Daily Current Affairs MCQs: 30 September 2026

Answer: (a) 30 September

1. International Translation Day is observed annually on 30 September to recognise translators, interpreters and language professionals.
2. The UN General Assembly designated the observance in 2017 through Resolution 71/288.
3. The date coincides with the feast day of Saint Jerome, regarded as the patron saint of translators.
4. The day highlights the contribution of language professionals to dialogue, cooperation, peace and sustainable development.
5. Translation enables multilingual access to diplomacy, education, law, science and public information.
6. The United Nations has six official languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.

Answer: (b) Gujarat

1. Gujarat restructured the Porbandar Forest Division to develop Barda as a second habitat for Asiatic lions.
2. The decision followed the natural return of Asiatic lions to the Barda landscape after 143 years.
3. The restructuring assigns area-specific responsibility through new forest ranges and beats.
4. The reorganised division has seven ranges under the Junagadh Wildlife Circle.
5. Porbandar and Ranavav have been separated into individual beats, with additional personnel and equipment planned.
6. The May 2026 census recorded 891 Asiatic lions, compared with 674 in 2020.

Answer: (c) Jharkhand

1. Mandar, an indigenous double-headed percussion instrument of Jharkhand, received a Geographical Indication tag.
2. It is used by tribal and non-tribal communities during festivals, religious ceremonies and agricultural celebrations.
3. The instrument has a cylindrical, slightly bulging body traditionally made from red soil.
4. Its two openings are covered with leather and differ in size, helping produce contrasting tones.
5. Local artisans use soil, leather and braided strings to preserve its characteristic sound and construction.
6. The GI tag protects Mandar’s geographical identity, traditional craftsmanship and cultural heritage.

Answer: (d) Vasundhara Tal

1. Uttarakhand is installing its first glacial lake early warning system at Vasundhara Tal in Chamoli district.
2. The Uttarakhand State Disaster Management Authority is coordinating the project under the National GLOF Risk Mitigation Programme.
3. CBRI Roorkee and the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology are providing scientific support.
4. SDRF, NDRF and ITBP are also supporting field deployment and emergency preparedness.
5. The system will use water-level, snow-depth and subsurface-temperature sensors, weather stations and satellite communication.
6. Satellite data identified 344 glacial lakes in Uttarakhand, including 13 classified as high-risk.

Answer: (a) Aadhaar Samvaad

1. UIDAI launched five initiatives during Aadhaar Samvaad in Kolkata on 29 September 2026, marking the 17th Aadhaar Day.
2. More than 600 policymakers, industry leaders and professionals attended, with Jitin Prasada as chief guest.
3. The initiatives include Face Authentication for ePDS and the SWIK Portal 2.0.
4. They also include the Sub-AUA/Sub-KUA LITE Framework and a Token Management System.
5. Face Authentication offers beneficiaries an additional contactless method for accessing ePDS services.
6. The revamped UIDAI website includes BHASHINI integration to improve multilingual accessibility.

Answer: (b) Five

1. India added five cultural heritage proposals to UNESCO’s World Heritage Tentative List in 2026.
2. The proposals include Bagh Cave Paintings, Udaigiri Caves, Ginnorgarh Fort and the Group of Temples of the Chambal Valley.
3. The fifth proposal covers Sites of Satyagraha involving India and South Africa.
4. Four Madhya Pradesh sites were submitted on 8 July 2026, while the Satyagraha proposal was submitted on 3 September.
5. The Tentative List is an inventory of properties a country may consider nominating for World Heritage status.
6. UNESCO’s database lists 78 Indian Tentative List properties and 45 Indian World Heritage properties.

