Current Affairs Quiz - 9th Deember 2025

Current Affairs - December 2025

Welcome to our latest collection of important multiple-choice questions regarding Current Affairs (December 2025). These questions are curated for aspirants of APPSC, TSPSC, SSC, and other competitive exams. Understanding these latest events is crucial for the General Awareness section. Below, we have compiled 17 high-value questions with detailed explanations to help you prepare.

1. Who inaugurated the EARTH Summit 2025 held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat?

• A) Rajnath Singh
• B) Amit Shah
• C) Bhupendra Patel
• D) Shaji K.V.

Correct Answer: B) Amit Shah

Explanation: The Union Minister of Home Affairs & Cooperation Amit Shah inaugurated the EARTH Summit 2025 at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar.

2. How many BRO infrastructure projects were inaugurated by Rajnath Singh in December 2025?

• A) 100
• B) 75
• C) 125
• D) 150

Correct Answer: C) 125

Explanation: Rajnath Singh inaugurated 125 BRO projects including 28 roads, 93 bridges, and 4 miscellaneous works — the highest number launched simultaneously.

3. Where was GELS 2025 (Global Energy Leaders’ Summit) held?

• A) Bhubaneswar, Odisha
• B) Cuttack, Odisha
• C) Puri, Odisha
• D) Rourkela, Odisha

Correct Answer: C) Puri, Odisha

Explanation: GELS 2025 was held from 5–7 December 2025 in Puri, Odisha, marking the inaugural edition.

4. Which state became the first to achieve 100% digitisation of voter rolls under SIR-2026?

• A) Gujarat
• B) Rajasthan
• C) Maharashtra
• D) Haryana

Correct Answer: B) Rajasthan

Explanation: Rajasthan fully digitised its 5.46 crore voter rolls, becoming the first state to reach 100% digital verification under SIR-2026.

5. Patanjali’s MoU with the Government of Russia primarily aims to promote which sector?

• A) Defence manufacturing
• B) Agriculture modernisation
• C) Health & wellness (Ayurveda, Yoga)
• D) Space cooperation

Correct Answer: C) Health & wellness (Ayurveda, Yoga)

Explanation: The MoU aims to promote Ayurveda, Yoga, naturopathy, health tourism, and Patanjali wellness centres in Russia.

6. What is the revised Repo Rate announced in RBI’s 5th Bi-monthly Monetary Policy (FY26)?

• A) 6.25%
• B) 5.50%
• C) 5.25%
• D) 4.50%

Correct Answer: C) 5.25%

Explanation: RBI MPC unanimously cut the repo rate to 5.25% and maintained a neutral stance.

7. PaRRVA, launched by SEBI, aims to prevent which issue?

• A) GST fraud
• B) Misleading return claims in financial advertisements
• C) Insider trading
• D) Cryptocurrency scams

Correct Answer: B) Misleading return claims in financial advertisements

Explanation: PaRRVA verifies past performance data of regulated entities to prevent misleading claims in ads.

8. How much did IFC invest in GFCL EV Products Ltd?

• A) USD 20 million
• B) USD 100 million
• C) USD 50 million
• D) USD 75 million

Correct Answer: C) USD 50 million

Explanation: IFC invested USD 50 million (₹450 crore) to build India's first integrated battery materials facility.

9. Genesys International won a ₹17.38 crore contract for 3D subsurface mapping at how many Adani Airports?

• A) 3
• B) 5
• C) 6
• D) 8

Correct Answer: C) 6

Explanation: The contract covers six airports—Mumbai, Thiruvananthapuram, Lucknow, Jaipur, Guwahati, and Ahmedabad.

10. Who received the first-ever FIFA Peace Prize?

• A) Lionel Messi
• B) Vladimir Putin
• C) Barack Obama
• D) Donald John Trump

Correct Answer: D) Donald John Trump

Explanation: FIFA awarded the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize to US President Donald John Trump in Washington D.C.

11. Which telescope was used to discover the ancient galaxy ‘Alaknanda’?

• A) Hubble Space Telescope
• B) Chandra X-ray Observatory
• C) James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
• D) Spitzer Space Telescope

Correct Answer: C) James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

Explanation: Indian astronomers used JWST deep-field data to identify the 12-billion-year-old galaxy Alaknanda.

12. Lando Norris secured the 2025 F1 Drivers’ Championship by finishing which position at the Abu Dhabi GP?

• A) 1st
• B) 2nd
• C) 3rd
• D) 4th

Correct Answer: C) 3rd

Explanation: Norris finished P3, enough to win his first World Championship, beating Verstappen & Piastri on points.

13. Who released the Gujarati edition of the biography ‘Chunotiya Mujhe Pasand Hai’?

• A) Narendra Modi
• B) Rajnath Singh
• C) Amit Shah
• D) Anandiben Patel

Correct Answer: C) Amit Shah

Explanation: Amit Shah launched the Gujarati edition of Anandiben Patel’s biography in Ahmedabad.

14. International Civil Aviation Day 2025 theme was—

• A) Aviation for All
• B) Sustainable Air Transport
• C) Safe Skies, Sustainable Future: Together for the Next 80 Years
• D) Flying Towards Tomorrow

Correct Answer: C) Safe Skies, Sustainable Future: Together for the Next 80 Years

Explanation: The UN-recognized theme for 2025: "Safe Skies, Sustainable Future: Together for the Next 80 Years."

15. SAARC Charter Day is observed on which date?

• A) December 5
• B) December 7
• C) December 8
• D) December 10

Correct Answer: C) December 8

Explanation: SAARC Charter Day is celebrated every year on December 8 since its adoption in 1985.

16. The Indian Navy observes Submarine Day to mark the induction of which submarine?

• A) INS Chakra
• B) INS Arihant
• C) INS Vagir
• D) INS Kalvari

Correct Answer: D) INS Kalvari

Explanation: Submarine Day on 8 December commemorates the 1967 induction of INS Kalvari, India’s first submarine.

17. Which state signed an MoU with Allegiance Group to establish an India-Taiwan Industrial Technology Park (ITIP)?

• A) Tamil Nadu
• B) Telangana
• C) Karnataka
• D) Andhra Pradesh

Correct Answer: C) Karnataka

Explanation: Karnataka signed a ₹1,000 crore MoU with Allegiance Group to set up ITIP, generating 800 jobs by 2030.

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