November 2025 Current Affairs: Revision Q&A
All 345 quiz questions of November 2025 with their answers, day by day. Read it in one go before the exam.
1 November 2025 open
Which one of these is not a hurdle in setting up Early Warning Systems across the Himalayan region?
Plentiful flat, uniform land for installing sensors
Which law does the privacy framework of Aadhaar Vision 2032 seek to be consistent with?
Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023
On what day of the year is the Kendriya Grihmantri Dakshata Padak presented?
October 31
Which city has been chosen to host Exercise MILAN in 2026?
Visakhapatnam
Real-time tracking of glacier and glacial lake changes in the Himalayan early warning systems depends on which technology?
Satellite integration
Why did the RBI turn down the bids in the auction of the 7-year bond?
Banks asked for a higher yield of around 6.6%
Under the revised RBI norms, the Held-for-Trading (HFT) category has been folded into which category?
FVTPL
Household inflation expectations in 19 cities are captured by which RBI survey?
Inflation Expectations Survey of Households
Which pair of crops is the focus of the SMART-CROP project?
Chickpea and pigeonpea
Which app ecosystem supports enumeration and supervision in the Marine Fisheries Census 2025?
VYAS App Ecosystem
Which source has the largest installed capacity within India's non-fossil mix of 256.09 GW?
Solar
India's relationship with ASEAN, as described by Rajnath Singh at the Kuala Lumpur meeting, is which kind of partnership?
Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
Chabahar is a key node of which trade corridor linking India, Iran, Russia and Europe?
International North-South Transport Corridor
China's Tiangong space station, to which Shenzhou-21 was sent, was completed in which year?
2022
In the Himalayan EWS discussion, what share of India's disasters fell in the Himalayas during 2013-2022?
44%
2 & 3 November 2025 open
For how long will the Employee's Enrolment Scheme 2025 stay in force?
6 months
A stretch of National Highway is labelled a "black spot" under the e-DAR/iRAD system on the basis of what condition?
5 serious accidents or 10 deaths in 3 years
The total tally of India's medals at the Asian Youth Games 2025 held in Bahrain was:
48
The number of local indicators that Kerala used to identify its extremely poor families was:
4
In which year was Lucknow given the UNESCO 'Creative City of Gastronomy' designation?
2025
What is the chief use of ISRO's CMS-03 (GSAT-7R) satellite?
Defence and secure communication
RBI figures for 2024-25 show that household financial liabilities grew by what proportion compared with 2019-20?
102%
Under the draft Capital Market Exposure (CME) norms from the RBI, banks' exposure is capped at what share of Tier-1 capital?
40%
What percentage of nitrogen is present in ordinary solid urea?
46%
Teak and rosewood grown as long-term timber in an agroforestry model can bring in how much income after roughly 15 years?
₹5–12 lakh
Which country passed a similar generational tobacco law that was repealed in 2024 before implementation?
New Zealand
Which statement about the CTBT is correct, based on current reports?
It bans all nuclear explosions
Under the Employee's Enrolment Scheme 2025, how long does the compliance window last?
Six months
In the e-DAR/iRAD system, what is the length of a National Highway stretch classed as a black spot?
500 metres
How many medals did India win at the Asian Youth Games 2025?
48
4 November 2025 open
What is the principal thrust of Sagarmala 2.0?
Upgrading ports and maritime infrastructure
Which of these is a component of the Rs 70,000 crore maritime package that supplements Sagarmala 2.0?
Maritime Development Fund
Fish from which river were recently found to carry high cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) levels?
Cauvery
In which state does Pampadum Shola National Park lie?
Kerala
To bring back the grasslands of Pampadum Shola, which invasive species was cleared?
Acacia mearnsii
Exposure to which heavy metals is chiefly linked to nerve and kidney damage?
Cadmium and lead
What does a growing short dollar forward book of the RBI signal?
It is using forward contracts to keep the rupee steady
After SEBI classed REIT units as equity, what is the most a mutual fund may put into one REIT issuer?
10%
NITI Aayog's roadmap titled Reimagining Agriculture mainly centres on bringing in which kinds of technology?
Frontier technologies such as AI, IoT and drones
An inquiry into crop insurance payouts of just Rs 1 concerns which scheme?
PMFBY
WSSD-2 in Doha was convened by which organisation?
