Daily Current Affairs MCQs: 28 September 2026

Answer: (a) Digital Agenda and Artificial Intelligence to Redesign Tourism

1. World Tourism Day is observed every year on 27 September.
2. The 2026 global celebration was hosted by El Salvador.
3. Its theme was Digital Agenda and Artificial Intelligence to Redesign Tourism.
4. The observance commemorates the adoption of the World Tourism Organization Statutes in 1970.
5. Tourism contributed 5.22% to India’s GDP in 2023-24 and supported 8.46 crore jobs.
6. World Tourism Day was first observed in 1980, ten years after adoption of the UN tourism body’s Statutes.

Answer: (b) 28 September

1. Bhagat Singh’s 119th birth anniversary was observed on 28 September 2026.
2. He was born on 28 September 1907 in Banga, Punjab Province.
3. He was associated with the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association.
4. His revolutionary activities included the 1929 Central Legislative Assembly bombing with Batukeshwar Dutt.
5. Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru were executed on 23 March 1931.
6. Bhagat Singh was executed at the age of 23, and 23 March is observed in India as Shaheed Diwas.

Answer: (c) A one-gram 22-carat gold ring

1. Tamil Nadu launched the Thaaimaman Thanga Mothiram Thittam in Madurai on 28 September 2026.
2. It provides a one-gram, 22-carat gold ring to eligible babies born in government hospitals.
3. The benefit applies to babies born on or after 22 June 2026, subject to eligibility rules.
4. The mother must be a permanent Tamil Nadu resident and registered under PICME with an RCH ID.
5. The programme has an annual allocation of ₹755.83 crore and targets about 4.41 lakh rings.
6. Every ring carries a unique serial number and is supplied in tamper-proof packaging for transparent distribution.

Answer: (d) Vijayawada

1. The Southern Regional Workshop of Sādhana Shrinkhla 2026 will be held in Vijayawada on 29-30 September 2026.
2. The workshop forms part of Mission Karmayogi, the National Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building.
3. The Capacity Building Commission is organising it for government training institutions.
4. Participants are expected from seven southern and eastern States and Union Territories.
5. Sādhana expands to Strengthening Adaptive Development and Humane Aptitude for National Advancement.
6. The discussions cover institutional governance, training quality, faculty development, technology adoption and sharing of best practices.

Answer: (a) 15%

1. The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying launched the Livestock Insurance Portal in New Delhi on 28 September 2026.
2. Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh was scheduled to inaugurate the portal.
3. It provides one digital interface for policy issuance, claims, tracking and reporting.
4. The portal supports Hindi, English and 11 regional languages.
5. Beneficiaries pay 15% of the premium while the government supports the remaining 85%.
6. The insurance service operates under the National Livestock Mission and protects farmers against losses caused by the death of insured animals.

Answer: (b) 150 tonnes

1. India is developing a 150-tonne-per-day e-methanol facility at Kandla, Gujarat.
2. The ₹2,300-crore project involves Deendayal Port Authority and Assam Petro-Chemicals Limited.
3. It will be implemented in two phases of 50 TPD and 100 TPD.
4. E-methanol combines green hydrogen, captured carbon dioxide and renewable electricity.
5. The project supports cleaner marine fuel and green shipping infrastructure.
6. Kandla will integrate e-methanol production with storage, transportation and bunkering infrastructure for ships.

Answer: (c) 40%

1. India’s first LNG-powered train was flagged off from Sabarmati Railway Station on 27 September 2026.
2. Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah flagged off the train.
3. Its dual-fuel LNG-diesel system can replace about 40% of diesel consumption.
4. Two 1,400 HP Driving Power Cars were converted after more than 2,000 km of trials.
5. Each Driving Power Car has an LNG tank capacity of about 2,200 litres.
6. The two converted Driving Power Cars completed more than 2,000 km of field trials before the flag-off.

Answer: (d) Sickle cell disease

1. India co-hosted the OneSCD launch on the sidelines of the 81st UN General Assembly in New York.
2. OneSCD is a global partnership to advance equity and transform sickle cell care.
3. Partners include governments, UN agencies, health organisations and people with lived experience.
4. Priorities include newborn screening, essential medicines, safe blood and patient registries.
5. WHO estimated that 7.74 million people were living with sickle cell disease globally in 2021.
6. The participating stakeholders include India, Nigeria, Jamaica, Uganda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, WHO, UNICEF and Africa CDC.

