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Daily Current Affairs MCQ: 1 November 2026

Today's 10 questions on Removal of Election Commissioners (Article 324(5)), Judges (Inquiry) Act 1968, CEC Act 2023 selection committee, NVS-03 on GSLV-F18, NavIC coverage and L1 band, Quad joint statement and Bab el-Mandeb, Commonwealth Secretary-General, states formed on 1 November. Each one starts from the news and tests the fact behind it.

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📅 Published: · Topics: Removal of Election Commissioners (Article 324(5)), Judges (Inquiry) Act 1968, CEC Act 2023 selection committee, NVS-03 on GSLV-F18, NavIC coverage and L1 band, Quad joint statement and Bab el-Mandeb, Commonwealth Secretary-General, states formed on 1 November

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1Polity

📰 In news: On 31 October 2026 INDIA bloc parties adopted a symbolic resolution seeking the removal of CEC Gyanesh Kumar.

Under the second proviso to Article 324(5), an Election Commissioner other than the CEC can be removed from office only on the recommendation of:

Answer: (b) The Chief Election Commissioner. The CEC himself has the stronger protection of being removable only like a Supreme Court judge, while other ECs can be removed on his recommendation.

📖 Read in simple words: How the CEC can be removed: the 'public impeachment' explained →
2Polity

📰 In news: The opposition's formal notices for removal of the CEC were not admitted in Parliament in April 2026.

Under the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968, a notice of motion for removal must be signed by at least:

Answer: (b) 100 Lok Sabha or 50 Rajya Sabha members. If the Speaker or Chairman admits the notice, a three-member inquiry committee is formed; removal finally needs a special majority in both Houses.

📖 Read in simple words: How the CEC can be removed: the 'public impeachment' explained →
3Polity

📰 In news: The opposition questions the selection process for the CEC under the 2023 Act.

Under the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023, who among the following is NOT a member of the Selection Committee?

Answer: (d) The Chief Justice of India. In Anoop Baranwal (2023) the Supreme Court had put the CJI on an interim panel until Parliament made a law; the 2023 Act replaced the CJI with a Union Cabinet Minister.

📖 Read in simple words: How the CEC can be removed: the 'public impeachment' explained →
4Science & Tech

📰 In news: ISRO's GSLV-F18 launched the NVS-03 navigation satellite from Sriharikota on 30 October 2026.

NVS-03 was launched on which rocket?

Answer: (b) GSLV. GSLV-F18 was the 20th flight of the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, which uses an indigenous cryogenic upper stage. It placed the 2,250 kg satellite in a geosynchronous transfer orbit.

📖 Read in simple words: NVS-03 revives NavIC, India's own GPS →
5Science & Tech

📰 In news: NVS-03 is meant to bring NavIC back to its minimum working strength.

NavIC is designed to provide navigation services over India and a region extending up to about how far beyond its borders?

Answer: (c) 1,500 km. NavIC (earlier IRNSS) is a regional system of seven satellites, unlike global systems such as GPS, Galileo, GLONASS and BeiDou.

📖 Read in simple words: NVS-03 revives NavIC, India's own GPS →
6Science & Tech

📰 In news: Second-generation NavIC satellites, starting with NVS-01 in 2023, add a new signal band.

Which navigation signal band, also used by GPS and found in most phones, was added to NavIC by the NVS series?

Answer: (a) L1. First-generation NavIC satellites used the L5 and S bands. Adding L1 makes NavIC easier to use on ordinary phones and wearables. NVS satellites also carry indigenous atomic clocks.

📖 Read in simple words: NVS-03 revives NavIC, India's own GPS →
7International Relations

📰 In news: The Quad foreign ministers' joint statement of 31 October 2026 stressed freedom of navigation without tolls in the Strait of Hormuz, the Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb.

The Bab el-Mandeb strait connects:

Answer: (b) The Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. It lies between Yemen on the Arabian side and Djibouti and Eritrea on the African side. Ships between India and Europe through the Suez Canal pass through it.

📖 Read in simple words: G20 and Quad foreign ministers in Atlanta →
8International Relations

📰 In news: The Quad joint statement voiced concern at economic coercion and expanded AI cooperation; Jaishankar said terrorism was also discussed.

Consider the following statements about the Quad foreign ministers' meeting of 31 October 2026: (1) Its joint statement named China for economic coercion. (2) It was held on the sidelines of the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Atlanta. (3) The G20 meeting ended without a joint statement. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Answer: (c) 2 and 3 only. The Quad statement voiced concern at economic coercion and non-market overcapacity without naming any country. The G20 meeting ended with a chair's statement by Marco Rubio.

📖 Read in simple words: G20 and Quad foreign ministers in Atlanta →
9International Relations

📰 In news: Jaishankar travels to Antigua and Barbuda for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) on 1-4 November 2026.

Who is the current Secretary-General of the Commonwealth?

Answer: (b) Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, a former Foreign Minister of Ghana, took office in April 2025, succeeding Patricia Scotland. Kamalesh Sharma of India held the post from 2008 to 2016.

10Polity / History

📰 In news: Several states, including Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana and Chhattisgarh, celebrate their formation day on 1 November.

Which one of the following states was NOT formed on 1 November?

Answer: (d) Jharkhand was formed on 15 November 2000. Kerala was formed on 1 November 1956 under the States Reorganisation Act, Haryana on 1 November 1966, and Chhattisgarh on 1 November 2000.

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Sources and further readingSources We Checked

News hooks were checked against these daily digests and reports. Static facts come from the Constitution and the Acts named in each answer.

  1. National Herald: INDIA bloc holds 'public impeachment'; Kharge moves resolution against CEC
  2. Northeast Now: INDIA bloc raises six charges against CEC Gyanesh Kumar, seeks removal
  3. Technology.org: India launches NVS-03 satellite to restore NavIC (2 Nov 2026)
  4. WION: ISRO's GSLV-F18/NVS-03 launch crucial for phased revival of NavIC
  5. Business Standard: Quad foreign ministers express grave concern over economic coercion (1 Nov 2026)
  6. ANI: India anchors Quad maritime security push (1 Nov 2026)