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Current affairs November 24 – November 30, 2025 for CUET

3 stories from the week of November 24 – November 30, 2025, in the order they happened, then a quiz on the week.

November 2025 in current affairs: twelve stories for CUET

Sports

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.

Test yourself

Question 1

MediumOriginal question

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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Question 2

EasyOriginal question

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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Sports

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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Question 1

EasyOriginal question

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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Host of CWG 2030
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Question 2

MediumOriginal question

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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Question 3

HardOriginal question

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

Explanation

  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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India as Commonwealth Games host
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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
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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
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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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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
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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
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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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Sources on this page · Last verified:

  1. Union Home Minister congratulates Indian contingent at the World Boxing Cup finals for a haul of 20 medals — Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs
  2. Prime Minister Congratulates Nation as India Wins Centenary Commonwealth Games 2030 Bid — Press Information Bureau, Prime Minister's Office
  3. Real GDP has been estimated to grow by 8.2% in Q2 of FY 2025-26 — Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation