Current Affairs Quiz (one line)- October, 2025

Q1. How many mentor cities are paired with how many
mentee cities under the Swachh Shehar Jodi
Initiative?
Ans: 72 mentor cities with 200 mentee cities

Q2. Where did the Ministry of Ayush inaugurate India’s
first Integrative Oncology Centre combining
Ayurveda, Yoga, and modern oncology?
Ans: AIIA Goa

Q3. Which Himachal Pradesh reserve became India’s
13th entry in UNESCO’s World Network of Biosphere
Reserves?
Ans: Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve

Q4. What is the name of the first India-born cheetah to
reach adulthood at Kuno National Park?
Ans: Mukhi

Q5. How much investment commitment did World Food
India 2025 attract for the food processing sector?
Ans: ₹1 lakh crore

Q6. Which Indian ritual theatres have been designated as
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage?
Ans: Kutiyattam, Mudiyettu, Ramman, Ramlila

Q7. From when will mandatory Acoustic Vehicle Alerting
System (AVAS) be required for all electric vehicles?
Ans: October 1, 2027

Q8. Who founded RSS in 1925, whose centenary was
commemorated with a special coin and stamp?
Ans: K.B. Hedgewar

Q9. What is the budget allocated for the Mission for
Aatmanirbharta in Pulses for 2025-31?
Ans: ₹11,440 crore

Q10. How many youth registrations does the MY Bharat
Mobile App have?
Ans: 1.81 crore

Q11. Which Union Minister inaugurated the NIELIT Digital
University Platform focusing on AI and
Cybersecurity?
Ans: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Q12. On which date did UPSC celebrate its 100 years of
merit-based recruitment?
Ans: October 1

Q13. Where is India’s first Dugong Conservation Reserve
that received IUCN recognition located?
Ans: Palk Bay, Tamil Nadu

Q14. By how much amount was the MSP increased for
safflower in the 2026-27 Rabi season?
Ans: ₹600

Q15. How many years has PM Narendra Modi’s Mann Ki
Baat radio show completed?
Ans: 11

Q16. What will NHAI install on National Highways to
provide emergency contacts and facility
information?
Ans: QR code boards

Q17. Where was the Unmesha International Literature
Festival hosted from September 25-28, 2025?
Ans: Patna

Q18. Which Chhattisgarh district became India’s first child
marriage-free district?
Ans: Balod

Q19. Which app was launched in Madhya Pradesh for
elephant tracking in Bandhavgarh?
Ans: Gaj Rakshak App

Q20. Which Telangana festival created two Guinness
World Records for largest floral arrangement and
synchronized dance?
Ans: Bathukamma

Q21. In which Kerala city will a museum honoring artist A
Ramachandran open on October 5?
Ans: Kollam

Q22. What is the total worth of India-Bhutan rail
connectivity projects including Kokrajhar-Gelephu
and Banarhat-Samtse lines?
Ans: ₹4,033 crore

Q23. From which date did India’s EFTA Free Trade
Agreement become operational?
Ans: October 1, 2025

Q24. What is the theme of International Day of Older
Persons 2025 observed on October 1?
Ans: Older Persons Driving Local and Global Action

Q25. Which organization celebrated Telugu Language Day
in Saudi Arabia with 2,000+ Telugu NRIs?
Ans: SATA and TDP NRI Committee

Q26. During which ICAO Assembly in Montreal was India
re-elected to ICAO Council Part II?
Ans: 42nd ICAO Assembly

Q27. How much investment over 15 years has EFTA
pledged under the India-EFTA TEPA agreement?
Ans: USD 100 billion

Q28. By when will India and China resume direct flights to
normalize ties?
Ans: Late October 2025

Q29. Who was appointed as RBI Deputy Governor for a
three-year term starting October 9, 2025?
Ans: Shirish Chandra Murmu

Q30. From which date will RBI make two-factor
authentication mandatory for all digital payments?
Ans: April 1, 2026

Q31. What was SIDBI’s net profit in FY25, marking a 19.5%
increase?
Ans: ₹4,811 crore

Q32. From which date did RBI allow working capital loans
using gold as raw material for manufacturers?
Ans: October 1, 2025

Q33. At what percentage did RBI maintain the repo rate
with neutral stance?
Ans: 5.5%

Q34. Who chairs the six-member Payments Regulatory
Board established by RBI?
Ans: RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra

Q35. Who was appointed as MD & CEO of Union Bank of
India for a three-year term?
Ans: Asheesh Pandey

Q36. What is ADB’s revised India’s FY26 growth forecast,
downgraded from 6.7%?
Ans: 6.5%

Q37. What was the GST collection amount in September
2025, showing 9.1% year-on-year growth?
Ans: ₹1.89 lakh crore

Q38. Who was appointed as Tata Motors MD & CEO for
three years effective October 1, 2025?
Ans: Shailesh Chandra

Q39. By what percentage did India’s industrial output
grow in August 2025?
Ans: 4%

Q40. What percentage of global milk supply does India
contribute, employing over 8 crore farmers?
Ans: 25%

Q41. What valuation did OpenAI achieve after its $6.6
billion share sale to SoftBank?
Ans: $500 billion

Q42. Who was appointed as Delhi’s new Chief Secretary
effective October 1, 2025?
Ans: Rajeev Verma

Q43. Until which year has Gaurav Banerjee been
appointed as MD and CEO of Sony Pictures Networks
India?
Ans: 2029

Q44. Who was appointed as DG of CISF from AGMUT
cadre?
Ans: Praveer Ranjan

Q45. Who was appointed as Commandant of College of
Defence Management, Secunderabad?
Ans: Major General G. Srinivas

Q46. Which organisation won the BusinessLine
Changemaker of the Year Award for indigenous
strategic technologies?
Ans: DRDO

Q47. For which film did Diljit Dosanjh receive a Best Actor
nomination at International Emmy Awards 2025?
Ans: Amar Singh Chamkila

Q48. Which state tourism department won the Global
Tourism Award 2025 for sustainable tourism
innovation?
Ans: Andhra Pradesh

Q49. Which hotel in Vijayawada won the Andhra Pradesh
Tourism Excellence Award 2025 as Best 5-Star Hotel?
Ans: Novotel Vijayawada Varun

Q50. Which President presented the Diamond Jubilee
Silver Trumpet and Banner to the President’s
Bodyguard?
Ans: President Droupadi Murmu

Q51. Which professor from Bharathidasan University won
TANSA 2022 Award for Environmental Science?
Ans: Prof. R. Arthur James

Q52. Which award did India receive in 2025 for expanding
social security coverage to 64.3%?
Ans: ISSA Award

Q53. Who launched the memoir ‘They Will Shoot You,
Madam’ chronicling 40 years of conflict zone
reporting?
Ans: Harinder Baweja

Q54. Whose book explores Mahatma Gandhi’s ecological
philosophy and sustainability?
Ans: T.N. Khoshoo

Q55. On which date does the Indian Army celebrate
Gunners Day marking the Artillery Regiment’s
service since 1827?
Ans: September 28

Q56. Which force launched an AI and GIS-based Decision
Support System command centre for border
security?
Ans: Border Security Force (BSF)

Q57. Which exercise focused on drone warfare and
counter-drone systems conducted by Spear Corps in
Arunachal Pradesh?
Ans: Exercise Drone Kavach

Q58. Which state recorded 14,427 violent crimes in 2023,
a 20x jump from 2022 according to NCRB data?
Ans: Manipur

Q59. Who is India’s first billionaire actor with ₹12,000
crore net worth?
Ans: Shah Rukh Khan

Q60. Who topped the Hurun India Rich List 2025 with
₹9.55 lakh crore?
Ans: Mukesh Ambani

Q61. Which city hosts the 11th World Green Economy
Summit with 3,300+ participants from 30+
countries?
Ans: Dubai

Q62. In which city did the National Conference on Land &
Disaster Management begin focusing on digitizing
land records?
Ans: Gandhinagar

Q63. Which team did India defeat 4-1 in penalty shootout
to win the 7th SAFF U-17 Football title?
Ans: Bangladesh

Q64. Where is the 12th World Para Athletics
Championship being held featuring 1,000+ athletes
from 100+ nations?
Ans: JLN Stadium, New Delhi

Q65. Who scored unbeaten 69 to guide India’s victory over
Pakistan in the 9th Asia Cup Cricket final?
Ans: Tilak Varma

Q66. Which Indian para archer won her first gold at World
Archery Para Championships 2025 in Gwangju,
Korea?
Ans: Sheetal Devi

