2 November 2026 Current Affairs – quiz with answers & solutions

Answer: (a) Vienna Open

• Carlos Alcaraz beat Alex de Minaur 6-1, 6-4 to win the Vienna Open in November 2026, his fourth title of the year.
• This was his 28th career ATP title and his seventh straight win over de Minaur.

📝 Asked in exam: RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 (22 Aug 2025)
Who among the following won a maiden Italian Open title in May 2025 by defeating world No. 1 Jannik Sinner in Rome? Ans: Carlos Alcaraz

Source: The Hindu

Answer: (c) Hylo Open

• P.V. Sindhu and Lakshya Sen won the women's and men's singles titles at the Hylo Open Super 500 in Saarbrucken in November 2026.
• Sindhu beat Denmark's Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt, while Lakshya beat Indonesia's Jonatan Christie.

📝 Asked in exam: RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 (28 Aug 2025)
Who among the following was the runner-up defeated by Viktor Axelsen in his third India Open victory in the 2025 India Open Badminton Tournament in January 2025? Ans: Lee Cheuk Yiu

Source: The Hindu

Answer: (d) Dinesh V. Ganvir

• Dinesh Vitthalrao Ganvir became the 55th Director General of the Geological Survey of India.
• GSI functions under the Ministry of Mines and he joined GSI in 1994.

📝 Asked in exam: RRB NTPC GL CBT-1 (24 Jun 2025)
Who among the following took oath as the 26th Director General of the Indian Coast Guard in October 2024? Ans: Paramesh Sivamani

Source: PIB

Answer: (d) Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit

• Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit became the 29th Chief of the Indian Air Force on 1 November 2026.
• He earlier served as Chief of Integrated Defence Staff and Vice Chief of Air Staff.

📝 Asked in exam: RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 (13 Aug 2025)
Who took charge as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force on 2 May 2025? Ans: Air Marshal Narmdeshwar Tiwari

Source: PIB

Answer: (b) Seven

• Digi Yatra trials for international passengers began at seven airports - Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kochi, Mumbai, Chennai and Amritsar - from November 2026.
• Eligible Indian citizens with e-passports can use it on select Air India and IndiGo international flights.
• Digi Yatra already serves over 26.5 million users across 39 domestic airports.

Source: PIB

Answer: (b) Kiren Rijiju

• Union Minister Kiren Rijiju represented India at the installation of 108 stupas at Gelephu Mindfulness City, Bhutan, on 1 November 2026.
• The project was conceived by Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck near the Assam border.

📝 Asked in exam: RRB NTPC GL CBT-1 (16 Mar 2026)
During PM Narendra Modi’s State Visit to Bhutan (11–12 Nov 2025), which hydroelectric project was jointly inaugurated? Ans: 1020 MW Punatsangchhu -II HEP

Source: PIB

Answer: (c) Bengaluru and Mumbai

• PM Modi termed the Bengaluru-Mumbai Vande Bharat Sleeper train a game changer for connectivity in 2026.
• It benefits Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra, especially youth, IT professionals and students.
• It was launched from Bengaluru, described as the city of technology and innovation.

Source: PIB

Answer: (a) NVS-03

• ISRO's GSLV-F18 mission in 2026 carried the NVS-03 satellite to boost the NavIC navigation system.
• NVS series second-generation satellites carry indigenously made atomic clocks, unlike imported clocks on first-generation IRNSS satellites.

📝 Asked in exam: RRB NTPC GL CBT-1 (18 Jun 2025)
Which mission, launched by ISRO in January 2025, carried the NVS-02 navigation satellite? Ans: GSLV-F15

Source: The Hindu

Answer: (b) Harmanpreet Singh

• Harmanpreet Singh scored a hat-trick, including two penalty corners and a penalty stroke, as India beat Malaysia 4-2.
• The match was played at Olympian Surjeet Stadium, Jalandhar, in the Asian Champions Trophy 2026.

📝 Asked in exam: SSC CHSL Tier-1 (20 Nov 2025)
Harmanpreet Singh has been awarded the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2024. He is associated with which sport? Ans: Hockey

Source: The Hindu

Answer: (c) Marc Marquez

• Marc Marquez won the Malaysian MotoGP at Sepang in November 2026, moving close to an eighth world title.
• He finished ahead of Pedro Acosta, with his brother Alex Marquez third.

📝 Asked in exam: RRB NTPC GL CBT-1 (17 Jun 2025)
Where did Max Verstappen clinch his fourth Formula 1 World Championship? Ans: Las Vegas

Source: The Hindu

Answer: (b) About Rs 2.31 lakh crore

• Gross GST collection rose 23% year-on-year to about Rs 2.31 lakh crore in October 2026, the second-highest monthly figure ever.
• The all-time high of about Rs 2.43 lakh crore was recorded in April 2026.
• Net GST collection after refunds rose 26% to over Rs 2.03 lakh crore in October.

Source: The Hindu

Answer: (d) Nita Mukesh Ambani Anant Ashray

• Nita Ambani laid the foundation stone for Nita Mukesh Ambani Anant Ashray, a 100-acre township at Karjat near Mumbai, in 2026.
• It will provide lifelong homes to over 5,000 residents including orphaned children, seniors and persons with disabilities.

📝 Asked in exam: RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 (18 Aug 2025)
Which Indian organisation is organising a three-day cultural event at New York's Lincoln Center in September 2025 to showcase Indian arts and heritage? Ans: Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre

Source: Hindustan Times

Answer: (a) Gaia

• The European Space Agency's Gaia mission released a third dataset covering nearly 1.8 billion stars, revealing starquakes and a chemical map of the Milky Way.
• The data also uncovered details of binary star systems, quasars, asteroids and exoplanets.

📝 Asked in exam: RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 (18 Aug 2025)
In May 2025, which ISRO mission failed to deploy its Earth observation satellite due to a third-stage anomaly in the PSLV-C61 rocket? Ans: EOS-09

Source: The Hindu

Answer: (a) Ahmedabad

• India swept the men's and women's titles at the inaugural Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship held at Ahmedabad in 2026.
• The women's team beat Uganda 35-15, and the men's team beat Sri Lanka 54-20.

📝 Asked in exam: RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 (12 Aug 2025)
Which country won both the Men’s and Women’s titles at the Kabaddi World Cup 2025, held at Wolverhampton in England? Ans: India

Source: The Hindu

Answer: (c) 1 November 2026

• GST procedural reforms from the 57th GST Council meeting took effect from 1 November 2026.
• They allow small e-commerce sellers to register using a warehouse as principal place of business if monthly input tax credit is up to Rs 2.5 lakh.
• The reforms also enable faster, automated refund processing without officer intervention.

Source: Hindustan Times