Current Affairs Free Quiz for October 26, 2026

Q1. Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan recently launched the upgraded National Mobile Monitoring System (NMMS) 2.0 app for recording workers’ attendance. Which premier institute provided technical support to develop this enhanced app?

Q2. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) issued a draft notification proposing to make Advanced Emergency Braking Systems (AEBS) mandatory for all new car models (M1 category). By which date is this mandate proposed to come into effect?

Q3. Which two Indian companies were shortlisted by DRDO’s ARDE to co-develop and manufacture India’s first indigenous 20mm aviation gun and turret system for military helicopters?

Q4. The Digital India BHASHINI Division, in collaboration with IISc Bengaluru, developed AI-based Text-to-Speech (TTS) models for a digitally underrepresented language called Sourashtra. This language is predominantly spoken in which state?

Q5. The 5th edition of the India-Australia Joint Military Exercise commenced in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, focusing on operations in island and coastal terrains. What is the name of this exercise?

Q6. The Ministry of Home Affairs approved a major restructuring of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), shifting from territorial supervision to sector-specific functional commands. From which date will this restructuring take effect?

Q7. India recently added three new sites to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List. Among them is the ‘Sirpur Cultural and Archaeological Landscape’, a historic center of religion and trade located in which state?

Q8. Which advisory and wealth-tech firm recently became the first to receive in-principle approval from SEBI to establish an Asset Management Company (AMC) exclusively offering passive investment products under the new ‘MF Lite’ framework?

Q9. World Polio Day is observed globally on October 24. This day commemorates the birth anniversary of which medical researcher who developed the first successful inactivated polio vaccine?

Q10. Which Indian state recently unveiled its new ‘AI Policy 2026’, launched a state-level AI Hackathon, and introduced a regional language AI model (LLM) during a dedicated two-day AI Tech Conclave?