Q67. Which campaign was launched by ICC and UNICEF
during 2025 Women’s Cricket World Cup promoting
children’s rights?
Ans: Promise to Children

Q68. Which England all-rounder retired after a 14-year
career taking 396 wickets in 217 matches?
Ans: Chris Woakes

Q69. Which Indian opener achieved the highest-ever ICC
T20I batting rating of 931 points?
Ans: Abhishek Sharma

Q70. Who won gold with 62.82m personal best in Men’s
Javelin F44 at World Para Athletics Championships?
Ans: Sandip Sanjay Sargar

Q71. Which Indian weightlifter won silver in the 48kg
category at the World Weightlifting Championships
setting two national records?
Ans: Mirabai Chanu

Q72. What is the budget allocated for Biomedical
Research Career Programme Phase III for 2025-31?
Ans: ₹1,500 crore

Q73. Which country approved lecanemab drug to slow
Alzheimer’s progression in early-stage patients?
Ans: Australia

Q74. At what age did G G Parikh, the Gandhian Socialist
and freedom fighter, pass away on October 2, 2025?
Ans: 100

Q75. Which Padma Bhushan awardee and Banaras
Gharana master of Hindustani classical music died at
89 in Mirzapur?
Ans: Pandit Chhannulal Mishra

Q76. What is the name of the severe cyclonic storm that
formed in the east-central Arabian Sea threatening
Maharashtra and Gujarat coastlines in October
2025?
Ans: Cyclone Shakti

Q77. How many children aged 7-15 years will benefit from
the UIDAI’s waiver of Aadhaar biometric update
charges starting October 1, 2025?
Ans: 6 crore

Q78. At which facility did Coal India inaugurate its first allwomen operated Central Store Unit?
Ans: SECL’s Korba facility

Q79. Who is leading the team of eight women officers at
Coal India’s first all-women Central Store Unit?
Ans: Ms. Sapna Ikka

Q80. At what height did the Border Roads Organisation
construct the world’s highest motorable road at Mig
La Pass in Ladakh?
Ans: 19,400 feet

Q81. Who composed the national song Vande Mataram in
1882, whose 150th anniversary was approved by the
Union Cabinet?
Ans: Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

Q82. In which year did Vande Mataram receive equal
status with Jana Gana Mana?
Ans: 1950

Q83. How many UN peacekeepers from India are serving
in the Abyei region and were honored by UNISFA?
Ans: 5,000+

Q84. What is the total budget approved by the Cabinet for
railway multitracking projects across four states?
Ans: ₹24,634 crore

Q85. How many route kilometers will be added through
the four railway multitracking projects?
Ans: 894 km

Q86. By what percentage did solar output surge in H1
2025 according to India’s renewable energy records?
Ans: 25%

Q87. How many million tonnes of emissions were cut due
to increased solar and wind generation in H1 2025?
Ans: 24 million tonnes

Q88. Which Union Minister unveiled Project Dolphin
Phase II, Project Sloth Bear, and Project Gharial
during Wildlife Week 2025?
Ans: Bhupender Yadav

Q89. Where was the Viksit Bharat Strategy Room
inaugurated by NITI Aayog?
Ans: LBSNAA Mussoorie

Q90. By which month and year will India’s first bullet train
between Mumbai and Ahmedabad be operational?
Ans: August 2027

Q91. What is the speed capacity of the MumbaiAhmedabad High-Speed Rail?
Ans: 320 km/h

Q92. By which year will the National Red List and Data
Book for flora and fauna be created as per the
roadmap launched at IUCN Congress 2025?
Ans: 2030

Q93. Which programme under DILRMP uses geospatial
mapping to modernize urban land records?
Ans: NAKSHA Programme

Q94. How many total commodities are now available on
e-NAM after adding 9 new commodities including
Green Tea and Mustard Oil?
Ans: 247

Q95. Who is leading the Indian delegation for displaying
Buddha’s sacred relics in Kalmykia Republic, Russia?
Ans: Keshav Prasad Maurya

Q96. From which dates will Buddha’s relics be displayed in
Russia’s Kalmykia Republic?
Ans: October 11-18, 2025

Q97. Which three ports have been designated as Green
Hydrogen Hubs under the National Green Hydrogen
Mission?
Ans: Deendayal Port, V.O. Chidambaranar Port, and
Paradip Port

Q98. By which year does India aim to achieve net-zero
emissions as supported by the Green Hydrogen Hub
initiative?
Ans: 2070

Q99. Which Union Minister inaugurated Rajasthan’s first
‘Namo Biodiversity Park’ at Pratap Bandh, Alwar on
October 5, 2025?
Ans: Bhupender Yadav

Q100. How many galleries will be featured in the fourth
block of Srikrishna Museum in Kurukshetra?
Ans: Three

Q101. Which Chief Minister inaugurated the 3rd
International Purple Fest 2025 in Goa?
Ans: Dr. Pramod Sawant

Q102. Which Union Home Minister inaugurated India’s first
Cooperative-Run CBG & Potash Project at
Kopargaon?
Ans: Amit Shah

Q103. At which sugar factory was the pioneering
Compressed Bio-Gas and Potash Granule Project
launched?
Ans: Shankarrao Kolhe Sugar Factory

Q104. Across how many cooperative sugar factories in
Maharashtra will the CBG & Potash Project be
replicated?
Ans: 15

Q105. Which Chief Minister inaugurated the first phase of
Patna Metro with a 3.6-km elevated Priority
Corridor?
Ans: Nitish Kumar

Q106. What is the passenger capacity of the three-coach
trains in Patna Metro?
Ans: 900 passengers

Q107. In which district of Arunachal Pradesh was the first
commercial coal mine Namchik Namphuk
inaugurated?
Ans: Changlang district

Q108. What is the reserve capacity of the Namchik
Namphuk coal mine in Arunachal Pradesh?
Ans: 1.5 crore tonnes

Q109. Which annual festival celebrating Hill-Valley unity
was celebrated at Manipur Royal Palace?
Ans: Mera Hou Chongba Festival

Q110. Who led the Mera Hou Chongba Festival at Manipur
Royal Palace?
Ans: King Maharaja Sanajaoba Leishemba

Q111. How much investment has Eli Lilly announced for
expansion in Hyderabad, Telangana?
Ans: $1 billion

Q112. At which university in Mehsana was the Vibrant
Gujarat Regional Conference 2025 inaugurated?
Ans: Ganpat University

Q113. How many MoUs were signed at the Vibrant Gujarat
Regional Conference 2025 for North Gujarat?
Ans: 7,100+

Q114. What is the economic target set by the Regional
Economic Master Plan for Gujarat by 2035?
Ans: USD 3.5 trillion economy

Q115. Which temple’s records will be preserved in the
digital library being created in Puri, Odisha?
Ans: Jagannath Temple

Q116. What is the total cost of the Navi Mumbai Airport
inaugurated by PM Modi?
Ans: ₹19,650 crore

Q117. By which month will Navi Mumbai Airport become
operational?
Ans: December 2025

Q118. In which city did Union Minister Gadkari launch
India’s first battery swapping station?
Ans: Sonipat

Q119. Which app was launched by PM Modi for QR-based
ticketing across metro, bus, and rail in Mumbai?
Ans: Mumbai One App

Q120. What was Bitcoin’s all-time high price achieved in
October 2025?
Ans: $125,245.57

Q121. Who was the French Prime Minister who resigned
within 14 hours of cabinet formation?
Ans: Sebastien Lecornu

Q122. At what temperature does the Philippines’ first Coral
Cryobank use liquid nitrogen for cryopreservation?
Ans: –196°C

Q123. How many zeros will be removed from Iran’s rial
currency under the redenomination plan?
Ans: Four

Q124. Who was appointed as Prime Minister of
Madagascar amid youth-led protests?
Ans: General Ruphin Fortunat Zafisambo

Q125. According to WHO, how many teen vapers are there
globally?
Ans: 15 million

Q126. What is the WTO’s revised global goods trade
projection for 2026?
Ans: 0.5%

Q127. What is the total investment in the India-UK
Connectivity & Innovation Centre?
Ans: £24 million

Q128. How old is the human face carved pillar discovered
at Karahantepe, Türkiye?
Ans: 12,000 years

Q129. Which US state became the third to declare Diwali as
an official state holiday?
Ans: California

Q130. Who won the Nobel Peace Prize 2025 for nonviolent
struggle for democracy in Venezuela?
Ans: Maria Corina Machado

Q131. On which date did U.S. President Donald Trump
announce the first phase of the Israel-Hamas
ceasefire?
Ans: October 9, 2025

