Current Affairs 27 October 2026

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Top events

1. 27 Oct — The third T20I of India's series against New Zealand was scheduled for 27 October at Wellington, as per match previews.
2. 27 Oct — The Defence Ministry was reported on 27 October to have cleared procurement proposals worth about ₹2.12 lakh crore through the Defence Acquisition Council, covering artillery, helicopters and drones.
3. 27 Oct — The CBSE 4th National Summit on "Facilitating School-to-Work Transition" was held in New Delhi on 26–27 October with Sahodaya School Complexes, in line with NEP 2020.
4. 27 Oct — PM Modi was scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with Prince Alois of Liechtenstein on 27 October, according to a broadcaster's report.
5. 27 Oct — ESTIC 2026 is organised by CSIR under the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser; it covers 12 thematic areas such as AI, biotechnology, energy and ocean sciences, with about 150 deep-tech startup stalls and the theme Viksit Bharat 2047.

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Government & States

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International & Agreements

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Science, Defence & Environment

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Sports, Days & Culture

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Government & States

1 one-liners

Policy · laws · schemes · states.

National

• 27 Oct — The CBSE 4th National Summit on "Facilitating School-to-Work Transition" was held in New Delhi on 26–27 October with Sahodaya School Complexes, in line with NEP 2020.

International & Agreements

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World · summits · MoUs · exercises.

International

• 27 Oct — PM Modi was scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with Prince Alois of Liechtenstein on 27 October, according to a broadcaster's report.

Science, Defence & Environment

2 one-liners

Space · tech · forces · ecology.

Science & Technology

• 27 Oct — ESTIC 2026 is organised by CSIR under the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser; it covers 12 thematic areas such as AI, biotechnology, energy and ocean sciences, with about 150 deep-tech startup stalls and the theme Viksit Bharat 2047.

Defence & Security

• 27 Oct — The Defence Ministry was reported on 27 October to have cleared procurement proposals worth about ₹2.12 lakh crore through the Defence Acquisition Council, covering artillery, helicopters and drones.

Sports, Days & Culture

2 one-liners

Results · important days · heritage.

Sports

• 27 Oct — The third T20I of India's series against New Zealand was scheduled for 27 October at Wellington, as per match previews.

Important Days

• 27 Oct — Infantry Day on 27 October remembers the landing of the 1st Battalion, Sikh Regiment at Srinagar in 1947; its commander Lt Col Dewan Ranjit Rai, killed near Baramulla, won the Maha Vir Chakra posthumously.

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_____ is organised by CSIR under the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser; it covers 12 thematic areas such as AI, biotechnology, energy and ocean sciences, with about 150 deep-tech startup stalls and the theme Viksit Bharat 2047.

ESTIC 2026

PM Modi was scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with _____ of Liechtenstein on 27 October, according to a broadcaster's report.

Prince Alois

_____ on 27 October remembers the landing of the 1st Battalion, Sikh Regiment at Srinagar in 1947; its commander Lt Col Dewan Ranjit Rai, killed near Baramulla, won the Maha Vir Chakra posthumously.

Infantry Day

The _____ on "Facilitating School-to-Work Transition" was held in New Delhi on 26–27 October with Sahodaya School Complexes, in line with NEP 2020.

CBSE 4th National Summit

The Defence Ministry was reported on 27 October to have cleared procurement proposals worth about _____ through the Defence Acquisition Council, covering artillery, helicopters and drones.

₹2.12 lakh crore

The _____ of India's series against New Zealand was scheduled for 27 October at Wellington, as per match previews.

third T20I

MCQs

1. Which body organises the Emerging Science, Technology and Innovation Conclave (ESTIC) 2026 at Bharat Mandapam?

   1. ISRO
   2. CSIR
   3. DRDO
   4. ICMR
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   Answer: CSIR — ESTIC 2026 is organised by CSIR under the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser, from 27 to 29 October.

