SSC Current Affairs Quiz: 31 October 2026

The Ministry of Home Affairs announces this medal on 31 October every year, and that date is observed as the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

Social protection coverage in India has moved up from 19% in 2015 to 68.4% in 2026, and this widening has brought more than one billion people inside the social protection framework.

The Ministry of Rural Development has approved 45 road works for Mizoram in Batch-1 of the financial year 2026-27 under the fourth phase of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana.

The mission in the news was the successful flight of GSLV-F18, which carried the NVS-03 navigation satellite, and the Prime Minister congratulated the scientists and engineers of ISRO on it.

Rashtriya Ekta Diwas, called National Unity Day in English, is kept on this date every year to honour the legacy of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, whose birth anniversary falls on it, and in 2026 the observance coincided with his 151st birth anniversary.

The Secretary of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj said at the workshop that the People's Plan Campaign has been run by the Ministry since 2018 under this theme, and that it has grown into a framework for preparing Gram, Block and District Panchayat Development Plans, localising the Sustainable Development Goals…

The Central Cottage Industries Corporation of India is taking part in Bharat Parv 2026 at Ekta Nagar, Kevadia, and the Prime Minister visited its pavilion there on 30 October 2026.

The Competition Commission of India cleared its purchase of the entire equity share capital of IntelliSmart Infrastructure Private Limited, a company that works in advanced metering infrastructure for electricity and also puts up smart gas meters.

The Competition Commission of India approved the acquisition of that share of the issued share capital of Vodafone Group PLC by Vega SAS, a holding company wholly owned by Maya SAS, a simplified joint-stock company incorporated under the laws of France.

Speaking after flagging off the Run for Unity in New Delhi on Rashtriya Ekta Diwas, the Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Amit Shah, said a target has been set to free the country from drugs completely by that date, and that the creation of a drug-free India is…

The Ministry of Ayush promoted Yoga for Unity on National Unity Day 2026 and folded the effort into Yoga 365, its initiative that asks citizens to practise yoga on every day of the year instead of on a single occasion.

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs said it had fully achieved its target by conducting that many cleanliness campaigns across the country under Special Campaign 6.0, the sixth edition of the drive.

Om Birla, who holds that office, attended the Shatabdi Samaroh organised by the Gayatri Parivar in New Delhi, paid tribute to Acharya Shriram Sharma and Mata Bhagwati Devi, and released the commemorative postage stamp brought out in her honour.

He took charge as the 29th Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force on 31 October 2026, moving up from the post of Vice Chief of the Air Staff.

BIMSTEC is the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation, and its first maritime security exercise is aimed at security, stability and prosperity in that bay.

The exemption from customs duty on cotton brought into the country now runs up to the end of December.

The correct answer is the Vice President of India, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan, who holds the office of President of the Indian Institute of Public Administration and was present when the 72nd Annual General Body Meeting was addressed.

The Watershed Development Component of the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana sits with that department, which is why its Secretary, Shri Dilip Kumar, inspected the works in the villages of Varude, Gulani and Wafgaon in Pune district and chaired the state review meeting.

It held the workshop together with Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban, and its Secretary, Ms D. Thara, addressed the gathering along with senior officials of the New Delhi Municipal Council, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, the Delhi Development Authority and the ministry.

The Ministry of Education pushed the closing date for NMMSS applications for the academic year 2026-27 to this day so that eligible students get more time on the National Scholarship Portal and the officers concerned can finish their checks on schedule.

The Competition Commission of India approved the merger of Sapphire Foods India Limited with and into Devyani International Limited, along with certain related transactions placed before it as one proposed combination.

The correct answer is Jitan Ram Manjhi, the Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, who presided over the committee's meeting at the Dr Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi.

It steers the campaign across ministries and departments, with the aim of making Swachhata a settled part of office life and of raising administrative efficiency through orderly record management, the clearing of pending matters on time and better use of office space.

Her account carried the life, the ideals and the contribution of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel to the audience gathered at Uprashtrapati Bhavan, and the Vice-President thanked her and her team at the close for bringing that legacy nearer through the tradition of katha.

On 31 October 2026 the Union Finance Ministry passed this sum to the state governments as an additional instalment of tax devolution, that is, a transfer made over and above the share of central taxes the states already receive every month.