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Who was the first Speaker of the Lok Sabha, to whom tributes were paid on his birth anniversary on 27 November 2025?
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Correct answer: B — G. V. Mavalankar
Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar was the first Speaker of the Lok Sabha; he was born on 27 November 1888.
On which date was G. V. Mavalankar unanimously elected Speaker of the First Lok Sabha?
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Correct answer: C — 15 May 1952
As per the Lok Sabha Secretariat release, he was unanimously elected Speaker on 15 May 1952 and served until his death on 27 February 1956.
IMD's new Doppler Weather Radars inaugurated on 27 November 2025 are located at:
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Correct answer: A — Raipur and Mangaluru
The two new C-band Doppler Weather Radars are at Raipur (Chhattisgarh) and Mangaluru (Karnataka).
As per the Earth Sciences Ministry (November 2025), IMD's Doppler Weather Radar network is to increase from 47 to how many by 2027?
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Correct answer: C — 126
Dr Jitendra Singh said IMD is nearing triple radar capacity, from 47 to 126, by 2027.
The Raipur Doppler Weather Radar, the first such radar in Chhattisgarh, has been installed at which institution?
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Correct answer: D — Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya
The dual-polarised C-band DWR has been installed at Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur, with 250-km radial coverage.
A 37,000-year-old thorny bamboo fossil reported in November 2025 was found in which Indian state?
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Correct answer: D — Manipur
It was found in the Chirang River deposits of Manipur's Imphal Valley.
Which institute's scientists discovered the 37,000-year-old thorny bamboo fossil Chimonobambusa manipurensis?
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Correct answer: B — Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences
Scientists from the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences (BSIP), an autonomous institute of DST, made the find.
Consider the following statements about the Chimonobambusa manipurensis fossil: 1. It is the earliest thorny bamboo fossil from Asia. 2. It provides the first fossil evidence that thorniness in bamboo existed in Asia during the Ice Age. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct as per the DST release on the BSIP study.
In November 2025 the Gorakhpur–Pilibhit Express was extended up to which station?
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Correct answer: D — Izzatnagar (Bareilly)
The extension of the Gorakhpur–Pilibhit Express up to Izzatnagar (Bareilly) was flagged off on 27 November 2025.
Where did the Indian Coast Guard host its maiden Shipbuilding, Indigenisation & IT Conference on 27 November 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Madikeri
The ICG hosted the maiden conference at Madikeri, Karnataka.
As highlighted by the DG ICG in November 2025, the Coast Guard's 200th indigenously built vessel undergoing sea trials is a:
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Correct answer: A — Pollution Control Ship
The 200th indigenously built vessel is the fourth Pollution Control Ship, currently undergoing sea trials.
As per the first advance estimates (November 2025), total Kharif foodgrain production for 2025-26 is estimated at:
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Correct answer: C — 173.33 million tonnes
Total Kharif foodgrain production is estimated at 173.33 million tonnes, 3.87 million tonnes higher than last year.
In the first advance estimates of Kharif 2025-26, which oilseed has the highest estimated production?
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Correct answer: B — Soybean
Soybean is estimated at 14.266 million tonnes and groundnut at 11.093 million tonnes, out of total Kharif oilseeds of 27.563 MT.
Consider the following statements about the first advance estimates of Kharif 2025-26: 1. Kharif rice production is estimated at over 124 million tonnes. 2. Kharif maize production is estimated to fall compared with last year. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct (124.504 MT). Statement 2 is wrong: maize is estimated at 28.303 MT, 3.495 MT more than last year.
On Constitution Day 2025, a bust of Dr B.R. Ambedkar was unveiled at the headquarters of which organisation?
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Correct answer: B — UNESCO, Paris
A bust of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar was unveiled at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on 26 November 2025.
In how many Indian languages did the President digitally release translated versions of the Constitution on 26 November 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Nine
The Constitution was released in nine languages: Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Punjabi, Bodo, Kashmiri, Telugu, Odia and Assamese.
Which of the following languages was NOT among those in which translated versions of the Constitution were released on Constitution Day 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Gujarati
The nine languages were Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Punjabi, Bodo, Kashmiri, Telugu, Odia and Assamese; Gujarati was not among them.
What is the financial outlay of the scheme approved by the Cabinet in November 2025 to promote manufacturing of sintered Rare Earth Permanent Magnets?
