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SSC MTS Weekly Current Affairs Quiz: 28 September – 4 October 2026

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  • 30 minutes
  • Difficulty: Medium
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This SSC MTS current affairs quiz puts 30 multiple-choice questions to you from 14 stories published in the week of 28 September – 4 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.

Questions in this quiz

30 questions with answers and explanations

Q2.SportsEasy

Which trio won the women’s compound team archery gold for India at the Asian Games 2026?

  1. A.Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat and Bhajan Kaur
  2. B.Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Prithika Pradeep and Chikitha Taniparthi
  3. C.Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Deepika Kumari and Simranjeet Kaur
  4. D.Aditi Swami, Deepika Kumari and Ankita Bhakat
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Correct answer: B. Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Prithika Pradeep and Chikitha Taniparthi

The correct answer is Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Prithika Pradeep and Chikitha Taniparthi, the trio whose shooting won the women’s compound team gold at the Asian Games 2026 and equalled the World Record in the process.

Q3.NationalEasy

Which department has launched Special Campaign 6.0?

  1. A.Department of Personnel and Training
  2. B.Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances
  3. C.Department of Expenditure
  4. D.Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation
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Correct answer: B. Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances

It runs this government-wide drive, in which ministries and their attached, subordinate and autonomous bodies clean their premises, weed out old files and clear pending references.

Q6.Government SchemesEasy

In the SETU NSP App, what does SETU stand for?

  1. A.Scheme for Education Transfer and Upgradation
  2. B.Scholarship for Education Transformation and Upliftment
  3. C.Student Education Transparency Utility
  4. D.Scholarship Evaluation and Tracking Unit
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Correct answer: B. Scholarship for Education Transformation and Upliftment

The app carries this name together with the National Scholarship Portal and belongs to the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, serving beneficiaries of the Pre-Matric and Post-Matric Scholarships for Scheduled Castes and Other Backward Classes.

Q8.SportsEasy

Who won the silver medal for India in the Recurve Mixed Team event at the Asian Games?

  1. A.Dhiraj Bommadevara and Ankita Bhakat
  2. B.Dhiraj Bommadevara and Kumkum Anil Mohod
  3. C.Harshita Tomar and Shital Verma
  4. D.Ankita Bhakat and Kirti
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Correct answer: B. Dhiraj Bommadevara and Kumkum Anil Mohod

The two shot together in the recurve mixed team event at the Asian Games and finished with the silver medal, which is India's first in that event at these Games, and the Prime Minister congratulated both by name.

Q14.Government SchemesEasy

What was the theme of the Swachhata Hi Seva Campaign 2026 concluded at the All India Institute of Ayurveda?

  1. A.Swachh Bharat, Swasth Bharat
  2. B.Swachhata Mein Sabhag, Swachh Bharat, Viksit Bharat
  3. C.Clean India, Green India
  4. D.Sampoorna Swachhata Abhiyan
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Correct answer: B. Swachhata Mein Sabhag, Swachh Bharat, Viksit Bharat

This was the theme under which the fortnight-long campaign ran at the All India Institute of Ayurveda from 17 September to 2 October 2026, and it ties participation in cleanliness to the larger goals of a clean and a developed India.

Q15.NationalMedium

Barapullah Elevated Road Phase-3 provides signal-free connectivity between which two parts of Delhi?

  1. A.North Delhi and West Delhi
  2. B.East Delhi and South Delhi
  3. C.Central Delhi and North Delhi
  4. D.West Delhi and South Delhi
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Correct answer: B. East Delhi and South Delhi

The Home Minister stated that the newly dedicated phase of the Barapullah corridor would give signal-free connectivity between the eastern and the southern parts of the capital, so that commuting becomes smoother, motorists get relief from traffic jams and travel time is saved.

Q17.NationalMedium

The implementation phase of Special Campaign 6.0 covers which period?

  1. A.16 September to 30 September
  2. B.1 October to 15 October
  3. C.2 October to 31 October
  4. D.2 October to 2 November
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Correct answer: C. 2 October to 31 October

The campaign is built in two parts. The first is a preparatory phase, which ran from the sixteenth to the thirtieth of September 2026, and in which each participating ministry fixed the cleaning and disposal targets it would meet.

Q20.Government SchemesMedium

The SETU NSP App is an initiative of which ministry?

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

The correct answer is the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, through its Department of Social Justice and Empowerment, which launched the app in April 2026.

Q21.Government SchemesEasy

Which ministry organised the national-level SafaiMitra Suraksha Evam Samman Shivir?

  1. A.Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
  2. B.Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
  3. C.Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
  4. D.Ministry of Labour and Employment
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Correct answer: B. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

A senior official of this ministry gave out the attendance and service figures for the Shivir and named the states whose municipal corporations organised health camps, namely Meghalaya, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala and Bihar.

Q28.Government SchemesMedium

Special Campaign 6.0, which runs till 31 October 2026, is themed on the effective collection, segregation and disposal of which kind of waste?

  1. A.Plastic waste
  2. B.Biomedical waste
  3. C.E-waste
  4. D.Construction and demolition waste
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Correct answer: C. E-waste

After the Swachhata Hi Seva campaign ended, the All India Institute of Ayurveda moved on to Special Campaign 6.0, which was already under way and continues till 31 October 2026 with the theme of collecting, segregating and disposing of electronic waste effectively.

Q29.NationalMedium

Foundation stones for which of the following were laid along with the dedication of Barapullah Elevated Road Phase-3?

  1. A.A metro corridor and a ring road
  2. B.The Modi Mill-Savitri Cinema Flyover and the Loni Underpass
  3. C.Two pedestrian skywalks
  4. D.A bus rapid transit corridor
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Correct answer: B. The Modi Mill-Savitri Cinema Flyover and the Loni Underpass

Along with dedicating the completed elevated road, the Union Home Minister laid the foundation stones of these two works, which together with the road make up the package of projects worth more than Rs 1,941 crore.

Q30.SportsHard

Which feature distinguishes the compound division of archery?

  1. A.The bow is drawn and held entirely by the archer’s own strength with open sights
  2. B.The bow uses cams and cables, and a magnifying sight and mechanical release are allowed
  3. C.The archer shoots while on horseback
  4. D.Arrows are shot from a crossbow held at the shoulder
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Correct answer: B. The bow uses cams and cables, and a magnifying sight and mechanical release are allowed

That equipment is why compound scores run so high and so close together, and why a single arrow off the centre normally decides a match.

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