Daily 10: 6 Nov 2026

1.On 5 Nov 2026 the Supreme Court held that the 24-hour limit for producing a person before a magistrate starts running from:

Correct. The Court held the clock starts at detention, not when the arrest is formally recorded. Anyone held beyond 24 hours without production must be released.

Not quite. The Court held the clock starts at detention, not when the arrest is formally recorded. Anyone held beyond 24 hours without production must be released.

2.The rule that a person arrested must be produced before the nearest magistrate within 24 hours is in which Article of the Constitution?

Correct. Article 22(2) requires production before the nearest magistrate within 24 hours, leaving out the journey time.

Not quite. Article 22(2) requires production before the nearest magistrate within 24 hours, leaving out the journey time.

3.On 5 Nov 2026 the Election Commission announced a Special Summary Revision of rolls in six States and UTs. On what date will the final rolls be published?

Correct. Draft rolls come out on 30 November 2026 and the final rolls on 21 January 2027.

Not quite. Draft rolls come out on 30 November 2026 and the final rolls on 21 January 2027.

Revision (first asked 4 Nov): the same story again, asked a new way, so it sticks.

4.The Home Ministry said on 2 Nov 2026 that Foreigners Regional Registration Offices (FRROs) will be set up in every State capital by which year?

Correct. The Home Ministry said FRROs will be in all State capitals by 2027. The network then stood at 20 offices.

Not quite. The Home Ministry said FRROs will be in all State capitals by 2027. The network then stood at 20 offices.

5.Fundamental Rights are contained in which Part of the Constitution of India?

Correct. Part III (Articles 12 to 35) contains the Fundamental Rights. Part IV has the Directive Principles and Part IVA the Fundamental Duties.

Not quite. Part III (Articles 12 to 35) contains the Fundamental Rights. Part IV has the Directive Principles and Part IVA the Fundamental Duties.

6.The ICJ will give its judgment on 19 Nov 2026 in a case brought under the Genocide Convention. In which year was that Convention adopted?

Correct. The Genocide Convention was adopted in 1948. The Gambia brought the case against Myanmar under it in 2019.

Not quite. The Genocide Convention was adopted in 1948. The Gambia brought the case against Myanmar under it in 2019.

7.The Kaveri rises at Talakaveri in the Brahmagiri hills of Kodagu district in which state?

Correct. Talakaveri lies in Kodagu district, Karnataka; the river ends near Poompuhar in Tamil Nadu.

Not quite. Talakaveri lies in Kodagu district, Karnataka; the river ends near Poompuhar in Tamil Nadu. Pakka yaad trick: Talakaveri is in Kodagu, which is Coorg, the coffee district of Karnataka. Coffee = Coorg = Kaveri's head. The river ends in Tamil Nadu, so TN is the trap: it is where the Kaveri finishes, not where it starts.

8.When instituted in 1954, the three classes of the Padma Vibhushan were called Pahela Varg, Dusra Varg and Tisra Varg. They were renamed in:

Correct. A Presidential notification of 8 January 1955 renamed the three classes Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri.

Not quite. A Presidential notification of 8 January 1955 renamed the three classes Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. Pakka yaad trick: The Padma awards and the Bharat Ratna were both instituted on 2 January 1954; for one year the three classes were Pahela, Dusra, Tisra Varg (first, second, third class), and a notification of 8 January 1955 renamed them Padma Vibhushan, Bhushan, Shri. Born 1954, named 1955.

9.Which Assamese festival, celebrated in mid-April, marks the Assamese New Year?

Correct. Bohag or Rongali Bihu is the spring festival and Assamese New Year; Kati Bihu is in October, Magh Bihu in January; Ambubachi Mela is a Kamakhya temple fair in June.

Not quite. Bohag or Rongali Bihu is the spring festival and Assamese New Year; Kati Bihu is in October, Magh Bihu in January; Ambubachi Mela is a Kamakhya temple fair in June. Pakka yaad trick: Bohag is just the Assamese name of the month Baisakh. Mid-April is new year all across India: Baisakhi in Punjab, Vishu in Kerala, Puthandu in Tamil Nadu, Poila Boishakh in Bengal, and Bohag (Rongali) Bihu in Assam. Kati Bihu = October, Magh Bihu = January.

10.Gandhi attended which of the Round Table Conferences held in London?

Correct. The Congress boycotted the first (November 1930) and the third (November 1932); Gandhi attended the second (September to December 1931) as the sole Congress representative.

Not quite. The Congress boycotted the first (November 1930) and the third (November 1932); Gandhi attended the second (September to December 1931) as the sole Congress representative. Pakka yaad trick: One pact, one conference: Gandhi went only in 1931.