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1.  
Who published the 'Telecom Services Yearly Performance Indicators 2025-26'?

Correct Answer: C [Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRAI)]

Notes:

TRAI, under the Ministry of Communications, released it on 5 Oct 2026, with data as on 31 March 2026.

2.  
What was India's overall tele-density as of March 2026?

Correct Answer: D [93.26%]

Notes:

93.26% (urban 151.47%, rural 60.46%); 108.48% is Tamil Nadu's figure and 85.04% was March 2025.

3.  
Statements – which is/are correct?
1. TN's tele-density beats the national average.
2. Jio leads market share.
3. Delhi has the highest tele-density.

Correct Answer: A [1, 2 and 3]

Notes:

Tamil Nadu 108.48%; Jio 39.41%, Airtel 37.04%; Delhi 206.90%.

4.  
TRAI was set up under an Act of which year?

Correct Answer: B [1997]

Notes:

TRAI Act, 1997 (20 Feb 1997); the 2000 amendment created the TDSAT tribunal.

5.  
The Telecommunications Act, 2023 replaced the Indian Telegraph Act of which year?

Correct Answer: C [1885]

Notes:

The Indian Telegraph Act was of 1885; the new law also repealed the Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933.

6.  
Who was NOT among the High Court Chief Justices appointed Supreme Court judges in October 2026?

Correct Answer: D [Manindra Mohan Shrivastava]

Notes:

Appointed: Sunita Agarwal (Gujarat), D.K. Upadhyaya (Delhi) and Aparesh Kumar Singh (Telangana); none from the Madras HC.

7.  
After the 2026 amendment, what is the sanctioned strength of the Supreme Court, including the CJI?

Correct Answer: A [38]

Notes:

Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Act, 2026: 34 to 38. Working strength is now 37.

8.  
Which Article deals with the establishment and constitution of the Supreme Court and appointment of its judges?

Correct Answer: C [Article 124]

Notes:

Article 124; Art 214 – High Courts; Art 143 – advisory opinion; Art 32 – constitutional remedies.

9.  
Assertion (A): The collegium is in the Constitution.
Reason (R): It grew out of the Three Judges Cases.

Correct Answer: D [(A) false; (R) true]

Notes:

The collegium is not in the Constitution; it grew out of the 1981, 1993 and 1998 judgments. So (A) is false and (R) is true.

10.  
The chartered High Courts of Madras, Calcutta and Bombay were set up under:

Correct Answer: B [Indian High Courts Act, 1861]

Notes:

The Madras High Court opened in 1862; its Madurai Bench in 2004.

11.  
Which city hosted the 19th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (2026)?

Correct Answer: A [Hanoi]

Notes:

Phenikaa University, Hanoi; the first IOAA in Vietnam. Mumbai hosted in 2025, Rio in 2024, Chorzów in 2023.

12.  
What was India's medal haul at the 19th IOAA?

Correct Answer: C [4 gold, 1 silver]

Notes:

All five team members won medals: 4 gold and 1 silver.

13.  
Which is the nodal centre that selects India's international science olympiad teams?

Correct Answer: D [Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE)]

Notes:

HBCSE, Mumbai (TIFR, DAE) selects teams with IAPT through NSEA, INAO and a selection camp.

14.  
Where was the first IOAA held in 2007?

Correct Answer: B [Chiang Mai, Thailand]

Notes:

Chiang Mai, Thailand (2007); each national team has 5 students.

15.  
Where in Tamil Nadu is the Vainu Bappu Observatory, with its 2.34 m telescope?

Correct Answer: C [Kavalur]

Notes:

Kavalur, Tirupattur district (Javadi Hills); Kodaikanal has the Solar Observatory (1899) and Ooty a radio telescope.

16.  
Where was India's first 'Premier League Park' opened?

Correct Answer: D [Chhatarpur, New Delhi]

Notes:

1 Oct 2026; built by GoalTech Innovation India's Claygrounds, with 7-a-side, pickleball and padel courts.

17.  
In which year was England's Premier League founded?

Correct Answer: B [1992]

Notes:

Formed in 1992 by breaking away from the Football League; 20 clubs; HQ London. (1888 – Football League; 1863 – the FA)

18.  
Statements – which is/are correct?
1. AIFF is based at Dwarka.
2. ISL began in 2014.
3. Durand Cup is India's oldest football event.

Correct Answer: C [1, 2 and 3]

Notes:

AIFF (1937) – Dwarka; ISL – 2014; Durand Cup – 1888; all three are correct.

