CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ (ONE-DAY EXAM.) 23 DECEMBER 2025

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Question: A new Letter of Intent (LoI) has been signed to establish a new Centre of Excellence for CRISPR Innovation and Translation (CoE-CIT). CRISPR is:
(a) A gene editing tool
(b) A vaccine development model
(c) A large language model
(d) Cryosphere study metric
Ans (a)

Question: With reference to the PESA Mahotsav 2025, consider the following statements:
1. It was held in Visakhapatnam in December 2025.
2. It coincided with the 20th anniversary of the PESA Act
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 both
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans (a)

Question: Recently, Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan participated in the commemorative programme “Shunya Se Shatak” marking the birth anniversary of:
(a) C. Rajagopalachari
(b) Sardar Patel
(c) Adi Shankaracharya
(d) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Ans (d)

Question: Consider the following statements about poet-author Vinod Kumar Shukla:
1. He won the 2024 Jnanpith Award.
2. He was born in Uttar Pradesh.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 both
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans (a)

Question: With reference to Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, consider the following statements:
1. It is the world’s largest nuclear power plant.
2. It began operation in Russia in December 2025.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 both
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans (a)

Question: With reference to the Financial Fraud Risk Indicator (FRI), consider the following statements:
1. It has been launched by the RBI.
2. It is a risk-based metric that classifies a suspected mobile number in three categories.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 both
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans (b)

Question: With reference to electoral trusts recently in the news, consider the following statements:
1. It was introduced in 2013.
2. They must donate 100% of contributions received in a financial year to political parties
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 both
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans (a)

Question: India Optel Limited recently signed a collaboration agreement with which foreign defence company for SIGMA 30N Digital Ring Laser Gyro Inertial Navigation System?
(a) Thales
(b) Dassault Aviation
(c) Safran
(d) Lockheed Martin
Ans (c)

Question: With reference to electoral trusts recently in the news, consider the following statements:
1. SIGMA 30N system is a Digital Ring Laser Gyro-based Inertial Navigation System.
2. The CM3-MR Direct Firing Sight is designed primarily for use in submarine navigation systems.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 both
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans (a)

Question: Recently inaugurated Virtual Reality Mine Simulator (VRMS) is developed by:
(a) IIT Madras
(b) IIT Kharagpur
(c) IIT (ISM) Dhanbad
(d) IIT Bhubaneswar
Ans (c)

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