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November 2025 in current affairs: twelve stories for CUET

The month in twelve primary documents: the four Labour Codes in force, the voter-roll revision's second phase, 150 years of Vande Mataram, 8.2 per cent growth, the first G20 summit in Africa, COP30, India's heaviest communication satellite, a first women's World Cup and the 2030 Commonwealth Games. The questions rotate out after twelve months; this page stays.

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National

National

The four Labour Codes come into force

All four Labour Codes came into force on 21 November 2025, replacing 29 central labour laws.

On 21 November 2025 the government brought all four Labour Codes into force: the Code on Wages, 2019; the Industrial Relations Code, 2020; the Code on Social Security, 2020; and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020. Together they replace 29 central labour laws, many framed between the 1930s and the 1950s.

Among the changes: appointment letters become mandatory, a minimum wage applies to all workers, social security reaches gig, platform and inter-state migrant workers, and women may work in all sectors, night shifts included. Parliament had passed the codes in 2019 and 2020; November 2025 is when they took effect.

Test yourself

Question 1

EasyOriginal question

From which date were the four Labour Codes made effective?

  1. A1 April 2025
  2. B15 August 2025
  3. C21 November 2025
  4. D1 January 2026
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: C

Explanation

  1. The government made all four codes effective from 21 November 2025.

  2. The codes had been passed by Parliament years earlier, in 2019 and 2020.

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Question 2

MediumOriginal question

How many existing central labour laws do the four Labour Codes rationalise?

  1. A4
  2. B12
  3. C29
  4. D44
Your answer
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Correct answer: C

Explanation

  1. The four codes rationalise 29 central labour laws.

  2. Four is the number of codes that replace them.

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Question 3

MediumOriginal question

Which of these is NOT one of the four Labour Codes in force from November 2025?

  1. AThe Code on Employment Guarantee
  2. BThe Code on Wages
  3. CThe Industrial Relations Code
  4. DThe Code on Social Security
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: A

Explanation

  1. The four are the Code on Wages, the Industrial Relations Code, the Code on Social Security and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code.

  2. Rural employment is guaranteed by a separate Act, not by any labour code.

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Question 4

HardOriginal question

Which of the four Labour Codes is the only one enacted in 2019?

  1. AThe Code on Social Security
  2. BThe Code on Wages
  3. CThe Industrial Relations Code
  4. DThe Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: B

Explanation

  1. The Code on Wages is dated 2019; the other three are all 2020.

  2. All four took effect together on 21 November 2025.

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National

150 years of Vande Mataram

7 November 2025 marked 150 years of Vande Mataram, first published in Bangadarshan on 7 November 1875.

7 November 2025 marked 150 years of Vande Mataram, and the Prime Minister opened a year-long commemoration running to 7 November 2026.

Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's hymn was first published in the journal Bangadarshan on 7 November 1875 and later included in his novel Anandamath (1882). Rabindranath Tagore set it to music and first sang it at the 1896 Congress session in Calcutta. It was first used as a political slogan on 7 August 1905, and the Constituent Assembly adopted it as the National Song in 1950.

Test yourself

Question 1

EasyOriginal question

In which journal was Vande Mataram first published, on 7 November 1875?

  1. ABangadarshan
  2. BAnandamath
  3. CAmrita Bazar Patrika
  4. DKesari
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: A

Explanation

  1. It first appeared in Bangadarshan, the journal Bankim Chandra edited.

  2. Anandamath is the novel it was later included in, in 1882 — not a journal.

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Question 2

MediumOriginal question

At which Congress session did Rabindranath Tagore first sing Vande Mataram?

  1. ABombay, 1885
  2. BLahore, 1929
  3. CCalcutta, 1896
  4. DSurat, 1907
Your answer
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Correct answer: C

Explanation

  1. Tagore sang it at the 1896 session in Calcutta.

  2. Bombay 1885 was the first session of the Congress; Lahore 1929 adopted Purna Swaraj.

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Question 3

HardOriginal question

Arrange these Vande Mataram milestones in order: (1) first used as a political slogan; (2) included in Anandamath; (3) adopted as National Song; (4) first published.

