Weekly Current Affairs 19–25 October 2026 – top 50 questions

Answer: (d) Nitesh Kumar

• Nitesh Kumar won gold in men's singles SL3 badminton at the Asian Para Games, with Pramod Bhagat taking silver.
• Both are Padma Shri awardee Paralympic champions in para-badminton.

📝 Asked in exam: SSC Selection Post (30 Jul 2025)
What major accomplishment by Satwik and Chirag in 2023 earned them the prestigious Khel Ratna Award? Ans: Winning the gold medal at the Asian Games

Source: PIB

Answer: (c) Nagoya

• The 2026 Asian Para Games were held in Nagoya, Japan, from October 18 to 24, 2026.
• China topped the medal table with the highest tally.

📝 Asked in exam: SSC CGL Tier-1 (17 Sep 2025)
. Who won India's first Paralympic medals in the women's 200m T12 and men's javelin throw F41 events at Paris 2024? Ans: Simran (bronze, 200m T12) and Navdeep Singh (gold, javelin F41)

Source: The Hindu

Answer: (a) Manipur

• Amur falcons Apapang and Alang returned to Manipur's Tamenglong district after a round-trip migration covering nearly 20,000 kilometres across 23 countries.
• They were tagged by Wildlife Institute of India scientists in November 2025.

📝 Asked in exam: SSC CHSL Tier-1 (24 Nov 2025)
A long-lost velvet worm species Typhloperipatus Williamsoni , has been rediscovered after 111 years in ___. Ans: Arunachal Pradesh

Source: Hindustan Times

Answer: (b) Sumit

• Sumit won gold in men's javelin throw at the Asian Para Games, with India sweeping all three medals.
• Mahendra Gurjar took silver with a Games record, and Sandip Sanjay Sargar won bronze, also with a Games record.

📝 Asked in exam: SSC CGL Tier-1 (17 Sep 2025)
. Who won India's first Paralympic medals in the women's 200m T12 and men's javelin throw F41 events at Paris 2024? Ans: Simran (bronze, 200m T12) and Navdeep Singh (gold, javelin F41)

Source: PIB

Answer: (c) Hina Akechi

• P.V. Sindhu beat Japan's Hina Akechi 21-10, 20-22, 21-16 to reach the French Open final in October 2026.
• She will face Korea's world No.
• 1 An Se Young in the final.

Source: The Hindu

Answer: (a) 114 medals

• India ended the 2026 Asian Para Games with a record 114 medals (30 gold, 35 silver, 49 bronze), finishing fourth.
• This surpassed the 2023 Hangzhou tally of 108 medals after doping-related deductions.

📝 Asked in exam: SSC CGL Tier-1 (17 Sep 2025)
. Who won India's first Paralympic medals in the women's 200m T12 and men's javelin throw F41 events at Paris 2024? Ans: Simran (bronze, 200m T12) and Navdeep Singh (gold, javelin F41)

Source: The Indian Express

Answer: (b) Harmeet Desai and Yashaswini Ghorpade

• Harmeet Desai and Yashaswini Ghorpade reached the semifinals of the Asian Table Tennis Championships in Tashkent in October 2026.
• This secured India's first mixed doubles medal at the event in 72 years, since 1954.

📝 Asked in exam: RRB NTPC GL CBT-1 (22 Mar 2026)
Which of the following teams secured the table tennis ITTF Mixed Team World Cup title in December 2025 after emerging victorious in the final at Chengdu? Ans: People’s Republic of China

Source: The Hindu

Answer: (b) Birmingham

• Pankaj Advani won the WBL World Billiards Championship 2026 in Birmingham, defeating England's Rob Hall in the final.
• This was his 29th career world title in cue sports.

📝 Asked in exam: RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 (19 Aug 2025)
Which Indian Billiard player won his 28th World Billiards Title at IBSF World Billiards Championship in Doha, Qatar in November 2024? Ans: Pankaj Advani

Source: The Hindu

Answer: (c) Usha Mangeshkar

• Usha Mangeshkar will receive the inaugural Bharat Ratna Dr Bhupen Hazarika National Award at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, in November 2026.
• The award, instituted by the Assam cabinet, carries a cash prize of ten lakh rupees and a citation.

