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Current affairs December 1 – December 7, 2025 for CUET

3 stories from the week of December 1 – December 7, 2025, in the order they happened, then a quiz on the week.

December 2025 in current affairs: nine stories for CUET

Awards & Appointments

India chairs International IDEA's Council for 2026

CEC Gyanesh Kumar took over as Chair of International IDEA's Council of Member States for 2026, on 3 December 2025.

On 3 December 2025, in Stockholm, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar took over as Chair of the Council of Member States of International IDEA — the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance — for 2026. India is a founding member of the organisation, which is headquartered in Stockholm.

In his acceptance speech he put India's electorate at over 900 million electors across 28 states and 8 union territories.

Test yourself

Question 1

MediumOriginal question

Of which organisation's Council of Member States did Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar become Chair for 2026?

  1. AThe Association of World Election Bodies
  2. BThe Inter-Parliamentary Union
  3. CThe Commonwealth Secretariat
  4. DInternational IDEA
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Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. He took over as Chair of the Council of Member States of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance.

  2. India is a founding member of International IDEA.

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India's International IDEA chairship
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Question 2

HardOriginal question

Where is International IDEA, which India chairs in 2026, headquartered?

  1. AGeneva
  2. BThe Hague
  3. CStockholm
  4. DVienna
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Correct answer: C

Explanation

  1. International IDEA is based in Stockholm, where the Chief Election Commissioner took over the chair.

  2. Geneva hosts the Inter-Parliamentary Union, a different body.

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International

The 23rd India–Russia Annual Summit

Putin's State visit on 4–5 December 2025 was the 23rd India–Russia Annual Summit, 25 years after the 2000 strategic partnership.

President Vladimir Putin paid a State visit to India on 4–5 December 2025 for the 23rd India–Russia Annual Summit. The year marked the 25th anniversary of the Declaration on Strategic Partnership, signed during his first State visit, in October 2000; the relationship is now described as a Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership.

The leaders agreed an Economic Cooperation Programme to 2030, welcomed the outcomes of the military-technical commission that met the day before, and noted cooperation between ISRO and Roscosmos in human spaceflight and navigation. Russia backed India's BRICS chairship in 2026.

Test yourself

Question 1

EasyOriginal question

Which India–Russia Annual Summit was held in New Delhi on 4–5 December 2025?

  1. AThe 25th
  2. BThe 23rd
  3. CThe 20th
  4. DThe 22nd
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Correct answer: B

Explanation

  1. President Putin's visit was for the 23rd Annual Summit.

  2. 25 is the anniversary of the 2000 strategic partnership declaration, not the summit count.

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India–Russia summit, 2025
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Question 2

MediumOriginal question

The Declaration on Strategic Partnership between India and Russia, whose 25th anniversary fell in 2025, was signed in which year?

  1. A1971
  2. B1993
  3. C2000
  4. D2010
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Correct answer: C

Explanation

  1. It was signed in October 2000, during President Putin's first State visit to India.

  2. 1971 is the Indo-Soviet Treaty of Peace, Friendship and Cooperation; 2010 is when the partnership became 'Special and Privileged'.

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India–Russia strategic partnership
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Question 3

MediumOriginal question

At the December 2025 summit, India and Russia agreed an Economic Cooperation Programme running until which year?

  1. A2027
  2. B2030
  3. C2035
  4. D2047
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Correct answer: B

Explanation

  1. The leaders agreed an Economic Cooperation Programme until 2030.

  2. It aims to make trade and investment more diversified and balanced.

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India–Russia economic programme
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Economy & Business

MPC cuts the repo rate to 5.25 per cent

The MPC cut the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.25% on 5 December 2025, after inflation hit an all-time low.

At its 58th meeting, from 3 to 5 December 2025, the Monetary Policy Committee voted unanimously to cut the repo rate by 25 basis points, from 5.50 to 5.25 per cent, and kept the stance neutral. The standing deposit facility rate moved to 5.00 per cent, and the marginal standing facility rate and Bank Rate to 5.50 per cent.

The reason was inflation: headline CPI inflation had fallen to an all-time low in October 2025, led by food prices. The Reserve Bank cut its inflation projection for 2025-26 to 2.0 per cent and raised its growth projection to 7.3 per cent.

Test yourself

Question 1

EasyOriginal question

What did the Monetary Policy Committee do to the repo rate in December 2025?

  1. AHeld it at 5.50 per cent
  2. BCut it by 25 basis points to 5.25 per cent
  3. CCut it by 50 basis points to 5.00 per cent
  4. DRaised it to 5.75 per cent
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Correct answer: B

Explanation

  1. The MPC cut the repo rate from 5.50 to 5.25 per cent, a 25 basis point cut.

  2. 5.00 per cent is where the standing deposit facility rate moved, not the repo rate.

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Repo rate, December 2025
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Question 2

MediumOriginal question

How did the members of the Monetary Policy Committee vote on the December 2025 repo-rate decision?

  1. A4 to 2
  2. B5 to 1
  3. C3 to 3, with the Governor's casting vote
  4. DUnanimously, all six members
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Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. The resolution records that the MPC voted unanimously to reduce the repo rate.

  2. The committee has six members; the Governor has a casting vote only in a tie.

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Question 3

MediumOriginal question

In December 2025 the Reserve Bank projected CPI inflation for 2025-26 at what level?

  1. A0.6 per cent
  2. B2.0 per cent
  3. C2.6 per cent
  4. D4.0 per cent
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Correct answer: B

Explanation

  1. The projection was cut to 2.0 per cent, from 2.6 per cent in October.

  2. 0.6 per cent was the projection for October–December 2025 alone, and 4 per cent is the target, not a forecast.

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RBI inflation projection, December 2025
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Question 4

HardOriginal question

Between October and December 2025, how did the Reserve Bank's GDP growth projection for 2025-26 move?

  1. AFrom 6.8 per cent up to 7.3 per cent
  2. BFrom 7.3 per cent down to 6.8 per cent
  3. CFrom 6.5 per cent up to 6.8 per cent
  4. DIt stayed at 7.0 per cent
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Correct answer: A

Explanation

  1. October 2025 put growth at 6.8 per cent; December raised it to 7.3 per cent after a strong July–September quarter.

  2. 6.5 to 6.8 per cent was the earlier revision, made in October.

Worth noting

Rates were cut while the growth forecast went up. Low inflation, not weak growth, made room for the cut.

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RBI growth projections, 2025-26
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Sources on this page · Last verified:

  1. CEC Gyanesh Kumar assumes the Chairship of Council of Member States of International IDEA — Press Information Bureau, Election Commission of India
  2. Joint Statement following the 23rd India - Russia Annual Summit — Press Information Bureau, Prime Minister's Office
  3. Minutes of the Monetary Policy Committee Meeting, December 3 to 5, 2025 — Reserve Bank of India