  1. A4, 2, 1, 3
  2. B4, 1, 2, 3
  3. C2, 4, 1, 3
  4. D4, 2, 3, 1
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Correct answer: A

Explanation

  1. First published 1875, in Anandamath 1882, a political slogan from 7 August 1905, National Song 1950.

  2. So the order is 4, 2, 1, 3.

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National

The voter-roll revision's second phase: 12 states and UTs, 51 crore electors

Phase II of the Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls covered about 51 crore electors in 12 states and UTs, from 4 November 2025.

After Bihar, the Election Commission extended its Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls to 9 states and 3 union territories, by an order of 27 October 2025. The enumeration phase ran from 4 November to 4 December 2025.

Phase II covers nearly 51 crore electors in Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, and in Andaman and Nicobar, Lakshadweep and Puducherry — 321 districts and 1,843 assembly constituencies. Every elector gets a partly pre-filled enumeration form, and over 5.3 lakh Booth Level Officers, helped by 7.64 lakh Booth Level Agents of the parties, visit each house at least three times.

The Commission acts under Article 324 of the Constitution and Section 21 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950.

Test yourself

Question 1

EasyOriginal question

Phase II of the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, begun in November 2025, covers how many states and union territories?

  1. A12 states and 9 union territories
  2. BAll 28 states
  3. CBihar alone
  4. D9 states and 3 union territories
Your answer
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Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. Phase II covers 9 states and 3 union territories, 12 in all.

  2. Bihar was the first phase, completed before this one began.

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Question 2

MediumOriginal question

Roughly how many electors does Phase II of the Special Intensive Revision cover?

  1. A5.3 crore
  2. B7.6 crore
  3. C51 crore
  4. D99 crore
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: C

Explanation

  1. Phase II covers nearly 51 crore electors.

  2. 5.3 and 7.6 echo the counts of Booth Level Officers (5.3 lakh) and Booth Level Agents (7.64 lakh) deployed — lakh, not crore.

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Question 3

HardOriginal question

The Election Commission ordered the Special Intensive Revision under Article 324 and which section of the Representation of the People Act, 1950?

  1. ASection 8
  2. BSection 21
  3. CSection 123
  4. DSection 62
Your answer
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Correct answer: B

Explanation

  1. Section 21 of the 1950 Act deals with preparing and revising electoral rolls.

  2. Sections 8, 62 and 123 are in the 1951 Act, on disqualification, the right to vote and corrupt practices.

Worth noting

The 1950 Act is about rolls and seats; the 1951 Act is about conducting elections. Revision of rolls is always a 1950 Act matter.

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Question 4

MediumOriginal question

Which of these states is NOT covered by Phase II of the Special Intensive Revision?

  1. AKerala
  2. BWest Bengal
  3. CTamil Nadu
  4. DMaharashtra
Your answer
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Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. The nine states are Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.

  2. Maharashtra is not on the list.

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Government Schemes & Policy

Government Schemes & Policy

PM-KISAN's 21st instalment: ₹18,000 crore to 9 crore farmers

PM-KISAN's 21st instalment, about ₹18,000 crore to nearly 9 crore farmers, was released from Coimbatore on 19 November 2025.

On 19 November 2025 the Prime Minister released the 21st instalment of PM-KISAN from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu: about ₹18,000 crore to nearly 9 crore farmers by direct benefit transfer.

PM-KISAN is a Central Sector Scheme launched on 24 February 2019. It pays each eligible landholding farmer family ₹6,000 a year in three instalments of ₹2,000. By this instalment more than ₹3.70 lakh crore had been paid out to over 11 crore farmer families. Payment needs Aadhaar-based e-KYC and land records seeded on the portal.

Test yourself

Question 1

EasyOriginal question

From which city was the 21st instalment of PM-KISAN released in November 2025?

  1. ACoimbatore
  2. BVaranasi
  3. CBhagalpur
  4. DGorakhpur
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: A

Explanation

  1. The Prime Minister released the 21st instalment from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, on 19 November 2025.

  2. Gorakhpur is where the scheme was launched in 2019.

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Question 2

MediumOriginal question

Roughly how much was transferred to farmers in PM-KISAN's 21st instalment?

  1. A₹6,000 crore
  2. B₹18,000 crore
  3. C₹25,060 crore
  4. D₹3,70,000 crore
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: B

Explanation

  1. About ₹18,000 crore went to nearly 9 crore farmers — ₹2,000 each.

  2. ₹3.70 lakh crore is the cumulative total since 2019, not one instalment.

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Question 3

HardOriginal question

PM-KISAN is classified as what kind of scheme, and when was it launched?

