Question 1

What topics are covered in the 28 September 2026 current affairs quiz?

Accepted Answer

The 28 September 2026 quiz covers Polity, Governance, Environment, International Relations with 25 MCQs sourced from The Hindu and Indian Express.

Question 2

How to use 28 September 2026 daily quiz for UPSC preparation?

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Attempt the quiz after reading the daily current affairs. Focus on understanding the explanation for each question. Link each topic to your static GK notes for comprehensive preparation.

Question 3

How many MCQs should I practice daily for competitive exams?

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Experts recommend 10-20 current affairs MCQs daily. This takes only 5-7 minutes but significantly improves retention through active recall, which is more effective than passive reading.

Question 4

Are these quiz questions based on The Hindu and Indian Express?

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Yes. All questions are derived from important news articles published in The Hindu and Indian Express, filtered and ranked by AI for exam relevance across UPSC, MPSC, SSC, Banking & Teaching exams.

Question 5

Which constitutional article vests the superintendence, direction, and control of elections in the Election Commission of India?

Accepted Answer

Article 324, Article 324 of the Constitution provides for an Election Commission for the superintendence, direction, and control of elections to Parliament, state legislatures, and the offices of President and Vice-President. Articles 356, 226, and 142 relate to President's rule, High Court powers, and Supreme Court's plenary powers, respectively.

Question 6

Which constitutional body is responsible for the preparation and revision of electoral rolls in India?

Accepted Answer

Election Commission of India, The Election Commission of India (ECI) derives its authority from Article 324 of the Constitution and is responsible for the superintendence, direction, and control of elections, including the preparation of accurate electoral rolls as guided by the RPA, 1950.

Question 7

Which ministry issued the notification dated 1 June 2001 that defines 'locomotor disability' as including nervous system afflictions?

Accepted Answer

Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, The notification dated 1 June 2001 was issued by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, which is the nodal ministry for disability affairs in India. This notification specifically includes inability resulting from affliction of the musculoskeletal and/or nervous system under 'locomotor disability.'

Question 8

Which ancient port city, mentioned in Sangam literature, was the capital of the early Cholas and has recently revealed West Asian trade links through underwater excavations?

Accepted Answer

Poompuhar (Kaveripoompattinam), The article states Poompuhar was the capital of early Cholas, located at Cauvery mouth, and recent excavations recovered a West Asian torpedo jar. Korkai was Pandya port, Muchiri was Chera, Arikamedu is Roman trade site.

Question 9

Who is the Chief Election Commissioner mentioned in the article?

Accepted Answer

Gyanesh Kumar, The article mentions that Electoral Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi recorded objections to decisions under Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Hence Gyanesh Kumar is the CEC. Rajiv Kumar is not mentioned and may be a distractor.

Question 10

Which international treaty defines the four key criteria for statehood (permanent population, defined territory, government, and capacity to enter foreign relations)?

Accepted Answer

Montevideo Convention (1933), The Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States, signed in 1933, is the foundational treaty that codifies the declarative theory of statehood in international law, listing the four standard criteria mentioned in the question.

Question 11

Which US trade group warned that a diesel export ban could 'wreak havoc at home and abroad'?

Accepted Answer

American Petroleum Institute, The American Petroleum Institute (API) is the primary trade association for the US oil and gas industry. In the article, the API is quoted warning that a diesel export ban would cause severe disruptions both domestically and globally.

Question 12

Which body under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is primarily responsible for collecting intelligence on wildlife crime in India?

Accepted Answer

Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, WCCB is the statutory body established in 2006 under the Wildlife Protection Act to combat organized wildlife crime. ZSI surveys fauna, NBA deals with biodiversity access, FSI assesses forest cover.

Question 13

Which ministry is primarily responsible for the implementation of the PM-KUSUM scheme?

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Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, PM-KUSUM (Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthan Mahabhiyan) is a scheme under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) aimed at promoting solar energy among farmers. The article mentions it is designed to benefit farmers but does not specify a ministry; from static GK, MNRE is the nodal ministry.

Question 14

Which ministry is primarily responsible for defence production, indigenisation and export promotion data mentioned in the article?

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Ministry of Defence, The article cites Ministry of Defence (MoD) figures for indigenous defence and aerospace production and exports. As the nodal ministry, it oversees defence manufacturing policy, including the vision of 'design in India, develop in India, manufacture in India'.

Question 15

Consider the following statements regarding the Election Commission of India (ECI):

1. The ECI is a constitutional body under Article 324.

2. The Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners are appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister.

3. Section 17 of the 2023 Act governs the transaction of business in the ECI.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Accepted Answer

Both 1 and 3, Statement 1 is correct: Article 324 establishes the ECI. Statement 2 is incorrect: The appointment is made by the President on the recommendation of a Selection Committee (PM, Leader of Opposition, and a Union Cabinet Minister), not solely on the PM's advice. Statement 3 is correct: The 2023 Act's Section 17 states that business shall be transacted according to the Act.

Question 16

Consider the following statements regarding the 'right to vote' in India:

1. The 'right to vote' is a fundamental right under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution.

2. The Supreme Court in Kuldip Nayar v. Union of India (2006) held that the 'right to elect' is a statutory right.

3. Article 326 of the Constitution grants universal adult suffrage to citizens aged 18 and above.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Accepted Answer

Both 2 and 3, Statement 1 is incorrect. The 'right to vote' is not a fundamental right; it is a statutory right under the RPA, 1951. Statement 2 is correct as per the Kuldip Nayar judgment. Statement 3 is correct as Article 326 grants universal adult suffrage to citizens aged 18 and above.

