1. Which state became the first in India to achieve 100% digitisation of electoral rolls under SIR?
A) Gujarat
B) Rajasthan
C) Haryana
D) Karnataka
Answer: B) Rajasthan
✔️ Rajasthan fully digitised electoral rolls under Special Intensive Revision (SIR) .
2. The 11th India International Science Festival (IISF 2025) was held in which city?
A) Jaipur
B) Lucknow
C) Panchkula
D) Surat
Answer: C) Panchkula
✔️ Held from 6–9 December 2025 in Panchkula, Haryana.
3. According to the IMF (June 2025), which is the world’s largest retail Fast-Payment System?
A) PayNow
B) FedNow
C) UPI
D) PIX
Answer: C) UPI
✔️ IMF declared UPI the largest FPS globally by transaction volume .
4. Which meeting of the RBI MPC was held from 3–5 December 2025?
A) 56th
B) 57th
C) 58th
D) 60th
Answer: C) 58th
✔️ It was also the 5th bi-monthly meeting of FY26 .
5. RBI’s 15th Foreign Collaboration Survey covers which FYs?
A) 2020–21 & 2021–22
B) 2021–22 & 2022–23
C) 2022–23 & 2023–24
D) 2023–24 & 2024–25
Answer: D) 2023–24 & 2024–25
✔️ Tracks foreign technical collaboration in Indian companies.
6. IFC invested USD 50 million in GFCL EV Products through which instrument?
A) Equity shares
B) Compulsorily convertible instruments
C) Debentures
D) FPI route
Answer: B) Compulsorily convertible instruments
✔️ Supports India’s EV manufacturing ecosystem.
7. RBI announced an OMO purchase of how much in December 2025?
A) ₹50,000 crore
B) ₹80,000 crore
C) ₹1 lakh crore
D) ₹1.5 lakh crore
Answer: C) ₹1 lakh crore
✔️ Along with a $5 billion 3-year USD/INR swap .
8. SEBI launched PaRRVA to prevent misleading claims related to—
A) IPO applications
B) Past performance in advertisements
C) Insider trading
D) Mutual fund NAV disclosure
Answer: B) Past performance in advertisements
✔️ Applies to RAs, IAs, stock brokers.
9. Who has been appointed Vice-President (AI) at Apple?
A) Sundar Pichai
B) Amar Subramanya
C) Satya Nadella
D) Venkat Krishnan
Answer: B) Amar Subramanya
✔️ Strengthens Apple’s global AI strategy.
10. How many BRO projects were inaugurated by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh?
A) 75
B) 100
C) 125
D) 150
Answer: C) 125
✔️ Largest number of BRO projects launched at once.
11. Operation Sagar Bandhu was launched to provide aid to which country?
A) Nepal
B) Bangladesh
C) Sri Lanka
D) Maldives
Answer: C) Sri Lanka
✔️ Additional ships deployed: INS Gharial, LCU 54, LCU 51, LCU 57 .
12. The galaxy “Alaknanda,” discovered by Indian astronomers, is located how far away?
A) 8 billion light-years
B) 10 billion light-years
C) 12 billion light-years
D) 15 billion light-years
Answer: C) 12 billion light-years
✔️ Discovered using JWST data .
13. Which company launched India’s first 3D subsurface mapping technology?
A) DRDO
B) Genesys International
C) ISRO
D) Tata Advanced Systems
Answer: B) Genesys International
✔️ Got a contract worth ₹17.38 crore for 6 Adani airports.
14. Who introduced the Right to Disconnect Bill 2025?
A) Shashi Tharoor
B) Supriya Sule
C) Piyush Goyal
D) Smriti Irani
Answer: B) Supriya Sule
✔️ Aims to prevent digital work overload.
15. According to CREA, which city had the highest PM2.5 in November 2025?
A) Delhi
B) Ghaziabad
C) Kanpur
D) Lucknow
Answer: B) Ghaziabad
✔️ Recorded 224 µg/m³ , highest in India.
16. With whom did NMDC sign an MoU for AI/ML-based cybersecurity in mining?
A) IIT Kanpur
B) IIT Madras
C) DRDO
D) NIT Rourkela
Answer: A) IIT Kanpur
17. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored his maiden ODI century against which team?
A) Australia
B) England
C) South Africa
D) New Zealand
Answer: C) South Africa
✔️ Scored in Visakhapatnam (3rd ODI).
18. Human Rights Day is observed every year on—
A) 8 December
B) 9 December
C) 10 December
D) 11 December
Answer: C) 10 December
19. Nobel Prize Day marks the death anniversary of—
A) Albert Einstein
B) Alfred Nobel
C) Thomas Edison
D) Marie Curie
Answer: B) Alfred Nobel
20. The Right to Disconnect Bill primarily aims to address—
A) Internet shutdowns
B) Digital identity theft
C) After-hours work communication
D) Workplace discrimination
Answer: C) After-hours work communication
✔️ Meant to fight digital burnout .