UPSC CAPF Current Affairs Quiz: 9 October 2026

The correct answer is the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade. The Centre for Trade and Investment Law is housed there, and its Head, Prof. James J. Nedumpara, also holds the WTO India Chair. He said the centre was established to strengthen India's trade capacity as a broader element of economic statecraft, and noted that it has given more than four thousand legal opinions. The Vice Chancellor of the institute, Dr. K. Rangarajan, spoke at the anniversary about how specialised trade-policy institutions had grown there. Options B, C and D name respected bodies in economics, law and public administration, but none of them hosts the centre. The anniversary was held at the Prime Minister's Museum and Library in New Delhi, which was the venue and not the parent institution, a distinction worth keeping clear.

The correct answer is 12 October. The Commission was set up on 12 October 1993, so its Foundation Day falls on that date every year, and the 33rd edition will be held at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi in 2026. Option A, 2 October, is Gandhi Jayanti and has no link with the founding of the Commission. Option B, 10 December, is observed the world over as Human Rights Day, which candidates often confuse with the Indian Commission's Foundation Day; the two are separate occasions. Option D, 24 October, is United Nations Day and again unrelated to the NHRC. A sure way to keep this straight in the examination hall is to remember that Human Rights Day belongs to the United Nations calendar, while 12 October belongs to the NHRC of India and marks the year 1993.

The correct answer is Milton Dick, Speaker of Australia’s House of Representatives. He was declared elected President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union on 9 October 2026, the last day of the 153rd Assembly held in Arusha, United Republic of Tanzania. Option A is wrong because Harivansh, Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, led the Indian Parliamentary Delegation and was among those who personally congratulated the new President. Option C is wrong because Dr Anurag Singh Thakur spoke in the debate on the emergency item and took part in the Standing Committee on Democracy and Human Rights. Option D is wrong because Dr Sasmit Patra attended the Standing Committee on United Nations Affairs and the hearing with the candidates for the presidency, but was not a candidate himself. Link the office, the person and the host city when revising.

The correct answer is more than 4,000. Prof. James J. Nedumpara, Head of the Centre for Trade and Investment Law and WTO India Chair, said the centre had provided that many legal opinions, had participated in negotiations concerning nearly ten free trade agreements, and had contributed to negotiations, submissions, notifications and dispute settlement at the World Trade Organization. Options A, B and D are invented totals and appear nowhere in the account of the event. Candidates should pair the figure with the other number from the same sentence, namely the count of free trade agreements, and with the areas the Joint Secretary listed as the centre's newer research interests, which were critical minerals, semiconductors, artificial intelligence, supply chains, climate and sustainability.

The correct answer is Chief Justice of India, Justice Surya Kant, who will address the function as chief guest. Option C names the Chairperson of the Commission, Justice V. Ramasubramanian, who will be present at the event along with Members Justice (Dr.) Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi, Smt. Vijaya Bharathi Sayani and Shri Priyank Kanoongo, and Secretary General Shri Piyush Goyal, but the host of a function is not its chief guest. Options A and D are not named for this programme at all, though the offices are senior enough to make the choices look reasonable. Candidates should link three names with this event: Justice Surya Kant as Chief Justice of India and chief guest, Justice V. Ramasubramanian as NHRC Chairperson, and Shri Piyush Goyal as Secretary General of the Commission.

The correct answer is Arusha, Tanzania. The 153rd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union was held in Arusha in the United Republic of Tanzania, and the election of the new President took place there on the closing day. Option A is wrong because Geneva, though the usual seat of the organisation’s secretariat, was not the venue of this Assembly. Option B is wrong because Nairobi has no connection with this session. Option D is a careful trap: Nepal was the country that proposed the emergency item on climate-related disasters and resilience in the Himalayan region, which was adopted on the third day, but Kathmandu did not host the Assembly. The Indian delegation, led by Deputy Chairman Harivansh of the Rajya Sabha, attended the emergency item debate and the General Debate on good governance and inclusivity.

The correct answer is The Emerging Sustainability Landscape: Responding to Shifting Winds. That issue of the CTIL Magazine examines the opportunities and the challenges developing countries may face as they take part in the evolving intersection of trade and sustainability. Option C is the distractor to watch, because Investment Law Compass is a real publication of the centre, its monthly newsletter on developments in investment law and policy, and a special anniversary edition of it was launched at the same event, but that is the newsletter and not the magazine. Options A and D are invented titles, though both touch themes the speakers raised, since the Commerce Secretary spoke of digital trade and sustainability-linked trade measures reshaping the global agenda. The ceremony ended with Distinguished Long Service Awards for CTIL faculty and staff.

The correct answer is Water as the Elixir of Life: Advancing Human Dignity through the Right to Water. The conference follows the Foundation Day function and has two technical sessions, one on the protection and restoration of water bodies and one on protecting drinking water sources so that access is safe and sustainable for all. Options B and C are themes of the two National Conferences the Commission organised during the previous year, so they are real but belong to earlier events. Option D was the subject of one of its Open House Discussions, again from the past year rather than the Foundation Day programme. Distinguishing the current theme from the Commission's earlier conferences is exactly the sort of trap a paper setter builds, so tie the right to water to the 33rd Foundation Day.

The correct answer is Nepal. The emergency item, titled "Urgent parliamentary action to address climate-related disasters and strengthen resilience in the Himalayan region and other vulnerable regions", was proposed by Nepal and adopted on the third day of the Assembly. Option A is wrong because India did not propose it, although Dr Anurag Singh Thakur spoke in its support and placed India’s point of view on record during the debate. Option C is wrong because Bhutan is not named in connection with the item. Option D is wrong because Tanzania was the host country of the Assembly at Arusha, not the proposer. For the examination, note that emergency items at an IPU Assembly are proposed by a member parliament and adopted by the Assembly before being debated, which is why the proposer is a common question.

The correct answer is more than Rs 274 crore, recommended in 9,085 cases over the 33 years since the Commission was established. The other three figures are close enough to be tempting but do not match the amount on record. Learn this number together with the rest of the cumulative account, because questions are set on all of them: the Commission has handled 24,33,716 cases in all, of which 3,100 were registered on its own motion, and it has issued 35 advisories on subjects ranging from the rights of widows and informal workers to the dignity of the dead. For the most recent year, from 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2026, it registered 54,673 complaints, held 80 spot enquiries, disposed of 53,733 cases and recommended relief in 157 cases.

The correct answer is Dr Lata Wankhede, a Member of the Lok Sabha, who attended the meeting of the Standing Committee on Sustainable Development and joined the panel discussion on artificial intelligence and the future of work. Option B is wrong because Dr Sasmit Patra, a Rajya Sabha member, attended the Standing Committee on United Nations Affairs and spoke in the panel on the United Nations machinery for conflict prevention and resolution. Option C is wrong because Dr Anurag Singh Thakur took part in the debate on the emergency item and in the Bureau and meeting of the Standing Committee on Democracy and Human Rights. Option D is wrong because Harivansh, as Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, led the delegation and attended the emergency item debate and the General Debate.