United Nations
Which pair of existing northeastern Ramsar sites was compared with Rowmari-Donduwa for bird diversity?
Deepor Beel and Loktak
What is the proposed size of Sagarmala 2.0?
₹75,000 crore
Which two heavy metals exceeded safety thresholds in Cauvery fish, according to the study?
Cadmium and lead
Which is the smallest national park in Kerala?
Pampadum Shola
5 November 2025 open
The International Election Visitors' Program (IEVP) 2025 in New Delhi is being hosted by which institution?
India International Institute for Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM)
According to the UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2025, total global greenhouse gas emissions in 2024 stood at:
57.7 GtCO₂e
The UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2025 shows the biggest absolute rise in emissions for which country?
India
Why is offshore renminbi (CNH) being brought into GIFT City operations?
Reducing reliance on the US dollar
Which kind of projects is the new ₹1 lakh-crore RDI Scheme Fund chiefly meant to back?
High-risk, high-impact R&D and deep-tech innovation
In which country did the Indian Embassy hold Pravasi Parichay 2025?
Saudi Arabia
What is the aim of the proposed overhaul of Sebi's Stock Broker Regulations?
Risk management and data protection
Under the NPCI–Razorpay Curlec tie-up, UPI payments will become possible in which country?
Malaysia
The first shipment of Fortified Rice Kernel (FRK) exported from Chhattisgarh went to which country?
Costa Rica
At what ratio is Fortified Rice Kernel (FRK) usually mixed into ordinary rice?
1:100
The QS Asia University Rankings are published by which organisation?
Quacquarelli Symonds
Which body organised the International Election Visitors' Programme 2025?
Election Commission of India
Which body publishes the Emissions Gap Report released ahead of COP30 in Belem?
UNEP
In the GIFT City proposal, what does CNH stand for?
Offshore renminbi
What is the corpus of the Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Scheme Fund launched in November 2025?
₹1 lakh crore
6 November 2025 open
What special label has Brazil given to COP30, being held in Belem?
COP of Truth
Brazil unveiled which new fund at COP30 to pay for the protection of tropical forests?
Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF)
Which principle is central to India's AI Governance Guidelines?
Making large language models understandable and transparent
What is the chief purpose of the Household Income Survey 2026?
To measure household incomes in detail directly, across India
Which main difficulty surfaced when the Household Income Survey was piloted?
Many respondents refused, finding income questions sensitive
What is special about NISAR compared with other satellites?
It is the first to run dual-frequency SAR, with L-band and S-band
What worries the RBI about India's 10-year bond yields?
They have stayed high even after repo rate reductions
Under which law can insolvency professionals, per the IBBI circular, seek release of attached assets?
PMLA
The NABARD-CEEW tie-up is meant to advance which farm sector goal?
Climate-resilient agriculture
Which of these was a cultural activity organised for Janjatiya Gaurav Varsh Pakhwada 2025?
Heritage rallies, dance and drama contests, and exhibitions
Where was the 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) held?
Belém
How many core principles do the India AI Governance Guidelines outline?
Seven
What share of respondents in the August 2025 pilot of the Household Income Survey found questions intrusive?
95%
In the NISAR satellite, which radar band is contributed by ISRO?
S-band
How many punch-marked gold coins were found at the Kovilur Shiva temple in Tiruvannamalai district?
103
7 November 2025 open
What constitutional distinction did the Centre draw in the Supreme Court on the subject of elections?
The right to vote is statutory, but the freedom of voting is a fundamental expression
Which provision does the petition against uncontested elections mainly say is breached when no polling takes place?
Article 19(1)(a)
The EAT-Lancet report says global food systems have crossed how many planetary boundaries?
5 out of 6
In the EAT-Lancet report, which farming component adds the most to the nitrogen and phosphorus imbalance?
Grain cultivation
To which class of naval ships does INS Ikshak belong?
Survey Vessel Large
Which of these is a main point in favour of Universal Basic Income (UBI) in India?
It provides income security without eligibility filters
SEBI raised the anchor investor share in IPOs from what to what?
33% to 40%
What is the main function of the Securities Lending and Borrowing (SLB) mechanism?
Facilitating the lending and borrowing of securities for short selling
The WEF-identified deep-tech field that powers autonomous field operations is:
Robotics
In FY 2024-25, how many rural households did PRADAN's livelihood initiative help to earn more than ₹1 lakh a year?
