October 2025 Current Affairs: Revision Q&A
All 375 quiz questions of October 2025 with their answers, day by day. Read it in one go before the exam.
1 October 2025 open
The TEPA between India and the four-nation EFTA bloc entered into force on which date?
1 October 2025
The IUCN gave worldwide recognition in 2025 to a dugong conservation reserve located in which Indian state?
Tamil Nadu
Recent figures put India's female labour force participation rate for 2023–24 at what level?
41.7%
Foreign portfolio investors pulled out how much from Indian equities in September 2025, the third month in a row of net selling?
₹23,885 crore
Citing the effect of U.S. tariffs, ADB lowered its FY26 growth forecast for India from 6.7% to which figure?
6.5%
Banks are offered incentives under an RBI scheme running October 2025 to September 2026 for doing what?
Reviving inoperative accounts and settling unclaimed deposits
Under RBI's revised norms, what share of risk-weighted assets can banks now mobilise via overseas perpetual debt instruments?
1.5%
Who heads the newly formed Payments Regulatory Board?
RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra
What did PhonePe and Mastercard bring out together in 2025?
Tap-and-pay for in-store payments on NFC-enabled smartphones
Which state made up the largest share, 38.5%, of farmer suicides reported in NCRB's 2023 data?
Maharashtra
Localising which category of products is the goal of the AVPL Tech Park?
Agricultural drone components
The Government of India Act, 1935 renamed the Public Service Commission as which body?
Federal Public Service Commission
In the India–EFTA TEPA, which country is India's largest EFTA trade partner?
Switzerland
Under which law was India's first Dugong Conservation Reserve in Palk Bay declared?
Wildlife Protection Act, 1972
According to the notes, what was India's FLFPR in 2023-24?
41.7%
2 & 3 October 2025 open
In which year was the Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao scheme, which has just marked ten years, first rolled out?
2015
What is the main purpose of the SARAL Tool introduced by the Anusandhan National Research Foundation?
Simplify complex scientific papers using AI
What did the RBI's Monetary Policy Committee do with the repo rate at its October 2025 meeting?
Kept unchanged at 5.5%
From what date will the RBI's proposed Expected Credit Loss framework take effect?
April 1, 2027
A 2016 RBI circular that restricted large-corporate lending has now been scrapped. Why was it withdrawn?
Reduced corporate credit share in banking exposure
What is the aim of the RBI's proposed change that lets banks fund mergers and acquisitions?
Encourage leveraged buyouts and corporate growth
Which one of these claims about Urban Cooperative Banks is NOT correct?
They operate mainly in rural areas only.
SEBI rules require a mutual fund sponsor to hold what minimum net worth?
₹50 crore
By how much does the National Pulses Mission (2025–31) intend to lift India's annual pulses output?
350 lakh tonnes
Farmers insuring Kharif crops under PMFBY pay a premium of at most what share?
2%
Whom did Henri appoint as regent in October 2024, a traditional signal of an upcoming abdication?
His son Guillaume
Before being named Archbishop of Canterbury, Sarah Mullally had served since 2018 as the first woman in which diocesan post?
Bishop of London
Where was the Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao scheme launched on 22 January 2015?
Panipat, Haryana
Which body launched the SARAL Tool in October 2025?
Anusandhan National Research Foundation
What repo rate did the RBI's MPC maintain in October 2025?
5.50%
4 October 2025 open
Pick the statement that accurately describes Cyclone Shakthi, which developed in October 2025.
It formed over the northeast Arabian Sea and tracked west-southwestwards
Project Snow Leopard in Himachal Pradesh counted how many snow leopards in the state's 2025 forest department report?
83
External Commercial Borrowings are loans that Indian entities obtain from which type of lender?
Recognised non-resident lenders
Which claim about Basic Savings Bank Deposit accounts is wrong?
A minimum balance of ₹500 must be kept
Upper Layer NBFCs must get listed within how many years of being placed in that layer under Scale-Based Regulation?
3 years
What does RBI's 2025 draft framework on ECBs propose?
Tying borrowing limits to a company's net worth
A Multi-Asset Allocation Fund has to put money in a minimum of how many asset classes?
3
What does Kiwi's new EMI-on-UPI feature let users do?
Turn large UPI payments into EMIs and get cashback on the interest
From what date will RBI's unified rules on lending to related parties by banks apply?
April 1, 2026
RBI has newly recognised the Finance Industry Development Council as what for NBFCs?
A Self-Regulatory Organisation
Cyclone Shakthi in October 2025 formed over which water body?
Northeast Arabian Sea
How many snow leopards did Himachal Pradesh record in its 2025 survey?
83
Which ECB track covers Indian rupee-denominated borrowing, including Masala Bonds?
