Daily Current Affairs Quiz: 07 October 2026
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1. At the 28th Session of the FAO Committee on Forestry (COFO 28), India reported its forest and tree cover as what share of its geographical area?
A. 21.76 per cent
B. 23.41 per cent
C. 25.17 per cent
D. 26.59 per cent
E. 28.12 per cent
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Explanation: India placed its national statement on forest and landscape restoration before COFO 28, held in Rome from 28 September to 2 October 2026. Its combined forest and tree cover now spans 82.74 million hectares, equal to 25.17 per cent of the country’s geographical area. The session ran alongside the 10th World Forest Week under the theme “Forests for food, resilience and prosperity”.
2. FAO’s State of the World’s Forests (SOFO) 2026 report estimates that roughly how much land is degraded across the world?
A. 1.12 billion hectares
B. 1.56 billion hectares
C. 2.29 billion hectares
D. 0.82 billion hectares
E. 3.50 billion hectares
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Explanation: SOFO 2026, subtitled “Restoring Forests and Landscapes – The Way Forward for a Sustainable Future”, is a global assessment of land degradation. It puts degraded land at close to 1.56 billion hectares, roughly a tenth of the planet’s land area and about 5.2 times the size of India, and sets out practical ways to scale up high-quality Forest and Landscape Restoration (FLR).
3. Under the Bonn Challenge, India has pledged to bring how much degraded land under restoration by 2030?
A. 21.76 million hectares
B. 18 million hectares
C. 30 million hectares
D. 26 million hectares
E. 82.74 million hectares
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Explanation: India’s Bonn Challenge commitment is to restore 26 million hectares of degraded land by 2030, and about 21.76 million hectares is already under restoration. On the climate side, India created an additional carbon sink of 2.29 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalent by 2021 and is aiming for 3.5–4.0 billion tonnes by 2035.
4. In the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) 2025, India is ranked at which position worldwide in net annual forest area gain?
A. 9th
B. 3rd
C. 1st
D. 5th
E. 7th
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Explanation: FRA 2025 places India 3rd in the world for net annual gain in forest area and 9th for total forest area. The FRA is released by the FAO once every five years. The FAO, set up in 1945 and based in Rome, also brings out the SOFI report on food security and the SOFA report on agriculture.
5. The PM E-DRIVE Scheme, which completed two years on 29 September 2026, has been extended up to which date?
A. 31 March 2027
B. 30 September 2027
C. 31 December 2027
D. 30 June 2028
E. 31 March 2028
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Explanation: The PM Electric Drive Revolution in Innovative Vehicle Enhancement scheme began in October 2024 and will now run until 31 March 2028. Around 26.59 lakh electric vehicles had been sold under it by June 2026. It supports e-2Ws, e-3Ws, e-ambulances, e-trucks and e-buses, along with EV charging infrastructure.
6. In the October edition of its India Development Update, the World Bank revised India’s FY27 growth projection to:
A. 7.1 per cent
B. 6.6 per cent
C. 6.9 per cent
D. 7.0 per cent
E. 7.4 per cent
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Explanation: The World Bank lifted its FY27 estimate for India from 6.6 per cent to 7.1 per cent, pointing to robust domestic demand and strong exports despite global headwinds. Private consumption is expected to remain the key growth driver, while a rainfall deficit through August may weigh modestly on rural demand and government consumption is likely to stay subdued.
7. Among the agencies that recently revised India’s FY27 growth forecast, which one placed it at 6.9 per cent?
A. OECD
B. ADB
C. Moody’s
D. S&P Global
E. Fitch
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Explanation: Fitch raised its projection from 6.4 to 6.9 per cent, the lowest among the upgraded figures. The OECD moved to 7.1 per cent, matching the World Bank, while ADB, S&P Global and Moody’s all settled at 7.0 per cent. Moody’s made the largest jump, up from 6.0 per cent.
8. The National Supercomputing Mission (NSM), launched in April 2015, is implemented by which institutions?
A. ISRO and DRDO
B. C-DAC, Pune and IISc, Bengaluru
C. IIT Bombay and IIT Madras
D. NIC and BARC
E. C-DAC, Pune and IIT BHU
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Explanation: NSM has an outlay of ₹4,500 crore and is run jointly by DST and MeitY, with C-DAC Pune and IISc Bengaluru as implementing agencies. It has so far deployed 40 indigenous supercomputers with a combined capacity of 68 petaflops, building self-reliance in high-performance computing.
9. In India’s first National Household Travel Survey (NHTS), a trip is counted as “travel” only if it covers at least:
A. 500 metres
B. 2 km
C. 1 km
D. 5 km
E. 10 km
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Explanation: The NHTS was carried out by the National Statistics Office under MoSPI from July 2025 to June 2026, covering 4.92 lakh households and more than 20.34 lakh persons. It captures why, how, how far and at what cost people travel, but trips shorter than 1 km fall outside its definition.
10. As per the NHTS findings, what is the average monthly commute cost in India?
A. ₹612
B. ₹1,044
C. ₹550
D. ₹785
E. ₹925
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Explanation: Commuters spend about ₹785 a month on average, with urban users paying ₹1,044 and rural users ₹612. Two-wheelers are used by 42.6 per cent overall, and the survey shows a wide gender gap, with 61.9 per cent of men travelling against 41.9 per cent of women.
11. The India-Japan Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM), whose Operational Manual was launched in New Delhi, operates under which provision?
A. Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement
B. Article 4 of the Paris Agreement
C. Article 12 of the Kyoto Protocol
D. Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement
E. Article 2 of the UNFCCC
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Explanation: Article 6.2 allows two countries to cooperate voluntarily and transfer emission reductions, called Internationally Transferred Mitigation Outcomes (ITMOs). Under the JCM, Japan provides low-carbon technology and the resulting credits are shared. It builds on a Memorandum of Cooperation of 7 August 2025 and Rules of Implementation adopted on 8 June 2026.
12. Under Odisha’s new digital portal for MICE tourism, eligible events can receive an incentive of:
A. ₹500 per room per day
B. ₹2,000 per event
C. ₹1,500 per room per night
D. ₹1,000 per room per day
E. ₹5,000 per delegate
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Explanation: Odisha has launched India’s first dedicated portal for Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions tourism. It simplifies applications and approvals for large business events, and qualifying events can claim ₹1,000 per room per day, subject to conditions, as the state pushes business tourism and corporate event infrastructure.
13. The global observance of World Habitat Day 2026 was held in which city?
A. Nairobi, Kenya
B. Muscat, Oman
C. Geneva, Switzerland
D. Rome, Italy
E. Dubai, UAE
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Explanation: World Habitat Day falls on the first Monday of October and promotes adequate housing and better human settlements. The 2026 theme was “Adequate Housing for All”, with the global event hosted in Muscat from 5 to 8 October. In India, attention centred on progress under PMAY-U and PMAY-U 2.0.
14. After the 24 Departmentally-Related Standing Committees were reconstituted for 2026–27, who was appointed Chairperson of the Committee on Finance?
A. Shashi Tharoor
B. Radha Mohan Singh
C. Rajnath Singh
D. Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya
E. Bhartruhari Mahtab
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Explanation: The Lok Sabha Speaker and the Rajya Sabha Chairman reconstituted all 24 DRSCs for 2026–27, naming Bhartruhari Mahtab to head the Finance Committee. Shashi Tharoor will lead the Committee on External Affairs, while Radha Mohan Singh takes charge of the Defence Committee.
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