Answer: (c) 373.93 million tonnes

1. The Union Government fixed the 2026–27 foodgrain production target at 373.93 million tonnes.
2. Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced it at the National Agriculture Conference–Rabi Campaign 2026.
3. The target assigns 196.21 million tonnes to Kharif crops.
4. Rabi crops account for the remaining 177.72 million tonnes.
5. The target is 2.63 million tonnes below the estimated 376.56 million tonnes produced in 2025–26 due to weather and water risks.
6. Kharif sowing covered 110.39 million hectares by 18 September 2026, about 1.3% below the previous year.

Answer: (d) ₹1,281 crore

1. The Centre sanctioned ₹1,281 crore under PM-RKVY to ten states.
2. West Bengal received the largest allocation of ₹290 crore, followed by Haryana with ₹198 crore.
3. Chhattisgarh received ₹181 crore; other beneficiary states include Bihar, Karnataka, Punjab and Jharkhand.
4. PM-RKVY supports soil health, farm mechanisation, micro-irrigation, crop diversification and agri-startups.
5. The scheme gives states flexibility to plan agriculture projects according to local priorities.
6. The government also announced Khet Bachao Abhiyan from 22 October to 30 November 2026 for soil health and balanced fertiliser use.

Answer: (a) Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

1. The Ministry of MSME and MoSPI signed an MoU to strengthen the Statistical Business Register.
2. The partnership will also support development of a National Statistical Business Register.
3. Unit-level information from the Udyam Registration ecosystem will be shared with MoSPI.
4. A two-way API mechanism will facilitate secure and structured administrative-data exchange.
5. The arrangement aims to improve the coverage, consistency and reliability of business information used in official statistics.
6. The register supports economic surveys, sampling, business demography and integration of enterprise data.

Answer: (b) United States

1. US President Donald Trump and executives from major technology companies backed voluntary AI safety commitments.
2. Participating companies included OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, Google and Nvidia.
3. The commitments include independent audits of advanced AI systems.
4. They also seek safeguards against AI tools unintentionally accessing or hacking technical systems.
5. Discussions covered AI data centres and their computing, electricity, cooling and networking requirements.
6. The commitments are voluntary and do not constitute federal legislation or mandatory regulation.

Answer: (c) Fatima Zahra El Mansouri

1. King Mohammed VI appointed Fatima Zahra El Mansouri as Morocco’s Prime Minister on 29 September 2026.
2. She became the first woman to hold the office in Morocco.
3. Her Authenticity and Modernity Party won 97 of the 395 parliamentary seats.
4. A majority requires 198 seats, so she must form a coalition government.
5. The National Rally of Independents won 66 seats and Istiqlal secured 65.
6. She became the second woman to lead a government in the Arab world after Tunisia’s Najla Bouden.

Answer: (d) Italy

1. India and Italy held the second Joint Working Group on Tourism on 29 September 2026.
2. Bhuvnesh Kumar and Emanuela Tripi co-chaired the meeting for India and Italy respectively.
3. The two sides discussed tourism-data exchange and promotion of lesser-known destinations.
4. Cine-tourism, destination twinning and skill development were also covered.
5. Both countries agreed to create focused technical groups and designate points of contact.
6. The meeting reviewed preparations for the proposed India–Italy Year of Culture and Tourism 2027.

Answer: (a) Tooro Kingdom

1. Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma was crowned Omukama of Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom on 29 September 2026.
2. The coronation took place at Karuziika Palace in Fort Portal City.
3. He adopted the regnal name Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I.
4. A 21-member Babiito succession committee selected him before endorsement by the Tooro Kingdom Supreme Council.
5. He succeeded the late King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV.
6. The new king belongs to the Babiito royal dynasty and is a cousin of the late monarch.

Answer: (b) USD 10 billion

1. India and Qatar agreed to accelerate negotiations on a Bilateral Investment Treaty and Free Trade Agreement.
2. Qatar plans USD 10 billion of investment in India.
3. Potential sectors include ports, airports, highways and power infrastructure.
4. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman held discussions with Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Trade in Doha.
5. The two sides examined opportunities for Indian companies in Qatar and a possible Qatar Investment Authority office in India.
6. India highlighted 7.8% real GDP growth in Q1 FY26 and USD 94.53 billion of FDI inflows during FY26.

