Current Affairs

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State PSC · Economy

Current Affairs · 03 Nov 2026 · Medium

In the Kullu pomegranate export initiative, what role did the Bhuntar FPO and local coordination play?

ALimiting procurement to imported fruit rather than growers in the district BReplacing the exporter with an authority responsible only for domestic tax collection CAggregating and linking local growers with an exporter and overseas market access DSetting a nationwide statutory export price for every horticulture crop

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State PSC · Economy

Current Affairs · 03 Nov 2026 · Easy

The “Kiwi: USP of Arunachal Pradesh” trial consignment to Dubai was sourced from which location?

APanaji in Goa BRajkot in Gujarat CKullu in Himachal Pradesh DZiro in Arunachal Pradesh

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State PSC · History and Culture

Current Affairs · 03 Nov 2026 · Easy

The November 2026 exposition of sacred relics described in the Tawang release took place at a monastery in which state?

AArunachal Pradesh BSikkim CHimachal Pradesh DUttarakhand

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State PSC · Health

Current Affairs · 03 Nov 2026 · Medium

The new radiotherapy facility at AIIMS Rajkot was established under which scheme to help address regional imbalances in tertiary healthcare?

APradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) BPradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) CPradhan Mantri Awas Yojana–Gramin (PMAY-G) DPradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY)

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State PSC · Economy

Current Affairs · 03 Nov 2026 · Medium

Which approach to expanding maize productivity was advocated at the 2026 International Maize Conference and is relevant to state agricultural planning?

ABridge management-related yield gaps and target suitable seasons and zones without compromising oilseeds and pulses BReduce the role of quality seed systems and rely only on acreage expansion CExpand maize area uniformly without accounting for other crops or agroecological differences DAssess research success solely by production volume, excluding farm profitability

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State PSC · Polity

Current Affairs · 03 Nov 2026 · Easy

The Passport Seva Kendra serving Panaji was announced to move to new premises in which area from 2 November 2026?

AZiro BTawang CBusan DPilerne

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State PSC · Economy

Current Affairs · 03 Nov 2026 · Medium

Which set of protections did the newly covered workers in EPFO Goa’s enrolment campaign gain access to, as applicable?

AOnly Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana crop insurance and agricultural input subsidy BProvident Fund savings, EPS pension and EDLI insurance, as applicable COnly National Pension System accounts opened through a state treasury DOnly PMJJBY and PMSBY insurance, without EPFO savings or pension benefits

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State PSC · Polity

Current Affairs · 03 Nov 2026 · Medium

Under the VB–G RAM G Grievance Redressal Rules, 2026, at which levels must State Governments establish the multi-tier mechanism described in the release?

ABlock, Divisional Commissioner and Union Cabinet only BVillage, State Secretariat and Supreme Court only CDistrict, High Court and Central Administrative Tribunal only DGram Panchayat, Block and District

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State PSC · Polity

Current Affairs · 03 Nov 2026 · Medium

The Vayo Samman Rashtriya Abhiyan, announced on 3 November for launch the following day, seeks primarily to promote which local-governance and welfare objective?

AA programme exclusively for overseas placement of retired government employees BA scheme replacing local participation with centralised residential admission for every senior citizen CA campaign confined to one-time distribution of aids without continuing community engagement DSustained engagement and solidarity between senior citizens and younger generations

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State PSC · History and Culture

Current Affairs · 03 Nov 2026 · Medium

Which approach to traditional knowledge was described at CDTK-2026 and is relevant when states support indigenous knowledge holders?

AUse traditional ideas as hypotheses and validate them through laboratory and clinical work BTreat long-standing use alone as conclusive clinical validation of every claim CRestrict all traditional-knowledge communication to patent filings in one language DPublish only untested claims while excluding researchers and knowledge holders from dialogue

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SSC · Sports

Current Affairs · 03 Nov 2026 · Easy

The MY Bharat mini-marathon and Neighbourhood Youth Parliament activities reported in November 2026 formed part of which campaign?

ANational School Games BEk Bharat Shreshtha Bharat cultural exchange CKhelo India Youth Games DNasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat

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SSC · Sports

Current Affairs · 03 Nov 2026 · Easy

Aryan Sood, who interacted with youth in Panipat during the “Know Your Vote” campaign, was identified in the release as a player of which sport?

AArchery BWushu CTable tennis DBadminton

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SSC · Defence

Current Affairs · 03 Nov 2026 · Easy

INS Sahyadri’s bilateral naval exercise at Busan involved India and which country?

AJapan BAustralia CIndonesia DRepublic of Korea

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SSC · Defence

Current Affairs · 03 Nov 2026 · Easy

Exercise Tiger Triumph 2026 was described as an India–US tri-service exercise focused on what?

AJoint high-altitude mountain warfare alone BAnti-submarine warfare alone CCoordinated border patrolling along a shared land boundary DHumanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR)

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SSC · Science and Technology

Current Affairs · 03 Nov 2026 · Easy

The “India S&T Scoreboard” was launched by which institution, according to the 3 November 2026 release?

ANational Housing Bank BNITI Aayog CNational Land Monetization Corporation DElection Commission of India

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SSC · Health

Current Affairs · 03 Nov 2026 · Medium

The November 2026 health-ministry proposal to expand authorised drug-import gateways sought to amend which rules?

ACosmetics Rules, 2020 BMedical Devices Rules, 2017 CDrugs Rules, 1945 DNew Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules, 2019

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SSC · Science and Technology

Current Affairs · 03 Nov 2026 · Medium

In the November 2026 report on ultraluminous X-ray sources, what does the Eddington limit represent?

AThe maximum distance from Earth at which an X-ray telescope can detect a galaxy BThe time needed for an accretion disc to complete one orbit CA luminosity benchmark balancing inward gravity and outward radiation pressure DThe boundary separating a star’s visible photosphere from its chromosphere

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SSC · History and Culture

Current Affairs · 03 Nov 2026 · Easy

The “Brahmanaad” programme reported from Nagpur featured a violin recital alongside which live art activity?

APainting BStone inscription carving CPuppetry DPottery firing

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SSC · Defence

Current Affairs · 03 Nov 2026 · Easy

The Indian Navy’s November 2026 rescue operation involving the fishing vessel “Azini” took place off the coast of which country?

ANew Zealand BJapan CChile DSomalia

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SSC · Environment

Current Affairs · 03 Nov 2026 · Easy

The National Zoological Park’s November 2026 bird walk encouraged citizen participation in which activity?

AVeterinary treatment restricted to domestic livestock BCaptive breeding alone with no field observations CBiodiversity monitoring and wildlife conservation DCommercial valuation of traded wildlife products