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Daily Current Affairs
10 September, 2025
1. Which city won the first prize in the Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan Awards 2025 under the category of cities with population above 10 lakh?
a) Surat
b) Jabalpur
c) Indore
d) Agra
e) Lucknow
Answer: c) Indore
Explanation: Indore secured 1st place in the >10 lakh category, winning â‚ą1.5 crore. It is known for tree plantation Guinness record and EV-based public transport initiatives.
2. Indore and Udaipur were recently recognised as Wetland Cities under which international convention?
a) Basel Convention
b) Ramsar Convention
c) Kyoto Protocol
d) Montreal Protocol
e) Stockholm Convention
Answer: b) Ramsar Convention
Explanation: The Ramsar Wetland City Accreditation recognises cities for sustainable wetland management. With Indore & Udaipur, India now has 91 Ramsar sites, the highest in Asia.
3. The multilateral military exercise Zapad 2025 is hosted by which country?
a) India
b) Russia
c) Belarus
d) Kazakhstan
e) China
Answer: b) Russia
Explanation: Zapad (meaning “West” in Russian) is a Russian-hosted military exercise, held every 4 years. Zapad 2025 is at Mulino Training Ground with India participating.
4. The UK–India Infrastructure Financing Bridge (UKIIFB) was launched in September 2024 with the involvement of:
a) RBI & Bank of England
b) NITI Aayog & City of London Corporation
c) Ministry of Finance & IMF
d) SEBI & London Stock Exchange
e) World Bank & EXIM Bank
Answer: b) NITI Aayog & City of London Corporation
Explanation: UKIIFB is a bilateral platform launched in Sept 2024 to mobilise private capital for Indian infrastructure, with NITI Aayog and City of London Corporation as lead institutions.
5. As per SEBI’s recent proposal, the FPI licence tenure may be extended from the current 3 years to:
a) 4 years
b) 5 years
c) 6 years
d) 7 years
e) 10 years
Answer: b) 5 years
Explanation: Under SEBI’s plan to attract more FPI inflows, the licence validity could be extended from 3 to 5 years. Currently, FPIs register for 3 years under 2019 Regulations.
6. Which of the following is a proposal under SEBI’s reforms to ease FPI investments?
a) Faster IPO approvals
b) Exempt large private funds from detailed disclosures
c) Allow NRIs to participate via FPIs in regulated ways
d) Longer timeline for mega IPOs to achieve 25% MPS
e) All of the above
Answer: e) All of the above
Explanation: SEBI is considering multiple proposals: faster IPO clearance, relaxed disclosure for big funds, NRI participation, and longer timeline for mega IPOs.
7. Suryoday Small Finance Bank recently launched secured RuPay credit cards backed by:
a) Mutual Funds
b) Gold deposits
c) Fixed Deposits
d) Real Estate Mortgage
e) Government Bonds
Answer: c) Fixed Deposits
Explanation: The RuPay Select & Platinum credit cards are secured against customer’s fixed deposits, useful for those with no or poor credit history.
8. Who is the current MD & CEO of Suryoday Small Finance Bank?
a) Rajeev Ahuja
b) Baskar Babu Ramachandran
c) Uday Kotak
d) Rajnish Kumar
e) Prashant Kumar
Answer: b) Baskar Babu Ramachandran
Explanation: Suryoday SFB was incorporated in 2008 and became an SFB in 2017. Its MD & CEO is Mr. Baskar Babu Ramachandran.
9. National Cooperative Exports Limited (NCEL) was established on which date?
a) 15 August 2020
b) 25 January 2023
c) 2 October 2022
d) 1 July 2021
e) 5 June 2020
Answer: b) 25 January 2023
Explanation: NCEL, a multi-state cooperative society, was set up on 25 Jan 2023 to facilitate cooperative-led exports under the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002.
10. The MoU between NCEL and APEDA mainly focuses on:
a) Cooperative-led agricultural exports
b) Organic farming promotion
c) Digital farmer databases
d) Food subsidy reforms
e) Climate-smart agriculture
Answer: a) Cooperative-led agricultural exports
Explanation: The MoU aims to strengthen India’s cooperative movement by promoting exports of agricultural & processed food products through cooperatives, enhancing farmers’ income.
