Daily Current Affairs Quiz- 20/10/2026: Topics Covered

20 October Context: National Solidarity Day (Commemorating the national unity displayed during the 1962 Sino-Indian War).

Uttar Pradesh Exclusives: Shravasti ODOP (Tribal Craft), the Ramsar-designated Parvati Arga Bird Sanctuary (Gonda), the historical launch of the Namo Bharat RRTS connecting Sahibabad to Duhai, and the legendary Buddhist site of Sankisa (Farrukhabad).

Polity: Article 311 (Providing crucial constitutional safeguards against the dismissal of civil servants) and the 99th Amendment Act (The attempt to establish the NJAC, struck down by the Supreme Court).

Economy & Banking: The Tobin Tax (Proposed tax on short-term currency speculation/”hot money”), and the RBI’s mechanism of Priority Sector Lending Certificates (PSLCs).

Environment: The historic Brundtland Report of 1987 (coining ‘Sustainable Development’) and the geographical location of the tragic Aral Sea disaster (between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan).

Science & Tech: NASA’s Psyche Mission targeting the metal-rich asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, and the revolutionary Li-Fi technology (Visible Light Communication).

Defence & IR: Exercise PITCH BLACK hosted by the Royal Australian Air Force, DRDO’s lethal Pinaka MBRL artillery system, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) composition (15 judges for 9 years), and the strategic Suez Canal.

Sports, Awards & Govt Schemes: The massive 2026 FIFA World Cup (co-hosted by USA, Canada, and Mexico), the prestigious Turing Award (Nobel of Computer Science), and the Central Government’s SVAMITVA scheme (utilizing drone technology for rural land mapping)..