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On 18 October 2026, during Navratri, the Rajasthan Chief Minister flagged off how many new Kalika Patrolling Units for women's safety?
Answer: (2) 100
Explanation
Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma flagged off 100 new Kalika Patrolling Units in Jaipur on 18 October 2026 and announced a fixed monthly travel allowance for their personnel.
At the Non-Resident Rajasthani dialogue in Jaipur in October 2026, 11 new chapters of the Rajasthan Foundation were announced. What is the total number of its chapters after this?
Answer: (4) 51
Explanation
The 11 new chapters took the Rajasthan Foundation's chapters from 40 to 51: 25 in India and 26 abroad.
In October 2026, an e-reverse auction for 2,450 MW of solar power with 6,400 MWh of battery storage was concluded for the Pugal Solar Park. In which district of Rajasthan is this park?
Answer: (1) Bikaner
Explanation
Pugal Solar Park is in Pugal tehsil of Bikaner district and is being developed by RSDCL, a subsidiary of RRECL; in the 14 October 2026 auction tariffs ranged from Rs 3.42 to Rs 3.54 per kWh.
In October 2026, the Rajasthan Chief Minister launched a special housing scheme of the Rajasthan Housing Board for accredited journalists. What is the name of the scheme?
Answer: (3) Vishisht Panjikaran Yojana-2026
Explanation
On 17 October 2026 the CM launched the Housing Board's Vishisht Panjikaran Yojana-2026 for journalists at Indira Gandhi Nagar, Jagatpura, Jaipur.
Om Prakash Mathur, born in Pali district of Rajasthan, was moved from Sikkim and appointed Governor of which state on 12 October 2026?
Answer: (3) Keralam
Explanation
In the 12 October 2026 reshuffle, Mathur went to Keralam (Kerala's official name since August 2026), Arlekar to Tamil Nadu, Sudha Yadav to Karnataka and Dhal Singh Bisen to Uttarakhand.
Under Rajasthan's Ambedkar DBT Voucher Scheme, for which applications for 2026-27 opened in October 2026, an eligible student gets how much assistance?
Answer: (1) Rs 2,000 a month for up to 10 months
Explanation
The scheme pays Rs 2,000 a month for lodging, food, electricity and water for a maximum of 10 months a year; applications are due by 30 November.
In October 2026, the Union Cabinet extended the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) till 2030-31 and renamed it. What is its new name?
Answer: (4) Pradhan Mantri Samajik Sahayata Yojana
Explanation
On 14 October 2026 the Cabinet continued NSAP with Rs 53,428 crore and renamed it Pradhan Mantri Samajik Sahayata Yojana; the old-age pension became PM Vridhavastha Pension Yojana.
In October 2026, the Department of Telecommunications ordered all operators to launch CNAP from 1 November 2026. What does CNAP stand for?
Answer: (2) Calling Name Presentation
Explanation
Calling Name Presentation (CNAP) shows the caller's name, from the originating operator's subscriber records, on the receiving phone.
The Census (Amendment) Rules, 2026, notified by the Union Home Ministry in October 2026 to widen the pool of census enumerators, were framed under which Act?
Answer: (1) Census Act, 1948
Explanation
The rules were made under the Census Act, 1948, and allow teachers, clerks and officials of various bodies to be appointed as enumerators.
The 7th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA), held on 15 October 2026, took place in which city?
Answer: (3) Baku
Explanation
The 7th CICA Summit was held in Baku, Azerbaijan, and adopted the Baku Declaration; MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh led India, a founding member.
In October 2026, the first-ever BIMSTEC Home Ministers' Meeting, focused on terrorism and transnational organised crime, was held in which city?
Answer: (2) New Delhi
Explanation
India hosted the first BIMSTEC Home Ministers' Meeting in New Delhi on 13 October 2026; Home Minister Amit Shah addressed it.
Consider the following statements about the Ramsar sites announced in October 2026: 1. Sukhna Wetland is Chandigarh's first Ramsar site. 2. Sauj Jheel is in Mainpuri district of Uttar Pradesh. 3. With these two, India's number of Ramsar sites reached 103. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Answer: (4) 1, 2 and 3
Explanation
All three are correct: Sukhna (Chandigarh's first) and Sauj Jheel (Mainpuri, UP) were added on 15 October 2026, taking India's total to 103.
In October 2026, the Ministry of Defence signed a contract of over Rs 2,500 crore with NewSpace India Ltd for the GSAT-7C communication satellite. It is meant for which service?
Answer: (1) Indian Air Force
Explanation
GSAT-7C will give secure communications to Indian Air Force assets; a separate contract with BDL was for Varunastra torpedoes for the Navy.
Indian wrestler Vishvajit More won a silver medal at the U-23 World Wrestling Championships in Las Vegas in October 2026 in which style and weight category?
Answer: (3) Greco-Roman 55 kg
Explanation
More won silver in men's Greco-Roman 55 kg, losing the final 12-13 to Georgia's Koba Karumidze; he is the first Indian Greco-Roman wrestler to reach a U-23 world final.
In October 2026, Bharti Enterprises chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal was named a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour. This honour is given by which country?
Answer: (2) France
Explanation
French President Emmanuel Macron named Mittal a Chevalier of France's National Order of the Legion of Honour; the insignia is to be presented in New Delhi on 28 October 2026.