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Daily Current Affairs In English 27 October 2025
(Top 30 GK Questions & Answers)
Q1. The EU’s top human-rights prize, the Sakharov Prize, is named after which Nobel Peace Prize laureate?
A) Mother Teresa
B) Andrei Sakharov
C) Nelson Mandela
D) Kailash Satyarthi
Answer: Andrei Sakharov
Explanation: The Sakharov Prize is named after Soviet scientist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Andrei Sakharov; established in 1988 with a €50,000 award.
Q2. The parliament called the Knesset is the legislature of which country?
A) Israel
B) Japan
C) Russia
D) Spain
Answer: Israel
Explanation: Israel’s parliament is the Knesset; Japan’s is the Diet and Russia’s is the Duma.
Q3. Which agency confirmed Earth’s newly identified temporary moon 2025 PN7?
A) ISRO
B) ESA
C) NASA
D) JAXA
Answer: NASA
Explanation: NASA confirmed 2025 PN7, a quasi-moon (small natural satellite) of Earth; the object was initially discovered by university teams.
Q4. Jim Corbett National Park is located in which state?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Himachal Pradesh
C) Uttarakhand
D) Madhya Pradesh
Answer: Uttarakhand
Explanation: Jim Corbett National Park is in Uttarakhand; it’s one of India’s oldest and well-known national parks.
Q5. Where was Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit born?
A) Chiang Mai
B) Bangkok
C) Phuket
D) Ayutthaya
Answer: Bangkok
Explanation: Queen Mother Sirikit was born in Bangkok on 12 August 1932.
Q6. The Walker Cup, Circuit Cup and Ryder Cup are associated with which sport?
A) Cricket
B) Polo
C) Golf
D) Basketball
Answer: Golf
Explanation: These are prominent golf trophies and team events.
Q7. Who won the Lalit Kala Akademi Award 2025?
A) Dr. Manmohan Singh
B) Premchand Pur Kharbam
C) Kumar Mangalam Birla
D) Nitin Gadkari
Answer: Premchand Pur Kharbam
Explanation: The Lalit Kala Akademi Award 2025 was conferred on Premchand Pur Kharbam.
Q8. Which state has included chess in school and college curricula?
A) Kerala
B) Maharashtra
C) Goa
D) Karnataka
Answer: Goa
Explanation: Goa announced chess inclusion in academic curricula to boost strategic thinking among students.
Q9. What is the name of Malaysia’s parliament?
A) Yuan
B) Duma
C) Dewan Negara (Dewan Negara/Dewan Rakyat)
D) Parliament
Answer: Dewan Negara (commonly referenced as Dewan Negara)
Explanation: Malaysia’s federal legislature comprises Dewan Rakyat and Dewan Negara; ‘Dewan Negara’ is the upper house.
Q10. Estimated cost of India’s first glass suspension bridge, Bajrang Setu?
A) ₹50 crore
B) ₹60 crore
C) ₹70 crore
D) ₹80 crore
Answer: ₹60 crore
Explanation: Bajrang Setu’s estimated cost is ₹60 crore; length 132 m and width 8 m.
Q11. When is World Mental Health Day observed?
A) 9 October
B) 10 October
C) 12 October
D) 15 October
Answer: 10 October
Explanation: World Mental Health Day is observed on 10 October every year.
Q12. What does ASEAN stand for?
A) Asian Security and Economic Nations
B) Association of South East Asian Nations
C) Asia’s Socialist Economic Alliance Network
D) Alliance of South East Asian Nations
Answer: Association of South East Asian Nations
Explanation: ASEAN is the Association of South East Asian Nations; its headquarters are in Jakarta.
Q13. Where is the Central Forest Research Institute (CFRI) located?
A) Nainital
B) Rishikesh
C) Dehradun
D) Ranikhet
Answer: Dehradun
Explanation: CFRI is headquartered in Dehradun and is a key forestry research institution.
Q14. Anwar Ibrahim is the Prime Minister of which country?
A) Thailand
B) Indonesia
C) Philippines
D) Malaysia
Answer: Malaysia
Explanation: Anwar Ibrahim is the Prime Minister of Malaysia and active in ASEAN affairs.
Q15. India and the UK launched which programme for early-career scientists?
A) US–India Fellows
B) Ramanujan Junior Researchers Programme
C) Indo-Russia Science Fellowship
D) Japan–India Research Exchange
Answer: Ramanujan Junior Researchers Programme (India–UK)
Explanation: The Ramanujan Junior Researchers Programme supports promising scientists for research placements in the UK.
Q16. Who won the 59th Jnanpith Award (2024)?