Track III
Within how many days must a BSBD holder close any other savings account, as per the RBI draft?
30 days
Under RBI's Scale-Based Regulation, which layer is meant for a possible future category with the highest regulatory intensity?
Top Layer
5 & 6 October 2025 open
Exercise KONKAN-2025 is a two-nation naval drill involving India and which other country?
UK
Which state was hit by fatal landslides after heavy rain in October 2025?
West Bengal
Which problem is the proposed Unified National Employment Framework meant to tackle?
Job–skill mismatches and inclusive employment
India intends to publish which document at the 2025 IUCN World Conservation Congress?
National Red List of Endangered Species
The RBI's FREE Committee report deals with which topic in the banking sector?
Ethical and responsible use of AI
What will take the place of the conventional OTP under the RBI's digital payment authentication overhaul due in April 2026?
Risk-Based Authentication (RBA)
Which statement about the rollout of UPI in Qatar is accurate?
UPI is available at Lulu Group stores in Qatar
What does the early warning framework proposed by the IBBI for corporate insolvency seek to achieve?
Detect financial distress before defaults
Namchik-Namphuk became the site of the first commercial coal mine of which state?
Arunachal Pradesh
Which body ranks banking and insurance services on how well they handle grievances?
DARPG
KONKAN-2025 was a bilateral naval exercise between India and which country?
The United Kingdom
What share of India's land area is landslide-prone according to the Geological Survey of India?
About 13%
How many existing labour laws were consolidated into four labour codes, per the notes?
29
Where was the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025 scheduled to be held?
Abu Dhabi, UAE
In which district of Arunachal Pradesh is the Namchik-Namphuk coal block located?
Changlang
7 October 2025 open
NCRB's 2023 data showed the steepest rise in crimes against children in which state?
Assam
What is the main job of INS Androth, recently commissioned into the Indian Navy?
Anti-submarine warfare in shallow waters
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine honoured the discovery of what?
Regulatory T cells and the FOXP3 gene
According to S&P Global Market Intelligence, which category of banks did better in market capitalisation between July and September 2025?
Public sector banks
SEBI's new "@valid" UPI handles are intended to do what?
Make investor payments safer and curb fraud
Which institution is carrying out the impact assessment study on services provided by Business Correspondents in India?
NIBM
What is the chief aim of RBI's proposal to let banks fund corporate acquisitions?
To raise liquidity available for mergers and buyouts
Which fintech firm said it was launching physical POS machines and sound boxes in India?
Zoho Payments
The Union Cabinet cleared what total outlay for the Mission for Atmanirbharta in Pulses?
₹11,440 crore
Which one of these is NOT among the components of the Mission for Atmanirbharta in Pulses?
Lowering GST on imported pulses
Why is the phosphine found on Wolf 1130C not treated as a sign of life?
Brown dwarfs are not considered habitable
Which law's strict enforcement drove the rise in Assam's child-related crime cases in 2023?
Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006
Which shipbuilder constructed INS Androth, per the notes?
Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
What was the theme of India Mobile Congress 2025?
Innovate to Transform
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded for discoveries about which cells?
Regulatory T cells
8 October 2025 open
What is the theme of the People's Plan Campaign 2025–26 begun by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj?
Sabki Yojana, Sabka Vikas
The PM-SETU scheme is intended to upgrade which category of institutions?
Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs)
Which organisation created Indian Radio Software Architecture Standard 1.0?
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics honoured groundbreaking experiments on which phenomenon?
Macroscopic quantum tunnelling
Which of the following correctly describes the RBI's position on a Central Bank Digital Currency?
RBI will wait and learn from other countries before expansion.
The World Bank's October 2025 South Asia Development Update revised India's FY2025–26 growth estimate to what figure?
6.5%
What risk weight do the RBI's draft Basel III reforms give to AAA-rated corporate exposures?
20%
The RBI's Expected Credit Loss framework brings Indian banks in line with which international accounting standard?
IFRS 9
Which two firms jointly brought out the Wish Credit Card?
PhonePe & Utkarsh Small Finance Bank
Under the RBI's Draft Ombudsman Scheme 2025, what is the upper limit on compensation for consequential loss?
₹30 lakh
The terminal of Navi Mumbai International Airport is designed in the shape of which flower?
Lotus
Which monarch granted the Royal prefix to the Indian Air Force in 1945 for its service in the Second World War?
George VI
Which ministry runs the People's Plan Campaign?
Ministry of Panchayati Raj
How many ITIs are to be designated as hubs under PM-SETU?
200
Which organisation launched the Indian Radio Software Architecture (IRSA) Standard 1.0?
DRDO
9 October 2025 open
What is the central aim of the Draft National Labour and Employment Policy, 2025, known as Shram Shakti Niti?
