Current Affairs Quiz — 28 December 2025
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Who won the women's title at the FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025 in Doha, where Koneru Humpy took bronze?
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Correct answer: B — Aleksandra Goryachkina
FIDE and Sportstar: Aleksandra Goryachkina won the women's crown after beating Zhu Jiner in a blitz playoff; Humpy took bronze.
Magnus Carlsen's win at the FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025 in Doha was his:
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Correct answer: C — Sixth World Rapid title
FIDE: Magnus Carlsen claimed his sixth World Rapid Championship title with 10.5/13.
Consider the following statements about India at the FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025: 1. Koneru Humpy was the defending women's champion, having won gold in New York in 2024. 2. Arjun Erigaisi won bronze on tiebreaks after finishing on 9.5 points. 3. Koneru Humpy lost the women's title playoff to Aleksandra Goryachkina. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 and 2 only
FIDE and Sportstar: Humpy was the defending champion (gold in New York 2024) and Erigaisi took bronze among four players on 9.5 points. Humpy missed the two-player playoff on tiebreaks; Goryachkina beat Zhu Jiner in it, so statement 3 is wrong.
What was the overarching theme of the 5th National Conference of Chief Secretaries held at Pusa, Delhi, from 26 to 28 December 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Human Capital for Viksit Bharat
PIB (PMO): the conference discussed the overarching theme 'Human Capital for Viksit Bharat'.
At the 5th National Conference of Chief Secretaries, the PM urged the Centre and States to jointly identify how many products for domestic manufacturing to reduce import dependence?
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Correct answer: B — 100
PIB (PMO): the PM urged the Centre and States to jointly identify 100 products for domestic manufacturing.
Consider the following statements about the National Conference of Chief Secretaries held in December 2025: 1. It was held at Pusa, Delhi, from 26 to 28 December 2025. 2. It was the fifth such national conference. 3. The PM said about half of India's population is in the working-age group. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 and 2 only
PIB (PMO): the 5th conference was held at Pusa, Delhi, from 26 to 28 December 2025. The PM said nearly 70% of the population is of working age, not about half.
On 28 December 2025, Madhya Pradesh transferred ₹810 crore under the Bhavantar Yojana to farmers growing which crop?
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Correct answer: B — Soybean
ThePrint (PTI) and ABP Live: CM Mohan Yadav transferred ₹810 crore to over 3.77 lakh soybean farmers under the Bhavantar scheme.
What does Madhya Pradesh's Bhavantar Yojana pay soybean farmers?
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Correct answer: D — The difference when traders buy soybean below the Minimum Support Price
ThePrint (PTI): the scheme allows the state to compensate the difference if traders purchase soybean below the MSP declared by the Centre.
According to the Railways' Year End Review 2025, how many Amrit Bharat trains were in service in total after 13 new ones were introduced in 2025?
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Correct answer: B — 30
PIB (Railways): 13 new Amrit Bharat trains were introduced nationwide in 2025, taking the total to 30.
The Railways' Year End Review 2025 says India has become the world's second-largest rail freight carrier, overtaking which country?
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Correct answer: D — USA
PIB (Railways): record wagon production, Gati Shakti cargo terminals and freight corridors have helped India become the world's second-largest freight carrier, leaving the USA behind.
President Droupadi Murmu's sortie on INS Vaghsheer on 28 December 2025 made her the second President to sail in a submarine. Who was the first?
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Correct answer: C — A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
PIB (President's Secretariat): President Murmu is the second President to take a sortie in a submarine after President Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.
From which naval harbour did President Murmu embark INS Vaghsheer for her dived sortie on 28 December 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Karwar
PIB: the President embarked the submarine at Karwar Naval Harbour, Karnataka.
Consider the following statements about President Murmu's sortie on INS Vaghsheer: 1. INS Vaghsheer is an indigenous Kalvari-class submarine. 2. The Chief of the Naval Staff accompanied the President. 3. INS Vaghsheer's motto is 'Sham No Varunah'. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 1 and 2 only
PIB: INS Vaghsheer is an indigenous Kalvari-class submarine and Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi accompanied the President. The President quoted the submarine's motto as 'Veerta Varchasva Vijaya', so statement 3 is wrong.
