Daily Current Affairs Quiz- 17/10/2026: Topics Covered

17 October Context: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (Designated by the UNGA in 1992).

Uttar Pradesh Exclusives: Pilibhit ODOP (Flute/Bansuri), the National Chambal Sanctuary (Gharial conservation), the ambitious International Film City along the Yamuna Expressway in Noida, and the historic, impregnable Chunar Fort in Mirzapur.

Polity: The historic 106th Amendment Act (Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam granting 33% women’s reservation) and the Ninth Schedule (added by the 1st Amendment Act in 1951 to protect land reform laws).

Economy: The Kuznets Curve (illustrating the inverted ‘U’ relationship between per capita income and economic inequality), and the RBI’s Priority Sector Lending (PSL) target of 40% for scheduled commercial banks.

Environment: COP29 of the UNFCCC hosted in Baku (Azerbaijan), and the Cartagena Protocol (managing the transboundary movement of Living Modified Organisms/LMOs).

Science & Tech: The NavIC (IRNSS) constellation composition (7 core satellites), and the National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission target year (2047).

Defence & IR: Exercise NOMADIC ELEPHANT (India-Mongolia), the Navy’s advanced MH-60R Romeo anti-submarine helicopters, the I2U2 Group (India, Israel, UAE, USA), and the geography of the Red Sea (identifying Ethiopia as landlocked).

Sports, Awards & Govt Schemes: The 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup (co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka), the 58th Jnanpith Award (awarded to Jagadguru Rambhadracharya for Sanskrit), and the Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (Tarun loan limit doubled to ₹20 Lakhs).