Creating a universal social security system that workers can carry across jobs
The Draft National Labour and Employment Policy rests on which framework?
3Ps: Protection, Productivity, Participation
Which of these people won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry?
Richard Robson
What is RBI's Unified Markets Interface meant to do?
Tokenise financial assets and enable settlement using CBDC
PFRDA wants to widen pension coverage to which segments?
Agriculture, self-help groups and gig workers
Which capability is part of RBI's AI-driven UPI Help?
Checking transaction status, resolving complaints and managing mandates
What does NPCI's Credit Line on UPI, or Clou, do?
Offers a pre-approved credit line through UPI
What sets Aditya Birla Capital's "SimpliFi" apart?
An AI personal finance assistant that can decode health insurance policies
What is the main benefit of Dry Direct Seeded Rice, a technology KisanKraft promotes?
It cuts methane emissions, water use and cost
Which technique does Kerala's low-emission rice farming initiative promote?
Alternate Wetting and Drying
What is the title of the draft National Labour and Employment Policy released in October 2025?
Shram Shakti Niti
Which ministry launched PM-KUSUM in 2019?
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Which mission did NITI Aayog's AI roadmap for informal workers put forward as its lead recommendation?
Digital ShramSetu Mission
At which event did RBI announce the Unified Markets Interface (UMI) concept in 2025?
Global Fintech Fest 2025
Who is the PFRDA Chairman who spoke about broadening pension coverage at Global Fintech Fest 2025?
S. Ramann
10 October 2025 open
What is the chief aim of the National Red List Assessment for Flora and Fauna begun in 2025?
To evaluate extinction risk and conservation status of species
Which city will hold the 8th International Solar Alliance Assembly in 2025?
New Delhi, India
In the IUCN Green Status Report, how was the gharial categorised?
Critically Depleted
The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2025 went to whom?
László Krasznahorkai
Which trio of organisations launched Agentic Payments inside ChatGPT?
Razorpay, NPCI, and OpenAI
RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra described India's Digital Public Infrastructure as made up of which layers?
Identity, Payments, Data
SEBI reviewed the Stock Lending and Borrowing Mechanism. What is that mechanism for?
To enable temporary lending or borrowing of shares
The RBI recently lifted its cap on loans against which kind of security?
Listed Corporate Debt Securities
HSBC India's new Innovation Banking platform is mainly meant to do what?
To support startups with non-dilutive debt funding
After the 2025 expansion, how many commodities can be traded on e-NAM in total?
247
The Viksit Bharat Buildathon 2025 is open to students of which classes?
Classes 6 to 12
Which body is among the organisers of Global Fintech Fest 2025?
Fintech Convergence Council
Roughly how many species will India's National Red List Assessment evaluate by 2030?
11,000
Where is the headquarters of the International Solar Alliance?
Gurugram
What does the abbreviation AMRAAM stand for?
Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile
11 & 12 October 2025 open
India raised its technical mission in Kabul to the level of a full Embassy. What is the main purpose?
To deepen cooperation on development, stability and counterterrorism
Which two countries took part in Exercise KONKAN 2025?
India and the United Kingdom
What is the principal goal of the Demographic Mission 2025 announced by the Prime Minister?
To track and manage population changes for balanced growth
The Sa-Dhan Bharat Microfinance Report 2025 said PAR 30+ delinquencies rose to what level in FY25?
6.2%
What reform has RBI recommended for EPFO to keep it sustainable in the long run?
Moving to market-linked accounting
RBI merged 9,000 circulars into how many master circulars as part of its regulatory clean-up?
238
What is the purpose of the NPCI–PayPal partnership?
To connect UPI with the global PayPal World platform
What combined outlay was set for the PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana and the Dalhan Atmanirbharata Mission?
₹35,440 crore
By which year does the Pradhan Mantri Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana hope to double farmers' income?
2030
What total budget has been allotted to PMDDKY for 2025–31?
₹1.44 lakh crore
The 2019 amendment to the RTI Act mainly changed which aspect of information commissions?
Terms, pay and service conditions of commissioners
Who petitioned to disqualify Paul Biya from the 2025 race, citing his advanced age and health?
Akere Muna
What did India upgrade its technical mission in Kabul to?
Embassy of India
Exercise KONKAN 25 is a bilateral naval exercise between India and which country?
United Kingdom
On which occasion was the Demographic Mission announced in 2025?
Independence Day address
13 October 2025 open
India has raised the status of its Kabul mission by reopening it as what?
Embassy
A fresh drive to promote local handicrafts and handlooms under One District One Product was announced by which state?
Uttar Pradesh
A $1.5 billion loan for India's infrastructure and climate resilience projects was cleared by which institution?
ADB (Asian Development Bank)
For which type of financial institution has the RBI brought in a new regulatory framework?
