Current Affairs Quiz — 02 September 2025
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Where did PM Modi inaugurate SEMICON India 2025 on 2 September 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Yashobhoomi, New Delhi
The Prime Minister inaugurated SEMICON India 2025 at Yashobhoomi in New Delhi.
At SEMICON India 2025, PM Modi described chips as:
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Correct answer: B — Digital diamonds
The PIB release quotes the Prime Minister: 'Chips are digital diamonds'.
The India Semiconductor Mission, whose first Made-in-India chips were presented to the PM in September 2025, was launched in:
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Correct answer: A — December 2021
Launched in December 2021, the ISM moved from approvals to production in about three and a half years.
The 'Deep Tech Alliance' announced at SEMICON India 2025 has close to how much committed?
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Correct answer: D — $1 billion
Ashwini Vaishnaw announced the Deep Tech Alliance with close to a billion dollars already committed.
Consider the following statements made at SEMICON India 2025: 1. The first set of Made-in-India chips presented to the PM came from a pilot line. 2. ISM 2.0 is planned to cover only chip design, leaving fabs and OSAT out of scope. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
The first chips came from a pilot line. ISM 2.0 will broaden support for fabs, OSAT units, capital equipment and materials to cover the entire value chain, so statement 2 is wrong.
When was India's Account Aggregator framework officially launched?
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Correct answer: C — 2 September 2021
The AA framework was officially launched on 2 September 2021; RBI's Master Directions had been issued in 2016.
In India's Digital Public Infrastructure stack, the Account Aggregator framework serves as which layer?
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Correct answer: C — Data exchange layer
AA was recognised during India's G20 Presidency as the data exchange layer, complementing Aadhaar (identity) and UPI (payments).
Consider the following statements about the Account Aggregator ecosystem as of September 2025: 1. RBI issued the Master Directions for Account Aggregators in 2016, before the framework's official launch. 2. Fewer than 50 crore financial accounts have been enabled for data sharing through the framework. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
RBI issued the Master Directions in 2016 and the framework launched in 2021. Over 2.2 billion (220 crore) accounts are enabled, so statement 2 is wrong.
Exercise MAITREE, whose 14th edition began in September 2025, is a joint military exercise between India and which country?
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Correct answer: C — Thailand
MAITREE is the India–Thailand joint military exercise; its 14th edition opened at Umroi, Meghalaya.
Where is the 14th edition of Exercise MAITREE (September 2025) being held?
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Correct answer: B — Joint Training Node, Umroi, Meghalaya
MAITREE-XIV opened at the Joint Training Node, Umroi, Meghalaya; the 13th edition was held at Fort Vachiraprakan, Thailand.
Consider the following statements about Exercise MAITREE-XIV: 1. The Indian contingent is drawn from a battalion of the Madras Regiment. 2. The exercise focuses on counter-terrorist operations in semi-urban terrain under Chapter VII of the UN Charter. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
The 120-member Indian contingent is from the Madras Regiment, and the exercise focuses on company-level counter-terrorist operations in semi-urban terrain under Chapter VII of the UN Charter. Both are correct.
The 'Jeevika Nidhi Saakh Sahkari Sangh Limited' launched by PM Modi on 2 September 2025 belongs to which state?
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Correct answer: D — Bihar
PM Modi launched the Bihar Rajya Jeevika Nidhi Saakh Sahkari Sangh Limited for women associated with Jeevika in Bihar.
According to PM Modi, what is a key feature of the Jeevika Nidhi system launched in September 2025?
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Correct answer: A — It is fully digital and can be operated via mobile phone
The PM said the Jeevika Nidhi system is fully digital, eliminating physical visits – everything can be done via mobile phone.
World Coconut Day, on which the Coconut Development Board launched revised schemes in 2025, is observed on:
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Correct answer: A — 2 September
The CDB celebrated World Coconut Day on 2 September 2025 at Angamaly, Kerala, launching revised schemes.
Under the Coconut Development Board's revised cost norms announced in September 2025, the Area Expansion Programme subsidy was raised to:
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Correct answer: C — ₹56,000 per hectare
The subsidy for the Area Expansion Programme was raised from ₹6,500 per hectare to ₹56,000.
Which body launched the BHARATI initiative in September 2025 to empower 100 agri-food startups?
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Correct answer: B — APEDA
The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) launched BHARATI.
APEDA's BHARATI initiative supports its vision of achieving how much in agri-food exports of Scheduled Products by 2030?
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Correct answer: C — $50 billion
BHARATI is conceived as part of APEDA's vision to achieve $50 billion in agri-food exports for its Scheduled Products by 2030.
The 'Kapas Kisan' app launched in September 2025 was developed by:
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Correct answer: B — Cotton Corporation of India
The Kapas Kisan app was developed by the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) under the Ministry of Textiles for MSP cotton procurement.
Which of the following is NOT listed as a feature of the Kapas Kisan app?
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Correct answer: D — Crop loan disbursement
The app offers self-registration, slot booking, real-time updates and payment tracking; crop loan disbursement is not among its listed features.
Which institute's study, reported in September 2025, found airborne pathogenic bacteria to be twice as high over densely populated parts of Delhi?
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Correct answer: A — Bose Institute
Scientists from the Bose Institute, an autonomous institute of DST, carried out the study.
According to the Bose Institute study on Delhi's air, airborne pathogenic bacteria hitch a ride mainly on:
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Correct answer: B — PM2.5 particles
The study found pathogenic bacteria were higher due to higher concentrations of PM2.5, whose tiny particles carry bacteria deep into the lungs.
In September 2025, the CCI approved the acquisition of certain share capital and voting rights of YES Bank by which bank?
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Correct answer: D — Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
The CCI approved the acquisition of certain share capital and voting rights of YES Bank by Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation.
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, which got CCI approval for a YES Bank stake in September 2025, has an offshore branch in India at:
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Correct answer: A — GIFT City, Gandhinagar
The CCI release says SMBC has branches in New Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai and an offshore branch in GIFT City, Gandhinagar.
President Droupadi Murmu attended the 120th foundation day of which bank in Chennai on 2 September 2025?
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Correct answer: D — City Union Bank
The President attended the 120th foundation day celebrations of City Union Bank in Chennai.
After the avian influenza incident at the Delhi Zoo in 2025, frontline staff were screened by a team from:
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Correct answer: B — National Centre for Disease Control
Frontline staff handling the aviary, disinfection and carcass disposal were screened by a team from the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).