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Current affairs October 5, 2026 for CUET

5 stories from October 5, 2026, each written from its official release, with the static fact it hangs on and the questions written from it.

WeekOctober 2026 in current affairs: forty stories for CUET

Environment & Climate

Five cubs at Kuno begin a Botswanan cheetah lineage in India

Five cubs born at Kuno on 5 October 2026 took India's cheetahs to 60 and began a Botswanan lineage.

On 5 October 2026 KJP21, a 32-month-old female cheetah born in India, gave birth to five cubs at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh. Their father is a male from Botswana, so the litter begins a Botswanan lineage among India's cheetahs and adds a new genetic line. KJP21 is the third India-born female to give birth, after Mukhi and KGP12.

The births took India's cheetah population to 60, of which 41 were born in India.

India's 60 cheetahs after the October 2026 births
  • 41born in India
  • 19brought from Africa

The five cubs born at Kuno on 5 October 2026 are among the 41.

Source: Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Test yourself

Question 1

MediumOriginal question

What was India's cheetah population after five cubs were born at Kuno in October 2026?

  1. A30
  2. B41
  3. C45
  4. D60
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. The births took the count to 60, of which 41 were born in India.

  2. The mother, KJP21, is herself India-born, the third such female to give birth.

Concept
India's cheetah count, October 2026
Typical time
50 seconds
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Question 2

MediumOriginal question

The father of the five cheetah cubs born at Kuno in October 2026 came from which country?

  1. ABotswana
  2. BNamibia
  3. CSouth Africa
  4. DKenya
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: A

Explanation

  1. Their father is a Botswanan male, so the litter begins a Botswanan lineage in India.

  2. India's first cheetahs came from Namibia in 2022, and a second batch from South Africa in 2023.

Concept
Botswanan cheetah lineage
Typical time
50 seconds
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Awards & Appointments

Three High Court Chief Justices become Supreme Court judges

On 5 October 2026 the Chief Justices of the Gujarat, Delhi and Telangana High Courts were appointed Supreme Court judges.

On 5 October 2026 the President appointed three High Court Chief Justices as judges of the Supreme Court: Justice Sunita Agarwal, Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court; Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya, Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court; and Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh, Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court. Justices Agarwal and Upadhyaya came originally from the Allahabad High Court, and Justice Singh from the Jharkhand High Court.

Test yourself

Question 1

MediumOriginal question

Justice Sunita Agarwal, appointed a Supreme Court judge in October 2026, was until then Chief Justice of which High Court?

  1. ADelhi
  2. BTelangana
  3. CRajasthan
  4. DGujarat
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. She was Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court; her parent High Court is Allahabad.

  2. The Chief Justices of Delhi and Telangana, D.K. Upadhyaya and A.K. Singh, were elevated the same day.

Concept
Supreme Court appointments, October 2026
Typical time
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International

Swiss President Guy Parmelin visits India

Swiss President Guy Parmelin visited India in October 2026; agreements on mobility, research and technology transfer were signed.

President Droupadi Murmu received the President of the Swiss Confederation, Guy Parmelin, at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 5 October 2026 and hosted a banquet in his honour. Agreements on migration and mobility, research, and technology transfer were signed during the visit. The President said the India–EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement, now in force, had opened more room for trade and investment, and noted that Swiss firms are prominent in building India's roads, railway bridges and tunnels.

Test yourself

Question 1

MediumOriginal question

From which date has the India–EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement been in force?

  1. A10 March 2024
  2. B1 April 2025
  3. C1 October 2025
  4. D1 January 2026
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: C

Explanation

  1. It was signed on 10 March 2024 and came into force on 1 October 2025.

  2. EFTA's members are Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, whose President visited India in October 2026.

Concept
India–EFTA TEPA in force
Typical time
50 seconds
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Question 2

EasyOriginal question

Guy Parmelin, who made a State visit to India in October 2026, is the President of which country?

  1. ASwitzerland
  2. BBelgium
  3. CLuxembourg
  4. DAustria
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: A

Explanation

  1. Guy Parmelin is President of the Swiss Confederation.

  2. President Droupadi Murmu hosted him at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 5 October 2026.

Concept
Swiss President's visit
Typical time
40 seconds
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International

First cargo from upper Assam to a foreign port since Independence

On 5 October 2026 a methanol barge left Bogibeel, Dibrugarh, for Dhaka: upper Assam's first cargo to a foreign port since 1947.