A) Vinod Kumar Shukla
B) Suryabala
C) Mohan Lal
D) Leela Abu Laila
Answer: Vinod Kumar Shukla
Explanation: Vinod Kumar Shukla was announced as the Jnanpith Award 2024 recipient.
Q17. Who inaugurated the ‘Shaurya Van’ in Jaisalmer?
A) Defence Minister
B) Chief Minister
C) Governor
D) Prime Minister
Answer: Defence Minister
Explanation: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated Shaurya Van in Jaisalmer.
Q18. INS Mahe is named after which historic port town?
A) Puducherry
B) Visakhapatnam
C) Mahe (Puducherry)
D) Kochi
Answer: Mahe (Puducherry)
Explanation: INS Mahe is named after the Mahe town of the Puducherry Union Territory; built at CSL Kochi.
Q19. Who is the current ASEAN Secretary-General?
A) Anwar Ibrahim
B) Kao Kim Hourn
C) Vladimir Putin
D) Xi Jinping
Answer: Kao Kim Hourn
Explanation: Kao Kim Hourn is serving as ASEAN Secretary-General.
Q20. The 2025 British Academy Book Prize winner Sunil Amrith is a professor at which university?
A) University of Cambridge
B) Yale University
C) Harvard University
D) University of Oxford
Answer: Yale University
Explanation: Sunil Amrith is a history professor at Yale; he won the prize for The Burning Earth.
Q21. Which chief minister announced Kerala as India’s first “extreme poverty-free” state?
A) Pinarayi Vijayan
B) Pushkar Singh Dhami
C) Anutin Charnvirakul
D) Devendra Fadnavis
Answer: Pinarayi Vijayan
Explanation: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan announced Kerala would be declared extreme-poverty-free on 1 November 2025.
Q22. What is the name of the parliament in Iran and Maldives?
A) Duma
B) National Assembly
C) Majlis
D) Yuan
Answer: Majlis
Explanation: Both Iran and Maldives refer to their legislatures as the Majlis.
Q23. In which year did the European Parliament establish the Sakharov Prize?
A) 1991
B) 1988
C) 2001
D) 1978
Answer: 1988
Explanation: The Sakharov Prize was established by the European Parliament in 1988 to honour defenders of human rights.
Q24. Which IIT has signed an agreement to improve quality of life aboard Indian Navy ships?
A) IIT Madras
B) IIT Kanpur
C) IIT Delhi
D) IIT Bombay
Answer: IIT Delhi
Explanation: IIT Delhi signed an MoU with the Navy focused on improving quality of life on board naval vessels.
Q25. India’s first underwater metro tunnel was built under which river and in which city?
A) Ganga, Rishikesh
B) Hooghly, Kolkata
C) Chenab, Jammu & Kashmir
D) Yamuna, New Delhi
Answer: Hooghly River, Kolkata
Explanation: Kolkata Metro constructed India’s first underwater metro tunnel beneath the Hooghly River (project development began earlier).
Q26. Operation Fire Trail targeted illicit firecracker smuggling from which country?
A) Myanmar
B) Nepal
C) China
D) Bangladesh
Answer: China
Explanation: DRI’s Operation Fire Trail intercepted illegal consignments of firecrackers originating from China.
Q27. Who is the Ramanujan Prize (Shastra Ramanujan) awardee for 2025?
A) Maria Corina Machado
B) Dr. Alexander Smith
C) Dr. Sonali Ghosh
D) Masaki Kashiwara
Answer: Dr. Alexander Smith
Explanation: The Shastra Ramanujan Prize 2025 is awarded to Dr. Alexander Smith in mathematics.
Q28. What is the length of Bajrang Setu (the glass suspension bridge)?
A) 100 m
B) 125 m
C) 132 m
D) 150 m
Answer: 132 m
Explanation: Bajrang Setu measures 132 m in length and 8 m in width; glass thickness specified at 66 mm.
Q29. India’s forex reserves rose by $4.5 billion in October 2025, crossing which figure as reported?
A) $500 billion
B) $72 billion
C) $100 billion
D) $80 billion
Answer: $72 billion (as cited)
Explanation: RBI-reported increase of $4.5 billion took reserves to the user-provided figure near $72 billion (user-supplied data reflected).
Q30. Who became the first woman to lead the Church of England?
A) Catherine Connolly
B) Dame Sarah Mullally
C) Shanta Rangaswamy
D) Annelena Baerbock
Answer: Dame Sarah Mullally
Explanation: Dame Sarah Mullally was reported as the first woman to head the Church of England (event referenced as announced).
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