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Correct answer: C — ₹7,280 crore
The scheme has an outlay of ₹7,280 crore: ₹6,450 crore sales-linked incentives and ₹750 crore capital subsidy.
The REPM scheme approved in November 2025 aims to create how much integrated manufacturing capacity per year?
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Correct answer: C — 6,000 tonnes
It aims to establish 6,000 MTPA of integrated REPM manufacturing, split among five beneficiaries of up to 1,200 MTPA each.
Consider the following statements about the REPM scheme approved in November 2025: 1. Capacity will be allotted to five beneficiaries through a global competitive bidding process. 2. The total scheme duration is 5 years, with no gestation period. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is wrong: the scheme runs 7 years from award, including a 2-year gestation period and 5 years of incentives.
Which Indian city was declared the host city of the 2030 Commonwealth Games on 26 November 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Ahmedabad
Amdavad (Ahmedabad), Gujarat, was declared host city of the 2030 Commonwealth Games at the CGF General Assembly in Glasgow.
The decision to award the 2030 Commonwealth Games to India was taken at the CGF General Assembly held in:
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Correct answer: A — Glasgow
The declaration was made during the Commonwealth Games Federation General Assembly in Glasgow on 26 November 2025.
Consider the following statements: 1. The 2030 Commonwealth Games will be the centenary edition of the Games. 2. India last hosted the Commonwealth Games in 2010 in New Delhi, winning 101 medals. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct as per PIB: 2030 marks the 100th year of the Games, and India won 101 medals including 38 gold at the 2010 Delhi CWG.
The Safran Aircraft Engine Services India (SAESI) facility inaugurated on 26 November 2025 services which engines?
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Correct answer: B — LEAP
SAESI is Safran's MRO facility for LEAP engines, which power the Airbus A320neo and Boeing 737 MAX.
Where is the Safran Aircraft Engine Services India (SAESI) facility located?
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Correct answer: C — Hyderabad (RGIA)
It is located at the GMR Aerospace and Industrial Park–SEZ, Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad.
The SAESI facility is designed to service up to how many LEAP engines annually?
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Correct answer: D — 300
SAESI is designed to service up to 300 LEAP engines annually and to employ over 1,000 technicians and engineers by 2035.
As per Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics 2025, India's milk production in 2024-25 was estimated at:
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Correct answer: C — 247.87 million tonnes
Milk production is estimated at 247.87 million tonnes in 2024-25, up 3.58% from 239.30 MT in 2023-24.
According to BAHS 2025, which state is the largest milk producer in India?
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Correct answer: B — Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh leads with 15.66%, followed by Rajasthan (14.82%), Madhya Pradesh (9.12%), Gujarat (7.78%) and Maharashtra (6.71%).
As per BAHS 2025, the per-capita availability of milk in India in 2024-25 was:
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Correct answer: D — 485 g/day
Per-capita availability rose from 319 g/day in 2014-15 to 485 g/day in 2024-25.
What is the new 24×7 short-code helpline number launched by the National Commission for Women in November 2025?
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Correct answer: A — 14490
NCW rolled out the toll-free short code 14490, linked to its existing helpline 7827170170.
Line 4 (Kharadi–Khadakwasla) and Line 4A (Nal Stop–Manik Baug), approved by the Cabinet in November 2025, belong to which metro project?
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Correct answer: D — Pune Metro
They were approved under Phase-2 of the Pune Metro Rail Project.
What is the combined length of Pune Metro Lines 4 and 4A approved in November 2025?
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Correct answer: B — 31.636 km
Together the lines span 31.636 km with 28 elevated stations, at a cost of ₹9,857.85 crore.
On 26 November 2025, which body revoked GRAP Stage-III restrictions across the NCR?
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Correct answer: B — Commission for Air Quality Management
The CAQM Sub-Committee on GRAP revoked all Stage-III actions in the NCR with immediate effect.
Since which date had GRAP Stage-III been in force in the NCR before it was revoked on 26 November 2025?
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Correct answer: C — 11 November 2025
Stage-III curbs had been in place since 11 November 2025, when Delhi's AQI breached the 400 mark.
As announced in November 2025, how many Aadhaar numbers of deceased individuals has UIDAI deactivated?