NBFCs
Which public sector bank introduced the Nari Shakti Savings Account for women entrepreneurs?
SBI
The newly launched Credit Guarantee Scheme, meant to push formal credit flow, targets which sector?
MSME
India's foreign exchange reserves went past which mark in 2025, according to the latest RBI data?
$600 billion
How many new Farmer Producer Organizations does the government plan to set up under its latest farm reforms?
10,000
According to the newest APEDA report, which state leads in the total value of agricultural exports?
Maharashtra
In which Tamil Nadu district is the Thirumalapuram Iron Age site located?
Tenkasi
Under which IUCN Red List category was the Indian wolf placed in this assessment?
Vulnerable
According to GBD 2023, which was India's leading cause of death in 2023?
Ischaemic heart disease
Under the Black Money Act, 2015, what base tax rate applies on undisclosed foreign income and assets?
30%
Below what transaction value did banks ask RBI to exempt SMS alerts?
₹100
How many foreign bank CEOs met the RBI Governor in the first formal meeting described in the notes?
14
14 October 2025 open
India's retail inflation in September 2025 dropped to an over-eight-year low. What was the figure?
1.54%
Which state had the lowest sex ratio at birth in the CRS Report 2023?
Jharkhand
What is the objective of the "Fare Se Fursat" scheme brought in for Alliance Air?
Trying out a fixed-fare model on selected routes
Which kind of information does the PM GatiShakti Portal open up to the private sector?
Non-sensitive infrastructure data
Who became the first Indian recipient of the 2025 IUCN WCPA Kenton Miller Award?
Dr. Sonali Ghosh
Which method now lets UPI users in India pay without keying in a PIN?
Biometric authentication
What is RBI's AI-powered DPIP platform built to do?
Spot digital payment frauds in real time
Which foreign bank is negotiating to take a controlling stake in RBL Bank?
Emirates NBD Bank
Which statement about Sovereign Gold Bonds issued by the Government of India is true?
They pay 2.5% interest every year
NITI Aayog's Blue Economy report puts India's deep-sea fisheries yield potential at how much?
7.16 million tonnes
What was India's CPI retail inflation in September 2025?
1.54%
Which authority released the Vital Statistics of India based on CRS 2023?
Registrar-General of India
Dr. Sonali Ghosh, winner of the 2025 IUCN Kenton Miller Award, is Field Director of which reserve?
Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve
Roughly what share of natural sites showed stable or improving conservation outlooks in the IUCN World Heritage Outlook 4?
65%
PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana targets how many rooftop solar connections by FY2027?
1 crore
15 October 2025 open
What was the central goal of the first Conclave of Chiefs of UN Troop Contributing Countries that India hosted in October 2025?
Strengthen UN peacekeeping operations and global stability
Which country was not named among the main participants at India's UNTCC conclave?
Japan
Which item was absent from the announcements made during PM Modi's 2025 trip to Mongolia?
Establishment of a joint India-Mongolia space research center
For what reason did the Government of India ask for RBI supervision of POSB and EPFO?
Due to lapses in internal controls and fund management
Under the EPFO's proposed easier PF withdrawal rules, what minimum share must members keep in their account?
25%
NTT Data tied up with NPCI International to bring UPI payments to which country?
Japan
Following SEBI's easing of minimum public shareholding, what public stake can large companies have when they first list?
2.5%
What did the IFBA's World Food Day awareness initiative concentrate on?
Debunking myths and promoting science-backed healthy food choices
Which crop was left out of the list of those handled by the agro-processing centres opened in Kalyana Karnataka?
Wheat
What is NABARD's digital infrastructure initiative for rural cooperative banks designed to do?
Modernize banking operations and enhance digital adoption in rural areas
The first Conclave of Chiefs of UN Troop Contributing Countries was hosted by India in which city?
New Delhi
How many MoUs were signed during PM Modi's talks with Mongolian President Khurelsukh Ukhnaa?
10
On which occasion was LEAPS 2025 launched?
4th anniversary of PM GatiShakti
Which department wrote to RBI seeking its oversight of the Post Office Savings Bank?
Department of Posts
Into how many broad categories does the EPFO proposal merge the 13 partial withdrawal conditions?
3
16 October 2025 open
Vital Statistics of India 2023 showed the highest sex ratio at birth in which state?
Arunachal Pradesh
Why does the Gaganyaan mission include ISRO's Crew Escape System?
To keep astronauts safe if something goes wrong during launch
For which term was India elected, without opposition, to the UN Human Rights Council?
2026–2028
To which date did SEBI push back the deadline for angel funds to disclose their allocation methodology in the PPM?
31 January 2026
Which asset rose about 90% over the past year, beating both gold and silver?