5 lakh
According to the Centre in the Supreme Court, the right to vote is best described as which kind of right?
Statutory right
According to the EAT-Lancet Commission Report, food systems drive how many of the six breached planetary boundaries?
Five
INS Ikshak is which ship in the Survey Vessel Large series?
Third
The UBI pilot in Madhya Pradesh referred to in the notes was carried out with which organisation?
SEWA
Which ministry runs the UDAN scheme?
Ministry of Civil Aviation
8 November 2025 open
What is Google's Project Suncatcher chiefly trying to achieve?
Build AI data centres in space powered by solar energy
Ethiopia's decision to follow India's DAY-NRLM model is chiefly aimed at what?
Reducing rural poverty and empowering women
Which balance does the so-called Mamdani Model stress?
Welfare protection versus market efficiency
The World Bank's Financial Sector Assessment 2025 points to which sign of progress in India's finance?
More private sector participation and greater digital inclusion
What is the main aim of the IBBI's new proposal concerning bidders in insolvency cases?
Transparency through disclosure of Ultimate Beneficial Ownership (UBO)
What is the ceiling on voting rights that a shareholder can hold in an Indian private sector bank?
26%
Which suggestion did the World Bank-IMF FSAP 2025 report make for India's financial sector?
Bring in borrower-based tools such as DSTI and CCyB
What is the theme of the FAO State of Food and Agriculture 2025 report?
Tackling land degradation across different farm sizes
The FAO says what share of the world's cropland is showing falling productivity?
20%
According to FAO's 2025 report, who holds most of the world's farmland?
The largest 1% of farms
Who announced on 24 January 1950 that Vande Mataram would receive honour equal to Jana Gana Mana?
Rajendra Prasad
India's six consecutive Olympic hockey golds were won over which period?
1928-1956
Gogabeel is an important wintering site on which migratory route?
Central Asian Flyway
Which company announced Project Suncatcher for space-based AI data centres?
Google
Which scheme did DAY-NRLM replace when it was launched in 2011 as NRLM?
SGSY
9 & 10 November 2025 open
India has joined the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) as an observer. What is the TFFF mainly meant to do?
Mobilize global finance to protect tropical forests
When and where was Vande Mataram first sung in public, and by whom?
1896 Calcutta Congress Session by Rabindranath Tagore
Where did the 29th Malabar Exercise, which INS Sahyadri took part in, take place?
Western Pacific near Guam
Which of the following falls outside the regulation of both SEBI and RBI?
Digital Gold (e-Gold)
The RBI's Open Market Operations (OMO) mainly consist of:
Buying or selling of government securities
In banking, what does the CASA ratio measure?
Ratio of current and savings deposits to total deposits
RBI data put India's Currency-to-GDP ratio at what level in October 2025?
11.11%
The Shree Anna Symposium highlighted the millet cultivation model of which state as a success?
Odisha
FAIFA's chief demand about the WHO COP11 on Tobacco Control concerns what?
Inclusion of farmer groups in the conference
In the recent discussions, which description of millets is correct?
Nutrient-rich, climate-resilient "superfoods"
What status will India hold in the Tropical Forest Forever Facility?
Observer
3I/ATLAS is which numbered known interstellar object?
Third
Which Indian Navy ship took part in the Malabar exercise near Guam in November 2025?
INS Sahyadri
Which city hosted the first BIMSTEC-India Marine Research Network (BIMReN) conference?
Kochi
Which ministry is the nodal ministry for the PM Internship Scheme?
Ministry of Corporate Affairs
11 & 12 November 2025 open
Which statement about Janjatiya Gaurav Varsh 2025 is correct?
It also marks 150 years of 'Vande Mataram'
What did rural unemployment fall to in the July-September 2025 quarter, according to PLFS?
4.4%
Where is Exercise Malabar 2025 being held?
Guam, a US territory
Which measure comes into force once GRAP Stage III is invoked?
Primary schools up to Class 5 are shut
What minimum provision for Stage-II loans does the RBI's proposed ECL framework suggest?
5%
What is the primary objective of the Bima Bharosa Platform?
Making the handling of grievances transparent
The partnership between Ageas Federal Life Insurance and Muthoot Microfin concentrates on which segment?