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Correct answer: C — Over 2 crore
UIDAI has deactivated more than 2 crore Aadhaar numbers of deceased individuals.
Through which portal can family members report the death of a kin to UIDAI, as per the November 2025 release?
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Correct answer: A — myAadhaar
UIDAI's 'Reporting of death of a family member' facility is on the myAadhaar portal, for deaths registered in 25 States/UTs using the Civil Registration System.
Which company won all three coal blocks auctioned in the 13th round of commercial coal mine auctions (November 2025)?
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Correct answer: A — Damodar Valley Corporation
Damodar Valley Corporation submitted the closing bids for Pirpainti Barahat, Dhulia North and Mandakini-B.
The Mandakini-B coal block auctioned in the 13th round of commercial coal auctions is located in which state?
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Correct answer: D — Odisha
Mandakini-B is in Odisha; Pirpainti Barahat and Dhulia North are in Jharkhand.
The Badlapur–Karjat 3rd and 4th line approved by the CCEA in November 2025 is part of which corridor?
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Correct answer: A — Mumbai suburban corridor
The Badlapur–Karjat section forms part of the Mumbai suburban corridor.
The 141-km doubling project approved by the CCEA on 26 November 2025 links Kanalus with which place in Gujarat?
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Correct answer: D — Okha (Devbhumi Dwarka)
The project is the Devbhumi Dwarka (Okha)–Kanalus doubling of 141 km.
Rabi Ray, remembered on his birth anniversary on 26 November 2025, was the Speaker of which Lok Sabha?
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Correct answer: D — Ninth
Rabi Ray was Speaker of the Ninth Lok Sabha from 19 December 1989 to 9 July 1991.
Former Lok Sabha Speaker Rabi Ray was born in which state?
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Correct answer: B — Odisha
He was born on 26 November 1926 at Bhanaragarh village in Puri district of Odisha.
Where did the Prime Minister release a special coin and stamp on the 350th Shaheedi Diwas of Guru Tegh Bahadur on 25 November 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Kurukshetra
The PM addressed the 350th Shaheedi Diwas programme at Kurukshetra, Haryana, and released a special coin and commemorative stamp.
Guru Tegh Bahadur, whose 350th Shaheedi Diwas was observed in November 2025, was which Sikh Guru?
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Correct answer: C — Ninth
Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji was the ninth Sikh Guru.
Which tree is depicted on the Dharma Dhwaja hoisted on the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir in Ayodhya on 25 November 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Kovidara
The flag bears a radiant Sun, an 'Om' and the image of the Kovidara tree.
What are the dimensions of the right-angled triangular flag hoisted on the Ram Mandir Shikhar in November 2025?
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Correct answer: B — 10 ft × 20 ft
The flag measures ten feet in height and twenty feet in length.
Consider the following statements about the Ram Mandir Dhwajarohan Utsav of 25 November 2025: 1. It was held on Vivah Panchami. 2. The same date marks the martyrdom day of Guru Tegh Bahadur. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct as per PIB: the programme coincided with the Abhijit Muhurat of Vivah Panchami, and the date also marks the martyrdom day of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji.
As per the Third Advance Estimates released in November 2025, India's total horticulture production in 2024-25 is:
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Correct answer: C — 369.055 million tonnes
Total horticulture production is estimated at 369.055 million tonnes, up 14.311 MT from 354.744 MT.
Which crop recorded the sharpest rise (26.88%) in the 2024-25 horticulture Third Advance Estimates?
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Correct answer: A — Onion
Onion production rose 26.88%, from 24.267 MT to 30.789 MT.
Consider the following statements about the 2024-25 horticulture Third Advance Estimates: 1. Vegetable production is estimated at over 215 million tonnes. 2. Fruit production declined compared with the previous year. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct (215.684 MT). Statement 2 is wrong: fruit production rose about 5.12% to 118.76 MT.
'Nayi Chetna 4.0', launched on 25 November 2025, is a national campaign on:
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Correct answer: B — Gender equality and women's empowerment
Nayi Chetna 4.0 is the National Campaign on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment, organised by DAY-NRLM.
The tripartite Letter of Intent unveiled at the Nayi Chetna 4.0 launch relates to which initiative?
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Correct answer: C — Violence-Free Village Initiative
The MoU–LoI between the Ministries of WCD, Law & Justice and Rural Development is for the Violence-Free Village Initiative.
