4 November 2026 Current Affairs – quiz with answers & solutions

Answer: (a) Hardeep Singh Puri

• Hardeep Singh Puri is set to be elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh.
• The returning officer rejected the nominations of independent candidates Rajkumar Lohani and Kante Sayanna due to incomplete Form 26 affidavits.
• Congress leader Hemant Katare's objections against Puri's nomination were also overruled.

Source: Hindustan Times

Answer: (c) 435

• All 435 seats of the US House of Representatives were up for election in the midterms held on 3 November 2026.
• Senate seats contested were reported variably as 35 or 37 across the article, and governorships in 36 states were also at stake.
• About 210 million Americans were registered to vote.

Source: The Hindu

Answer: (c) Rajesh Kumar

• Rajesh Kumar, a 1995-batch IPS officer, was appointed DGP of Arunachal Pradesh in November 2026.
• He succeeded Shiv Darshan Singh Jamwal, who was transferred to Delhi.

📝 Asked in exam: RRB NTPC GL CBT-1 (14 Jun 2025)
Who among the following was appointed the new Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in January 2025? Ans: Gyanendra Pratap Singh

Source: Hindustan Times

Answer: (a) University of Hong Kong

• The University of Hong Kong retained the number one position in the QS World University Rankings: Asia 2027.
• IIT Delhi remained India's highest-ranked university, slipping to 66th place.

📝 Asked in exam: RRB Group D (21 Aug 2026)
According to the QS World University Rankings 2026, which Indian institution emerged as the highest-ranked Indian institute globally by securing the 123rd position and improving from 150th rank in 2025? Ans: Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi)

Source: The Hindu

Answer: (d) NITI Aayog

• NITI Aayog launched the India S&T Scoreboard on 3 November 2026 at CSOI, New Delhi.
• It was unveiled by NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Ashok Kumar Lahiri.

📝 Asked in exam: RRB Group D (11 Aug 2026)
In April 2026, the Government of India reconstituted which national policy think tank by appointing Ashok Lahiri as its Vice-Chairman? Ans: NITI Aayog

Source: PIB

Answer: (b) Sikkim

• Rajiv Ranjan Singh (Lalan Singh) inaugurated the Sikkim Milk Union's microbiology laboratory and launched the Churpi Traceability Initiative in Gangtok.
• Milk production in Sikkim rose 79% over the last decade, reaching 2.45 lakh litres per day.

📝 Asked in exam: SSC GD (20 May 2026)
Prem Singh Tamang (P.S. Golay) took oath for the second term as Chief Minister of which northeastern state in 2024? Ans: Sikkim

Source: PIB

Answer: (d) 2047

• Sarbananda Sonowal announced the target of raising coastal and inland waterway freight share from 6% to 12% by 2047.
• The plan involves the Coastal Cargo Incentivisation Scheme and the Cruise Bharat Mission.

📝 Asked in exam: SSC CHSL Tier-1 (24 Nov 2025)
Which scheme was launched by the Union Government in December 2024 to incentivise cargo movement via inland waterways? Ans: Jalvahak

Source: PIB

Answer: (c) 2029

• Rajnath Singh set a target of Rs 3 lakh crore in defence production and Rs 50,000 crore in defence exports by 2029.
• The FY 2026-27 defence budget was raised to a record Rs 7.85 lakh crore.

📝 Asked in exam: RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 (29 Aug 2025)
By when has India aimed to achieve its defence production of ₹3 lakh crore, which will strengthen its position as a global defence manufacturing hub? Ans: 2029

Source: Hindustan Times

Answer: (a) Sri Lanka

• The 9th high-level meeting between the Indian Coast Guard and the Sri Lanka Coast Guard was held at Mirissa, Sri Lanka, on 3 November 2026.
• The Indian delegation was led by Director General Paramesh Sivamani, and the Sri Lankan side by Rear Admiral Ruwan Rupasena.

📝 Asked in exam: SSC CHSL Tier-1 (30 Nov 2025)
In October 2024, who has been appointed as the Chief of the Indian Coast Guard? Ans: Paramesh Sivamani

Source: PIB

Answer: (d) Vayo Samman Rashtriya Abhiyan

• Union Minister Virendra Kumar launched the Vayo Samman Rashtriya Abhiyan, a national intergenerational engagement campaign, in New Delhi.
• It operates under the Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana (AVYAY) of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
• The campaign is based on a '5C' model: Connect, Converse, Co-create, Contribute and Continue.

Source: PIB

Answer: (b) EKA-1

• Soket AI launched EKA-1, a 26.3 billion parameter model for maths and coding, trained on about 7.5 trillion tokens.
• ZenteiQ, another India AI Mission-backed startup, released Dhir 2B and Dhir 5B multilingual models.

📝 Asked in exam: RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 (4 Sep 2025)
In 2025, the Central government selected which of the following start-ups to build India’s first indigenous artificial intelligence (AI) large language model (LLM)? Ans: Sarvam

Source: Hindustan Times

Answer: (a) Jamnagar

• The EARAZA Annual Conference 2026 was held at Vantara in Jamnagar, Gujarat, from 26 to 29 October 2026.
• It brought together 98 institutions from 30 countries under the theme 'Strengthening Global Partnerships for Wildlife Conservation'.

📝 Asked in exam: RRB NTPC GL CBT-1 (21 Jun 2025)
In March 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated 'Vantara' in Jamnagar, Gujarat. What is the primary purpose of this facility? Ans: To act as an advanced animal rescue, conservation and rehabilitation centre

Source: Hindustan Times

Answer: (b) Assam

• The tigress, Dooars Rani, strayed from Buxa into Raimona National Park in Assam and was recaptured on 3 November 2026.
• She was released in Buxa on 2 October 2026 under West Bengal's first tiger relocation project from Valmiki Tiger Reserve, Bihar.

📝 Asked in exam: SSC Delhi Police Constable (Exe) (5 Jan 2026)
A rare 'Golden Tiger', known for a color variation, was spotted in which national park in 2024? Ans: Kaziranga

Source: The Hindu

Answer: (c) Tamil Nadu

• Tamil Nadu released its three-year Battery Energy Storage Systems Policy 2026, targeting 2.5 GW/10 GWh BESS deployment.
• Tamil Nadu Green Energy Corporation Limited is the nodal agency for implementation.

📝 Asked in exam: SSC CHSL Tier-1 (22 Nov 2025)
What is India's cumulative solar power capacity (in GW) as of July 2025? Ans: 119.02

Source: The Hindu

Answer: (b) Dr Reddy's Laboratories

• Dr Reddy's Laboratories developed the FDA-approved generic version of lenacapavir, a twice-yearly HIV-prevention shot.
• The agreement was brokered by Unitaid, the Clinton Health Access Initiative and Wits RHI. The brand-name version, Yeztugo, is made by Gilead Sciences, the original patent holder.

📝 Asked in exam: SSC GD (7 May 2026)
According to an announcement made in January 2025, which organisation has developed indigenously produced 'Paracetamol'? Ans: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

Source: The Hindu