Rural and underserved regions
For which category of banks is the Sahakar Digi Pay platform specially designed?
Urban Cooperative Banks
Under which ministry is Watershed Mahotsav organised?
Ministry of Rural Development (DoLR)
Which is a major emphasis of Watershed Mahotsav?
Developing rainfed areas and harvesting water
The International Booker Prize, started in 2005, is awarded for fiction that is:
Translated into English
Which ministry is the nodal body for Janjatiya Gaurav Varsh 2025?
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
According to PLFS for July-September 2025, rural unemployment among persons aged 15+ fell to what level?
4.4%
Where was the 11th Mitra Shakti exercise between India and Sri Lanka held?
Foreign Training Node, Belagavi
Which AQI range corresponds to GRAP Stage III?
401-450
13 & 14 November 2025 open
At which global summit did the release of the Climate Risk Index (CRI) 2026 take place?
COP30, Belém, Brazil
Which country holds 9th place in the long-term climate impact ranking of CRI 2026?
India
CRI 2026 names which extreme weather event as the deadliest anywhere between 1995 and 2024?
Cyclone Nargis (2008)
The worldwide economic loss from extreme weather events (EWEs) from 1995 to 2024 is estimated at:
USD 4.5 trillion
CRI 2026 says India went through how many extreme weather events over the past 30 years?
430
Over 30 years, India's economic losses from EWEs are estimated to total:
USD 170 billion
By 2035, how much should India mobilise for climate adaptation and mitigation, according to the CRI 2026 recommendations?
USD 300 billion
Which farming impact of climate change does the CRI 2026 report discuss?
Decline in agricultural productivity
About how much has groundwater extraction in India risen to, adding to the water stress on farming?
240–260 km³
Which natural barrier that shields coastal farmland is fast shrinking?
Mangroves
Which organisation publishes the Climate Risk Index?
Germanwatch
Which ministry launched Passport Seva Programme V2.0 and e-passports?
Ministry of External Affairs
WHO Global TB Report 2025 said India's TB incidence declined by what percent between 2015 and 2024?
21%
To what amount was the GI tag application fee reduced in November 2025?
₹1,000
The Supreme Court directed Jharkhand to declare how much of Saranda forest as a wildlife sanctuary?
31,468.25 hectares
15 November 2025 open
Blue Origin's New Glenn recently carried NASA's ESCAPADE mission into space. What does this mission set out to do?
Examine how the solar wind interacts with the Martian magnetosphere
The WHO Global TB Report 2025 puts India's 2024 TB incidence per 100,000 people at what level?
187
Which world region carries the heaviest TB burden in the WHO Global TB Report 2025?
Southeast Asia
By roughly how much does UNEP's Global Cooling Watch 2025 expect cooling-related electricity demand to grow by 2050?
18,000 TWh
What is the main focus of the 'Niryat Disha' component of the Export Promotion Mission (EPM)?
Non-financial help such as quality, logistics and branding
Which Manipur tribal body wants the 'Any Kuki Tribes (AKT)' entry dropped from the ST list?
Thadou Inpi
Which body has the RBI recognised as the Self-Regulatory Organisation for Payment System Operators?
SRPA
What inflation target does India officially follow under the Flexible Inflation Targeting (FIT) framework?
4% with a band of plus or minus 2%
As relief for exporters hit by the 50% US tariff, the RBI lengthened the period for bringing in export proceeds to how long?
15 months
Who is SEBI's proposed 'concise summary' of offer documents chiefly meant to help?
Retail investors
Which company built the twin ESCAPADE spacecraft launched on New Glenn?
Rocket Lab
Which organisation published the Global Cooling Watch 2025 at COP30?
UNEP
ARISE, launched at COP30, functions under which body?
Climate Investment Funds
EPM, the Export Promotion Mission, is a flagship initiative of which department?
Department of Commerce
Under the DPDP Act, 2023, what are individuals whose data is processed called?
Data principals
16 & 17 November 2025 open
Cooperative hunting between Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins and traditional fishers drew global attention to which Indian lake?
Ashtamudi Lake
What is the main purpose of the "e-Jagriti" platform that has been in the news?
Consumer grievance redressal
AMRIT Pharmacies, which just marked ten years, concentrate mainly on:
Low-cost life-saving medicines
What key question was the Supreme Court looking into with respect to the POCSO Act?