Answer: (a) Vivek R. Kele

1. Vivek R. Kele was elected President of the Container Freight Stations Association of India.
2. The election took place at CFSAI’s 20th AGM in Mumbai on 24 September 2026.
3. He succeeds Suresh Kumar R as president.
4. CFSAI has 48 member container freight stations, mainly at major western ports.
5. Its members handled about 4.5 million TEUs of export-import containers during 2025-26.
6. Kele operates Globicon CFS at Nhava Sheva and will lead the association’s engagement with industry and regulatory stakeholders.

Answer: (b) 2028

1. Hyderabad-based TakeMe2Space plans India’s first networked orbital data centre mission in 2028.
2. Two 100-kg MOI constellation satellites will launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare mission.
3. The satellites will process Earth-observation data directly in orbit.
4. Each satellite will carry 10 Nvidia Thor GPUs and 100 TB of storage.
5. Optical inter-satellite links will distribute computing workloads and support onboard AI analytics.
6. Each satellite will also carry a one-metre multispectral imager and generate about 1.5 kW of power.

Answer: (c) Oskemen

1. The ninth India-Kazakhstan Joint Military Exercise KAZIND-2026 began in Oskemen on 28 September 2026.
2. The exercise continues until 11 October and focuses on joint counter-terrorism capabilities.
3. India sent 60 personnel, mainly from the Garhwal Rifles.
4. Training covers raids, cordon-and-search, heliborne tasks, UAVs and counter-UAS operations.
5. Kazakhstan is participating with a contingent of similar strength from its Land Forces.
6. The training programme also integrates heliborne operations, unmanned aerial vehicles and counter-drone measures.

Answer: (d) Seven

1. Exercise Tarang Shakti 2026 began at Air Force Station Jodhpur on 26 September.
2. Seven foreign air forces are participating with the Indian Air Force.
3. The participating countries include Australia, the United States, UAE, France, Germany, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
4. The exercise continues until 12 October 2026 under the theme Power in Partnership.
5. The US F-35 is participating with the IAF for the first time in Tarang Shakti.
6. Aircraft and support platforms include the F-35, Rafale, F-16, A400M, MRTT, C-130, C-130J and KC-30A.

Answer: (a) Philippines

1. INS Sahyadri and INS Kulish joined the 23rd ADMM-Plus maritime security activity at Subic Bay, Philippines.
2. The Philippine Navy hosted the activity and Japan co-chaired it from 21-25 September 2026.
3. The sea phase included search and rescue, hydrographic surveys and casualty evacuation.
4. The activity improved operational coordination among participating navies.
5. ADMM-Plus comprises 10 ASEAN member states and eight Plus countries.
6. The harbour phase included expert exchanges, operational coordination, tabletop exercises, sports and cultural programmes.

Answer: (c) 40

1. India won one silver and two bronze medals on 28 September at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya.
2. Esha Singh won silver in the women’s 25m pistol.
3. Pincky Balhara and Vithya Ramraj won bronze medals in kurash and 400m hurdles respectively.
4. Lovlina Borgohain and Kapil Pokhariya reached their boxing semifinals.
5. India’s tally reached 40 medals: 4 gold, 17 silver and 19 bronze.
6. Vithya Ramraj recorded a personal best of 54.75 seconds in the women’s 400m hurdles.

Answer: (d) Anahat Singh

1. Anahat Singh won women’s singles squash silver at the Asian Games 2026.
2. She became the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games singles squash silver.
3. Malaysia’s Sivasangari Subramaniam defeated her in straight games in the final.
4. Abhay Singh also won men’s singles silver after losing to Ng Eain Yow.
5. Abhay became the second Indian man after Saurav Ghosal to win singles silver.
6. Both Indian finalists lost in straight games to Malaysian defending champions on 27 September.

Answer: (a) Uzbekistan

1. India won silver at the 2026 Chess Olympiad in Samarkand after drawing 2-2 with Hungary.
2. India finished with 18 match points and 28.5 game points.
3. Germany tied India on match points, but India secured second place through the TB2 tiebreak.
4. Uzbekistan won gold with 20 match points.
5. Germany received the bronze medal.
6. D Gukesh lost his game, Arjun Erigaisi won, while R Praggnanandhaa and Nihal Sarin drew their games.