Q132. Which UK Prime Minister made a historic visit to
India strengthening the Comprehensive Strategic
Partnership?
Ans: Keir Starmer

Q133. How many major outcomes were achieved during UK
PM Keir Starmer’s India visit?
Ans: 12

Q134. On which date was the India-UK Joint Statement
2025 issued?
Ans: October 9, 2025

Q135. At which supermarket chain in Qatar was UPI system
rolled out for Indians?
Ans: Lulu Group supermarkets

Q136. How many Indians in Qatar can benefit from UPI
services at supermarkets?
Ans: 830,000

Q137. Which council received Self-Regulatory Organisation
(SRO) status from RBI for the NBFC sector?
Ans: Finance Industry Development Council (FIDC)

Q138. From which month and year will RBI implement the
Expected Credit Loss framework?
Ans: April 2027

Q139. Which three biometric authentication methods were
introduced by NPCI for UPI transactions?
Ans: Facial recognition, fingerprint, and voice-based
verification

Q140. Who is the CEO of PayPal who announced UPI
integration as the first global partner?
Ans: Alex Chriss

Q141. On which date did PayPal announce UPI integration
in the PayPal World platform?
Ans: October 7, 2025

Q142. How many users are already registered in RBI’s retail
sandbox for CBDC (e-rupee)?
Ans: Over 7 million

Q143. Which bank launched ‘My Business QR’ at Global
Fintech Fest 2025 Mumbai?
Ans: HDFC Bank

Q144. Into which app is HDFC Bank’s ‘My Business QR’
integrated for retailers?
Ans: SmartHub Vyapar App

Q145. How many vehicles did Maruti Suzuki deliver during
the first eight days of Navratri 2025?
Ans: 165,000

Q146. Who will become Interim CEO of Castrol India from
January 1, 2026?
Ans: Saugata Basuray

Q147. On which date will Kedar Lele resign as Managing
Director of Castrol India?
Ans: December 31, 2025

Q148. At which two tech companies has former UK PM
Rishi Sunak been appointed as senior adviser?
Ans: Microsoft and Anthropic

Q149. What is the World Bank’s revised GDP growth
forecast for India for FY26?
Ans: 6.5%

Q150. Who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025 for
pioneering metal-organic frameworks (MOF)
research?
Ans: Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar
Yaghi

Q151. Which Finance Minister inaugurated the 6th edition
of Global Fintech Fest 2025 in Mumbai?
Ans: Nirmala Sitharaman

Q152. What is the theme of Global Fintech Fest 2025?
Ans: Empowering Finance for a Better World Powered
by AI

Q153. Which two organizations developed the Bharat AI
Experience Zone at GFF 2025?
Ans: NPCI and NVIDIA

Q154. What joint fund did India and UK launch to support
clean energy innovation?
Ans: Climate Tech Start-up Fund and Offshore Wind
Taskforce

Q155. On which date was ICGS Akshar commissioned to the
Indian Coast Guard at Karaikal?
Ans: October 4, 2025

Q156. Which shipyard built ICGS Akshar with 60%
indigenous content?
Ans: Goa Shipyard

Q157. What is the maximum speed that ICGS Akshar can
achieve?
Ans: 27 knots

Q158. On which date did Exercise Konkan 2025 between
India and UK commence?
Ans: October 5, 2025

Q159. Which two aircraft carriers participated in Exercise
Konkan 2025?
Ans: INS Vikrant and HMS Prince of Wales

Q160. Apart from India and UK, which two countries’ ships
participated in Exercise Konkan 2025?
Ans: Norway and Japan

Q161. How many foreign observers from how many
countries participated in the 10th NATPOLREX
conducted by Indian Coast Guard?
Ans: 40 observers from 32 countries

Q162. Off which coast was the 10th National Level Pollution
Response Exercise (NATPOLREX) conducted?
Ans: Chennai coast

Q163. On which date was INS Androth commissioned into
the Indian Navy at Visakhapatnam?
Ans: October 6, 2025

Q164. What percentage of indigenous content does INS
Androth have?
Ans: 80%

Q165. During which minister’s visit were India-Australia
Defence Agreements signed?
Ans: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s Canberra visit

Q166. What is the full form of SAKSHAM Counter-UAS Grid
launched by the Indian Army?
Ans: Situational Awareness for Kinetic Soft and Hard
Kill Assets Management

Q167. Which company developed SAKSHAM Counter-UAS
Grid with the Indian Army?
Ans: Bharat Electronics Limited Ghaziabad

Q168. On which date was the Indian Radio Software
Architecture (IRSA 1.0) standard released by DRDO?
Ans: October 6, 2025

Q169. Who were appointed as co-CEOs for JPMorgan’s
EMEA region?
Ans: Conor Hillery and Matthieu Wiltz

Q170. By what percentage does JPMorgan target revenue
boost in EMEA by 2030 with new co-CEOs?
Ans: 20%

Q171. Which Indian cricketer was appointed as the English
Premier League’s official ambassador in India?
Ans: Sanju Samson

Q172. Who was named as the Buildathon 2025
Ambassador and is the first Indian to reach ISS?
Ans: Shubhanshu Shukla

Q173. How many students will Shubhanshu Shukla inspire
as Buildathon 2025 Ambassador?
Ans: 1 crore students

Q174. Who is set to become UNESCO’s first Arab DirectorGeneral pending November confirmation?
Ans: Khaled El-Enany

Q175. On which date did UNESCO Executive Board back
Khaled El-Enany for Director-General position?
Ans: October 6, 2025

Q176. Who was appointed as the head of Blackstone’s India
credit division?
Ans: Apurva Shah

Q177. Which institute is enhancing Ayush insurance
schemes through its Project Management Unit?
Ans: All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA)

Q178. With which institution is AIIA fostering research
collaboration for Ayush integration?
Ans: MRIIRS

Q179. In which month will Bharat Taxi, India’s first
cooperative-driven ride-hailing platform, be
launched?
Ans: December 2025

Q180. Which division partnered with Sahakar Taxi
Cooperative for Bharat Taxi?
Ans: National e-Governance Division (NeGD)

Q181. Which three major cooperatives are backing the
Bharat Taxi initiative?
Ans: IFFCO, AMUL, and NABARD

Q182. Which department partnered with BISAG-N to
develop a GIS-integrated platform for Jal Jeevan
Mission?
Ans: Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation
(DDWS)

Q183. Which two organizations signed an MoU to fight
against cyber-enabled drug crimes?
Ans: NCB and RRU

Q184. Who won the Nobel Prize in Medicine 2025 for
discoveries on regulatory T cells and Foxp3 gene?
Ans: Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon
Sakaguchi

Q185. Who won the Nobel Prize in Physics 2025 for
discovering macroscopic quantum mechanical
tunnelling?
Ans: John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret, and John M.
Martinis

Q186. Which President presented the MY Bharat-NSS
Awards 2022-23 at Rashtrapati Bhavan?
Ans: President Murmu

Q187. Who became the first Indian to win Mrs Universe
2025 title in Manila, Philippines?
Ans: Sherry Singh

Q188. On which date were the Times Higher Education
World University Rankings 2026 released?
Ans: October 9, 2025

Q189. Which university retained the #1 position for the
10th consecutive year in THE World University
Rankings 2026?
Ans: Oxford

Q190. How many Indian institutions were featured in THE
World University Rankings 2026?
Ans: 128

Q191. Which Indian institution leads India’s ranking in THE
World University Rankings 2026?
Ans: IISc Bengaluru

Q192. Who won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature for
visionary, apocalyptic prose?
Ans: László Krasznahorkai

Q193. On which date did PM Narendra Modi launch the PM
SETU Scheme for ITI modernization?
Ans: October 4, 2025

Q194. What is the total investment allocated for the PM
SETU Scheme?
Ans: ₹60,000 crore

Q195. How many ITI institutes will be upgraded under the
PM SETU Scheme?
Ans: 1,000

Q196. How many youth will benefit from the PM SETU
Scheme over five years?
Ans: 2 million

Q197. Which Union Minister launched the ‘Mhaje Ghar’
Scheme in Goa?
Ans: Amit Shah

Q198. How many residents will receive ownership rights
under the ‘Mhaje Ghar’ Scheme in Goa?
Ans: Nearly 11 lakh

Q199. How many students are engaged in the Viksit Bharat
Buildathon 2025 initiative?
Ans: Over 1 crore

Q200. On which date is the live innovation event of Viksit
Bharat Buildathon 2025 scheduled?
Ans: October 13, 2025

