December 2025 Current Affairs: Revision Q&A
All 344 quiz questions of December 2025 with their answers, day by day. Read it in one go before the exam.
1 December 2025 open
In NITI Aayog's Fiscal Health Index 2025, the best overall score belonged to which state?
Odisha
Four states were placed in the 'Aspirational States' group of the Fiscal Health Index 2025. Which set is it?
Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Kerala
The ILO's World Social Protection Report 2024–26 puts India's social protection coverage in 2024 at what level?
48.8%
What status did the Asia Power Index 2025 newly assign to India?
Major Power
Which segment of the corporate bond market is the target of the new Crisil and AMFI proposal to improve liquidity?
AA–BBB
Models for market-making in bonds rated below AAA are being reviewed by which body?
Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs)
A government-backed market maker for AA–BBB bonds would mainly offer which benefit?
Provides constant two-way quotes and market stability
Which group of firms stands to gain most if the AA–BBB bond market becomes liquid?
MSMEs and mid-tier companies
Puducherry's newly launched Smart Farmer ID Card (SFIC) uses which technology?
QR code
Under which mission is the Saras Food Festival 2025 held?
DAY-NRLM
Under NACP-V, annual HIV testing in India rose from 4.13 crore in 2020-21 to what figure in 2024-25?
6.62 crore
The Dr Paulos Mar Gregorios Award 2025 was awarded to Tessy Thomas for pioneering contributions to which field?
Defence science
The rustic bunting breeds mainly in which type of habitat?
Wet coniferous woodlands of the northern Palearctic
The Kizilelma trial was described as manned-unmanned teaming because which crewed aircraft joined it from Merzifon air base?
F-16 fighters
Which body brings out the Fiscal Health Index 2025 that ranks 18 major Indian states?
NITI Aayog
2 December 2025 open
Hornbill Festival 2025 took place in which of these states?
Nagaland
In economics, the abbreviation CAD refers to what?
Current Account Deficit
Among these unmanned aerial vehicles, which one is in the MALE class?
Heron Mk II
The fourth edition of Kashi–Tamil Sangamam was held under which theme?
Let Us Learn Tamil – Tamil Karkalam
What is the name of the cess on pan masala and gutkha proposed in the Central Excise (Amendment) Bill 2025?
Health Security & National Security Cess
Which market segments' rules will SEBI merge into a single unified circular?
Equity & Commodity Derivatives Exchanges
Proposals for food testing laboratories under Kisaan Sampada must be submitted by what date?
20 January 2026
Under which scheme are BC Sakhis trained?
NRLM
The Sanchar Saathi app is meant to help users identify what?
Tampered IMEI numbers
What was India's current account deficit for Q2 FY26?
1.3% of GDP
Obesity-related economic costs are projected to reach about how much per year by 2030, according to the WHO GLP-1 coverage?
USD 3 trillion
Which language-learning theme marked the fourth Kashi-Tamil Sangamam?
Let Us Learn Tamil – Tamil Karkalam
Which authority issues the special permit that foreigners need under the Protected Area Regime covering Nagaland?
Ministry of Home Affairs
Under the food safety push, how many NABL-accredited food testing laboratories did MoFPI invite proposals for?
100
Under the Central Excise (Amendment) Bill 2025, which new levy is proposed for pan masala and gutkha?
Health Security and National Security Cess
3 & 4 December 2025 open
Countries must refresh their NDCs every five years under which article of the Paris Agreement?
Article 4
By what percentage does India's present NDC seek to cut the emissions intensity of its GDP over 2005–2030?
45%
The National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) draws its constitutional status from which article?
Article 338B
Within the PM-WANI framework, which component handles user authentication and accounting?
PDOA
How many recommendations are contained in the WHO's first-ever global guideline on infertility?
40
In which IMO Council category was India re-elected for 2026–27?
Category B
Among 29 nations at the WorldSkills Asia Competition 2025, what position did India finish in?
8th
Bioventing, air sparging and biobarriers are examples of which kind of bioremediation?
In-situ
Which vessel is India's third home-built SSBN due to be commissioned?
INS Aridaman
To which class of Indian Navy stealth frigates does INS Taragiri belong?
Nilgiri class (Project 17A)
Under India's current NDC, by what percentage is CO₂ emissions intensity of GDP to fall between 2005 and 2030?
