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Current Affairs Quiz – 12 October 2026 (Test Now)
Q1. The National SC-ST Hub (NSSH) scheme was launched on 18 October of which year?
A. 2014
B. 2016
C. 2018
D. 2020
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Correct Answer: B. 2016
Q2. Under the Public Procurement Policy for MSEs, what share of total annual procurement is earmarked for SC/ST-owned MSEs within the 25% MSE target?
A. 2%
B. 4%
C. 6%
D. 10%
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Correct Answer: B. 4%
Q3. The Special Credit Linked Capital Subsidy Scheme (SCLCSS) provides a capital subsidy of:
A. 15% up to ₹15 lakh
B. 20% up to ₹20 lakh
C. 25% up to ₹25 lakh
D. 30% up to ₹30 lakh
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Correct Answer: C. 25% up to ₹25 lakh
Q4. Under the NSSH Bank Loan Processing Reimbursement Scheme, how much of the eligible loan processing fee is reimbursed (or ₹1 lakh, whichever is lower)?
A. 50%
B. 60%
C. 80%
D. 90%
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Correct Answer: C. 80%
Q5. Which of the following is NOT listed as an eligible government-promoted e-commerce platform under the NSSH membership fee support?
A. Government e-Marketplace
B. TRIFED / Tribes India
C. MSME Mart
D. Amazon Business
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Correct Answer: D. Amazon Business
Q6. The 2017 amendment to the Indian Forest Act, 1927 removed which item from the definition of ‘tree’ when grown in non-forest areas?
A. Teak
B. Bamboo
C. Sandalwood
D. Rubber
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Correct Answer: B. Bamboo
Q7. According to ISFR 2023, India’s bamboo-bearing area is approximately:
A. 0.55 lakh sq. km
B. 1.55 lakh sq. km
C. 3.55 lakh sq. km
D. 5.55 lakh sq. km
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Correct Answer: B. 1.55 lakh sq. km
Q8. The National Bamboo Mission (NBM) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme under which Ministry?
A. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
B. Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
C. Ministry of Rural Development
D. Ministry of MSME
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Correct Answer: B. Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Q9. Project BOLD (Bamboo Oasis on Lands in Drought) is implemented through which organisation?
A. NABARD
B. Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC)
C. NECTAR
D. TRIFED
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Correct Answer: B. Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC)
Q10. The National Transit Pass System (NTPS) operates under which framework?
A. One Nation, One Ration
B. One Nation, One Pass
C. One District, One Product
D. One Nation, One Market
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Correct Answer: B. One Nation, One Pass
Q11. UNCTAD’s Trade and Development Report 2026 is titled:
A. The Geoeconomics of Development
B. Trade in a Fragmented World
C. Debt and Development
D. Aid and Inequality
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Correct Answer: A. The Geoeconomics of Development
Q12. According to the UNCTAD report, ODA from major donors is projected to fall by what percentage in 2026?
A. 2.9%
B. 4.9%
C. 6.9%
D. 9.9%
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Correct Answer: C. 6.9%
Q13. The internationally agreed ODA target is what share of donor countries’ GNI?
A. 0.23%
B. 0.5%
C. 0.7%
D. 1.0%
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Correct Answer: C. 0.7%
Q14. The Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Act, 2026 provides that what share of Director General (DG) posts go to IPS officers on deputation?
A. 50%
B. 67%
C. 90%
D. 100%
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Correct Answer: D. 100%
Q15. Which of the following is NOT covered under the CAPF (General Administration) Act, 2026 as listed in the material?
A. CRPF
B. BSF
C. Assam Rifles
D. SSB
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Correct Answer: C. Assam Rifles
Q16. In May 2025, the Supreme Court directed that IPS deputation to senior CAPF positions should be:
A. Increased
B. Progressively reduced, with a cadre review
C. Abolished immediately
D. Left to the States
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Correct Answer: B. Progressively reduced, with a cadre review
Q17. Anne Carson, awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature, is from which country?
A. United Kingdom
B. United States
C. Canada
D. Australia
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Correct Answer: C. Canada
Q18. Which work by Anne Carson is described as a novel in verse inspired by Greek mythology?
A. Eros the Bittersweet
B. Autobiography of Red
C. Nox
D. Glass, Irony and God
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Correct Answer: B. Autobiography of Red
Q19. Who was the first Asian woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
A. Selma Lagerlöf
B. Han Kang
C. Anne Carson
D. Alice Munro
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Correct Answer: B. Han Kang
Q20. Who was the first non-European Nobel laureate in Literature (1913)?
A. Pablo Neruda
B. Rabindranath Tagore
C. Kenzaburo Oe
D. Naguib Mahfouz
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Correct Answer: B. Rabindranath Tagore
Q21. The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Navanethem ‘Navi’ Pillay, who is from:
A. India
B. South Africa
C. Sri Lanka
D. Kenya
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Correct Answer: B. South Africa
Q22. Navi Pillay was President of which tribunal from 1999 to 2003, and played a role in the Akayesu case?
A. ICTY
B. ICTR
C. Special Court for Sierra Leone
D. ICC
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Correct Answer: B. ICTR
Q23. Navi Pillay served as the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights during:
A. 2003–2008
B. 2008–2014
C. 2014–2018
D. 2018–2022
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Correct Answer: B. 2008–2014
Q24. The Living Planet Index (LPI) is produced by which organisation in collaboration with WWF?
A. IUCN
B. Zoological Society of London (ZSL)
C. UNEP
D. Wildlife Institute of India
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Correct Answer: B. Zoological Society of London (ZSL)
Q25. Per the Living Planet Report 2026, which ecosystem showed the largest reported decline?
A. Marine (59%)
B. Terrestrial (69%)
C. Freshwater (85%)
D. Coastal (95%)
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Correct Answer: C. Freshwater (85%)
Q26. According to the survey under Project Dolphin (2021–2023), what is the estimated number of Ganges river dolphins?
A. 2,324
B. 4,324
C. 6,324
D. 8,324
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Correct Answer: C. 6,324
Q27. Nameri Tiger Reserve received which status under Conservation Assured | Tiger Standards (CA|TS)?
A. Approved
B. Provisional
C. Gold
D. Registered only
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Correct Answer: A. Approved
Q28. The CA|TS framework contains how many elements organised under how many pillars?
A. 12 elements, 5 pillars
B. 17 elements, 7 pillars
C. 20 elements, 8 pillars
D. 25 elements, 10 pillars
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Correct Answer: B. 17 elements, 7 pillars
Q29. Each JOSH (Joint Squad for Health) team consists of five MY Bharat Volunteers and:
A. Five NCC cadets
B. Five ASHA workers
C. Five NSS volunteers
D. Five Anganwadi workers
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Correct Answer: A. Five NCC cadets
Q30. World Cotton Day, observed on 7 October, was first celebrated in Geneva in 2019 at the initiative of the Cotton-4 countries. Which of these is NOT a Cotton-4 country?
A. Benin
B. Burkina Faso
C. Chad
D. Côte d’Ivoire
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Correct Answer: D. Côte d’Ivoire
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