1. After the October 2026 RBI policy, what is the Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) rate?
Answer: D. With the repo at 5.50%, the MSF rate and Bank Rate were set at 5.75%.
2. Under the interoperability measure announced by RBI in October 2026, a user needs to onboard on how many Account Aggregators to aggregate information through all AAs?
Answer: A. Interoperability lets a user aggregate information through all AAs after onboarding on just one AA.
3. Under Section 42 of the RBI Act, 1934, banks in the Second Schedule must maintain with RBI an average daily balance linked to which of their liabilities?
Answer: C. Scheduled banks keep cash reserves with RBI as a percentage of their demand and time liabilities in India.
4. RBI's draft CVA Framework Directions issued on 7 August 2026 invited public comments until which date?
Answer: C. The draft was released on 7 August 2026 and comments were accepted until 28 August 2026.
5. When was the third India-UK Financial Markets Dialogue held, before the fourth round in 2026?
Answer: C. The fourth round in September 2026 followed the previous session held in December 2024.
6. Under TEPA, EFTA committed how much FDI into India within the first 10 years?
Answer: B. EFTA committed $50 billion FDI within 10 years and a further $50 billion in the next 5 years.
7. Who, as NCSC Secretary, wrote to the Department of Financial Services on 24 September 2026 on SC beneficiary data?
Answer: B. NCSC Secretary Vivek Kumar Dewangan wrote to the DFS Secretary, leading to the new reporting directions.
8. How many Panchayats were recognised as TB Mukt in 2025?
Answer: C. In 2025, 67,933 Panchayats across 697 districts were recognised as TB Mukt.
9. Which Prime Minister of Grenada congratulated Narendra Modi on 25 years as head of government?
Answer: C. Dickon Mitchell is Grenada's Prime Minister; Skerrit leads Dominica.
10. From which academic year is the NCAHP's competency-based D.MRIT curriculum mandatory?
Answer: B. The two-year D.MRIT curriculum, notified on 30 September 2026, becomes mandatory from 2027-28.
11. Which Ghanaian company is the commercial implementation partner under the ICAR-CSIR-CRI MoU?
Answer: A. Arima Farms Ltd., Ghana is named as the commercial partner for implementation.
12. The publication 'Oceans of Alignment' released at Sagarmanthan 2026 covers India's Indo-Pacific cooperation with which country?
Answer: D. The publication is titled Oceans of Alignment: India-South Korea Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific.
13. Which countries co-hosted the UNFCCC Pre-COP31 meeting?
Answer: C. The Pre-COP31 meeting was co-hosted by Australia, Fiji and Tuvalu.
14. Buffer onion released by the government in 2026 reached how many cities?
Answer: C. Over 2 lakh quintals of buffer onion were distributed across 123 cities.
15. What was the theme of World Cotton Day 2026?
Answer: A. The 2026 theme was 'Cotton for Good: Building Prosperity Through Trade, Transformation and Partnership'.