Quiz – 28 October 2026 (Part 2: Q 51–100)

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Quiz – 28 October 2026 (Part 2: Q 51–100) – 50 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.

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1.  
What is the purpose of the 'Punah Bharan' app launched by the Jal Shakti Ministry in October 2026?

Correct Answer: B [Groundwater recharge planning]

Explanation:

Groundwater recharge – it shows suitable zones within 3 km; built by BISAG-N with the National Water Mission.

2.  
A permeable rock or soil layer that stores groundwater and yields it to wells is called –

Correct Answer: C [Aquifer]

Explanation:

Aquifer – sand, gravel or fractured rock; artificial recharge refills it. A clay-like layer that does not transmit water is an aquiclude.

3.  
In which city did the Prime Minister launch the 'Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari' (JSJB) initiative in September 2024?

Correct Answer: B [Surat]

Explanation:

Surat, Gujarat (6 Sept 2024). Its guiding '3Cs' are Community, CSR and Cost.

4.  
Where is the headquarters of the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB)?

Correct Answer: D [Faridabad]

Explanation:

Faridabad (Haryana), Bhujal Bhawan. It works under the Department of Water Resources, Ministry of Jal Shakti.

5.  
The 'Kudimaramathu' scheme launched in Tamil Nadu in 2017 is related to:

Correct Answer: B [Tank restoration by people]

Explanation:

Desilting and restoring minor-irrigation tanks and lakes with farmers' participation – launched on 13 March 2017.

6.  
'Srishti', launched at Goa Shipyard Ltd on 27 October 2026, is what type of vessel?

Correct Answer: B [Offshore Patrol Vessel]

Explanation:

Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel (NGOPV); 'Srishti' means 'creation'. Of the 11 NGOPVs, 7 are being built at GSL and 4 at GRSE (Kolkata).

7.  
In the defence procurement category 'Buy (Indian-IDDM)', IDDM = Indigenously Designed, Developed and ____?

Correct Answer: A [Manufactured]

Explanation:

Manufactured – the top-priority category in DAP 2020; the NGOPV contract (March 2023) was signed under it.

8.  
In shipbuilding, what does the 'launch' of a warship denote?

Correct Answer: D [Hull first put into water]

Explanation:

The built hull enters the water for the first time; outfitting and trials follow. Commissioning is induction into the Navy with the 'INS' prefix.

9.  
The 'Ursa Major' constellation on the crest of 'Srishti' is known in India as:

Correct Answer: B [Saptarishi Mandal]

Explanation:

Saptarishi Mandal (Great Bear) – its two 'pointer' stars lead to the Pole Star, an aid to navigation at sea.

10.  
Indian Navy Day (4 December) commemorates which operation of the 1971 war?

Correct Answer: C [Operation Trident]

Explanation:

Operation Trident – the attack on Karachi harbour (4 Dec 1971). Meghdoot – Siachen (1984); Cactus – Maldives (1988).

11.  
Kittur, where the 'Chennamma Freedom Park' will come up, is in which district of Karnataka?

Correct Answer: C [Belagavi]

Explanation:

Belagavi – a district bordering Maharashtra and Goa; it houses the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha.

12.  
Which British collector and political agent was killed in the Kittur battle of October 1824?

Correct Answer: B [St John Thackeray]

Explanation:

Thackeray – largely brought down by her lieutenant Amatur Balappa. Thomas Munro was Governor of Madras (1820–27), known for the Ryotwari system.

13.  
Which lieutenant of Rani Chennamma continued a guerrilla war against the British after her capture and was later hanged?

Correct Answer: B [Sangolli Rayanna]

Explanation:

Sangolli Rayanna. Chennamma died in captivity at Bailhongal fort in 1829.

14.  
Who, as woman commander of Rani Velu Nachiyar of Sivaganga, set fire to the British ammunition store?

Correct Answer: D [Kuyili]

Explanation:

Kuyili. Velu Nachiyar regained Sivaganga in 1780; Jhalkari Bai was a soldier of Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi.

15.  
The British refusal to accept Kittur's adoption is seen as a precursor to which policy of Lord Dalhousie?

Correct Answer: C [Doctrine of Lapse]

Explanation:

Doctrine of Lapse (from 1848) – Satara, Jhansi and Nagpur were annexed. Subsidiary Alliance was Lord Wellesley's policy.

16.  
In which city will the Earthshot Prize 2026 Awards Night – the first in India – be held?

Correct Answer: B [Mumbai]

Explanation:

Mumbai – 17 Nov 2026. Earlier ceremonies: London, Boston, Singapore, Cape Town, Rio de Janeiro.

17.  
Who founded the Earthshot Prize for environmental solutions in 2020?

Correct Answer: C [Prince William]

Explanation:

Prince William – through the Royal Foundation; five winners get £1 million each.