What is the outlay of the Incentive Scheme for Critical Mineral Recycling reviewed in November 2025?
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Correct answer: B — ₹1,500 crore
The Incentive Scheme for Critical Mineral Recycling has an outlay of ₹1,500 crore.
Which institution is the Project Management Agency for the Critical Mineral Recycling Incentive Scheme?
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Correct answer: D — JNARDDC, Nagpur
Jawaharlal Nehru Aluminium Research, Development & Design Centre (JNARDDC), Nagpur, an autonomous institute of the Ministry of Mines, is the PMA.
'Suryakiran', whose 19th edition began on 25 November 2025, is a joint military exercise between India and:
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Correct answer: B — Nepal
Suryakiran is the India–Nepal joint military exercise; the 19th edition began at Pithoragarh on 25 November 2025.
Where is Exercise Suryakiran XIX – 2025 being held?
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Correct answer: C — Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand
The exercise commenced at Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, and runs from 25 November to 8 December 2025.
Which regiment mainly represents the Indian Army contingent in Exercise Suryakiran XIX – 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Assam Regiment
The 334-strong Indian contingent is mainly from the Assam Regiment; Nepal's is mainly from the Devi Datta Regiment.
The Sacred Buddha Relics that returned to India on 25 November 2025 had been on exposition in which country?
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Correct answer: D — Bhutan
The Piprahwa Relics were enshrined at Trashichhodzong, Thimphu, Bhutan, from 8 to 25 November 2025.
The Buddha relics exposition in Bhutan (8–25 November 2025) was held as part of which event?
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Correct answer: A — Global Peace Prayer Festival
The Sacred Piprahwa Relics were enshrined in Thimphu as part of the Global Peace Prayer Festival.
At which institute did Dr Jitendra Singh review the BharatGen AI initiative on 25 November 2025?
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Correct answer: D — IIT Bombay
The Minister reviewed BharatGen and interacted with its core team during his visit to IIT Bombay.
BharatGen's foundational text model 'Param-1' has how many parameters?
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Correct answer: B — 2.9 billion
Param-1 is a 2.9-billion-parameter text model trained on 7.5 trillion tokens. Patram, the document-vision model, has seven billion.
Consider the following statements about BharatGen: 1. It has received ₹1,058 crore from MeitY under the IndiaAI Mission. 2. It is supported under DST's National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct: BharatGen is supported under DST's NM-ICPS (₹235 crore) and recently got ₹1,058 crore from MeitY under the IndiaAI Mission.
As per DoT (November 2025), which two states lead in mobile handset recoveries through Sanchar Saathi with over 1 lakh each?
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Correct answer: A — Karnataka and Telangana
Karnataka and Telangana have each crossed 1 lakh recoveries; Maharashtra follows with over 80,000.
Total mobile handset recoveries through Sanchar Saathi crossed which milestone as reported in November 2025?
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Correct answer: C — 7 lakh
Overall nationwide recoveries crossed 7 lakh, with over 50,000 in October 2025 alone.
India's first AI Film Festival was launched at the 56th IFFI in collaboration with which company?
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Correct answer: B — LTIMindtree
WAVES Film Bazaar and IFFI launched the AI Film Festival and Cinema AI Hackathon in collaboration with LTIMindtree.
How many entries did India's first AI Film Festival at IFFI 2025 receive?
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Correct answer: C — 68 from 18 countries
The festival received 68 films from 18 countries; 27 were selected for the competition awards.
Who chaired the fourth BIMSTEC Expert Group meeting on Maritime Security Cooperation in New Delhi (November 2025)?
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Correct answer: D — Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta (Retd.)
It was chaired by Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta (Retd.), India's National Maritime Security Coordinator.
India beat which team in the final of the Women's Kabaddi World Cup 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Chinese Taipei
India beat Chinese Taipei 35–28 in the final in Dhaka on 24 November 2025.
The Women's Kabaddi World Cup 2025, won by India, was held in which city?
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Correct answer: A — Dhaka
The tournament was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Consider the following statements about the Women's Kabaddi World Cup 2025: 1. India won the title for the second consecutive time. 2. India beat Iran in the semi-final. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct: India won a second straight title and beat Iran 33–21 in the semi-final.