Q201. For which class students is the Viksit Bharat
Buildathon 2025 designed?
Ans: Classes 6-12

Q202. Who led the Indian Parliamentary delegation to the
68th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in
Barbados?
Ans: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla

Q203. What is the theme of the 68th Commonwealth
Parliamentary Conference 2025?
Ans: The Commonwealth: A Global Partner

Q204. From which dates was the 68th Commonwealth
Parliamentary Conference held in Barbados?
Ans: October 5-12, 2025

Q205. At which forum was the Delhi Declaration adopted to
shape the COP30 agenda?
Ans: ARISE Cities Forum 2025

Q206. In which city will COP30 be held?
Ans: Belém

Q207. From which dates will the India Mobile Congress
2025 be held at Yashobhoomi, Delhi?
Ans: October 8-11

Q208. How many visitors are expected at the India Mobile
Congress 2025?
Ans: 1.5 lakh

Q209. Which Union Minister will present India’s first Red
List at IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025?
Ans: Kirti Vardhan Singh

Q210. From which dates will the IUCN World Conservation
Congress 2025 be held in Abu Dhabi?
Ans: October 9–15, 2025

Q211. How many countries will participate in the 8th
International Solar Alliance Assembly in New Delhi?
Ans: 124

Q212. Who set an Asian record in men’s high jump T47
(2.14m) at World Para Athletics Championships
2025?
Ans: Nishad Kumar

Q213. What was Simran Sharma’s personal best time in
women’s 100m T12 at Para Athletics Worlds?
Ans: 11.95 seconds

Q214. In which city was the World Para Athletics
Championships 2025 held?
Ans: New Delhi

Q215. From which dates is the BWF World Junior
Championships 2025 being hosted in Guwahati?
Ans: October 6–19

Q216. After how many years did the BWF World Junior
Championships return to India?
Ans: 17 years

Q217. How many teams are competing for the Suhandinata
Cup at BWF World Junior Championships 2025?
Ans: 36

Q218. How many total medals did India win at the World
Para Athletics Championships 2025?
Ans: 18 (6 gold, 7 silver, 5 bronze)

Q219. Which country hosted the previous Para Athletics
Championships where India won 17 medals?
Ans: Japan (Kobe)

Q220. Who became the first Indian fast bowler to play 50
Test matches?
Ans: Jasprit Bumrah

Q221. Against which country did Jasprit Bumrah achieve
the milestone of 50 Test matches?
Ans: West Indies

Q222. In which city did Bumrah play his 50th Test match?
Ans: Delhi

Q223. What is the name of India’s first semi-humanoid
robot developed by ISRO for the Gaganyaan
Mission?
Ans: Vyommitra

Q224. In which year is India’s first human spaceflight
mission planned after Vyommitra’s test flights?
Ans: 2027

Q225. Who designed the logo for India-AI Impact Summit
2026 featuring Ashoka Chakra?
Ans: Ajith P. Suresh

Q226. On which dates will the India-AI Impact Summit 2026
be held at Bharat Mandapam?
Ans: February 19–20, 2026

Q227. Which two companies partnered to integrate Claude
LLM into enterprise tools?
Ans: IBM and Anthropic

Q228. To how many countries including India has Google
expanded its Opal AI Builder?
Ans: 15 countries

Q229. Which Union Home Minister adopted Zoho Mail
promoting Swadeshi technology?
Ans: Amit Shah

Q230. On which date was World Habitat Day 2025
observed?
Ans: October 6, 2025

Q231. What is the theme of World Habitat Day 2025?
Ans: Urban Crisis Response

Q232. Under which SDG goal does World Habitat Day 2025
promote sustainable housing?
Ans: SDG 11

Q233. On which date was World Cerebral Palsy Day 2025
observed?
Ans: October 6

Q234. What is the theme of World Cerebral Palsy Day 2025?
Ans: Unique and United

Q235. Approximately how many people worldwide are
affected by cerebral palsy?
Ans: 1.8 crore

Q236. On which date was World Cotton Day observed in
2025?
Ans: October 7

Q237. In how many countries is cotton grown as mentioned
for World Cotton Day?
Ans: 75+ countries

Q238. On which date was Valmiki Jayanti 2025 celebrated?
Ans: October 7

Q239. Which epic did Maharishi Valmiki author?
Ans: Ramayana

Q240. What is Maharishi Valmiki known as in Sanskrit
literature?
Ans: Adi Kavi (first poet)

Q241. On which date was World Mental Health Day 2025
observed?
Ans: October 10

Q242. What is the theme of World Mental Health Day
2025?
Ans: Access to Services – Mental Health in
Catastrophes and Emergencies

Q243. In which year was World Mental Health Day initiated
by WFMH?
Ans: 1992
10

Q244. On which date was National Post Day 2025
celebrated?
Ans: October 10

Q245. What is the theme of National Post Day 2025?
Ans: #PostForPeople: Local Service, Global Reach

Q246. How many years of legacy does India Post celebrate?
Ans: 150 years

Q247. From which dates is National Postal Week 2025
celebrated?
Ans: October 9–15

Q248. On which date was Indian Air Force Day 2025
celebrated?
Ans: October 8

Q249. In which year was the Indian Air Force founded?
Ans: 1932

Q250. How many operational commands does the IAF
have?
Ans: 7

Q251. On which date did renowned Punjabi actor and
bodybuilder Varinder Singh Ghuman pass away?
Ans: October 9, 2025

Q252. At what age did Varinder Singh Ghuman pass away in
Amritsar?
Ans: 41

Q253. In which year did Varinder Singh Ghuman win the Mr
India title?
Ans: 2009

Q254. Name any two films in which Varinder Singh Ghuman
acted.
Ans: Tiger 3 and Roar: Tigers of Sundarbans (also
Marjaavaan)

Q255. Under which amendment rules did the Law Ministry
raise notary limits in Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan,
and Nagaland?
Ans: Notaries (Amendment) Rules, 2025

Q256. How much Finance Commission grant did Gujarat
receive for strengthening Rural Local Bodies?
Ans: ₹522.2 crore

Q257. What is India’s rank in total forest area as per GFRA
2025?
Ans: 9th

Q258. How many states will NHAI deploy AI-driven 3D laser
Network Survey Vehicles across?
Ans: 23 states

Q259. What is the name of the sacred footwear yatra that
began from Delhi to Takht Sri Patna Sahib?
Ans: Guru Charan Yatra

Q260. Which system was launched by CDSCO to monitor
pharmaceutical solvents digitally?
Ans: ONDLS (Online National Drug Licensing System)

Q261. On which date will J&K government offices close
under the restored Darbar Move tradition?
Ans: October 31

Q262. After how many years was the Darbar Move tradition
restored in Jammu & Kashmir?
Ans: Four years

Q263. What is India’s GDP growth forecast for FY2025-26 as
per IMF’s World Economic Outlook 2025?
Ans: 6.6%

Q264. What is the total value of India’s forex reserves as of
October 2025?
Ans: $702 billion

Q265. Which scheme was launched by UIDAI to promote
innovation in AI, biometrics, and digital identity?
Ans: SITAA

Q266. Which religion of Assam’s Bodo community received
a separate code in the upcoming Census?
Ans: Bathou

Q267. Which festival strengthening brother-sister bonds is
celebrated in Manipur?
Ans: Ningol Chakouba

Q268. How much donation did Andhra Pradesh CM Naidu
secure from UAE for a public library?
Ans: ₹100 crore

Q269. By which date will Kerala be declared extreme
poverty-free?
Ans: November 1, 2025

Q270. Which city launched a Real-Time Flood Forecasting
system with World Bank support?
Ans: Chennai

Q271. Which Article is proposed to be applied in Ladakh to
safeguard local laws and culture?
Ans: Article 371

Q272. How many oil lamps were lit at Ayodhya’s Deepotsav
2025 to create a Guinness World Record?
Ans: 26,17,215

Q273. How many Maharashtra beaches earned the Blue
Flag certification?
Ans: Five

Q274. What is the estimated cost of Kerala’s first
underwater tunnel connecting Vypin and Fort Kochi?
Ans: ₹2,672 crore

Q275. What is the length of Rishikesh’s Bajrang Setu
Bridge?
Ans: 132 meters

Q276. Which new bridge in Rishikesh is set to replace the
unsafe Laxman Jhula by December 2025?
Ans: Bajrang Setu

Q277. What is the value of the critical minerals deal signed
between the U.S. and Australia?
Ans: $8.5 billion