18.  
In which category did the Indian enterprise Takachar win the Earthshot Prize in 2021?

Correct Answer: D [Clean Our Air]

Explanation:

Clean Our Air – a machine that turns crop residue into fuel and fertiliser instead of burning it (Vidyut Mohan).

19.  
Tiruvannamalai student Vinisha Umashankar, a 2021 Earthshot finalist, is known for which invention?

Correct Answer: A [Solar-powered ironing cart]

Explanation:

Solar ironing cart (Iron-Max) – avoids smoke from charcoal irons; she also spoke at COP26 in Glasgow.

20.  
The name 'Earthshot' was inspired by the 'Moonshot' programme of which US President?

Correct Answer: D [John F. Kennedy]

Explanation:

John F. Kennedy – set the goal of landing a man on the Moon in the 1960s; Apollo 11 landed in 1969.

21.  
Where will the 'PRAGATI' AI & Robotics Park, approved by the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet in Oct 2026, be set up?

Correct Answer: D [Greater Noida]

Explanation:

Greater Noida (Gautam Buddh Nagar district); PRAGATI = Platform for Robotics and AI Growth Through Technology and Innovation.

22.  
The word 'robot' was first used in a play written by whom?

Correct Answer: C [Karel Čapek]

Explanation:

Karel Čapek – 'R.U.R.' (1920); Czech 'robota' = forced labour. Isaac Asimov gave the 'Three Laws of Robotics'.

23.  
Which State released a 'Safe and Ethical Artificial Intelligence Policy' in 2020?

Correct Answer: C [Tamil Nadu]

Explanation:

Tamil Nadu – released in Sept 2020 along with its Cyber Security and Blockchain policies.

24.  
Under which Union Ministry does the national 'IndiaAI Mission' come?

Correct Answer: B [Electronics & IT (MeitY)]

Explanation:

MeitY – through the 'IndiaAI' Independent Business Division of Digital India Corporation; approved in March 2024.

25.  
GVA at basic prices + product taxes − product subsidies = ?

Correct Answer: A [GDP]

Explanation:

GDP (Gross Domestic Product). GVA (Gross Value Added) = output − intermediate inputs. The PRAGATI park is expected to add about ₹2,000 crore of GVA a year at full scale.

26.  
At which October 2026 event did Nobel laureate Richard Roberts urge India to rethink its stand on GM crops?

Correct Answer: D [ESTIC 2026]

Explanation:

ESTIC (Emerging Science, Technology and Innovation Conclave) 2026 – 27–29 Oct, Bharat Mandapam; coordinated by CSIR.

27.  
For which discovery did Richard Roberts and Phillip Sharp share the 1993 Nobel Prize in Medicine?

Correct Answer: B [Split genes (introns)]

Explanation:

Split genes – introns lie between exons and are removed by RNA splicing. DNA double helix – Watson & Crick (1962 Nobel).

28.  
'Golden Rice', a GM rice, is engineered to produce the precursor of which nutrient?

Correct Answer: B [Vitamin A]

Explanation:

Vitamin A – via beta-carotene (hence the golden colour). Vitamin A deficiency causes night blindness and preventable blindness in children.

29.  
The GEAC, which approves environmental release of GM crops in India, functions under which Ministry?

Correct Answer: A [Environment, Forest & Climate]

Explanation:

MoEFCC – GEAC is a statutory body under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.

30.  
Mahyco shared its Bt brinjal technology for developing local varieties with which Tamil Nadu institution?

Correct Answer: C [TNAU, Coimbatore]

Explanation:

TNAU, Coimbatore (along with UAS Dharwad and IIVR Varanasi). Bt brinjal was put under a moratorium in February 2010.

31.  
The IUCN coral reef ecosystem assessment was released at CBD COP17 (Oct 2026), held in which city?

Correct Answer: B [Yerevan]

Explanation:

Yerevan (Armenia), 19–30 Oct 2026. COP16 was at Cali (Colombia, 2024); COP15 at Montreal (Kunming–Montreal framework, 2022); Belém hosted climate COP30 (2025).

32.  
How does the crown-of-thorns starfish, listed as a reef threat, damage coral reefs?

Correct Answer: D [By eating coral polyps]

Explanation:

It is a predator that eats coral polyps; its outbreaks strip large reef areas. A starfish is not a fish but an echinoderm (phylum Echinodermata).

33.  
The Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest reef system now rated Critically Endangered, lies off which Australian State?

Correct Answer: A [Queensland]

Explanation:

Queensland – in the Coral Sea; a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1981. It is a 'barrier reef' type.

