Daily Current Affairs — 2 November 2026
· 16 min read · TS Police Hub (Anvil Edtech)
Telangana's startup challenge TISC 2026 on seven public problems; Severe Cyclonic Storm Murasu crosses the coast near Ongole; the northern high-speed corridor and Telangana's three corridors; Bharat Renewable Energy Summit and a new 500 GW goal; ₹53,866.50 crore contracts for eight Next Generation Corvettes; the IAF's 'VAYU' vision; ISRO's Kulasekarapattinam and Chandrayaan-4 timelines; the first BIMSTEC Maritime Security Exercise; Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games open; ABU award for a Prasar Bharati engineer; new Director General of the Geological Survey of India. Followed by 10 practice questions.
1. Telangana
Telangana Innovation Startup Challenge (TISC) 2026 — Startups Invited to Solve Seven Public-Service Problems
Why in news: The Telangana government's Telangana Innovation Startup Challenge (TISC) 2026, launched on 29 October 2026 as a curtain raiser to the Invest Telangana Global Summit, is accepting applications on tisc.telangana.gov.in until 30 November 2026.
⭐ Exam importance: Medium — a State initiative that links startups to government problems and to the December 2026 Global Summit.
The seven challenges| Challenge | Departments |
|---|
| Solar-powered irrigation for every farm (lead challenge) | Energy, Agriculture |
| Safer food in residential hostels | Welfare departments, Food Safety |
| Protecting lakes and government land | Revenue, Municipal Administration, Irrigation |
| Potholes, fixed for good | Roads & Buildings, Municipal Administration |
| Needle-free anaemia screening | Health, Women Development & Child Welfare |
| Every Child Reads: Telugu AI reading assessment | School Education |
| Mapping every crop, every season | Agriculture, Revenue |
Key facts
- Lead challenge: An affordable solar pump or retrofit kit for deep borewells, 30% cheaper, with theft-resistant panels and tamper-proof grid metering. The portal links it to cutting the ₹14,000 crore annual free-power burden.
- Who can apply: Startups at any stage, individual innovators and entrepreneurs, and student and university research teams.
- What selected teams get: A chance to pilot their solution with departments and to compete for government procurement, subject to evaluation, and to present at the Global Summit. No cash prize is listed.
- Evaluation: Feasibility, innovation, affordability, scalability and public impact. Shortlisting and the finale dates are yet to be announced.
- The Summit: The Invest Telangana Global Summit is scheduled for 7–9 December 2026 at Bharat Future City, Hyderabad.
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- PM-KUSUM: The Centre's scheme for solar pumps and solar power on farms; on 2 November 2026 the Union government said it has given solar irrigation to over 30 lakh farmers.
- Anaemia screening: Anganwadi workers and ANMs (Auxiliary Nurse Midwives) are the frontline staff the TISC anaemia device is meant for.
2. Andhra Pradesh
Severe Cyclonic Storm Murasu Crosses the South Andhra Pradesh Coast near Ongole
Why in news: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Severe Cyclonic Storm Murasu crossed the south Andhra Pradesh coast between Nellore and Narasapur, close to Ongole, during 0330–0530 hours IST on 3 November 2026, the night after 2 November. Winds at landfall were 100–110 km/h, gusting to 120 km/h.
⭐ Exam importance: High — a landfall in Andhra Pradesh with warnings for ten Telangana districts; place, category and date are typical questions.
Murasu step by step (IMD)| Time (IST) | What happened |
|---|
| 1 November 2026 | Named Cyclonic Storm Murasu over the Bay of Bengal |
| 0230, 2 November | Intensified into a severe cyclonic storm over the west-central and adjoining south-west Bay of Bengal |
| 0830, 2 November | Centred about 210 km south-east of Ongole and 160 km east-south-east of Nellore |
| 0330–0530, 3 November | Crossed the coast close to Ongole, near 15.53°N, 80.22°E |
| Forecast for 3 November | Weaken into a cyclonic storm by noon and a deep depression by midnight, moving north-north-west |
Key facts
- Forecast vs actual: IMD's 2 November forecast gave a crossing window of 2330 IST on 2 November to 0400 IST on 3 November, to the south of Ongole. The storm actually crossed during 0330–0530 IST, close to Ongole.
