This UPSC CAPF current affairs quiz puts 10 multiple-choice questions to you from 3 stories published on 30 September 2026 that matter for the UPSC CAPF general awareness section. The questions are the same verified MCQs that accompany GK24's articles, chosen here for their relevance to UPSC CAPF, 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.
10 questions with answers and explanations
In which year was the first Public Service Commission in India constituted?
India’s first Public Service Commission was constituted on 1 October 1926 as an advisory body, and the Commission therefore dates its own history from that year and completes a hundred years on 1 October 2026.
Read the full explanation →Senior Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Musa alias Asif Fauji was neutralised in which district of Jammu and Kashmir?
The encounter took place at Gurwatkalan, which falls in the area of the Khansahib police station in Budgam district.
Read the full explanation →In which city is the 15th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice being held, where India presented its justice reforms?
The correct answer is Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, where the Congress is being held and where the Indian minister also met the UAE Justice Minister on the sidelines.
Read the full explanation →Which Part and Articles of the Constitution of India deal with the Union and State Public Service Commissions?
Dr B. R. Ambedkar moved these draft articles in the Constituent Assembly in 1949, and they became the constitutional charter of the Public Service Commissions.
Read the full explanation →The encounter in which Musa was neutralised formed part of which operation?
The correct answer is Operation Sheruwali, a long-sustained operation that began in May 2026 and of which this encounter was a part.
Read the full explanation →Which set of laws did India highlight at the 15th UN Congress as its new criminal codes?
The correct answer is the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, the three laws the minister described as built around technology, faster justice, forensic investigation and digital-first procedures.
Read the full explanation →Who became the first woman Chairperson of the Union Public Service Commission?
The correct answer is Rose Millian Bathew Kharbuli, who headed the Commission in 1992 and was the first woman to do so.
Read the full explanation →How many senior Lashkar-e-Taiba commanders active in Jammu and Kashmir since 2022 now stand neutralised?
With Musa gone, the entire group of four senior commanders of the outfit who had been operating in the union territory since 2022 has been neutralised.
Read the full explanation →Who is the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, whom the Indian minister met during the Congress?
The correct answer is Monika Juma, named as the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, met by the minister to discuss cooperation against narcotics and organised crime and stronger legal and judicial partnerships.
Read the full explanation →Which commander of the same Lashkar-e-Taiba group was neutralised at Dachigam?
The correct answer is Junaid Bhat, who was neutralised at Dachigam on 3 December 2024, the first of the four commanders of this group to be accounted for.
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