📝 Asked in exam: RRB NTPC GL CBT-1 (24 Mar 2026)
Which award is recognized as the highest honour in Indian cinema, presented to Mohanlal in September 2025? Ans: Dadasaheb Phalke Award

Source: The Hindu

Answer: (a) Ashoke Sen

• Ashoke Sen became the first Indian to win the Oskar Klein medal, awarded by Stockholm University and the Nobel Committee for Physics since 1988.
• He is known for pioneering work on string theory and S-duality.
• Sen has earlier won the Dirac medal and the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics.

Source: The Indian Express

Answer: (b) Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar

• Pavani Pasumarthi received the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar from the Sangeet Natak Akademi in October 2026.
• Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat presented the award at Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi.

📝 Asked in exam: RRB NTPC GL CBT-1 (17 Jun 2025)
Kumudini Rajnikant Lakhia was honoured with the Padma Vibhushan in 2025 for her contribution in which field? Ans: Arts

Source: The Hindu

Answer: (c) Financial Stability and Development Council

• Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the 30th meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) in New Delhi in October 2026.
• The council discussed fintech innovation, tokenisation of assets and the financial sector cybersecurity strategy.

📝 Asked in exam: RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 (13 Aug 2025)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired which edition of the Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi on 24 May 2025? Ans: 10th

Source: PIB

Answer: (d) Sagarmala Finance Corporation Limited

• Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the corporate office of Sagarmala Finance Corporation Limited (SMFCL), India's first dedicated maritime NBFC, in October 2026.
• By September 2026, it had approved financing of 11,563 crore rupees.
• SMFCL aims to support Prime Minister Modi's Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision 2047.

Source: PIB

Answer: (a) Science, Technology, and Academic Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific

• The Indian Navy's 2026 Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue, held in New Delhi from November 3 to 5, focused on Science, Technology, and Academic Cooperation.
• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh delivered the commemorative address, with the National Maritime Foundation as knowledge partner.

📝 Asked in exam: SSC MTS (13 Feb 2026)
The Prime Minister of which of the following countries was the chief guest of the 10th edition of the Raisina Dialogue? Ans: New Zealand

Source: The Hindu

Answer: (d) Shamonda virus

• France reported the first known human infection with Shamonda virus on October 22, 2026, in a severely immunocompromised patient who later died.
• The virus belongs to the Simbu group of Orthobunyaviruses, spread by Culicoides midges.

📝 Asked in exam: RRB NTPC GL CBT-1 (20 Jun 2025)
Which country reported its first-ever presumptive human case of H5 bird flu in November 2024? Ans: Canada

Source: The Hindu

Answer: (b) Mosqivac

• Bharat Biotech reduced the price of its malaria vaccine Mosqivac by about 40 percent, to 5.50 euros per dose, under a Gavi-backed UNICEF deal.
• Mosqivac is based on RTS,S/AS01, developed by GSK and PATH, the first WHO-recommended malaria vaccine.

📝 Asked in exam: RRB NTPC GL CBT-1 (19 Mar 2026)
In November 2025, which of the following organizations collaborated with UNICEF to secure a new deal for affordable malaria vaccines? Ans: Gavi

Source: The Hindu

Answer: (c) Bina Paul

• Bina Paul was named chairperson of the newly formed Society of Indian Screen Editors (SISE) in October 2026.
• The society brings together film editors across languages and generations to promote the craft of editing.
• Members will use 'SISE' as a suffix to their names in film credits.

Source: The Hindu

Answer: (b) Ashoke Sen

• Ashoke Sen, ICTS-Infosys Madhava Chair Professor, became the first Indian physicist to win the Oskar Klein Medal 2026.
• He is known for work on S-duality, black hole entropy counting and string field theory.
• He earlier won the Breakthrough Prize (2012), Dirac Medal (2014), Padma Bhushan (2013) and Padma Shri (2001).

Source: The Hindu

Answer: (d) Digital Agriculture Mission

• The Digital Agriculture Mission, implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, created 11 crore Farmer IDs.
• The milestone was achieved five months ahead of the March 31, 2027 deadline, announced by Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
• Farmer IDs aim to ease access to schemes, credit, crop insurance and disaster relief.

Source: The Hindu

Answer: (b) Sajjan Singh Yadav

• Dr Sajjan Singh Yadav, a 1995-batch AGMUT cadre IAS officer, was appointed Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir effective November 1, 2026.
• He succeeded Atal Dulloo and previously served as Delhi Additional Chief Secretary and CEO of Delhi Jal Board.

📝 Asked in exam: SSC GD (25 May 2026)
Who was appointed as the 50th Chief Secretary of Kerala in April 2025? Ans: A. Jayatilak

Source: The Hindu