- Andhra Pradesh warnings: Gale winds along and off Krishna, Bapatla, Prakasam, SPSR Nellore, Guntur, Eluru, NTR, Palnadu and West Godavari districts; a storm surge of 1.0–1.5 m above the astronomical tide; extremely heavy rain at isolated places in coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema on 3 November.
- Telangana warnings: Heavy to very heavy rain at a few places and extremely heavy rain at isolated places on 3 November. Winds of 70–80 km/h gusting to 90 km/h from the early hours to the forenoon of 3 November in Khammam, Suryapet, Nalgonda, Nagarkurnool, Wanaparthy, Mahabubabad, Warangal, Jangaon, Karimnagar and Bhadradri Kothagudem.
- Tracking: Doppler Weather Radars at Machilipatnam and Visakhapatnam tracked the storm at landfall. Damage figures had not been published when this edition was prepared.
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- Landfall: The time when the centre of a cyclone crosses the coast; IMD gives it as a time window because the process takes a few hours.
- Ongole: Headquarters of Prakasam district; the Ongole breed of cattle is named after the area.
3. National — Economy & Schemes
Northern High-Speed Rail Corridor in Focus; Telangana Seeks Early Alignment Approval for Its Three Corridors
Why in news: Reports of 1–2 November 2026 quoted the Union Railway Minister, at the 31 October flag-off of the Varanasi–New Delhi Vande Bharat Sleeper, as saying the Delhi–Varanasi–Siliguri high-speed (bullet train) corridor had been approved. No official release on that approval was found, so treat it as reported. Separately, on 30 October 2026 the Telangana Chief Minister asked the Railway Minister to clear the alignments of the Hyderabad–Pune, Hyderabad–Bengaluru and Hyderabad–Chennai corridors.
⭐ Exam importance: High — the seven Budget corridors, their travel times and the three that touch Hyderabad are likely questions.
Seven high-speed corridors announced in the Union Budget 2026–27| Corridor | Projected travel time |
|---|
| Delhi–Varanasi | About 3 h 50 min |
| Varanasi–Siliguri (via Patna) | About 2 h 55 min |
| Chennai–Bengaluru | About 1 h 13 min |
| Bengaluru–Hyderabad | About 2 h |
| Chennai–Hyderabad | About 2 h 55 min |
| Mumbai–Pune | About 48 min |
| Pune–Hyderabad | About 1 h 55 min |
Key facts
- Scale: Together the seven corridors span nearly 4,000 km, with investment of about ₹16 lakh crore, according to a PIB explainer of February 2026.
- Delhi to Siliguri: Reports say the journey would fall from about 20 hours to about six. The Budget's own figures for the two legs add up to about 6 h 45 min. The proposed line runs through Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal; a Guwahati extension is reported but not in the Budget documents.
- Telangana's requests (30 October): The State reviewed the Centre's proposals for its three corridors and sent suggested changes; land acquisition will start only after the Centre approves the alignments. It also sought the 130-km Vikarabad–Krishna line (limestone near Tekalkode), a Regional Ring Rail along the 360-km Regional Ring Road, and a mega coaching and freight maintenance depot at Anantharam near Mahabubabad, for which it has agreed to give 409.1 acres.
- Vande Bharat Sleeper network: Howrah–Guwahati (January 2026), Varanasi–New Delhi (flagged off on 31 October 2026) and SMVT Bengaluru–CSMT Mumbai (flagged off on 1 November 2026). The Bengaluru–Mumbai train runs via Anantapur and Guntakal in Andhra Pradesh; Raichur, Yadgir and Kalaburagi in Karnataka; and Solapur, Pune and Kalyan in Maharashtra.
- India-made bullet train: For the Mumbai–Ahmedabad corridor, BEML in Bengaluru is building an 8-car train (4 motor and 4 trailer cars) for about 557 passengers, with a maximum test speed of 280 km/h and an operating speed of 249 km/h, on 25 kV, 50 Hz AC traction.
