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Explanation: The 182 m Statue of Unity of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel stands on Sadhu Bet island in the Narmada near the Sardar Sarovar Dam at Kevadia (Ekta Nagar), Narmada district, Gujarat. It was unveiled on 31 October 2018.

Explanation: India's women beat Uganda 35-15 in the final on 31 October 2026 to win the maiden edition on home soil. The men's team, after beating Bangladesh 56-27 in the semi-final, was to meet Sri Lanka in its final.

Explanation: Captain Mohan Singh raised the first INA in 1942 from Indian prisoners of war taken by Japan in Malaya and Singapore. Subhas Chandra Bose revived and led it from 1943. Shah Nawaz Khan, P.K. Sahgal and G.S. Dhillon were tried at the Red Fort in 1945.

Explanation: The exercise is being held at Sri Vijaya Puram, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It was announced by PM Modi at the 6th BIMSTEC Summit in Thailand and has three days of tabletop exercises followed by a two-day harbour phase. All seven BIMSTEC members take part.

Explanation: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on 31 October 2026 that the PM has approved the Northern Corridor. It will link Delhi with Agra, Kanpur, Lucknow and Ayodhya, then go on to Varanasi and Patna and finally Guwahati. Delhi–Lucknow would take 2 h 12 min and Delhi–Varanasi 3 h 33 min.

Explanation: Statements 1–3 are correct: the 2026 medal went to 490 personnel, it was instituted by the MHA notification of 1 February 2024 and it is announced on 31 October, Sardar Patel's birth anniversary. Statement 4 is wrong: serving government forensic scientists are eligible.

Explanation: Kannauj is India's perfume (attar) capital, Firozabad is known for glass bangles and Bhadohi for hand-knotted carpets; all three crafts hold GI tags. Khurja is famous for pottery (ceramics), not brassware; brassware belongs to Moradabad.

Explanation: Statements 1 and 2 are correct. The Atlanta meeting, held during the G20 foreign ministers' meeting, was the Quad ministers' third this year, and they announced over $85 million to support trusted AI across the Indo-Pacific. Statement 3 is wrong: neither earlier meeting was in Tokyo; they were held in New Delhi (May) and Manila (July).

Explanation: Jharkhand was formed on 15 November 2000. Kerala was formed on 1 November 1956 under the States Reorganisation Act, Haryana on 1 November 1966 (Punjab Reorganisation Act) and Chhattisgarh on 1 November 2000.

Explanation: Akashganga is the IAF's skydiving display team, raised on 10 August 1987 at Air Force Station Agra and linked to the Paratroopers Training School, Agra. Its eight Parachute Jump Instructors jump from an AN-32 aircraft. Hawk jets are flown by the Surya Kiran aerobatic team, not by Akashganga.