Bitcoin
Why did the RBI step in recently to steady the Indian rupee?
Excessive volatility from global uncertainty and higher crude prices
What did SEBI do in its recent insider trading case involving IEX?
Barred 8 people and impounded ₹173.14 crore
What does the term bancassurance mainly mean?
A bank and an insurer working together to sell insurance products
What is Krishi Mangal 3.0 designed to achieve?
Backing climate-smart agri-startups and scaling innovations aimed at farmers
What is the focus of the Farmers' Training cum Common Facility Centre at Koppal in Karnataka?
Agro-processing, training, storage and encouraging agripreneurship
What triggers the Crew Escape System in an emergency during a Gaganyaan launch?
Integrated Vehicle Health Management
India's latest election to the UN Human Rights Council is for which term?
2026-2028
Under which Act was NALSA established as a statutory body?
Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987
How many approved datasets does PM GatiShakti Public offer?
230
Who was elected Chair of IUCN's Species Survival Commission?
Vivek Menon
17 October 2025 open
How much forest area was lost worldwide in 2024, according to the Forest Declaration Assessment 2025?
8.1 million hectares
Which Indian city has been put forward to stage the Centenary Commonwealth Games in 2030?
Ahmedabad
The Su-57 fighter, suggested for joint production in India, is built by which Russian firm?
Sukhoi
In 2025, IUCN placed three Indian World Heritage Sites under Significant Concern. Which of the following was not among them?
Khangchendzonga National Park
Indian banks may now lend in rupees to which group of countries after the new RBI reform?
Nepal, Bhutan, and Sri Lanka
Under the new RBI amendment, for how long may exporters keep their export earnings in foreign currency accounts at IFSC banks?
3 months
Where did GIFT City stand worldwide in the 2025 Global Financial Centres Index?
43rd
Which pair of insurance plans did LIC bring out in October 2025?
Jan Suraksha and Bima Lakshmi
What share of their Provident Fund can members now withdraw for essential needs under the EPFO reforms?
75%
How many major farmer-centric schemes fall under the government's new technology-driven monitoring plan?
27
The 2025 protests in Madagascar were first triggered by which problem?
Chronic water and power outages
In 1948 the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was signed at the same Paris site where the 1987 poverty-victims gathering was held. Which site?
Trocadero
Above what altitude is the MCPS the only parachute system operational with Indian Armed Forces?
25,000 feet
Which species is mainly farmed under the SAIME model using mangrove litter as natural feed?
Black Tiger Shrimp
In allowing green crackers for Deepavali 2025, the Supreme Court described its relaxation as what?
A test case
18 & 19 October 2025 open
UNEP's State of Finance for Forests 2025 report says what yearly investment is needed by 2030 to reach climate and biodiversity goals?
US$ 24 billion
In which city will COP30, nicknamed the "COP of Action", take place in November 2025?
Belém, Brazil
Which two Indian organisations jointly developed the Tejas Mk1A aircraft?
HAL and ADA
The SAIEE 2021–25 census found the largest elephant population in which Indian state?
Karnataka
Which group is LIC's Jan Suraksha (Plan 880) mainly aimed at?
Economically weaker sections
Getepay teamed up with which bank to deploy VEGA, a next-generation payment switch?
ESAF Small Finance Bank
Which special reward does LxmePay, India's first UPI platform exclusively for women, offer?
Digital gold on both spending and receiving money
Which firm introduced the "Pay with Mutual Fund" option for making UPI payments straight from mutual fund holdings?
Bajaj Finserv AMC
The tie-up among Social Alpha, Sustain Plus and PRADAN is chiefly about strengthening which sector in Jharkhand?
The agriculture value chain
About how many women are expected to be directly empowered under the Social Alpha–PRADAN partnership in Jharkhand?
40,000
Rodrigo Paz is the son of which former Bolivian president?
Jaime Paz Zamora
Who led the 2025 drivers' standings with 346 points after the US Grand Prix?
Oscar Piastri
UNEP's State of Finance for Forests 2025 says global forest investment must be multiplied by how much by 2030?
Triple
Where is COP30 of the UNFCCC scheduled to be held in November 2025?
Belém, Brazil
Which two organisations jointly developed the Tejas Mk1A?
HAL and ADA
20 & 21 October 2025 open
Which country is hosting the 2025 ASEAN Summit, at which India will balance its ties with the Quad and BRICS?
Malaysia
Which body brought in the Graded Response Action Plan against air pollution in Delhi-NCR?
CAQM
Which Chandrayaan-2 instrument recorded the first observation of a solar coronal mass ejection hitting the Moon?
CHACE-2
The 2025 Global MPI Report says what share of India's poor people live in regions vulnerable to climate hazards?
99%
The latest RBI report says India's GDP growth stays above which level?
7%
The RBI's proposal letting banks form subsidiaries without prior approval leaves out which areas?
Insurance and Asset Management
Direct rupee reference rates are to be set first for which set of countries, as the RBI aims?
UAE, Indonesia, Mauritius
Which monthly GST return do taxpayers use to declare outward and inward supplies together with ITC?
GSTR-3B
Under which authority is the upgraded Unclaimed Shares Portal 2.0 being built?
IEPFA
Which government scheme encourages efficient irrigation and better water use in climate-resilient farming?
PM-Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)
Which ministerial post did Sanae Takaichi hold from August 2022 to October 2024?
Minister of State for Economic Security
FSSAI's ORS order withdrew earlier permissions issued in which months?
July 2022 and February 2024
Where is the headquarters of ASEAN, as given in the notes on the ASEAN Summit 2025?
Jakarta
GRAP Stage II applies to which AQI range in Delhi-NCR?
301-400
Which payload on Chandrayaan-2 observed a solar CME impacting the Moon for the first time?
CHACE-2
22 October 2025 open
According to UNFPA’s State of World Population 2025, what is India’s Total Fertility Rate?
1.9
According to the UNESCO Global Education Report 2025 notes, which region achieved gender parity in secondary education?
Central and South Asia
Which body does NITI Aayog's draft roadmap propose to mobilise $100 billion annually in climate finance?
Low Carbon Development Commission
What does UDAN stand for in the Regional Connectivity Scheme?
Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik
In FAO's GFRA 2025, India's rank in total forest area is:
9th
Which three parameters form the basis of provisioning under RBI’s proposed Expected Credit Loss framework?
PD, EAD and LGD
RBI data for August 2025 showed how much decline in net FDI?
159%
From which date are share buyback proceeds taxed as dividend income in shareholders' hands?
1 October 2024
What valuation approach did PFRDA's consultation paper propose for long-term government securities?
Dual valuation
On which platforms are SME IPOs listed, according to the RBI study notes?
BSE SME and NSE Emerge
What does Net Interest Margin (NIM) measure?
A bank's profit from lending operations
How much unlawful gain did SEBI impound in the IEX insider trading case?
Over ₹173 crore
Which regulator proposed a dual valuation approach for NPS and APY portfolios in 2025?
PFRDA
At which event did RBI launch the offline digital rupee (e₹)?
Global Fintech Fest 2025
In the notes on post-Diwali farm challenges, wheat stocks on 1 October 2025 were how many lakh tonnes?
320.3
23 October 2025 open
Where does India rank worldwide for yearly forest area gain in the FAO's Global Forest Resources Assessment 2025?
3rd
What is the main focus of the ₹1,500 crore Critical Mineral Recycling Scheme?
Formalising e-waste and lithium battery recycling
What is the PARAM JAL model under the Water ATM initiative chiefly designed to do?
Treat mine water and provide safe drinking water
Which goal is central to the draft labour policy named Shram Shakti Niti?
Creating a data-driven, AI-based labour ecosystem
In India's money market, what does the Weighted Average Call Rate stand for?
The overnight uncollateralised interbank lending rate
Under the RBI rule that took effect on 1 October 2025, when may banks lower the spread on floating-rate home loans?
Borrower's credit score improves
What does the Banking Laws (Amendment) Act, 2025 let depositors do?
Nominate multiple nominees for deposits and lockers
Why is the RBI introducing a Unique Transaction Identifier for every OTC derivative trade?
To ensure consistent reporting and transparency in derivatives markets
SEBI banned First Overseas Capital Ltd for two years. What was the basis of the action?
Violations of SEBI (Merchant Bankers) Regulations, 1992
Which remittance route into India is the cheapest according to the RBI Payments System Report 2025?
Kuwait–India
What type of approval did the DAC grant for the Army items such as NAMIS?
Acceptance of Necessity
How much faster did Willow run Quantum Echoes than leading classical algorithms on supercomputers?
About 13,000 times
Which agency published the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2025?
FAO
What is the outlay of the Critical Mineral Recycling Incentive Scheme?
₹1,500 crore
Which innovation centre developed the Water ATM initiative using treated coal mine water?
Atal Community Innovation Centre at IIT-ISM Dhanbad
24 October 2025 open
The "Skilling for AI Readiness (SOAR)" programme was started by which ministry?
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
What is the chief purpose of the Intrusion Detection System brought in by the Northeast Frontier Railway?
Avoiding train–elephant collisions with AI and sensors
NITI Aayog's report "Coast is Clear for Doing Business Sustainably" suggests cutting the Coastal Regulation Zone limit from what to what?
500 m to 200 m
Blackbuck have returned to Chhattisgarh's Barnawapara Sanctuary. Under which IUCN category is the species placed?