  1. AA Centrally Sponsored Scheme, launched on 24 February 2019
  2. BA Central Sector Scheme, launched on 1 December 2018
  3. CA state scheme co-funded by the Centre, launched in 2016
  4. DA Central Sector Scheme, launched on 24 February 2019
Your answer
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Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. PM-KISAN is a Central Sector Scheme — fully funded by the Centre — launched on 24 February 2019.

  2. A Centrally Sponsored Scheme shares costs with the states, which PM-KISAN does not.

Worth noting

1 December 2018 is the date from which eligibility was counted, which is why it turns up as a distractor.

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Government Schemes & Policy

Export Promotion Mission: ₹25,060 crore, two sub-schemes

The Cabinet approved the ₹25,060 crore Export Promotion Mission on 12 November 2025, with sub-schemes Niryat Protsahan and Niryat Disha.

On 12 November 2025 the Union Cabinet approved the Export Promotion Mission, announced in the Union Budget 2025-26, with an outlay of ₹25,060 crore for 2025-26 to 2030-31. It is aimed especially at MSMEs, first-time exporters and labour-intensive sectors, and replaces several fragmented schemes with a single outcome-based one.

It runs through two sub-schemes. Niryat Protsahan covers finance — interest subvention, export factoring, collateral guarantees and credit cards for e-commerce exporters. Niryat Disha covers everything else: quality and compliance support, market access and the wider export ecosystem. The Department of Commerce, the MSME Ministry and the Finance Ministry run it together.

Test yourself

Question 1

EasyOriginal question

What is the outlay of the Export Promotion Mission approved by the Cabinet in November 2025?

  1. A₹11,440 crore
  2. B₹18,000 crore
  3. C₹25,060 crore
  4. D₹35,440 crore
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: C

Explanation

  1. The mission carries ₹25,060 crore over 2025-26 to 2030-31.

  2. ₹18,000 crore is the 21st PM-KISAN instalment of the same month.

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Outlay of the Export Promotion Mission
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Question 2

MediumOriginal question

Which are the two sub-schemes of the Export Promotion Mission?

  1. ANiryat Bandhu and Niryat Mitra
  2. BRoDTEP and RoSCTL
  3. CNiryat Shakti and Niryat Setu
  4. DNiryat Protsahan and Niryat Disha
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. The mission runs through Niryat Protsahan and Niryat Disha.

  2. RoDTEP and RoSCTL are older duty-remission schemes for exporters.

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Structure of the Export Promotion Mission
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Question 3

MediumOriginal question

Under the Export Promotion Mission, what does Niryat Protsahan focus on?

  1. AAffordable trade finance for MSMEs
  2. BExport quality and compliance
  3. CBuilding new ports
  4. DBrand-building for Indian goods abroad
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: A

Explanation

  1. Niryat Protsahan is the finance arm: interest subvention, export factoring, collateral guarantees and e-commerce credit cards.

  2. Quality, compliance and market access fall under Niryat Disha.

Worth noting

Protsahan is money, Disha is direction. That one-word gloss is enough to separate them.

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Niryat Protsahan
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Question 4

HardOriginal question

Which department of which ministry is the anchor of the Export Promotion Mission, working with the MSME and Finance ministries?

  1. AThe Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance
  2. BThe Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance
  3. CThe Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry
  4. DThe Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: C

Explanation

  1. The mission is anchored in the Department of Commerce, with the MSME Ministry, the Finance Ministry, export councils and states.

  2. DPIIT is also in the Commerce Ministry, but it handles industry and domestic trade, not exports.

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Economy & Business

Economy & Business

GDP grew 8.2 per cent in July–September 2025

India's real GDP grew 8.2% in July–September 2025 (Q2 of 2025-26), up from 5.6% a year earlier.

The National Statistics Office estimated real GDP growth for the second quarter of 2025-26 (July–September) at 8.2 per cent, up from 5.6 per cent a year earlier. Nominal GDP grew 8.7 per cent. Growth for the first half of the year, April–September, was 8.0 per cent.

The secondary sector grew 8.1 per cent and the tertiary sector 9.2 per cent; within industry, manufacturing grew 9.1 per cent and construction 7.2 per cent. These estimates were at 2011-12 prices, the base year then in use.

Test yourself

Question 1

EasyOriginal question

By how much did real GDP grow in July–September 2025, according to the estimate released in November 2025?

