Current Affairs Quiz — 05 October 2025
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In the investigation following child deaths in Chhindwara (October 2025), the cough syrup 'Coldrif' was found to contain which substance beyond the permissible limit?
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Correct answer: B — Diethylene glycol (DEG)
PIB (MoHFW): of 10 samples analysed, 9 met quality standards, but the cough syrup 'Coldrif' contained DEG (diethylene glycol) beyond the permissible limit; Tamil Nadu FDA acted against the unit in Kancheepuram.
The 'Revised Schedule M', whose strict compliance the Union Health Secretary stressed in October 2025, deals with which of the following?
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Correct answer: D — Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for drug manufacturing units
PIB (MoHFW): the DCGI reiterated that drug manufacturing units must strictly comply with the Revised Schedule M for Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
Consider the following statements about the Chhindwara cough syrup case (October 2025): 1. The cluster of cases and deaths was reported to IDSP, NCDC by the Metropolitan Surveillance Unit, Nagpur, set up under PM-ABHIM. 2. Risk-based inspections were initiated across 19 drug manufacturing units in six States. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct. PIB (MoHFW): the MSU Nagpur, established under PM-ABHIM, reported the cluster to IDSP, NCDC; Risk-Based Inspections have been initiated across 19 manufacturing units in six States.
India's first cooperative multi-feed Compressed Biogas (CBG) plant, inaugurated on 5 October 2025, is located at which place?
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Correct answer: A — Kopargaon, Ahilyanagar (Maharashtra)
PIB (Ministry of Cooperation): Amit Shah inaugurated the country's first cooperative multi-feed CBG plant at the Maharshi Shankarrao Kolhe Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana, Kopargaon, Ahilyanagar district, Maharashtra.
Consider the following statements about the cooperative CBG initiative announced at Kopargaon on 5 October 2025: 1. The Kopargaon plant will produce 12 tonnes of CBG daily along with potash from jaggery/molasses. 2. The Centre will support 15 selected sugar mills to set up CBG and potash granule units with assistance from NABARD. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only 1 is correct. PIB: the plant will produce 12 tonnes of CBG daily and 75 tonnes of potash from jaggery/molasses. The support for 15 selected sugar mills will come with the assistance of the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC), not NABARD.
The 'NaMo Semiconductor Laboratory' approved at IIT Bhubaneswar in October 2025 is to be funded under which scheme?
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Correct answer: C — MPLAD Scheme
PIB (MeitY): the NaMo Semiconductor Lab at IIT Bhubaneswar will be funded under the MPLAD Scheme at an estimated cost of ₹4.95 crore.
Consider the following statements made by MeitY on 5 October 2025: 1. Twenty-eight student-designed chips from 20 institutes have been taped out at SCL Mohali. 2. Odisha's two recently approved India Semiconductor Mission projects include a silicon carbide (SiC) compound semiconductor facility and an advanced 3D glass packaging facility. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct. PIB (MeitY): 28 student-designed chips from 20 institutes have been taped out at SCL Mohali; Odisha recently received approval for an integrated SiC-based compound semiconductor facility and an advanced 3D glass packaging facility under ISM.
In which year did India achieve leprosy elimination status at the national level (prevalence rate below 1 per 10,000 population)?
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Correct answer: B — 2005
PIB (MoHFW explainer): India achieved elimination status in March 2005 at the national level, meaning a prevalence rate below 1 per 10,000 population, and has sustained it.
Nikusth 2.0, the revamped web portal for leprosy data and monitoring, was launched on which occasion?
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Correct answer: D — National Anti-Leprosy Day, 30 January 2023
PIB: Nikusth 2.0, a revamped web-based ICT portal for recording, reporting and monitoring leprosy activities, was launched on 30 January 2023 (National Anti-Leprosy Day) by the Union Health Minister.
Consider the following statements about leprosy in India: 1. As of March 2025, 31 States and 638 districts had a prevalence rate below 1 per 10,000 population. 2. The new case detection rate rose from 7.0 per 100,000 in 2014–15 to 9.73 per 100,000 in 2024–25. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only 1 is correct. PIB: as of March 2025, 31 States and 638 districts had achieved a prevalence rate below 1 per 10,000. The new case detection rate fell (not rose) from 9.73 per 100,000 in 2014–15 to 7.0 in 2024–25.
Which Article of the Constitution entrusts Panchayats with preparing plans for economic development and social justice, the basis of the People's Plan Campaign?
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Correct answer: D — Article 243G
PIB (MoPR): Article 243G recognises Panchayats as institutions of local self-government and entrusts them with the preparation of plans for economic development and social justice; PDPs cover the 29 subjects of the Eleventh Schedule.
