India Current Affairs [Nation & States] MCQs

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 9, 2025, visited flood-hit Himachal Pradesh and Punjab. He announced ₹1,500 crore for Himachal Pradesh and ₹1,600 crore for Punjab as relief packages. For Punjab, this is in addition to ₹12,000 crore already available in the disaster management fund. Relief measures include PM Awas Yojana for rebuilding homes, highway restoration, school rebuilding, livestock kits, and farmer support. Ex-gratia of ₹2 lakh was announced for the deceased and ₹50,000 for the injured.

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Andhra Pradesh won the Best State Award under the ‘Mera Resham – Mera Abhiman’ programme. The programme is initiated by the Central Silk Board (CSB), Government of India, to support silk farmers and reelers. The award was presented on 20 September 2025 during the 76th Central Silk Board Foundation Day in Bengaluru. Awareness programmes conducted in Sri Sathya Sai, Chittoor, Annamayya, Anantapur, Prakasam, and Kakinada districts increased cocoon production and encouraged mulberry cultivation. Andhra Pradesh previously won the Best Tableau Award during Independence Day 2025.

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Union Minister for Education Shri Dharmendra Pradhan launched Viksit Bharat Buildathon 2025, India’s largest school hackathon. It is organised by Department of School Education & Literacy (DoSEL), Ministry of Education, with Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog, and AICTE. The initiative promotes innovation under themes Vocal for Local, Atmanirbhar Bharat, Swadeshi, and Samriddhi. It builds on School Innovation Marathon 2024, which created Student Innovator and Entrepreneurship Programmes.

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Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated the 16th International Railway Equipment Exhibition (IREE) 2025 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. It is Asia’s largest and the world’s second-largest railway exhibition with 450 exhibitors from over 15 countries. The event showcases advanced railway and metro innovations, including Amrit Bharat and Tejas coaches, Vande Bharat, Kolkata Metro, and Namo Bharat trains. India is investing ₹2.56 lakh crore annually for railway modernisation under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership.

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A pilot bamboo plantation project was recently launched in Adilabad district of Telangana to restore traditional livelihoods of the Kolam tribal people. The Kolam tribe, also called Kolamboli, Kulme, or Kolmi, mainly live in Madhya Pradesh and parts of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana. They are listed as a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG). Historically, the Kolams served as priests for the Gond tribe in the 12th century. Their society is patrilineal and divided into clans where inter-clan marriages are not allowed. They speak the Kolami language and depend on farming and forest work for livelihood.

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The Bathou religion of the Bodo community in Assam has been officially given a separate code in the upcoming national census. Bathouism is the indigenous faith of the Bodos, mainly in Assam and parts of North Bengal, forming a key part of their cultural identity. The term “Bathou” means “Five Principles”, representing Ha (Earth), Dwi (Water), Or (Fire), Bar (Air), and Okhrang (Sky). The religion focuses on nature worship, maintaining balance between humans and the environment through household and community rituals. Sacred Sijou plants and elemental symbols are central to Bathou practices.

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Recently, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) took cognisance of a complaint about illegal muck dumping into the Sutlej River during blasting for the Sunni Dam Hydroelectric Project in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Sunni Dam Hydroelectric Project (HEP) is a 382 Megawatt (MW) run-of-the-river project. It is being built on the Satluj River in the Shimla and Mandi districts of Himachal Pradesh. The project is owned by Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN), a joint venture of the Government of India and the Himachal Pradesh Government. It includes a concrete gravity dam and an underground powerhouse on the right bank.

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Recently, the Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare inaugurated the National Seeds Corporation’s (NSC) advanced seed processing plant at Pusa Complex, New Delhi. National Seeds Corporation (NSC) was established in 1963 for producing foundation and certified seeds. It functions under the Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare. It is a Schedule ‘B’ Mini Ratna Category-I company fully owned by the Government of India. It ensures supply of quality seeds and supports schemes like National Mission on Oil Seed and Oil Palm (NMOOP), National Food Security Mission (NFSM), and Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH).

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Memorial-cum-Tribal Freedom Fighters Museum in Chhattisgarh. The museum honours tribal freedom fighters, especially Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh, who fought bravely against British colonial rule. PM Modi toured the galleries showcasing tribal uprisings and heroism and praised Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai for completing the project. The museum, built at a cost of ₹50 crore, includes 650 sculptures across 14 galleries with digital installations explaining tribal resistance movements.

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The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) busted a secret drug factory in Valsad, Gujarat under “Operation White Cauldron.” The factory was producing Alprazolam, a psychotropic substance under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985. The raid on 4th November 2025 led to the seizure of Alprazolam worth ₹22 crore. This is DRI’s fourth such bust in 2025 under Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan.