Daily Current Affairs Quiz- 24/10/2026: Topics Covered

24 October Context: United Nations Day (Highlighting the UN General Assembly’s role in admitting new members upon Security Council recommendation).

Uttar Pradesh Exclusives: Meerut ODOP (Sports Goods), the Katerniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary (vital tiger corridor in Bahraich), the IAF emergency airstrip on the Purvanchal Expressway (Sultanpur), and the historic Jhansi Fort built by the Bundela Rajputs.

Polity: Article 124 (Establishment and appointment of Supreme Court Judges) and the 69th Amendment Act (Creating the NCT of Delhi with a Legislative Assembly).

Economy & Banking: The Base Effect in inflation tracking, and the RBI’s TReDS Platform (Trade Receivables Discounting System for MSMEs).

Environment: The Kigali Amendment (Mandating the massive phase-down of highly potent HFC greenhouse gases), and the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) framework under the E-Waste Rules 2022.

Science & Tech: The NISAR satellite’s orbital configuration (Sun-Synchronous LEO) and Elon Musk’s Neuralink (Brain-Computer Interface allowing paralyzed individuals to control devices with their thoughts).

Defence & IR: Exercise MALABAR 2024 (hosted by the Indian Navy in the Bay of Bengal), the massive BrahMos missile export deal with the Philippines, the permanent WTO Headquarters in Geneva, and the highly strategic Strait of Dover.

Sports, Awards & Govt Schemes: The incredibly controversial 2024 Men’s Ballon d’Or awarded to Rodri, the 2024 Pritzker Architecture Prize (Riken Yamamoto of Japan), and the PM-JANMAN scheme exclusively targeting Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs).