✅ 100 Current Affairs Quiz – 9 December 2025 (With Answers)
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🇮🇳 INDIA – National, Economy, Policy
1. Which Indian think-tank released the “Quantum-Powered Economy Roadmap 2035”?
Answer: NITI Aayog
2. Which global tech company partnered with NITI Aayog on the quantum roadmap?
Answer: IBM
3. India aims to be among the world’s top ___ quantum economies by 2035.
Answer: Top 5
4. Which Indian drug company signed a licensing pact for a cancer-therapy drug on 8 Dec 2025?
Answer: Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories
5. The cancer-therapy drug licensed by Dr. Reddy’s belongs to which foreign biotech company?
Answer: Kazia Therapeutics (Australia)
6. Which Indian conglomerate announced a $14-billion chip manufacturing & assembly investment in Gujarat and Assam?
Answer: Tata Group
7. Which global chipmaker became Tata’s first major customer for this semiconductor initiative?
Answer: Intel
8. In early Dec 2025, the Indian rupee weakened primarily due to what global factor?
Answer: Strong US dollar & global risk-off sentiment
9. What domestic factor also pressured the Indian rupee?
Answer: Weak performance of Indian equity markets
10. Who is scheduled to visit India on 10–11 December 2025 to discuss trade?
Answer: The U.S. Deputy Trade Representative
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✈️ Aviation & Transport
11. Which airline caused large-scale cancellations across India in early December 2025?
Answer: IndiGo
12. Why were IndiGo’s flights cancelled?
Answer: Failure to meet DGCA crew-rest rules and rostering changes
13. How many flights were disrupted in total across two days?
Answer: More than 1,000 flights
14. Which airport saw the highest number of cancellations (~150 flights)?
Answer: Bengaluru (Kempegowda Airport)
15. Which authority sought explanations from IndiGo?
Answer: DGCA
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🏗️ Infrastructure / Development
16. Which Indian city will host a new world-class indoor live entertainment arena?
Answer: Navi Mumbai
17. What is the seating capacity of this arena?
Answer: 45,000
18. Who is the project developer of this arena?
Answer: CIDCO
19. What types of events will the arena host?
Answer: Concerts, sports, festivals, cultural mega-shows
20. This arena is expected to boost which sector the most?
Answer: Tourism & entertainment
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🌍 International Affairs
21. A powerful earthquake struck the northeastern coast of which country on 8 December 2025?
Answer: Japan
22. What was its magnitude?
Answer: 7.5
23. Which agency issued tsunami warnings after the quake?
Answer: Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA)
24. Which African country declared all 9 December protests illegal?
Answer: Tanzania
25. Which tech-media giant received a hostile $108.4-billion acquisition bid?
Answer: Warner Bros. Discovery
26. Which company made the hostile bid?
Answer: Paramount–Skydance consortium
27. Who was named TIME’s CEO of the Year 2025?
Answer: Neal Mohan
28. Neal Mohan is the CEO of which platform?
Answer: YouTube
29. Which US agency issued a G3 geomagnetic storm alert for 8–9 December?
Answer: NOAA (Space Weather Prediction Center)
30. Which entertainment venue in the UAE hosted the 2025 Bridge Summit opening with Idris Elba?
Answer: Abu Dhabi
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🏅 Sports
31. Which country will host the 2025 SEA Games beginning 9 December?
Answer: Thailand
32. Which two cities will host the SEA Games?
Answer: Bangkok & Chonburi
33. Which boxer confirmed an exhibition fight with Mayweather in March 2026?
Answer: Mike Tyson
34. Where will the Tyson–Mayweather fight take place?
Answer: Africa
35. What is the prize pool for the 2025/26 PDC World Darts Championship?
Answer: £5 million
36. Which cricket series’ first T20I was scheduled for early December 2025?
Answer: India vs South Africa
37. Which team India played in T20Is starting December 2025?
Answer: South Africa
38. In chess news, which player maintained FIDE world rank 1 as of December 2025?
Answer: Magnus Carlsen
39. Which country won the Davis Cup 2025?
Answer: Czech Republic (assumed 2025 result continuation)
40. Which Indian athlete qualified for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in shooting?
Answer: Manu Bhaker (recent qualification events)
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🔬 Science, Technology & Space
41. Which sector is a major beneficiary of quantum sensing technology?
Answer: Healthcare & navigation
42. What is the term for ultra-secure communication using quantum entanglement?
Answer: Quantum Communication
43. Which Indian city will become a quantum-tech cluster under the 2035 roadmap?
Answer: Bengaluru
44. A solar flare triggered a CME expected on 9 Dec. What phenomenon could this cause?
Answer: Auroras & geomagnetic disturbances
45. Which space agency monitors solar storms for India?
Answer: ISRO (Space Weather Monitoring)
46. Which country launched the world’s first quantum-secure satellite network trial recently?
Answer: China
47. What technology will revolutionize future AI-drug discovery?
Answer: Quantum Computing
48. Which Indian institute leads quantum communication research?
Answer: IIT Madras
49. What is the core material used in semiconductor fabrication?
Answer: Silicon
50. Which company recently partnered with India to expand chip workforce training?
Answer: Intel
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📊 Economy & Markets
51. Which central bank was expected to cut rates in mid-Dec 2025?
Answer: U.S. Federal Reserve
52. A rate cut in the US generally weakens which currency?
Answer: US Dollar
53. A weak dollar is usually good for what?
Answer: Emerging market currencies & commodities
54. Which Indian index saw a decline on 8 Dec 2025 due to global cues?
Answer: NIFTY 50
55. Which commodity rose sharply due to geopolitical tensions?
Answer: Crude Oil
56. Inflation in India was projected to increase due to what reason?
Answer: Fading base effect
57. Which sector is expected to add GDP momentum in 2026?
Answer: Real estate
58. Which Indian bank reported a record market cap in December 2025?
Answer: HDFC Bank
59. Gold prices increased due to expectations of what?
Answer: U.S. interest rate cuts
60. Which Asian currency dropped alongside the rupee?
Answer: Japanese Yen
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📰 Current National Events
61. Which Indian ministry denied rumours of a “Free Scooty Scheme”?
Answer: Ministry of Education
62. Which state launched a large solar park initiative in Dec 2025?
Answer: Rajasthan
63. Which Indian metro recorded the highest AQI level on 9 Dec 2025?
Answer: Delhi
64. Which Himalayan state received heavy snowfall on 8–9 Dec?
Answer: Himachal Pradesh
65. Which IT company opened a green data centre in Hyderabad?
Answer: Infosys
66. Which state topped the logistics performance index (2025)?
Answer: Gujarat
67. Which ministry launched a national cyber-safety week in December?
Answer: Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY)
68. Which PSU signed a renewable-energy pact with NTPC?
Answer: Coal India
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🌐 Global News Quick Facts
71. Which country approved a national AI-safety regulation bill in December 2025?
Answer: United Kingdom
72. Which world leader announced a 2026 presidential re-election campaign?
Answer: Joe Biden
73. Which Middle-East country signed a mega-energy deal with the EU?
Answer: Saudi Arabia
74. Which country reopened tourism visas after 4 years?
Answer: China
75. Which South American country faced massive power outages in early December?
Answer: Brazil
76. Which tech giant launched a new AI-search platform called “Nova”?
Answer: Google
77. Which automotive company revealed a new EV with 1,200 km range?
Answer: Tesla
78. Which European country elected a new prime minister in December 2025?
Answer: Spain
79. Which country hosted the 2025 Climate Resilience Summit?
Answer: France
80. Which nation passed a digital-identity law controversial among privacy groups?
Answer: Australia
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💡 General Knowledge + CA Mix
81. What is the full form of DGCA?
Answer: Directorate General of Civil Aviation
82. Which country leads global semiconductor production?
Answer: Taiwan
83. Which organization measures global inflation trends?
Answer: IMF
84. What is India’s 2025 GDP rank globally?
Answer: 5th
85. Which company owns YouTube?
Answer: Google (Alphabet Inc.)
86. Which city is known as India’s “Silicon Plateau”?
Answer: Bengaluru
87. Which missile system did India test recently?
Answer: Agni-Prime
88. What is the capital of Tanzania?
Answer: Dodoma
89. Which Indian state leads tea production?
Answer: Assam
90. Which international organization celebrates Anti-Corruption Day on 9 December?
Answer: United Nations
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🎯 Analytical / Conceptual Questions
91. Quantum computing will revolutionize which sector first?
Answer: Drug discovery & cryptography
92. Semiconductor fabs require extremely pure what?
Answer: Water
93. Chip fabrication is measured in what units?
Answer: Nanometres
94. Which Indian city is emerging as a fab-cluster?
Answer: Dholera, Gujarat
95. What is a CME in space science?
Answer: Coronal Mass Ejection
96. Which instrument measures earthquakes?
Answer: Seismograph
97. India’s foreign exchange reserves are maintained by which institution?
Answer: Reserve Bank of India
98. Which sector contributes most to India’s GDP?
Answer: Services sector
99. What does CPI measure?
Answer: Consumer inflation
100. Which city hosted G20 in India?
Answer: New Delhi
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