Current Affairs Quiz6 November 2026
10 questions from Keralam, National and International news. Tap under a question to see its answer.
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Keralam
1. Kerala's State development bond will be auctioned by the Reserve Bank of India, which conducts such auctions for the States. In which city is the Reserve Bank of India's head office?
- A Mumbai
- B Kolkata
- C Chennai
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Answer: A — Mumbai
The Reserve Bank of India has its head office in Mumbai, and government securities are auctioned there.
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National
2. In the same ruling the Supreme Court said a High Court can fill a gap in its Civil Manual by using its rule-making power. Which section of the Code of Civil Procedure gives a High Court that power?
- A Section 151
- B Section 122
- C Section 100
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Answer: B — Section 122
Section 122 of the Code lets High Courts make and alter rules of civil procedure. The Court pointed to it as the route to provide for the entry.
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International
3. A study in Nature has traced the Great Unconformity to deep Earth processes. What does it identify as the driver of the uplift and subsidence that formed the surface?
- A Long-wavelength dynamic topography from mantle convection
- B Heavy cratering by asteroid impacts
- C Tidal friction from the orbit of the Moon
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Answer: A — Long-wavelength dynamic topography from mantle convection
The paper models long-wavelength dynamic topography caused by mantle convection as the cause of continental-scale uplift and later subsidence.
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Keralam
4. Clearing the Kerala State Eligibility Test makes a candidate eligible for which kind of post?
- A High school teacher
- B Higher secondary school teacher
- C Assistant professor in a university
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Answer: B — Higher secondary school teacher
SET is the qualifying test for higher secondary school teacher posts in Kerala.
Read the story: Kerala SET result out: 7019 of 18264 candidates qualify, pass rate 38.43 per cent →
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National
5. The regulator at the centre of this case was created by an Act of Parliament. Under which Act was the University Grants Commission established?
- A The Right to Education Act, 2009
- B The Central Universities Act, 2009
- C The University Grants Commission Act, 1956
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Answer: C — The University Grants Commission Act, 1956
It was established under the University Grants Commission Act, 1956.
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International
6. A Nature paper demonstrates a new starlight subtraction method for imaging planets around other stars. Observations from which space telescope were used?
- A Hubble Space Telescope
- B James Webb Space Telescope
- C Spitzer Space Telescope
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Answer: B — James Webb Space Telescope
The method was demonstrated on coronagraph observations from the James Webb Space Telescope.
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Keralam
7. How many curricula has the National Commission notified for allied and healthcare courses, as stated in the Kerala Council's warning?
- A 8
- B 28
- C 18
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Answer: C — 18
18 curricula have been notified, covering degree, diploma, postgraduate and PhD courses.
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National
8. The Supreme Court in Sujit Das v Union of India weighed a bail bar against a constitutional safeguard. Which provision of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act carries the twin conditions for bail?
- A Section 37
- B Section 50
- C Section 27
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Answer: A — Section 37
Section 37 of the NDPS Act lays down the twin conditions for bail.
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International
9. Paraguay's president announced his resignation during the Ueno Bank crisis. Who is next in line for the presidency of Paraguay?
- A Horacio Cartes
- B Pedro Alliana
- C Carlos Carvallo
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Answer: B — Pedro Alliana
Vice President Pedro Alliana is next in line for the presidency; Congress has still to act on the resignation, so he has not taken office.
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Keralam
10. The Minister who asked for a vigilance probe into the new surgical block at Kottayam Government Medical College holds which portfolio in Kerala?
- A Public Works
- B Finance
- C Health and Devaswom
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Answer: C — Health and Devaswom
K. Muraleedharan is the Health and Devaswom Minister of Kerala and wrote the letter seeking the probe.
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