UPSC Daily Current Affairs Quiz – 3 October 2026

• Implementation of a central government-owned truck fleet
• Integration of AI-driven predictive supply chain analytics and real-time cross-border customs data interchange
• Mandatory satellite tracking for private passenger vehicles
• Complete replacement of FASTag with RFID barcodes

Correct Answer: Integration of AI-driven predictive supply chain analytics and real-time cross-border customs data interchange

Launched as an upgrade under the National Logistics Policy (NLP), ULIP 2.0 integrates advanced AI algorithms for predictive cargo routing, automated bottleneck detection, and direct API linkage with international customs portals to streamline multi-modal logistics across sea, rail, air, and road networks.

• Deep-sea polymetallic nodule mining in the Central Indian Ocean Basin
• Exploration and commercial production of deepwater and ultra-deepwater hydrocarbon resources across India's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
• Universal deployment of offshore floating wind platforms off the Tamil Nadu coast
• Marine biodiversity mapping under the UN High Seas Treaty

Correct Answer: Exploration and commercial production of deepwater and ultra-deepwater hydrocarbon resources across India's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)

The Samudra Manthan Mission is a ₹84,084-crore initiative aimed at unlocking deepwater hydrocarbon exploration by opening nearly 99% of offshore 'No-Go' maritime zones. It focuses on expanding domestic crude oil and natural gas production in ultra-deepwater blocks across the East Andaman, Krishna-Godavari, and Cauvery basins.

• Corbett Tiger Reserve (Uttarakhand)
• Valmiki Tiger Reserve (Bihar)
• Kaziranga National Park (Assam)
• Similipal Tiger Reserve (Odisha)

Correct Answer: Valmiki Tiger Reserve (Bihar)

To mark Wildlife Week 2026, the first tigress translocated from Bihar's Valmiki Tiger Reserve was successfully soft-released into an enclosure in West Bengal's Buxa Tiger Reserve. The move is part of the official Tiger Reintroduction and Population Recovery Plan for the Buxa landscape.

• It provides direct cash grants based on total export revenue turnover
• It remits non-creditable embedded central, state, and local taxes rather than providing direct export subsidies
• It exempts Indian exporters from paying corporate income tax for five consecutive years
• It applies exclusively to public sector manufacturing undertakings

Correct Answer: It remits non-creditable embedded central, state, and local taxes rather than providing direct export subsidies

Unlike the earlier Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) which was challenged at the WTO for being an export subsidy, RoDTEP is WTO-compliant because it strictly refunds non-reimbursed embedded indirect taxes, duties, and levies incurred on inputs during the manufacturing of exported products.

• Automated satellite mapping of government property assets
• AI-driven multi-lingual real-time translation tool covering 36 Indian text languages and 23 voice languages for public audit reports
• Blockchain-based real-time tracking of GST tax refunds
• Automated digital scrutiny of electoral roll revision files

Correct Answer: AI-driven multi-lingual real-time translation tool covering 36 Indian text languages and 23 voice languages for public audit reports

The CAG-BHASHINI Anuvaad tool leverages artificial intelligence and natural language processing developed under the National Language Translation Mission (BHASHINI) to seamlessly translate complex audit manuals, state financial reports, and public accounts documentation across 36 written Indian languages and 23 voice dialects.

• Butcher Island
• Elephanta Island
• Salsette Island
• Cross Island

Correct Answer: Butcher Island

Jawahar Dweep (formerly known as Butcher Island) is an island located off the coast of Mumbai that houses an offshore marine oil terminal operated by the Mumbai Port Authority for handling crude oil and liquid petroleum products. On 3rd October 2026, it was officially certified as India's first plastic-free marine oil terminal.

• Odisha
• Bihar
• Jharkhand
• West Bengal

Correct Answer: Bihar

The Bihar Cabinet approved the draft Green Hydrogen Policy 2026, setting a target to produce 1 lakh tonnes of green hydrogen per annum by 2031, set up 1 GW of electrolyser manufacturing capacity, and generate 2.5 GW of renewable power capacity. The Bihar Renewable Energy Development Agency (BREDA) functions as the nodal implementation agency.

• Deep space exploration of Near-Earth Asteroids
• Space Situational Awareness (SSA) to protect Indian space assets from space debris and orbital hazards
• Indigenous development of reusable satellite launch vehicles
• Commercial 6G satellite broadband beamcasting across North East India

Correct Answer: Space Situational Awareness (SSA) to protect Indian space assets from space debris and orbital hazards

Project NETRA (Network for Space Object Tracking and Analysis) is ISRO's indigenous Space Situational Awareness network comprising radars, optical telescopes, and control centers designed to detect, track, and catalog space debris and operational satellites to prevent orbital collisions.

• 16 years
• 24 years
• 32 years
• 44 years

Correct Answer: 44 years

The Indian women's hockey team defeated China 1-0 in the final at Nagoya, Japan, securing their first Asian Games Gold medal since the 1982 New Delhi Asian Games—ending a 44-year title drought and securing direct qualification for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.

• 1 year
• 2 years
• 3 years
• 5 years

Correct Answer: 2 years

Greece assumed the UNSC presidency for October 2026 as a non-permanent member. Under Article 23 of Chapter V of the UN Charter, non-permanent members of the Security Council are elected by the General Assembly for a term of two years, with five members replaced each year.