Daily Current Affairs MCQ: 19 October 2026

Answer: (c) Article 21 read with Article 19(1)(a). In Just Rights for Children Alliance v S. Harish (Pardiwala and Chandran JJ), the Court held internet access a fundamental right available to children irrespective of age, and rejected blanket age-based bans. Earlier, Anuradha Bhasin (2020) had protected speech and trade through the internet under Article 19.

Answer: (d) 1, 2 and 3. Section 2(1)(d) defines a child as a person below 18; the Act uses gender-neutral language; Section 28 provides for Special Courts. In 2024 the Supreme Court asked that "child pornography" be called Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Material (CSEAM).

Answer: (b) T.M.A. Pai Foundation (2002). It treated establishing and running an educational institution as an occupation under Article 19(1)(g). P.A. Inamdar (2005) was a seven-judge bench; Unni Krishnan (1993) and Mohini Jain (1992) dealt with capitation fees and the right to education. The new 2026 ruling (Dr. B.C. Roy Engineering College) adds that the full course fee must be known before admission.

Answer: (a) 1 and 2 only. Article 156(1) makes the Governor's tenure subject to the President's pleasure, and B.P. Singhal held that this pleasure cannot be exercised arbitrarily or with mala fide intent. Statement 3 is wrong: unlike the President (Article 61), there is no impeachment procedure for a Governor.

Answer: (b) Article 3. Article 3(e) lets Parliament alter the name of any State; the Bill needs the President's recommendation and a reference to the State Legislature for its views. Article 4 says such a law is not a constitutional amendment under Article 368. The Kerala (Alteration of Name) Act, 2026 came into force on 25 August 2026.

Answer: (c) Centre-State relations. Set up in 1983 under Justice R.S. Sarkaria, it reported in 1988. The Punchhi Commission (2010) later suggested a fixed term for Governors and removal only by a resolution of the State Legislature. States reorganisation was examined by the Fazl Ali Commission (1953-55).

Answer: (d) Part IV, Article 50. It is a Directive Principle of State Policy, so not enforceable in court, but the Supreme Court has held separation of powers to be part of the basic structure (Indira Nehru Gandhi v Raj Narain, 1975). Article 124 deals with the Supreme Court and Article 214 with High Courts.

Answer: (a). The CEC can be removed only like a Supreme Court judge, through a motion passed by each House of Parliament by a special majority. Other Election Commissioners can be removed only on the CEC's recommendation. A State Assembly resolution, like Keralam's, has no legal force for removal.

Answer: (c) Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe. These Irish and German NGOs publish the GHI. Its score combines four indicators: undernourishment, child stunting, child wasting and under-five mortality. India has questioned the index's method, especially its use of child indicators.

Answer: (b) Diamond. An NV centre forms when a nitrogen atom sits next to a missing carbon atom in the diamond lattice. Its electron spin reacts to tiny magnetic fields and can be read with light at room temperature, which makes it useful for chip testing and medical imaging. India's National Quantum Mission (2023) funds such quantum sensing work.