KPSC (Karnataka) Current Affairs Quiz — Last 12 months
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Which team beat India 1-0 in the final of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2025 to win its maiden title?
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Correct answer: A — Belgium
Belgium beat India 1-0 in the final at Ipoh on 30 November 2025 for its first Sultan Azlan Shah Cup title.
The Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament, whose 2025 final India lost, is held in which country?
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Correct answer: B — Malaysia
The 2025 edition was played in Ipoh, Malaysia.
According to the government (30 November 2025), the Winter Session of Parliament 2025 was scheduled to have how many sittings?
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Correct answer: B — 15
The session from 1 to 19 December 2025 was to provide 15 sittings spread over 19 days.
The all-party meeting held on 30 November 2025 ahead of the Winter Session was chaired by:
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Correct answer: C — Rajnath Singh
The meeting was held under the chairmanship of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh; it was called by Kiren Rijiju.
On 30 November 2025 Virat Kohli scored his 52nd ODI century against South Africa at which venue?
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Correct answer: C — JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi
Kohli made 135 in the 1st ODI at the JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi.
With his 52nd ODI century in November 2025, Virat Kohli surpassed which record?
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Correct answer: D — Sachin Tendulkar's 51 Test centuries, for most centuries in a single format
His 52nd ODI hundred took him past Tendulkar's 51 Test centuries for the most centuries by a batter in one format.
M.S. Umesh, who passed away on 30 November 2025, was a veteran actor of which film industry?
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Correct answer: A — Kannada
M.S. Umesh was a veteran Kannada actor known for comic roles; he died in Bengaluru aged 80.
Who assumed charge as Controller of Warship Production & Acquisition (CWP&A) of the Indian Navy on 28 November 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Vice Admiral Sanjay Sadhu
Vice Admiral Sanjay Sadhu, AVSM, NM assumed charge as CWP&A on 28 November 2025.
Who was declared the winner of the Honduras presidential election held on 30 November 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Nasry Asfura
The CNE declared National Party candidate Nasry Asfura the winner on 24 December 2025 with 40.3% of the vote.
Which foundation day did the Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India (ALIMCO) mark on 30 November 2025?
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Correct answer: C — 53rd
ALIMCO marked its 53rd Foundation Day on 30 November 2025 and unveiled a new logo.
ECINet, the unified app of the Election Commission of India, integrates about how many earlier election-related apps and websites?
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Correct answer: C — 40
ECINet is a single, unified app integrating the earlier 40 separate election-related applications/websites.
Consider the following statements about ECINet (as of November 2025): 1. Its trial version was used in the Bihar Assembly Elections 2025. 2. Its official launch is planned for January 2026. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
The trial version was used in the Bihar Assembly Elections 2025, and the official launch is planned for January 2026.
Using the trial version of ECINet in the Bihar Assembly Elections 2025, Index Cards were published within how many hours of the close of polls?
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Correct answer: C — 72 hours
ECINet enabled publication of Index Cards within 72 hours of the close of polls, which earlier took weeks or months.
Hansa-3 (NG), whose production version was launched in November 2025, is a:
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Correct answer: B — Two-seater trainer aircraft with an all-composite airframe
Hansa-3 (NG) is India's first all-composite airframe two-seater aircraft for PPL and CPL training.
Hansa-3 (NG) trainer aircraft is developed by which institution?
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Correct answer: A — CSIR–National Aerospace Laboratories, Bengaluru
The aircraft was developed by CSIR–NAL; the minister launched it at CSIR–NAL in Bengaluru.
The industry partner for Hansa-3 (NG) is setting up a ₹150 crore manufacturing facility at:
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Correct answer: D — Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh
Pioneer Clean Amps is setting up a ₹150 crore facility at Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh, to produce up to 100 aircraft a year.
According to Dr Jitendra Singh (November 2025), India will need about how many pilots in the next 15–20 years?
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Correct answer: C — 30,000
The minister said India will require nearly 30,000 pilots in the next 15–20 years.
In November 2025, PM Narendra Modi congratulated which head of government on his wedding with Jodie Haydon?
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Correct answer: D — Anthony Albanese
PM Modi congratulated Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Jodie Haydon on their wedding on 29 November 2025.
A study reported in November 2025 on oral cancer in women focused on a regional tobacco-chewing habit called 'Kaddipudi', common in which district?
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Correct answer: D — Kolar, Karnataka
The study covered female patients with the Kaddipudi tobacco-chewing habit commonly seen among women in Kolar district, Karnataka.
In November 2025 India was re-elected to the IMO Council in which category?
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Correct answer: A — Category B
India was re-elected in Category B, comprising 10 countries with the largest interest in international seaborne trade.
How many votes did India receive in the IMO Council election held on 28 November 2025?
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Correct answer: C — 154 of 169
India received 154 out of 169 valid votes, the highest in Category B.
Consider the following statements about the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council: 1. It has 40 elected members across three categories. 2. India's 2025 re-election was for the 2026–27 biennium. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
The IMO Council consists of 40 elected members across three categories; India was re-elected for 2026–27.
According to NSO estimates released on 28 November 2025, India's real GDP growth in Q2 (July–September) of FY 2025-26 was:
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Correct answer: C — 8.2%
Real GDP grew 8.2% in Q2 FY 2025-26; 8.7% was the nominal GDP growth.
In Q2 of FY 2025-26, which broad sector recorded the highest real growth as per NSO?
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Correct answer: D — Tertiary sector (9.2%)
The tertiary sector grew 9.2%, ahead of the secondary sector (8.1%) and agriculture (3.5%).
