Today Current Affairs : 13 November 2025

Question: In the Global Climate Risk Index 2026 (long-term category) released by Germanwatch, what is India’s rank?
(a) 6th
(b) 10th
(c) 9th
(d) 4th
Answer: c
Solution: India ranks 9th in the long-term (1995–2024) Climate Risk Index 2026 published by Germanwatch, based on disaster risk and climate events.

Question: Who won the Booker Prize 2025 for the novel “Flush”?
(a) Banu Mustaq
(b) Deepa Bhasthi
(c) Samantha Harvey
(d) David Szalay
Answer: d
Solution: David Szalay, Hungarian-British author, won the 2025 Booker Prize for his novel “Flush” (his sixth novel), becoming the first Hungarian-origin winner.

Question: The 6th edition of the VINBAX bilateral military exercise is held between India and which country?
(a) Vietnam
(b) Bangladesh
(c) United Kingdom
(d) Indonesia
Answer: a
Solution: VINBAX 2025 is the 6th joint military exercise between India and Vietnam, held this year in Hanoi.

Question: NADA recently banned athlete Manju Bala for five years for a doping violation. Manju Bala plays which sport?
(a) Archery
(b) Hockey
(c) Hammer Throw
(d) Wrestling
Answer: c
Solution: Manju Bala, an Asian Games bronze medalist, is an Indian hammer throw athlete now banned for five years by NADA.

Question: The 2025 G7 Foreign Ministers’ meeting was held in which country?
(a) France
(b) Germany
(c) Italy
(d) Canada
Answer: d
Solution: The 2025 G7 Foreign Ministers’ annual meeting took place in Niagara City, Canada, where India participated as a special guest.

Question: Which state received the first prize in the Best State category at the 6th National Water Awards 2024?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Odisha
(c) Gujarat
(d) Haryana
Answer: a
Solution: Maharashtra won the first prize (Best State) in the 6th National Water Awards 2024 for its work in water conservation and management. ​

Question: Who was sworn in as the 10th President of Ireland in October 2025?
(a) Mary Robinson
(b) Michael D. Higgins
(c) Catherine Martin Connolly
(d) Micheál Martin
Answer: c
Solution: Catherine Martina Connolly was sworn in as the 10th and third female President of Ireland in October 2025.

Question: “Rift Valley Fever,” for which WHO issued a warning, was first detected in which African country?
(a) Tanzania
(b) Algeria
(c) Kenya
(d) Egypt
Answer: c
Solution: Rift Valley Fever was first identified in Kenya’s Rift Valley during the 1930s, and is now spreading in parts of West Africa.

Question: Under which Union Ministry is the “D.R.A.P.” programme, part of Swachh Bharat Mission Urban 2.0, implemented?
(a) Ministry of Jal Shakti
(b) Ministry of Rural Development
(c) Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
(d) Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Answer: c
Solution: The DRAP Programme (Dump Site Remediation Accelerator Program) is run by the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs as part of SBM Urban 2.0, started in 2021.

Question: In which year was the Biotechnology Research and Innovation Council (BRIC) established in India?
(a) 2021
(b) 2022
(c) 2023
(d) 2024
Answer: c
Solution: The Biotechnology Research and Innovation Council (BRIC) was set up in India in 2023 and celebrated its second foundation day in 2025.