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Daily Current Affairs
20 December, 2025
1. ISRO’s LVM3–M6 mission, scheduled for December 2025, will launch which satellite?
A. GSAT-20
B. BlueBird communication satellite
C. NavIC-3
D. RISAT-2BR2
E. Cartosat-4
Answer: B. BlueBird communication satellite
Explanation: ISRO will launch the U.S.-based AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird communication satellite using LVM3 under mission LVM3–M6 on 24 December 2025.
2. The BlueBird satellite launch highlights India’s growing role in which area?
A. Deep space exploration
B. Military satellite deployment
C. Global commercial satellite launch services
D. Space tourism
E. Planetary missions
Answer: C. Global commercial satellite launch services
Explanation: Launching a heavy U.S. commercial satellite demonstrates ISRO’s increasing presence in the global commercial launch market.
3. The Traditional Medicine Global Library (TMGL) was launched during which event?
A. G20 Health Ministers’ Meeting
B. WHO World Health Assembly
C. 2nd WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine
D. International Yoga Day
E. UN General Assembly Session
Answer: C. 2nd WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine
Explanation: TMGL was launched at the closing ceremony of the 2nd WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine held in New Delhi.
4. TMGL hosts traditional medicine data from how many countries?
A. 75
B. 120
C. 150
D. 194
E. 210
Answer: D. 194
Explanation: The TMGL is a global digital repository containing traditional medicine knowledge from 194 countries.
5. The WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine is located in which Indian city?
A. New Delhi
B. Jaipur
C. Jamnagar
D. Varanasi
E. Kochi
Answer: C. Jamnagar
Explanation: India hosts the WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in Jamnagar, Gujarat.
6. RBI has approved a shift from a flat-rate to which type of deposit insurance premium system?
A. Uniform premium system
B. Fixed premium system
C. Risk-based premium system
D. Profit-linked premium system
E. Inflation-indexed premium system
Answer: C. Risk-based premium system
Explanation: RBI approved a risk-based deposit insurance framework where banks’ premiums depend on their risk profile.
7. Under the proposed Securities Markets Code (SMC), what percentage of SEBI’s annual surplus must be transferred to the reserve fund?
A. 10%
B. 15%
C. 20%
D. 25%
E. 50%
Answer: D. 25%
Explanation: The SMC mandates that 25% of SEBI’s annual surplus be placed in a reserve fund, capped at two years of expenditure.
8. China has approached the WTO against India mainly over tariffs related to which sector?
A. Textiles
B. Agriculture
C. Pharmaceuticals
D. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
E. Automobiles
Answer: D. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
Explanation: China alleges that India’s ICT tariffs and solar subsidies violate WTO norms.
9. IRDAI has proposed allowing insurers to invest up to what percentage of controlled funds in debt of public infrastructure SPVs?
A. 10%
B. 15%
C. 20%
D. 25%
E. 30%
Answer: C. 20%
Explanation: IRDAI proposed permitting insurers to invest up to 20% of their controlled funds in debt instruments of operational public infra SPVs.
10. As per EPFO’s clarification, a job gap of up to how many days will not affect eligibility for ₹50,000 EDLI insurance cover?
A. 30 days
B. 45 days
C. 60 days
D. 90 days
E. 120 days
Answer: C. 60 days
Explanation: EPFO clarified that job gaps up to 60 days, including weekends and holidays, will not be treated as a break in service for EDLI benefits.