Answer: (c) UN General Assembly

1. The UN General Assembly adopted its first Political Declaration on sea-level rise.
2. It was adopted at a high-level meeting in New York on 24 September 2026.
3. The declaration addresses the legal, environmental, economic and humanitarian effects of rising seas.
4. It supports continued statehood, sovereignty and UN membership of affected states.
5. It calls for stronger adaptation, early-warning systems, resilient infrastructure, coastal protection and climate finance.
6. Around 900 million people live in low-lying coastal zones and over one billion could face coastal hazards by 2050.

Answer: (d) China

1. India won the men’s compound archery team gold at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya.
2. Kushal Dalal, Sahil Jadhav and Ganesh Thirumuru defeated China 238–237 in the final.
3. India had beaten South Korea 234–233 in the semifinal.
4. The title completed India’s hat-trick of compound archery team gold medals at the Games.
5. India had already won the women’s and mixed compound team titles.
6. The victory marked India’s third consecutive Asian Games compound archery team gold.

Answer: (a) Women’s 60kg

1. Indian boxer Priya Ghanghas won bronze in the women’s 60kg category.
2. She lost 1–4 to China’s Yang Chengyu in the Asian Games semifinal.
3. Priya defeated South Korea’s Oh Yeonji in the pre-quarterfinal.
4. She then beat Tajikistan’s Mijgona Samadova 5–0 in the quarterfinal.
5. Her 2026 achievements also include gold at the Commonwealth Games and Asian Elite Boxing Championships.
6. Priya comes from Bhiwani, Haryana, a region widely associated with India’s boxing tradition.

Answer: (c) 3:29.69

1. India won the women’s 4x400m relay gold at the 2026 Asian Games with a time of 3:29.69.
2. The team consisted of Kiran Pahal, M.R. Poovamma, Prachi and Vithya Ramraj.
3. Bahrain took silver in 3:30.21 and China won bronze in 3:31.02.
4. Vithya Ramraj delivered the decisive anchor leg for India.
5. The event demands four athletes to complete one 400-metre lap each while exchanging the baton.
6. Vithya completed a three-medal haul, including mixed-relay silver and 400m-hurdles bronze.

Answer: (b) South Korea

1. Sahil Jadhav and Chikitha Taniparthi defeated South Korea 20–19 in a shoot-off to win the mixed compound title.
2. India had earlier defeated Thailand 156–155 in the semifinal.
3. Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Chikitha Taniparthi and Prithika Pradeep won the women’s team title with 238 points.
4. India therefore won two compound archery gold medals on 30 September.
5. A shoot-off is used when teams remain tied after the regulation arrows.
6. The mixed-team victory also secured India a compound archery quota place for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

Answer: (c) Kynan Chenai

1. Neeru Dhanda partnered Kynan Chenai to win the trap mixed team gold medal.
2. The Indian pair scored 34 points in the final and set a new Asian Record.
3. Qatar won silver with 32 points, while China took bronze with 23.
4. The mixed trap event combines one male and one female shooter in a team competition.
5. The victory gave Neeru her second gold medal in two days.
6. Neeru had become the first Indian woman to win Asian Games gold in the individual trap event.

Answer: (d) 5–12 October

1. The 2026 Nobel Prize announcements are scheduled from 5 to 12 October across six categories.
2. Physiology or Medicine is scheduled for 5 October, followed by Physics on 6 October.
3. Chemistry is scheduled for 7 October and Literature for 8 October.
4. The Peace Prize is scheduled for 9 October, while Economic Sciences is scheduled for 12 October.
5. The original prizes arose from Alfred Nobel’s will, signed in Paris on 27 November 1895.
6. The Economic Sciences prize was established later and was first awarded in 1969.