Question 17

Consider the following statements regarding the Delhi High Court judgment on PwD candidature:

1. The court held that a valid UDID card certifying disability cannot be overruled by a subsequent medical examination.

2. The court relied on the precedent set in the case of Om Rathod v Director General of Health Services.

3. The court directed the Railway Board to consider the candidate's neurological condition as a locomotor disability under the ESE Rules, 2017.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Accepted Answer

Both 1 and 2, Statement 1 is correct as the court ruled that a UDID card cannot be contradicted by a medical board. Statement 2 is correct as the court cited the Om Rathod precedent. Statement 3 is incorrect because the court did not direct inclusion under ESE Rules; it set aside the cancellation based on the UDID card and the 2001 notification.

Question 18

Consider the following statements regarding the Election Commission of India:

1. The Election Commission derives its powers from Article 324 of the Constitution.

2. All business of the Election Commission shall, as far as possible, be transacted unanimously; if there is a difference, the matter is decided by the Chief Election Commissioner alone.

3. The three members of the Election Commission have equal voting power.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Accepted Answer

1 and 3 only, Statement 1 is correct (Article 324). Statement 2 is incorrect: Section 18 of the 2023 Act says if not unanimous, matter decided by majority opinion, not CEC alone. Statement 3 is correct: as per Supreme Court judgment in T.N. Seshan vs. Union of India (1995), all three have equal say.

Question 19

Consider the following statements regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR):

1. The SIR shifted the onus of enrolment from the state to the elector.

2. The Supreme Court on May 27 declared the SIR unconstitutional.

3. In West Bengal, over 9 in 10 appeals decided by tribunals restored deleted voters.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Accepted Answer

Both 1 and 3, Statement 1 is correct as the article states SIR 'shifts the onus of enrolment from the state to the elector.' Statement 2 is incorrect because the SC did not declare it unconstitutional; it 'engaged the SIR in theory and not in practice.' Statement 3 is correct: 'over nine in 10 appeals decided by West Bengal's tribunals have restored deleted voters.' Hence option C.

Question 20

According to the Domestic Tourism Expenditure Survey (2025-26), what percentage of overnight trips were primarily for pilgrimage and religious purposes?

Accepted Answer

48%, The survey showed that pilgrimage and religious trips accounted for 48% of all overnight domestic tourism trips. Holiday trips were 22%, health and medical reasons were nearly 30%, and social/shopping purposes were the leading reasons for same-day trips (nearly 60%).

Question 21

According to the Indian Express report, how many eligible voters in Goa were excluded from the electoral roll due to the ECINet software?

Accepted Answer

97, The article specifically mentions that 97 eligible voters from Goa were excluded from the electoral roll after the centralised ECINet software prevented ground-level Electoral Registration Officers (ERO) from reversing decisions.

Question 22

According to the Delhi High Court judgment, what was the percentage of locomotor disability certified in the UDID card of the UPSC ESE candidate?

Accepted Answer

45%, The article explicitly states that the UDID card certified the candidate's locomotor disability to the extent of 45%. This percentage is above the 40% threshold required for reservation under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.

Question 23

What was the estimated total diameter of the West Asian 'torpedo jar' fragment recovered from Poompuhar?

Accepted Answer

30-35 cm, The article explicitly states 'a fragment of a fine-ceramic West Asian torpedo jar, with an estimated total diameter of 30 cm to 35 cm.' The other options are distractors.

Question 24

How many objections were recorded by Electoral Commissioners Sandhu and Joshi to decisions under the Chief Election Commissioner?

Accepted Answer

14, The article explicitly states that 'Electoral Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi had recorded 14 objections to decisions under Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.' The other options are close distractors.

Question 25

What is the primary objective of the Supreme Court's recent guidelines on re-arrest, as laid down in the context of Article 22?

Accepted Answer

To ensure that fundamental rights of the accused are not violated by illegal detention, The Supreme Court emphasized that an accused released due to violation of fundamental rights (like not being informed of grounds of arrest under Article 22(1)) is not 'enlarged on bail' but released from illegal detention. The guidelines prevent re-arrest without proper procedure, safeguarding constitutional rights.

Question 26

What is the primary implication of elevating the 'right to vote' from a statutory right to a fundamental right, as argued in the article?

Accepted Answer

It would subject electoral roll management to stricter judicial review under fundamental rights., Elevating the 'right to vote' to fundamental status would subject the EC's authority to a higher standard of judicial review reserved for fundamental rights (Articles 19 and 21), ensuring that administrative decisions like centralized software design do not override the citizen's claim to be counted.

Question 27

What is the primary legal principle established by the Delhi High Court in this judgment regarding disability certificates?

Accepted Answer

A valid disability certificate or UDID card cannot be overruled by a subsequent medical examination., The court, relying on the Om Rathod precedent, held that a person with a valid disability certificate cannot be subjected to a medical examination that concludes contrary to the certificate. This ensures the finality and sanctity of the certification process under the RPwD Act, 2016.

Question 28

What is the primary purpose of the AI-powered web portal developed by Niraj Bhushal during the Nepal disaster?

Accepted Answer

To match crowdsourced data on missing persons with official lists of dead and injured., The article describes the portal as 'matching crowdsourced data on missing persons with official lists of the dead and injured.' It also did mapping, but the primary function mentioned first is matching missing persons.

Question 29

What does the editorial primarily demand to address the issues raised in the article?

Accepted Answer

Reconstitution of the ECI via a selection committee not giving the government an overriding majority, The editorial's final line states: 'The ECI must be reconstituted by a selection committee that does not give the government an overriding majority. Anything less would be a travesty of institutional democracy.' Other options are not suggested in the article.

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