Teaching Current Affairs Quiz: 31 October 2026

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 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.

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.

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 President paid floral tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his 151st birth anniversary at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 31 October 2026, so that is the number attached to this year's observance.

The ministry promoted the message of Yoga for Unity on National Unity Day, which falls on the 151st birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, and spoke of the part yoga plays in national integration, social harmony and collective well being.

The Lok Sabha Speaker said that the campaign for the awakening of women begun in that year under the leadership of Mata Bhagwati Devi was a far sighted effort which inspired women to recognise their own capability and to take an active part in the building of society.

The institute's membership has reached that figure, and the minister pointed out that the membership framework has been broadened so that younger professionals and recent graduates can join.

J. P. Nadda, the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, administered the pledge to officers and officials of both the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers at a ceremony held at Kartavya Bhawan-1 in New Delhi.

As Secretary in the Ministry of Ayush he said that yoga offers a simple and accessible means of improving physical and mental well being while building a sense of connection among individuals and communities, and that the Yoga 365 initiative encourages practice through the year so that preventive healthcare becomes…

The Lok Sabha Speaker said that the Acharya spread the light of spiritual consciousness across the country through Akhand Jyoti and inspired people with the ideals of building the individual, the family, society and the nation, and that his inspiring resolve became a guiding principle for people in India and…

Speaking at the 72nd Annual General Body Meeting, the minister traced the institute's journey from its establishment in that year, recalling the legacy of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and the role of the civil services in nation building.

The correct answer is 26 Regional Branches and 43 Local Branches.