A monthly statement on developments in India's balance of payments was released. Which body compiles and releases it?

Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

Directorate General of Foreign Trade

A journal analysis showed a sharp fall in international student arrivals in the United States. Which government office published the arrival data used?

National Travel and Tourism Office

The stage tested is the third stage of the PSLV. What does PSLV stand for?

Payload Satellite Launch Vehicle

A High Court set aside a Family Court order for a DNA test in a maintenance case. The application had been made under which law on expert opinion?

Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023

A CRISPR therapy for hereditary angioedema has gone before a national drug regulator. Which regulator is it?

United States Food and Drug Administration

Current Affairs Quiz14 November 2026

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

National
1. A monthly statement on developments in India's balance of payments was released. Which body compiles and releases it?
- A Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
- B Reserve Bank of India
- C Directorate General of Foreign Trade
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Answer: B — Reserve Bank of India

The Reserve Bank of India compiles India's balance of payments.

Read the story: Reserve Bank puts the monthly current account deficit at US$ 7.4 billion in its balance of payments release →
International
2. A journal analysis showed a sharp fall in international student arrivals in the United States. Which government office published the arrival data used?
- A Federal Trade Commission
- B National Travel and Tourism Office
- C Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Answer: B — National Travel and Tourism Office

The data came from the National Travel and Tourism Office of the United States.

Read the story: Arrivals of international students in the United States fall 28 per cent, Nature analysis finds →
National
3. The stage tested is the third stage of the PSLV. What does PSLV stand for?
- A Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
- B Primary Stage Launch Vehicle
- C Payload Satellite Launch Vehicle
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Answer: A — Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle

PSLV is the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle.

Read the story: ISRO ground tests a new version of the PSLV third stage solid motor at Sriharikota →
International
4. Albania's Prime Minister spoke about where the alliance's next summit will be held. Which city is Albania's capital?
- A Skopje
- B Podgorica
- C Tirana
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Answer: C — Tirana

Tirana is the capital of Albania.

Read the story: Albania's Prime Minister rules out Tirana as the venue of the alliance summit in 2027 →
National
5. A High Court set aside a Family Court order for a DNA test in a maintenance case. The application had been made under which law on expert opinion?
- A Family Courts Act, 1984
- B Indian Evidence Act, 1872
- C Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
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Answer: C — Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023

The application was under Section 45 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023.

Read the story: Admission of a relationship is not conclusive proof of paternity and does not by itself justify a DNA test, Karnataka High Court holds →
International
6. The virus studied is usually shortened to RSV. What does RSV stand for?
- A Respiratory systemic virus
- B Respiratory syncytial virus
- C Rotavirus syncytial variant
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Answer: B — Respiratory syncytial virus

RSV is respiratory syncytial virus.

Read the story: Danish records show infant hospital admissions for respiratory syncytial virus falling after maternal vaccination →
International
7. A CRISPR therapy for hereditary angioedema has gone before a national drug regulator. Which regulator is it?
- A United States Food and Drug Administration
- B World Health Organization
- C European Medicines Agency
Show the answer

Answer: A — United States Food and Drug Administration

The application is before the United States Food and Drug Administration.

Read the story: Gene-editing therapy that works inside the body goes before the United States drug regulator →
International
8. The study on this outbreak was published in a weekly journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Which journal?
- A Science
- B Cell
- C The BMJ
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Answer: A — Science

The study appeared in Science.

Read the story: Mobile phone data used to reconstruct the first weeks of the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in a Science study →
International
9. The model used in the study was developed by a company based at San Francisco. Which company?
- A Hugging Face
- B DeepMind
- C OpenAI
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Answer: C — OpenAI

The model was developed by OpenAI.

Read the story: MIT team reports an artificial intelligence system that reads the internal workings of other neural networks →

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Current Affairs Quiz14 November 2026

1. A monthly statement on developments in India's balance of payments was released. Which body compiles and releases it?

2. A journal analysis showed a sharp fall in international student arrivals in the United States. Which government office published the arrival data used?

3. The stage tested is the third stage of the PSLV. What does PSLV stand for?

4. Albania's Prime Minister spoke about where the alliance's next summit will be held. Which city is Albania's capital?

5. A High Court set aside a Family Court order for a DNA test in a maintenance case. The application had been made under which law on expert opinion?

6. The virus studied is usually shortened to RSV. What does RSV stand for?

7. A CRISPR therapy for hereditary angioedema has gone before a national drug regulator. Which regulator is it?

8. The study on this outbreak was published in a weekly journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Which journal?

9. The model used in the study was developed by a company based at San Francisco. Which company?

Now try it against the clock