Current Affairs Quiz10 October 2026
10 questions from Keralam, National and International news. Tap under a question to see its answer.
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Keralam
1. How many of the 588 projects in Kerala's first 100-day action plan were reported complete?
- A 520
- B 588
- C 568
- D 496
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Answer: C — 568
The government said 568 of 588 projects were completed, a reported completion rate of 96.8%, with 20 more at 90% completion.
Read the story: Kerala reports 568 of the 588 projects in its first 100-day plan completed →
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National
2. Which shipyard built the anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft Mangrol, being commissioned?
- A Cochin Shipyard Limited
- B Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
- C Goa Shipyard Limited
- D Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited
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Answer: A — Cochin Shipyard Limited
Mangrol was built by Cochin Shipyard Limited and is the third ship of its class from that yard.
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International
3. What is the theme of World Mental Health Day observed?
- A Make mental health care for all a reality
- B Mental health is a universal human right
- C Mental health in the workplace
- D Lived experiences heard: real voices, real change
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Answer: D — Lived experiences heard: real voices, real change
WHO's campaign for 2026 is built on the theme 'Lived experiences heard: real voices, real change'.
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Keralam
4. The Bill cleared by the Kerala Cabinet concerns a department for which group?
- A Transgender persons
- B Senior citizens
- C Migrant workers
- D Fishermen
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Answer: B — Senior citizens
The Cabinet approved a Bill relating to the Department for Senior Citizens, intended to give senior citizens legal protection.
Read the story: Kerala Cabinet approves the Department for Senior Citizens Bill →
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National
5. How many SIDM Champion Awards were presented at the society's 8th Annual Session?
- A 24
- B 30
- C 8
- D 15
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Answer: D — 15
Fifteen Champion Awards were presented across categories such as design, import substitution and export contribution.
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International
6. Which Saudi body issued the official statement on casualties at King Khalid International Airport?
- A International Civil Aviation Organization
- B Saudi Central Bank
- C Gulf Cooperation Council Secretariat
- D General Authority of Civil Aviation
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Answer: D — General Authority of Civil Aviation
The General Authority of Civil Aviation, Saudi Arabia's aviation regulator, issued the statement.
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Keralam
7. How much livelihood compensation did Kerala distribute at Vizhinjam, and to how many beneficiaries?
- A ₹35 crore to 1,335 beneficiaries
- B ₹90 crore to 1,335 beneficiaries
- C ₹35 crore to 3,135 beneficiaries
- D ₹125 crore to 1,035 beneficiaries
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Answer: A — ₹35 crore to 1,335 beneficiaries
₹35 crore was paid into the bank accounts of 1,335 beneficiaries whose boats must travel farther because of the international port's breakwater.
Read the story: Kerala starts a ₹500 crore set of fisheries works at Vizhinjam →
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National
8. The Emerging Science, Technology and Innovation Conclave (ESTIC) 2026, announced at the symposium, will be held at:
- A Science City, Kolkata
- B Yashobhoomi, Dwarka
- C Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
- D Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
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Answer: D — Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
ESTIC 2026 is to be held on 27-29 October 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.
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International
9. The Nature paper of on byte-level language models reports using how many training tokens in all?
- A 49.1 billion
- B 16.5 billion
- C 491 billion
- D 7 billion
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Answer: A — 49.1 billion
The authors report 49.1 billion tokens in total, under one per cent of a typical pretraining budget.
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Keralam
10. The 'Dakshayani' self-employment scheme detailed by Kerala is named after which person?
- A Anna Chandy
- B Parvathi Nenmenimangalam
- C Dakshayani Velayudhan
- D Akkamma Cherian
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Answer: C — Dakshayani Velayudhan
The scheme is named after Dakshayani Velayudhan and assists Scheduled Caste women entrepreneurs with subsidies of up to ₹3.75 lakh individually and ₹11.25 lakh for groups.
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