This NABARD current affairs quiz puts 12 multiple-choice questions to you from 4 stories published on 6 November 2026 that matter for the NABARD general awareness section. The questions are the same verified MCQs that accompany GK24's articles, chosen here for their relevance to NABARD, and every one carries a full explanation of the correct option and of why the other options are wrong. Attempt the quiz within the timer, review the explanations at the end, and read the stories behind the questions on their articles or the day's edition page. Bookmark it for a quick revision before the exam.
12 questions with answers and explanations
To what level was the rice sale target under the Open Market Sale Scheme (Domestic) for 2026-27 raised in November 2026?
The Government of India doubled the target quantity of rice to be sold through e-auctions under OMSS (D) for 2026-27, from 25 LMT to 50 LMT.
Read the full explanation →The national tabletop exercise 'VAJRA-SAT', held in November 2026, was aimed at preparedness against which disease?
The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying and ICAR-NIVEDI organised VAJRA-SAT in Bengaluru on 4 and 5 November 2026 to test how India would detect, confirm and contain this serotype, which has not been reported in the country but has spread from Africa to parts of West Asia.
Read the full explanation →The National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB), whose 13th Governing Body meeting was held in November 2026, is headquartered in which city?
The 13th Governing Body meeting of the National Fisheries Development Board took place on 5 November 2026 at the Padma Shri Dr. Ayyappan Conference Hall in the Board's own premises in Hyderabad, and it was chaired by Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh.
Read the full explanation →According to the 20th Livestock Census (2019), what is India's pig population?
The figure was cited when Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh released the minimum standard protocol for pig semen production and artificial insemination in Sikkim on 2 November 2026.
Read the full explanation →Under the order of 6 November 2026, on which day of the week must rice and paddy stockists update their stock positions on the Food Stock Portal?
The order directs traders and wholesalers, retailers, big chain retailers and processors or millers in every State and Union Territory to disclose their rice and paddy stocks every Friday on the Food Stock Portal, under six categories: Basmati rice, non-Basmati premium rice, non-Basmati rice, parboiled rice, broken rice and paddy.
Read the full explanation →Which ICAR institute, based in Bengaluru, coordinated the VAJRA-SAT exercise with the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying?
The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying ran VAJRA-SAT in coordination with this institute, and its Director, Dr. Baldev R. Gulati, spoke on the changing epidemiological picture of FMD SAT-1 and on risk-based surveillance and early warning.
Read the full explanation →According to the Union Minister at the NFDB meeting, India's fish production has risen from 141.64 lakh tonnes in 2019-20 to about how much?
Chairing the 13th Governing Body meeting of NFDB in Hyderabad on 5 November 2026, Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh pointed out that fish production has grown from 141.64 lakh tonnes in 2019-20 to 197.75 lakh tonnes, and asked for still higher production and productivity with measurable outcomes guiding the Board's…
Read the full explanation →Which region accounts for nearly 45% of India's pig population and is the main focus of the new pig artificial insemination protocol?
Pigs are reared in every agro-climatic zone of India, but the North-East is described as the heartland of pig farming and holds nearly 45% of the national pig population.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following states was NOT among those given the Centre's concurrence in November 2026 to impose stock limits on rice and paddy?
The Government of India conveyed its concurrence, through a communication dated 6 November 2026, to five southern states: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana.
Read the full explanation →What was the theme of the national exercise 'VAJRA-SAT'?
The theme sums up the three stages that the 83 participants from 25 States, three Union Territories and national institutions worked through in simulated outbreak scenarios: early detection of the disease, quick confirmation in the laboratory, and joint containment through movement control, emergency vaccination readiness, risk communication and coordination among…
Read the full explanation →Who chaired the 13th Governing Body meeting of the National Fisheries Development Board on 5 November 2026?
He chaired the meeting in Hyderabad and asked NFDB to reach fish farmers at the last mile, finish projects on time and give focused support to North-Eastern and inland States.
Read the full explanation →In which State did Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh release the pig semen production and artificial insemination protocol on 2 November 2026?
Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh released the publication 'Minimum Standard Protocol for Semen Production and Standard Operating Procedures for Artificial Insemination using Liquid Semen in Pigs' on 2 November 2026 during his two-day visit to Sikkim; the ministry made the announcement…
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