Daily Current Affairs Quiz: December 27, 2025

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The Prime Minister inaugurated Rashtriya Prerna Sthal in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, on the 101st birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. It is a national memorial dedicated to the life, ideas, and values of Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The complex is located on the banks of the Gomti River and spread over 65 acres. The lotus-shaped museum covers 98,000 square feet with five galleries and 12 interpretation walls showing the lives and ideas of the leaders.

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Recent re-analysis of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Cassini spacecraft data suggests that Saturn’s moon Titan may not have a subsurface ocean as earlier believed. Titan is the largest moon of Saturn and the second largest in the solar system after Ganymede. It was discovered by Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens. Titan has a radius of about 2,575 kilometres and is much wider than Earth’s Moon. It is the only moon with a dense atmosphere, mainly nitrogen with some methane. Titan is the only world besides Earth with rivers, lakes, and seas of liquid on its surface. It has an Earth-like methane cycle with rain, flow, and evaporation.

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Tiger numbers in Valmiki Tiger Reserve increased from 8 in 2010 to 54 in the 2022 census, showing strong conservation success. It is located on the India–Nepal border in West Champaran district of Bihar. It is Bihar’s only tiger reserve and marks the easternmost limit of Himalayan Terai forests in India. It lies in the Gangetic Plains bio-geographic zone with Bhabar and Terai landscapes. It borders Nepal’s Royal Chitwan National Park and the Gandak River. Several rivers drain the area, supporting rich forests, grasslands, and diverse wildlife.

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India will soon have over 100 tsunami-ready villages under the Tsunami Ready Recognition Programme in the Indian Ocean region. It is an international community-based programme developed by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The programme aims to build resilient coastal communities through tsunami awareness and preparedness. Its main objective is to reduce loss of life, livelihoods, and property during tsunamis. Communities must meet 12 indicators covering risk assessment, preparedness, and response. Tsunami-ready villages show hazard mapping, evacuation plans, public display boards, 24-hour warning systems, and regular mock drills.

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Japan plans to conduct test mining of rare-earth-rich mud from the deep seabed near Minamitori Island. Minamitori Island, also called Marcus Island, is an isolated coral atoll in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. It is the easternmost point of Japan and the first place in the country to see sunrise. The island lies about 1,950 kilometres southeast of central Tokyo. It is the summit of a giant seamount on the Marcus–Necker Ridge and lies on the Pacific Plate. The island has a transitional tropical–subtropical oceanic climate with an average temperature of about 25.6°C. Waters around the island contain valuable marine minerals like rare-earth muds and cobalt-rich crusts.