Current Affairs Quiz — 12 November 2025
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By how much did India's TB incidence decline between 2015 and 2024, according to the WHO Global TB Report 2025?
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Correct answer: C — 21%
India's TB incidence fell 21%, from 237 to 187 per lakh population; the global decline was 12%.
What was India's TB incidence per lakh population in 2024, as per the WHO Global TB Report 2025?
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Correct answer: B — 187
Incidence fell from 237 per lakh in 2015 to 187 per lakh in 2024.
Consider the following statements based on the Health Ministry's release on the WHO Global TB Report 2025: 1. India's TB treatment success rate of 90% is above the global rate of 88%. 2. The TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan was started in December 2024. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
India's treatment success rate is 90% against 88% globally, and the release says the TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan started in December 2024.
What was India's provisional CPI-based headline inflation for October 2025?
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Correct answer: B — 0.25%
MoSPI put October 2025 headline CPI inflation at 0.25%, the lowest of the current series and 119 basis points below September.
What was all-India food inflation, based on the Consumer Food Price Index, in October 2025?
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Correct answer: D — −5.02%
All-India CFPI food inflation was −5.02%; −4.85% and −5.18% were the rural and urban figures.
Consider the following statements about CPI data for October 2025: 1. Headline inflation was the lowest year-on-year rate of the current CPI series. 2. Rural headline inflation was 0.88%. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Headline inflation of 0.25% was the lowest of the current series. Rural headline inflation was −0.25%; 0.88% was the urban figure.
What is the total outlay of the Export Promotion Mission approved by the Union Cabinet on 12 November 2025?
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Correct answer: B — ₹25,060 crore
The Export Promotion Mission has an outlay of ₹25,060 crore for FY 2025–26 to FY 2030–31. ₹20,000 crore is the credit support under the separate Credit Guarantee Scheme for Exporters.
Consider the following statements about the Export Promotion Mission: 1. NIRYAT PROTSAHAN focuses on access to affordable trade finance for MSMEs. 2. NIRYAT DISHA focuses on non-financial enablers such as branding, compliance and logistics. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
The EPM has two sub-schemes: NIRYAT PROTSAHAN for trade finance and NIRYAT DISHA for non-financial support.
Which existing export support schemes are consolidated into the Export Promotion Mission?
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Correct answer: A — Interest Equalisation Scheme and Market Access Initiative
The Cabinet release says the EPM consolidates the Interest Equalisation Scheme (IES) and the Market Access Initiative (MAI).
On which date did the car explosion near the Red Fort in Delhi, condemned by the Union Cabinet's resolution of 12 November 2025, take place?
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Correct answer: A — 10 November 2025
The Cabinet resolution says the explosion occurred on the evening of 10 November 2025.
Consider the following statements about the Union Cabinet's resolution of 12 November 2025 on the Red Fort explosion: 1. The Cabinet observed two minutes' silence for the victims. 2. The Cabinet described the explosion as an accident caused by a vehicle fault. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
The Cabinet observed two minutes' silence and called the explosion a heinous terror incident perpetrated by anti-national forces, not an accident.
Under the royalty rates approved by the Cabinet in November 2025, what is the royalty on graphite with 80% or more fixed carbon?
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Correct answer: C — 2% of ASP
Graphite with 80% or more fixed carbon attracts 2% of ASP; graphite with less than 80% fixed carbon attracts 4%.
Consider the following statements in the context of the Cabinet decision on mineral royalties of 12 November 2025: 1. Graphite and zirconium are among the 24 critical and strategic minerals listed in the MMDR Act, 1957. 2. India imports about 90% of its graphite requirement. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Graphite and zirconium are among the 24 critical and strategic minerals in the MMDR Act. India imports 60%, not 90%, of its graphite requirement.
Which of the minerals covered by the November 2025 royalty decision is mainly used in atomic clocks and GPS systems?
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Correct answer: D — Caesium
The Cabinet release says caesium is mainly used in high-tech electronics, particularly atomic clocks and GPS systems.
President Droupadi Murmu's State Visit in November 2025, which included the first-ever Indian Presidential visit to Botswana, covered which two countries?
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Correct answer: A — Angola and Botswana
Botswana was the final leg of the President's State Visit to Angola and Botswana.
Which council of tribal chiefs advises Botswana's National Assembly, which President Murmu addressed on 12 November 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Ntlo ya Dikgosi
The President's Secretariat noted that the National Assembly is advised by the Ntlo ya Dikgosi, a council of tribal chiefs.
In her address to Botswana's National Assembly, President Murmu linked India's 'Viksit Bharat 2047' vision with which African Union framework?
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Correct answer: B — Agenda 2063
She said Viksit Bharat by 2047 and Africa's Agenda 2063 offer an opportunity for active collaboration.
Which entity will provide 100% credit guarantee cover under the Credit Guarantee Scheme for Exporters approved in November 2025?
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Correct answer: D — National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company Limited
NCGTC will give 100% guarantee cover to Member Lending Institutions for the additional credit to exporters.
Up to how much additional collateral-free credit to exporters is envisaged under the Credit Guarantee Scheme for Exporters?
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Correct answer: B — ₹20,000 crore
The CGSE envisages up to ₹20,000 crore of additional credit to eligible exporters, including MSMEs.
Where will the 11th India International Science Festival (IISF–2025) be held from 6 to 9 December 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Chandigarh
MoES said IISF–2025 is scheduled in Chandigarh from 6 to 9 December 2025.
What is the theme of IISF–2025?
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Correct answer: B — Vigyan Se Samruddhi: For Aatmanirbhar Bharat
IISF–2025's theme is 'Vigyan Se Samruddhi: For Aatmanirbhar Bharat' (Science for Prosperity: For a Self-Reliant India).
With the new centre at INS Kadamba, Karwar, how many recruitment establishments does the Indian Navy have across India?
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Correct answer: B — Ten
The Navy said INS Kadamba became its tenth recruitment establishment pan-India.
INS Kadamba, where the Indian Navy opened a new recruitment centre in November 2025, is located at Karwar in which state?
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Correct answer: C — Karnataka
INS Kadamba is at Karwar in Karnataka, under the Flag Officer Commanding Karnataka Naval Area.
The Matabari Tourism Circuit, reviewed by Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia in November 2025, is being developed in which state?
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Correct answer: A — Tripura
Scindia reviewed the Matabari Tourism Circuit in Tripura with Chief Minister Manik Saha.
Under the Tripura tourism plans reviewed in November 2025, which islands are to be developed through a Public-Private Partnership model?
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Correct answer: D — Dumbur islands
The meeting discussed developing the Dumbur islands through a PPP model to encourage private investment.