2. What is the theme of ESTIC 2026?

   1. Digital India 2030
   2. Atmanirbhar Science
   3. Viksit Bharat 2047
   4. Mission Mausam
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   Answer: Viksit Bharat 2047 — ESTIC 2026 is themed Viksit Bharat 2047 and has about 150 deep-tech startup stalls.

3. Infantry Day on 27 October commemorates the landing at Srinagar of which unit in 1947?

   1. 4th Kumaon Regiment
   2. Para Regiment
   3. Gorkha Rifles
   4. 1st Battalion, Sikh Regiment
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   Answer: 1st Battalion, Sikh Regiment — On 27 October 1947 the 1st Battalion, Sikh Regiment landed at Srinagar airfield to repel tribal raiders.

4. How many pillars does the 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum in New Delhi list: resilience, innovation, cooperation and sustainability?

   1. Four
   2. Three
   3. Five
   4. Six
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   Answer: Four — The forum rests on four pillars: resilience, innovation, cooperation and sustainability.

5. Infantry Day on 27 October marks the landing of which regiment's troops at Srinagar in 1947?

   1. Rajputana Rifles
   2. Gorkha Rifles
   3. 1st Sikh Regiment
   4. Madras Regiment
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   Answer: 1st Sikh Regiment — The 1st Sikh Regiment was airlifted to Srinagar on 27 October 1947 in the first operation of independent India.

6. The Ram Jalsetu Link Project, discussed at the Shekhawati Heritage and Development Summit in October 2026, belongs to which state?

   1. Haryana
   2. Rajasthan
   3. Gujarat
   4. Punjab
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   Answer: Rajasthan — Rajasthan CM Bhajan Lal Sharma said about Rs 41,000 crore of works under the roughly Rs 1 lakh crore Ram Jalsetu Link Project have already started.

7. Under the Master Plan for Delhi 2047 proposals, the Delhi Metro network is proposed to grow from 416 km to how many km?

   1. 500 km
   2. 600 km
   3. 695 km
   4. 750 km
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   Answer: 695 km — The DDA stakeholder meeting discussed expanding the Metro to 695 km along with about 200 km of cycle tracks.

8. About how much investment did proposals total at the MP Semiconductor Summit 2026 held in Indore?

   1. ₹5,800 crore
   2. ₹2,000 crore
   3. ₹12,000 crore
   4. ₹1,100 crore
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   Answer: ₹5,800 crore — Meetings with more than 12 companies produced proposals of about ₹5,800 crore and over 10,000 expected jobs.

9. How many MoUs worth Rs 8.57 lakh crore did Maharashtra sign at the Invest Maharashtra summit on 1 October 2026?

   1. 37
   2. 47
   3. 57
   4. 67
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   Answer: 67 — Maharashtra signed 67 MoUs expected to create about 2.91 lakh jobs.

10. Which body organises the GCC Innovation Summit 2026 in Lucknow, together with Invest UP and HCLTech?

    1. IIT Kanpur Alumni Association
    2. NITI Aayog
    3. NASSCOM
    4. IIM Lucknow Alumni Association
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    Answer: IIT Kanpur Alumni Association — The summit, scheduled for 26 October with CM Yogi Adityanath inaugurating, is organised by the IIT Kanpur Alumni Association.

11. What was the theme of the 10th India Mobile Congress held in October 2026?

    1. Connected Future
    2. Digital India Next
    3. Scale Without Boundaries
    4. Bharat 6G
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    Answer: Scale Without Boundaries — The 10th India Mobile Congress was held at Yashobhoomi, New Delhi, from 7 to 10 October 2026.

12. Where did PM Modi hold talks with Polish PM Donald Tusk on 22 October?

    1. Bharat Mandapam
    2. Rashtrapati Bhavan
    3. Vigyan Bhawan
    4. Hyderabad House
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    Answer: Hyderabad House — The talks were held at Hyderabad House, New Delhi.