34.  
Coral polyps, which build reefs such as those in the Gulf of Mannar, belong to which animal phylum?

Correct Answer: B [Cnidaria]

Explanation:

Cnidaria – animals with stinging cells (cnidocytes); jellyfish, sea anemones and Hydra also belong here. Sponges are Porifera.

35.  
A ring-shaped coral reef enclosing a lagoon, as seen in Lakshadweep, is called –

Correct Answer: C [Atoll]

Explanation:

Atoll – Charles Darwin explained it forms around a subsiding volcanic island. The Maldives too is made of atolls.

36.  
World Stroke Day on 29 October each year is led by which organisation?

Correct Answer: A [World Stroke Organization]

Explanation:

WSO – formed in 2006 by the merger of the International Stroke Society and the World Stroke Federation. World Heart Day (29 Sept) is led by the World Heart Federation.

37.  
The most common type of stroke, caused by a blocked artery supplying the brain, is called –

Correct Answer: B [Ischaemic stroke]

Explanation:

Ischaemic – the majority of strokes; a burst vessel causes haemorrhagic stroke. A myocardial infarction (heart attack) is a blockage of blood to the heart muscle.

38.  
Which WHO decision-making body adopted the first standalone resolution on stroke in May 2026?

Correct Answer: C [World Health Assembly]

Explanation:

The World Health Assembly – 79th session, Geneva (ended 23 May 2026). It named hypertension, tobacco and diabetes among the key risk factors.

39.  
Tamil Nadu's 'Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam' delivers home medicines for which conditions, both stroke risk factors?

Correct Answer: B [Hypertension, diabetes]

Explanation:

Hypertension and diabetes – both non-communicable diseases. The scheme also provides palliative care, physiotherapy and dialysis support.

40.  
India's NPCDCS (2010), which covers stroke, was renamed in 2023 as –

Correct Answer: D [NP-NCD]

Explanation:

NP-NCD – National Programme for Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases. NPHCE is for elderly care, NPCB&VI for blindness control, NMHP for mental health.

41.  
Which body proclaimed 29 October as the 'International Day of Care and Support' in 2023?

Correct Answer: A [UN General Assembly]

Explanation:

The UN General Assembly – resolution A/RES/77/317. The 2026 theme is 'Building sustainable care and support systems through decent work'.

42.  
Target 5.4, on recognising and valuing unpaid care and domestic work, falls under which Sustainable Development Goal?

Correct Answer: D [Gender Equality]

Explanation:

SDG 5 – Gender Equality. The UN adopted the 17 SDGs in 2015 with a 2030 deadline; SDG 8 is Decent Work and Economic Growth.

43.  
Which body conducts India's 'Time Use Survey', which measures unpaid care work?

Correct Answer: D [National Statistics Office]

Explanation:

NSO (MoSPI) – first survey 2019, second 2024. In 2024 women spent 289 minutes a day on unpaid domestic work (men 88).

44.  
Tamil Nadu's 'Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai' was launched on the birth anniversary of which leader?

Correct Answer: B [C.N. Annadurai]

Explanation:

C.N. Annadurai – launched on his birth anniversary, 15 Sept 2023, at Kancheepuram; ₹1,000 a month to women heads of families via DBT.

45.  
Which Article of the Constitution provides for just and humane conditions of work and maternity relief?

Correct Answer: C [Article 42]

Explanation:

Article 42 – a Directive Principle (Part IV). Article 39A is free legal aid; Article 43A is workers' participation in management (42nd Amendment, 1976).

46.  
ARPANET, which carried the first message on 29 Oct 1969, was funded by which US department?

Correct Answer: C [Department of Defense]

Explanation:

ARPA (now DARPA) of the Department of Defense. The first message went from UCLA to the Stanford Research Institute (SRI) – only 'LO' got through.

47.  
Which State special purpose vehicle (SPV) implements the BharatNet project in Tamil Nadu?

Correct Answer: A [TANFINET]

Explanation:

TANFINET – Tamil Nadu FibreNet Corporation; target: optical fibre to 12,524 village panchayats. ELCOT is the Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu; TNeGA the e-Governance Agency.

48.  
Which company launched India's first public internet service on 15 Aug 1995?

Correct Answer: A [VSNL]

Explanation:

Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL) – later acquired by the Tata group. BSNL was formed in 2000; C-DOT (1984) is the government's telecom R&D centre.

49.  
Which of the following statements about psoriasis is correct?

Correct Answer: D [It is an autoimmune disease]

Explanation:

A chronic immune-mediated skin disease; not contagious. WHO recognised it as a serious non-communicable disease in 2014 (WHA67.9).

50.  
Which global body coordinates World Psoriasis Day, observed on 29 October?

Correct Answer: D [IFPA]

Explanation:

IFPA – International Federation of Psoriasis Associations (1971). The 2026 theme 'Look Beyond My Skin' tackles the stigma young people face.

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