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Railway Weekly Current Affairs Quiz: 19–25 October 2026

  • 30 questions
  • 30 minutes
  • Difficulty: Medium
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This Railway current affairs quiz puts 30 multiple-choice questions to you from 30 stories published in the week of 19–25 October 2026 that matter for the Railway general awareness section. The questions are the same verified MCQs that accompany GK24's articles, chosen here for their relevance to Railway, 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.

Questions in this quiz

30 questions with answers and explanations

Q7.Government SchemesEasy

Which portal for farmers was launched by Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan?

  1. A.Kisan Suvidha Portal
  2. B.Agri Welfare Portal
  3. C.AgriStack Portal
  4. D.Annadata Seva Portal
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Correct answer: B. Agri Welfare Portal

Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan formally launched this revamped portal on the Navami day of Navratri, so that scheme information, financial assistance and farming advice reach farmers directly on their mobile phones instead of through visits to offices or through intermediaries.

Q11.NationalMedium

Under which law did the DRI seize the amphetamine and cocaine recovered in these three operations?

  1. A.The Customs Act, 1962
  2. B.The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
  3. C.The Explosives Act, 1884
  4. D.The Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002
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Correct answer: B. The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985

Amphetamine is a psychotropic substance and cocaine is a narcotic drug, so all three consignments, the one recovered at the Bengaluru airport, the one taken from a backpack near Nagpur and the one found at Terminal 3 of the Delhi airport, were seized under this Act and the arrests were…

Q12.EconomyMedium

Under which law were the three persons arrested in the DRI's Gujarat gold smuggling case?

  1. A.The Customs Act, 1962
  2. B.The NDPS Act, 1985
  3. C.The Gold Control Act, 1968
  4. D.The Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999
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Correct answer: A. The Customs Act, 1962

Gold brought into the country without declaration and without payment of duty is smuggled goods, so the three arrests in this case, which covered dealings in 13.017 kg of foreign-origin gold valued at about Rs 19.41 crore, were made under that Act.

Q14.DefenceEasy

Swavlamban 2026, the fifth edition of the Indian Navy's innovation and indigenisation seminar, will be held at which venue?

  1. A.Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
  2. B.Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi
  3. C.Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
  4. D.INS Shikra, Mumbai
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Correct answer: B. Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi

The fifth edition of Swavlamban, the Navy's annual NIIO seminar on innovation and indigenisation, is scheduled there on 26 and 27 October 2026, as announced at the curtain raiser press conference chaired by Vice Admiral Ajay Kochhar, Vice Chief of the Naval Staff.

Q18.Government SchemesMedium

The NFSC fellowship, in the news for supporting a Solapur scholar's doctorate, is run by which ministry?

  1. A.Ministry of Education
  2. B.Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
  3. C.Ministry of Tribal Affairs
  4. D.Ministry of Science and Technology
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Correct answer: B. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

The National Fellowship for Scheduled Caste Students, or NFSC, is that ministry's scheme and gives financial assistance to eligible Scheduled Caste students pursuing advanced education and research.

Q21.NationalMedium

PRAGATI 2026, the national seminar on standardisation in Ayurveda and Yoga, was organised by which body?

  1. A.Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
  2. B.Bureau of Indian Standards
  3. C.National Medical Commission
  4. D.Quality Council of India
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Correct answer: B. Bureau of Indian Standards

BIS is the national standards body of India, responsible for standardisation and conformity assessment, and its AYUSH department organised the seminar at Belagavi in Karnataka as well as a parallel session on Sowa-Rigpa at Leh.

Q23.InternationalMedium

The India-Saudi Arabia Electrical Interconnection initiative was reviewed in a virtual bilateral meeting led on the Indian side by which official?

  1. A.The Secretary, Ministry of Power
  2. B.The Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs
  3. C.The Chairperson, Central Electricity Authority
  4. D.The Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
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Correct answer: A. The Secretary, Ministry of Power

The correct answer is the Secretary, Ministry of Power, Pankaj Agarwal, who held the virtual bilateral meeting with his Saudi counterpart to review progress on the proposed cross-border link.

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