Whether women can be offenders under POCSO
Which main offensive technology is fitted on DRDO's Integrated Drone Detection and Interdiction System (IDIDS) Mark-2?
10 kW high-energy laser
As a share of Tier-I capital, what ceiling has the RBI proposed on banks' exposure to acquisition financing?
10%
Which event is NOT among the disruptions in the stop-start pattern of credit reaching low-income households in India?
Global financial crisis of 2008
The new NUCFDC proposal is mainly intended to help small UCBs by making what possible?
Offering digital banking through a shared platform
Following the removal of export restrictions, which commodity became a major driver of India's agricultural exports?
Non-basmati rice
Agricultural exports from India touched $25.9 billion in Apr–Sep 2025, which represents growth of about:
8.8%
The verdict against Hasina concerned crimes against humanity linked to which event?
2024 protests and uprising
Which lake in Kerala is known for cooperation between fishers and Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins?
Ashtamudi Lake
Which department developed and operates the e-Jagriti consumer grievance platform?
Department of Consumer Affairs
Who inaugurated the 10th anniversary celebrations of AMRIT Pharmacy in New Delhi?
J.P. Nadda
The POCSO Act, 2012 protects children in which age group?
0-18 years
18 November 2025 open
Under which scheme were the National Gopal Ratna Awards (NGRA) set up?
Rashtriya Gokul Mission
Winners in which National Gopal Ratna Awards category are not given any cash prize?
Best AIT Technician
Which articles of the Constitution deal with the subordinate judiciary?
Articles 233-237
What proportion of civil decrees in subordinate courts take between 3 and 7 years to be executed?
70%
The air force exercise Garuda-2025 is hosted in which city?
Mont-de-Marsan
In what capacity has PayU won RBI approval to operate?
Payment Aggregator
What is the defining feature of RBI Floating Rate Bonds?
Their interest is tied to a market benchmark
What does the term 'Darwinian Adaptation' mean in the context of banking?
Changing along with the market and customer behaviour
Which state has started a chatbot-based veterinary service for people who keep livestock?
Rajasthan
What is a key goal of Rajasthan's veterinary chatbot initiative?
To lower animal deaths through timely diagnosis
Regular Pap smears and HPV tests are recommended for women in which age range?
25 to 65
The approved projects are expected to produce output worth how much?
Rs 65,111 crore
In the Raulane ritual, what do the two men who play Raula and Raulane symbolise?
A symbolic union of a groom and a bride
The National Gopal Ratna Awards were instituted in which year under the Rashtriya Gokul Mission?
2021
Which Constitutional Articles deal with the subordinate judiciary's appointment and control by High Courts and State Governments?
Articles 233-237
19 November 2025 open
By what percentage does the Global Methane Pledge (GMP), as cited in UNEP's Global Methane Status Report 2025, aim to cut methane emissions by 2030?
30%
Which approach does India follow in NAP-AMR 2.0 (2025–29) to tackle antimicrobial resistance?
One Health Approach
The Sentinel-6B satellite, launched on a SpaceX Falcon-9, is mainly used to measure what?
Global sea-surface height
The newly released NIC-2025 brings in an industrial classification code of how many digits?
Six digits
India won re-election to the Executive Committee of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) as the representative of which region?
Asia
Which sector does the Antariksh Venture Capital Fund (AVCF) of SIDBI target?
Spacetech
Which category does the "LUMIERE" credit card from RBL Bank fall into?
Invitation-only ultra-premium metal card
What does SEBI's "In-Principle Approval" for a mutual fund business let a company do?
Set up systems and meet compliance before final approval
Farmers commonly raise which worry about the proposed PPV&FRA amendments?
Misuse of DUS tests affecting community seed varieties
From which cropping season will the new "wild animal attack" cover under PMFBY apply?
2026 Kharif
India is rated low on which CCPI category in 2026?
Renewable energy
Which statement about Saudi Arabia's new US status is correct?
It gives privileged defence cooperation without a formal treaty
The Global Methane Status Report 2025 reviews progress on a pledge to cut methane by what share by 2030?
30%
NAP-AMR 2.0, India's plan against antimicrobial resistance, covers which period?
2025-29
Sentinel-6B was launched on which rocket?
