The State had come to the Kerala High Court by way of a Regular Second Appeal. Under which Code does a second appeal in a civil suit lie to the High Court?

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

Only vehicles with a valid, active FASTag can take the Concessional Local Pass. What technology does a FASTag use to pay highway user fee without stopping?

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)

Global Positioning System (GPS)

The National Startup Awards are given by a department of the Government of India. What does DPIIT stand for?

Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade

Department for Planning of Industry and International Trade

Directorate for Promotion of Infrastructure and Internal Transport

Keralam's new calendar is meant to work alongside India's disease surveillance system. Which programme of the Union Health Ministry runs that surveillance network?

Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme

Current Affairs Quiz28 October 2026

10 questions from Keralam, National and International news. Tap under a question to see its answer.

Keralam
1. The State had come to the Kerala High Court by way of a Regular Second Appeal. Under which Code does a second appeal in a civil suit lie to the High Court?
- A Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
- B Indian Evidence Act, 1872
- C Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
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Answer: C — Code of Civil Procedure, 1908

A second appeal from an appellate decree in a civil suit lies to the High Court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.

Read the story: State cannot escape liability for harm caused by wild animals, Kerala High Court holds →
National
2. Only vehicles with a valid, active FASTag can take the Concessional Local Pass. What technology does a FASTag use to pay highway user fee without stopping?
- A Near Field Communication (NFC)
- B Global Positioning System (GPS)
- C Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
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Answer: C — Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)

FASTag works on Radio Frequency Identification, reading the tag on the windscreen as the vehicle passes the plaza.

Read the story: Road Transport Ministry introduces a Concessional Local Pass for people living near national highway fee plazas →
International
3. The Regional Committee for Europe met at the seat of the WHO Regional Office for Europe. In which city is that office located?
- A Geneva
- B Brussels
- C Copenhagen
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Answer: C — Copenhagen

The WHO Regional Office for Europe is at Copenhagen in Denmark; WHO headquarters is at Geneva.

Read the story: Seventy-sixth session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe opens at Copenhagen →
Keralam
4. The Kerala High Court pointed to the rule that stops a government servant from bringing in a legal practitioner during a departmental inquiry. Which rule of the Kerala Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1960 is that?
- A Rule 15(3)
- B Rule 12(2)
- C Rule 15(6)
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Answer: C — Rule 15(6)

Rule 15(6) bars engaging a legal practitioner during the inquiry; Rule 15(3) is the power to amend the charges.

Read the story: A judicial officer cannot insist on a lawyer in a departmental inquiry, Kerala High Court holds →
National
5. The National Startup Awards are given by a department of the Government of India. What does DPIIT stand for?
- A Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
- B Department for Planning of Industry and International Trade
- C Directorate for Promotion of Infrastructure and Internal Transport
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Answer: A — Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade

DPIIT is the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, which runs Startup India and the National Startup Awards.

Read the story: DPIIT opens the sixth edition of the National Startup Awards with twenty sectoral categories →
International
6. The initiative promotes mangrove restoration as a nature-based solution. Which Indian mangrove forest is a World Heritage Site and the largest mangrove area on earth?
- A Bhitarkanika
- B The Sundarbans
- C Pichavaram
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Answer: B — The Sundarbans

The Sundarbans in West Bengal is the largest mangrove forest in the world and a World Heritage Site.

Read the story: UNESCO launches a mangrove comic book from Latin America and the Caribbean at the biodiversity COP in Yerevan →
Keralam
7. The project takes Cochin International Airport as its model. At which place in Ernakulam district is that airport located?
- A Mattannur
- B Karipur
- C Nedumbassery
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Answer: C — Nedumbassery

Cochin International Airport is at Nedumbassery in Ernakulam district. Karipur is the site of Calicut International Airport and Mattannur of Kannur International Airport.

Read the story: Co-Keralam, planned as Kerala's first airline in the cooperative sector, moves to registration →
National
8. The Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein was received at Rashtrapati Bhavan. What is the capital of Liechtenstein?
- A Luxembourg City
- B Vaduz
- C San Marino
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Answer: B — Vaduz

Vaduz is the capital of the Principality of Liechtenstein, a landlocked country between Switzerland and Austria.

Read the story: President of India hosts Hereditary Prince Alois and Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein at Rashtrapati Bhavan →
International
9. The World Health Organization is coordinating the response in the region where the outbreak is spreading. Where is the WHO Regional Office for Africa located?
- A Brazzaville
- B Addis Ababa
- C Nairobi
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Answer: A — Brazzaville

The WHO Regional Office for Africa is at Brazzaville in the Republic of the Congo.

Read the story: Bundibugyo virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo becomes the deadliest Ebola epidemic in the country's history →
Keralam
10. Keralam's new calendar is meant to work alongside India's disease surveillance system. Which programme of the Union Health Ministry runs that surveillance network?
- A Mission Indradhanush
- B Ayushman Bharat
- C Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme
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Answer: C — Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme

The Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme, IDSP, is India's network for detecting and reporting outbreaks.

Read the story: Keralam Health Department brings out the State's first infectious disease prevention calendar →

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Current Affairs Quiz28 October 2026

1. The State had come to the Kerala High Court by way of a Regular Second Appeal. Under which Code does a second appeal in a civil suit lie to the High Court?

2. Only vehicles with a valid, active FASTag can take the Concessional Local Pass. What technology does a FASTag use to pay highway user fee without stopping?

3. The Regional Committee for Europe met at the seat of the WHO Regional Office for Europe. In which city is that office located?

4. The Kerala High Court pointed to the rule that stops a government servant from bringing in a legal practitioner during a departmental inquiry. Which rule of the Kerala Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1960 is that?

5. The National Startup Awards are given by a department of the Government of India. What does DPIIT stand for?

6. The initiative promotes mangrove restoration as a nature-based solution. Which Indian mangrove forest is a World Heritage Site and the largest mangrove area on earth?

7. The project takes Cochin International Airport as its model. At which place in Ernakulam district is that airport located?

8. The Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein was received at Rashtrapati Bhavan. What is the capital of Liechtenstein?

9. The World Health Organization is coordinating the response in the region where the outbreak is spreading. Where is the WHO Regional Office for Africa located?

10. Keralam's new calendar is meant to work alongside India's disease surveillance system. Which programme of the Union Health Ministry runs that surveillance network?

Now try it against the clock