Current Affairs in Gujarati 12th October 2026 : Current GK
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1. Which city is expected to face major traffic disruptions due to a Chief Minister's swearing-in ceremony on 3 June 2026?
A) Chennai
B) Hyderabad
C) Bengaluru
D) Pune
Answer: C) Bengaluru
Explanation: Traffic restrictions were announced across Bengaluru's CBD area.
2. Who is leading the US delegation in the India-US trade talks?
A) Marco Rubio
B) Brendan Lynch
C) Donald Trump
D) Janet Yellen
Answer: B) Brendan Lynch
Explanation: The US negotiating team is headed by Brendan Lynch.
3. Who is leading the Indian side in the India-US trade negotiations?
A) Piyush Goyal
B) Ajay Seth
C) Darpan Jain
D) T.V. Somanathan
Answer: C) Darpan Jain
Explanation: Darpan Jain, Additional Secretary in the Department of Commerce, is leading the Indian delegation.
4. Which country’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez is visiting India from 3–7 June 2026?
A) Brazil
B) Argentina
C) Venezuela
D) Chile
Answer: C) Venezuela
Explanation: Delcy Rodriguez is on an official visit to India to strengthen bilateral relations, particularly in the energy sector.
5. India is currently the world's _____ largest oil importer.
A) First
B) Second
C) Third
D) Fourth
Answer: C) Third
Explanation: India remains the world's third-largest oil importer.
6. Which country became the second-largest importer of Venezuelan oil in May 2026?
A) China
B) India
C) Japan
D) South Korea
Answer: B) India
Explanation: India imported about 427,000 barrels per day of Venezuelan crude oil during May 2026.
7. Which organization proposed new tariffs on imports from 60 economies over forced-labor concerns?
A) WTO
B) IMF
C) USTR
D) OECD
Answer: C) USTR
Explanation: The U.S. Trade Representative proposed additional tariffs citing forced-labor issues.
8. The proposed additional US tariffs range between:
A) 2%–5%
B) 5%–8%
C) 10%–12.5%
D) 15%–20%
Answer: C) 10%–12.5%
Explanation: The proposed tariff rates are 10% and 12.5%.
9. Which major international grouping recently approved legislation to avoid a fresh trade conflict with the United States?
A) ASEAN
B) African Union
C) European Parliament Trade Committee
D) G7
Answer: C) European Parliament Trade Committee
Explanation: The committee approved a key step toward implementing the EU-US trade arrangement.
10. What tariff level on most EU goods was accepted under the EU-US trade arrangement?
A) 5%
B) 10%
C) 15%
D) 20%
Answer: C) 15%
Explanation: The arrangement includes a 15% US tariff on most EU goods.
11. Which cricket team won the Women's T20I series against India on 2 June 2026?
A) Australia
B) South Africa
C) England
D) New Zealand
Answer: C) England
Explanation: England defeated India in the deciding match and won the series 2-1.
12. Who scored 82 runs for England in the deciding Women's T20I?
A) Nat Sciver-Brunt
B) Alice Capsey
C) Tammy Beaumont
D) Sophia Dunkley
Answer: B) Alice Capsey
Explanation: Alice Capsey played a match-winning innings of 82 runs.
13. Which Indian player remained unbeaten on 56 in the same match?
A) Smriti Mandhana
B) Jemimah Rodrigues
C) Harmanpreet Kaur
D) Shafali Verma
Answer: C) Harmanpreet Kaur
Explanation: Harmanpreet Kaur scored an unbeaten 56 runs.
14. Petrol and diesel prices in India on 3 June 2026 were:
A) Increased sharply
B) Reduced sharply
C) Unchanged
D) Deregulated
Answer: C) Unchanged
Explanation: Fuel prices remained stable across major Indian cities.
15. Which gaming event officially launched the Summer Gaming Season in June 2026?
A) Gamescom
B) E3 Expo
C) PlayStation State of Play
D) Tokyo Game Show
Answer: C) PlayStation State of Play
Explanation: Sony's State of Play event kicked off the summer gaming season.
16. Which Indian company was highlighted among major importers of Venezuelan crude oil?
A) ONGC
B) BPCL
C) Reliance Industries
D) IOC
Answer: C) Reliance Industries
Explanation: Reliance Industries was mentioned among major buyers of Venezuelan oil.
17. World Environment Day is celebrated on:
A) 3 June
B) 4 June
C) 5 June
D) 6 June
Answer: C) 5 June
Explanation: World Environment Day is observed globally on 5 June.
18. Public comments on the proposed US tariff plan can be submitted until:
A) 15 June 2026
B) 30 June 2026
C) 6 July 2026
D) 15 July 2026
Answer: C) 6 July 2026
Explanation: The USTR invited public comments until 6 July 2026.
19. Which important observance is celebrated on 8 June?
A) Earth Day
B) World Water Day
C) World Oceans Day
D) World Wetlands Day
Answer: C) World Oceans Day
Explanation: World Oceans Day is observed annually on 8 June.
20. Which mission milestone saw astronaut Ed White become the first American to perform a spacewalk?
A) Apollo 11
B) Gemini 4
C) Mercury 7
D) Skylab 1
Answer: B) Gemini 4
Explanation: Ed White performed the first American spacewalk during Gemini 4.
21. Rabindranath Tagore was knighted by the British Government in:
A) 1905
B) 1911
C) 1915
D) 1920
Answer: C) 1915
Explanation: Tagore received the knighthood in 1915.
22. Who announced the Partition Plan of British India on 3 June 1947?
A) Winston Churchill
B) Lord Mountbatten
C) Clement Attlee
D) Lord Curzon
Answer: B) Lord Mountbatten
Explanation: The Partition Plan was announced by Lord Mountbatten.
23. Which legendary boxer died on 3 June 2016?
A) Joe Frazier
B) Mike Tyson
C) Muhammad Ali
D) George Foreman
Answer: C) Muhammad Ali
Explanation: Muhammad Ali passed away on 3 June 2016.
24. The Tiananmen Square crackdown is associated with which country?
A) Russia
B) China
C) Vietnam
D) North Korea
Answer: B) China
Explanation: The Tiananmen Square protests were suppressed in China in 1989.
25. The proposed India-US agreement is commonly referred to as:
A) CEPA
B) FTA-Plus
C) Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA)
D) RCEP
Answer: C) Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA)
Explanation: Both countries are negotiating an interim Bilateral Trade Agreement.