Current Affairs Quiz 23rd September 2026 Quiz

Ans.b

Explanation: External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar will lead the Indian delegation at the High-Level Week of the 81st UNGA. He is scheduled to address the High-Level Session on 26 September. The theme of the 81st session is “Restoring trust, managing transformation: A United Nations that delivers for all.”

Ans.d

Explanation:

• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given commercial banks until April 1, 2027, to adopt its revised framework for minimum capital requirements for market risk. The final directions aim to align Indian regulations with the revised Basel III standards while ensuring simplicity and flexibility in implementation.
• The RBI issued the Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks – Minimum Capital Requirements for Market Risk) Directions, 2026, on 21 September after examining feedback on the draft guidelines released in February 2023.
• The revised framework will come into effect on April 1, 2027. Intermediate transition scalars have been in effect since April 1, 2024, to facilitate a smooth transition.
• Among the key changes, the RBI has removed instructions defining the trading book, as its Investment Directions already identify it under the Held for Trading (HFT) accounting sub-classification. The final directions instead refer to the relevant Investment Directions.
• The framework also incorporates revised instructions on net open positions and foreign exchange risk capital charges, in line with the RBI’s Commercial Banks – Prudential Norms on Capital Adequacy Tenth Amendment Directions, 2026.

Ans.b

Explanation: IBBI Whole Time Member Jayanti Prasad took additional charge as Chairperson from September 13, 2026, succeeding Ravi Mital. He will continue until his tenure as Whole Time Member ends on November 20, 2026, or until a new chairperson is appointed and joins.

Ans.a

Explanation:

• The second edition of Exercise Tarang Shakti will be hosted by the Indian Air Force at Air Force Station Jodhpur, Rajasthan, from September 26 to October 12, 2026.
• The exercise aims to expose all participants to planning and execution of multinational joint combat operations in a realistic contemporary battlespace and derive tactically viable solutions.
• Eight Friendly Foreign Countries such as Australia, Bangladesh, France, Germany, Greece, Sri Lanka, UAE and USA will participate with air assets, while 32 nations will be attending as observers.

Ans.b

Explanation: Exercise Nomadic Elephant 2026 is the India–Mongolia joint military exercise. Its 18th edition commenced on September 21, 2026, at the Foreign Training Node in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, and will continue until October 3.

Ans.c

Explanation: The International Day of Sign Languages is observed annually on September 23 to raise awareness about the importance of sign language in protecting the human rights of deaf people. It was established by the United Nations in 2017 and first celebrated in 2018. The 2026 theme is “Declaring Deaf People’s Human Rights.”

Ans.b

Explanation: Dr. G. Vijayaraghavan was a renowned cardiologist and a Padma Shri awardee. He received the Padma Shri in 2009 and conducted pioneering research on tropical endomyocardial fibrosis. He also helped establish India’s first 2D echocardiography laboratory at Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram.