Brazil handed over the rotating BRICS Presidency to which country?
A. China
B. Russia
C. South Africa
D. India
✅ Answer: D. India
📌 Explanation: India assumed the BRICS Presidency during the 4th BRICS Sherpas Meeting in Brasília .
Q10. INS Sindhughosh (S55), decommissioned in 2025, belonged to which class of submarines?
A. Arihant Class
B. Scorpene Class
C. Kilo Class
D. Kalvari Class
✅ Answer: C. Kilo Class
📌 Explanation: INS Sindhughosh was the lead Kilo-class diesel-electric submarine of the Indian Navy.
Q11. ISRO’s LVM3-M6 mission will launch which satellite for AST SpaceMobile?
A. BlueBird Block-1
B. BlueBird Block-2
C. AstroSat-2
D. GSAT-30
✅ Answer: B. BlueBird Block-2
📌 Explanation: The LVM3-M6 mission will commercially launch BlueBird Block-2 on 24 December 2025 .
Q12. Which team won the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025–26 for the first time?
A. Haryana
B. Vidarbha
C. Jharkhand
D. Punjab
✅ Answer: C. Jharkhand
📌 Explanation: Jharkhand defeated Haryana in the final, winning their first SMAT title .
Q13. Kisan Diwas is observed annually on 23 December to mark the birth anniversary of:
A. M.S. Swaminathan
B. Lal Bahadur Shastri
C. Chaudhary Charan Singh
D. Deendayal Upadhyaya
✅ Answer: C. Chaudhary Charan Singh
📌 Explanation: Kisan Diwas honours former PM Chaudhary Charan Singh , known as the champion of farmers.
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