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09 OCTOBER 2026

Current Affairs ยท 5 Questions
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Question 1

With reference to Surya, recently launched by India, consider the following statements:

  1. Surya is an indigenous Fleet Support Ship designed to provide fuel, water, ammunition and other supplies to naval vessels.
  2. The Fleet Support Ship programme is being implemented through a โ‚น19,000-crore contract with Hindustan Shipyard Limited.
  3. Surya has an indigenous content of 82%.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  • A 1 and 2 only
  • B 2 and 3 only
  • C 1 and 3 only
  • D 1 only
โœ“ Correct Answer: Option A
Question 2

With reference to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, consider the following statements:

  1. IceCube is located at the South Pole and is embedded in Antarctic ice.
  2. It detects Cherenkov light produced by charged particles resulting from neutrino interactions.
  3. IceCube has helped trace a high-energy neutrino to a distant blazar.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  • A 1 and 2 only
  • B 2 and 3 only
  • C 1 and 3 only
  • D 2 only
โœ“ Correct Answer: Option C
Question 3

With reference to atomic minerals in India, consider the following statements:

  1. Uranium is the primary fuel in the first stage of India’s three-stage nuclear power programme.
  2. Monazite is an important source of thorium and rare earth elements.
  3. Thorium-232 is directly fissile and can sustain a nuclear chain reaction with slow neutrons.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  • A 1 and 2 only
  • B 2 and 3 only
  • C 1, 2 and 3
  • D 1 only
โœ“ Correct Answer: Option A
Question 4

With reference to chirality and asymmetric organic synthesis, consider the following statements:

  1. Enantiomers are non-superimposable mirror-image forms of a molecule.
  2. Autocatalysis occurs when a reaction product catalyses the formation of more of itself.
  3. Nonlinear effects in asymmetric synthesis ensure that the final product always contains equal proportions of both enantiomers.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  • A 1 and 2 only
  • B 2 and 3 only
  • C 1, 2 and 3
  • D 1 only
โœ“ Correct Answer: Option A
Question 5

With reference to the Multinational Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX-2026), consider the following statements:

  1. The Indian Coast Guard is the lead agency for conducting SAREX.
  2. The Indian Search and Rescue Region covers approximately 4.6 million square kilometres.
  3. The Medium Earth Orbit Local User Terminal (MEOLUT) helps locate distress beacons using satellite signals.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  • A 1 and 2 only
  • B 2 and 3 only
  • C 1, 2 and 3
  • D 1 only
โœ“ Correct Answer: Option C

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