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Daily Current Affairs In English 31 October 2025
(Top 30 GK Questions & Answers)
Q1. Which film won the Best Film award at the 70th Filmfare Awards 2025?
A) 12th Fail
B) Jawan
C) Laapataa Ladies
D) Homebound
Answer: C) Laapataa Ladies
Brief Info: The film ‘Laapataa Ladies’ won the Best Film award at the 70th Filmfare Awards 2025.
Q2. Who won the Ballon d’Or 2025 in the men’s category?
A) Lionel Messi
B) Ousmane Dembélé
C) Cristiano Ronaldo
D) Carlos Alcaraz
Answer: B) Ousmane Dembélé
Brief Info: French footballer Ousmane Dembélé was awarded the 2025 Ballon d’Or.
Q3. What are the length and weight of INS Ikshak respectively?
A) 100 m and 3000 tons
B) 110 m and 3400 tons
C) 90 m and 2500 tons
D) 120 m and 4000 tons
Answer: B) 110 m and 3400 tons
Brief Info: INS Ikshak is a modern hydrographic survey ship of the Indian Navy.
Q4. Where was India’s first Semiconductor Innovation Museum inaugurated?
A) Pune
B) Bengaluru
C) Hyderabad
D) Chennai
Answer: C) Hyderabad
Brief Info: The first Semiconductor Innovation Museum in India has been opened in Hyderabad.
Q5. Who has been appointed as Director of the Prime Ministers Museum and Library, Delhi?
A) Neetu Kumari
B) Raja Gupta
C) Ashwini Lohani
D) Kiran Jeju
Answer: C) Ashwini Lohani
Brief Info: Former Railway Chairman Ashwini Lohani has been appointed as the new Director.
Q6. What percentage of India’s total installed electricity capacity now comes from non-fossil sources?
A) 49%
B) 50%
C) 51%
D) 45%
Answer: C) 51%
Brief Info: India has achieved over 51% of its installed power capacity from renewable energy sources.
Q7. Who chaired the 7th Central Pay Commission (2014)?
A) Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai
B) Justice A.K. Mathur
C) Justice R.N. Majumdar
D) Justice V.K. Rai
Answer: B) Justice A.K. Mathur
Brief Info: Justice A.K. Mathur headed the 7th Central Pay Commission of India.
Q8. The Home Minister’s Excellence Medal is announced on whose birth anniversary?
A) Mahatma Gandhi
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
D) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Answer: C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Brief Info: The award is announced every year on the birth anniversary of Sardar Patel.
Q9. The 116th edition of the Dindi Festival was celebrated in which state?
A) Maharashtra
B) Goa
C) Karnataka
D) Kerala
Answer: B) Goa
Brief Info: The Dindi Festival’s 116th edition was celebrated in Goa with cultural events and processions.
Q10. Who became the Netherlands’ first openly gay Prime Minister?
A) Mark Rutte
B) Willem Alexander
C) Rob Jetten
D) Greta Thunberg
Answer: C) Rob Jetten
Brief Info: Rob Jetten became the Netherlands’ first openly gay Prime Minister in 2025.
Q11. What is the theme of World Cities Day 2025?
A) Sustainable Urban Growth
B) People-Centred Smart Cities
C) Shelter for All
D) Cleaner Urban Future
Answer: B) People-Centred Smart Cities
Brief Info: The theme focuses on making cities inclusive and citizen-driven.
Q12. Which organization developed India’s first indigenous Software Defined Radio (SDR) for the Army?
A) ISRO
B) DRDO
C) BEL
D) HAL
Answer: B) DRDO
Brief Info: DRDO developed the SDR system to enhance secure military communication.
Q13. Which state government launched the Women Security Scheme?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Punjab
C) Kerala
D) Haryana
Answer: C) Kerala
Brief Info: Kerala government launched the Women Security Scheme to improve safety and awareness.
Q14. Which Indian chef was named the Top Agri-Food Pioneer 2025 by the World Food Prize Foundation?
A) Vikas Khanna
B) Sanjeev Kapoor
C) Ranveer Brar
D) Tarun Garg
Answer: B) Sanjeev Kapoor
Brief Info: Chef Sanjeev Kapoor received the honour for promoting sustainable and healthy Indian food.
Q15. The CFM LEAP engine produced by Tata Advanced Systems and Safran is what type of engine?
A) F414 Engine
B) Modern Turbofan Jet Engine
C) GF404 Engine
D) Shakti Engine
Answer: B) Modern Turbofan Jet Engine
Brief Info: This next-gen turbofan engine is used in modern commercial aircraft.