45%
Which constitutional article gives the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) its status?
Article 338B
Which department launched the PM-WANI scheme in December 2020?
Department of Telecom
How many recommendations does WHO's first global infertility guideline contain?
40
How many votes did India get in its IMO Council re-election for Category B (2026-27)?
154 of 169
5 December 2025 open
What service is the proposed DHRUVA system intended to deliver in India?
Virtual and standardised digital addresses
ISRO's study found that stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana moved mainly to which time window?
3:30 PM – 6 PM
Garuda Shakti 2025, the India–Indonesia exercise, mainly concentrated on which operational theme?
Counter-terrorism and drone warfare
Following the RBI's repo rate cut to 5.25%, who stands to gain most directly?
EMIs and loan borrowers
Which of the new LIC plans is a pure protection policy paying a fixed death benefit?
Bima Kavach
Why might banks see their Net Interest Margins come under pressure?
A repo rate cut lowers lending rates faster than deposit rates
Under the revised RBI rules, foreign banks must report exposures to their parent branches under which framework?
Large Exposures Framework (LEF)
World Soil Day 2025 carried which theme?
Healthy Soils for Healthy Cities
Which of these is flagged as a key danger to urban soils under World Soil Day 2025?
Soil sealing by concrete and construction
Which body intends to release six critically endangered vultures in Assam?
Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS)
Which visa categories are covered by the free 30-day e-visa for Russian nationals?
E-tourist and group tourist
How many new Indian consulates are to open in Russia under the plan announced in December 2025?
Two
Which department released the draft amendment proposing the DHRUVA digital addressing system?
Department of Posts
In the ISRO stubble-burning study, how often can geostationary satellites detect fire events?
Every half-hour
Which organisation planned to release six vultures in Assam in January 2026?
BNHS
6 December 2025 open
How many years of the Special & Privileged Strategic Partnership did the 23rd India–Russia Annual Summit 2025 commemorate?
25 years
Which corridor did India and Russia single out for expansion at the 2025 summit?
Chennai–Vladivostok Eastern Maritime Corridor
The 20th UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee session on Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) hosted by India took place at which venue?
Red Fort, New Delhi
India holds the bilateral Exercise Harimau Shakti 2025 with which nation?
Malaysia
Troops of which regiment took part for India in Exercise Harimau Shakti 2025?
Dogra Regiment
What does an Open Market Operation (OMO) purchase by the RBI mean?
RBI buying government securities
What was the main purpose behind the RBI's ₹1 trillion OMO purchase announcement?
Inject durable rupee liquidity
Which regulator asked the RBI to let banks participate in non-agricultural commodity derivatives?
SEBI
On which exchange are non-agricultural commodity derivatives chiefly traded in India?
MCX
Under the RBI's revised rule, when may several entities in one bank group carry on the same business?
They serve different customer segments and have board approval
Mahaparinirvan Diwas on 6 December commemorates Ambedkar's death in which year?
1956
Which organisation is the outreach partner of the 11th India International Science Festival?
Vijnana Bharati
Which earlier system for Waqf asset data was disabled on 8 May 2025?
WAMSI
What bilateral trade target by 2030 did India and Russia set at the 23rd Annual Summit?
USD 100 billion
How many Member States sit on the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage?
24
7 & 8 December 2025 open
The pension scheme aimed specifically at below-poverty-line people aged 65 and above is:
Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme
What key governance change is proposed in the draft Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) Bill, 2025?
ISI would become a statutory corporate body
What share of elderly Indians cannot use the internet, which hinders digital pension reforms?
63%
By roughly how much had the rupee depreciated since April 2025 when it crossed ₹90 per US dollar?
5.5%
Which measure did the RBI announce in its December 2025 monetary policy?
A 25 bps repo rate cut
Raajmarg Infra InvIT (RIIT) exists mainly to do what?
Monetise National Highway assets
Which ecosystem is described as more climate-resilient because it stores carbon underground?
Semi-arid grasslands
Grassland restoration under which initiative lifted soil organic carbon by as much as 50% within three years?
CAMPA-funded projects
ICAR has asked universities to begin courses chiefly in which area?
Natural Farming
What chiefly caused the delay in rolling out e-NAM 2.0 in Rajasthan?
