1. Which country topped the medal table at the 2026 Asian Games with 341 medals?
Answer: E. China finished first with 341 medals, including 169 gold.
2. Which of the following is NOT a member of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA)?
Answer: E. EFTA has four members: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. Denmark is not among them.
3. What is the estimated cost of the 177-house 3D concrete-printed housing pilot in Guntur district?
Answer: C. The pilot in Burripalem and Obulnayudupalem villages costs ₹14 crore and is to be finished in about six months.
4. Where was the 12th International Convention of the Commodity and Capital Market Participants Association of India held on 3 October 2026?
Answer: A. The convention, addressed by SEBI Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey, was held in New Delhi.
5. Under the Voluntary Retention Route, what is the minimum retention period for FPI investments?
Answer: C. VRR requires FPIs to keep at least 75% of allotted investment in India for a minimum of three years.
6. Where was the 58th Foundation Day of ICSI held on 4 October 2026?
Answer: C. The event, addressed by Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan, took place at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.
7. On which date is the next OPEC+ meeting scheduled after the 4 October 2026 decision?
Answer: B. The group set its next meeting for 1 November 2026 and plans to meet monthly.
8. Who is the Canadian Prime Minister with whom PM Modi set the end-2026 CEPA target?
Answer: D. PM Modi and Canadian PM Mark Carney set the target when they met in New Delhi in March 2026.
9. What is the total strength of Latvia's parliament, the Saeima?
Answer: B. The Saeima has 100 seats, so 51 are needed for a majority.
10. Who flagged off the first cargo voyage from Dibrugarh to Bangladesh on 5 October 2026?
Answer: B. Union Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal flagged it off; CM Himanta Biswa Sarma joined virtually.
11. How many circular piers support the 480 m Sabarmati river bridge of the bullet train corridor?
Answer: D. The bridge rests on 8 circular piers: 4 in the riverbed, 2 on the banks and 2 beyond them.
12. Whose resignation caused the vacancy in the Nagaon Lok Sabha seat?
Answer: B. The Nagaon seat fell vacant after Congress leader Pradyut Bordoloi resigned.
13. How many Departmentally Related Standing Committees function under the Lok Sabha?
Answer: C. Of the 24 DRSCs, 16 work under the Lok Sabha and 8 under the Rajya Sabha.
14. The 17th Pension Adalat on 5 October 2026 was held at which institution in New Delhi?
Answer: C. It was held at the T.N. Chaturvedi Memorial Hall of IIPA, New Delhi, chaired by Dr. Jitendra Singh.
15. The second phase of Mera Resham Mera Abhimaan covers how many sericulture districts producing 95% of India's raw silk?
Answer: C. MRMA 2.0 covers 218 sericulture districts that together account for 95% of raw silk output.