25 October 2026 Current Affairs – quiz with answers & solutions

Answer: (b) Sumit

• Sumit won gold in men's javelin throw at the Asian Para Games, with India sweeping all three medals.
• Mahendra Gurjar took silver with a Games record, and Sandip Sanjay Sargar won bronze, also with a Games record.

📝 Asked in exam: SSC CGL Tier-1 (17 Sep 2025)
. Who won India's first Paralympic medals in the women's 200m T12 and men's javelin throw F41 events at Paris 2024? Ans: Simran (bronze, 200m T12) and Navdeep Singh (gold, javelin F41)

Source: PIB

Answer: (c) Hina Akechi

• P.V. Sindhu beat Japan's Hina Akechi 21-10, 20-22, 21-16 to reach the French Open final in October 2026.
• She will face Korea's world No.
• 1 An Se Young in the final.

Source: The Hindu

Answer: (b) Ashoke Sen

• Ashoke Sen, ICTS-Infosys Madhava Chair Professor, became the first Indian physicist to win the Oskar Klein Medal 2026.
• He is known for work on S-duality, black hole entropy counting and string field theory.
• He earlier won the Breakthrough Prize (2012), Dirac Medal (2014), Padma Bhushan (2013) and Padma Shri (2001).

Source: The Hindu

Answer: (d) Digital Agriculture Mission

• The Digital Agriculture Mission, implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, created 11 crore Farmer IDs.
• The milestone was achieved five months ahead of the March 31, 2027 deadline, announced by Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
• Farmer IDs aim to ease access to schemes, credit, crop insurance and disaster relief.

Source: The Hindu

Answer: (b) Sajjan Singh Yadav

• Dr Sajjan Singh Yadav, a 1995-batch AGMUT cadre IAS officer, was appointed Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir effective November 1, 2026.
• He succeeded Atal Dulloo and previously served as Delhi Additional Chief Secretary and CEO of Delhi Jal Board.

📝 Asked in exam: SSC GD (25 May 2026)
Who was appointed as the 50th Chief Secretary of Kerala in April 2025? Ans: A. Jayatilak

Source: The Hindu

Answer: (b) Rajesh Kumar Singh

• Rajesh Kumar Singh, a 1989-batch Kerala-cadre IAS officer, got a one-year extension as Defence Secretary till October 31, 2027.
• He took charge as the 40th Defence Secretary on November 1, 2024, succeeding Giridhar Aramane.

📝 Asked in exam: SSC CPO Paper-1 (10 Dec 2025)
Who was appointed as the Defence Secretary of India in November 2024? Ans: Rajesh Kumar Singh

Source: Hindustan Times

Answer: (a) V. Narayanan

• V. Narayanan, Secretary of the Department of Space and ISRO Chairperson, said ISRO will not be privatised.
• He noted the Indian Space Policy 2023 encourages private sector participation, and Chandrayaan-4 is planned for 2028.

📝 Asked in exam: SSC CGL Tier-1 (14 Sep 2025)
Following a significant change in leadership at India's premier space agency, which distinguished scientist was appointed as the new Chairman of ISRO and Secretary of the Department of Space in January 2025, succeeding S. Somanath? Ans: V. Narayanan

Source: The Hindu

Answer: (d) Naval Materials Research Laboratory

• The Naval Materials Research Laboratory (DRDO) developed the indigenous AIP system energy module, which began Setting to Work Phase-2 at L&T's Hazira complex in Gujarat.
• AIP boosts underwater endurance of diesel-electric submarines by reducing dependence on atmospheric oxygen.

📝 Asked in exam: RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 (2 Sep 2025)
What is the purpose of the High Endurance Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (HEAUV) developed by DRDO’s Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL)? Ans: Underwater surveillance

Source: PIB

Answer: (d) Madhya Pradesh

• The Satna-Devendra Nagar (53 km) and Rewa-Churhat (65 km) rail sections were inaugurated in Madhya Pradesh in October 2026.
• They are part of the Lalitpur-Singrauli new rail line project connecting Vindhya and Bundelkhand regions.

📝 Asked in exam: RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 (8 May 2026)
Which city’s metro rail system’s first phase was inaugurated on 6 October 2025, making it the 24th Indian city with a functional metro? Ans: Patna

Source: PIB

Answer: (c) Sidhi

• Sidhi district got railway connectivity for the first time since Independence via the 65-km Rewa-Churhat rail section.
• The route includes a 3.33-km tunnel through hilly terrain.

📝 Asked in exam: RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 (20 Jun 2026)
In December 2025, which state government announced that the Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve will be developed as a cheetah habitat before the onset of the next monsoon? Ans: Madhya Pradesh

Source: The Indian Express

Answer: (a) Amritsar-Kolkata Industrial Corridor

• Bihar Integrated Manufacturing City Gaya Limited (BIMCGL) is being developed under the Amritsar-Kolkata Industrial Corridor as part of the National Industrial Corridor Development Programme.
• Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary launched it at Bodh Gaya along with the Bihar Business Connect 2027 curtain raiser.
• The project spans 1,670 acres in Gaya district's Dobhi block, approved on August 28, 2024.

Source: PIB

Answer: (c) Andhra Pradesh

• The Centre backed Andhra Pradesh's semiconductor design and manufacturing push and approved railway connectivity for nine seaports.
• Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw also agreed to a Vande Bharat sleeper train between Visakhapatnam and Bengaluru via Tirupati.

📝 Asked in exam: SSC CHSL Tier-1 (13 Nov 2025)
Who took oath as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh in June 2024? Ans: N. Chandrababu Naidu

Source: The Hindu

Answer: (a) Classes 9 to 12

• NCERT released a 20-hour activity-based module on Computational Thinking and AI for Classes 9 to 12 in October 2026.
• It was developed with faculty from IIT Madras and IIT Jodhpur, aligned with NEP 2020.

📝 Asked in exam: SSC CHSL Tier-1 (25 Nov 2025)
The National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020) completed its 5 years in _____ 2025. Ans: July

Source: Hindustan Times

Answer: (c) AATAL

• AATAL (Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosol Toxicity Analysis Laboratory) was inaugurated by Union Minister Jitendra Singh as the world's first such integrated facility for Delhi-NCR. It was set up under Mission Mausam at IIT Madras's Delhi branch of IITM. It integrates with AirViz, which gives 72-hour air-quality forecasts at 400-metre resolution.

📝 Asked in exam: RRB Group D (19 Aug 2026)
What significant air quality milestone did Delhi-NCR achieve in 2025 by November? Ans: Best average AQI in eight years

Source: PIB

Answer: (a) 12

• The Indian Army will train 600 Civil Defence Master Trainers (50 each) from 12 States and UTs by the second week of November 2026.
• This is under the Civil Defence Network announced by Prime Minister Modi in August 2026.

📝 Asked in exam: RRB NTPC UG CBT-1 (1 Sep 2025)
When was 'Operation Shield' conducted across India’s border states and union territories? Ans: 31 May 2025

Source: The Hindu