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1.  
Why is World Hydrogen Day on 8 October?

Correct Answer: C [Hydrogen's atomic weight 1.008]

Notes:

Because hydrogen's atomic weight is 1.008 – the 8th day of the 10th month. Henry Cavendish identified hydrogen as an element (1766).

2.  
What is the 2030 production-capacity target of the National Green Hydrogen Mission?

Correct Answer: B [5 MMT a year]

Notes:

5 million metric tonnes of green hydrogen a year by 2030, with about 125 GW of linked renewable capacity.

3.  
What is the initial outlay of the National Green Hydrogen Mission?

Correct Answer: D [₹19,744 crore]

Notes:

Approved in January 2023 with ₹19,744 crore, most of it for the SIGHT incentive scheme. ₹10,371 crore is the IndiaAI Mission.

4.  
Who, the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, was chief guest at the MNRE hydrogen event?

Correct Answer: A [Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood]

Notes:

Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood has been PSA since 2022, after K. VijayRaghavan. Jitendra Singh is the Minister of State for Science and Technology.

5.  
Which Tamil Nadu port was chosen to be developed as a green hydrogen hub?

Correct Answer: C [V.O. Chidambaranar Port (Thoothukudi)]

Notes:

Three major ports – Deendayal (Kandla), Paradip and V.O.C. (Thoothukudi) – were chosen as hydrogen hubs.

6.  
Which GST Council meeting was held on 8 Oct 2026?

Correct Answer: A [57th]

Notes:

The 57th meeting – no rate changes, focused on process reforms.

7.  
Under the new practice, annual GST rate changes will take effect from which date?

Correct Answer: B [1 April]

Notes:

1 April – start of the financial year. 1 July is when GST began (2017), marked as 'GST Day'.

8.  
Which Article of the Constitution provides for the GST Council?

Correct Answer: C [Article 279A]

Notes:

279A – GST Council. 246A – power to legislate on GST; 269A – IGST; 270 – sharing of Union taxes with States.

9.  
Which constitutional amendment introduced GST?

Correct Answer: D [101st]

Notes:

The 101st Amendment (2016). 99th – NJAC; 100th – India–Bangladesh land boundary; 103rd – 10% EWS reservation.

10.  
Who chairs the GST Council?

Correct Answer: B [Union Finance Minister]

Notes:

The Union Finance Minister chairs it; the Union MoS for Revenue or Finance and all State finance ministers are members.

11.  
To what level has the threshold for GST prosecution been raised?

Correct Answer: C [₹5 crore]

Notes:

From ₹1 crore to ₹5 crore – a fivefold rise.

12.  
When do the GST changes, including removal of arrest power, take effect?

Correct Answer: D [1 April 2027]

Notes:

From 1 April 2027. Only the refund on input services starts earlier, from 1 Nov 2026.

13.  
Under the 57th Council's decision, the GST general penalty was cut to

Correct Answer: A [₹10,000]

Notes:

Cut from ₹25,000 to ₹10,000; no notice will be sent for tax below ₹10,000 either.

14.  
Which GST applies to inter-State supply of goods?

Correct Answer: B [IGST]

Notes:

IGST (Integrated GST) is collected by the Centre and shared with the destination State (Article 269A). Intra-State sales attract CGST + SGST.

15.  
What are the two main slabs of 'GST 2.0', in force from 22 Sept 2025?

Correct Answer: A [5% and 18%]

Notes:

5% and 18% are the main slabs, with 40% for luxury and sin goods. Earlier there were four: 5, 12, 18 and 28%.

16.  
How many of Andhra Pradesh's 26 districts were declared drought-hit?

Correct Answer: B [21]

Notes:

388 mandals in 21 districts (283 severe, 105 moderate). Andhra went from 13 to 26 districts in 2022.

17.  
Roughly what rainfall deficit did Andhra Pradesh record in June–August 2026?

Correct Answer: C [53.4%]

Notes:

About 53.4% – 'deficient' (−20% to −59%) on the IMD scale.

18.  
Which Union ministry issues the 'Manual for Drought Management'?

Correct Answer: A [Agriculture and Farmers Welfare]

Notes:

The Agriculture Ministry (2016, revised 2020). For other disasters, the Home Ministry is the nodal ministry.

19.  
Which rain-shadow region of Andhra Pradesh faces frequent drought?

Correct Answer: D [Rayalaseema]

Notes:

Rayalaseema (Anantapur, Kurnool, Kadapa, Chittoor) is in the Western Ghats' rain shadow; Telangana has been a separate State since 2014.

20.  
Which monsoon gives Tamil Nadu most of its rainfall?

Correct Answer: A [North-east monsoon]

Notes:

The north-east monsoon (Oct–Dec) brings about 48% of Tamil Nadu's annual rain. During the south-west monsoon most of Tamil Nadu is in the rain shadow.

21.  
What is the minimum water-supply cut in Maharashtra from 16 October?

Correct Answer: A [10%]

Notes:

At least 10% in all urban and rural local bodies; drinking water gets top priority.

22.  
Under the new order, industries must reuse or recycle at least what share of their water?

Correct Answer: C [30%]

Notes:

At least 30%; every dam will also hold a 10% emergency reserve.

23.  
Which phenomenon, which tends to weaken the monsoon, did Maharashtra factor into its water planning?

Correct Answer: B [El Niño]

Notes:

El Niño – warming of the Pacific – often means a weaker Indian monsoon. A positive IOD usually helps rainfall.

