Daily Current Affairs Prelims Practice (08-10-2026)

1.       Which of the following are the principal raw materials used in manufacturing Ordinary Portland Cement?

(a)     Limestone and clay

(b)     Gypsum and sand

(c)     Bauxite and coal

(d)     Granite and gravel

2.      Which of the following best describes molecular chirality?

(a)     Molecules possessing identical mass but different atomic elements

(b)     Molecules existing as non-superimposable mirror-image forms

(c)     Molecules changing their structure only at high temperatures

(d)     Molecules combining repeatedly to form long polymer chains

3.      An increase in the repo rate is most likely to affect the economy through which sequence?

(a)     Cheaper bank funds → greater borrowing → lower interest rates

(b)     Costlier bank funds → costlier loans → lower aggregate demand

(c)     Higher bank reserves → cheaper loans → increased consumption

(d)     Lower bond yields → greater liquidity → higher aggregate demand

4.      Consider the following statements regarding India’s Monetary Policy Committee:

1. It consists of six members.
2. Three members are from the Reserve Bank of India.
3. Three external members are appointed by the Central Government.
4. India’s inflation target is 4%, with a tolerance band of 2%–6%.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a)     1 and 4 only

(b)     1, 2 and 3 only

(c)     2, 3 and 4 only

(d)     1, 2, 3 and 4

5.      Consider the following groups:

1. Mammals
2. Birds
3. Reptiles
4. Amphibians
5. Fish
6. Insects

How many of the above are vertebrate groups covered by the Living Planet Index?

(a)     Only three

(b)     Only four

(c)     Only five

(d)     All six

6.      A 73% decline in the Living Planet Index should be interpreted as:

(a)     Seventy-three per cent of monitored species have become extinct

(b)     Seventy-three per cent of all wild animals have disappeared

(c)     Average monitored vertebrate population abundance has declined

(d)     Global wildlife habitat has contracted by exactly seventy-three per cent

7.      The proposed Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing mechanism seek primarily to:

(a)     Prohibit countries from sharing information about new pathogens

(b)     Link pathogen sharing with fair access to resulting health products

(c)     Transfer national health regulation entirely to the World Health Organization

(d)     Restrict vaccine manufacturing to countries supplying pathogen samples

8.      Consider the following statements regarding the appointment of Election Commissioners:

1. Article 324 vests the supervision and control of elections in the Election Commission.
2. The President appoints Election Commissioners subject to any law made by Parliament.
3. The Constitution expressly requires the Chief Justice of India to be part of the selection committee.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a)     1 only

(b)     1 and 2 only

(c)     2 and 3 only

(d)     1, 2 and 3

9.      Under the 2023 law governing the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners, the selection committee consists of:

(a)     Prime Minister, Chief Justice of India and Lok Sabha Speaker

(b)     President, Prime Minister and Chief Justice of India

(c)     Prime Minister, Lok Sabha Speaker and Union Home Minister

(d)     Prime Minister, nominated Cabinet Minister and Lok Sabha Opposition Leader

10.    GLP-1, often mentioned in the news, is a:

(a)     Hormone

(b)     Supercomputer

(c)     Artificial intelligence model

(d)     Defence weapon system

ANSWERS for Daily Current Affairs Prelims Practice (08-10-2026):

1. Answer: (a)
2. Answer: (b)
3. Answer: (b)
4. Answer: (d)
5. Answer: (c)
6. Answer: (c)
7. Answer: (b)
8. Answer: (b)
9. Answer: (d)
10. Answer: (a)

La Excellence IAS Academy, the best IAS coaching in Hyderabad, known for delivering quality content and conceptual clarity for UPSC 2026 preparation.

FOLLOW US ON:

◉ YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@CivilsPrepTeam

◉ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LaExcellenceIAS

◉ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laexcellenceiasacademy/

GET IN TOUCH:

Contact us at info@laex.in, https://laex.in/contact-us/

or Call us @ +91 9052 29 2929, +91 9052 99 2929, +91 9154 24 2140

OUR BRANCHES:
Head Office: H No: 1-10-225A, Beside AEVA Fertility Center, Ashok Nagar Extension, VV Giri Nagar, Ashok Nagar, Hyderabad, 500020

Madhapur: Flat no: 301, survey no 58-60, Guttala begumpet Madhapur metro pillar: 1524,  Rangareddy Hyderabad, Telangana 500081

Bangalore: Plot No: 99, 2nd floor, 80 Feet Road, Beside Poorvika Mobiles, Chandra Layout, Attiguppe, Near Vijaya Nagara, Bengaluru, 560040