SpaceX Falcon-9
20 November 2025 open
The government is weighing a rise in the cover under PMJJBY and PMSBY from Rs 2 lakh to what amount?
Rs 5 lakh
Which ministry has launched 'YUVA AI for ALL'?
Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY)
For which disease is BIRSA 101, India's first homegrown CRISPR-based gene therapy, intended?
Sickle Cell Disease
Gujarat's Ratanmahal Wildlife Sanctuary has lately confirmed which big cat after many decades?
Tiger
On which engine did ISRO test the 'bootstrap mode start'?
CE-20 Cryogenic Engine
The IRDAI's Bima Gram API is built mainly to strengthen which area?
Validation of rural insurance
Which regulator is thinking of permitting settlement netting for FPIs?
SEBI
The Capital Gains Account Scheme (CGAS) accounts can now be opened at how many private sector banks?
19
PM Modi said India would turn into a hub for which style of farming?
Natural farming
Which report drew attention to groundwater contamination across more than 440 districts?
Annual Groundwater Quality Report 2024
What is the annual premium of PMSBY?
₹20
Which ministry launched the YUVA AI for ALL course under the IndiaAI Mission?
MeitY
BIRSA 101 gene therapy is meant to treat which disease?
Sickle cell disease
In which Gujarat district is Ratanmahal Wildlife Sanctuary located?
Dahod
ISRO demonstrated bootstrap mode start on which engine?
CE20
21 November 2025 open
Which constitutional provision did the Supreme Court discuss in connection with "deemed assent" to pending Bills?
Article 142
Which ministry is behind the campaign "Hamara Shauchalaya, Hamara Bhavishya"?
Ministry of Jal Shakti
The Geological Survey of India (GSI) was first set up in 1851 to search for which resource?
Coal
Which country is the host of the Second Regional Open Digital Health Summit (RODHS) 2025?
India
'Sagar Kavach' is chiefly an exercise concerned with what?
Coastal security
Banks have asked the RBI to lift the acquisition financing limit, now 10% of Tier-1 capital, to what level?
25–40%
SEBI issued a caution in 2025 about which financial product that is not regulated?
Digital Gold
Under which SEBI regulation are Online Bond Platform Providers (OBPPs) in India governed?
SEBI (OBPP) Regulations, 2022
According to FAO SOFIA 2024, India ranks as the world's ____ largest producer from aquaculture.
2nd
Which flagship scheme has an outlay of ₹20,312 crore for fisheries development over 2020–26?
PM Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY)
Amit Agrawal, the new DoT Secretary, belongs to which IAS batch and cadre?
1993, Chhattisgarh
What is the main purpose of the DRDO-DGA agreement?
To set up a structured mechanism for joint defence research
Which country hosted the 74th Miss Universe pageant in November 2025?
Thailand
Which Article was held unusable for granting 'deemed assent' to Bills pending with governors or the President?
Article 142
Which ministry launched the Hamara Shauchalaya, Hamara Bhavishya campaign?
Ministry of Jal Shakti
22 November 2025 open
Which of the following is not among the four Labour Codes notified by the Centre?
Labour Welfare & Employment Code
ICDS has completed 50 years. Which age group is its main target?
0-6 years
Which of these is not a basic service delivered through ICDS?
Skill Development Loans
What is the main reason for linking India's UPI with the Eurozone's TIPS system?
To enable instant cross-border payments
Who operates the TARGET Instant Payment Settlement (TIPS) system?
European Central Bank
What explains the recent rise of India's Credit-Deposit (CD) ratio above 80%?
Loan growth ran ahead of deposit growth
Within what range does the RBI normally regard the CD ratio as comfortable?
60-75%
To what level does the Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill 2025 propose to lift FDI in insurance from the present 74%?
100%
What was e-NAM created to link together?
APMC mandis throughout India
Following its expansion, how many commodities in total can now be traded on e-NAM?
247
Warm days in India are increasing by how many days per decade in many regions?
5 to 10
Azim Premji, honoured by ISB in November 2025, is the Founder Chairman of which company?
Wipro
Under which Australian law do the under-16 social media restrictions operate?
Online Safety Act
Which body established World Television Day?
United Nations
Mahavatar Narsimha is India's entry in which Oscars 2026 category?