Near Threatened
How many snow leopards did India's first national census, under the '#23for23' initiative begun on International Snow Leopard Day 2025, record?
718
The 2025 bank nomination rules let a depositor name at most how many nominees for an account?
Four
MFIN has restricted each borrower to a maximum of how many lenders?
3
In September 2025, about how much gold did the RBI hold in its reserves?
Around 880 tonnes
What is the main purpose of NABARD's AgriSURE Fund?
Encouraging agritech startups and innovation in farming
At which major event was NABARD's AgriSURE Fund first presented?
Global Fintech Festival 2025
In which year did the UN General Assembly declare 24 October as United Nations Day?
1947
SOAR is implemented by which ministry, in coordination with the Ministry of Education?
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Which railway zone deployed the Intrusion Detection System to protect elephants?
Northeast Frontier Railway
NITI Aayog proposed reducing the CRZ limit from 500 m to what distance?
200 m
In which year was blackbuck declared locally extinct in Chhattisgarh?
2017
25 October 2025 open
What was the main purpose behind launching the PM Schools for Rising India scheme?
Upgrading existing schools as model institutions aligned with NEP 2020
What is the principal focus of the Ministry of Culture's Gyan Bharatam Mission?
Digitisation and preservation of India's manuscript heritage
Which shipyard constructed the new Fast Patrol Vessels ICGS Ajit and ICGS Aparajit?
Goa Shipyard Limited
IUCN's World Heritage Outlook 4 (2025) moved the Western Ghats into the Significant Concern category. What is the tallest peak in this range?
Anamudi
The RBI's draft norms would let banks fund what maximum share of a corporate acquisition's value?
70%
The RBI's proposed prudential ceiling on banks' combined capital market and acquisition finance exposure is how much?
20% of Tier-I capital
Why has SEBI stopped mutual funds from joining pre-IPO placements?
Prevent holding of unlisted shares in case of IPO delays
Within how long will the simplified GST 2.0 registration system automatically approve applications?
3 working days
What is the Swamih Investment Fund, run by SBICAP Ventures, chiefly intended for?
Support affordable housing by reviving stalled projects
The RBI's draft proposal raises the loan-to-value ratio for loans against debt mutual funds from 50% to what level?
75%
PM SHRI stands for:
PM Schools for Rising India
In which document was the Gyan Bharatam Mission announced?
Union Budget 2025–26
Which shipyard built the Coast Guard vessels ICGS Ajit and ICGS Aparajit?
Goa Shipyard Limited
Under which IUCN category was the Western Ghats placed in World Heritage Outlook 4 (2025)?
Significant Concern
What is the maximum share of acquisition value banks can fund under RBI's draft norms?
70%
26 & 27 October 2025 open
Who chairs the Lokpal of India as of 2025?
Justice A.M. Khanwilkar
What does the government hope to achieve by bringing RNI, CBC and PIB together?
A single, unified communication system
Which forces take part in Exercise 'Trishul'?
The Army, Navy and Air Force together
The Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Mudra Yojana merges which two flagship schemes?
PMKVY and PMMY
The Maha MedTech Mission was started in partnership with which organisation?
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
What was the main reason India's forex reserves went past $700 billion?
A rise in gold reserves
Which regulators oversee the Life Insurance Corporation of India?
SEBI and IRDAI
The bullion index 'Bulldex' belongs to which exchange?
MCX
What is parametric insurance chiefly meant to do?
Pay out according to pre-set climate parameters
Which digital platform did the National Seeds Corporation recently launch to improve seed distribution?
Seed Management 2.0
Under which Act was the Lokpal of India established?
Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013
Under which ministry were RNI, CBC and PIB planned to be integrated?
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
What is the name of the tri-service exercise held along India's western front from 30 October to 10 November 2025?
Trishul
In which Union Budget is the PMKMY announcement expected, per the notes?
2026-27
Which foundation partnered with ANRF and ICMR to launch the Maha MedTech mission?
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
28 October 2025 open
Which ministry has launched a nationwide portal for mapping the skills of young people?
Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship
Which state became the first in the country to fully put in place a digital health card system for every citizen?
Telangana
How many new PM MITRA textile parks has the Government of India cleared?
7
Which city tops the latest Swachh Survekshan rankings as the cleanest in India?
Indore
Which bank has introduced India's first AI-driven Digital Wealth Manager service?
Kotak Mahindra Bank
After the latest monetary policy update, what is the Cash Reserve Ratio held by the RBI?
4.0%
Which institution issued India's first Green Deposit framework for banks?
RBI
What can customers now do after the latest enhancement to the Bharat Bill Payment System?
Pay international bills
The new Agri Infra Plus initiative is intended to help farmers with what?
Warehouse & storage infrastructure
Narlikar's Vigyan Ratna in 2025 was linked to which theory?