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- High-speed rail: Trains running above 250 km/h on dedicated corridors.
- Mumbai–Ahmedabad HSR: India's first high-speed rail project: about 508 km, 12 stations, designed for 320 km/h, built by the National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL).
4. National — Science, Space & Defence
Defence Ministry Signs ₹53,866.50 Crore Contracts with GRSE and Goa Shipyard for Eight Next Generation Corvettes
Why in news: On 2 November 2026 the Ministry of Defence signed contracts worth ₹53,866.50 crore with Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) and Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) for eight Next Generation Corvettes (NGCs) for the Indian Navy, at Kartavya Bhawan-2, New Delhi. Reports of 31 October had said the Cabinet Committee on Security cleared the project.
⭐ Exam importance: High — shipyard–number pairs and the 'first' in this project can be asked directly.
Key facts
- Split: GRSE (Kolkata) will build five corvettes and GSL (Goa) three.
- A first: The first project in which ships designed in-house by the Indian Navy will be built by Defence Public Sector Undertakings chosen through a competitive process.
- Roles: Anti-surface and anti-submarine warfare, coastal defence, littoral combat, and maritime presence and surveillance, with missiles and sensors for air, surface and sub-surface missions.
- Jobs: About 72 lakh person-days in the shipyards and 460 lakh person-days in ancillary industries and MSMEs over ten years.
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- Corvette: A small, fast warship, smaller than a frigate, used mainly for coastal and escort duties.
- Defence Secretary: Rajesh Kumar Singh, in whose presence the contracts were signed.
Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit Unveils 'VAYU' as the Guiding Vision for the Indian Air Force
Why in news: On 1 November 2026, after taking over as the 29th Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit paid homage at the National War Memorial and, in his opening address, set out 'VAYU', a four-pillar vision for the Indian Air Force.
⭐ Exam importance: Medium — acronyms of service chiefs' visions are asked as expansion questions.
The four pillars of VAYU| Letter | Pillar | Meaning |
|---|
| V | Vigilance, Victory and Readiness | Highest operational preparedness; restore combat strength to sanctioned levels |
| A | Aatmanirbharta | Indigenous platforms, sensors, weapons and technologies |
| Y | Yukti | Ingenuity and innovation, including AI-enabled command and control and counter-drone capability |
| U | Unity of Effort | Jointness with the Army, Navy and national agencies |
Key facts
- Link to JAI: The Unity pillar is tied to the national vision of JAI — Jointness, Aatmanirbharta and Innovation.
- ACM Dixit: Experimental Test Pilot and Qualified Flying Instructor with over 3,500 flying hours; earlier Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee, AOC-in-C Central Air Command and Vice Chief of the Air Staff.
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- National War Memorial: Located near India Gate in New Delhi; incoming service chiefs traditionally pay homage there.
ISRO Chairman: First Launch from Kulasekarapattinam Likely in March–April 2027; Chandrayaan-4 in 2028
Why in news: Speaking to reporters in Chennai on 1 November 2026, as reported on 2 November, ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan said the first rocket from the new Kulasekarapattinam spaceport in Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu, is likely in March or April 2027, and that Chandrayaan-4 is scheduled for 2028.
⭐ Exam importance: Medium — spaceport locations and the Chandrayaan series are regular science questions.
Key facts
- Kulasekarapattinam: India's second spaceport after Sriharikota, built mainly for the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV). Its first launch was earlier described simply as due in 2027; the chairman has now named March–April 2027.
- SSLV: A three-stage solid rocket with a liquid Velocity Trimming Module, able to place about 500 kg in a 500-km orbit.
- Chandrayaan-4: A lunar sample-return mission approved by the Union Cabinet on 18 September 2024 at ₹2,104.06 crore; it needs two LVM3 launches and is a step towards an Indian landing on the Moon by 2040.
- Gaganyaan: As reported, about 8,000 tests are complete and three uncrewed missions will precede the first crewed flight.
