Answer: B
Celebrated across India on 8 October every year
Answer: A
Current Context : India has been honoured with the International Social Security Association (ISSA) Award 2025 at the World Social Security Forum, recognizing the nation’s remarkable expansion of social security coverage from 19% in 2015 to 64.3% in 2025, benefiting over 940 million citizens.
ABOUT ISSA AWARD 2025
HOW INDIA EXPANDED SOCIAL SECURITY COVERAGE
ABOUT SOCIAL SECURITY
Answer: B
Current Context : The tragic stampede at Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam’s (TVK) rally in Tamil Nadu’s Velusamypuram claimed 41 lives, with doctors confirming compressive asphyxia as the primary cause of death due to crowd pressure.
ABOUT ASPHYXIA
ABOUT COMPRESSIVE ASPHYXIA
Answer: D
Current Context : The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is preparing for the maiden test of Dhvani, a state-of-the-art hypersonic glide missile.
ABOUT DHVANI MISSILE
TECHNICAL FEATURES
Answer: C
Current Context : India’s para-athletes Nishad Kumar and Simran Sharma clinched gold medals at the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi.
ABOUT THE ACHIEVEMENT
Answer: A
Current Context : The Union Cabinet has announced nationwide celebrations marking the 150th anniversary of India’s national song “Vande Mataram”, which continues to inspire patriotism and unity.
ABOUT VANDE MATARAM
Answer: B
Current Context : The India Meteorological Department (IMD) confirmed the formation of Cyclone Shakhti over the northeast Arabian Sea, emphasizing the growing trend of warming-induced cyclonic activity in the region.
ABOUT CYCLONE SHAKHTI
SIGNIFICANCE OF ARABIAN SEA WARMING
Answer: C
Current Context : The 11th World Green Economy Summit (WGES) 2025 was held in Dubai with participation from over 3,300 delegates representing more than 30 countries, focusing on innovation and global climate action.
ABOUT THE SUMMIT
KEY FOCUS AREAS
REGIONAL INITIATIVES
Answer: D
Current Context : Uttar Pradesh (UP) has achieved the highest number of student nominations in India under the INSPIRE Award MANAK scheme for 2023–24, registering 2,80,747 entries, the highest since the program began.
ABOUT THE SCHEME
UP’s ACHIEVEMENT
COMPARATIVE DATA
SIGNIFICANCE
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