Q278. Which two countries formed a strategic trade and
technology alliance?
Ans: India and Brazil

Q279. Who became Japan’s first female Prime Minister?
Ans: Sanae Takaichi

Q280. To which status did India upgrade its Technical
Mission in Kabul?
Ans: Full Embassy

Q281. Who won the Bolivian presidential election with
54.5% votes?
Ans: Rodrigo Paz

Q282. Which Peruvian President declared a 30-day
emergency in Lima and Callao?
Ans: Jose Jeri

Q283. Which country ended the exploitative Kafala system
for migrant workers?
Ans: Saudi Arabia

Q284. Which country plans to ban social media for under16s?
Ans: New Zealand

Q285. Which country became the 90th State Member of
IUCN?
Ans: Tuvalu

Q286. What was the total retail sector sales during Navratri
to Diwali 2025?
Ans: ₹5.4 lakh crore

Q287. What was India’s net FDI change in August 2025?
Ans: -159%

Q288. Which life insurance company partnered with CSB
Bank for SME Bancassurance?
Ans: Ageas Federal Life Insurance

Q289. What is the value of the sovereign Exposure
Exchange Agreement signed between ADB and
World Bank?
Ans: USD 3 billion

Q290. Who headed the SEBI-constituted working group on
transaction charges for clearing corporations?
Ans: R.S. Gandhi

Q291. From which date will new nomination rules under
Banking Laws Amendment Act take effect?
Ans: November 1

Q292. What is the name of NPCI’s AI-powered assistant for
UPI?
Ans: UPI Help

Q293. Which feature allows users to make payments
directly from liquid mutual fund holdings?
Ans: Pay With Mutual Fund

Q294. How many awards did SBI receive from Global
Finance magazine?
Ans: Two

Q295. Which Indian bank was named ‘World’s Best
Consumer Bank 2025’?
Ans: SBI

Q296. What is the capacity of Adani’s Godda Ultra Super
Critical Thermal Power Plant?
Ans: 1,600 MW

Q297. What is Deloitte’s GDP growth forecast for India in
FY26?
Ans: 6.7–6.9%

Q298. Which e-commerce company launched the Bharat
Yatra Card?
Ans: Flipkart

Q299. What is the price of Flipkart’s Bharat Yatra Card?
Ans: ₹50

Q300. Who was appointed as Google Cloud’s Chief Product
and Business Officer?
Ans: Karthik Narain

Q301. Which Olympic medallist was conferred honorary
rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Army?
Ans: Neeraj Chopra

Q302. Which Delhi High Court Judge was appointed Chair
of WIPO Advisory Board of Judges?
Ans: Prathiba Singh

Q303. Who became the first woman to be appointed
Archbishop of Canterbury?
Ans: Dame Sarah Mullally

Q304. What is the cost of the Titanium and Superalloy Plant
inaugurated in Lucknow?
Ans: ₹1,000 crore

Q305. Which Indian naval ship joined JAIMEX 25 exercise in
Yokosuka?
Ans: INS Sahyadri

Q306. How many Bhairav Battalions were formed by the
Indian Army?
Ans: 25

Q307. Which border force celebrated its 63rd Raising Day
on October 24, 2025?
Ans: ITBP

Q308. Who became the first voice actor to receive Japan’s
Person of Cultural Merit award?
Ans: Masako Nozawa

Q309. Which model from Sundarbans won FAO Global
Recognition?
Ans: SAIME

Q310. Where was the 4th edition of Global Fintech Awards
2025 announced?
Ans: Jio World Centre, Mumbai

Q311. Which ministry was awarded for PM-JANMAN
scheme implementation?
Ans: Ministry of Women and Child Development

Q312. What is the prize money for the British Academy
Book Prize won by Sunil Amrith?
Ans: £25,000

Q313. Who won the British Academy Book Prize 2025 for
“The Burning Earth”?
Ans: Sunil Amrith

Q314. How many spices does the Codex Committee panel
led by India now cover?
Ans: 19

Q315. Which index was launched by Mines Ministry to
assess states on mineral governance?
Ans: State Mining Readiness Index (SMRI)

Q316. What is India’s forest cover area according to GFRA
2025?
Ans: 72.74 million hectares

Q317. Which country ranks first globally in forest cover as
per GFRA 2025?
Ans: Russian Federation

Q318. Which country won their first-ever U-20 World Cup
by defeating Argentina 2-0?
Ans: Morocco

Q319. Who won the US Grand Prix 2025?
Ans: Max Verstappen

Q320. What is the name of the anthem for FIDE World Cup
2025?
Ans: It’s Your Move

Q321. Who sang the FIDE World Cup 2025 anthem?
Ans: Daler Mehndi

Q322. Where was the 11th World Para Powerlifting
Championships 2025 held?
Ans: Cairo, Egypt

Q323. How many athletes participated in World Para
Powerlifting Championships 2025?
Ans: 537

Q324. Which team won the 13th edition of Sultan of Johor
Cup?
Ans: Australia

Q325. Which Indian shooter was appointed torchbearer for
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics?
Ans: Abhinav Bindra

Q326. For which period was India re-elected as Vice-Chair
of Anti-Doping Bureau?
Ans: 2025–2027

Q327. How many runs did Rohit Sharma score in the second
ODI against Australia?
Ans: 73

Q328. How many goals did Lionel Messi score to win MLS
Golden Boot 2025?
Ans: 29

Q329. Who became India’s third-highest ODI run-scorer in
2025?
Ans: Rohit Sharma

Q330. In which year was the UDAN scheme launched?
Ans: 2016

Q331. How many passengers traveled through UDAN
routes in 9 years?
Ans: 1.56 crore

Q332. Which ISRO mission detected how solar storms affect
the Moon’s exosphere?
Ans: Chandrayaan-2

Q333. What is the name of India’s first indigenous
antibiotic?
Ans: Nafithromycin

Q334. What is the name of OpenAI’s AI browser launched
for macOS?
Ans: ChatGPT Atlas

Q335. Which programme was launched by India and UK for
young researchers?
Ans: Ramanujan Junior Researchers Programme

Q336. What is India’s cumulative AI investment
commitment as of 2025?
Ans: $20 billion

Q337. What is the name of Earth’s new quasi-moon
asteroid discovered in 2025?
Ans: 2025 PN7

Q338. Theme of World Menopause Day (October 18, 2025):
Ans: Lifestyle Medicine in Menopausal Health

Q339. Theme of World Osteoporosis Day (October 20,
2025):
Ans: It’s Unacceptable!

Q340. Which day is observed on October 20 to honour
soldiers of the 1962 Indo-China War?
Ans: National Solidarity Day

Q341. When is Global Iodine Deficiency Disorder
Prevention Day observed?
Ans: October 21

Q342. Which Sikh festival celebrated on October 21 marks
Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji’s release?
Ans: Bandi Chhor Divas

Q343. When is Police Commemoration Day observed?
Ans: October 21

Q344. What is the Gujarati New Year called?
Ans: Bestu Varas

Q345. Which puja commemorates Lord Krishna lifting
Govardhan Hill?
Ans: Govardhan Puja

Q346. Theme of World Snow Leopard Day (October 23,
2025):
Ans: Protecting the Mountain Guardian

Q347. Which day marks the anniversary of the
establishment of UNO in 1945?
Ans: United Nations Day

Q348. Theme of World Polio Day (October 24, 2025):
Ans: End Polio: Every Child, Every Vaccine,
Everywhere

Q349. Which day is observed on October 24 to highlight
ICT’s role in development?
Ans: World Development Information Day

Q350. How many years of service did ITBP complete on
Raising Day 2025?
Ans: 63 years

Q351. Where was Global Media and Information Literacy
Week 2025 celebrated?
Ans: Cartagena, Colombia

Q352. Theme of Global MIL Week 2025:
Ans: Minds Over AI: MIL in Digital Spaces

Q353. When is UN Disarmament Week observed?
Ans: October 24–30

Q354. Who authored “Civil-Military Fusion as a Metric of
National Power and Comprehensive Security”?
Ans: Lt Gen Raj Shukla

Q355. At what age did veteran actor Asrani pass away?
Ans: 84

Q356. At what age did singer Rishabh Tandon die?
Ans: 35

Q357. At what age did Indian space scientist Eknath Vasant
Chitnis pass away?
Ans: 100

Q358. At what age did Nobel laureate Chen-Ning Yang pass
away?
Ans: 103

Q359. Which advertising professional was known as the
“Father of Indian Advertising”?
Ans: Piyush Pandey

