Defence Current Affairs Quiz: 2 October 2026

The correct answer is 28. The Centre, acting in consultation with the Union Territory of Ladakh, settled standard place and feature names for twenty-eight locations and had them marked on the official map of Ladakh issued by the Survey of India. The announcement came from the Ministry of Home Affairs on 2 October 2026, and the stated purpose was to make each of these spots easier to identify correctly and to spread awareness of the region's geography among ordinary readers. Option A, eighteen, is short of the figure in the announcement. Option B, twenty-four, is likewise lower than the number actually named and matches nothing in the list. Option D, thirty-two, overshoots the count; the map carries other places and features too, but only twenty-eight were formally identified in this exercise. Counting the entries by type confirms the total, since ten peaks, seven land areas, three mountains, two passes, two glaciers, one valley, one river, one lake and one water body add up to exactly twenty-eight.

The correct answer is men's 65 kg. Sujeet won the gold medal in the men's 65 kg freestyle wrestling event at the Asian Games after a thrilling final, and the weight class is the detail a paper setter is most likely to test. Option A, men's 57 kg, is wrong because no gold in that division is recorded in this result; the medal that is on record belongs to the 65 kg class. Option C, men's 74 kg, is wrong for the same reason, and the figure there has simply been shifted upward to look plausible. Option D, men's 86 kg, is wrong as well, because Sujeet did not compete for gold in that weight division. Only the 65 kg freestyle title is attached to his name, and it was his first medal at an Asian Games, won on his debut appearance at the event.

The correct answer is women's 75 kg. Lovlina Borgohain won the gold medal in the women's 75 kg boxing event at the Asian Games, and the weight division is the single detail most likely to be tested, because several Indian boxers compete in neighbouring classes. Option A is wrong because the gold on record for her is not in the lighter 57 kg division. Option B is wrong for the same reason; the figure has been nudged close to the correct one so that a candidate who half-remembers the result is caught out. Option D is wrong because her title bout was not in a heavier division either. The clean way to hold the fact is as a triplet: Lovlina Borgohain, women's 75 kg boxing, gold, with the final won by a 5-0 margin.

The correct answer is men's 80 kg. Ankush won the gold medal in the men's 80 kg boxing event at the Asian Games with an emphatic victory in the final, and the weight division is the detail that decides this question. Option A is wrong because the gold on record for him is not in the lighter 71 kg class. Option C is wrong for the same reason, the figure having been set just above the correct one so that an imprecise memory is punished. Option D is wrong because no title in that heavier division is attached to his name. Several Indian boxers won gold in different divisions on the same day, so the reliable way to revise is to pair each name with its own weight class, keeping Ankush fixed at 80 kg.

The correct answer is the Survey of India. The twenty-eight places and features were marked with their standard names on the Survey of India's official map of the Union Territory of Ladakh, and that map, along with further places and features, can be seen in the state maps section of the Survey of India website. Option A, the Geological Survey of India, is a different body and had no part in this naming exercise as announced. Option C, the Indian Space Research Organisation, is the national space agency and was not named in the announcement at all. Option D, the National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organisation, also produces maps, but the announcement is specific that the official map in question is the Survey of India's map of the Union Territory. The naming itself was done by the Centre in consultation with the Union Territory of Ladakh, and the Ministry of Home Affairs made it public.

The correct answer is wrestling. Sujeet competed in the freestyle wrestling competition, and his win gave India its first wrestling gold of this edition of the Asian Games. That is precisely why the medal was singled out: it opened the gold account for Indian wrestlers at these Games. Option A, archery, is wrong because Sujeet is a wrestler and did not compete in archery at all. Option C, sailing, is wrong for the same reason, as his event was a freestyle wrestling bout and not a sailing race. Option D, shooting, is wrong because no shooting event is connected with this medal. Aspirants should link three things together here: the athlete Sujeet, the discipline of freestyle wrestling, and the status of the medal as the first wrestling gold won by India in the current edition of the Games.

The correct answer is 5-0. The boxer closed out the final with a 5-0 scoreline, which the government described as an emphatic victory, and that margin is the reason the win was reported as a dominant one rather than a narrow escape. Option A, 3-2, is wrong because it would describe a contest decided by the narrowest possible margin, which is not what happened here. Option B, 4-1, is wrong in the same way, as the result was not split. Option D is wrong because the gold was won in a contested final bout and not handed over without a fight. Aspirants should remember that in this result the margin itself became a reported fact, alongside the athlete, the weight class and the colour of the medal.

The correct answer is that it ensures India's boxing campaign at the Asian Games ends on a great note. The Prime Minister used exactly this framing, which marks the medal as the closing result of the country's boxing effort at these Games, and he separately called the boxer's passion and dedication noteworthy. Option B is wrong because the message does not describe this as the first boxing gold of the edition; it describes it as the one that rounds the campaign off. Option C is wrong because no debut is mentioned in connection with this boxer. Option D is wrong because nothing was said about the overall medal tally. Candidates should note the difference between a medal that opens a campaign and one that closes it, since both phrasings appear in official messages and are easy to confuse.

The correct answer is Peak. Ten of the twenty-eight entries are listed as peaks, namely Atisha Giri, Kanishka Peak, Martand Giri, Zorawar Peak, Rinchen Zangpo, Sakyasri Giri, Marpa Lotsava Ri, Milarepa Kangri, Shiva Ri and Maheshvara Ri, which is more than any other feature type on the list. Option C, land area, is the second largest group with seven entries, namely Brangsa, Kuksel, Dehra Compass, Gogra, Kumarayana Point, Panglung and Shamal Lungpa, so it is close but not the answer. Option A, pass, covers only two entries, Chapchingal Pass and Shachmirk Pass. Option B, glacier, also covers only two, Skamri Glacier and Parpik. The remaining entries are three mountains and one each of valley, river, lake and water body, which is why peaks remain the single largest category in this set of names.

The correct answer is he won it on his Asian Games debut. The wrestler was appearing at the Asian Games for the first time, and he turned that first appearance into a gold medal, which is what made the achievement notable enough for the Prime Minister to call it a memorable triumph. Option B is wrong because this was his debut at the Games and not a fourth appearance. Option C is wrong because the medal he won was a gold, not a silver; he came through the final to take the top place in his weight class. Option D is wrong because the title came in the freestyle wrestling competition, not in the Greco-Roman style. The safest way to remember the fact is as a pair: a debut appearance, and India’s first wrestling gold of this edition of the Asian Games.

The correct answer is that her sporting journey reflects remarkable determination and excellence. The Prime Minister framed the gold as the outcome of a long career rather than one good day in the ring, and he also wished the boxer well for the endeavours ahead of her. Option B is wrong because no world record is associated with this result; what was reported was an emphatic 5-0 win in the final. Option C is wrong because nothing of the sort was said, and age had no part in the message. Option D is wrong because no ceremonial role was announced for her. Questions of this type reward candidates who read the exact words of an official message instead of guessing at the kind of praise that usually follows a gold medal.

The correct answer is as an emphatic victory. The official account records that the boxer took the gold with an emphatic victory in the final, which indicates a commanding performance rather than a result that could have gone either way. Option A is wrong because a split decision would describe a narrow and divided verdict, the opposite of what was reported. Option C is wrong because no countback or tie-breaking method figures in this result. Option D is wrong because the bout was not settled by any review procedure. The manner of a win is reported often enough in official medal announcements to make it a fair question, so aspirants should remember it along with the division and the colour of the medal, and in this case also with the fact that the gold closed the boxing campaign.