On 5 October 2026 a barge carrying 540 tonnes of methanol left Bogibeel Terminal at Dibrugarh for Dhaka, the first cargo shipped from upper Assam to a foreign port since 1947. The methanol, made by Assam Petro-Chemicals at Namrup, goes about 768 km down National Waterway-2 on the Brahmaputra to the Bangladesh border, then along the Indo-Bangladesh Protocol Route, some 1,300 km in all. New customs and immigration posts at Bogibeel and Dhubri made the voyage possible.

The route: Bogibeel to Dhaka, about 1,300 km
  1. Bogibeel TerminalDibrugarh, Assam · 540 tonnes of methanolAbout 768 km down National Waterway-2, the Brahmaputra
  2. India–Bangladesh borderThe Indo-Bangladesh Protocol Route
  3. Pangaon Port, DhakaBangladesh

Source: Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways

Test yourself

Question 1

MediumOriginal question

National Waterway-2, which carried the first cargo from Bogibeel to Bangladesh in October 2026, runs along which river?

  1. AGanga–Hooghly
  2. BBrahmaputra
  3. CMahanadi
  4. DGodavari
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: B

Explanation

  1. NW-2 is the Brahmaputra from Sadiya to Dhubri, 891 km.

  2. NW-1 is the Ganga–Bhagirathi–Hooghly, from Prayagraj to Haldia.

Concept
National Waterway-2
Typical time
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Question 2

EasyOriginal question

Bogibeel, from where a methanol barge left for Dhaka in October 2026, is in which district of Assam?

  1. ATinsukia
  2. BSivasagar
  3. CGolaghat
  4. DDibrugarh
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. Bogibeel Terminal is at Dibrugarh, in upper Assam.

  2. Dhubri, near the Bangladesh border, also got a new customs and immigration post.

Concept
Bogibeel cargo to Bangladesh
Typical time
40 seconds
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International

India and the UAE begin Exercise Mountain Guardian 2026

Mountain Guardian 2026, the India–UAE army exercise on mountain warfare: Chaubatia, Uttarakhand, 5–18 October 2026.

The India–UAE joint military exercise Mountain Guardian 2026 began on 5 October 2026 at the Foreign Training Node, Chaubatia, in Uttarakhand, and runs to 18 October. Its focus is mountain warfare. The 92 personnel are drawn equally from the two armies, a Bhairav Battalion from India and a Mountain Infantry Battalion from the UAE, with women officers and soldiers of both sides in specialist roles. The drills include joint planning, surveillance grids, drone operations and rock climbing.

India's military exercises around October 2026
  • Tarang Shakti7 air forces · JodhpurSep 26 – Oct 12
  • Mountain GuardianUAE army · Chaubatia, UttarakhandOct 5 – Oct 18
  • KONKANUK Royal Navy · off PlymouthOct 8 – Oct 15
  • INDRARussian Navy · VladivostokOct 13 – Oct 18

Each exercise has its own story this week.

Source: Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Defence

Test yourself

Question 1

MediumOriginal question

Exercise Mountain Guardian, held at Chaubatia in Uttarakhand in October 2026, is between the armies of India and which country?

  1. AUAE
  2. BOman
  3. CSaudi Arabia
  4. DQatar
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: A

Explanation

  1. Mountain Guardian 2026 is an India–UAE exercise focused on mountain warfare.

  2. It ran from 5 to 18 October 2026, with 92 personnel drawn equally from both armies.

Concept
Exercise Mountain Guardian
Typical time
50 seconds
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Sources on this page · Last verified:

  1. Indian-born Cheetah gives birth to 5 Healthy Cubs at Kuno National Park; India's Cheetah Population reaches 60 — Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
  2. Appointment of Chief Justices of High Courts as Judges of the Supreme Court of India — Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Law and Justice
  3. President of India hosts President of the Swiss Confederation — Press Information Bureau, President's Secretariat
  4. Dibrugarh Sends First International Cargo from Bogibeel to Bangladesh Since Independence — Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
  5. India-UAE Joint Military Exercise Mountain Guardian 2026 Commences in Uttarakhand — Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Defence