Q360. Which company backed the new payment platform
Zoho Pay?
Ans: Zoho

Q361. What is the name of Zoho’s messaging app
integrated with Zoho Pay?
Ans: Arattai

Q362. Which tribal community, recognized as a PVTG since
2003, achieved a 72% literacy rate earning
appreciation from the President of India?
Ans: Indo-African Siddi tribal community

Q363. Which app was relaunched by the Ministry of Social
Justice and Empowerment with AI-powered chatbot
assistance supporting 10 Indian languages?
Ans: Sugamya Bharat App

Q364. What is the total value of India’s hydroelectric
transmission plan announced for the Brahmaputra
basin to be completed by 2047?
Ans: ₹6.4 trillion ($77 billion) to harness over 76 GW
of power

Q365. Which navigation app was endorsed by Union
Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw as India’s answer to
Google Maps?
Ans: Mappls

Q366. Where was India’s first-ever Asian Aquatics
Championships held in 2025?
Ans: Veer Savarkar Sports Complex, Ahmedabad

Q367. What is the target solar capacity to be developed
across DRDO establishments by 2027 under the
DRDO-SECI partnership?
Ans: 300 MW

Q368. On which date did India Post resume international
postal services to the United States in 2025?
Ans: October 15, 2025

Q369. What is the name of the dashboard launched on
October 14, 2025, to monitor government litigation
cases?
Ans: LIMBS (Legal Information Management and
Briefing System) Live Cases Dashboard

Q370. What was India’s Female Labour Force Participation
Rate increase from 2017-18 to 2023-24?
Ans: From 23% to 42%

Q371. Who chairs the 16th Finance Commission whose
report deadline was extended to November 30,
2025?
Ans: Arvind Panagariya

Q372. Which country’s President did PM Narendra Modi
host on October 14, 2025, signing 10 MoUs?
Ans: Mongolia (President Khurelsukh Ukhnaa)

Q373. What is NHAI’s target percentage for municipal
waste utilization in road construction by 2027?
Ans: 100%

Q374. Which Railway Minister inaugurated Assured Transit
Container and Door-to-Door Parcel services?
Ans: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Q375. How many child deaths were caused by
contaminated Indian cough syrups according to WHO
alert?
Ans: 21 child deaths in Madhya Pradesh

Q376. What was the total value of projects inaugurated by
PM Modi in Kurnool?
Ans: ₹13,430 crore

Q377. How many years of partnership with FAO did India
celebrate, highlighting its journey from food
deficiency to self-sufficiency?
Ans: 80 years

Q378. What is the total outlay of the Kapas Kranti Mission
launched to boost cotton cultivation?
Ans: ₹600 crore

Q379. Which platform launched by NITI Aayog and DP
World aims to mentor 100 women-led MSMEs for
export readiness?
Ans: We Rise

Q380. How many patients has AIIA treated in its 9 years of
operation?
Ans: 30 lakh+ patients

Q381. What is the theme of Ayurveda’s holistic care
observed on World Menopause Day?
Ans: Emotional resilience, healthy aging, and quality
of life for menopausal symptoms

Q382. What is the prize money for UIDAI’s Aadhaar mascot
design contest?
Ans: ₹1 lakh

Q383. When and where will IISF 2025 be held and what is
its theme?
Ans: December 6-9 in Chandigarh; Theme: “Vigyan se
Samruddhi: For Atma Nirbhar Bharat”

Q384. Where did India’s first Semiconductor Innovation
Museum open on October 12, 2025?
Ans: Hyderabad (under T-Chip program)

Q385. Which state tops India in per-capita UPI transaction
intensity according to RBI’s September 2025 study?
Ans: Telangana

Q386. Who was sworn in as Deputy Chief Minister of
Gujarat in the recent cabinet reshuffle?
Ans: Harsh Sanghavi

Q387. Which activist was appointed to the Supreme Court
panel on transgender rights?
Ans: Akkai Padmashali

Q388. Which state recovered over 1 lakh lost/stolen phones
through the CEIR portal?
Ans: Telangana

Q389. Where was the Uttarakhand AI Impact Summit 2025
held as a pre-event to India-AI Summit 2026?
Ans: Uttarakhand (Minister Jitin Prasada highlighted
affordable computing power)

Q390. Who conducted the world’s first live underwater
interview using Li-Fi technology?
Ans: Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr.

Q391. Which country became the first to achieve triple
elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV,
Hepatitis B, and Syphilis?
Ans: Maldives

Q392. Which US President will receive Israel’s Presidential
Medal of Honor for brokering Gaza ceasefire?
Ans: Donald Trump

Q393. Who was appointed as IMF’s First Deputy Managing
Director effective October 6, 2025?
Ans: Dan Katz

Q394. Which country topped the Henley Passport Index
2025 and what is India’s rank?
Ans: Singapore (193 destinations); India rank 85

Q395. Where was the Gaza Summit held on October 13,
2025, where Trump signed the peace declaration?
Ans: Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt

Q396. What is IMF’s revised GDP growth forecast for India
for 2025-26 and 2026-27?
Ans: 6.6% for 2025-26 and 6.2% for 2026-27

Q397. How much aid did the United States announce for
Argentina?
Ans: $20 billion

Q398. For which term was India elected unopposed to the
UN Human Rights Council?
Ans: 7th term (2026-2028)

Q399. Which Latin American country became the first to
legalize euthanasia?
Ans: Uruguay

Q400. For how many years was India elected as Co-Chair of
UN Global Geospatial Information Management
(Asia-Pacific)?
Ans: Three years

Q401. How much has HSBC committed to support Indian
startups through its Innovation Banking platform?
Ans: $1 billion

Q402. What is the minimum experience required for
private sector professionals to be eligible for SBI
Managing Director position?
Ans: 21 years of banking experience

Q403. Who was appointed as RBI Executive Director
effective October 9, 2025?
Ans: Sonali Sen Gupta

Q404. What new infrastructure did RBI launch for tokenized
finance?
Ans: Unified Markets Interface (UMI) for tokenization
of financial assets

Q405. Which countries can now receive Indian Rupee
lending from Indian banks as per RBI’s new
guidelines?
Ans: Bhutan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka

Q406. When was the FASTag Annual Pass launched and how
many users did it cross?
Ans: Launched August 15, 2025; crossed 25 lakh users

Q407. With which Japanese company did NPCI
International sign an MoU to enable UPI payments in
Japan?
Ans: NTT DATA Japan

Q408. Which company launched India’s first womenexclusive UPI app?
Ans: Lxme (launched LxmePay)

Q409. What is the maximum amount allowed for UPI
payments through Bajaj Finserv AMC’s ‘Pay with
Mutual Fund’ feature?
Ans: ₹50,000

Q410. What is India’s net direct tax collection till October
12, 2025, and what is the growth percentage?
Ans: ₹11.89 lakh crore with 6.33% growth

Q411. What was India’s retail inflation rate in September
2025?
Ans: 1.54% (an 8-year low)

Q412. What was India’s trade deficit in the latest report,
marking the highest in how many months?
Ans: $32.15 billion, highest in 11 months

Q413. What is the value of the AdaniConnex-Google mega
data centre project announced in Visakhapatnam?
Ans: $15 billion with 1 gigawatt initial capacity

Q414. How many job opportunities will be created annually
through the Government-Zomato MoU?
Ans: 2.5 lakh job opportunities

Q415. Who was appointed as FICCI President-Elect for
2025-26?
Ans: Anant Goenka (Vice Chairperson of RPG Group)

Q416. For how many years did BLS International receive a
contract from MEA to operate Indian Visa Centres in
China?
Ans: 3 years

Q417. What is the cost of the Adani Group’s ropeway
project from Sonprayag to Kedarnath?
Ans: ₹4,081 crore

Q418. What is the name of the Battery Energy Storage
System launched by Ola Electric?
Ans: Ola Shakti (based on 4680 Bharat Cell
technology)

Q419. Who will become the first Indian to lead Hyundai
Motor India Ltd effective January 1, 2026?
Ans: Tarun Garg

Q420. Who was named President of Assocham?
Ans: Nirmal Kumar Minda

Q421. Who won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics for
innovation-driven growth theory?
Ans: Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt

Q422. How many forest rangers from how many countries
were honored with 2025 International Ranger
Awards?
Ans: 13 rangers/teams from 13 countries

Q423. Which film dominated the 70th Filmfare Awards
2025 with 13 wins?
Ans: Laapataa Ladies (directed by Kiran Rao)

Q424. Who became the first Indian to receive the Kenton R.
Miller Award from IUCN?
Ans: Sonali Ghosh (Director of Kaziranga National
Park)

