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Daily Current Affairs MCQ: 17 October 2026

Today's 10 questions on OCI and citizenship, foreigners' rights, writs, World Food Day, Ramsar sites, India's UNSC bid. Each one starts from the news and tests the fact behind it.

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📅 Published: 17 October 2026 · Topics: OCI and citizenship, foreigners' rights, writs, World Food Day, Ramsar sites, India's UNSC bid

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1Citizenship

📰 In news: An OCI cardholder was served a 'Leave India' notice after joining a protest in Mumbai.

Consider the following statements about Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI):
1. An OCI cardholder can vote in Lok Sabha elections.
2. OCI is a form of dual citizenship allowed by the Constitution.
3. The OCI scheme is run under the Citizenship Act, 1955.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Answer: (c) 3 only. OCI was introduced in 2005 by amending the Citizenship Act, 1955 (Sections 7A to 7D). It is not dual citizenship: the OCI holder stays a foreign national. Section 7B bars OCI holders from voting, contesting elections and holding constitutional posts. Section 7D lets the Centre cancel OCI after giving a hearing.

📖 Read in simple words: Article 9: No dual citizenship →

2Citizenship

📰 In news: The OCI case revived the debate on why India does not allow dual citizenship.

An Indian citizen who voluntarily takes the citizenship of another country after 26 January 1950 loses Indian citizenship under:

Answer: (b) Section 9 of the Citizenship Act, 1955 (termination). Article 9 covers only people who had taken foreign citizenship before the Constitution began. For later cases Parliament made Section 9 (termination). Section 8 is renunciation (you give it up by declaration) and Section 10 is deprivation (the government takes it away).

📖 Read in simple words: Article 9: No dual citizenship →

3Fundamental Rights

📰 In news: The same case raised the question of which Fundamental Rights a foreigner can claim.

Which one of the following Fundamental Rights is available ONLY to citizens of India and not to foreigners?

Answer: (d) Article 19. Articles 15, 16, 19, 29 and 30 are for citizens only. Articles 14, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25 to 28 protect every person, including foreigners. In simple words: a foreign tourist cannot be beaten or jailed without law (Article 21), but the right to hold a protest march (Article 19(1)(b)) belongs to citizens.

📖 Read in simple words: Fundamental Rights in the Indian Constitution →

4Writs

📰 In news: An OCI holder facing a Leave India notice can approach the High Court.

Which statement about the writ jurisdiction of High Courts under Article 226 is correct?

Answer: (a). Under Article 226 a High Court can issue all five writs (habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, certiorari, quo warranto) to enforce Fundamental Rights and ordinary legal rights. Article 32 lets the Supreme Court issue writs only for Fundamental Rights, but Article 32 itself is a Fundamental Right.

📖 Read in simple words: Fundamental Rights in the Indian Constitution →

5Immigration Law

📰 In news: The Leave India notice was issued under the new Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025.

The Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025 repealed which of the following laws?
1. Foreigners Act, 1946
2. Passport (Entry into India) Act, 1920
3. Registration of Foreigners Act, 1939
4. Citizenship Act, 1955
Select the correct answer:

Answer: (c) 1, 2 and 3 only. The 2025 Act replaced four old laws: the Passport (Entry into India) Act, 1920, the Registration of Foreigners Act, 1939, the Foreigners Act, 1946 and the Immigration (Carriers' Liability) Act, 2000. The Citizenship Act, 1955 still decides who is a citizen and continues to run the OCI scheme.

6Citizenship

📰 In news: Citizenship rules for OCI and foreigners are in the news this week.

Which Article of the Constitution gives Parliament the power to make any law on the acquisition and termination of citizenship?

Answer: (b) Article 11. Articles 5 to 8 decided who was a citizen on 26 January 1950. Article 11 says nothing in them limits Parliament's power to make laws on acquiring, ending and all other matters of citizenship. Using this power Parliament passed the Citizenship Act, 1955.

📖 Read in simple words: Article 11: Parliament's power over citizenship →

7Governance

📰 In news: World Food Day was observed on 16 October 2026.

Under the National Food Security Act, 2013, how much foodgrain does an Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) household get every month?

Answer: (b) 35 kg per household. NFSA covers up to 75% of the rural and 50% of the urban population. Priority households get 5 kg per person a month; the poorest AAY households get 35 kg per family. The law gives effect to Article 47 (duty of the State to raise nutrition levels) and the right to food read into Article 21.

8International Bodies

📰 In news: World Food Day marks the founding day of a UN agency.

World Food Day (16 October) marks the founding of which organisation, and where is it headquartered?

Answer: (a) FAO, Rome. The FAO was founded on 16 October 1945. The three Rome-based UN food agencies are FAO, WFP and IFAD. The WTO is in Geneva. World Food Day keeps the focus on SDG 2 (Zero Hunger).

9Environment

📰 In news: Sukhna Wetland and Sauj Jheel were added as India's newest Ramsar sites.

Sauj Jheel, recently declared a Ramsar site, is located in which State?

Answer: (c) Uttar Pradesh. Sauj Jheel is a floodplain lake in Mainpuri district, UP. Sukhna Wetland (Chandigarh), a man-made lake of 1958 at the Shivalik foothills, was added with it, taking India's count to 103 Ramsar sites. The Ramsar Convention on wetlands was signed in Ramsar, Iran, in 1971.

10International Relations

📰 In news: India is seeking a non-permanent UN Security Council seat for 2028-29; the vote is due in June 2027.

Consider the following statements about the UN Security Council:
1. It has 10 non-permanent members elected for two-year terms.
2. Non-permanent members are elected by the General Assembly by a two-thirds majority.
3. India has served as a non-permanent member eight times.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Answer: (d) 1, 2 and 3. The UNSC has 15 members: 5 permanent and 10 non-permanent with two-year terms. The UNGA elects them by two-thirds of members present and voting. India's eight terms: 1950-51, 1967-68, 1972-73, 1977-78, 1984-85, 1991-92, 2011-12 and 2021-22.

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