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1.  
Where was the 17th Steelie Awards ceremony (2026) held?

Correct Answer: D [New Delhi]

Notes:

New Delhi – 12 Oct 2026 (per Nippon Steel and Jindal press releases).

2.  
Who is the chairman of Jindal Steel Limited?

Correct Answer: B [Naveen Jindal]

Notes:

Naveen Jindal. Sajjan Jindal heads the JSW group; Ratan Jindal – Jindal Stainless; O.P. Jindal founded the group (died 2005).

3.  
Which West Bengal Chief Minister inaugurated the Haldia phenol–acetone plant?

Correct Answer: D [Suvendu Adhikari]

Notes:

Suvendu Adhikari – West Bengal's first BJP CM since May 2026; inaugurated it on 14 Oct 2026.

4.  
What is the Haldia plant's annual phenol capacity?

Correct Answer: C [3.45 lakh tonnes]

Notes:

3.45 lakh tonnes of phenol; 2.15 lakh tonnes is acetone. Investment ₹6,000 crore.

5.  
Which two feedstocks are used in the 'cumene process' to make phenol and acetone?

Correct Answer: A [Benzene and propylene]

Notes:

Benzene + propylene → cumene → (oxidation) → phenol + acetone (the Hock process).

6.  
The Haldia Dock Complex is part of which major port?

Correct Answer: B [Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata]

Notes:

Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port (formerly Kolkata Port) – India's only major river port, with docks at Kolkata and Haldia.

7.  
Who used phenol (carbolic acid) as a surgical antiseptic in 1867?

Correct Answer: D [Joseph Lister]

Notes:

Joseph Lister – 'father of modern antiseptic surgery'. Fleming – penicillin (1928); Koch – the TB bacillus (1882).

8.  
How many pillars does the 'Bangkok Blueprint' have?

Correct Answer: B [5]

Notes:

5 pillars with 12 key considerations; 12 is the number of considerations.

9.  
Which central bank developed the Bangkok Blueprint with the IMF and World Bank?

Correct Answer: A [Bank of Thailand]

Notes:

The Bank of Thailand (Governor Vitai Ratanakorn). The Bank of England's governor took part only as a speaker.

10.  
What is India's national helpline number for reporting cyber financial fraud?

Correct Answer: D [1930]

Notes:

1930 – Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), Home Ministry. 112 – emergency; 1098 – children; 14416 – Tele-MANAS.

11.  
The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) works under which ministry?

Correct Answer: C [Home Affairs]

Notes:

The Ministry of Home Affairs. CERT-In falls under the Electronics and IT Ministry (cyber-security incidents).

12.  
What is the currency of Thailand?

Correct Answer: A [Baht]

Notes:

Baht. Ringgit – Malaysia; dong – Vietnam; kyat – Myanmar.

13.  
Which country was India's largest LNG supplier in September 2026?

Correct Answer: C [Oman]

Notes:

Oman – 585,000 t (27%). Nigeria 2nd, US 3rd; Qatar, usually first, was 6th.

14.  
To which position did Qatar slip in the September 2026 ranking?

Correct Answer: B [6th]

Notes:

6th (94,000 t) – because of the March 2026 Ras Laffan strike and the Hormuz disruption.

15.  
Where is India's largest LNG terminal?

Correct Answer: A [Dahej, Gujarat]

Notes:

Dahej – Petronet LNG, 22.5 MTPA (expanded from 17.5 in 2026). Ennore – 5 million t (IOCL).

16.  
What share of natural gas in India's energy mix is targeted by 2030?

Correct Answer: D [15%]

Notes:

15% (about 6% now) – towards a 'gas-based economy'.

17.  
To roughly what temperature is natural gas cooled to make LNG?

Correct Answer: C [−162°C]

Notes:

About −162°C – volume shrinks about 600 times. −273°C is absolute zero.

18.  
In which wrestling style did Vishvajit More win silver at the 2026 U23 Worlds?

Correct Answer: A [Greco-Roman]

Notes:

Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg – the first Indian to reach a U23 world final in this style, where holds below the waist are banned.

19.  
Vishvajit More is from which State?

Correct Answer: D [Maharashtra]

Notes:

Maharashtra – Sarawade village, Radhanagari taluka, Kolhapur district; a Havildar in the Army's Maratha Light Infantry.

20.  
At which Olympics did wrestler K.D. Jadhav win independent India's first individual Olympic medal?

Correct Answer: C [1952 Helsinki]

Notes:

1952 Helsinki – bronze (bantamweight freestyle). He too was from Maharashtra (Satara).

21.  
United World Wrestling is headquartered in which country?

Correct Answer: B [Switzerland]

Notes:

Switzerland – Corsier-sur-Vevey. It began as FILA in Stockholm (Sweden) in 1921 and became UWW in 2014.

22.  
Koba Karumidze, who beat Vishvajit More in the U23 world final, represents which country?

Correct Answer: B [Georgia]

Notes:

Georgia – 13–12. Vishvajit beat Iran's Armin Shamsipour in the quarter-final and Russia's Malik Gigiev in the semi-final.

23.  
What is the theme of World Food Day 2026?

Correct Answer: D [Innovate today. Nourish tomorrow.]

Notes:

2026 – 'Innovate today. Nourish tomorrow.' 2025 – Hand in Hand...; 2024 – Right to foods...; 2023 – Water is life, water is food.

24.  
In which city was the UN Food and Agriculture Organization founded in 1945?

Correct Answer: A [Quebec City]

Notes:

Quebec City, Canada – 16 Oct 1945; its HQ moved to Rome in 1951.

25.  
In which year was the first World Food Day observed?

Correct Answer: B [1981]

Notes:

1981 ('Food comes first'). 1979 – Hungary's proposal adopted at the FAO Conference; 1996 – the World Food Summit in Rome.

26.  
Who received the first World Food Prize in 1987?

Correct Answer: C [M.S. Swaminathan]

Notes:

M.S. Swaminathan (Kumbakonam). Borlaug founded the prize (1986); Kurien won it in 1989; C. Subramaniam (Pollachi) – Union Agriculture Minister during the Green Revolution; Bharat Ratna 1998.

27.  
Who is the only Indian to have been Director-General of the FAO?

Correct Answer: D [B.R. Sen]

Notes:

B.R. Sen (1956–67) – he launched the 'Freedom from Hunger' campaign (1960). The current DG is Qu Dongyu.

28.  
Which anaesthetic did William Morton demonstrate in public on 16 Oct 1846?

Correct Answer: B [Ether]

Notes:

Ether – Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (the 'Ether Dome'). Chloroform – Simpson (1847); nitrous oxide – Horace Wells.

29.  
What is the theme of World Spine Day 2026?

Correct Answer: C [Spine Health for Life]

Notes:

2026 – 'Spine Health for Life'; 2025 – 'Invest in Your Spine'. Organised by the World Federation of Chiropractic.

30.  
What was the profession of William T.G. Morton, who first publicly demonstrated ether anaesthesia in 1846?

Correct Answer: A [Dentist]

Notes:

A dentist – the surgeon who operated was John Collins Warren. Horace Wells, who used nitrous oxide, was also a dentist.

31.  
Where in India was ether anaesthesia first given (1847)?

Correct Answer: D [Calcutta]

Notes:

Medical College Hospital, Calcutta – 22 Mar 1847 (Dr O'Shaughnessy), five months after Morton's demonstration.

32.  
How many cervical (neck) vertebrae are there in the human spine?

Correct Answer: A [7]

Notes:

7 – as in most mammals, including the giraffe. Thoracic 12, lumbar 5; 33 in all (26 after fusion).

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