1 Year current affairs 2025

Space, Satellites & Energy

11. Which organizations launched India’s first private satellite constellation “Firefly” (lecture)?
    A) ISRO only — B) NASA & ISRO — C) Pixel only — D) Pixel and SpaceX
    Answer: D) Pixel and SpaceX.
    Explanation: According to the lecture, Pixel and SpaceX launched the Firefly constellation.

12. Where did the world’s first 300 MW compressed-air energy storage plant “Nagchu First” start (lecture)?
    A) USA — B) India — C) China — D) Australia
    Answer: C) China.
    Explanation: The lecture referenced Nagchu (Nagchu First) as the world-first 300 MW compressed air plant — option C.

Science & Technology / Research

13. Who received the Gates Cambridge Impact Award for contributions to quantum technology (lecture)?
    A) C. N. R. Rao — B) Ashoke Sen — C) Urvashi Sinha — D) Jayant Narlikar
    Answer: C) Urvashi Sinha.
    Explanation: The speaker named Prof. Urvashi Sinha (Raman Research Institute) for quantum-technology impact.

14. India’s first private semiconductor manufacturing facility (Indichip) will start in which city (lecture)?
    A) Visakhapatnam — B) Hyderabad — C) Vijayawada — D) Bengaluru
    Answer: C) Vijayawada.
    Explanation: The transcript states Indichip will set up India’s first private semiconductor plant in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh .

15. Which unit/export supplied the sixth & final 1000 MW unit for Kudankulam nuclear plant (lecture)?
    A) USA — B) France — C) South Korea — D) Russia
    Answer: D) Russia.
    Explanation: The lecturer said the sixth 1000 MW unit for Kudankulam was supplied by Russia .

Governance, Policy & Awards

16. Which organisation received the Subhash Chandra Bose Disaster Management Award 2025 (lecture)?
    A) NDRF — B) NDMA — C) INCOIS — D) IMD
    Answer: C) INCOIS (Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Service).
    Explanation: The transcript named INCOIS as the awardee of the Subhash Chandra Bose Disaster Management Award.

17. Which app was launched to promote battlefield tourism (“Bharat Ranbhoomi Darshan”) and by which state (lecture)?
    A) Maharashtra — B) Rajasthan — C) Uttar Pradesh — D) Karnataka
    Answer: A) Maharashtra.
    Explanation: The speaker said Maharashtra launched the Bharat Ranbhoomi Darshan app.

18. Which institute/department decided real ownership rights under the Swamitva scheme (lecture)?
    A) Ministry of Home Affairs — B) Ministry of Rural Development — C) Ministry of Panchayati Raj — D) Ministry of Law
    Answer: C) Ministry of Panchayati Raj.
    Explanation: The lecturer stated that Ministry of Panchayati Raj defined real ownership rights under Swamitva.

19. Who released K.S. Chauhan’s book Parliament: Powers, Functions & Privileges (lecture)?
    A) President of India — B) Prime Minister — C) Chief Justice of India — D) Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar
    Answer: D) Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar.
    Explanation: The transcript reports Jagdeep Dhankhar (Vice-President) released the book.

20. Who was appointed General Secretary of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (lecture)?
    A) Harsh Vardhan Shringla — B) Vinod Zutshi — C) Sanjeev Ranjan — D) Ajay Kumar Bhalla
    Answer: C) Sanjeev Ranjan.
    Explanation: The lecturer named Sanjeev Ranjan as IORA’s General Secretary.

Sports & Culture

21. Which Indian city hosted the first edition of the World Pickleball League (lecture)?
    A) Delhi — B) Mumbai — C) Pune — D) Hyderabad
    Answer: C) Pune.
    Explanation: The speaker said Pune hosted the first World Pickleball League edition.

22. Which state implemented the Uniform Civil Code first (lecture)?
    A) Goa — B) Uttarakhand — C) Kerala — D) Rajasthan
    Answer: B) Uttarakhand.
    Explanation: The lecture stated Uttarakhand became the first state to pass/implement the UCC bill.

23. Where was the country’s 72-ft Hanuman statue inaugurated (lecture)?
    A) Chennai — B) Mysore — C) Bengaluru — D) Varanasi
    Answer: C) Bengaluru.
    Explanation: The transcript said the 72-foot Hanuman statue was installed in Bengaluru .

24. Where was the “Statue of Valor” installed and to whom is it dedicated (lecture)?
    A) Maharashtra — Shivaji Maharaj — B) Gujarat — Rana Pratap — C) Assam — Lachit Borphukan — D) West Bengal — Netaji
    Answer: C) Assam — Lachit Borphukan.
    Explanation: The lecturer said the Statue of Valor is in Assam and commemorates Lachit Borphukan (Ahom commander).

Rankings & Indexes (as corrected in the lecture)

25. What rank did India have in the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Index (lecture)?
    A) 96 — B) 99 — C) 118 — D) 130
    Answer: B) 99.
    Explanation: The speaker corrected earlier notes — SDG index rank is 99 .

26. Match these India ranks from the lecture: Corruption Perception Index, Human Development Index, Gender Gap Index, Happiness Index, Press Freedom Index, Global Firepower.
    A) 96, 130, 131, 118, 151, 4 — B) 130, 96, 118, 131, 4, 151 — C) 99, 130, 151, 96, 118, 4 — D) 96, 131, 130, 151, 118, 99
    Answer: A) 96, 130, 131, 118, 151, 4.
    Explanation: The lecture listed: Corruption 96, HDI 130, Gender gap 131, Happiness 118, Press Freedom 151, Global Firepower 4 .

Aviation, Space & Tech

1. Who became the first private company to get a DGCA type certificate for eVTOL (electric vertical take-off & landing) aircraft (lecture)?
   A) Tata — B) Ola — C) SpiceJet — D) Eplane Company
   Answer: D) Eplane Company.
   Explanation: The lecturer named Eplane Company as the firm that received the DGCA type certificate for eVTOL.

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