Q425. Who became the world’s first Bollywood billionaire
actor with a net worth of $1.4 billion?
Ans: Shah Rukh Khan

Q426. How many troop-contributing nations are
participating in the UN Peacekeeping Chiefs’
Conclave in Delhi?
Ans: 32 nations

Q427. Where did the fourth edition of India-Australia Joint
Military Exercise AUSTRAHIND 2025 begin?
Ans: Perth, Australia (October 13, 2025)

Q428. Which shipyard was conferred Mini Ratna status on
October 14, 2025?
Ans: Hindustan Shipyard Limited

Q429. At what altitude did DRDO successfully test the
Military Combat Parachute System?
Ans: 32,000 feet

Q430. Where did India and South Korea conduct their first
bilateral naval exercise?
Ans: Busan Naval Base

Q431. Where was the 5th Samudra Shakti 2025 held?
Ans: Visakhapatnam

Q432. What percentage of Natural World Heritage Sites are
threatened by climate change according to IUCN
World Heritage Outlook 4 report?
Ans: 43%

Q433. What is the total value of the Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi
Yojana launched by PM Modi?
Ans: ₹24,000 crore

Q434. What is the name of the scheme launched by Labour
Minister to end EPF litigation?
Ans: Vishwas Scheme

Q435. How many years has PM GatiShakti National Master
Plan completed since its launch on October 13, 2021?
Ans: 4 years

Q436. Which Assam scheme was launched to empower
youth for global careers?
Ans: CM Flight

Q437. What are the two new insurance schemes launched
by LIC?
Ans: Jan Suraksha (880) and Bima Lakshmi (881)

Q438. Which three landmark accessibility initiatives were
launched at Purple Fest 2025 in Goa?
Ans: IELTS Training Handbook, Certification in ISL
Interpretation, and Specialized Training in American
and British Sign Languages

Q439. How many exhibitors participated in the 45th GITEX
Global in Dubai?
Ans: 6,800+ exhibitors from 180+ countries

Q440. What did India announce at the IUCN Congress in
Abu Dhabi?
Ans: National Red List of 11,000 species and
recognition of Dugong Conservation Reserve in Tamil
Nadu

Q441. Which companies launched the AI Skills Passport
program in India?
Ans: EY India and Microsoft

Q442. What is the name of GalaxEye’s multi-sensor Earth
Observation satellite to be launched in 2026?
Ans: Mission Drishti

Q443. How much is Google investing in the AI Data Centre
in Andhra Pradesh?
Ans: $15 billion

Q444. Which IIT-Madras incubated startup launched India’s
first contactless payment-enabled smart ring?
Ans: Muse Wearables (Ring One)

Q445. Which company partnered with IBM to deliver AIenabled hybrid cloud services?
Ans: Bharti Airtel (through Airtel Cloud platform)

Q446. What is the prize pool for MeitY’s IndiaAI Face
Authentication Challenge?
Ans: ₹2.5 crore

Q447. On which route will Jio Payments Bank install ANPRbased Multi-Lane Free Flow tolling system?
Ans: NH-48 Gurugram-Jaipur route

Q448. Which music maestro partnered with Google Cloud
to launch Secret Mountain for AI-powered music
avatars?
Ans: AR Rahman

Q449. How many medals did Indian swimmer Srihari
Nataraj win at the Asian Aquatics Championships?
Ans: 7 medals

Q450. Which city was recommended as host for the 2030
Commonwealth Games Centenary Edition?
Ans: Ahmedabad

Q451. Who won ICC Player of the Month awards for their
stellar performances?
Ans: Abhishek Sharma and Smriti Mandhana

Q452. Which country became the second smallest country
to qualify for FIFA World Cup?
Ans: Cape Verde

Q453. When is International Day for Disaster Risk
Reduction observed?
Ans: October 13

Q454. When is World Standards Day celebrated and what is
the 2025 theme?
Ans: October 14; Theme: “A Shared Vision for a Better
World”

Q455. When is World Anaesthesia Day observed and what
is the 2025 theme?
Ans: October 16; Theme: “Anaesthesiology in Health
Emergencies”

Q456. What is the 2025 theme for World Food Day
celebrated on October 16?
Ans: “Sustainable Food Systems for a Healthy Planet”

Q457. When is International Day for Eradication of Poverty
observed and what was India’s extreme poverty
reduction from 2011-12 to 2022-23?
Ans: October 17; Reduced from 16.2% to 2.3% (lifting
171 million people)

Q458. Which veteran actor, known for his iconic portrayal
of Karna in Mahabharat, passed away on October 15,
2025?
Ans: Pankaj Dheer (aged 68)

Q459. When did the Union Cabinet approve the Terms of
Reference for the 8th Central Pay Commission?
Ans: On 28 October 2025.

Q460. Who was posthumously awarded the Vigyan Ratna
in the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2025?
Ans: Prof. Jayant Vishnu Narlikar.

Q461. Which episode number of Mann Ki Baat was aired on
26 October 2025?
Ans: 127th episode.

Q462. Which company became the first ever to cross the $4
trillion market cap in 2025?
Ans: NVIDIA.

Q463. What was India’s rank in the Global Firepower Index
2025?
Ans: 4th.

Q464. What was the GST collection for October 2025?
Ans: ₹1.96 lakh crore.

Q465. What is the name of the smart coal analytics
dashboard launched by the Ministry of Coal?
Ans: Koyla Shakti Smart Coal Analytics Dashboard.

Q466. Which Indian President became the first to fly in a
Rafale fighter jet?
Ans: President Droupadi Murmu.

Q467. Which city’s lake revival efforts were highlighted by
PM Modi in Mann Ki Baat October 2025?
Ans: Bengaluru.

Q468. Which country officially joined ASEAN as the 11th
member in October 2025?
Ans: Timor-Leste.

Q469. Who won the presidential election in Ireland in
October 2025?
Ans: Catherine Connolly.

Q470. Which cyclone made landfall near Andhra Pradesh in
October 2025?
Ans: Cyclone Montha.

Q471. Which city was renamed as Chhatrapati
Sambhajinagar Railway Station?
Ans: Aurangabad.

Q472. What was the name of the initiative launched to
allow volcano tourism in India?
Ans: Passenger vessel ‘Sindhu’ voyage to Barren
Island.

Q473. Which Indian port signed a ₹500 crore MoU with
BPCL for LNG bunkering?
Ans: Cochin Port.

Q474. Who was recommended as the 53rd Chief Justice of
India?
Ans: Justice Surya Kant.

Q475. Which novel won Sri Lankan author Vajra
Chandrasekera the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize?
Ans: ‘Rakesfall’.

Q476. Which Indian archaeologist received the Rajyotsava
Award 2025?
Ans: Prof. Ravindra Korisettar.

Q477. What was the theme of Vigilance Awareness Week
2025?
Ans: Vigilance – Our Shared Responsibility.

Q478. Which city was recognized as India’s 9th UNESCO
Creative City in 2025?
Ans: Lucknow.

Q479. Which Indian company topped the market cap
rankings in India as of October 2025?
Ans: Reliance Industries Limited (RIL).

Q480. What is the name of India’s indigenous electric
military vehicle that won the iDEX award?
Ans: Pravaig VEER EV.

Q481. Which international defense exercise did the Indian
Air Force join in Spain?
Ans: Exercise Ocean Sky 2025.

Q482. Which Indian bank’s chairman C. S. Rajan had his
tenure extended till 2027?
Ans: Kotak Mahindra Bank.

Q483. Which international stablecoin was launched by
Japan in October 2025?
Ans: Yen-pegged stablecoin by JPYC Inc.

Q484. What new coin did PM Modi release to mark Sardar
Patel’s 150th birth anniversary?
Ans: ₹150 commemorative coin.

Q485. Which song’s 150th anniversary celebrations were
promoted by PM Modi in Mann Ki Baat?
Ans: Vande Mataram.

Q486. What rank did India’s industrial output growth reach
in September 2025?
Ans: 4%.

Q487. Which Indian state announced Kalyan Singh Nagar as
its 76th district?
Ans: Uttar Pradesh.

Q488. Which 16-year-old became India’s 90th Chess
Grandmaster?
Ans: Ilamparthi AR from Chennai.

Q489. Which country successfully tested the Poseidon
nuclear-powered underwater drone in 2025?
Ans: Russia.

Q490. Which U.S. President received South Korea’s Grand
Order of Mugunghwa in 2025?
Ans: Donald Trump.

