Weekly Current Affairs: 26 October to 1 November 2026

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1. 1. Under which category of schemes does the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Gram Swaraj Yojana fall?

   Central Sector SchemeState Plan SchemeCentrally Sponsored SchemeExternally Aided Project

2. 2. Which agency arrested former School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi in the private school approvals case?

   Chennai Central Crime BranchEnforcement DirectorateDirectorate of Vigilance and Anti-CorruptionCentral Bureau of Investigation

3. 3. Which party did the six AIADMK MLAs join after resigning their assembly seats?

   Dravida Munnetra KazhagamTamilaga Vettri KazhagamPattali Makkal KatchiDesiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam

4. 4. Which state government was criticised by the Supreme Court for delay in the 1996 Thoothukudi riots compensation case?

   KeralaKarnatakaAndhra PradeshTamil Nadu

5. 5. Which agency was directed by the Madras High Court to register a criminal case against former minister K N Nehru?

   Enforcement DirectorateDirectorate of Vigilance and Anti-CorruptionChennai Central Crime BranchCentral Bureau of Investigation

6. 6. Which Act does the Supreme Court say does not bar granting bail to a foreign national?

   Unlawful Activities (Prevention) ActPassports (Entry into India) Act, 1920Foreigners Act, 1946Citizenship Act, 1955

7. 7. To what percentage has Tamil Nadu raised the Dearness Allowance for state government employees and pensioners?

   63 per cent62 per cent61 per cent65 per cent

8. 8. Which commission was reconstituted by the Tamil Nadu government with S Natarajan as its State Chief Information Commissioner?

   Tamil Nadu Human Rights CommissionTamil Nadu Information CommissionTamil Nadu State Election CommissionTamil Nadu Public Service Commission

9. 9. On which date was Tamil Nadu originally established as Madras State?

   January 26, 1950August 15, 1947November 1, 1956November 1, 1966

10. 10. Who heads the First Bench of the Madras High Court that issued the directive against public meetings targeting sitting judges?

    Justice G Arul MuruganChief Justice SA DharmadhikariJustice K SudhakarJustice R Mahadevan

11. 11. Which commission has the Tamil Nadu Cabinet approved to form for conducting a state-wide survey?

    State Human Rights CommissionSocial Justice CommissionState Law CommissionState Information Commission

12. 12. Who took over as the 29th Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force?

    Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh DixitAir Chief Marshal Amar Preet SinghAir Chief Marshal RKS BhadauriaAir Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari

13. 13. Which launch vehicle was used to launch the NVS-03 navigation satellite?

    PSLVGSLVLVM3SSLV

14. 14. Who were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2026?

    Benjamin List and David MacMillanHenri Kagan and Kenso SoaiJennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle CharpentierRichard Heck and Ei-ichi Negishi

15. 15. Which country's men's team won the final of the first Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship?

    BangladeshIndiaUgandaKenya

16. 16. By how much did India's foreign exchange reserves fall in the week ended October 23, 2026?

    $1.27 billion$2.65 billion$1.36 billion$0.91 billion

17. 17. Thulasimathi Murugesan, who received ₹1.75 crore, won medals in which para sport?

    Para-BadmintonPara-AthleticsPara-SwimmingPara-Table Tennis

18. 18. Which authority's nowcasting model estimated India's Q2 FY27 GDP growth at 7.35%?

    Reserve Bank of IndiaMinistry of FinanceNITI AayogMinistry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

19. 19. By what percentage did the Union Cabinet approve the hike in Dearness Allowance for central government employees?

    2%3%4%5%

20. 20. Which body approved the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Gram Swaraj Yojana?

    Union CabinetNITI AayogFinance CommissionElection Commission of India