00:00Hello viewers, myself is Praminder Singh from Current Affairs Studio.
00:05Today is 20th October 2026.
00:08Let us have a look at daily current affairs by way of MCQs.
00:11Let us begin.
00:14First thought of the day, dream big, start small and act now.
00:20The first question before us is, in October 2026,
00:24Defence Minister Rai Nas Singh called for deeper technological and maritime security cooperation
00:30between India and Southeast Asia,
00:34while addressing the maiden edition of which forum in New Delhi.
00:38The options before us are, option A, Asian Regional Security Summit,
00:43option B, first Asian India Defence Think Tank Forum,
00:47option C, Indo-Pacific Naval Summit,
00:50and option D, India-Pacific Defence Dialogue
00:53and the correct answer is, option B,
00:56first Asian India Defence Think Tank Forum.
01:00Question 2nd, in October 2026,
01:03the Indian Navy successfully completed its maiden command
01:07of which multinational training task force
01:11under the Combined Maritime Forces CMF in Manama, Bahrain.
01:16The options before us are, option A, CTF 150,
01:22option B, CTF 151,
01:24option C, CTF 153,
01:26option D, CTF 154.
01:29The correct answer is, option D, CTF 154.
01:36Question 3rd, in response to the recent currency volatility,
01:42commercial banks have used Reserve Bank of India RBI to reconsider which specific Rupees for regulatory measure.
01:50The options before us are, option A, 10% CRR on foreign deposits,
01:55option B, 20% cash deposit on certain forex derivatives,
02:00option C, 25% tax on dollar purchases,
02:04and option D, complete ban on forward contracts.
02:07The correct answer is, option B, 20% cash deposit on certain forex derivatives.
02:15Question 4th, according to an international data corporation,
02:20IBC report released in October 2026,
02:23global smartphone shipments suffered a record year-on-year decline of worth percentage in September quarter.
02:31The options before us are, option A, 8%, option B, 15%,
02:35option C, 22%, and option D, 30%,
02:39and the correct answer is, option C, 22%.
02:43Question 6th, in October 2026,
02:47Indian batter Abhishek Sharma broke whose record for hitting the most sixes in a calendar year in men's T20 international
02:56cricket
02:57by a player from a full member nation.
03:00The options before us are, option A,
03:02Rohi Sharma, option B, Viratpoli,
03:04option C, Surya Kumar Yadav,
03:07and option D, Hardik Pandya,
03:09and the correct answer is, option C, Surya Kumar Yadav.
03:13Question 6, in October 2026,
03:16European Union leaders met in which city
03:19for a two-day European council summit
03:22to address high energy prices,
03:24economic competitiveness,
03:25and aid for Ukraine.
03:27The options before us are, option A,
03:29Paris, option B,
03:30Brussels, option C,
03:31Berlin, option D,
03:33Starbuck,
03:34and the correct answer is, option B,
03:36Brussels.
03:38Question 7, in October 2026,
03:41the US department of the Treasury
03:44switched multilateral financial institution
03:47to lift its restriction on financing upstream oil and gas projects.
03:52The options before us are, option A,
03:54International Monetary Fund,
03:55option B,
03:56World Bank,
03:56option C,
03:58Asian Development Bank,
03:59and option D,
03:59World Trade Organization,
04:00and the correct answer is, option B,
04:03World Bank.
04:04Question 8,
04:05in October 2026,
04:07which US economic indicator came in higher than expected,
04:11reviving market speculation regarding potential
04:13federal reserve interest rate heights?
04:16The options before us are, option A,
04:18Industrial Production,
04:20option C,
04:20Consumer Price Index,
04:22Inflation,
04:22option C,
04:23Retail Sales,
04:23option D,
04:25weekly unemployment gains,
04:26and the correct answer is,
04:28option B,
04:29Consumer Price Index,
04:31Inflation.
04:33Question 9,
04:34in October 2026,
04:35the US department of labor suspended,
04:37which Indian IT companies,
04:39from a crucial step in the employment based,
04:41green card process,
04:43the PERM program.
04:46The options before us are,
04:47option A,
04:48Infosys,
04:48TCS,
04:49Wipro,
04:49and HCL Tech,
04:50option B,
04:51Google,
04:51Amazon,
04:52and Meta,
04:53option C,
04:53Reliance,
04:53Airtel,
04:54and Jio,
04:55option D,
04:55Flipkart,
04:56Paytm,
04:57and Gematto,
04:57and the correct answer is,
04:59option A,
04:59Infosys,
05:00TCS,
05:00Wipro,
05:01and HCL Tech.
05:02Question 10,
05:02according to recent World Bank data,
05:05poverty inequality platform,
05:07how does the daily living standard threshold,
05:09of the poorest 10% in advanced economies,
05:12compared with that of India's richest 10%,
05:14the options before us are,
05:17option A,
05:18India's richest 10%,
05:19earn,
05:20oblique consume more,
05:22option B,
05:22both have the identical daily thresholds,
05:24option B,
05:25option C,
05:26the poorest 10% in rich countries,
05:28earn, oblique consume more,
05:29option D,
05:30there is no poverty in India,
05:32and the correct answer is,
05:34option C.
05:36Thanks for watching,
05:38see you.
