1. The new RBI Cybersecurity Training Institute in Odisha will focus on training in which of the following areas?
Answer: C. The institute covers cybersecurity, enterprise computing and emerging technologies such as AI and quantum computing.
2. IRDAI proposes that general insurers' EoM limit move from 30% of GWP to what level of domestic GDPI within five years?
Answer: D. The paper proposes 20% of domestic GDPI within five years for general insurers.
3. As per the SEBI Chairman in October 2026, how many unique investors does India's securities market have?
Answer: C. Tuhin Kanta Pandey said India has over 15 crore unique investors.
4. In October 2026 so far, the Voluntary Retention Route (VRR) for FPI debt investment recorded which flow?
Answer: C. VRR saw an outflow of ₹1,332 crore; FAR had a ₹3,858 crore outflow and the General Limit a ₹3,737 crore inflow.
5. Which of the following villages, praised for millet farming in the 139th Mann Ki Baat, is in Nagaland?
Answer: C. Kezoma is in Kohima, Nagaland; Khanduli and Sadolpara are in Meghalaya.
6. At the National Urban Conclave 2026, JICA signed an MoU on treated used water with which body?
Answer: D. JICA and CPHEEO signed an MoU on circular use of treated used water.
7. Dr Sajjan Singh Yadav, appointed J&K Chief Secretary in October 2026, belongs to which IAS batch?
Answer: D. He is a 1995-batch IAS officer of the AGMUT cadre, transferred from Delhi.
8. Apart from Russia, Om Birla met parliamentary delegations from which countries on 25 October 2026?
Answer: B. On 25 October Birla also held meetings with delegations from Cuba, Egypt and Belarus.
9. India's October 2026 remarks against Pakistan at the UN came during an interactive dialogue with which UN mandate holder?
Answer: C. The dialogue was with the Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues at the UNGA Third Committee.
10. What is the IAEA's 2060 high-case projection for global nuclear power capacity?
Answer: D. The IAEA's high case puts 2060 capacity at 1,284 GW(e), more than triple the end-2025 level.
11. Piyush Goyal's October 2026 Netherlands visit was framed around opportunities from which trade agreement?
Answer: C. PIB linked the visit to the India-EU FTA, expected to create new openings for Indian exporters.
12. What share of annual defence capital expenditure does the government aim to spend domestically?
Answer: D. The government targets 75% of yearly defence capital spending, estimated at 20-25 billion dollars, for domestic industry.
13. When is the first launch from ISRO's Kulasekarapattinam SSLV complex expected?
Answer: B. ISRO expects the first launch from Kulasekarapattinam in 2027.
14. The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, which set up the AATAL lab, is headquartered in which city?
Answer: B. IITM is an autonomous Ministry of Earth Sciences institute headquartered in Pune.
15. Which is India's largest Ramsar Site by area, at 4,23,000 hectares?
Answer: B. Sundarban Wetland in West Bengal, covering 4,23,000 hectares, is India's largest Ramsar Site.