Daily Current Affairs Prelims Quiz 27-10-2026

1.With reference to Bhai Parmanand, consider the following statements:

1. He belonged to the Mohyal Brahmin community and was associated with the Arya Samaj.
2. He visited South Africa as a Vedic missionary and stayed with Mahatma Gandhi.
3. He was associated with the Ghadar movement and helped persuade Lala Hardayal to join revolutionary activities in the United States.
4. He was sentenced to death in the First Lahore Conspiracy Case, and the sentence was later commuted to life imprisonment in the Cellular Jail.
5. He served as a member of the Central Legislative Assembly after his release from prison.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

2.With reference to the designation of wetlands under the Ramsar Convention, consider the following statements:

1. A wetland may qualify for designation if it represents a rare or unique wetland type.
2. A wetland supporting at least 20,000 waterbirds can satisfy one of the Ramsar criteria.
3. A wetland can qualify if it regularly supports at least 1% of the population of a wetland-dependent non-avian animal species.
4. A wetland must satisfy at least three of the nine Ramsar criteria to be designated as a Ramsar Site.
5. In India, the State Government or Union Territory Administration can identify a suitable wetland for nomination.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

3.With reference to the NDEX and FINNDEX equity indices proposed by the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX), consider the following statements:

1. NDEX will track 20 large and actively traded Indian companies selected from a group of the top 60 companies.
2. FINNDEX will track companies belonging to the financial sector, while excluding insurance companies.
3. Both indices will use a rule-based, multi-factor methodology for stock selection and weighting.
4. NCDEX is primarily an agricultural commodity exchange and is regulated by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).
5. NCDEX plans to launch NDEX and FINNDEX in the first quarter of FY28.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

4.With reference to the SAMHiTA Project, consider the following statements:

1. SAMHiTA stands for South Asian Manuscript Histories and Textual Archive Project.
2. The project seeks to digitise ancient manuscripts and preserve their historical, religious and cultural knowledge.
3. The Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo is the first institution in Sri Lanka to partner with the project.
4. The project is undertaken by the India International Centre with grant assistance from the Government of India.
5. In its first phase at Gangaramaya Temple, 100 ancient manuscripts are being digitised.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

5.With reference to the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought and the International Criminal Court (ICC), consider the following statements:

1. The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought is awarded annually by the European Parliament.
2. The prize is named after Andrei Sakharov, a Soviet physicist and political dissident.
3. The International Criminal Court prosecutes individuals for genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and the crime of aggression.
4. The ICC was established by the Rome Statute, which entered into force in 2002.
5. India is a State Party to the Rome Statute and is therefore a member of the ICC.

Which of the statements given above are correct?