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- Lunar sample return so far: Only the United States, the Soviet Union and China have brought lunar samples to Earth.
- Sriharikota: Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR is in Tirupati district, Andhra Pradesh.
5. National — Environment & Geography
Bharat Renewable Energy Summit & Expo 2026 Opens; New Goal of Another 500 GW of Non-Fossil Capacity
Why in news: The Prime Minister inaugurated the Bharat Renewable Energy Summit & Expo 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 2 November 2026. It coincides with the Ninth Assembly of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) and includes delegates of the Fourth Conference on Green Hydrogen. He set a goal of adding another 500 GW of non-fossil capacity over the next 10 to 11 years.
⭐ Exam importance: High — clean-energy targets, scheme figures and the ISA are standard questions.
Figures given at the summit| Item | Figure |
|---|
| Non-fossil share of installed power capacity | Over 50%; the Paris pledge was met in 2025, five years early |
| Progress towards 500 GW by 2030 | Nearly 300 GW achieved |
| PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana (February 2024) | Over 65 lakh households; target 1 crore homes |
| Solar module manufacturing | About 2 GW a decade ago to over 200 GW; solar cells nearly 40 GW |
| National Green Hydrogen Mission | 50 lakh tonnes of green hydrogen by the end of the decade |
| Renewable investment | Over ₹15 lakh crore (about USD 164 billion) in a decade |
Key facts
- Farm and public solar: KUSUM has given solar irrigation to over 30 lakh farmers; over 44,000 government buildings on solar save nearly ₹700 crore a year. The PM Surya Sarovar Yojana puts panels over reservoirs, ponds and lakes.
- Grid: Green Energy Corridors carry power from solar and wind zones; One Nation, One Grid joined five regional grids on a single frequency. About ₹2 lakh crore is targeted for the next phase of transmission.
- Africa: A proposal for a USD 200 million Africa Solar Facility was mentioned.
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- International Solar Alliance: Launched by India and France on 30 November 2015 at COP21 in Paris; headquarters in Gurugram, Haryana; 114 countries have signed and ratified its Framework Agreement.
- COP26 target: 500 GW of non-fossil capacity by 2030, announced at COP26 in Glasgow (2021).
6. International
India Hosts the Inaugural BIMSTEC Maritime Security Exercise (30 October – 3 November 2026)
Why in news: The first BIMSTEC Maritime Security Exercise is being held from 30 October to 3 November 2026, hosted by the Andaman and Nicobar Command, with all seven member states. Reports place it at Sri Vijaya Puram.
⭐ Exam importance: High — a regional 'first' with an Indian host; BIMSTEC membership and summit themes recur in exams.
Key facts
- Participants: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
- Motto: "Shared Seas, Shared Security and Shared Prosperity"; it carries forward the 6th BIMSTEC Summit theme "BIMSTEC: Prosperous, Resilient and Open".
- Aims: Interoperability, maritime domain awareness, better coordination and sharing of best practices in the Bay of Bengal.
- Host command: The Andaman and Nicobar Command is India's first integrated tri-service command.
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- BIMSTEC: Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation; set up by the Bangkok Declaration of 1997; secretariat in Dhaka; five South Asian and two South-East Asian members.
- 6th Summit: Held in Bangkok, Thailand, on 4 April 2025.
- Sri Vijaya Puram: The new name of Port Blair, capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, adopted in 2024.
7. Sports
Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games Open at Diamniadio — First Olympic Event on African Soil
Why in news: Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye declared the 4th Summer Youth Olympic Games open on 31 October 2026 at the Abdoulaye Wade Stadium in Diamniadio, near Dakar. The Games run until 13 November 2026.
⭐ Exam importance: Medium — the venue and the 'firsts' of these Games are likely one-liners.
Key facts
- Cauldron: Lit by two Senegalese athletes, fencer Abdourahmane Marième Sy and judoka Aïcha Diop.
- Parade: Greece entered first, then the Refugee Youth Olympic Team, the first refugee team at a Youth Olympic Games; Senegal entered last.
