Current Affairs 7th October 2026 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Israel is observing the third anniversary of which major event on 7 October 2026?
A) Signing of the Abraham Accords
B) Hamas-led attacks of 7 October 2023
C) Start of the Lebanon war
D) UN ceasefire resolution
Answer: B
Explanation: On 7 October 2026, Israel marked three years since the Hamas-led attacks of 7 October 2023 that killed about 1,200 people and took 251 hostages.
2. Who was detained by Delhi Police along with other INDIA bloc leaders during a protest march towards the Election Commission headquarters?
A) Amit Shah
B) Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
C) Mamata Banerjee
D) Arvind Kejriwal
Answer: B
Explanation: On 6 October 2026, Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, along with other INDIA bloc leaders, were detained after a sit-in at Akashvani Bhawan while protesting against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and alleged “vote chori” in the SIR exercise.
3. Eleven Indian crew members were injured after a commercial vessel was hit by a projectile in which waterway?
A) Strait of Malacca
B) Bab el-Mandeb
C) Strait of Hormuz
D) Suez Canal
Answer: C
Explanation: A Panama-flagged commercial vessel was hit by a projectile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, injuring 11 Indian crew members.
4. India urged balanced climate action and offered coastal-monitoring expertise at which pre-conference?
A) Pre-COP30
B) Pre-COP31
C) COP29
D) UN Climate Summit
Answer: B
Explanation: India urged balanced climate action at Pre-COP31 and offered coastal-monitoring expertise to Pacific partners.
5. Israel put its military on high alert ahead of the October 7 anniversary due to intelligence about possible attacks by which group?
A) Hezbollah
B) Houthis
C) Hamas
D) ISIS
Answer: C
Explanation: Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz stated that the military was placed on high alert because of intelligence indicating Hamas’s intention to attempt attacks on IDF troops in Gaza on the anniversary of 7 October.
6. Who has been named the next Chief of the Air Staff of India, effective 31 October 2026?
A) Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit
B) Air Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari
C) Air Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria
D) Air Marshal Narmdeshwar Tiwari
Answer: A
Explanation: The Government of India named Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit as the next Chief of the Air Staff, to take charge on 31 October 2026.
7. Physics Nobel Prize 2026 was awarded to Francis Halzen for the discovery of which scientific phenomenon?
A) Gravitational waves
B) High-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin
C) Higgs boson
D) Dark matter particles
Answer: B
Explanation: The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Francis Halzen for the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin.
8. Houthis launched missiles targeting airports in which country?
A) UAE
B) Saudi Arabia
C) Oman
D) Bahrain
Answer: B
Explanation: The Houthis launched missiles against the airports of Najran and Jizan in Saudi Arabia, causing material damage and wounding three people amid escalating fighting in Yemen.
9. Saudi-backed Yemeni forces claimed advances around which strategic strait?
A) Strait of Hormuz
B) Bab el-Mandeb
C) Strait of Gibraltar
D) Bosporus
Answer: B
Explanation: Saudi-backed Yemeni forces expelled Houthis from several areas around the key Bab el-Mandeb Strait, capturing towns such as Dhubab, Bab and Hadeid.
10. Bypolls were held in constituencies of which Indian states/UT around early October 2026?
A) Only West Bengal
B) West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Assam
C) Only Tamil Nadu and Kerala
D) Maharashtra and Gujarat
Answer: B
Explanation: High-stakes by-election voting took place across constituencies in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Assam.
11. India launched its first indigenously built Fleet Support Ship named?
A) INS Vikrant
B) Surya
C) INS Arihant
D) INS Jalashwa
Answer: B
Explanation: India launched its first indigenously built Fleet Support Ship, Surya, at Visakhapatnam.
12. The Defence Ministry signed a ₹661.50 crore contract for which systems for Navy ships?
A) BrahMos fire-control systems and launchers
B) Akash missiles
C) S-400 systems
D) Barak-8 missiles
Answer: A
Explanation: The Defence Ministry signed a ₹661.50 crore contract for BrahMos fire-control systems and launchers for Navy ships.
