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Current Affairs Quiz: 23 October 2026

  • 12 questions
  • 12 minutes
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • 23 October 2026
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This quiz puts 12 multiple-choice questions to you from the current affairs published on 23 October 2026. Every question is answerable from that day's articles, and each one carries a full explanation covering why the correct option is right and why the other options are wrong. It is aimed at candidates preparing for SSC, Banking, UPSC, Railway, Defence and State examinations, where a few marks in the general awareness section often decide the cut-off. Work through the questions within the timer and review the explanations afterwards.

Questions in this quiz

12 questions with answers and explanations

Q3.DefenceMedium

What is the theme of the Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue 2026 to be held by the Indian Navy?

  1. A.Maritime Security and Blue Economy
  2. B.Science, Technology and Academic Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific
  3. C.Collaborative Approaches to Ocean Governance
  4. D.Powering the Global South
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Correct answer: B. Science, Technology and Academic Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific

The Indian Navy will hold the Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue in New Delhi from 3 to 5 November 2026 on this theme, with the National Maritime Foundation as the principal organiser, and experts from 18 countries of the region taking part.

Q4.Reports & IndicesEasy

Which body conducts the Periodic Labour Force Survey in India?

  1. A.The Reserve Bank of India
  2. B.The National Statistics Office under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
  3. C.NITI Aayog
  4. D.The Ministry of Labour and Employment
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Correct answer: B. The National Statistics Office under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

That office has been conducting the Periodic Labour Force Survey since 2017, and the survey has steadily widened to meet the demand for labour market statistics that arrive sooner and can be broken down further.

Q7.DefenceHard

At which summit did Prime Minister Narendra Modi announce the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative?

  1. A.The 14th East Asia Summit in Bangkok
  2. B.The 14th G20 Summit in Osaka
  3. C.The 13th East Asia Summit in Singapore
  4. D.The 15th East Asia Summit in Hanoi
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Correct answer: A. The 14th East Asia Summit in Bangkok

The initiative sets out seven interconnected maritime lines of thrust, and successive editions of the Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue have taken up selected dimensions of those lines of thrust.

Q8.Reports & IndicesMedium

From which month will the modified sampling design and schedule of the Periodic Labour Force Survey take effect?

  1. A.January 2025
  2. B.January 2026
  3. C.January 2027
  4. D.April 2027
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Correct answer: C. January 2027

The modified sampling design, the changed estimation procedure and the revised schedule all take effect from that month, when fresh samples for the two-year period 2027-2028, known as Panel 6, will be drawn from an updated sampling frame.

Q10.Awards & HonoursMedium

The National Academy of Agricultural Sciences signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the event with which organisation?

  1. A.Indian Council of Agricultural Research
  2. B.World Food Prize Foundation
  3. C.Council for Agricultural Science and Technology, USA
  4. D.Department of Agricultural Research and Education
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Correct answer: C. Council for Agricultural Science and Technology, USA

The National Academy of Agricultural Sciences signed a Memorandum of Understanding with CAST at the 2026 Norman E Borlaug International Dialogue, and the agreement is meant to open new avenues of cooperation in agricultural research, in capacity development and in the exchange of knowledge, strengthening institutional links and creating room…

Q11.DefenceMedium

How many countries will send experts to the Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue 2026, and how many thematic sessions does it have?

  1. A.12 countries and three sessions
  2. B.18 countries and five sessions
  3. C.25 countries and seven sessions
  4. D.18 countries and seven sessions
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Correct answer: B. 18 countries and five sessions

Maritime practitioners, scientists, academicians, policymakers and experts from 18 countries across the Indo-Pacific will contribute to the dialogue, and the conference has five professional thematic sessions spread over its three days.

Q12.Reports & IndicesHard

Under the revised design, how many Second Stage Strata will there be and how many households will be canvassed in each First Stage Unit?

  1. A.Four rural and five urban strata, with 14 households per First Stage Unit
  2. B.Five rural and four urban strata, with 12 households per First Stage Unit
  3. C.Three rural and three urban strata, with 16 households per First Stage Unit
  4. D.Four rural and four urban strata, with 15 households per First Stage Unit
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Correct answer: A. Four rural and five urban strata, with 14 households per First Stage Unit

A new Second Stage Stratum based on digital platform work is being introduced because experience showed that the earlier arrangement did not capture an adequate number of such workers, while the rest of the stratum structure and composition is retained.

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