Problems moving data from the older platform
The Candidates 2026 is scheduled to begin on which date?
28 March 2026
Maharashtra's state target for solar agricultural pumps is how many?
10.45 lakh
A country's trade surplus arises when which condition holds?
Exports exceed imports
In Hachinohe, what was the maximum shindo intensity recorded in the 8 December 2025 earthquake?
Upper 6
The Army Service Corps is best described as which part of the Indian Army?
Logistics branch
9 December 2025 open
Parveen Shaikh, a 2025 winner of the Sanctuary Wildlife Service Award, works to protect which species?
Indian Skimmer
Who instituted the Sanctuary Wildlife Service Award?
Sanctuary Nature Foundation
What does the 'Nest Guardian' model for Indian Skimmer conservation chiefly involve?
Fencing and monitoring of nests by the community
How often has the RBI told credit institutions to refresh Credit Information Reports?
Weekly
What is the purpose of PaRRVA, introduced by SEBI?
Verifying past risk and return claims
What is the minimum investment needed to participate in a Large Value Fund (LVF)?
₹25 crore
The FIRST WOW! Credit Card is secured against what?
A Fixed Deposit
Which factor mainly underpins the higher rabi sowing in 2025?
Weak La Niña conditions
NITI Aayog says India must grow agriculture at roughly what annual rate to reach Viksit Bharat by 2042?
5%
How do Integrated Farming Systems (IFS) chiefly benefit farmers?
By diversifying income sources
Parveen Shaikh won the Sanctuary Wildlife Service Award 2025 for work on which bird?
Indian Skimmer
How many Border Roads Organisation projects were inaugurated in the record single-day launch?
125
Who wrote Vande Mataram, the National Song of India?
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Which system among the three Customs platforms handles e-filing and online payments for traders?
ICEGATE
NATGRID functions under which ministry?
Ministry of Home Affairs
10 December 2025 open
What made the May 2024 solar storm (Gannon's storm) so unusually strong, according to Aditya-L1 observations?
Two CMEs colliding and triggering internal magnetic reconnection
India and France held a trilateral air combat exercise over the Arabian Sea in December 2025 with which third country?
United Arab Emirates
SURYAKIRAN-XIX, the India–Nepal army exercise, mainly concentrated on:
Counter-terrorism under Chapter VII of the UN Charter
Under the RBI's final guidelines on bank groups, how are overlapping lending activities between a bank and group entities treated?
Allowed with board approval
At least what percentage of its gross income must come from financial assets for an entity to be classed as an NBFC?
50%
Airpay obtained RBI approval as a cross-border payment aggregator under which framework?
Unified Payment Aggregator framework
The IMF recognises UPI as the world's largest real-time payment system on what basis?
Transaction volume
Why is Senna spectabilis regarded as ecologically damaging?
It forms dense monocultures that suppress native species
The India–Brazil MoU on dairy genomics mainly focuses on improving which animals?
Bos indicus, Bos taurus and Bubalus bubalis
A key criticism of the Draft Seeds Bill 2025 is that it:
centralizes regulation and weakens state powers
By what percentage was UNEP's regular budget cut, as reported at UNEA-7?
20%
Amazon's total investment in India since 2010, mentioned in the December 2025 announcement, was about:
USD 40 billion
Why is Lagrange Point 1 useful for the Aditya-L1 mission?
It allows continuous Sun viewing without eclipses
Which three countries took part in the trilateral air combat exercise over the Arabian Sea in December 2025?
India, France and UAE
Where was the 19th edition of the India-Nepal exercise SURYAKIRAN held?
Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand
11 December 2025 open
Boreendo, which UNESCO recently placed under safeguarding, belongs chiefly to which region?
Sindh
Where was India's first entirely home-built hydrogen fuel-cell vessel inaugurated?
Varanasi
The World Inequality Report 2026 is brought out by which organisation?
World Inequality Lab
What portion of India's national income goes to the top 10% of earners, per the World Inequality Report 2026?
58%
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) revised its FY26 growth projection for India to what figure?
7.2%
Which transactions would be covered by the RBI's proposed forex transparency norms?
Cash, TOM and spot contracts
Pension funds were recently allowed by PFRDA to put money into which additional asset class?
Gold and silver ETFs
Fitch Solutions expects the repo rate to stay at what level through FY27?
5.25%
Roughly what fraction of global greenhouse gas emissions comes from food systems?
One-third
Under Green Revolution 2.0, which paddy-field practice is advised to lower methane emissions?
Alternate wetting and drying
Boreendo, safeguarded by UNESCO's heritage committee, is a traditional instrument from which region?
Sindh
According to the World Inequality Report 2026, what share of India's national income goes to the top 10% of earners?
58%
Where was the first India-Brunei JWG on Defence Cooperation held?
New Delhi
Which ministry released the draft questionnaire for ASUSE 2026?
MoSPI
Which company built India's first indigenous hydrogen fuel-cell vessel launched at Varanasi?
Cochin Shipyard Limited
12 December 2025 open
What is the main objective of the Government of India's Working Paper on Generative AI and Copyright?
To balance creators' rights with AI innovation
Under which Intangible Cultural Heritage domain was Deepavali chiefly inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List?
Social practices, rituals and festive events
Which ministry implements the Shilp Didi Programme?
Ministry of Textiles
What is the main goal of the planetary-defense drill centred on object 3I/ATLAS?
Assessing Earth's readiness for asteroid threats
Who jointly leads the planetary-defense exercise on 3I/ATLAS?
ESA, NASA and UN-IAWN
Economists attribute the rupee's recent slide past ₹90 per dollar mainly to:
forex demand–supply pressures
Which of these is a possible advantage of a weaker rupee?
Improved export competitiveness
How frequently is NABARD's Rural Economic Conditions and Sentiments Survey (RECSS) carried out?
Bi-monthly
Under the revised RBI framework, businesses borrowing less than what amount may open current accounts with any bank (subject to conditions)?
₹10 crore
SEBI's new governance framework for Market Infrastructure Institutions requires them to appoint:
two Executive Directors with distinct roles
Which US president, after Donald Trump's 2024 win, was named as the only earlier one with two non-consecutive terms?
Grover Cleveland
Why was Vinesh Phogat removed from the Paris 2024 women's wrestling final?
Breaching the weight limit
Which problem was NOT cited as a result of the Pagdi system?
Rapid rise in landlord rental income
What does CRCAT, proposed in the Generative AI and copyright working paper, stand for?
Copyright Royalties Collective for AI Training
Deepavali was inscribed on which UNESCO list at the 20th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee in New Delhi?
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
13 December 2025 open
At which international forum was India's resolution on 'Strengthening the Global Management of Wildfires' adopted?
United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7)
By 2050, how much does UNEP's 'Spreading Like Wildfire' report expect wildfires worldwide to increase?
30%
Which of these is a central aim of the nuclear sector reforms cleared by the Union Cabinet?
Ending the state's monopoly over civil nuclear power
What is DSC A20, recently commissioned into the Indian Navy, chiefly built for?
Diving and salvage work underwater
In which year did the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) come into force in India?
2000
How are transactions for buying immovable property overseas classified under FEMA?
Capital Account Transactions
How many Executive Directors has SEBI told Market Infrastructure Institutions (MIIs) to appoint?
Two
The Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2025 would raise the FDI cap for insurance companies to what level?
100%
Which description fits copra?
The dried kernel of mature coconuts
Which body recommends the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for copra?
Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP)
How much did the value of India's gold reserves rise in the week ended 5 December 2025?
$1.033 billion
The Williamnagar soil lake covers roughly how much area?
0.5 hectare
Roughly how many Gati Shakti Cargo Terminal locations are commissioned across India, as told to the Rajya Sabha?
120
The Raipur National Transgender Sports Meet is described as the first national platform for transgender athletes in roughly how long?
Nearly a decade
Which weather factor was among the causes cited for the 13 December 2025 pollution spike in Delhi-NCR?
Weak Western Disturbance
14 & 15 December 2025 open
Which long-term goal is the SHANTI Bill, 2025 chiefly designed to achieve?
100 GW of nuclear power capacity by 2047
Who introduced the Atomic Energy Bill, 2025 (the SHANTI Bill)?
Department of Atomic Energy under the PMO
Where does India stand in the Stanford Global AI Vibrancy Index 2025?