  1. A5.6 per cent
  2. B7.8 per cent
  3. C8.2 per cent
  4. D8.7 per cent
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: C

Explanation

  1. Real GDP growth in Q2 of 2025-26 was estimated at 8.2 per cent.

  2. 8.7 per cent is nominal growth, and 5.6 per cent the real growth of the same quarter a year before.

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Q2 2025-26 GDP growth
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Question 2

MediumOriginal question

In the July–September 2025 GDP estimate, which sector grew fastest?

  1. ASecondary, at 8.1 per cent
  2. BTertiary, at 9.2 per cent
  3. CPrimary, at 9.1 per cent
  4. DConstruction, at 9.2 per cent
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: B

Explanation

  1. The tertiary sector grew 9.2 per cent, ahead of the secondary sector's 8.1 per cent.

  2. 9.1 per cent was manufacturing and 7.2 per cent construction, both within the secondary sector.

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Sectoral growth, Q2 2025-26
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Question 3

HardOriginal question

The quarterly GDP estimates of November 2025 were computed at the prices of which base year?

  1. A2022-23
  2. B2004-05
  3. C2017-18
  4. D2011-12
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. The November 2025 press note gives constant prices as 2011-12 prices.

  2. A new series with base year 2022-23 came later, which is why quarters from 2026 are quoted on a different base.

Worth noting

Growth figures from before and after a base-year change are not on the same footing. Always check which series a number belongs to.

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GDP base year in 2025
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Question 4

MediumOriginal question

What was India's real GDP growth for April–September 2025, the first half of 2025-26?

  1. A6.1 per cent
  2. B7.4 per cent
  3. C8.0 per cent
  4. D8.2 per cent
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: C

Explanation

  1. First-half growth was 8.0 per cent, against 6.1 per cent in the first half of 2024-25.

  2. 8.2 per cent is the second quarter alone.

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International

International

The first G20 summit in Africa

South Africa hosted the first G20 summit in Africa, in Johannesburg on 22–23 November 2025.

South Africa hosted the G20 Leaders' Summit in Johannesburg on 22–23 November 2025 — the first G20 summit held in Africa. It was the Prime Minister's 12th G20 summit.

In the opening session he proposed six ideas, among them a G20 Global Traditional Knowledge Repository, a G20 Africa Skills Multiplier to train one million certified trainers for Africa's youth, a G20 Global Healthcare Response Team, and a G20 Open Satellite Data Partnership to share space agencies' data with developing countries. He framed them with 'Integral Humanism', a holistic view of people, society and nature.

Test yourself

Question 1

EasyOriginal question

The G20 Leaders' Summit of November 2025 was the first held on which continent?

  1. ASouth America
  2. BAsia
  3. CAfrica
  4. DOceania
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: C

Explanation

  1. Johannesburg, South Africa, hosted the first G20 summit in Africa.

  2. Asia and South America had hosted earlier summits — New Delhi in 2023, Rio de Janeiro in 2024.

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Question 2

MediumOriginal question

What is the 'G20 Africa Skills Multiplier' that India proposed at Johannesburg meant to create?

  1. AA pool of one million certified trainers for Africa's youth
  2. BOne million scholarships at Indian universities
  3. CA single skills certificate valid in all G20 countries
  4. DA fund to double Africa's industrial output
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: A

Explanation

  1. The proposal is to build a pool of one million certified trainers who would skill young people in Africa.

  2. Training trainers is what makes it a 'multiplier': each trainer reaches many learners.

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Question 3

MediumOriginal question

Which of these was NOT among the ideas India proposed at the Johannesburg G20 summit?

  1. AA G20 Global Traditional Knowledge Repository
  2. BA G20 Global Healthcare Response Team
  3. CA G20 Open Satellite Data Partnership
  4. DA G20 common digital currency
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. India proposed a knowledge repository, a healthcare response team, a satellite-data partnership and an Africa skills programme, among six ideas.

  2. No common currency was proposed.

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Science & Space

Science & Space

LVM3-M5 lifts CMS-03, the heaviest communication satellite launched from India

LVM3-M5 launched CMS-03 (about 4,400 kg) on 2 November 2025, the heaviest communication satellite sent to GTO from India.

