1. Which country has entered into formal negotiations with India to establish a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA)?
Answer: Chile
2. Which launch vehicle was utilised by ISRO to successfully place the NVS-03 navigation satellite into orbit on October 30, 2026?
Answer: GSLV-F18
3. Who has been entrusted with the additional responsibility of serving as the Director General of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)?
Answer: Shatrujeet Singh Kapoor
4. What is India’s rank in the World Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index 2026?
Answer: 92nd
5. Which digital payment application introduced the ‘Tatkal NPS’ service to facilitate instant and paperless micro-investments for retirement planning?
Answer: PhonePe
6. Who has been appointed as the next Vice Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force?
Answer: Air Marshal Inderpal Singh Walia
7. What was the reported amount of India’s foreign exchange reserves for the week ending in October 2026?
Answer: $721.1 Billion
8. During which dates is the house-to-house population enumeration scheduled to take place as part of India’s Census 2027?
Answer: January 10 to February 15
9. Which two prominent sportspersons have been nominated by the Union Sports Ministry to represent the sporting community on the 2030 Commonwealth Games Organising Company Board?
Answer: P. V. Sindhu and Sourav Ganguly
10. Who has assumed office as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA)?
Answer: Pradip Kumar Das
11. Who became the first officer from the Indian Air Force to be appointed as Additional Secretary in the Department of Military Affairs (DMA)?
Answer: Air Marshal Vikram Gaur