Rankings & Indexes (as corrected in the lecture)
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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 .
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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
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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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With which rocket did ISRO launch its NavIC satellite NVS-02 (lecture)?
A) PSLV — B) LVM3/GSLV — C) Chandrayaan vehicle — D) GSLV F15
Answer: D) GSLV F15.
Explanation: The transcript states NVS-02 was launched on GSLV F15 to replace NVS-01.
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Which country created oxygen for rocket fuel in space via artificial photosynthesis (lecture)?
A) USA — B) Russia — C) India — D) China
Answer: D) China.
Explanation: The speaker said China produced oxygen by artificial photosynthesis for rocket-fuel use.
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Which company launched India’s first commercial space surveillance satellite (lecture)?
A) ISRO — B) Antrix — C) DTara Company — D) NewSpace India Ltd
Answer: C) DTara Company.
Explanation: The lecture mentioned Dtara Company (digital monitoring) as launching the satellite.
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Where will India’s first AI university be built (lecture)?
A) Karnataka — B) Tamil Nadu — C) Maharashtra — D) Delhi
Answer: C) Maharashtra.
Explanation: The lecturer stated the first AI university for India will be set up in Maharashtra .
Defence & Strategic Exercises
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Which joint military exercise “Aquarin” was mentioned as between India and which country (lecture)?
A) Myanmar — B) Maldives — C) Sri Lanka — D) Bangladesh
Answer: A) Myanmar.
Explanation: The transcript named India–Myanmar for the Aquarin exercise in the earlier mention.
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The tri-service exercise “Desert Hunt 25” took place in which state (lecture)?
A) Gujarat — B) Maharashtra — C) Rajasthan — D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: C) Rajasthan.
Explanation: The speaker said Desert Hunt 25
Month: Current Affairs - November 13, 2025
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