Daily Current Affairs Quiz- 31/10/2026: Topics Covered

31 October Context: National Unity Day (Rashtriya Ekta Diwas) honoring the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

Uttar Pradesh Exclusives: Aligarh ODOP (Locks and Hardware), the incredibly biodiverse Dudhwa National Park (Lakhimpur Kheri), the 341-km Purvanchal Expressway terminating in Ghazipur, and the impregnable Kalinjar Fort in Banda.

Polity: Article 142 (The Supreme Court’s sweeping power to do “Complete Justice”) and the 103rd Amendment Act (Introducing the 10% EWS Reservation).

Economy & Banking: The unconventional monetary tool of Quantitative Easing (QE) used when interest rates hit zero, and the mathematically mandated numerical range of the CIBIL Score (300 to 900).

UPSC Environment: The Ecomark certification scheme implemented by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and the Global Methane Pledge (targeting a 30% reduction by 2030).

Science & Tech: SpaceX’s Starlink mega-constellation providing low-latency internet via Low Earth Orbit (LEO), and the miracle material Graphene (a 2D sheet of Carbon).

Defence & IR: Exercise YUDH ABHYAS held in Alaska (USA), the IAF officially naming its S-400 squadrons ‘Sudarshan’, the structure of the G20 Troika, and China’s highly controversial Nine-Dash Line in the South China Sea.

Sports, Awards & Govt Schemes: Manu Bhaker making historic double-medal history at the Paris 2024 Olympics, the biographical film Oppenheimer winning Best Drama at the Golden Globes, and the heavily subsidized solar agriculture pumps provided by PM KUSUM.