24.  
Marathwada in Maharashtra lies in the rain shadow of which range?

Correct Answer: D [Western Ghats (Sahyadri)]

Notes:

South-west monsoon winds from the Arabian Sea rain on the Sahyadri's western slope; Marathwada to the east gets little.

25.  
Which was the first State to make rainwater harvesting compulsory in all buildings, in 2003?

Correct Answer: B [Tamil Nadu]

Notes:

Tamil Nadu – made it compulsory for all buildings by ordinance in 2003; it helped raise groundwater levels.

26.  
Anne Carson, winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature, is from which country?

Correct Answer: C [Canada]

Notes:

Canada – born in Toronto in 1950; she also holds Icelandic citizenship.

27.  
Anne Carson is mainly a scholar of which field?

Correct Answer: A [Classics (ancient Greek)]

Notes:

A professor of classics who translated and reworked Sappho, Euripides and others.

28.  
Which Canadian writer won the Literature Nobel before Anne Carson?

Correct Answer: B [Alice Munro]

Notes:

Alice Munro – 2013, the 'master of the contemporary short story'. Atwood has often been tipped; Ondaatje won the Booker.

29.  
In which year did Rabindranath Tagore win the Nobel Prize in Literature?

Correct Answer: D [1913]

Notes:

1913 – for 'Gitanjali'; India's only Literature Nobel. 1930 – C.V. Raman (Physics); 1979 – Mother Teresa (Peace).

30.  
In which year was Tamil declared India's first classical language?

Correct Answer: A [2004]

Notes:

12 Oct 2004. Later Sanskrit (2005), Telugu and Kannada (2008), Malayalam (2013), Odia (2014), and five more in 2024.

31.  
What was Nana Patekar's real name?

Correct Answer: C [Vishwanath Patekar]

Notes:

Vishwanath Patekar; born on 1 January 1951 at Murud-Janjira, Maharashtra.

32.  
Which film won Nana Patekar the National Award for Best Actor?

Correct Answer: B [Krantiveer]

Notes:

'Krantiveer' (1994) – Best Actor. 'Parinda' (1989) and 'Agni Sakshi' (1996) won him Best Supporting Actor.

33.  
In which year was Nana Patekar awarded the Padma Shri?

Correct Answer: D [2013]

Notes:

Padma Shri in 2013. Padma awards date from 1954; the Padma Shri is the fourth-highest civilian award.

34.  
In which Rajinikanth Tamil film did Nana Patekar play the villain?

Correct Answer: A [Kaala]

Notes:

Pa. Ranjith's 'Kaala' (2018), set in Mumbai's Dharavi; Nana Patekar played 'Hari Dada'.

35.  
Whom does the NAAM Foundation, started by Nana Patekar, help?

Correct Answer: D [Drought-hit farmers]

Notes:

Started in 2015 with Makarand Anaspure – helps drought-hit farmers in Maharashtra and families of farmers who died.

36.  
The UPU, whose founding World Post Day marks, was set up in 1874 in which city?

Correct Answer: D [Bern]

Notes:

Bern, Switzerland – the Treaty of Bern, 9 Oct 1874; the UPU is still headquartered there.

37.  
What is the theme of World Post Day 2026?

Correct Answer: A [One postal network, infinite possibilities]

Notes:

'One postal network, infinite possibilities' – stressing the post office as a one-stop shop for many services.

38.  
Who introduced the Postal Index Number (PIN) in India in 1972?

Correct Answer: B [Shriram Bhikaji Velankar]

Notes:

15 Aug 1972 – Shriram Bhikaji Velankar; a 6-digit code with 9 PIN zones. Sam Pitroda led the telecom revolution.

39.  
In which year was the law that replaced the Indian Post Office Act 1898 enacted?

Correct Answer: C [2023]

Notes:

The Post Office Act 2023, in force from 18 June 2024.

40.  
PIN codes beginning with '6' belong to which States?

Correct Answer: D [Tamil Nadu, Keralam]

Notes:

6 – Tamil Nadu and Keralam (with Puducherry and Lakshadweep); 5 – Andhra, Telangana, Karnataka; 4 – Maharashtra, Goa and others.

41.  
When is World Egg Day observed every year?

Correct Answer: B [Second Friday of October]

Notes:

The second Friday of October – 9 Oct in 2026. 16 Oct is World Food Day.

42.  
What is the theme of World Egg Day 2026?

Correct Answer: D [Protein that Powers and Protects]

Notes:

'Protein that Powers and Protects' – the 30th year; it highlights choline, vitamin D, B12 and selenium.

43.  
When and where did World Egg Day begin?

Correct Answer: C [1996, Vienna]

Notes:

It was decided at the International Egg Commission (IEC) conference in Vienna in 1996; 2026 is its 30th year.

44.  
Which place in Tamil Nadu is called the 'Egg City'?

Correct Answer: A [Namakkal]

Notes:

Namakkal – a hub of poultry farms and egg exports, also known for its lorry industry. Palladam is a broiler hub.

45.  
In which year did M.G.R.'s Nutritious Noon Meal scheme begin in Tamil Nadu?

Correct Answer: C [1982]

Notes:

It began in 1982. 1956 is when Kamaraj expanded the mid-day meal; the national Mid-Day Meal scheme came in 1995.

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