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Daily Current Affairs
7 & 8 December, 2025
1. Which pension scheme specifically targets BPL individuals aged 65+ in India?
A. Atal Pension Yojana
B. New Pension Scheme
C. Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme
D. Old Pension Scheme
E. PM-SYM
Answer: C — Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme
Explanation: IGNOAPS (1995) provides direct income support to BPL senior citizens aged 65+ and is part of India’s social assistance system.
2. The draft Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) Bill, 2025 proposes which major governance change?
A. Increase in student seats
B. Full autonomy to academic councils
C. Transition of ISI to a statutory corporate body
D. Removal of government nominees
E. Complete privatisation of ISI
Answer: C — Transition of ISI to a statutory corporate body
Explanation: The Bill proposes to replace the 1959 Act and convert ISI from a registered society to a statutory body corporate with a Board dominated by government nominees.
3. What percentage of elderly Indians are unable to use the internet, posing a barrier to digital pension reforms?
A. 20%
B. 35%
C. 45%
D. 63%
E. 80%
Answer: D — 63%
Explanation: Low digital literacy among the elderly (63% cannot use the internet) limits access to digital schemes like NPS, APY, and e-SHRAM.
4. What was the approximate depreciation of the Indian rupee since April 2025 when it breached â‚ą90 per US dollar?
A. 2%
B. 3.2%
C. 5.5%
D. 7%
E. 10%
Answer: C — 5.5%
Explanation: The rupee settled at â‚ą90.19 after a 5.5% fall since April 2025 due to tariffs, capital outflows, and commodity prices.
5. RBI’s December 2025 monetary policy announced which of the following measures?
A. Increase in repo rate
B. 25 bps repo rate cut
C. Ban on OMOs
D. Increase in CRR
E. Introduction of a new inflation target
Answer: B — 25 bps repo rate cut
Explanation: The MPC cut the repo rate by 25 bps, part of a cumulative 125 bps cut cycle, along with â‚ą1 trillion OMOs and a $5B swap.
6. What is the primary purpose of Raajmarg Infra InvIT (RIIT)?
A. Financing MSMEs
B. Monetising National Highway assets
C. Increasing remittances
D. Managing foreign exchange reserves
E. Regulating NBFCs
Answer: B — Monetising National Highway assets
Explanation: RIIT aims to create a transparent investment vehicle for monetising highway assets under Sebi’s InvIT framework.
7. Which ecosystem is highlighted as more climate-resilient due to underground carbon storage?
A. Dense tropical forests
B. Alpine forests
C. Semi-arid grasslands
D. Mangroves
E. Wetland marshes
Answer: C — Semi-arid grasslands
Explanation: Indian grasslands store stable below-ground carbon in deep root systems and provide better fire and drought resilience.
8. Which initiative showed that grassland restoration increased soil organic carbon (SOC) by up to 50% in three years?
A. PM-KUSUM
B. CAMPA-funded projects
C. ICAR’s NFSM
D. Green India Mission
E. Bhoo Samriddhi Yojana
Answer: B — CAMPA-funded projects
Explanation: Studies in Malshiras and Banni Grasslands reveal CAMPA-funded restoration boosted SOC by 21% in two years and 50% in three years.
9. ICAR has urged universities to start courses primarily in which field?
A. Robotics in Agriculture
B. Chemical Fertilizer Technology
C. Natural Farming
D. Genetically Modified Food Production
E. Plantation Management
Answer: C — Natural Farming
Explanation: ICAR wants all agricultural universities to introduce UG/PG courses and research programs in natural farming for sustainability and soil health.
10. e-NAM 2.0 rollout in Rajasthan was delayed mainly due to which issue?
A. Faulty price discovery system
B. Weather disruptions during harvest
C. Data migration problems from the old platform
D. Lack of internet in mandis
E. High registration fees
Answer: C — Data migration problems from the old platform
Explanation: Rajasthan reported difficulty transferring 1.6M farmers’ and 150k traders’ data, forcing a temporary return to manual trading.
