Reason: This fall is explained by the reduction in the spread of yields (the Indian debt became less appealing), the pressure on rupee depreciation, and international trepidation because of the US tariffs and geopolitical conflict.
8. What is the network on which the AU KOSMO UPI credit card is issued by the AU Small Finance Bank?
a) Visa
b) Mastercard
c) American Express
d) RuPay
Answer: d) RuPay
Rationalization: The AU KOSMO is an online-based credit card based on the RuPay network, which allows direct UPI payments.
9. How far would the National Stock Exchange (NSE) have made it by September 2025?
a) Listing 500 companies
b) Reaching over 120 million active investors.
c) Achieving a market capital of $5 trillion.
d) New bond trading platform.
Response: b) Gaining over 120 million active investors.
Purport: NSE registered more than 120 million active investors, and the expansion and expansion of capital markets in India have been fast.
International Events and Innovation.
10. What was the major conclusion of the pilot project of HSBC in quantum computing?
a) It cut transaction costs by 50 percent.
b) It estimated the execution of bond trade with 34 percent higher precision.
c) It was able to resolve a complicated issue in a few seconds which would have taken a traditional computer years.
d) It coded financial records with an impeccable code.
Response: b) It forecasted bond trade execution with 34 per cent more precision.
Rationale: The evidence-of-concept by HSBC proved that a quantum computing model could forecast a bond trade to be executed at a quoted price at 34 percent higher precision.
11. Through the New Development Bank (NDB) intends to issue its inaugural Indian rupee bond by:
a) The end of 2025
b) The first half of 2026
c) 2027
d) 2030
Answer: b) The first half of 2026
Explanation The NDB is conducting the negotiation with the RBI and intends to issue the bond in the first half of the calendar year 2026.
12. In: the first Coral Larvae Cryobank in Southeast Asia was opened.
a) India
b) Indonesia
c) The Philippines
d) Thailand
Answer: c) The Philippines
History: the first Coral Larvae Cryobank in Southeast Asia was launched by the Philippines in collaboration with a number of other countries.
Indian Policy and Indian Infrastructure.
13. Which national master plan does the four recently approved projects on multi-tracking worth an estimated 24,634 crore correspond to?
a) Swachh Bharat Mission
b) PM Gati Shakti
c) Digital India
d) National Infrastructure Pipeline.
Answer: b) PM Gati Shakti
Rationale The rail projects are aligned with the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan of multi-modal connectivity.
14. The GIS platform of both Jal Jeevan and Swachh Bharat Missions is being done with the cooperation of:
a) NASA
b) ISRO
c) BISAG-N
d) NITI Aayog
Month: Current Affairs - October 09, 2025
Category: MCQ