Best Animated Feature
23 & 24 November 2025 open
The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2025 proposes to place Chandigarh under which Article?
Article 240
What is the principal goal of the Atomic Energy Bill, 2025?
Opening the civil nuclear sector to private players
The G-20 Summit that the U.S. boycotted was held in which city?
Johannesburg
Which reform for F&O trading did ANMI suggest to SEBI?
Strengthening investor education & eligibility norms
To what level has SEBI proposed to cut brokerage on mutual fund trades in the cash market?
2 bps
Which main risk did the RBI flag in relation to bank payout APIs?
KYC misuse and money laundering
The RBI recently authorised Easebuzz to function as what kind of entity?
Full-service Payment Aggregator
Which of these is left out of the Total Expense Ratio (TER) of mutual funds?
Statutory levies like STT
Which genome-editing technology is widely used to alter crop genes without bringing in foreign DNA?
CRISPR–Cas systems
Why is integrated farming being promoted for marginal farmers?
Improve productivity, sustainability, and farmer income
Which of these activities is carried out by NALSA?
Conducting Lok Adalats
Which agreement are India and Canada working to revive?
Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
Dharmendra was born in which village of Punjab?
Nasrali
Which country's approach of disabling under-16 accounts is Malaysia studying?
Australia
The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2025 seeks to bring which Union Territory under Article 240?
Chandigarh
25 November 2025 open
Which of these is a brand-new test category brought in by Bharat NCAP 2.0?
Vulnerable Road User Protection
A 50:50 joint venture to make HAMMER weapons in India has been agreed between France and India through which two entities?
BEL and Safran
Which digital platform does the NITI Aayog Water Budgeting report use for planning and data integration?
Varuni
How does the RBI Bulletin of November 2025 describe India's present inflation?
At a historic low, below the target
Crisil expects NBFC assets under management to go beyond what figure by March 2027?
Rs 50 trillion
Which security does SEBI propose to leave out of BSDA portfolio valuation altogether?
Delisted shares
What new cap on brokerage for cash market trades has SEBI put forward?
0.02%
How frequently would BSDA eligibility be reviewed under SEBI's proposal?
Every quarter
What share of India's freshwater use goes to agriculture, as stated in the Water Budgeting report?
80-90%
According to the report, which block has the largest water deficit?
Namchi
What was the final score when India won the Women's Kabaddi World Cup 2025?
35-28
Which ministry released the draft Bharat NCAP 2.0?
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
India and France agreed to jointly produce which air-to-ground weapon?
HAMMER
What is the name of the web-based water budgeting platform used in NITI Aayog's aspirational blocks report?
Varuni
Who succeeded CJI B. R. Gavai as the 53rd Chief Justice of India?
Justice Surya Kant
26 November 2025 open
How high did the ash from the recent Hayli Gubbi volcano eruption in Ethiopia rise into the atmosphere?
14 km
The "Year Without a Summer" in 1815 was the result of which volcanic eruption?
Tambora
UNICEF's "State of the World's Children 2025" says how many children in India suffer at least one deprivation?
206 million
Which state is cited as a child welfare model because of strong governance led by panchayats?
Kerala
By how much did the Indian Rupee lose value in 2025, making it Asia's worst-performing currency?
4.3%
India's net FDI position in September 2025 showed an outflow of what amount?
–$2.4 billion
Under SEBI's new norms, what must a person have to become an Investment Adviser or Research Analyst?
NISM certification
SEBI lifted the ceiling for simplified issuance of duplicate share certificates from ₹5 lakh to:
₹10 lakh
The Draft Seeds Bill 2024 proposes setting up which main body to regulate seed standards?
Central Seed Committee
Under the Draft Seeds Bill 2024, what is the highest penalty suggested for violations on seed quality?
₹30 lakh
What is the initial investment in the Safran MRO facility in Hyderabad?
Rs 1,300 crore
India's first national indoor athletics championships are planned for which venue?
Bhubaneswar's indoor stadium
Which description fits the proposed Satra commission?
A quasi-judicial body able to start suo motu inquiries
Which memorial did PM Modi inaugurate at Jyotisar along with the stamp and coin release?
Panchajanya Memorial
In which country is the Hayli Gubbi volcano that erupted on 23 November 2025?