- Other details: IOC President Kirsty Coventry addressed the athletes; the flame left Athens on 10 September and toured all 14 regions of Senegal. Reports put the field at about 2,600–2,700 athletes.
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- Earlier Summer YOG: Singapore 2010, Nanjing 2014, Buenos Aires 2018; Dakar was originally due in 2022 and was postponed.
8. Awards, Appointments & Important Days
Prasar Bharati Engineer Nongmaithem Nandakumar Singh Wins the ABU Broadcast Engineering Excellence Award 2026
Why in news: The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) named Nongmaithem Nandakumar Singh of Prasar Bharati, India, as the winner of its Broadcast Engineering Excellence Award 2026; Indian media reported the award on 31 October – 1 November 2026.
⭐ Exam importance: Medium — an international award to an Indian public broadcaster's engineer.
Key facts
- Who he is: Director of Engineering and Head of Office at Akashvani (All India Radio) Imphal, as reported.
- Work cited: Reports credit him with DDPlayout, indigenous automated playout software used by Doordarshan Kendras, and DDSlowMo, a low-cost slow-motion replay system for sports broadcasts.
- Other 2026 ABU engineering awards: Engineering Industry Excellence: Peng Jin (China); SDGs Implementation: Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation (China); Developing Broadcasters Excellence: Yuthapong Panthachai (Thailand); Young Engineers: Abdullah Faruk Özel (Türkiye).
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- Prasar Bharati: India's public service broadcaster, which runs Doordarshan and Akashvani.
- ABU: A union of broadcasters in the Asia-Pacific region, headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Dinesh V. Ganvir Takes Charge as the 55th Director General of the Geological Survey of India
Why in news: Dinesh Vitthalrao Ganvir assumed charge as the 55th Director General of the Geological Survey of India (GSI) in Kolkata, as announced on 2 November 2026.
⭐ Exam importance: Medium — heads of national bodies and the critical-minerals drive are exam material.
Key facts
- Career: Joined GSI on 1 July 1994; was Additional Director General and Head of the Central Region, Nagpur, and National Mission Head-II.
- Critical minerals: Of 202 critical mineral blocks handed over, 40 have been auctioned; 11 of 56 blocks under the Exploration Licence regime were auctioned in Tranches I and II.
- Heritage work: His studies include geoscience work for the conservation of the Bhimbetka Rock Shelters and the Ellora Caves, both UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
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- GSI: Founded in 1851; an attached office of the Ministry of Mines; headquarters in Kolkata.
Practice questions with answers
With reference to Cyclone Murasu, consider the following statements:
- It crossed the coast between Nellore and Narasapur, close to Ongole.
- It crossed the coast as a very severe cyclonic storm.
- IMD's wind warning for Telangana covered Khammam and Nalgonda districts.
- 1 only
- 1 and 3 only
- 2 and 3 only
- 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (B) 1 and 3 only
Explanation: Statements 1 and 3 are correct. Statement 2 is wrong: Murasu crossed as a severe cyclonic storm with winds of 100–110 km/h gusting to 120 km/h, below the very severe range.
With reference to the high-speed rail corridors announced in the Union Budget 2026–27, consider the following statements:
- Together they span nearly 4,000 km.
- The Varanasi–Siliguri corridor is planned via Patna.
- The Mumbai–Ahmedabad corridor is one of the seven.
- 1 only
- 1 and 2 only
- 2 and 3 only
- 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (B) 1 and 2 only
Explanation: Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Statement 3 is wrong: Mumbai–Ahmedabad is India's first, already under construction; the seven new corridors are in addition to it.
With reference to the Bharat Renewable Energy Summit & Expo 2026, consider the following statements:
- India met its Paris pledge of half its installed power capacity from non-fossil sources in 2025.
- The summit coincided with the Ninth Assembly of the International Solar Alliance.
- The International Solar Alliance is headquartered in Paris.
- 1 and 2 only
- 2 and 3 only
- 1 and 3 only
- 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (A) 1 and 2 only
Explanation: Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Statement 3 is wrong: the ISA was launched in Paris at COP21, but its headquarters is in Gurugram, Haryana.
