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SSC MTS Current Affairs Quiz: 20 October 2026

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  • 15 minutes
  • Difficulty: Medium
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This SSC MTS current affairs quiz puts 15 multiple-choice questions to you from 5 stories published on 20 October 2026 that matter for the SSC MTS general awareness section. The questions are the same verified MCQs that accompany GK24's articles, chosen here for their relevance to SSC MTS, 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.

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15 questions with answers and explanations

Q2.SportsMedium

Prachi Pandey became the first Indian to win a medal in which event at the Asian Para Games?

  1. A.Women’s Singles Class 6
  2. B.Women’s Singles Class 9
  3. C.Women’s Singles Class 3
  4. D.Women’s Doubles Class 6
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Correct answer: A. Women’s Singles Class 6

Prachi Pandey took bronze there on 20 October 2026 and became the first Indian ever to win a medal in that class at the Asian Para Games, which is why the Prime Minister described it as a historic first for Indian para table tennis and a pathbreaking achievement.

Q3.SportsMedium

Which two Indian athletes won medals in the Men’s Javelin Throw F53/54 event at the Asian Para Games 2026?

  1. A.Pradeep Kumar and Ayush Verma
  2. B.Pradeep Kumar and Praveen Sharma
  3. C.Ashok and Himanshu Nandal
  4. D.Ayush Verma and Praveen Sharma
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Correct answer: A. Pradeep Kumar and Ayush Verma

Both stood on the podium in the same Men’s Javelin Throw F53/54 event on 20 October 2026, Pradeep Kumar taking the silver and Ayush Verma the bronze, and each of them recorded a personal best.

Q6.SportsMedium

Which Indian athlete won bronze in the Women’s 1500m T11 event at the Asian Para Games 2026 with a personal best?

  1. A.Bhavina Patel
  2. B.Ravanni Valasanaini
  3. C.Deepa Malik
  4. D.Simran Sharma
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Correct answer: B. Ravanni Valasanaini

She brought home the bronze in the Women’s 1500m T11 event at the Asian Para Games 2026 on 20 October 2026, and the timing was also her personal best, which is why her result was read as a double gain: a podium place and her own fastest run.

Q8.SportsMedium

Pradeep Kumar’s silver at the Asian Para Games 2026 was notable because

  1. A.it was his first medal at the Games
  2. B.it was his second consecutive silver in the event
  3. C.it was won in a team event
  4. D.it was won in the shot put
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Correct answer: B. it was his second consecutive silver in the event

Pradeep Kumar finished second in the Men’s Javelin Throw F53/54 event at the Asian Para Games for the second time in a row, and on this occasion the medal came with a personal best as well.

Q9.SportsMedium

What was notable about India’s performance in the Men’s Discus Throw F43/F44/F62/F64 event at the Asian Para Games 2026?

  1. A.India won only the gold medal
  2. B.India won all three medals in the event
  3. C.India won the silver and bronze only
  4. D.India finished without a medal
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Correct answer: B. India won all three medals in the event

Devender Kumar took the gold, Rakesh the silver and Pradeep Kumar the bronze in the Men’s Discus Throw F43/F44/F62/F64 at the Asian Para Games 2026 on 20 October 2026, which accounts for every medal the event had to give.

Q10.SportsMedium

Hokato Hotozhe Sema won his bronze medal at the Asian Para Games 2026 in which event?

  1. A.Men’s Discus Throw F51/52/53
  2. B.Men’s Javelin Throw F53/54
  3. C.Men’s Shot Put F56/F57
  4. D.Men’s Shot Put F11
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Correct answer: C. Men’s Shot Put F56/F57

Hokato Hotozhe Sema took the bronze there on 20 October 2026, and the Prime Minister noted that the throw improved on what he had produced at the previous edition of the Games, calling it a sign of passion and dedication.

Q11.SportsEasy

What colour were both the medals India won on 20 October 2026 at the Asian Para Games 2026?

  1. A.One gold and one silver
  2. B.Both silver
  3. C.Both bronze
  4. D.One bronze and one gold
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Correct answer: C. Both bronze

The two Indian medals reported from the Asian Para Games 2026 on 20 October 2026 were bronze: Ravanni Valasanaini in the Women’s 1500m T11 event, where the result also stood as her personal best, and Bhavina Patel in the Women’s Singles Class 4-5 event, where the medal was called another…

Q12.SportsEasy

What was common to the para table tennis bronze medals won by Prachi Pandey and Baby Sahana Ravi on 20 October 2026?

  1. A.Both were won in the same event
  2. B.Both were won on the athletes’ debut appearance at the Games
  3. C.Both athletes had won gold at the previous edition
  4. D.Both medals were won in doubles competition
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Correct answer: B. Both were won on the athletes’ debut appearance at the Games

Prachi Pandey’s bronze in the Women’s Singles Class 6 event and Baby Sahana Ravi’s bronze in the Women’s Singles Class 9 event both came the first time each of them competed at the Asian Para Games, and each medal was also a first of its kind for India, one in…

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