Question: Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL), recently granted Navratna status, is located in which state?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Assam
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Tamil Nadu
Answer: (b)
Solution: Numaligarh Refinery Limited is based in Golaghat, Assam and has become the 27th Central Public Sector Enterprise to receive Navratna status, which allows it to invest up to ₹1000 crore in projects without prior government approval and to invest up to 15% of its net worth independently.

Question: After Numaligarh Refinery Limited received Navratna status, the total number of Navratna companies in India is:
(a) 20
(b) 23
(c) 25
(d) 27
Answer: (d)
Solution: With the inclusion of Numaligarh Refinery Limited as the latest Navratna, the total count of Navratna Central Public Sector Enterprises has risen to 27; the most recent earlier entries were IRFC as the 26th and IRCTC as the 25th.

Question: The “Parangat” Semiconductor Training Lab has recently been inaugurated at which location?
(a) IIT Madras, Tamil Nadu
(b) SCL, Mohali, Punjab
(c) IISc, Bengaluru, Karnataka
(d) IIT Bombay, Maharashtra
Answer: (b)
Solution: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated the “Parangat” semiconductor training lab at the Semiconductor Laboratory (SCL) in Mohali, Punjab, as part of a programme to train students and researchers in semiconductor design and manufacturing for space and defence applications.

Question: What is the name given to the newly discovered spiral galaxy by Indian researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope?
(a) Mandakini
(b) Kaveri
(c) Alaknanda
(d) Narmada
Answer: (c)
Solution: Indian researchers have identified a spiral‑shaped galaxy located about 12 billion light‑years away and named it “Alaknanda” after the Himalayan river, noting that it resembles our Milky Way (Mandakini) galaxy and formed when the universe was roughly 1.5 billion years old.

Question: The “E-Swasth 2.0 / Eitu 2.0” platform launched for rural property digitalisation has been introduced by which state government?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Gujarat
(c) Karnataka
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: (c)
Solution: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah launched the “Eitu 2.0” digital platform to digitise rural properties, aimed at preventing land fraud and increasing state revenue by about ₹2000 crore through registration, stamp duty and other fees.

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Question: The book “Kashmir in the Line of Fire” has been authored by whom?
(a) T. Shiva Nandhan
(b) Arundhati Roy
(c) Amit Tripathi
(d) Major General (Retd.) Ranjan Mahajan
Answer: (d)
Solution: Jammu & Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha launched the book “Kashmir in the Line of Fire”, written by retired Major General Ranjan Mahajan, which discusses Kashmir’s history, culture and strategic importance; Mahajan has also served as Additional Director General of NCC.

Question: The Paulus Mar Gregorios Award 2025 has been conferred on which personality?
(a) M. S. Swaminathan
(b) Dr. Tessy Thomas
(c) Adil J. Sumariwalla
(d) Raja Kumari
Answer: (b)
Solution: Dr. Tessy Thomas, known as the “Missile Woman of India” for leading projects such as Agni‑IV and Agni‑V, received the 8th Paulus Mar Gregorios Award for her contributions to women’s empowerment, science, space and missile technology.

Question: Who has become the world’s youngest FIDE‑rated chess player?
(a) Anish Sarkar
(b) Praggnanandhaa R.
(c) Sarvagya Singh Kushwaha
(d) Gukesh D.
Answer: (c)
Solution: Sarvagya Singh Kushwaha from Sagar, Madhya Pradesh has become the world’s youngest FIDE‑rated chess player at the age of 3 years 7 months 20 days with a rating of 1572, breaking the previous record held by Anish Sarkar.

Question: Thuyamalli rice, which recently received a GI tag, belongs to which Indian state?
(a) Kerala
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) West Bengal
(d) Tamil Nadu
Answer: (d)
Solution: Thuyamalli rice is one of five products from Tamil Nadu that have recently received Geographical Indication (GI) tags, taking the state’s total GI‑tagged products to 74, the highest in India.

Question: Indian Navy Day is observed on which date every year?
(a) 2 December
(b) 3 December
(c) 4 December
(d) 5 December
Answer: (c)
Solution: Indian Navy Day is celebrated on 4 December to commemorate Operation Trident, when the Indian Navy attacked Karachi harbour during the 1971 Indo‑Pak war, causing major losses to Pakistani naval assets; the 2025 celebrations were held at Shankumugham Beach in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.