This UPSC current affairs quiz puts 15 multiple-choice questions to you from 4 stories published on 25 October 2026 that matter for the UPSC general awareness section. The questions are the same verified MCQs that accompany GK24's articles, chosen here for their relevance to UPSC, 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.
15 questions with answers and explanations
How many Ramsar Sites did India have after the designations of 15 October 2026?
India reached this figure on 15 October 2026, when Sukhna Wetland in Chandigarh and Sauj Jheel in Uttar Pradesh were added to the list of Wetlands of International Importance.
Read the full explanation →How many medals did India win at the Asian Para Games 2026?
The Indian contingent of para-athletes closed the Asian Para Games 2026 with that number of medals, which is a record for the country at the event and the best-ever performance it has managed there.
Read the full explanation →Which episode of Mann Ki Baat was broadcast on 25 October 2026?
Mann Ki Baat is the monthly radio address of the Prime Minister, and the edition broadcast on 25 October 2026 was its 139th.
Read the full explanation →Which department runs Special Campaign 6 across Union ministries and public sector undertakings?
The purpose of the campaign is to settle the habit of cleanliness in government offices and to bring down the stock of pending matters, and offices are scored on space management, scrap disposal, record management, best practices, improvement of premises, environment-friendly working and citizen-centric steps.
Read the full explanation →Which two wetlands were added to the Ramsar list in October 2026 as the newest Indian sites?
Sukhna Wetland lies in Chandigarh and is a rain-fed reservoir created in 1958 at the foot of the Shivalik hills; it shelters threatened species such as the Pallas's fish eagle, the common pochard and the black pond turtle, and migratory birds of the Central Asian Flyway winter there.
Read the full explanation →India's medal haul at the Asian Para Games 2026 is best described as which of the following?
The contingent gathered a record 114 medals at the 2026 edition, which no earlier Indian team at the event had matched.
Read the full explanation →The Sudha Gopalakrishnan Brain Centre, which aims to map 100 human brains in 3D, has been set up at which institution?
The Prime Minister inaugurated the Sudha Gopalakrishnan Brain Centre there during his visit to Chennai earlier in the month, and he spoke about it in the 139th episode of Mann Ki Baat.
Read the full explanation →What is the stated focus of Special Campaign 6 this year?
This edition of the campaign places a dedicated emphasis on handling institutional electronic waste in an environment-friendly way, and the work is done in keeping with the E-Waste Management Rules, 2022.
Read the full explanation →The Convention on Wetlands, known as the Ramsar Convention, was adopted in 1971 in which country?
The treaty takes its name from Ramsar, the Iranian town where it was adopted on 2 February 1971, and it entered into force in 1975.
Read the full explanation →At which sporting event did Indian athletes win a record 114 medals in October 2026?
India recorded 114 medals at the 2026 edition of this competition, the largest haul the country has ever managed there, and the Games had just concluded when Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the contingent.
Read the full explanation →Narinder Singh Kapany, whose 100th birth anniversary falls on 31 October, is known as the father of which technology?
Narinder Singh Kapany is known across the world as the Father of Fiber Optics, and his 100th birth anniversary falls on 31 October.
Read the full explanation →NLC India Limited, which earned over 3.12 crore rupees from scrap disposal under Special Campaign 6, works under which ministry?
Reporting the position as on 23 October 2026, the company said it had taken up 180 campaign sites for cleanliness against a target of 145, cleared 24,96,193 square feet of space against the 24,15,786 square feet proposed, and disposed of 1,272 metric tonnes of scrap against a target of 1,266.22…
Read the full explanation →Which State has the largest number of Ramsar Sites in India?
The correct answer is Tamil Nadu, which accounts for 20 of the Ramsar Sites in the country, the highest for any State.
Read the full explanation →Bhai Parmanand, whose 150th birth anniversary falls on 4 November, was a founding member of which organisation?
His 150th birth anniversary falls on 4 November. His ideals drew heavily on his close association with the Arya Samaj, for whose work he travelled to South Africa in the opening years of the twentieth century and met Mahatma Gandhi there; he also worked among the Girmitiya community in Guyana…
Read the full explanation →During which period does the implementation phase of Special Campaign 6 run?
The first option names the preparatory phase instead, which ran from 15 to 30 September 2026 and was used to map targets across units, regional offices and joint ventures, so it is a close distractor rather than the answer.
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