Current Affairs Quiz – September 2025

1. According to a recent study published in Environmental Research Letters, which critical Atlantic ocean current is at risk of collapsing?
[A] Canary Current
[B] Kuroshio Current
[C] Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC)
[D] Labrador Current

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2. Which Indian NGO has recently become the first Indian organisation to receive the Ramon Magsaysay Award?
[A] SEWA (Self Employed Women’s Association)
[B] Foundation to Educate Girls Globally (Educate Girls)
[C] Pratham Education Foundation
[D] Smile Foundation

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3. Coral microatolls, recently used in a study to reconstruct 90 years of sea-level history in the Indian Ocean, are colonies of which genus of corals?
[A] Acropora
[B] Favia
[C] Porites
[D] Montipora

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4. What is Dioscorea balakrishnanii, that was recently discovered in Kerala?
[A] Invasive weed
[B] Butterfly
[C] Edible Tuber
[D] Frog

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5. The Niveshak Didi Phase II program was launched in collaboration with which financial institution for last-mile outreach?
[A] India Post Payments Bank (IPPB)
[B] State Bank of India (SBI)
[C] NABARD
[D] Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

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6. Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently launched the Bihar Rajya Jeevika Nidhi Saakh Sahkari Sangh Limited with the objective of providing affordable credit to which group?
[A] Women’s self-help groups under Jeevika
[B] Farmers’ cooperatives
[C] Urban migrant workers
[D] Start-up entrepreneurs in IT sector

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7. Where was India’s first Tempered Glass Manufacturing Facility for mobile devices launched?
[A] Chennai
[B] Hyderabad
[C] Noida
[D] Pune

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8. Mela Patt Festival is celebrated in which state?
[A] Assam
[B] Jammu and Kashmir
[C] Himachal Pradesh
[D] Lakshadweep

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9. What type of missile is “Nimbrix” developed by Swedish defense company Saab?
[A] Counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) missile
[B] Anti-tank guided missile (ATGM)
[C] Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)
[D] Surface-to-Surface missile (SAS)

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10. Recently, a new orchid species Gastrochilus pechei was discovered in which Indian state?
[A] Sikkim
[B] Nagaland
[C] Arunachal Pradesh
[D] Assam

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