This CDS current affairs quiz puts 10 multiple-choice questions to you from 3 stories published on 1 November 2026 that matter for the CDS general awareness section. The questions are the same verified MCQs that accompany GK24's articles, chosen here for their relevance to CDS, 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.
10 questions with answers and explanations
Which Indian Navy ship called at Souda Bay in Greece on 31 October 2026?
Indian Naval Ship Trishul is the vessel that arrived at Souda Bay in Greece on 31 October 2026, in the course of a deployment that was already under way in the Mediterranean Sea.
Read the full explanation →Who assumed charge as the 29th Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force on 1 November 2026?
He took over as the 29th Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force on 1 November 2026, marking the start of his tenure with a wreath-laying at the National War Memorial and a ceremonial Guard of Honour at Air Force Station New Delhi.
Read the full explanation →Who assumed charge as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Air Command on 1 November 2026?
He took over the Eastern Air Command of the Indian Air Force as its Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, moving from the appointment of Senior Air Staff Officer at the headquarters of South Western Air Command.
Read the full explanation →Souda Bay, where INS Trishul made a port call, is located in which country?
Souda Bay is the Greek port where Indian Naval Ship Trishul called on 31 October 2026 while deployed in the Mediterranean Sea.
Read the full explanation →In the 'VAYU' vision announced by the new Chief of the Air Staff, what does the letter 'Y' stand for?
The guiding theme has four pillars, one for each letter. V is for Vigilance, Victory and Readiness, which asks every formation to hold the highest state of operational preparedness and seeks to restore combat strength to sanctioned levels.
Read the full explanation →In which year was Air Marshal Mehtab Singh Deswal commissioned into the flying branch of the Indian Air Force?
He joined the flying branch of the Indian Air Force as a fighter pilot on the fourteenth of June that year, which means a career of more than three and a half decades before taking over a command.
Read the full explanation →The Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Centre at Souda Bay, whose facilities the crew of INS Trishul is to see, is run by which organisation?
The establishment at Souda Bay is the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Centre, usually written as NMIOTC, and the crew of Indian Naval Ship Trishul is to be familiarised with its facilities during the port call, along with those of Naval Support Activity Souda Bay.
Read the full explanation →The 'Unity of Effort' pillar of the VAYU vision is linked to the national vision of JAI. What does JAI stand for?
While setting out the fourth pillar of his vision, the Chief of the Air Staff said that stronger jointness with the Army, the Navy and national agencies would be pursued in keeping with the national vision of JAI, whose three words are Jointness, Aatmanirbharta and Innovation.
Read the full explanation →Which appointment did Air Marshal Mehtab Singh Deswal hold immediately before taking over Eastern Air Command?
That was the post he held just before moving to the Eastern Air Command as its Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief.
Read the full explanation →In which sea was INS Trishul deployed when it called at Souda Bay?
The port call at Souda Bay on 31 October 2026 took place during an ongoing deployment of Indian Naval Ship Trishul to the Mediterranean, and Souda Bay is a Greek port in that sea.
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