VII. Sports & Culture
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Who won the 62nd Duleep Trophy (Sept 2025)?
A) South Zone
B) Central Zone
C) North Zone
D) West Zone
Answer: B) Central Zone.
Explanation: Central Zone won the 62nd Duleep Trophy, defeating South Zone in the final.
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Who won the Men’s Asia Cup 2025 (T20) ?
A) Pakistan
B) India
C) Sri Lanka
D) Afghanistan
Answer: B) India.
Explanation: India defeated Pakistan in the final to win the Men’s Asia Cup 2025.
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Who won the Women’s Hockey Asia Cup 2025?
A) India
B) China
C) Japan
D) Korea
Answer: B) China.
Explanation: China beat India to win the Women’s Hockey Asia Cup 2025.
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Which athlete won the men’s javelin silver at the Zurich Diamond League Final 2025 with a throw of 85.01 m?
A) Neeraj Chopra
B) Anderson Peters
C) Julian Weber
D) Keshan Walcott
Answer: A) Neeraj Chopra.
Explanation: Neeraj Chopra won silver with an 85.01 m throw; Julian Weber won gold.
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Which Indian chess player won the FIDE Grand Swiss Women’s event back-to-back in Sept 2025?
A) Koneru Humpy
B) Dronavalli Harika
C) Vaishali Ramesh Babu
D) Tania Sachdev
Answer: C) Vaishali Ramesh Babu.
Explanation: Vaishali won the FIDE Women’s Grand Swiss for a second consecutive time.
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Who won the FIDE Grand Swiss (open) in Sept 2025?
A) Viswanathan Anand
B) Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu
C) Anish Giri
D) Magnus Carlsen
Answer: C) Anish Giri.
Explanation: Anish Giri clinched the FIDE Grand Swiss (open) title.
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Which Indian tennis player’s team won the 2025 Laver Cup / (Labour Cup — as per transcript “Laver/Labor Cup”) team event?
A) Team World
B) Team Europe
C) Team Asia
D) Team Africa
Answer: A) Team World.
Explanation: Team World won the 2025 Team tennis event; Taylor Fritz beat Alex Zverev in the final.
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Who was appointed brand ambassador of India’s first Archery Premier League in Sept 2025?
A) Hrithik Roshan
B) Ram Charan
C) Virat Kohli
D) Neeraj Chopra
Answer: B) Ram Charan.
Explanation: Actor Ram Charan was named brand ambassador of the Archery Premier League.
VIII. International & Indexes
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Where was the 25th SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation) Heads Summit held (Aug–Sept 2025)?
A) Beijing
B) Moscow
C) Tianjin (China)
D) Bishkek
Answer: C) Tianjin (China).
Explanation: The 25th SCO summit took place in Tianjin, China (31 Aug–1 Sept 2025).
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According to the Global Peace Index 2025, what rank did India hold?
A) 75th
B) 115th
C) 95th
D) 45th
Answer: B) 115th.
Explanation: In the 2025 Global Peace Index, India ranked 115th.
Month: Current Affairs - November 22, 2025
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