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Daily Current Affairs MCQ: 28 October 2026
Today's 10 questions on India-EFTA TEPA, Liechtenstein and Prince Alois, doubly landlocked countries, Supreme Court on RTI and private bodies (Section 2(f)), Thalappalam and co-operative societies, CJI's office under RTI, Rajasthan Panchayat Samiti and Zila Parishad phase 2, Article 243C(5), Karnataka SIR final roll and Form 6A, NMC withdraws 2023 regulations, RTE Section 12(1)(c). Each one starts from the news and tests the fact behind it.
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📅 Published: · Topics: India-EFTA TEPA, Liechtenstein and Prince Alois, doubly landlocked countries, Supreme Court on RTI and private bodies (Section 2(f)), Thalappalam and co-operative societies, CJI's office under RTI, Rajasthan Panchayat Samiti and Zila Parishad phase 2, Article 243C(5), Karnataka SIR final roll and Form 6A, NMC withdraws 2023 regulations, RTE Section 12(1)(c)
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1International Relations
📰 In news: Liechtenstein's Hereditary Prince Alois, on a state visit to India from 25 to 28 October 2026, held talks with PM Modi at Hyderabad House on 27 October; ties are being driven by the India-EFTA TEPA.
Which one of the following countries is NOT a member of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA)?
Answer: (c) Austria. EFTA has four members: Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein. Austria left EFTA when it joined the European Union in 1995. None of the four EFTA members is in the EU.
📰 In news: The India-EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement completed one year in force on 1 October 2026; the Liechtenstein visit focused on turning its investment promise into projects.
The India-EFTA TEPA is notable because it is the first Indian trade agreement to include:
Answer: (b). TEPA (signed 10 March 2024, in force 1 October 2025) carries the first binding investment pledge in any Indian FTA: USD 100 billion over 15 years (USD 50 billion in the first 10) and 1 million direct jobs. India kept its duty on gold unchanged, and there is no free movement of workers.
📰 In news: Hereditary Prince Alois, regent of Liechtenstein since 2004, paid homage at Raj Ghat during his India visit.
Liechtenstein and which other country are the only two doubly landlocked countries in the world?
Answer: (a) Uzbekistan. A doubly landlocked country is surrounded only by landlocked countries. Liechtenstein (capital Vaduz) borders Switzerland and Austria, both landlocked. Uzbekistan is surrounded by Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan.
📰 In news: On 26 October 2026 the Supreme Court (Pardiwala and Vinod Chandran JJ) told a Keralam co-operative bank, through the Joint Registrar, to give a member its construction agreement and general body minutes under RTI.
Which provision of the RTI Act, 2005 includes in 'information' the information relating to any private body which can be accessed by a public authority under any other law?
Answer: (b) Section 2(f). In Muppathadam Service Co-operative Bank (2026 INSC 1153) the Court held that the Registrar's legal power to call for the records is enough; physical possession is not needed. Section 2(h) defines 'public authority', 8(1)(j) protects personal information and 24(4) lets States exempt intelligence and security bodies.
📰 In news: The 26 October RTI ruling built on the Supreme Court's 2013 Thalappalam judgment on co-operative societies.
According to the Supreme Court in Thalappalam Service Co-operative Bank v State of Kerala (2013), a co-operative society is a 'public authority' under the RTI Act:
Answer: (c). Registration under a State Co-operative Societies Act alone does not make a society a public authority under Section 2(h). That is why the route through the Registrar under Section 2(f), confirmed on 26 October 2026, matters for members.
📰 In news: The Supreme Court relied on its Constitution Bench ruling in CPIO, Supreme Court v Subhash Chandra Agarwal while deciding the 26 October RTI case.
In CPIO, Supreme Court v Subhash Chandra Agarwal (13 November 2019), a Constitution Bench held that:
Answer: (b). The five-judge Bench held that the CJI's office is a public authority under the RTI Act, while balancing transparency with privacy and judicial independence case by case. The 2026 ruling cited it for the point that a public authority's access to private-body information should not be shackled by pre-imposed conditions.
📰 In news: Rajasthan voted on 28 October in phase 2 of the Panchayat Samiti and Zila Parishad member polls: 22 districts, 352 Zila Parishad wards and 2,197 Panchayat Samiti wards, about 1.07 crore voters. Zila Pramukh and Pradhan will be chosen in late November.
Under Article 243C(5)(b), the chairperson of a Panchayat at the intermediate or district level (such as a Pradhan or Zila Pramukh) is elected:
Answer: (c). Article 243C(5)(b) says the chairperson at the intermediate and district level is elected by and from amongst the elected members. For the village level, Article 243C(5)(a) leaves the method to the State law; in Rajasthan the Sarpanch is directly elected.
📰 In news: Karnataka published its final electoral roll after the Special Intensive Revision on 27 October 2026; reports put it about 99 lakh below the pre-SIR count, with about 10 lakh additions through Forms 6, 6A and 8.
Under the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960, Form 6A is used for:
Answer: (b) Overseas electors. Form 6 is for new resident voters, Form 6A for Indian citizens living abroad (Section 20A, RP Act 1950), Form 7 for objection/deletion and Form 8 for shifting, correction, replacement EPIC or marking a person with disability. The ECI conducts roll revision under Article 324.
📰 In news: The National Medical Commission has withdrawn its Maintenance of Standards of Medical Education Regulations, 2023 (penalties for false declarations by colleges), while colleges must still file Annual Disclosure Reports under the NMC Act.
The National Medical Commission (NMC), set up under the National Medical Commission Act, 2019, replaced which body?
Answer: (c) Medical Council of India. The NMC began functioning in September 2020 in place of the MCI, which was set up under the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956. The NMC has four autonomous boards, including the Medical Assessment and Rating Board. Health is a State List subject, but medical education standards fall under Union List Entry 66.
10Polity
📰 In news: An editorial in The Hindu (27 October 2026) discussed the Right to Education Act and inclusion of poor children in private schools.
Section 12(1)(c) of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 requires private unaided schools to admit children from weaker sections and disadvantaged groups in at least what share of entry-level seats?
Answer: (b) 25 per cent. The State reimburses the school. The RTE Act gives effect to Article 21A (free and compulsory education for children aged 6 to 14), inserted by the 86th Amendment, 2002. The Supreme Court upheld the 25% quota in Society for Unaided Private Schools of Rajasthan (2012).
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