Daily Current Affairs Quiz- 08/10/2026: Topics Covered

08 October Context: Indian Air Force Day (The IAF was officially established on October 8, 1932).

Uttar Pradesh Exclusives: Firozabad ODOP (Glassware/Bangles), the Sandi Bird Sanctuary (Ramsar site in Hardoi), the Ganga Expressway terminating in Prayagraj, and the historic Dhamek Stupa in Sarnath marking Buddha’s first sermon.

Polity: The 10th Schedule (Anti-Defection Law added by the 52nd Amendment) and Article 142 (Supreme Court’s extraordinary power to do ‘complete justice’).

UPSC Economy: The RBI’s Ways and Means Advances (WMA) for government cash flow mismatches, and the Phillips Curve describing the inverse relationship between inflation and unemployment.

Environment: The Montreux Record under the Ramsar Convention, and the historic UN Water Conference 2023 hosted in New York.

Science & Tech: ISRO’s XPoSat mission launched via PSLV, and Indian Railways’ indigenous KAVACH train collision avoidance system.

Defence & IR: Exercise SURYA KIRAN (India-Nepal), the procurement of MQ-9B SeaGuardian drones from the US, the BIMSTEC Headquarters in Dhaka, and the strategic Strait of Bab-el-Mandeb connecting the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden.

Sports, Awards & Govt Schemes: The inclusion of T20 Cricket in the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, the Nobel Peace Prize being awarded exclusively in Oslo (Norway), and the Mid-Day Meal scheme rebranded as PM-POSHAN.