Current Affairs Quiz4 November 2026

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

  1. Keralam

    1. The Siddharth Student Welfare App for campus safety is an initiative of which department of the Government of Kerala?

    • A General Education Department
    • B Social Justice Department
    • C Higher Education Department
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    Answer: C — Higher Education Department

    It comes from the Higher Education Department.

    Read the story: Siddharth Student Welfare App lets Kerala students report ragging without revealing their names →

  2. National

    2. The draw of lots for the National Dental Commission was conducted by the Secretary of a Union ministry. Which ministry does the Commission come under?

    • A Ministry of Education
    • B Ministry of Science and Technology
    • C Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
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    Answer: C — Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

    The National Dental Commission comes under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

    Read the story: Part-time members of the National Dental Commission and its three autonomous boards picked by draw of lots →

  3. International

    3. United Nations figures set out the scale of need in Haiti alongside this news. About how many people there need humanitarian assistance?

    • A About 11 million
    • B About 6.4 million
    • C About 1.2 million
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    Answer: B — About 6.4 million

    About 6.4 million people, more than half the population, need assistance.

    Read the story: United Nations confirms a letter from a Haitian gang leader as El Salvador sends 2,000 more soldiers →

  4. Keralam

    4. Kerala's Local Self-Government Department gave away the Swachhata Hi Seva awards along with the district launch of a new state sanitation drive. What is that drive called?

    • A Malinya Muktha Navakeralam
    • B Nirmalam Puthuyuga Shuchithwa Keralam
    • C Haritha Keralam Mission
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    Answer: B — Nirmalam Puthuyuga Shuchithwa Keralam

    It is the Nirmalam Puthuyuga Shuchithwa Keralam campaign.

    Read the story: Kerala opens the Nirmalam Puthuyuga Shuchithwa Keralam drive with the Swachhata Hi Seva awards →

  5. National

    5. The Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue opened in New Delhi as the Indian Navy's apex international strategic dialogue. Which body organises it as the Navy's knowledge partner?

    • A Indian Council of World Affairs
    • B National Maritime Foundation
    • C Centre for Land Warfare Studies
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    Answer: B — National Maritime Foundation

    The National Maritime Foundation is the Navy's knowledge partner for the dialogue.

    Read the story: Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue opens in New Delhi on science, technology and academic cooperation →

  6. International

    6. A United Nations agency has reported fresh displacement from Cabo Delgado province. Which agency keeps this count?

    • A International Organization for Migration
    • B United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
    • C World Food Programme
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    Answer: A — International Organization for Migration

    The International Organization for Migration tracks and reports the displacement.

    Read the story: More than 7,000 people flee Cabo Delgado in Mozambique, the migration agency reports →

  7. Keralam

    7. For how long will the adalat of the Kerala State Unorganised Workers' Social Security Scheme run in Kerala?

    • A Two years
    • B Six months
    • C One month
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    Answer: B — Six months

    It runs for six months.

    Read the story: Kerala opens a six-month adalat to let lapsed members of the Kerala State Unorganised Workers' Social Security Scheme clear arrears without penalty →

  8. National

    8. The Minister cited the corporatisation of the former Ordnance Factory Board as a step towards self-reliance. Into how many Defence Public Sector Undertakings was it converted?

    • A Nine
    • B Seven
    • C Five
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    Answer: B — Seven

    The Ordnance Factory Board was turned into seven Defence Public Sector Undertakings.

    Read the story: Third Delhi Defence Dialogue at MP-IDSA takes up defence reforms, self-reliance and exports →

  9. International

    9. NASA's support for the SSPICY mission was managed by the Small Spacecraft and Distributed Systems programme. At which NASA centre does that programme sit?

    • A Goddard Space Flight Center
    • B Marshall Space Flight Center
    • C Ames Research Center
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    Answer: C — Ames Research Center

    The programme is based at Ames Research Center.

    Read the story: NASA-funded SSPICY satellite declared unrecoverable after its radio stays switched off →

  10. Keralam

    10. Besides a digital certificate, what other form of life certificate does Kerala accept from journalist pensioners?

    • A One attested by a bank manager only
    • B One attested by a village officer only
    • C One attested by a gazetted officer
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    Answer: C — One attested by a gazetted officer

    A life certificate attested by a gazetted officer is accepted.

    Read the story: Kerala asks journalist and non-journalist pensioners for a life certificate, digital ones through Jeevan Pramaan accepted →

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