Current Affairs Quiz – December 2025

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Taragiri (Yard 12653), the 4th Nilgiri Class ship under Project 17A, was delivered to the Indian Navy on 28 November 2025 at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilding Limited, Mumbai. It shows major progress in Aatmanirbhar Bharat (Self-reliant India) in warship construction. It revives the legacy of the old INS Taragiri (1980–2013). It was designed by the Warship Design Bureau (WDB) with high stealth, automation, survivability and firepower.

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NASA’s Perseverance Rover recently detected electrical activity in the Martian atmosphere for the first time, marking a major scientific breakthrough. Perseverance, also called “Percy”, is part of the Mars 2020 Mission. It landed in 2021 inside the ancient river delta of Jezero Crater. Its main goal is to search for signs of past life and collect rock and soil samples for future return to Earth. It can detect organic matter, study minerals, map chemical composition, and closely observe distant terrain. It is the first rover to record sounds on Mars and send them back to Earth.

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Scottish historian William Dalrymple urged the Maharashtra government to promote lesser-known heritage sites at Ellora Caves. Ellora is located near a village in Maharashtra. Ellora is among India’s first UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The caves show 700 years of Buddhist, Hindu, Jain, Sufi, and Naga traditions.

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The Saras Aajeevika Food Festival 2025 was inaugurated on 1 December 2025 at Sunder Nursery, New Delhi, by Union Minister for Rural Development, and Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Around 300 ‘Lakhpati Didis’ (women entrepreneurs) and women from Self-Help Groups (SHGs) from 25 states are participating through 62 stalls. The festival, running till 9 December 2025, showcases Indian culture, rural products, and traditional cuisine, promoting women’s empowerment under the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM). The festival highlights the confluence of cultures, flavours, and social fabric of participating states, inspiring rural women and promoting Indian gastronomy.

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Armand Duplantis (Sweden) and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (USA) were named World Athletes of the Year 2025 at the World Athletics Awards. Duplantis broke the men’s pole vault world record four times and won all 16 competitions, including indoor and outdoor world titles. He is the first male pole vaulter in modern athletics to remain undefeated in a single event for two consecutive years. McLaughlin-Levrone won the women’s 400 metre title in Tokyo in 47.78 seconds, breaking a 42-year-old World Championships record. She is the first athlete to win world titles in both 400 metre flat and 400 metre hurdles.

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National Pollution Control Day is observed every year on 2 December in India. The day aims to raise awareness about the harmful effects of pollution on the environment and human health. It honors the memory of victims of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy, 1984. The day emphasizes the importance of pollution prevention and promoting sustainable environmental practices.

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Guinea-Bissau recently came under military rule. It is one of the smallest countries in Africa with Bissau as its capital city. The country borders Senegal to the north and Guinea to the east and south, with a coastline on the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The terrain is mostly low-lying coastal plains with estuaries, rising to savanna in the east, and the Fouta Djallon Plateau dominates the southeast.

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PM E-DRIVE Scheme, launched by the Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI), Government of India, aims to promote electric mobility. Rs. 1,634.62 crore subsidy disbursed under the scheme till 23 November 2025. Rs. 500 crore allocated specifically for e-ambulances, with stakeholder consultations conducted to notify guidelines. Scheme extended till 31 March 2028 for e-ambulances and other segments; for e-2Ws and e-3Ws, it ends on 31 March 2026. Rs. 2,000 crore allocated for electric vehicle public charging infrastructure (EVPCI); as of 23/11/2025, no grants disbursed.

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The Pradhan Mantri Wi-Fi Access Network Interface (PM-WANI) scheme was approved on 9 December 2020 to expand Broadband through public Wi-Fi. It aligns with the National Digital Communications Policy (NDCP) 2018 for strong digital infrastructure. Wi-Fi is delivered by Public Data Offices (PDOs) under Public Data Office Aggregators (PDOAs). As of 26 November 2025, 3,91,599 PDOs (hotspots) are active across India. Reforms by the Department of Telecommunications in September 2024 allow Fiber to the Home (FTTH) use, hotspot aggregation, roaming, and mobile data offload. Existing home and business Wi-Fi can join PM-WANI for income.

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At the World Summit on Disaster Management 2025 in Dehradun, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Dr. Jitendra Singh announces major upgrades to Uttarakhand’s early-warning systems. The upgrades include 6 weather radars, 33 observatories, and 142 AWS (Automatic Weather Stations). World Summit on Disaster Management 2025 serves as a global platform on disaster resilience for scientists, policymakers, practitioners, and industry leaders. The theme is “Strengthening International Cooperation for Building Resilient Communities.” The summit aims to boost global disaster collaboration, share scientific knowledge, strengthen early-warning infrastructure, and support resilient development, especially in the Himalayan ecosystem.