Answer: (b) Women’s 25m pistol

1. Esha Singh won silver in the women’s 25m pistol individual event in Nagoya.
2. She qualified eighth after scoring 580 points with 22 inner tens.
3. Esha and China’s Xiao Jiaruixuan both completed the regulation final on 38 points.
4. Xiao won the shoot-off 4-3, while North Korea’s Kim Hyon Suk won bronze.
5. India’s team of Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh and Rahi Sarnobat finished fifth.
6. India’s women’s 25m pistol team of Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh and Rahi Sarnobat finished fifth with 1727-56x.

Answer: (c) 6.53m

1. Ancy Sojan Edappilly won women’s long jump silver with 6.53m.
2. China’s Yingying Huang won gold with 6.55m.
3. This was Ancy’s second consecutive Asian Games silver after Hangzhou 2023.
4. Shaili Singh finished fourth with a best jump of 6.42m.
5. Ancy’s Indian national record stands at 6.88m.
6. India’s Shaili Singh finished fourth with 6.42m, narrowly outside the medal positions.

Answer: (d) 2.25m

1. Sarvesh Kushare won men’s high jump silver after clearing 2.25m.
2. Fu Chao-Hsuan also cleared 2.25m and won gold on countback.
3. South Korea’s Sanghyeok Woo won bronze with 2.22m.
4. Kushare attempted 2.28m after clearing five earlier heights.
5. His Indian national record is 2.31m, set in June 2026.
6. Kushare cleared 2.10m, 2.14m, 2.18m, 2.22m and 2.25m before three unsuccessful attempts at 2.28m.

Answer: (a) 303 innings

1. Virat Kohli became the second men’s batter to reach 15,000 ODI runs.
2. He achieved the milestone in his 303rd innings against West Indies on 27 September 2026.
3. Kohli became the fastest to the landmark, improving on Sachin Tendulkar’s 377 innings.
4. Tendulkar remains the leading ODI run-scorer with 18,426 runs.
5. Kohli also scored his 55th ODI century in the match.
6. Kohli reached the milestone with a boundary off Alzarri Joseph and also completed his 55th ODI century.

Answer: (b) 23.20 seconds

1. Harita Bhadra won women’s 200m bronze at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya.
2. She clocked 23.20 seconds and finished 0.01 seconds ahead of Japan’s Abigeirufuka Ido.
3. Singapore’s Shanti Pereira won gold in 22.78 seconds.
4. China’s Chen Yujie claimed silver in 22.93 seconds.
5. The bronze was Harita’s first Asian Games podium on her continental debut.
6. India’s Unnathi Aiyappa Bolland finished sixth in the same women’s 200m final.

Answer: (c) UNEP-led Cool Coalition

1. The inaugural Cool Leaders Award 2026 was announced at the Global Cooling Pledge Assembly in Singapore.
2. The UNEP-led Cool Coalition launched the award for leadership in sustainable cooling.
3. Singapore received recognition for heat resilience and passive cooling.
4. The UAE received recognition for district cooling and climate policy.
5. The Global Cooling Pledge targets a 68% reduction in cooling emissions by 2050.
6. Dong Mingzhu, Chairwoman of Gree Electric Appliances, was honoured for ultra-efficient, low-carbon cooling technologies.

Answer: (d) 10th

1. India finished 10th at WorldSkills Shanghai 2026, its first top-10 finish.
2. The competition took place in Shanghai from 23-26 September 2026.
3. India sent 70 competitors across 63 skills, its largest contingent.
4. The team won six silver medals and 20 Medallions for Excellence.
5. Smriti Nambiar was named India’s Best of Nation competitor.
6. India improved from 13th at WorldSkills Lyon 2024 to 10th at WorldSkills Shanghai 2026.

Answer: (b) 20

1. The Lalit Kala Akademi announced 20 awards at the 65th National Exhibition of Art.
2. The exhibition received 6,175 artworks from 2,495 artists across 27 States and Union Territories.
3. A first-tier jury selected 270 artworks for display.
4. A second-tier jury chose the 20 award-winning works.
5. The Lalit Kala Akademi was established in 1954 as India’s National Academy of Art.
6. The selected works covered painting, sculpture, drawing and printmaking using materials including terracotta, ceramic, teak, marble and copper.