Daily Current Affairs Quiz- 09/10/2026: Topics Covered

09 October Context: World Post Day (honoring the establishment of the UPU in Bern, Switzerland).

Uttar Pradesh Exclusives: Saharanpur ODOP (Wood Carving/Wooden Handicrafts), the Okhla Bird Sanctuary bordering Noida, the historic Bateshwar Fair (Agra), and the Defence Corridor’s BrahMos Manufacturing Unit in Lucknow.

UPSC Polity: The 105th Amendment Act (Restoring states’ power to identify SEBCs) and the landmark Kerala HC ruling declaring the Right to Internet Access a fundamental right under Article 21.

Economy: Gresham’s Law (“Bad money drives out good”) and the numerical range of the CIBIL Score (300 to 900).

UPSC Environment: The Global Methane Pledge (30% reduction by 2030) and the stringent commercial trade ban enforced by CITES Appendix I.

Science & Tech: India’s deep-ocean Samudrayaan Mission (MATSYA 6000) and the CDSCO approval of the revolutionary CAR-T Cell Therapy for blood cancer.

Defence & IR: India’s first private military aircraft plant for the C-295 in Vadodara, the MEA’s Operation Ajay (Israel evacuation), the 2024 BRICS Summit hosted in Kazan (Russia), and the strategic Strait of Gibraltar separating Spain and Morocco.

Sports, Awards & Govt Schemes: Glasgow (Scotland) stepping in to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games, the 2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine (mRNA vaccine technology), and the PM Vishwakarma Yojana offering 5% subsidized loans to artisans.