Q16. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel earned the title ‘Sardar’ after leading which movement?
A) Champaran Satyagraha
B) Bardoli Satyagraha
C) Non-Cooperation Movement
D) Salt March
Answer: B) Bardoli Satyagraha
Brief Info: Patel received the title ‘Sardar’ after successfully leading the Bardoli movement in 1928.
Q17. Which Indian Navy ship completed the 18th joint hydrographic survey with Mauritius?
A) INS Vikrant
B) INS Sutlej
C) INS Arihant
D) INS Nirdeshak
Answer: B) INS Sutlej
Brief Info: INS Sutlej completed the 18th joint hydrographic survey with Mauritius Hydrographic Service.
Q18. The International Salinity Conference 3.0 is known by which name?
A) Salt-Care 2025
B) V-Care 2025
C) Salinity Summit
D) Sea-Support 2025
Answer: B) V-Care 2025
Brief Info: The V-Care 2025 conference focused on global soil salinity management.
Q19. Namit Veer Singh Walia, who won the International Master title in chess, belongs to which state?
A) Haryana
B) Maharashtra
C) Punjab
D) Tamil Nadu
Answer: C) Punjab
Brief Info: Namit Veer Singh Walia, from Punjab, earned the prestigious International Master title.
Q20. How many gold, silver, and bronze medals did India win in the Asian Youth Games 2025?
A) 18, 13, 17
B) 13, 18, 17
C) 17, 18, 13
D) 13, 17, 18
Answer: B) 13, 18, 17
Brief Info: India won a total of 48 medals including 13 gold, 18 silver, and 17 bronze.
Q21. The novel ‘The Last Day’ translated into Hindi by Sahitya Akademi is written by whom?
A) Richa Sharma
B) Jaroslav Melnyk
C) S.L. Bhyrappa
D) K. Matangi Ramakrishnan
Answer: B) Jaroslav Melnyk
Brief Info: The book was originally written by Ukrainian author Jaroslav Melnyk.
Q22. Which institution developed the AndroCon system that can predict human movement using GPS data?
A) IIT Kanpur
B) IIT Madras
C) IIT Delhi
D) IIT Bombay
Answer: C) IIT Delhi
Brief Info: IIT Delhi developed AndroCon, an advanced system for position prediction.
Q23. What is the name of the tri-service exercise started along India’s western border with Pakistan?
A) Operation Sindoor
B) Exercise Trishul
C) Red Flag
D) Yudh Abhyas
Answer: B) Exercise Trishul
Brief Info: Exercise Trishul is a joint military exercise between the three defence services.
Q24. Who will be the chief guests at India’s Republic Day celebrations in 2026?
A) President of the European Commission
B) President of the European Council
C) Both (A) and (B)
D) Donald Trump
Answer: C) Both (A) and (B)
Brief Info: India invited both top EU leaders to be the chief guests for Republic Day 2026.
Q25. From which class will the AI curriculum be implemented in all schools by the Ministry of Education?
A) Class 1
B) Class 3
C) Class 6
D) Class 9
Answer: B) Class 3
Brief Info: The AI curriculum will begin from Class 3 to promote early digital literacy.
Q26. Where will the 56th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2025 be held?
A) Mumbai
B) Panaji, Goa
C) Chennai
D) Kolkata
Answer: B) Panaji, Goa
Brief Info: The 56th IFFI 2025 will take place in Goa’s capital Panaji.
Q27. Who won the 2025 Ballon d’Or in the women’s category?
A) Alexia Putellas
B) Aitana Bonmatí
C) Megan Rapinoe
D) Sam Kerr
Answer: B) Aitana Bonmatí
Brief Info: Spain’s Aitana Bonmatí won the 2025 Ballon d’Or for women.
Q28. India achieved its non-fossil fuel capacity target five years ahead of which target year?
A) 2025
B) 2030
C) 2035
D) 2040
Answer: B) 2030
Brief Info: India achieved the 2030 renewable energy target five years in advance.
Q29. In which year was the first Pay Commission established in India?
A) 1947
B) 1946
C) 1950
D) 1955
Answer: B) 1946
Brief Info: The first Pay Commission in India was constituted in 1946.
Q30. When is Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s birth anniversary celebrated?
A) 30 October
B) 31 October
C) 1 November
D) 2 November
Answer: B) 31 October
Brief Info: His birth anniversary is celebrated as National Unity Day across India.
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