On 2 November 2025 ISRO's LVM3, on its fifth operational flight (LVM3-M5), placed the CMS-03 communication satellite in geosynchronous transfer orbit. At about 4,400 kg it is the heaviest communication satellite launched to GTO from Indian soil. CMS-03 is a multi-band satellite serving a wide oceanic region as well as the Indian landmass.

The mission also demonstrated the first restart in space of the C25 cryogenic upper stage. LVM3's previous flight had launched Chandrayaan-3.

Test yourself

Question 1

EasyOriginal question

Which satellite did LVM3-M5 launch on 2 November 2025?

  1. AEOS-05
  2. BNISAR
  3. CCMS-03
  4. DGSAT-20
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: C

Explanation

  1. LVM3-M5 placed the CMS-03 communication satellite in orbit.

  2. GSAT-20 was launched abroad, on a SpaceX Falcon 9, in 2024.

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Question 2

MediumOriginal question

What record does CMS-03, launched in November 2025, hold?

  1. AHeaviest communication satellite launched to GTO from Indian soil
  2. BFirst Indian satellite to reach the Moon
  3. CHeaviest satellite ever built by any country
  4. DFirst satellite launched by a private Indian company
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: A

Explanation

  1. At about 4,400 kg, CMS-03 is the heaviest communication satellite sent to GTO from India.

  2. The qualifier matters: heavier Indian satellites have been launched from abroad.

Worth noting

'From Indian soil' is the whole claim. Drop it and the record is false.

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Question 3

HardOriginal question

Besides launching CMS-03, what did the LVM3-M5 mission demonstrate for the first time?

  1. ARecovery of the first stage after landing
  2. BA restart in space of the C25 cryogenic upper stage
  3. CDocking of two satellites in orbit
  4. DA crewed flight to low Earth orbit
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: B

Explanation

  1. LVM3-M5 carried out the first in-space restart of the C25 cryogenic stage.

  2. Docking was shown by the SpaDeX mission, launched on PSLV in December 2024.

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Question 4

MediumOriginal question

LVM3's flight before LVM3-M5 had launched which mission?

  1. AAditya-L1
  2. BMangalyaan
  3. CSpaDeX
  4. DChandrayaan-3
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. ISRO notes that LVM3's previous mission launched Chandrayaan-3, which landed near the lunar south pole.

  2. Aditya-L1 and SpaDeX flew on PSLV, and Mangalyaan on PSLV in 2013.

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Environment & Climate

Environment & Climate

COP30 in Belém: a Just Transition Mechanism

COP30 in Belém, Brazil, closed on 22 November 2025 with a Just Transition Mechanism, which India welcomed.

The 30th UN climate conference, COP30, was held in Belém, Brazil, in November 2025. In its closing statement on 22 November, India welcomed the establishment of a Just Transition Mechanism as a significant milestone and welcomed progress on the Global Goal on Adaptation, which it said recognised the scale of adaptation needs in developing countries.

India pressed developed countries on Article 9.1 of the Paris Agreement — their obligation to provide climate finance — and noted that the promises of Rio were made 33 years earlier. Earlier, in its national statement, India restated its own net-zero target of 2070.

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Question 1

EasyOriginal question

Where was COP30, the UN climate conference of November 2025, held?

  1. ABaku, Azerbaijan
  2. BBelém, Brazil
  3. CDubai, UAE
  4. DRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: B

Explanation

  1. COP30 was held in Belém, in the Brazilian Amazon.

  2. Baku hosted COP29 and Dubai COP28; Rio hosted the 1992 Earth Summit.

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Question 2

MediumOriginal question

Which new mechanism established at COP30 did India call a significant milestone?

  1. AThe Loss and Damage Fund
  2. BThe Clean Development Mechanism
  3. CThe Green Climate Fund
  4. DThe Just Transition Mechanism
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. India welcomed the establishment of the Just Transition Mechanism as a foremost outcome.

  2. The Loss and Damage Fund was set up earlier, at COP27–28; the Clean Development Mechanism dates from the Kyoto Protocol.

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Question 3

HardOriginal question

At COP30 India pressed developed countries on Article 9.1 of the Paris Agreement. What does it concern?

  1. ADeveloped countries' obligation to provide climate finance
  2. BThe 1.5 °C temperature goal
  3. CCarbon markets between countries
  4. DThe five-yearly global stocktake
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: A

Explanation

  1. Article 9.1 says developed countries shall provide financial resources to help developing countries.

  2. The temperature goal is Article 2, carbon markets Article 6 and the global stocktake Article 14.

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Question 4

MediumOriginal question

In its COP30 national statement, India restated its net-zero target for which year?