13. Justina Pula was declared the next President of which country?
A) Albania
B) Kosovo
C) North Macedonia
D) Montenegro
Answer: B
Explanation: The Kuvendi of Kosovo elected Justina Pula as the next President, completing the process just after the constitutional deadline on 7 October 2026.
14. Four Indonesian seamen returned home after being rescued from which hijacked vessel by Somali pirates?
A) MT Honour 25
B) MV Galaxy Leader
C) MT Pacific
D) MV Emirati
Answer: A
Explanation: Puntland maritime police rescued 17 crew members from the hijacked oil tanker MT Honour 25. Four Indonesian seamen among them returned home after more than five months in captivity.
15. The Union Cabinet passed a resolution marking Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s how many years as a head of government?
A) 10 years
B) 15 years
C) 20 years
D) 25 years
Answer: D
Explanation: The Union Cabinet passed a resolution marking Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 25 years as a head of government.
16. Satellite images showed renewed activity at a secret nuclear site in which country that had earlier been bombed by the IDF?
A) Syria
B) Iran
C) North Korea
D) Pakistan
Answer: B
Explanation: Satellite imagery showed increased traffic and earthmoving at a secret Iranian nuclear site near Tehran that Israel had struck earlier in 2026.
17. A foiled hijacking attempt occurred on which airline’s flight, nearly leading to an Israeli shoot-down response?
A) Emirates
B) Flydubai
C) Qatar Airways
D) Etihad
Answer: B
Explanation: Crew and passengers of Flydubai Flight 1073 averted an attempt to hijack and crash the aircraft. Reports indicated Israel nearly shot it down in response to a suspected 9/11-style attack.
18. Pakistan conducted a successful test launch of an extended-range version of which indigenous missile?
A) Shaheen
B) Cruise missile (extended version)
C) Ghauri
D) Ababeel
Answer: B
Explanation: Pakistan successfully tested a longer-range version of its indigenously developed cruise missile.
19. The World Bank projected South Asia’s economy to grow by approximately what percentage in 2026?
A) 5.5%
B) 6.9%
C) 7.5%
D) 4.8%
Answer: B
Explanation: The World Bank projected South Asia’s economy to grow by 6.9% in 2026 while warning of energy and weather-related risks.
20. ICC unsealed arrest warrants for four leaders of which group on gender persecution charges?
A) Hamas
B) Taliban
C) Houthis
D) Al-Qaeda
Answer: B
Explanation: The International Criminal Court unsealed arrest warrants for four Taliban leaders wanted on gender persecution charges.
21. Smriti Mandhana was appointed captain of which Indian sports team?
A) Men’s cricket team
B) Women’s cricket team
C) Hockey team
D) Badminton team
Answer: B
Explanation: Smriti Mandhana was appointed captain of the Indian women’s cricket team. She had previously led India and guided RCB to WPL titles.
22. A 4.9 magnitude earthquake hit which region of Uttarakhand, with tremors felt in Delhi-NCR?
A) Dehradun
B) Chamoli
C) Nainital
D) Haridwar
Answer: B
Explanation: A 4.9 magnitude earthquake with epicentre in Chamoli, Uttarakhand (about 50 km south of Joshimath), caused tremors across Delhi-NCR late on 6 October 2026.
23. The Enforcement Directorate conducted searches in Kerala related to a scam involving how much amount in cooperative societies?
A) ₹50 crore
B) ₹92 crore
C) ₹150 crore
D) ₹200 crore
Answer: B
Explanation: The ED conducted extensive searches across Kerala in connection with alleged irregularities amounting to ₹92 crore in three cooperative societies.
24. Representatives of 30 nations visited the land-reclamation project of which Pacific island nation threatened by rising seas?
A) Maldives
B) Tuvalu
C) Kiribati
D) Fiji
Answer: B
Explanation: Representatives of 30 nations visited Tuvalu’s land-reclamation project as rising seas threaten the island country.
25. Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye agreed on rapid deployment of forces in which country?
A) Yemen
B) The Kingdom (Saudi Arabia)
C) Syria
D) Iraq
Answer: B
Explanation: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye agreed on the rapid deployment of forces in the Kingdom (Saudi Arabia).