Consider the following statements about the GDP estimates released on 28 November 2025: 1. Real GDP grew 8.0% in the first half (April–September) of FY 2025-26. 2. Real GDP growth in Q2 of FY 2024-25 was 5.6%. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
NSO reported H1 FY26 real GDP growth of 8.0% and Q2 FY25 growth of 5.6%.
Quarterly GDP estimates in India are released by which body?
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Correct answer: A — National Statistics Office (MoSPI)
The Q2 FY26 estimates were released by the National Statistics Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
India's humanitarian relief operation for Sri Lanka after Cyclone Ditwah (November 2025) was named:
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Correct answer: A — Operation Sagar Bandhu
India launched Operation Sagar Bandhu on 28 November 2025 to assist Sri Lanka after Cyclone Ditwah.
Under Operation Sagar Bandhu, the first tranche of relief was handed over in Colombo from which Indian naval ships?
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Correct answer: B — INS Vikrant and INS Udaygiri
The first relief supplies were handed over from INS Vikrant and INS Udaygiri, which were in Sri Lanka.
Cyclone Ditwah made landfall in Sri Lanka on which date?
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Correct answer: B — 27 November 2025
The High Commission of India said Cyclone Ditwah made landfall on 27 November 2025.
The Sri Lanka Navy's International Fleet Review 2025 in Colombo, attended by INS Vikrant, marked which anniversary of the Sri Lanka Navy?
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Correct answer: C — 75th
The IFR 2025 was part of the Sri Lanka Navy's 75th anniversary celebrations.
Participation in Sri Lanka's International Fleet Review (November 2025) was the maiden overseas deployment of which Indian aircraft carrier?
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Correct answer: C — INS Vikrant
PIB says this visit marked the maiden overseas deployment of INS Vikrant and INS Udaygiri.
In November 2025 India signed LOAs worth about ₹7,995 crore with the US for sustainment support of which Navy platform?
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Correct answer: A — MH-60R helicopters
The LOAs cover five years of sustainment support for the Indian Navy's MH-60R helicopter fleet.
The MH-60R sustainment LOAs signed by India in November 2025 were concluded under which US programme?
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Correct answer: B — Foreign Military Sales
The LOAs were inked under the Foreign Military Sales programme of the US.
The ADB loan for the Indore Metro Rail Project signed in November 2025 is denominated in which currency?
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Correct answer: C — Japanese yen
The Indore Metro Rail loan is ¥27,147,200,000, equivalent to about $190.6 million.
The Sustainable Wetland and Integrated Fisheries Transformation (SWIFT) Project, for which ADB signed a $1 million TA grant in November 2025, is in which state?
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Correct answer: D — Assam
The $1 million Technical Assistance grant is for the upcoming SWIFT Project in Assam.
The ITU World Telecommunication Development Conference 2025 (WTDC-25), which concluded on 28 November 2025, was held in:
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Correct answer: B — Baku, Azerbaijan
WTDC-25 concluded in Baku, Azerbaijan on 28 November 2025.
The 'Laksha Kantha Gita Parayana' programme addressed by PM Modi on 28 November 2025 was held at:
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Correct answer: B — Sri Krishna Matha, Udupi
The PM addressed the programme at Sri Krishna Matha in Udupi, Karnataka.
The Chanakya Defence Dialogue 2025 was organised by the Indian Army in collaboration with which think tank?
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Correct answer: D — Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS)
The Dialogue was conducted by the Indian Army in collaboration with the Centre for Land Warfare Studies.
The 25th Summer Deaflympics 2025, where India won a record 20 medals, was held in which city?
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Correct answer: B — Tokyo
The 25th Summer Deaflympics 2025 was held in Tokyo.
How many gold medals did India win at the 25th Summer Deaflympics 2025?
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Correct answer: C — 9
India won 20 medals: 9 gold, 7 silver and 4 bronze.
What is the total outlay of the Tex-RAMPS Scheme approved for the textiles sector in November 2025?
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Correct answer: B — ₹305 crore
Tex-RAMPS has a total outlay of ₹305 crore for FY 2025-26 to FY 2030-31.
In the name of the Tex-RAMPS scheme, what does the letter 'R' stand for?
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Correct answer: D — Research
Tex-RAMPS = Textiles Focused Research, Assessment, Monitoring, Planning and Start-up.
Consider the following statements about the Tex-RAMPS Scheme: 1. It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme with cost sharing between the Centre and States. 2. It includes an Integrated Textiles Statistical System (ITSS) for real-time data and analytics. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Statement 1 is wrong: Tex-RAMPS is a Central Sector Scheme fully funded by the Ministry of Textiles. Statement 2 is correct.
According to the Commerce Ministry (November 2025), India–UAE bilateral trade in FY 2024-25 stood at about:
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Correct answer: A — USD 100.06 billion
Bilateral trade crossed USD 100.06 billion in FY 2024-25, a growth of 19.6%.
India and the UAE have set a target of USD 100 billion by 2030 for which category of bilateral trade?
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Correct answer: C — Non-oil, non-precious-metal trade
Both sides reaffirmed the commitment to expand non-oil/non-precious-metal trade towards USD 100 billion by 2030.
Who co-chaired the 3rd India–Indonesia Defence Ministers' Dialogue with Rajnath Singh in New Delhi on 27 November 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin
Indonesia's Minister of Defense Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin co-chaired the dialogue with Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh.
'Garuda Shakti' and 'Samudra Shakti', reviewed at the November 2025 defence dialogue, are joint exercises between India and:
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Correct answer: A — Indonesia
PIB listed Super Garuda Shield, Garuda Shakti, Samudra Shakti and MILAN among India–Indonesia military engagements.
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.
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.
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.