Hoyle-Narlikar theory
Where is the transshipment port under the Great Nicobar Project planned?
Galathea Bay
Which ministry runs the Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS)?
MeitY
What outlay was fixed for the Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses?
₹11,440 crore
What is the title of the 2025 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index report?
Overlapping Hardships and Climate Hazards
What threshold of outstanding listed NCDs did SEBI propose for classifying an HVDLE in its October 2025 consultation paper?
₹5,000 crore
29 October 2025 open
Which chemical is used most often for cloud seeding in India?
Silver iodide
India was represented by EAM S. Jaishankar at the 2025 ASEAN and East Asia Summit hosted by which country?
Malaysia
What share of ownership-based emissions does the global top 1% account for, according to the Climate Inequality Report 2025?
41%
Who heads the 8th Central Pay Commission?
Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai
In which year was MCX, which recently suffered a four-hour trading outage, founded?
2003
Small Finance Banks must direct what percentage of adjusted net bank credit to the priority sector?
75%
SEBI's proposed reforms would bring the brokerage cap on cash market trades down to what level?
0.02%
Which benchmark rate has mostly taken LIBOR's place in ECB calculations?
SOFR
Under RBI's nomination rules effective 1 November 2025, how many nominees may a customer name for a single account?
4
Which of these agricultural commodities is traded on MCX?
Cotton
The India Meteorological Department tracks Montha as one of how many Regional Specialised Meteorological Centres worldwide?
Six
Which institute partnered with the Delhi Government for cloud-seeding trials?
IIT Kanpur
Where is the headquarters of ASEAN located?
Jakarta
Which organisation's researchers authored the Climate Inequality Report 2025?
World Inequality Lab
Who chairs the 8th Central Pay Commission?
Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai (Retd.)
30 October 2025 open
By 2036, what share of India's population is expected to be aged 60 or above?
15%
Which ministry serves as the nodal agency for the welfare of the elderly in India?
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
What does the RoDTEP Scheme essentially reimburse?
Duties & taxes not refunded by other mechanisms
Which part of the National Blockchain Framework offers Blockchain-as-a-Service?
Vishvasya Blockchain Stack
What will happen to statutory levies such as GST and STT under SEBI's proposed mutual fund reforms?
Removed from TER calculation
How often must banks reconcile Nostro accounts under the RBI's new remittance proposal?
30 minutes
Which upcoming UPI feature is about bringing payments inside chat applications?
Conversational Chat & Pay
In the UPI ecosystem, what does P2M stand for?
Person to Merchant
RoSCTL is linked mainly to which industry?
Textile & Apparel
On what basis is subsidy given under the Nutrient Based Subsidy Scheme?
Based on nutrient content (N, P, K, S)
Until what age does a Chief Justice of India hold office?
65 years
What partnership did Jemimah Rodrigues share with Harmanpreet Kaur in India's record chase against Australia?
167 runs
What is the projected elderly (60+) population of India by 2036?
230 million
What is the current RoDTEP rate range as a share of export value?
0.3% to 4.3%
By 2035, NITI Aayog's advanced manufacturing roadmap targets manufacturing at what share of GDP?
25%
31 October 2025 open
Which extra component is included in the proposed expansion of the PM-Poshan Scheme?
Breakfast for students
The UNEP Adaptation Gap Report 2025 says developing countries will need how much adaptation finance each year by 2035?
US$310–365 billion
Which platform offers real-time tracking of India's whole coal value chain?
KOYLA SHAKTI Dashboard
India's backing for Afghanistan's dam on the Kunar River is mainly meant to assist it with what?
Water security and hydropower
What long-term goal has IRDAI set for India's insurance sector?
Insurance for All by 2047
Until PaRRVA starts functioning, SEBI lets IAs and RAs disclose past performance data only if it has what?
Been verified by a CA or CMA
What maximum combined weight may the top three stocks have in a non-benchmark index such as BankNifty under SEBI's new rules?
45%
According to the RBI, what is a major benefit of internationalising the rupee?
Less exchange rate risk for Indian businesses
What main concern about India's services sector does the NITI Aayog Employment Report raise?
The dominance of informal employment
Which problem is the government's proposed new law on seeds and pesticides chiefly meant to tackle?
Fake and substandard farm inputs
The India-US framework was signed alongside which meeting?
ASEAN-India Defence Ministers' Informal Meeting
Azharuddin led India at three consecutive World Cups. Which set of years is correct?
1992, 1996, 1999
Which set of countries was not invited to IFR 2026 by India?
China, Pakistan and Turkiye
The Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan ran over which period in 2025?
17 September to 2 October
On which date was the Mid-Day Meal Scheme renamed PM POSHAN?
29 September 2021