]

Explanation:

French-born Mirra Alfassa, 28 Feb 1968; Sri Aurobindo's spiritual collaborator. Administered under the Auroville Foundation Act 1988.

29.

Incat, builder of 'China Zorrilla', the world's largest battery-electric ship that began service in Oct 2026, is based in which country?

Correct Answer: B [Australia]

Explanation:

Australia – Hobart, Tasmania. The battery system came from Norway-based Corvus Energy.

30.

The Río de la Plata estuary, crossed by this ship, is formed by the confluence of which two rivers?

Correct Answer: C [Paraná and Uruguay]

Explanation:

Paraná and Uruguay rivers; the estuary forms the Argentina–Uruguay boundary and opens into the Atlantic. The Amazon–Rio Negro meeting is near Manaus, Brazil.

31.

Who shared the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing the lithium-ion battery?

Correct Answer: A [Akira Yoshino]

Explanation:

Akira Yoshino – with John Goodenough and Stanley Whittingham. Shuji Nakamura won the 2014 Physics Nobel for the blue LED.

32.

India's first indigenous hydrogen fuel-cell passenger vessel began commercial service in Dec 2025 at which city?

Correct Answer: B [Varanasi]

Explanation:

Varanasi (Ganga, Namo Ghat) – built by Cochin Shipyard, owned by IWAI. Kochi runs India's first water metro (2023).

33.

Under which Union programme did V.O. Chidambaranar Port, Thoothukudi, order a fully electric tug?

Correct Answer: D [Green Tug Transition Prog.]

Explanation:

Green Tug Transition Programme (GTTP) – 50 green tugs by 2030. India's first all-electric tug project began at Deendayal Port, Kandla.

34.

Under which brand name does Bharat Biotech make the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine?

Correct Answer: A [Mosqivac]

Explanation:

Mosqivac – GSK sold the same vaccine as 'Mosquirix'. Covaxin (COVID), Rotavac (rotavirus) and Typbar-TCV (typhoid) are other Bharat Biotech vaccines.

35.

UNICEF executed this price deal; which global vaccine alliance backed it financially?

Correct Answer: D [Gavi]

Explanation:

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance – founded in 2000, headquartered in Geneva. Its advance payment for this deal came through the International Finance Facility for Immunisation (IFFIm).

36.

Both malaria vaccines, RTS,S and R21, target which parasite species?

Correct Answer: D [Plasmodium falciparum]

Explanation:

Plasmodium falciparum – causes the deadliest (cerebral) malaria. Vivax malaria is also common in India.

37.

Where did Sir Ronald Ross discover the malaria parasite inside a mosquito in 1897?

Correct Answer: B [Secunderabad]

Explanation:

Secunderabad (20 Aug 1897 – World Mosquito Day); Nobel in Medicine 1902. Almora is Ross's birthplace.

38.

In NCVBDC's malaria classification, which category is Tamil Nadu placed in?

Correct Answer: D [Cat. 1 – elimination phase]

Explanation:

Category 1 – elimination phase (API below 1), a group that also includes Kerala, Karnataka and Puducherry. National target: elimination by 2030.

39.

The Teatro Campoamor, where Messi received the Princess of Asturias Award on 23 Oct 2026, is in which city?

Correct Answer: A [Oviedo]

Explanation:

Oviedo – capital of Asturias in northern Spain. The awards have been held here since 1981.

40.

Which Indian economist won the Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences in 2021?

Correct Answer: B [Amartya Sen]

Explanation:

Amartya Sen – Economics Nobel 1998, Bharat Ratna 1999. Abhijit Banerjee won the Economics Nobel in 2019.

41.

The sculpture given with the Princess of Asturias Award was designed by which Spanish artist?

Correct Answer: D [Joan Miró]

Explanation:

Joan Miró – along with a diploma, insignia and €50,000. Antoni Gaudí was the architect of Barcelona's Sagrada Família.

42.

Which country beat Argentina to win the FIFA World Cup final on 19 July 2026?

Correct Answer: B [Spain]

Explanation:

Spain – 1–0 after extra time; their second title (first in 2010). The final was at MetLife Stadium, New Jersey.

43.

Messi has won the Ballon d'Or a record 8 times. Which French magazine started this award?

Correct Answer: D [France Football]

Explanation:

France Football – since 1956; jointly with UEFA since 2024. Messi's last Ballon d'Or came in 2023.

44.

Bodhana Sivanandan broke the 'youngest female IM' record held since 1988 by whom?

Correct Answer: C [Judit Polgar]

Explanation:

Judit Polgar (Hungary) – regarded as the strongest woman player ever. Bodhana set the new mark at 11 years 7 months.

45.

Bodhana Sivanandan, who plays for England, has family roots in which Tamil Nadu city?

Correct Answer: D [Tiruchirappalli]

Explanation:

Tiruchirappalli – she was born in London and lives in Harrow; in Aug 2026 she became the youngest Women's British Champion.

46.

In which city was the International Chess Federation (FIDE) founded on 20 July 1924?

Correct Answer: A [Paris]

Explanation:

Paris – hence 20 July is International Chess Day. Its HQ is now Lausanne; motto 'Gens una sumus'.

47.

Who was elected FIDE Deputy President at the FIDE General Assembly in Samarkand in Sep 2026?

Correct Answer: C [Viswanathan Anand]

Explanation:

Viswanathan Anand (Chennai) – India's first GM (1988). Timur Turlov was elected FIDE President.

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