Ethiopia
27 November 2025 open
Under the new MoEFCC definition, the Aravalli Hills include only those landforms that rise how high?
100 metres above the local ground level
As per the Forest Survey of India, how many Aravalli hills stay protected under the new definition?
1,048
A crater on Mars estimated at 3.5 billion years old has been named after which Indian geologist?
M.S. Krishnan
Which sanctuaries have been suggested for Phase-1 of the Goa Tiger Reserve, following recent Supreme Court recommendations?
Netravali and Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuaries
What did the RBI Deputy Governor say about the central bank's inflation forecasts?
They show no systematic bias
At what level did India's CPI inflation stand in October 2025?
0.25%
What total outlay did the Cabinet approve for the new REPM manufacturing scheme?
Rs 7,280 crore
Rare Earth Permanent Magnets (REPMs) are vital to which sector?
Electric vehicles and renewable energy
What do the CAFE-III norms chiefly regulate in vehicles?
Pollutant emissions and fuel efficiency
Which CAFE-III exemption is tied to easing urban congestion and pollution?
The exemption for small cars (up to 909 kg and 1,200 cc)
The top three finishers of the FIDE World Cup 2025 qualify for which event?
Candidates Tournament 2026
Constitution Day in India commemorates which event?
Adoption of the Constitution in 1949
Whom did Rohit Sharma replace at No.1 in ICC ODI batting?
Daryl Mitchell
What minimum height above local relief defines Aravalli Hills under the definition accepted by the Supreme Court in November 2025?
100 m
After which Indian geologist did the IAU name a Martian crater?
M.S. Krishnan
28 & 29 November 2025 open
Most of the NPAs being put up for sale come from which portfolio?
Microfinance
What share of Indian firms does the IMF describe as zombie firms?
15%
Financial creditors' recovery rate under the IBC dropped from 43% in 2019 to what figure?
33%
What role is the S-500 Prometey mainly designed for?
Long-range air & space defence
Which region is placed wholly in Zone VI?
Himalayan Arc
The Tex-RAMPS Scheme is run by which ministry?
Textiles
Which zone has been newly introduced in the Earthquake Code 2025?
Zone VI
Objecting to its references to the Middle East conflict, which country pulled out of the Declaration?
Argentina
For UNSC reforms, which areas were the focus of the 2025 G20 Summit?
Africa, Latin America & Asia-Pacific
Because there is no PPI, which index serves as the deflator?
WPI
Which country hosted the 2025 G20 Summit in Johannesburg?
South Africa
What grade has the IMF given India's national accounts statistics on its Data Adequacy Assessment scale?
C
What is the name of the submersible used in India's Samudrayaan mission?
MATSYA 6000
What is the financial outlay of the Tex-RAMPS scheme for 2025-31?
₹305 crore
Which new seismic zone was created for the Himalayan arc in India's revised earthquake code IS 1893:2025?
Zone VI
30 November 2025 open
CSIR-NAL has brought out the production version of which trainer aircraft?
Hansa-3(NG)
What kind of airframe does the Hansa-3(NG) have?
An all-composite airframe
A sudden surge of brown butterflies in Kolkata is mostly attributed to which species?
Common Evening Brown
Which feature best describes the Common Evening Brown butterfly?
Brown, leaf-like wings that act as camouflage
What does the Dynamic Ground Water Resources Report 2025 give as India's yearly groundwater recharge?
448.52 BCM
Which areas have the largest number of over-exploited groundwater units?
Punjab, Haryana and Delhi
What does ITPGRFA stand for?
International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
The 11th session (GB11) of the ITPGRFA took place in which place?
Lima, Peru
What is the Multilateral System (MLS) under the ITPGRFA meant to do?
Enable worldwide access to plant genetic resources and sharing of benefits
Scientists for Genetic Diversity are protesting against which proposal?
The ITPGRFA 'Compromise Proposal'
Which youth event formed part of the Northeast India Organic Week programme?
4th IFOAM World Organic Youth Summit
Which of these plays by Stoppard won a Tony Award for Best Play in 2023?
Leopoldstadt
Which two Indian Navy ships delivered the first tranche of aid to Colombo?
INS Vikrant and INS Udaigiri
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are counted among how many Indian biodiversity hotspots?
Four
Which body approves the appointment of the CBIC Chairman?
Appointments Committee of the Cabinet