With reference to the Next Generation Corvette contracts signed on 2 November 2026, consider the following statements:
- Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers will build five of the eight ships.
- The ships are designed in-house by the Indian Navy.
- The contracts are worth more than ₹1 lakh crore.
- 1 only
- 2 only
- 1 and 2 only
- 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (C) 1 and 2 only
Explanation: Statements 1 and 2 are correct: GRSE builds five and Goa Shipyard three, to a Navy design. Statement 3 is wrong: the contracts total ₹53,866.50 crore.
Consider the Assertion (A) and Reason (R):
Assertion (A): In the IAF's new vision 'VAYU', the letter Y stands for Yukti.
Reason (R): The U pillar of VAYU, Unity of Effort, stresses jointness with the Army, Navy and national agencies.
- Both A and R are true, and R explains A
- Both A and R are true, but R does not explain A
- A is true, R is false
- A is false, R is true
Answer: (B) Both A and R are true, but R does not explain A
Explanation: Both are true, but R does not explain A. R describes a different pillar; Yukti stands for ingenuity and innovation, such as AI-enabled command and control.
Consider the Assertion (A) and Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Chandrayaan-4 will be launched on a single LVM3 rocket.
Reason (R): Chandrayaan-4 aims to bring lunar samples back to Earth.
- Both A and R are true, and R explains A
- Both A and R are true, but R does not explain A
- A is true, R is false
- A is false, R is true
Answer: (D) A is false, R is true
Explanation: A is false and R is true. The Cabinet-approved cost of ₹2,104.06 crore covers two LVM3 launch missions for the sample-return mission.
Match the person with the role in the news:
| List I | List II |
|---|
| A. Dinesh V. Ganvir | 1. Chief of the Air Staff |
| B. Nongmaithem Nandakumar Singh | 2. Director General, Geological Survey of India |
| C. V. Narayanan | 3. Chairman, ISRO |
| D. Ashutosh Dixit | 4. ABU Broadcast Engineering Excellence Award 2026 |
- A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1
- A-4, B-2, C-3, D-1
- A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3
- A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1
Answer: (D) A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1
Explanation: Ganvir — GSI (2); Nandakumar Singh — ABU award (4); Narayanan — ISRO (3); Dixit — Chief of the Air Staff (1). Hence A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1.
Match the high-speed corridor with its projected travel time in the Budget 2026–27:
| List I | List II |
|---|
| A. Chennai–Bengaluru | 1. About 48 minutes |
| B. Mumbai–Pune | 2. About 3 hours 50 minutes |
| C. Delhi–Varanasi | 3. About 1 hour 13 minutes |
| D. Pune–Hyderabad | 4. About 1 hour 55 minutes |
- A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4
- A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
- A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4
- A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3
Answer: (C) A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4
Explanation: Chennai–Bengaluru — 1 h 13 min (3); Mumbai–Pune — 48 min (1); Delhi–Varanasi — 3 h 50 min (2); Pune–Hyderabad — 1 h 55 min (4). Hence A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4.
Which command of the Indian armed forces hosted the inaugural BIMSTEC Maritime Security Exercise in 2026?
- Andaman and Nicobar Command
- Eastern Naval Command
- Southern Naval Command
- Strategic Forces Command
Answer: (A) Andaman and Nicobar Command
Explanation: The Andaman and Nicobar Command, India's first integrated tri-service command, hosted it from 30 October to 3 November 2026. Eastern Naval Command (Visakhapatnam) and Southern Naval Command (Kochi) are Navy-only commands.
India's own bullet train for the Mumbai–Ahmedabad corridor is being built at which facility?
- Integral Coach Factory, Chennai
- Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala
- Modern Coach Factory, Rae Bareli
- BEML, Bengaluru
Answer: (D) BEML, Bengaluru
Explanation: It is being made at BEML's facility in Bengaluru: 8 cars, about 557 passengers, 280 km/h test speed and 249 km/h operating speed. The other three are Indian Railways coach factories.