Q1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new terminal building of Lokapriya Gopinath Bardoloi International Airport in which city?
A. Itanagar
B. Imphal
C. Guwahati
D. Dibrugarh
✅ Answer: C. Guwahati
📌 Explanation: The airport is located in Guwahati, Assam , and is the primary international airport of Northeast India.
Q2. The ₹10,601 crore ammonia–urea fertiliser plant foundation stone laid by PM Modi is located at:
A. Bokaro, Jharkhand
B. Namrup, Assam
C. Paradip, Odisha
D. Kandla, Gujarat
✅ Answer: B. Namrup, Assam
📌 Explanation: The fertiliser plant is being set up at Namrup in Dibrugarh district , strengthening fertiliser self-sufficiency.
Q3. Which state approved the Platform-Based Gig Workers (Registration & Welfare) Act, 2025 ?
A. Karnataka
B. Rajasthan
C. Jharkhand
D. Maharashtra
✅ Answer: C. Jharkhand
📌 Explanation: Jharkhand became one of the first states to legally regulate gig workers .
Q4. India’s first-ever Forest University will be established in which city?
A. Dehradun
B. Bhopal
C. Gorakhpur
D. Jabalpur
✅ Answer: C. Gorakhpur
📌 Explanation: The Forest University will be set up in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh , focusing on forestry and environmental sciences.
Q5. Which institution has been recommended for Institution of National Importance (INI) status?
A. IIM Shillong
B. Auroville Foundation
C. Wildlife Institute of India
D. Lalit Kala Akademi
✅ Answer: B. Auroville Foundation
📌 Explanation: A Parliamentary Standing Committee recommended INI status for Auroville Foundation (Puducherry) .
Q6. RBI approved a shift from flat-rate to which premium framework under DICGC?
A. Tier-based premium
B. Size-based premium
C. Risk-based premium
D. Performance-based premium
✅ Answer: C. Risk-based premium
📌 Explanation: The risk-based deposit insurance premium will link premiums to a bank’s risk profile.
Q7. ‘SIB Paytag Sticker’ launched by South Indian Bank is based on which technology?
A. QR Code
B. RFID
C. NFC
D. Bluetooth
✅ Answer: C. NFC
📌 Explanation: The Paytag Sticker is an NFC-enabled RuPay contactless payment solution .
Q8. Who was appointed Non-Executive Chairman of IIFL Finance Ltd in December 2025?
A. Shaktikanta Das
B. Bibhu Prasad Kanungo
C. Ajay Tyagi
D. Rakesh Sharma
✅ Answer: B. Bibhu Prasad Kanungo
📌 Explanation: B.P. Kanungo , former RBI Deputy Governor, took charge as Non-Executive Chairman.
Q9. Brazil handed over the rotating BRICS Presidency to which country?
A. China
B. Russia
C. South Africa
D. India
✅ Answer: D. India
📌 Explanation: India assumed the BRICS Presidency during the 4th BRICS Sherpas Meeting in Brasília .
Q10. INS Sindhughosh (S55), decommissioned in 2025, belonged to which class of submarines?
A. Arihant Class
B. Scorpene Class
C. Kilo Class
D. Kalvari Class
✅ Answer: C. Kilo Class
📌 Explanation: INS Sindhughosh was the lead Kilo-class diesel-electric submarine of the Indian Navy.
Q11. ISRO’s LVM3-M6 mission will launch which satellite for AST SpaceMobile?
A. BlueBird Block-1
B. BlueBird Block-2
C. AstroSat-2
D. GSAT-30
✅ Answer: B. BlueBird Block-2
📌 Explanation: The LVM3-M6 mission will commercially launch BlueBird Block-2 on 24 December 2025 .
Q12. Which team won the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025–26 for the first time?
A. Haryana
B. Vidarbha
C. Jharkhand
D. Punjab
✅ Answer: C. Jharkhand
📌 Explanation: Jharkhand defeated Haryana in the final, winning their first SMAT title .
Q13. Kisan Diwas is observed annually on 23 December to mark the birth anniversary of:
A. M.S. Swaminathan
B. Lal Bahadur Shastri
C. Chaudhary Charan Singh
D. Deendayal Upadhyaya
✅ Answer: C. Chaudhary Charan Singh
📌 Explanation: Kisan Diwas honours former PM Chaudhary Charan Singh , known as the champion of farmers.