3rd
The Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025 proposes to replace which of the following bodies? 1. UGC 2. AICTE 3. NCTE
1, 2 and 3
Which newly designated Ramsar site is in the buffer zone of Sariska Tiger Reserve?
Siliserh Lake
What was the main reason for setting up Regional Rural Banks?
To bridge rural credit gaps
In the three-way ownership of RRBs, which entity has the biggest stake?
Central Government
SEBI's proposed margin reforms seek to reduce which margin component for hedged positions on non-expiry days?
Extreme Loss Margin (ELM)
The Borole family's ATM (Any Time Money) model is centred on:
diversified cropping for continuous income
Which institution launched the JIVA Programme supporting natural farming in Marathwada?
NABARD
Which state government portfolio does Nitin Nabin currently hold?
Public Works Department
Which two office-bearers of the Press Club of India were elected unopposed?
Aditi Rajput and P R Sunil
By which year does the SHANTI Bill aim for 100 GW of nuclear power in India?
2047
Which university publishes the Global AI Vibrancy Index in which India ranked third in 2025?
Stanford University
Which three statutory bodies would the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025 replace?
UGC, AICTE and NCTE
16 December 2025 open
Compared with MGNREGA, what basic change does the VB-G RAM G Bill, 2025 propose?
A move from rights-based to supply-driven employment
How many days of employment per rural household does the VB-G RAM G Bill, 2025 guarantee?
125 days
Which existing body would the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan (VBSA) Bill, 2025 replace?
University Grants Commission
Which trend is correct as per PLFS for November 2025?
Unemployment going down while LFPR rises
What chiefly explains the sharp narrowing of India's trade deficit in November 2025?
A drop in gold imports
The SHANTI Bill, 2025 deals with reform in which sector?
Nuclear energy
Which Indian sector is seen as most exposed to the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)?
Cement
Mutations in which gene are chiefly linked to artemisinin resistance in malaria?
kelch13
Which issue does the Right to Disconnect Bill, 2025 mainly address?
Work-life balance in digital workplaces
The Bison Horn Maria dance belongs to which tribe?
Dandami Maria
Which statement about Sai Jadhav is correct?
She is the first woman to reach the Territorial Army via the IMA route
Who signed Punjab's Holy City notification dated 16 December 2025?
Alok Shekhar
The VB-G RAM G Bill proposes to replace which existing law?
MGNREGA, 2005
How long is the empanelment of heritage conservation architects for ASI monuments valid?
Three years
Emperor Perumbidugu Mutharaiyar II, honoured with a commemorative stamp, is also known as what?
Suvaran Maran
17 December 2025 open
The recent FSSAI drive on egg safety was triggered by worries about which banned substance?
Nitrofurans
Which description fits HAMMER (AASM), which was in the news?
A precision-guided air-to-ground weapon
How will HAMMER weapons be jointly produced in India?
Through a 50:50 joint venture between BEL and Safran
Exercise EKUVERIN is held between India and which country?
Maldives
To what level did the Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, 2025 raise the FDI cap for insurers?
100%
Under the new PFRDA regulations, how much can be borrowed against an NPS corpus?
25% of the subscriber's own contribution
The rupee moving past ₹91 per dollar in 2025 was chiefly linked to:
FPI outflows and global bond yield pressures
Which objective does the RBI's use of a currency swap mainly serve?
Injecting rupee liquidity into the banking system
What is the main cause of unclaimed bank deposits in India?
Dormant accounts and missing nominee details
SEBI's proposed overhaul of the mutual fund Total Expense Ratio (TER) is mainly meant to:
reduce investor costs and improve transparency
Homebound won second runner-up in which award at the Toronto International Film Festival?
International Audience Choice Award
The red table-top markings on the wildlife-safe road are made of which material and thickness?
5 mm hot-applied thermoplastic
A commissioner of the Central Information Commission holds office for the term set by the Centre or until which age, whichever is earlier?
65 years
Which body began collecting egg samples after the viral nitrofuran claim?
FSSAI
India's December 2025 pact on the HAMMER (AASM) weapon is with which French company?
Safran
18 December 2025 open
Which country topped the global doping list for a third straight year in the WADA Testing Figures Report 2024?
India
Anti-doping testing in India is the statutory responsibility of which organisation?
