Daily Current Affairs Quiz, 28 October, 2026: Top GK Questions & Answers For UPSC, SSC & Banking Exams

Sharpen your sarkari exam skills with our Daily Current Affairs Quiz for 28 October, 2026 — a well-researched GK quiz for every aspirant pursuing government jobs through UPSC, SSC, and Banking exams. The General Awareness section in competitive sarkari exams directly rewards the aspirant who has made a daily current affairs quiz an unbreakable and non-negotiable part of their study schedule.

1. On which date is World Polio Day observed annually to raise awareness of polio and encourage worldwide vaccination?

[A] October 24

[B] October 15

[C] November 14

[D] December 1

2. Centaurus X-3, recently mentioned in the news, is associated with which type of astronomical object?

[A] White dwarf

[B] X-ray pulsar

[C] Comet

[D] Asteroid

3. Which Indian grandmasters secured individual gold medals in the men's and women's categories, respectively, at the 2026 European Chess Club Cup in Montenegro?

[A] Pentala Harikrishna and Divya Deshmukh

[B] Arjun Erigaisi and R Vaishali

[C] Karthikeyan Murali and Dronavalli Harika

[D] Nihal Sarin and Koneru Humpy

4. In which city was the Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX-2026) conducted?

[A] Hyderabad

[B] Visakhapatnam

[C] Chennai

[D] Mumbai

5. Which Indian theoretical physicist became the first Indian physicist to receive the Oskar Klein Medal in 2026?

[A] Abhay Ashtekar

[B] Thanu Padmanabhan

[C] Ashoke Sen

[D] Jayant Narlikar

Daily Current Affairs Quiz, 27 October, 2026: Top GK Questions & Answers For UPSC, SSC & Banking Exams

Answer Key:

1. [A] October 24

2. [B] X-ray pulsar

3. [D] Nihal Sarin and Koneru Humpy

4. [B] Visakhapatnam

5. [C] Ashoke Sen

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