19.  
Which club has won the most Premier League titles?

Correct Answer: A [Manchester United]

Notes:

Manchester United has won 13 Premier League titles.

20.  
In which seasons did Tamil Nadu's ISL side Chennaiyin FC win the title?

Correct Answer: D [2015 and 2017-18]

Notes:

Chennaiyin FC won the ISL in 2015 and 2017-18; home ground Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai.

21.  
What new name was given to Uttar Pradesh's Bhadohi district in October 2026?

Correct Answer: A [Sant Ravidas Nagar Bhadohi]

Notes:

Announced by CM Yogi Adityanath on 4 Oct 2026. Sant Kabir Nagar is a different district; Gyanpur is Bhadohi's HQ.

22.  
Where was the Bhakti saint Sant Ravidas born?

Correct Answer: C [Seer Govardhanpur, Varanasi]

Notes:

Seer Govardhanpur near Varanasi; 40 of his hymns are in the Guru Granth Sahib. Kabir died at Maghar.

23.  
Assertion (A): A State can rename a district by notification.
Reason (R): Article 3 lets Parliament rename States.

Correct Answer: B [Both true; (R) does not explain (A)]

Notes:

Both are true, but Article 3 is about State names and does not explain district renaming.

24.  
Bhadohi is famous for which product (GI tag in 2010)?

Correct Answer: D [Handmade carpets]

Notes:

The 'Carpet City of India', home of the Indian Institute of Carpet Technology. (Brass – Moradabad, bangles – Firozabad, chikankari – Lucknow)

25.  
From which date was Madras State renamed Tamil Nadu?

Correct Answer: C [14 January 1969]

Notes:

Madras State (Alteration of Name) Act, 1968 – effective 14 Jan 1969, under CM C.N. Annadurai.

26.  
For what was the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine awarded?

Correct Answer: B [Light-gated ion channels and optogenetics]

Notes:

Deisseroth, Hegemann and Nagel (5 Oct 2026). microRNA – 2024; mRNA – 2023; immune tolerance – 2025.

27.  
The light-activated protein channelrhodopsin was first found in:

Correct Answer: A [The green alga Chlamydomonas]

Notes:

It helps the alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii swim towards light; found by Hegemann and Nagel.

28.  
Match:
a. Medicine Nobel
b. Physics Nobel
c. Peace Nobel – 1. Norwegian Nobel Committee 2. Nobel Assembly at Karolinska 3. Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

Correct Answer: D [a-2, b-3, c-1]

Notes:

Only the Peace prize is decided in Oslo; the others in Stockholm; all are presented on 10 December.

29.  
Ronald Ross, born at Almora in India, won the 1902 Nobel Prize for work on which disease?

Correct Answer: C [Malaria]

Notes:

In 1897 at Secunderabad he showed that mosquitoes transmit malaria.

30.  
Statements – which is/are correct?
1. C.V. Raman was born in Tiruchirappalli.
2. V. Ramakrishnan won the 2009 Chemistry Nobel.
3. Khorana won the Physics Nobel.

Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]

Notes:

Khorana won the 1968 Medicine Nobel for the genetic code, so statement 3 is wrong.

31.  
On which date is World Cerebral Palsy Day observed?

Correct Answer: D [6 October]

Notes:

6 October; started in 2012 by Australia's Cerebral Palsy Alliance. (2 Apr – autism, 3 Dec – disability, 21 Mar – Down syndrome)

32.  
How many disabilities does the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 recognise?

Correct Answer: C [21]

Notes:

7 under the 1995 Act, 21 under the 2016 Act; cerebral palsy is a locomotor disability; 4% job reservation.

33.  
What is the theme of World Cerebral Palsy Day 2026?

Correct Answer: A [#UniqueANDUnited]

Notes:

It celebrates individual experiences while building one voice for access and inclusion.

34.  
Which disabilities does the National Trust Act, 1999 cover?

Correct Answer: B [Autism, CP, intellectual disability, multiple disabilities]

Notes:

Its schemes include Niramaya (health insurance), Disha, Vikaas and Gharaunda.

35.  
Who founded the Spastics Society of Tamil Nadu (now Vidya Sagar) in Chennai in 1985?

Correct Answer: C [Poonam Natarajan]

Notes:

Poonam Natarajan later chaired the National Trust; NIEPMD is at Muttukadu, Chennai.

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