National Anti-Doping Agency
Which platform powers India's first AI-based community screening programme for Diabetic Retinopathy?
MadhuNetrAI
Who has launched RESPOND Basket 2025?
ISRO
How many Param Vir Chakra recipients are portrayed in the 'Param Vir Dirgha' inaugurated on Vijay Diwas 2025?
21
Which new concept has SEBI brought in to replace the TER framework for mutual funds?
Base Expense Ratio
Under SEBI's revised norms, the brokerage allowed on cash market trades by mutual funds is now capped at what level?
6 bps
What is the new maximum lump sum PFRDA permits an NPS subscriber to withdraw?
80%
Under the revised NPS rules, a subscriber can withdraw the entire corpus if it is no more than what amount?
₹8 lakh
Which company rolled out India's first biometric authentication for UPI payments?
Amazon Pay
Ram Sutar was a gold medallist of which art institution?
Sir JJ School of Art
Roughly how much gas does the deal cover over its lifetime?
130 billion cubic metres
Who presented the Order of Oman to PM Modi?
Sultan Haitham bin Tarik
How many consecutive years has India topped the WADA doping chart as per the 2024 report?
Three
Which AI platform powers the AFMS diabetic retinopathy screening programme?
MadhuNetrAI
19 December 2025 open
Which country of the Indian subcontinent is mainly worried by the Taliban's plan to divert water from the Kunar River?
Pakistan
Into which major river system does the Kunar River eventually drain?
Indus River System
Which rhino species is listed as Vulnerable, going by the conservation status given?
Greater One-horned (Indian) Rhino
In which year will India hold the BRICS presidency?
2026
Which organisation developed the DHRUV64 microprocessor?
C-DAC
DHRUV64 belongs to which indigenous processor programme?
Digital India RISC-V (DIR-V)
Which age group is the main focus of the ULLAS scheme?
15 years and above
How many existing Acts is the Securities Markets Code Bill, 2025 meant to replace?
Three
Which new mechanism does the Securities Markets Code Bill, 2025 propose to assist investors?
Investor Ombudsperson
The Securities Markets Code Bill, 2025 proposes a functional separation within which institution?
SEBI
Which requirement applies to platform aggregators under the Jharkhand gig workers law?
Register with the Gig Workers' Welfare Board
The Kunar River is called by what name in Pakistan?
Chitral River
Which ministry runs the ULLAS adult literacy programme?
Ministry of Education
Which organisation released 'Bhasha Matters: The State of the Education Report for India 2025'?
UNESCO
20 December 2025 open
Which satellite will ISRO's LVM3–M6 mission, planned for December 2025, put into orbit?
BlueBird communication satellite
India's role in which field is highlighted by the BlueBird satellite launch?
Global commercial satellite launch services
At which event was the Traditional Medicine Global Library (TMGL) unveiled?
2nd WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine
Data from how many countries does the TMGL hold on traditional medicine?
194
In which Indian city is the WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine based?
Jamnagar
The RBI has cleared a move away from a flat-rate deposit insurance premium to what system?
Risk-based premium system
What share of SEBI's yearly surplus must go to the reserve fund under the proposed Securities Markets Code (SMC)?
25%
China's WTO complaint against India mainly concerns tariffs in which sector?
Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
What maximum share of controlled funds has IRDAI proposed insurers may put into debt of public infrastructure SPVs?
20%
EPFO has clarified that a gap between jobs of up to how many days leaves ₹50,000 EDLI cover unaffected?
60 days
Which US military personnel were killed in the 13 December ISIS attack that preceded the operation?
Two Iowa National Guard members and an interpreter
In the India–Oman CEPA, Oman removed customs duties on what share of tariff lines?
98.08%
Which ISRO mission was set to launch the BlueBird Block-2 satellite?
LVM3-M6
The Traditional Medicine Global Library was launched at which event?
2nd WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine
Which country released the logo for CBD COP17 featuring a blue butterfly?
Armenia
21 & 22 December 2025 open
Which method will Tamil Nadu's statewide Hornbill Population Survey mainly use to estimate population density?
Line transect method
Which tiger reserve is part of Phase-1 of Tamil Nadu's Hornbill Population Survey?
Anamalai Tiger Reserve
Which institution exclusively maintains the Snow White duck breed revived in Kuttanad?
