Current Affairs Quiz — 03 November 2025
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What is the size of the Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Scheme Fund launched by PM Modi at ESTIC 2025 on 3 November 2025?
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Correct answer: D — ₹1 lakh crore
PM Modi launched the ₹1 lakh crore RDI Scheme Fund to promote private sector–driven R&D.
Where was the Emerging Science, Technology and Innovation Conclave (ESTIC) 2025 held?
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Correct answer: A — Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
PM Modi addressed ESTIC 2025 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi; the conclave ran from 3 to 5 November 2025.
Under the RDI Scheme approved by the Union Cabinet on 1 July 2025, the Special Purpose Fund that acts as custodian of funds is set up within which body?
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Correct answer: C — Anusandhan National Research Foundation
The Special Purpose Fund within the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) is the first-level custodian; DST is the nodal department.
At ESTIC 2025, PM Modi said the number of registered patents in India had increased by how many times over the last decade?
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Correct answer: B — 17 times
The PM said India's R&D expenditure had doubled in the last decade and registered patents had increased 17 times.
Which Indian cooperative ranked first in the World Cooperative Monitor 2025 ranking by turnover relative to GDP per capita?
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Correct answer: B — Amul (Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation)
Amul (GCMMF) ranked first and IFFCO second in the turnover-over-GDP-per-capita ranking of the World Cooperative Monitor 2025.
On what basis did Amul and IFFCO top the World Cooperative Monitor 2025 list?
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Correct answer: A — Turnover relative to GDP per capita
The ICA said that by turnover relative to GDP per capita, India's Amul and IFFCO top the global list; the leading organisations by absolute turnover include Groupe Crédit Agricole and State Farm.
The World Cooperative Monitor 2025, released in Doha on 3 November 2025, was prepared by the International Cooperative Alliance in collaboration with which body?
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Correct answer: D — EURICSE
The ICA released the report in collaboration with the European Research Institute on Cooperative and Social Enterprises (EURICSE).
The 2025 edition of the World Cooperative Monitor was described by the ICA as a special report marking which observance?
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Correct answer: C — UN International Year of Cooperatives
The ICA called the 2025 World Cooperative Monitor a special report marking the UN International Year of Cooperatives.
Where did NITI Aayog unveil 'Reimagining Agriculture: A Roadmap for Frontier Technology Led Transformation' on 3 November 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Gandhinagar
The roadmap was unveiled in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, in the presence of CM Bhupendra Patel.
Which unit of NITI Aayog released the 'Reimagining Agriculture' roadmap in November 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Frontier Tech Hub
NITI Aayog's Frontier Tech Hub unveiled the roadmap.
Where was the North Eastern Science & Technology (NEST) Cluster inaugurated on 3 November 2025?
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Correct answer: B — IIT Guwahati
Jyotiraditya Scindia inaugurated the NEST Cluster at IIT Guwahati.
On 3 November 2025, Jyotiraditya Scindia laid the foundation stone for development projects worth how much across Assam?
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Correct answer: C — ₹635 crore
Scindia laid the foundation stone for projects totalling ₹635 crore across Assam; the NEST Cluster itself cost ₹22.98 crore.
Which organisation hosted the ceremony in Guwahati on 3 November 2025 at which the Bharat Ratna Dr. Bhupen Hazarika National Awards were conferred?
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Correct answer: D — Sarhad Pune
The awards were conferred at a ceremony in Guwahati organised by Sarhad Pune.
In November 2025, the Union Government released over how much in XV Finance Commission grants to rural local bodies in Odisha?
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Correct answer: A — ₹444 crore
The Centre released over ₹444 crore: ₹342.60 crore as the second instalment of Untied Grants and ₹101.78 crore withheld from the first instalment.
Who chaired the Fifteenth Finance Commission, whose grants were released to Odisha's rural local bodies in November 2025?
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Correct answer: C — N.K. Singh
The Fifteenth Finance Commission was headed by N.K. Singh.
The Fifteenth Finance Commission was constituted on 27 November 2017 under which Article of the Constitution?
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Correct answer: D — Article 280
The Fifteenth Finance Commission was constituted in pursuance of clause (1) of Article 280 of the Constitution with effect from 27 November 2017.
Within how many minutes are C-VIGIL complaints to be attended to by flying squads during the Bihar Assembly election 2025?
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Correct answer: D — 100 minutes
ECI deployed 824 flying squads across Bihar to ensure C-VIGIL complaints are attended to within 100 minutes.
As of 3 November 2025, which category accounted for the largest value among illicit inducements seized in connection with the Bihar elections?
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Correct answer: B — Liquor
Liquor worth ₹42.14 crore (9.6 lakh litres) was the largest item, ahead of drugs (₹24.61 crore) and cash (₹9.62 crore).
President Droupadi Murmu attended a function on 3 November 2025 marking how many years since the establishment of Raj Bhavan, Nainital?
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Correct answer: C — 125 years
The President graced the commemoration of 125 years of the establishment of Raj Bhavan, Nainital.
Where did President Murmu address the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly on 3 November 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Dehradun
The President addressed the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly at Dehradun on the Silver Jubilee of the state's formation.
On 3 November 2025, President Murmu addressed the Legislative Assembly of which state on the Silver Jubilee of its formation?
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Correct answer: B — Uttarakhand
The President addressed the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly on the occasion of the Silver Jubilee of the formation of Uttarakhand.
The bus–tipper collision near Chevella on 3 November 2025, which killed at least 19 people, occurred in which district of Telangana?
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Correct answer: C — Rangareddy
The crash happened near Mirajaguda in Chevella mandal of Rangareddy district.
What ex-gratia from the PMNRF did the Prime Minister announce for the next of kin of each person killed in the Rangareddy (Telangana) road accident of 3 November 2025?
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Correct answer: D — ₹2 lakh
The PM announced ₹2 lakh from PMNRF for the next of kin of each deceased and ₹50,000 for the injured.
In which area of Jaipur did a speeding dumper truck ram at least 17 vehicles on 3 November 2025, killing 14 people?
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Correct answer: B — Harmada
The crash occurred near Loha Mandi in Jaipur's Harmada area.
Where did Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan interact with members of the Federation of Indian Coir Exporters' Associations on 3 November 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Kollam
The Vice-President interacted with FICEA members in Kollam, Kerala.
Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan earlier served as Chairman of which body from 2016 to 2020, a period in which coir exports doubled?
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Correct answer: D — Coir Board
FICEA members recalled his tenure as Chairman of the Coir Board (2016–2020), when exports doubled.