With the electrification of the Sakleshpur–Subramanya Road ghat section in December 2025, which rail route became fully electrified?
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Correct answer: B — Bengaluru–Mangaluru
PIB (Railways): with this ghat stretch electrified, the entire Bengaluru–Mangaluru rail route is now fully electrified.
What is the length of the Sakleshpur–Subramanya Road ghat section electrified in December 2025?
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Correct answer: C — 55 km
PIB, The Hindu and The New Indian Express: the electrified ghat section covers 55 km between Sakleshpur and Subramanya Road.
Consider the following statements about the Sakleshpur–Subramanya Road ghat section: 1. The section has a steep ruling gradient of 1 in 50. 2. The section passes through 57 tunnels. 3. Electrification work on the section began in December 2023. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: D — 1, 2 and 3
PIB, The Hindu and The New Indian Express: the section has a 1-in-50 ruling gradient and 57 tunnels, and work began in December 2023. All three statements are correct.
In the 129th Mann Ki Baat (28 December 2025), the PM cited an ICMR report warning that:
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Correct answer: C — Antibiotics are proving ineffective against diseases like pneumonia and UTI
PIB (PMO): the PM said a recent ICMR report states antibiotics are proving ineffective against many diseases like pneumonia and UTI, largely due to indiscriminate use.
According to the PM in Mann Ki Baat (28 December 2025), the Kutch Rann Utsav 2025-26 runs during which period?
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Correct answer: D — 23 November to 20 February
PIB (PMO): the Kutch Ranotsav began on 23 November and will continue until 20 February.
The Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue mentioned in the 129th Mann Ki Baat is held on National Youth Day, which falls on:
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Correct answer: A — 12 January
PIB (PMO): National Youth Day is celebrated on the 12th of January, Swami Vivekananda's birth anniversary, and the Young Leaders Dialogue will be held that day.
Consider the following statements about the Smart India Hackathon (SIH), as described in the 129th Mann Ki Baat: 1. In SIH 2025, students worked on more than 270 problems from more than 80 government departments. 2. Over 13 lakh students and over 6,000 institutes have participated in SIH in the last 7 to 8 years. 3. SIH 2025 was organised by ISRO for space-sector problems only. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — 1 and 2 only
PIB (PMO): SIH 2025 covered 270+ problems of 80+ government departments, and 13 lakh+ students and 6,000+ institutes have taken part over 7–8 years. The problems spanned traffic, financial fraud, cyber security and agriculture, not only space, so statement 3 is wrong.
Where is the Ministry of Civil Aviation's 24×7 Passenger Assistance Control Room (PACR) located?
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Correct answer: D — Udaan Bhawan
PIB (Civil Aviation): the PACR brings MoCA, DGCA, AAI and airlines together under one roof at Udaan Bhawan, New Delhi.
About how many passenger grievances had the PACR resolved since 3 December 2025, according to MoCA on 28 December 2025?
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Correct answer: A — 13,000
PIB (Civil Aviation): 13,000 grievances were resolved through focused monitoring and expedited interventions since 3 December 2025.
The Ukkadam–Athupalam flyover in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, is to be named after which leader, as announced on 28 December 2025?
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Correct answer: A — C. Subramaniam
The Hindu and The News Minute: CM Stalin announced the flyover will be named after former Union Minister C. Subramaniam.
C. Subramaniam, after whom a Coimbatore flyover is being named, is remembered for laying the foundation of which movement?
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Correct answer: B — Green Revolution
The Hindu and The News Minute: Stalin recalled that Subramaniam, a Bharat Ratna recipient, laid the foundation for the Green Revolution that eradicated hunger.
Ahmedabad's Western Trunk Line sewer, inaugurated on 28 December 2025, was laid underground without surface excavation using which technology?
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Correct answer: C — Micro-tunnelling
PIB (Home Affairs): the project used micro-tunnelling, laying pipes entirely underground without surface excavation.
How many displaced families of Nava Vanjar village in Ahmedabad received land allotment certificates on 28 December 2025?
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Correct answer: D — 205
PIB (Home Affairs): land allotment certificates were distributed to 205 families of Nava Vanjar village.