Duck Hatchery and Training (DHAT) Institute
India's MoU with the Netherlands on maritime heritage mainly backs which project?
National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC)
Which concept replaces the Total Expense Ratio under SEBI's new mutual fund regulations?
Base Expense Ratio (BER)
SEBI's Stockbroker Regulations, 2025 lower the maximum spot market brokerage to:
6 basis points
Per RBI data, why did credit cards' share of total retail loans fall?
The RBI tightened norms on unsecured lending
How much sovereign lending has the Asian Development Bank (ADB) committed to India for 2025?
$4.3 billion
Telangana's cotton growers cannot realise MSP mainly because of:
poor fibre quality caused by unseasonal rains
India's average cotton yield of about 448 kg/ha is best characterised as:
among the lowest globally
Which Prime Minister announced National Mathematics Day in December 2011 at Madras University?
Manmohan Singh
Why are hornbills called the farmers of the forest?
They disperse seeds over large areas
India signed a maritime heritage MoU with which country in December 2025?
Netherlands
Which article empowers each House of Parliament to frame its rules of procedure, governing PMBs?
Article 118
Which department launched Good Governance Week 2025?
DARPG
23 & 24 December 2025 open
The Doha Declaration 2025, adopted at COSP-11 of UNCAC, centres on using what to fight corruption?
Digital tools such as AI and data analytics
Which pair of laws does the SHANTI Act, 2025 replace?
Atomic Energy Act, 1962 and Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010
Which players does the SHANTI Act, 2025 allow into India's civil nuclear sector?
Indian private companies and government–private joint ventures
What triggered the #SaveAravalli campaign?
The Supreme Court accepting a fresh definition of Aravalli Hills based on elevation
The Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 promises how many days of work a year to each rural household?
125 days
Why is Lothal, the site planned for the National Maritime Heritage Complex, historically important?
It has the world's oldest known man-made dockyard
An RBI staff study found which asset to be the steadiest when geopolitical risk is elevated?
Gold
In the RBI study, which asset reacted most strongly to geopolitical shocks?
Crude oil
What approval did the RBI grant Mswipe Technologies in December 2025?
Final Payment Aggregator licence
Which technology does the RuPay SIB Paytag from South Indian Bank rely on?
NFC (Near Field Communication)
Where was COSP-11 to the UN Convention against Corruption held in December 2025?
Doha
Which law does the SHANTI Act, 2025 replace along with the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010?
Atomic Energy Act, 1962
Under the new Aravalli definition accepted by the Supreme Court, hills must rise at least how high above local relief?
100 m
The Viksit Bharat-G RAM G Act, 2025 replaces which earlier law?
MGNREGA, 2005
Under which IMF facility did Sri Lanka receive USD 206 million after Cyclone Ditwah?
Rapid Financing Instrument
25 & 26 December 2025 open
How many branches may foreign banks open in India over four years under the Financial Services Annex of the India–New Zealand FTA?
15
Which Indian digital public infrastructure is highlighted for cross-border payment cooperation in the India–New Zealand FTA?
UPI and NPCI
In which city is Rashtra Prerna Sthal, opened by the Prime Minister, situated?
Lucknow
What is the main purpose of the SWAMIH-2 Fund announced by the Union Government?
Completing stalled affordable and mid-income housing projects
In which state is Bhoramdeo Temple, planned for development like the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor, located?
Chhattisgarh
How many existing laws are merged by the Securities Markets Code, 2025?
Three
What is the new maximum size of the SEBI Board under the Securities Markets Code, 2025?
15 members
What is the reason behind the RBI's plan to infuse about ₹3 trillion of durable liquidity into the banking system?
To offset the liquidity tightening caused by forex intervention
When EPS contributions are wrongly deposited for an ineligible employee, where is the amount transferred?
The Provident Fund account, with interest
Which asset did an RBI staff study find to be the most stable during periods of geopolitical tension?
Gold
In which city is the Rashtra Prerna Sthal located?
Lucknow
According to BNEF, India reclaimed which rank in the global wind market in 2025?
Third
What is the size of the SWAMIH-2 Fund the Union government is set to operationalise?
₹15,000 crore
Bhoramdeo Temple is situated in which district of Chhattisgarh?
Kabirdham
On which date is PESA Day observed every year?
