Current Affairs Quiz — 16 October 2026

INS Samarthak, commissioned into the Indian Navy in October 2026, is the first of which class of ships?

Which shipyard designed and built INS Samarthak, the first major warship built by an Indian private shipyard?

INS Samarthak was commissioned on 16 October 2026 at which naval location?

Consider the following statements about INS Samarthak: 1. It has over 75% indigenous content. 2. Its name means ‘The Proponent’. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

In October 2026, the Supreme Court held that prior approval under which section of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 is not needed to investigate a bribe demand by a public servant?

Which Supreme Court Bench delivered the October 2026 judgment in Tejaram vs State of Rajasthan on Section 17A of the PC Act?

Consider the following statements about the Supreme Court's judgment of 16 October 2026 in Tejaram vs State of Rajasthan: 1. The Court held that Section 17A applies only where the alleged offence is relatable to a decision taken or recommendation made by a public servant in discharge of official duties. 2. The Court allowed the constable's appeal and quashed the charge under Section 7 of the PC Act. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

In October 2026, the Technology Development Board signed an agreement with which Bengaluru-based company for ₹150 crore support under the RDI Fund for quantum-secure technologies?

The TDB support to QNu Labs for India’s Quantum Secure and Sensing Networks (IQSN) will be provided through which financial instrument?

In October 2026, the PM-SETU National Steering Committee approved Strategic Investment Plans worth how much for five ITI clusters?

Under PM-SETU, the Kataka ITI Cluster in Odisha is to be upgraded in partnership with which industry partner?

After the October 2026 approvals, the cumulative investment approved under PM-SETU reached which amount?

Which of the following feedstocks was ALLOWED in the oil marketing companies' 2026-27 ethanol procurement tender issued in October 2026?

To what level was the procurement price of maize-based ethanol cut in the 2026-27 tender issued in October 2026?

In October 2026, who was sworn in as the Governor of Karnataka?

Sudha Yadav became Karnataka’s second woman Governor. Who was the first woman Governor of Karnataka?

Under which Article of the Constitution of India does a Governor take oath in the presence of the Chief Justice of the High Court of the State?

According to the Status Report on Ayush Related Inventions in India (2014–2026), which State leads Ayush patent activity?

How many Ayush-related patent applications were filed in India between FY 2014-15 and FY 2025-26, as per the CGPDTM status report?

PAIMANA, whose quarterly update was released in October 2026, is a performance monitoring dashboard of which ministry?

As per the PAIMANA dashboard update of October 2026, renewable energy sources account for about what share of India’s total installed power capacity (FY 2025-26)?

How many indicators does the PAIMANA Performance Monitoring Dashboard track after its October 2026 expansion?

In October 2026, the first-ever ‘Kanda Express’ carrying buffer onions was sent to which city?

Buffer onions sent through the Kanda Express are released under which fund?

After the 10th CSMC meeting in October 2026, the cumulative number of houses sanctioned under PMAY-U 2.0 reached how many?

In the 10th CSMC meeting of PMAY-U 2.0 (October 2026), which State received the highest number of additional houses?

What was the theme of World Food Day 2026?

World Food Day is observed every year on which date, with its global ceremony held at the headquarters of which organisation?

The revised Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations, continued for 2026-27 to 2030-31, has a total outlay of how much?

Under the revised Scheme of Assistance to NSFs, up to how much financial support can be given to an NSF for hosting an international event in India?

The period 2026-27 to 2030-31, for which the NSF assistance scheme has been continued, corresponds to which Finance Commission cycle?

In October 2026, BHASHINI and IISc Bengaluru developed Text-to-Speech models for which minority language spoken mainly in Tamil Nadu?

The Sourashtra speech corpus (SPICOR TTS 3.0) used for the new TTS models is available on which BHASHINI platform?

The two-day National Conference on e-Governance Reforms organised by DARPG in October 2026 was held at which place?

In a study announced in October 2026, the mineral melanterite, relevant to Mars research, was identified at which place in Tamil Nadu?

Gypsum identified as a Martian analogue mineral in the University of Kerala study was found in the Tiruchirappalli Badlands and which desert?

The 14th India–Mongolia Defence Joint Working Group meeting in October 2026 was held in which city?

‘Nomadic Elephant’, whose successful conclusion was appreciated at the India–Mongolia JWG in October 2026, is a military exercise between India and which country?

‘Ayu-Tech Navonmesh 2026’, a national conference on AI and Ayurveda, was held on the 6th Foundation Day of which institute?