Current Affairs Quiz — 20 December 2025
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How many days of wage employment per rural household per financial year does the VB—G RAM G Act, 2025 guarantee?
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Correct answer: B — 125
PIB 2207187 and the Act's Section 5(1): not less than 125 days, up from the earlier 100-day entitlement under MGNREGA.
Which law does the VB—G RAM G Act, 2025, which received Presidential assent in December 2025, replace?
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Correct answer: D — Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005
PIB 2207187: the Act replaces MGNREGA, 2005. The Gazette text says MGNREGA stands repealed from an appointed date notified by the Centre.
Consider the following statements about the VB—G RAM G Act, 2025: 1. Centre–State cost sharing is 60:40, and 90:10 for North Eastern and Himalayan States. 2. States may notify a pause aggregating to sixty days in a financial year during peak sowing and harvesting seasons. 3. The ceiling on administrative expenditure has been reduced from 9% to 6%. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 and 2 only
PIB 2207187: cost sharing is 60:40 (90:10 for NE and Himalayan States) and States may notify a 60-day aggregate pause. The administrative ceiling was raised from 6% to 9%, so statement 3 is wrong.
Consider the following statements about the Gazette text of the VB—G RAM G Act, 2025: 1. It is Act No. 36 of 2025. 2. MGNREGA, 2005 stood repealed on the date of the President's assent. 3. The cost of the material component of works shall not exceed 40% at the district level. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — 1 and 3 only
Gazette (PRS copy): Act No. 36 of 2025, and the material component is capped at 40% at district level. MGNREGA stands repealed from an appointed date notified by the Centre, not on the date of assent, so statement 2 is wrong.
With the inauguration of the Bhopal Metro on 20 December 2025, Bhopal became which city in India to have an operational Metro network?
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Correct answer: C — 26th
PIB 2207030: Bhopal became the 26th city in India with an operational Metro network.
After the Bhopal Metro opened in December 2025, what was the total length of India's operational Metro network?
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Correct answer: D — 1,090 km
PIB 2207030: India's total operational Metro network reached 1,090 km. The Hindu quotes the earlier figure as 1,083 km before the 7 km Bhopal stretch.
Before Bhopal, which city of Madhya Pradesh already had Metro services?
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Correct answer: A — Indore
The Hindu: Union Minister Manohar Lal said Bhopal became the second city in the State after Indore to have Metro connectivity.
In which year did Japan launch the 'Central Asia plus Japan' Dialogue, whose first leaders' summit was held in Tokyo in December 2025?
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Correct answer: D — 2004
MOFA Japan: Japan established the CA+JAD framework in 2004; the first Foreign Ministers' Meeting was held in Kazakhstan in August 2004.
According to the Tokyo Declaration of December 2025, which country will host the next 'Central Asia plus Japan' summit under the agreed rotation?
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Correct answer: A — Kazakhstan
Tokyo Declaration, para 53: the host country thereafter will be in English alphabetical order starting with Kazakhstan.
Consider the following statements about the 'Central Asia plus Japan' Dialogue summit of 20 December 2025: 1. It was the first meeting of the dialogue at the leaders' level. 2. It was chaired by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. 3. Afghanistan attended as a full member of the dialogue. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 1 and 2 only
MOFA Japan: the summit was held for the first time at leaders' level and chaired by PM Takaichi. Attendees were the presidents of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan; Afghanistan was not a participant, so statement 3 is wrong.
What is the theme of Swachh Survekshan 2025-26, launched in December 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Swacchata Ki Nayi Pehel – Badhayein Haath, Karein Safai Saath
PIB 2207000: the SS 2025-26 theme is 'Swacchata Ki Nayi Pehel – Badhayein Haath, Karein Safai Saath'.
Swachh Survekshan assessed 73 urban local bodies in 2016. About how many did it assess in 2024?
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Correct answer: C — 4,900
PIB 2207000: from 73 ULBs in 2016 to assessing about 4,900 ULBs in 2024.
