26 DECEMBER 2025 Current Affairs MCQ

Q8. Samudra Pratap, inducted by the Indian Coast Guard, is India’s first:

A. Missile patrol vessel
B. Ice-class ship
C. Pollution Control Vessel
D. Oceanographic research ship

✅ Answer: C

📝 Explanation:
Samudra Pratap is India’s first indigenously designed Pollution Control Vessel (PCV) for marine environmental protection.

Q9. India will assume the Chair of the Kimberley Process (KP) from:

A. July 2025
B. October 2025
C. January 2026
D. April 2026

✅ Answer: C

📝 Explanation:
India will become Chair of the Kimberley Process from 1 January 2026 , for the third time (earlier in 2008 & 2019).

Q10. Roscosmos plans to build a power plant on the Moon to support which initiative?

A. Artemis Programme
B. Chandrayaan-4
C. International Lunar Research Station
D. Gateway Lunar Project

✅ Answer: C

📝 Explanation:
Russia’s space agency Roscosmos aims to support the Russia–China International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) by building a lunar power plant by 2036 .

Q11. India’s first indigenous Water-Soluble Fertilizer (WSF) pilot plant has been completed at:

A. Panipat
B. Vadodara
C. Nagpur
D. Indore

✅ Answer: C

📝 Explanation:
India’s first indigenous WSF pilot plant was completed in Nagpur, Maharashtra , boosting agri-innovation.

Q12. Who assumed charge as CMD of Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL)?

A. Ashwini Vaishnaw
B. Anil Kumar Lahoti
C. Saleem Ahmad
D. Manoj Joshi

✅ Answer: C

📝 Explanation:
Saleem Ahmad assumed charge as CMD of RVNL , a Navratna CPSE under the Ministry of Railways .

Q13. Paytm’s global expansion includes setting up subsidiaries in:

A. UAE & UK
B. Singapore & Germany
C. Indonesia & Luxembourg
D. France & Canada

✅ Answer: C

📝 Explanation:
Paytm (One97 Communications) will establish wholly-owned subsidiaries in Indonesia and Luxembourg via Paytm Cloud Technologies Ltd.

Q14. Ira “Ike” Schab, who passed away at 105, was associated with which historical event?

A. Korean War
B. Vietnam War
C. World War I
D. World War II

✅ Answer: