UPSC Current Affairs Quiz, 11 November 2026: 25 Questions

The Hindu reported that Tamil Nadu is considering moving the Supreme Court because the Cauvery Water Management Authority cannot enforce its orders. The State wants the Authority modelled on the Bhakra Beas Management Board, which was established in October 1967 to regulate water and power from the Bhakra Nangal and Beas projects.

Statements 1 and 2 match The Hindu's account of Tamil Nadu's plan and of Karnataka missing five of the seven spells ordered since 29 July. Statement 3 is wrong because the Authority has not asked Karnataka to clear the backlog, which Tamil Nadu calculates at nearly 17 tmc ft.

The Indian Express reported that President Droupadi Murmu gave the awards at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on 11 November 2026. Navi Mumbai was ranked first, Surat second and Vijayawada third in the 10th Swachh Survekshan, which now covers over 4,751 cities.

The Hindu reported that GCMMF raised fresh pouch milk prices by Rs 2 to Rs 4 per litre from 12 November 2026, citing higher fodder, cattle feed, packaging and fuel costs. Amul Gold, with 6% milk fat, rises by Rs 4 per litre, while Amul Taaza toned milk, with 3% fat, rises by Rs 2 per litre.

The Hindu reported that foreign portfolio investors had bought 5.68 billion dollars of Indian shares in November, already their biggest monthly purchase since September 2024. As of 10:07 am on 11 November, the Sensex and Nifty were at their highest levels since 27 February.

The Hindu reported that the Directorate General of Foreign Trade barred the export of waste and scrap of primary cells, batteries and electric accumulators containing lithium-ion black mass. Black mass is the powdered mix of lithium, nickel, manganese, cobalt and graphite recovered when these batteries are recycled.

The Cabinet briefing of 11 November 2026 puts the Rabi 2026-27 outlay at about Rs 62,370 crore, against Rs 37,952 crore for Rabi 2025-26, for 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027. Statement 3 is wrong because the rate for potash is Rs 2.38 per kg, well below phosphorus at Rs 66.11 per kg.

The Economic Times reported that the Cabinet approved a Rs 4,111 crore credit guarantee corpus for Stand-Up India and a separate Rs 5,000 crore corpus for micro units. Stand-Up India covers loans above Rs 10 lakh and up to Rs 1 crore for women, Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe entrepreneurs setting up new enterprises.

The Economic Times reported that the annual guarantee fee under the Credit Guarantee Fund for Micro Units will fall from 1% to 0.75%. The extension is expected to support about Rs 12.6 lakh crore of Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana loans over five years.

The Hindu reported that Piyush Goyal met Maninder Sidhu, who was leading a Canadian delegation, in New Delhi on 11 November 2026. Goyal said the two sides discussed advancing negotiations on the India-Canada Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement.

The Press Information Bureau said the Colombo meeting adopted a Joint Ministerial Statement and the Revised Plan of Action on Public Health for 2026-2030, and that India will host the traditional medicine centre at Jamnagar. Statement 3 is wrong because Thailand's offer was to host the second Health Ministers' Meeting in 2028.

The Indian Express reported that the Ministry of External Affairs announced the convention for Kolkata, with the first day marked as Youth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas. The observance, held each year on 9 January, commemorates Mahatma Gandhi's return from South Africa in 1915.

The Hindu reported that the committee, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved a Rs 3,230 crore project on 11 November 2026. The museum will be created by adaptively reusing the North and South Block buildings in New Delhi.

Statements 1 and 2 follow the official account reported by The Hindu, including the 18 May 2023 announcement and the adornment gallery planned for the North Block in the latter half of 2027. Statement 3 is wrong because the project reuses the two blocks after government offices move out.

The Hindu reported estimates that put firecrackers at 71.1% of Delhi's pollution load on 9 November 2026 and at 29.8% on 10 November. Delhi's 24-hour average air quality index was 299 at 4 pm on 10 November, in the poor band, and rose to 312 on 11 November, in the very poor band.

The Hindu reported that the committee has asked for a time-bound roadmap to phase out such extraction over the next three years. The report, submitted on 2 November in the suo motu case on illegal sand mining in the National Chambal Sanctuary, also names reservoir sediment, manufactured sand and recycled construction and demolition waste as alternatives.

The Hindu reported that Kunal Shah, in a social media post on 10 November 2026, set out plans to simplify WhatsApp features and to explore bill payments and borrowing with financial partners. He also said the service handles over 100 billion messages and 2 billion calls a day, and that personal messages and calls stay end-to-end encrypted.

The Press Information Bureau said IMNEX-26 is being held at Visakhapatnam from 10 to 14 November 2026. Myanmar's UMS King Sin Phyu Shin is taking part with INS Rana and INS Sumedha, and the opening ceremony was held on board INS Rana on 10 November.

The Press Information Bureau said the contract with Cochin Shipyard Limited was signed in New Delhi in the presence of Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh. INS Betwa, a Brahmaputra-class frigate, will have its steam propulsion replaced by a diesel-engine system.

Statements 1 and 2 match the Press Information Bureau note on Sea Vigil-26, including its origin after the 26/11 Mumbai attacks and its span of the coastline and the exclusive economic zone. Statement 3 is wrong because 18 and 19 November are the sea phase, while the coastal readiness evaluation runs from 11 to 17 November.

The Indian Express reported that the train, bound for Sairang near Aizawl in Mizoram, derailed near Digaru station on the outskirts of Guwahati. Northeast Frontier Railway said the locomotive and five coaches left the tracks after the loco pilot could not control the speed, and that no injury was reported. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said four passengers sustained minor injuries.

The Hindu reported that Mumbai Indians traded Hardik Pandya to Punjab Kings for Arshdeep Singh, with the swap confirmed by an IPL statement on 11 November 2026. Hardik's fee was revised from Rs 16.35 crore to Rs 18 crore, matching the fee at which Arshdeep was bought.

The Hindu reported that Bansari Solanki replaced Savita Punia in the squad for the tournament at Nathu Barkheda in Bhopal, scheduled from 19 to 28 November 2026. Salima Tete remains captain, and India, the defending champion, opens against Malaysia.

The Hindu reported that M. John Harrison, aged 81, won the prize, becoming its oldest winner. The award, worth 50,000 pounds, was given at a London ceremony on 9 November 2026 for his 198-page novel.

The Cabinet briefing of 11 November 2026 says the extension to Greater Noida Sector 04 is an elevated corridor of 8.5 km with five stations, at an estimated cost of Rs 2,390 crore. It is to be completed in four years and will interchange with the Delhi Metro Blue Line at Noida Sector 61.