Consider the following statements about Swachh Survekshan 2025-26: 1. Citizens can give feedback round the year through platforms including the Vote For My City app and QR codes. 2. Assessment has been expanded from Ganga towns to river towns across the country. 3. The on-ground survey will be conducted by about 300 assessors over 15 days. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 and 2 only
PIB 2207000: feedback is open round the year and river towns are now covered. The survey uses over 3,000 trained assessors for 45 days, so statement 3 is wrong.
Under the MoU exchanged in December 2025, the National Maritime Heritage Complex at Lothal will collaborate with which Dutch institution?
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Correct answer: D — National Maritime Museum, Amsterdam
PIB 2207128: the MoU brings together the NMHC and the National Maritime Museum in Amsterdam.
The National Maritime Heritage Complex at Lothal is envisioned to showcase India's maritime legacy of about how many years?
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Correct answer: C — 4,500
PIB 2207128: the NMHC is envisioned as a world-class complex showcasing India's 4,500-year-old maritime legacy.
Gopinath Bardoloi, after whom Guwahati's international airport is named and whose statue was unveiled on 20 December 2025, was:
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Correct answer: A — Assam's first Chief Minister
PIB 2207003: the Prime Minister unveiled the statue of Gopinath Bardoloi, Assam's first Chief Minister.
The new terminal of Lokapriya Gopinath Bardoloi International Airport, inaugurated in December 2025, is designed to handle up to how many passengers a year?
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Correct answer: C — 1.3 crore
narendramodi.in and All India Radio: the terminal, spread over nearly 1.4 lakh sq m, is designed for up to 1.3 crore passengers a year.
Consider the following statements in the context of the new Guwahati airport terminal inaugurated in December 2025: 1. The Indian Forest Act, 1927 was amended in 2017 to reclassify bamboo grown in non-forest areas as a 'grass' instead of a 'tree'. 2. The terminal is spread over nearly 1.4 lakh square metres. 3. The airport is named after Assam's first Governor. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 1 and 2 only
PIB 2207003 gives the 2017 bamboo amendment; narendramodi.in gives the 1.4 lakh sq m area. Gopinath Bardoloi was Assam's first Chief Minister, not Governor, so statement 3 is wrong.
Who was named vice-captain of India's squad for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, announced on 20 December 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Axar Patel
BCCI media advisory: Suryakumar Yadav (C) and Axar Patel (VC). ESPNcricinfo and The Hindu: Shubman Gill, the previous vice-captain, was left out.
The ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 is to be co-hosted by India and which country?
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Correct answer: A — Sri Lanka
The Hindu: the tournament is to be played in India and Sri Lanka from 7 February.
The Sashastra Seema Bal, which marked its 62nd Raising Day on 20 December 2025, guards India's borders with which countries?
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Correct answer: A — Nepal and Bhutan
The Pioneer and ANI (Free Press Journal): the SSB guards the 1,751 km India–Nepal and 699 km India–Bhutan borders.
What is the motto of the Sashastra Seema Bal?
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Correct answer: D — Service, Security and Brotherhood
The Pioneer and ANI (Free Press Journal): the SSB's motto is 'Service, Security and Brotherhood'.
Where was Andhra Pradesh's first Gen-Z themed campus Post Office inaugurated on 20 December 2025?
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Correct answer: C — VIT-AP University, Amaravati
PIB 2207019: the Gen-Z themed VIT-AP University Sub Post Office was inaugurated at the VIT-AP University campus, Amaravati.
Which minister inaugurated Andhra Pradesh's first Gen-Z themed campus Post Office in December 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar
PIB 2207019: it was inaugurated by Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar, Minister of State for Rural Development and Communications.
The 'VijAIpatha' AI and STEM labs launched in December 2025 are in government schools of Hosapete taluk in which district of Karnataka?
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Correct answer: B — Vijayanagara
The Hindu and Cyient: the pilot covers government schools in Hosapete taluk, Vijayanagara district.
Which organisation is implementing the 'VijAIpatha' AI education pilot with the Karnataka government?
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Correct answer: D — Cyient Foundation
The Hindu and Cyient: the initiative is implemented by the Cyient Foundation with the Department of Education, Government of Karnataka.