Appointments and Awards
9. Who was appointed as the 53rd Chief Justice of India effective 24 November 2025?
A) DY Chandrachud
B) BR Gavai
C) Surya Kant
D) Sanjiv Khanna
Answer: C) Surya Kant
Explanation: Justice Surya Kant will succeed CJI BR Gavai.
10. Namitbir Singh Walia , Punjab’s second International Master, is associated with which sport?
A) Badminton
B) Chess
C) Table Tennis
D) Shooting
Answer: B) Chess
Explanation: He became the second chess International Master (IM) from Punjab after Dushyant Sharma.
International Developments
11. Paul Biya won the 2025 Presidential Election of which country?
A) Kenya
B) Cameroon
C) Nigeria
D) Ghana
Answer: B) Cameroon
Explanation: The incumbent president secured 53.7% votes representing the Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement.
12. The 19th NAM Mid-Term Ministerial Meeting was held in—
A) Nairobi
B) Kampala
C) Addis Ababa
D) Cairo
Answer: B) Kampala
Explanation: The meeting took place in Uganda, with India represented by MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh.
13. The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate to—
A) 4.25%–4.50%
B) 3.75%–4.00%
C) 3.50%–3.75%
D) 4.00%–4.25%
Answer: B) 3.75%–4.00%
Explanation: This was the Fed’s second rate cut in 2025 to support a slowing labor market.
Science and Environment
14. The AmazonFACE project studies the impact of which factor on the Amazon rainforest?
A) Deforestation
B) Carbon dioxide rise
C) Soil degradation
D) Drought
Answer: B) Carbon dioxide rise
Explanation: Scientists are studying how rising CO₂ levels affect the forest’s ecology and climate role.
15. Russia’s “Poseidon” UUV is a—
A) Underwater drone
B) Satellite
C) Fighter jet
D) Tank
Answer: A) Underwater drone
Explanation: Poseidon is a nuclear-powered unmanned underwater vehicle tested as a strategic weapon.
16. HAL signed an MoU with Russia’s PJSC-UAC to produce which aircraft in India?
A) Sukhoi-35
B) Superjet 100
C) MiG-29
D) IL-76
Answer: B) Superjet 100
Explanation: The Superjet 100 is a civil commuter aircraft to be co-produced under India-Russia collaboration.
Miscellaneous
17. Dictionary.com’s Word of the Year 2025 is—
A) “Resilience”
B) “AI”
C) “67”
D) “Sustainability”
Month: Current Affairs - November 01, 2025
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