Current Affairs Quiz – November 2025

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India and Denmark launched the Indo-Danish Business Council (IDBC) in November 2025 in Copenhagen to strengthen bilateral ties. The launch was marked by Manish Prabhat, India’s Ambassador to Denmark, celebrating 75 years of diplomatic relations. The IDBC aims to foster structured cooperation, driving strategic collaboration and accelerating business growth. It builds on the India-Denmark Green Strategic Partnership, focusing on innovation, entrepreneurship, and knowledge sharing. The Council brings together industry leaders, entrepreneurs, investors, and policymakers to advance global green and digital transitions.

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In November 2025, Google announced ‘Project Suncatcher,’ a research initiative to create a solar-powered, space-based AI infrastructure system. The project aims to use Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) aboard satellites in low-Earth orbit (LEO) to explore machine learning scalability. It will use Trillium TPUs designed to withstand up to 15 krad(Si) radiation and advanced thermal radiators to manage heat. In partnership with Planet Labs, two prototype satellites will launch in 2027 to test AI performance and optical communication. Solar-powered satellites will operate in a sun-synchronous dawn-dusk orbit, generating up to 8 times the power of ground-based installations

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Recently, a rare Striped Hyena (Hyaena hyaena) was sighted in the Kali Tiger Reserve, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka. It belongs to the Hyaenidae family, which includes Striped, Spotted, and Brown hyenas, and the Aardwolf. The Striped Hyena is smaller than the Spotted Hyena and has black stripes across its body. It is found in South Asia, North and Sub-Saharan Africa, Western and Central Asia. It lives in open savannas, grasslands, and scrub woodlands of arid regions. It is mainly a scavenger feeding on carrion and human waste. It is listed as “Near Threatened” by IUCN.

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The Registrar-General and Census Commissioner of India launched two mobile apps for the trial phase of India’s first digital Census 2027. The pre-test for House Listing and Housing Operations (HLO) will be held from November 10–30, 2025 in select areas. Enumerators, including block and revenue officials and government teachers, will use two apps — Digital Layout Map (DLM) and Census 2027–Houselist — available on Google Play Store. These apps are compatible with Android and Apple devices and accessible only to authorised personnel.

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World Radiography Day is observed every year on 8th November to raise awareness about the vital role of diagnostic imaging, radiation therapy, and radiographers in healthcare. The day marks the contribution of radiology professionals in disease diagnosis and treatment. Major global organisations like the European Society of Radiology (ESR), Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), and American College of Radiology (ACR) conduct awareness campaigns. The 2025 theme is “Radiographers: Seeing the Unseen.” The theme emphasizes the crucial role of radiographers in detecting hidden medical conditions and supporting effective patient care.

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Recently, the Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife (SC-NBWL) recommended reinstating the Rhesus Macaque under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. The Rhesus Macaque (Macaca mulatta) is a species of Old World monkey. It is a brown primate with red face and rear and short hair on its head. It is native to India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Myanmar, Thailand, Afghanistan, Vietnam, and southern China. It inhabits forests, mangroves, grasslands, and mountains, and also thrives near humans. It is categorized as Least Concern under the IUCN Red List.

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In November 2025, scientists from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) collaborated with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to estimate key parameters of a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME). They used data from the Visible Emission Line Coronagraph (VELC) payload onboard India’s Aditya-L1 mission. VELC is the main payload of Aditya-L1, India’s first solar observatory placed 1.5 million kilometres from Earth. It is an internally occulted solar coronagraph capable of imaging, spectroscopy, and spectro-polarimetry near the solar limb.

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In November 2025, Tamil Nadu (TN) launched India’s first “Women’s Wellness on Wheels (WWW)” initiative. The ₹41 crore project aims to enhance women’s health through mobile medical units for early cancer detection. 38 mobile units will operate across all districts, offering free breast and cervical cancer screenings, focusing on rural and semi-urban women. The state also began free Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination for girls aged 14 and below to prevent cervical cancer. Vaccinations are provided through schools, Primary Health Centres (PHCs), and private hospitals via Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation (TNMSC) with a ₹36 crore budget.

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12th November is observed as World Pneumonia Day to raise awareness about this deadly but preventable disease. Pneumonia is the world’s leading infectious killer, taking more lives of children under five than any other infection. It also poses a major risk to older people and those with chronic illnesses, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Prevention includes vaccines for Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), pneumococcus, measles, and pertussis.

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The United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) report Global Cooling Watch 2025 was released on 11th November at COP30, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Belém, Brazil. Global cooling demand is projected to triple by 2050, potentially doubling emissions to 7.2 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Sustainable Cooling Pathway can cut emissions by 64% and save $43 trillion in electricity and grid costs by 2050. Measures include passive cooling (shading, ventilation, reflective surfaces, green spaces), low-energy and hybrid systems, high-efficiency equipment, and fast HFC refrigerant phase-down under the Kigali Amendment. Rapid power-sector decarbonisation can reduce cooling emissions by 97%, nearing net-zero by mid-century.