Daily GK & Current Affairs Quiz — 23 October 2026

A higher opening after three losing sessions — The report described a positive expected opening, not a guaranteed closing result.

Higher oil prices and safe-haven demand — Reuters linked pressure on the rupee to oil prices and global demand for safer assets.

India has identified it as a possible future nomination — A Tentative List is preparatory and distinct from final World Heritage inscription.

31 December 2026 — Reuters reported an extension from 31 October to 31 December 2026 for the specified raw sugar imports.

IGNOU — IGNOU’s official career page lists the non-teaching recruitment window through 2 November 2026.

Article 279A — Article 279A provides for the GST Council.

Thymine — In DNA, adenine pairs with thymine; RNA usually uses uracil instead of thymine.

Stratosphere — Most protective atmospheric ozone is concentrated in the stratosphere.

Physics — Raman received the 1930 Nobel Prize in Physics for work on the scattering of light.

At least 1,500 endemic vascular plant species and at least 70% habitat loss — The standard criteria combine endemic plant diversity with substantial loss of original natural vegetation.