RPSC RAS Current Affairs Quiz — Last 7 days
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Exercise Tarang Shakti 2026, inaugurated on 26 September 2026, is being held at which Air Force Station?
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Correct answer: C — Jodhpur
Tarang Shakti 2026 is being conducted at Air Force Station Jodhpur from 26 September to 12 October 2026.
What is the theme of Exercise Tarang Shakti 2026?
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Correct answer: B — Power in Partnership
The exercise is themed 'Power in Partnership'.
Which of the following countries is NOT one of the seven participating in Exercise Tarang Shakti 2026?
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Correct answer: D — Japan
The seven participants are Australia, the USA, the UAE, France, Germany, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh; Japan is not among them.
Consider the following statements about Exercise Tarang Shakti: 1. The first edition of the exercise was held in 2024. 2. The F-35 Lightning II is among the foreign aircraft taking part in the 2026 edition. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct. The 2026 edition builds on the inaugural 2024 edition, and the foreign aircraft include the F-35 Lightning II.
Sawan Barwal won a historic silver medal at the Asian Games 2026 in which event?
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Correct answer: A — Men's marathon
Sawan Barwal won men's marathon silver in a national record 2:11:37.
What national record time did Sawan Barwal clock in the Asian Games 2026 marathon?
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Correct answer: C — 2:11:37
He clocked 2:11:37, improving by 21 seconds his own record of 2:11:58 set in Rotterdam in April 2026.
Before Sawan Barwal's silver in 2026, in which year had India last won an Asian Games medal in the men's marathon?
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Correct answer: D — 1982
India's previous Asian Games marathon medal was a bronze at the 1982 New Delhi Games, so Barwal ended a 44-year wait.
Consider the following statements about India's athletics medals on 26 September 2026: 1. Tajinderpal Singh Toor won his third consecutive Asian Games shot put gold. 2. Prachi Choudhary won bronze in the women's 400 m in 53.21 s. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Statement 1 is wrong: Toor, gold medallist in 2018 and 2022, won silver with 20.64 m. Statement 2 is correct.
Tajinderpal Singh Toor's Asian Games record of 20.75 m (2018) was broken in 2026 by the shot put gold medallist from which country?
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Correct answer: C — Iran
Iran's Mohammadreza Tayebise won gold with 20.81 m, a new Games record; Saudi Arabia's Mohammed Tolu took bronze.
India's men's and women's kabaddi teams both beat which country in the Asian Games 2026 finals?
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Correct answer: D — Iran
Both finals were against Iran: the women won 37-34 and the men 40-34.
The 2026 title was which Asian Games gold for India's men's kabaddi team?
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Correct answer: A — Ninth
It was India's ninth men's kabaddi gold in ten editions; the only miss was Jakarta 2018.
Consider the following statements about Asian Games kabaddi: 1. India's women beat Iran 37-34 in the 2026 final. 2. Iran won the men's kabaddi title at Jakarta 2018. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct. The women won 37-34 in 2026, and Iran won the 2018 men's title — the only edition India's men have not won.
In September 2026 CSIR-NIScPR launched popular science magazines in five Indian languages to mark which occasion?
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Correct answer: C — CSIR's 85th Foundation Day
The magazines were launched on the 85th Foundation Day of CSIR.
Which of the following languages was NOT among the five in which CSIR-NIScPR launched new science magazines in September 2026?
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Correct answer: B — Kannada
The five languages were Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Bengali and Assamese; Kannada was not included.
Under the ECI decision of 26 September 2026, who will visit the homes of persons issued notices during the SIR to collect their documents?
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Correct answer: A — Booth Level Officers (BLOs)
BLOs will collect documents at home and upload them on ECINET for the ERO's decision.
The committee set up by the ECI on 26 September 2026 to review ECINET will be headed by whom?
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Correct answer: D — A Senior Deputy Election Commissioner
It is headed by a Senior Deputy Election Commissioner and includes an independent expert from an IIT/IIIT.
Consider the following statements about the ECI decisions of 26 September 2026: 1. Every person issued a notice during the SIR must appear in person for a hearing at the ERO office. 2. The declaration attached to Form 6 for SIR has been upheld by the Supreme Court. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Statement 1 is wrong: such persons need not be called for hearing; hearings happen only in exceptional cases, preferably online. Statement 2 is correct.
Which department is the nodal department for Special Campaign 6 (implementation phase 2–31 October 2026)?
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Correct answer: B — Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances
DARPG is the nodal department; the preparatory phase ran from 16 to 30 September 2026.
Which contraband made up most of the nearly four tonnes seized by the CBN Rajasthan unit, as reported on 26 September 2026?
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Correct answer: D — Poppy straw (doda chura)
Poppy straw accounted for 3,937 kg; opium was 9.6 kg and hydroponic cannabis 1.9 kg.
Manush Shah and Diya Chitale won a bronze medal at the Asian Games 2026 in which sport?
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Correct answer: B — Table tennis
Manush Shah and Diya Chitale won bronze in table tennis mixed doubles.