  1. A2047
  2. B2050
  3. C2060
  4. D2070
Your answer
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. India's net-zero target is 2070, first announced at COP26 in Glasgow.

  2. 2047 is the Viksit Bharat target, a development goal rather than an emissions one.

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India's net-zero year
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Ahmedabad will host the centenary Commonwealth Games in 2030

Ahmedabad was confirmed on 26 November 2025 as host of the centenary 2030 Commonwealth Games.

On 26 November 2025 Commonwealth Sport confirmed Amdavad (Ahmedabad) as host of the 2030 Commonwealth Games. They will be the centenary Games: the first were held in Hamilton, Canada, in 1930.

It will be the second time India hosts the Games, after Delhi in 2010.

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Which city will host the 2030 Commonwealth Games?

  1. ANew Delhi
  2. BBhubaneswar
  3. CGlasgow
  4. DAhmedabad
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Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. Commonwealth Sport confirmed Amdavad (Ahmedabad) as the 2030 host on 26 November 2025.

  2. Glasgow hosted the 2026 Games; New Delhi hosted in 2010.

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Question 2

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Why are the 2030 Commonwealth Games called the 'centenary' Games?

  1. AThe first Games were held in 1930
  2. BThey will be the 100th edition
  3. CCommonwealth Sport was founded in 1930 in India
  4. D100 nations will take part
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Correct answer: A

Explanation

  1. The first Games were held in Hamilton, Canada, in 1930, so 2030 is a hundred years on.

  2. The Games are held every four years, so 2030 is nowhere near a 100th edition.

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The 2030 Games in Ahmedabad will be which time India has hosted the Commonwealth Games?

  1. AThe first
  2. BThe third, after Delhi 1982 and 2010
  3. CThe second, after Delhi 2010
  4. DThe second, after Mumbai 1990
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Correct answer: C

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  1. India has hosted the Commonwealth Games once before, in Delhi in 2010.

  2. Delhi 1982 was the Asian Games, a different event.

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20 medals at the World Boxing Cup finals

Indian boxers won 20 medals (9 gold) at the 2025 World Boxing Cup finals, the country's biggest haul at the event.

Indian boxers won 20 medals at the World Boxing Cup finals of 2025 — 9 gold, 6 silver and 5 bronze — the country's biggest haul at the event.

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How many gold medals did India win at the World Boxing Cup finals of November 2025?

  1. A5
  2. B6
  3. C9
  4. D20
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Correct answer: C

Explanation

  1. India won 9 gold among 20 medals.

  2. The rest were 6 silver and 5 bronze.

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What was India's total medal haul at the World Boxing Cup finals of 2025?

  1. A9
  2. B12
  3. C15
  4. D20
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Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. India won 20 medals: 9 gold, 6 silver and 5 bronze.

  2. 9 is the gold count alone.

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India win the Women's Cricket World Cup

India, captained by Harmanpreet Kaur, won the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup, beating South Africa on 2 November 2025.

India won the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025, beating South Africa in the final on 2 November 2025. The team was captained by Harmanpreet Kaur and coached by Amol Mazumdar.

Meeting the Prime Minister afterwards, the captain recalled that the team had met him in 2017 without a trophy — India had lost that year's final.

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Whom did India beat in the final of the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025?

  1. AAustralia
  2. BSouth Africa
  3. CEngland
  4. DNew Zealand
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Correct answer: B

Explanation

  1. India beat South Africa in the final on 2 November 2025.

  2. England had beaten India in the 2017 final.

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Question 2

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India's first Women's World Cup title came under which captain?

  1. ASmriti Mandhana
  2. BMithali Raj
  3. CJhulan Goswami
  4. DHarmanpreet Kaur
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Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. Harmanpreet Kaur was the captain.

  2. Mithali Raj captained India in the 2005 and 2017 finals, both lost.

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Who was the head coach of India's Women's World Cup-winning team of 2025?

  1. AGautam Gambhir
  2. BAmol Mazumdar
  3. CRahul Dravid
  4. DRamesh Powar
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Correct answer: B

Explanation

  1. Amol Mazumdar coached the team and spoke for it when it met the Prime Minister.

  2. Gautam Gambhir is the men's team coach.

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