Q491. Which port authority announced ₹39,216 crore
worth MoUs at India Maritime Week 2025?
Ans: Visakhapatnam Port Authority.

Q492. Which two countries signed a 10-year Defence
Framework Agreement in October 2025?
Ans: India and the United States.

Q493. Which Hindi-translated Lithuanian novel was
launched by Sahitya Akademi in 2025?
Ans: ‘Antim Din’ (The Last Day by Jaroslavas Melnikas).

Q494. Which hackathon was launched by RBI in October
2025 focusing on secure banking?
Ans: HaRBInger 2025.

Q495. Which Indian city hosted the 8th ISA Assembly in
October 2025?
Ans: New Delhi.

Q496. Which space agencies in India led global tracking of
interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS?
Ans: ARIES Devasthal and IIA Pune.

Q497. What is the name of India’s heaviest communication
satellite launched on 2nd November 2025?
Ans: CMS-03.

Q498. What was the theme of World Vegan Day 2025?
Ans: Veganism and its Positive Impact on the Planet,
Animals, and Human Health.

Q499. Which observance on 27 October commemorates
the airlift of Sikh Regiment to Srinagar in 1947?
Ans: Infantry Day.

Q500. Which UNESCO observance on 27 October promotes
audiovisual preservation?
Ans: World Day for Audiovisual Heritage.

Q501. Which day marked the start of Vigilance Awareness
Week 2025?
Ans: 27 October 2025.

Q502. Which day is observed globally on 28 October to
celebrate animation?
Ans: International Animation Day.

Q503. Which traditional Indian system was highlighted on
World Stroke Day by the Ministry of Ayush?
Ans: Ayurveda (Pakshaghata treatment).

Q504. Which day did India celebrate Sardar Patel’s 150th
birth anniversary?
Ans: 31 October 2025 (National Unity Day).

Q505. Which city hosted Run for Unity events as part of
National Unity Day 2025?
Ans: Statue of Unity, Gujarat (and nationwide).

Q506. What was the theme of World Thrift Day 2025 in
India?
Ans: Conquer Your Tomorrow.

Q507. Which port is set to get LNG bunkering infrastructure
under a ₹500 crore MoU?
Ans: Kochi (Cochin Port-BPCL project).

Q508. Which global tech company partnered with Reliance
to launch an AI joint venture in 2025?
Ans: Meta (Reliance Enterprise Intelligence Ltd).

Q509. What did Paytm launch for NRIs in October 2025?
Ans: NRI UPI Service for international mobile users.

Q510. Which two countries signed a deal to manufacture
SJ-100 aircraft in India?
Ans: India and Russia.

Q511. What percentage did India’s industrial output rise by
in September 2025?
Ans: 4%.

Q512. Which vehicle won the Innovation for Defence
Excellence (iDEX) award in 2025?
Ans: Pravaig VEER EV.

Q513. Which chess trophy was renamed after Viswanathan
Anand in 2025?
Ans: FIDE World Cup Trophy.

Q514. Which American company partnered with Nvidia to
launch 100,000 robotaxis by 2027?
Ans: Uber.

Q515. Which initiative planted mangroves on 3,500
hectares in Gujarat?
Ans: Gujarat Forest Department’s mangrove
plantation drive.

Q516. Which CRPF dog won top honours at the All India
Police Duty Meet?
Ans: Ria, a Mudhol Hound.

Q517. Which Indian satellite launch used the LVM3-M5
rocket on 2 November 2025?
Ans: CMS-03.

Q518. Which event is India preparing to host from
November 10 to 21, 2025?
Ans: COP30 Climate Summit in Belem, Brazil.

Q519. Which chess players won gold for India at the
European Club Cup 2025?
Ans: D Gukesh and Divya Deshmukh.

Q520. Which startup developed India’s first stealth electric
military vehicle?
Ans: Pravaig Dynamics.

Q521. Which Indian state will implement a Green Tax on
out-of-state vehicles from December 2025?
Ans: Uttarakhand.

Q522. Which state got its 76th district named Kalyan Singh
Nagar?
Ans: Uttar Pradesh.

Q523. Who became Punjab’s second International Chess
Master in 2025?
Ans: Namitbir Singh Walia.

Q524. Which five Indian states celebrated Formation Day
on 1st November?
Ans: Karnataka, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, and
Madhya Pradesh.

Q525. Which Southeast Asian country launched the CR450
train with a record speed of 453 km/h?
Ans: China.

Q526. Which high-speed train set a world record speed of
453 km/h?
Ans: CR450 (China Railways).

Q527. Which president of Cameroon won his 8th term in
office in 2025?
Ans: Paul Biya.

Q528. Which new stablecoin was launched by Japan in
October 2025?
Ans: Yen-pegged stablecoin by JPYC Inc.

Q529. Which American digital payment firm integrated
with ChatGPT in 2025?
Ans: PayPal.

Q530. Which bank’s application to become a universal bank
was returned by RBI in 2025?
Ans: Jana Small Finance Bank.

Q531. Which organization launched the AmazonFACE
climate study project in Brazil?
Ans: Scientists supported by COP30 Summit
(AmazonFACE Project).

Q532. Who is the youngest astronaut on China’s Shenzhou21 mission launched in 2025?
Ans: Wu Fei.

Q533. Which new AI offering was given free to Jio users
aged 18–25 in partnership with Google?
Ans: Google Gemini Pro.

Q534. Which company overtook Apple and Microsoft to
become the world’s most valuable company?
Ans: NVIDIA.

Q535. Which project involves planting trees in memory of
one’s mother, promoted by PM Modi?
Ans: Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam.

Q536. Which Indian forest initiative led to the return of
dolphins and migratory birds?
Ans: Mangrove plantation in Kori Creek, Gujarat.

Q537. Who was the tribal freedom fighter from Telangana
honoured in Mann Ki Baat?
Ans: Komaram Bheem.

Q538. What was the contribution of Bhagwan Birsa Munda
remembered for in October 2025?
Ans: Tribal leader who fought against British rule;
birth anniversary marked as Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas.

Q539. Which Indian company’s global ranking dropped to
69th in October 2025?
Ans: Reliance Industries Limited (RIL).

Q540. Which award did Chef Sanjeev Kapoor receive in
2025?
Ans: World Food Prize (Recognition by World Food
Prize Foundation).

Q541. Which author received the Rajyotsava Award 2025
for archaeological research?
Ans: Prof. Ravindra Korisettar.

Q542. Which word was chosen as Dictionary.com’s Word of
the Year 2025?
Ans: 67.

Q543. Which Indian city topped the list of most polluted
cities globally in October 2025?
Ans: Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan.

Q544. Which traditional lime varieties from India were
exported to the UK for the first time?
Ans: Indi Lime (Karnataka) and Puliyankudi Lime
(Tamil Nadu).

Q545. What is the name of the national maritime heritage
complex’s logo unveiled in 2025?
Ans: National Maritime Heritage Complex Logo.

Q546. Which Indian vessel completed the first civilian
voyage to Barren Island?
Ans: Sindhu.

Q547. Which railway station was renamed to Chhatrapati
Sambhajinagar in 2025?
Ans: Aurangabad Railway Station.

Q548. Which scientist led the world’s first 3D windmapping satellite constellation project?
Ans: Prof. Hui Su (Stellerus Technology).

Q549. Which Indian ministry achieved three Guinness
World Records under a women’s health campaign?
Ans: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.

Q550. Which educational program did over 1.5 lakh EMRS
students observe in November 2025?
Ans: Janjatiya Gaurav Varsh Pakhwada.

Q551. Which new fund was announced by Piyush Goyal for
tech innovation?
Ans: ₹1 lakh crore Anusandhan Fund.

Q552. Which Indian institution launched a digital marine
fisheries census in 2025?
Ans: ICAR-CMFRI (launched by Union Minister George
Kurian).

Q553. Which Indian armed forces operation completed its
18th hydrographic mission in Mauritius?
Ans: INS Sutlej.

Q554. Which tri-service military exercise was held in
Gujarat and Rajasthan in October 2025?
Ans: Exercise Trishul.

Q555. Which joint venture was formed by Reliance and
Meta in 2025?
Ans: Reliance Enterprise Intelligence Ltd (REIL).

Q556. Which two companies signed a ₹500 crore LNG
bunkering project in Kochi?
Ans: Cochin Port and BPCL.

Q557. What was India’s GDP growth forecast revised to by
the RBI in late 2025?
Ans: 6.8%.

Q558. Who became the first American president to receive
South Korea’s Grand Order of Mugunghwa?
Ans: Donald Trump.