Consider the following statements about the People's Plan Campaign (PPC): 1. Panchayat Development Plans cover the 29 subjects listed in the Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution. 2. PPC 2025–26, launched on 2 October 2025, prepares Panchayat Development Plans for the financial year 2025–26. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only 1 is correct. PIB (MoPR): PDPs cover the 29 subjects of the Eleventh Schedule. PPC 2025–26 was launched on 2 October 2025 to prepare PDPs for the financial year 2026–27, not 2025–26.
Exercise Konkan, which began on 5 October 2025, is a bilateral exercise between the Indian Navy and which navy?
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Correct answer: C — Royal Navy (United Kingdom)
PIB (Indian Navy): Exercise KONKAN-25 is a bilateral exercise between the Indian Navy and the Royal Navy of the UK, held off India's western coast from 5 to 12 October 2025.
Consider the following statements about Exercise Konkan 2025: 1. It was conducted off the eastern coast of India in the Bay of Bengal. 2. The Indian side was represented by the carrier battle group of INS Vikrant. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Only 2 is correct. PIB: the exercise was held off the western coast of India (western seaboard), and the Indian side was represented by the carrier battle group of the indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant; the UK CSG 25 was led by HMS Prince of Wales.
South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), which opened an all-women operated Central Store Unit at Korba in October 2025, is a subsidiary of which company?
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Correct answer: C — Coal India Limited
PIB (Ministry of Coal): SECL is a subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL); it opened CIL's first fully women-operated Central Store Unit at its Central Workshop, Korba.
Before the Korba Central Store Unit, SECL had set up Coal India's first all-women operated dispensary at which place?
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Correct answer: B — Bilaspur
PIB: the Korba initiative follows SECL's earlier achievement of establishing Coal India's first all-women-operated dispensary at Bilaspur.
Rajasthan's first 'Namo Biodiversity Park', named 'NAMO VAN', was inaugurated on 5 October 2025 in which district?
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Correct answer: D — Alwar
PIB (MoEFCC): Rajasthan's first Namo Biodiversity Park, 'NAMO VAN', was inaugurated at Pratap Bandh, Alwar, by Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav.
The 43rd edition of Fit India Sundays on Cycle on 5 October 2025 was held to commemorate which day?
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Correct answer: A — World Teachers' Day
PIB (MYAS): Dr Mansukh Mandaviya led the 43rd edition of Fit India Sundays on Cycle, commemorating World Teachers' Day, at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi.
Consider the following statements about Fit India Sundays on Cycle: 1. Its 43rd edition took place simultaneously at more than 10,000 locations across India. 2. It is organised by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports with the Cycling Federation of India, Yogasana Bharat and MY Bharat. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct. PIB (MYAS): the 43rd edition was held simultaneously at over 10,000 locations; it is organised by MYAS in collaboration with the Cycling Federation of India, Yogasana Bharat and MY Bharat.
Which airline told DGCA in October 2025 that it would deploy about 730 additional flights across 42 sectors for the festive season?
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Correct answer: D — IndiGo
PIB (MoCA): IndiGo — about 730 additional flights across 42 sectors; Air India & Air India Express — about 486 across 20 sectors; SpiceJet — about 546 across 38 sectors.
The DGCA watches airfares, especially during festive seasons, under a mandate from which ministry?
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Correct answer: B — Ministry of Civil Aviation
PIB: the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is mandated by the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) to keep a watch on airfares, especially during the festive season.
INS Sahyadri, which visited Kemaman in October 2025, is the third ship of which class of Indian Navy frigates?
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Correct answer: B — Shivalik class
PIB (Indian Navy): INS Sahyadri, indigenously designed, built and commissioned in 2012, is the third ship of the Shivalik-class guided-missile stealth frigates.
Kemaman port, where INS Sahyadri made a port call from 2 October 2025, is in which country?
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Correct answer: C — Malaysia
PIB: INS Sahyadri made a port call at Kemaman port in Malaysia on 2 October 2025; it was the ship's third visit to Malaysia.
What was the theme of the 2nd National Conference and Exhibition on CSR (NCCSR 2025) hosted by IICA in October 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Leveraging CSR Excellence for Tribal Development
PIB (MCA): NCCSR 2025, hosted by IICA in New Delhi on 6–7 October 2025, had the theme 'Leveraging CSR Excellence for Tribal Development'.
IICA CSR Day, in which the NCCSR conference is rooted, is observed on which date?
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Correct answer: D — 2 October
PIB (MCA): the conference is rooted in the observance of IICA CSR Day on 2 October, inspired by Mahatma Gandhi's ideals of trusteeship and responsible business.