24 December
27 December 2025 open
By what year does India aim to eliminate malaria completely?
2030
Who gets to approve the opening or reopening of coal mines under the amended Colliery Control Rules?
The company's Board of Directors
Which startup built India's first indigenous 1.5-Tesla MRI scanner?
VoxelGrids
From which year will India chair the Kimberley Process?
2026
Heavy nitrate contamination of groundwater chiefly endangers which area?
Human health
Who painted the mural, now deteriorating, at the LIC headquarters in Mumbai?
M. F. Husain
For what violation did IRDAI penalise Reliance General Insurance?
Mis-selling and disguised commissions
India's insurance sector will adopt which accounting standard from 2026?
Ind AS 117
The Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) is chiefly intended to strengthen which area?
Post-harvest infrastructure
What was the main reason farmers' incomes fell even though monsoons were good?
Crop prices below MSP together with floods
PMGSY, the rural road scheme, was launched on which date?
25 December 2000
Which department's five digital initiatives were launched on Good Governance Day 2025?
DoPT
Which ministry implements the PM-VIKAS scheme?
Ministry of Minority Affairs
From which country will India take over the Kimberley Process chair in 2026?
United Arab Emirates
From which submarine was the K-4 missile test-fired in December 2025?
INS Arighaat
28 & 29 December 2025 open
Which description fits KAVACH, which was in the news?
An Automatic Train Protection system to prevent collisions
Which of the following is NOT a feature of the KAVACH system?
Automatic route scheduling for trains
Which ministry set up the Passenger Assistance Control Room (PACR)?
Ministry of Civil Aviation
Under which mission was the PARAM Rudra supercomputer, inaugurated at IIT Patna, developed?
National Supercomputing Mission
On the banks of which river does Gandikota Canyon, called the 'Grand Canyon of India', lie?
Penna (Pennar)
To what level did the Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, 2025 raise the FDI limit in insurance companies?
100%
Which regulator gets enhanced powers under the Insurance Amendment Bill, 2025?
IRDAI
How has the RBI classified Aryaman Finance (India) Limited?
Type-II NBFC–ND–ICC
What does bancassurance mean?
Banks selling insurance products to customers
Which organisation gave PayNearby its TPAP licence to operate UPI services?
NPCI
Kavach is which type of system developed for Indian Railways?
Automatic Train Protection system
Which ministry established the 24x7 Passenger Assistance Control Room (PACR)?
Ministry of Civil Aviation
Which organisation developed the PARAM Rudra supercomputer inaugurated at IIT Patna?
C-DAC
PRAGATI, the governance platform, was launched in which year?
2015
Gandikota Canyon was carved by which river?
Penna (Pennar)
30 & 31 December 2025 open
What makes the India–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) unique?
Binding investment timelines with clawback provisions
How is INSV Kaundinya best described?
A stitched wooden sailing vessel inspired by Ajanta paintings
Which two states formally joined Ayushman Bharat – PMJAY in 2025?
Odisha and Delhi
In which state is the Parvati–Arga Bird Sanctuary, newly notified as an Eco-Sensitive Zone, situated?
Uttar Pradesh
Batadrava Than, recently redeveloped and inaugurated, is linked to which tradition?
Neo-Vaishnavism (Ekasarana Dharma)
India recently moved up to a new rank among the world's largest economies by GDP, overtaking which country?
4th – Japan
Which category had the largest number of fraud cases in the RBI's 'Trend and Progress of Banking in India 2024–25'?
Card/Internet frauds
What does Clause 124 of the proposed Securities Markets Code, 2025 deal with?
Transferring SEBI's annual surplus to the CFI
Which authority regulates Special Situation Funds (SSFs), proposed to be brought under the SARFAESI Act?
SEBI
What does IS 19262:2025, recently issued by the government, cover?
Electric agricultural tractors
How much FDI has New Zealand committed under the India–New Zealand FTA by 2030?
$20 billion
INSV Kaundinya's design draws inspiration from which source?
Ajanta cave paintings
What is the annual health cover per family under Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY?
Up to ₹5 lakh
In which state is the Parvati-Arga Bird Sanctuary, recently notified as an Eco-Sensitive Zone?
Uttar Pradesh
What is India's global rank in rare earth reserves according to this news?
Third