World Current Affairs Quiz — All time
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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Since which date had GRAP Stage-III been in force in the NCR before it was revoked on 26 November 2025?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.
INS Mahe, commissioned on 24 November 2025, is the first ship of which class?
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Correct answer: B — Mahe-class ASW Shallow Water Craft
INS Mahe is the first of the indigenously designed and built Mahe-class Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft.
Which shipyard designed and built INS Mahe?
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Correct answer: D — Cochin Shipyard Ltd, Kochi
INS Mahe was designed and constructed by Cochin Shipyard Limited, Kochi, and is the lead of eight vessels in its class.
What is the motto of INS Mahe, commissioned in November 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Silent Hunters
The ship's motto is 'Silent Hunters'; its mascot is the Cheetah and its crest shows the Urumi sword of Kalaripayattu.
Veteran actor Dharmendra, who died on 24 November 2025, received which national honour in 2012?
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Correct answer: D — Padma Bhushan
Dharmendra was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2012 for his contribution to Indian cinema.
At what age did actor Dharmendra pass away in November 2025?
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Correct answer: B — 89
Dharmendra died in Mumbai on 24 November 2025 aged 89.
Who was sworn in as the 53rd Chief Justice of India on 24 November 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Justice Surya Kant
Justice Surya Kant took oath as the 53rd CJI, succeeding Justice B.R. Gavai.
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, sworn in on 24 November 2025, is due to remain in office until:
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Correct answer: A — 9 February 2027
As per the Supreme Court and media reports, Justice Kant will remain in office until 9 February 2027.
Consider the following statements about the swearing-in of the 53rd Chief Justice of India: 1. The oath was administered by the President at Rashtrapati Bhavan. 2. Justice Surya Kant succeeded Justice D.Y. Chandrachud. 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: Justice Surya Kant succeeded Justice B.R. Gavai.
BEL signed a Joint Venture Cooperation Agreement in November 2025 with which company to produce the HAMMER weapon in India?
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Correct answer: D — Safran Electronics & Defence
BEL and Safran Electronics & Defence (France) signed the JVCA for HAMMER production in India.
Under the BEL–Safran agreement (November 2025), indigenisation of HAMMER is to progressively increase up to:
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Correct answer: C — 60%
The indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60%.
Under which mission were ₹720 crore Quantum Fabrication and Central Facilities announced in November 2025?
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Correct answer: B — National Quantum Mission
The four facilities worth ₹720 crore were announced under the National Quantum Mission.
Which of the following institutions is NOT among the four sites of the Quantum Fabrication and Central Facilities announced in November 2025?
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Correct answer: C — IIT Madras
The four facilities are at IIT Bombay, IISc Bengaluru, IIT Kanpur and IIT Delhi; IIT Madras is not among them.
The Technology Innovation Hub (TIH) at IIT Bombay, which supports 96 technology projects and over 50 deep-tech start-ups, functions under which mission?
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Correct answer: D — National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems
The TIH at IIT Bombay is under the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS).
Which state is hosting the Khelo India University Games 2025, which opened on 24 November 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Rajasthan
KIUG Rajasthan 2025 is being held across seven cities of Rajasthan from 24 November to 5 December 2025.
How many universities are participating in the Khelo India University Games Rajasthan 2025?
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Correct answer: C — 222
4,448 athletes from 222 universities are competing in 23 medal sports, with 296 gold medals at stake.
Lachit Diwas, observed on 24 November, honours Lachit Borphukan, a hero associated with which state?
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Correct answer: D — Assam
The PM said Lachit Borphukan played a key role in safeguarding the culture of Assam.
Where did Union Minister Pralhad Joshi inaugurate a 240 TPD biomass pellet plant on 24 November 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Rewari, Haryana
The 240 tonnes-per-day biomass pellet plant was inaugurated in Rewari, Haryana.
Under the policy cited by MNRE in November 2025, coal-based thermal power plants must co-fire what share of biomass or MSW charcoal?
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Correct answer: B — 5%
Thermal power stations are required to co-fire 5% biomass or torrefied MSW charcoal.
Through which app does TRAI urge citizens to report spam calls and SMS?
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Correct answer: B — TRAI DND App
TRAI urged users to report spam via the TRAI DND App; reports led to disconnection of over 21 lakh numbers in a year.
As on 21 November 2025, the area sown under rabi crops exceeded:
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Correct answer: C — 306 lakh hectares
The Agriculture Ministry said rabi sowing exceeded 306 lakh hectares as on 21 November 2025.
In which year was Project Veer Gatha, whose fifth edition drew over 1.92 crore students, instituted?
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Correct answer: C — 2021
Project Veer Gatha was instituted in 2021 to disseminate the stories of gallantry awardees among students.