DailyScope GK & Current Affairs Quiz — 27 October 2026

Bapatla to Visakhapatnam — The IMD forecast cited by Reuters placed the likely crossing between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam around 28 October. It was a forecast, not confirmation that landfall had occurred.

5:30 pm — The PMIndia schedule gives 5:30 pm at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. At publication time this was a scheduled event, not a completed speech.

26–27 October — PIB’s dated photo record confirms the inaugural session on 26 October, and reporting described the forum as a two-day event through 27 October.

11 crore IDs, five months ahead of schedule — The PIB release said 11 crore Farmer IDs had been created five months before the 31 March 2027 target. The milestone does not by itself guarantee eligibility for every scheme.

URSC:04:2026 — ISRO’s URSC notice identifies the Technician-B and driver recruitment as URSC:04:2026, with the listed application deadline of 13 November 2026.

9 November 2026 — The SDSC SHAR recruitment portal lists registration and payment closing at 23:59 on 9 November 2026.

Article 280 — Article 280 provides for the Finance Commission and its recommendations on specified fiscal transfers and grants.

Nobel Peace Prize — The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize announcement recognised Navanethem “Navi” Pillay for work connected with peace and international law.

UPI is a payment system; the digital rupee is central-bank digital money — UPI enables payments between accounts, while a CBDC is a digital form of central-bank money. Similar phone interfaces do not make the underlying arrangements identical.

Setting Indian Standard Time at UTC+05:30 — India uses 82°30′ east longitude as its Standard Meridian, corresponding to Indian Standard Time at UTC+05:30.