DEFENCE NEWS
- INS Sutlej Completes Indo-Mauritian Hydrographic Mission:
Completed its 18th mission on 26 October 2025, surveying 35,000 sq nautical miles, training 6 Mauritian officials, and conducting joint EEZ patrols under MAHASAGAR Vision. - India Joins Elite Exercise Ocean Sky 2025:
IAF became the first non-NATO nation to join Spain’s major air combat exercise at Gando Air Base, Canary Islands (20–31 Oct). - Army Inducts Indigenous Software-Defined Radios:
Indian Army signed contract for DRDO-designed SDRs produced by BEL featuring MANET capability. - India–Russia Aircraft Deal:
HAL & Russia’s UAC signed MoU (27 Oct) to manufacture SJ-100 commuter aircraft in India for the UDAN scheme. - MDL–Swan Defence Partnership:
Signed agreement (28 Oct) to jointly build Landing Platform Docks worth ₹33,000 crore for the Indian Navy. - Tri-Services Exercise Trishul Begins:
Launched on 30 October across Gujarat & Rajasthan involving 20,000 troops, Rafales, Su-30s, T-90 tanks, and Navy frigates. - Pravaig VEER EV Wins iDEX Award:
Bengaluru startup’s stealth all-electric military vehicle wins the Innovation for Defence Excellence award.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Coal Ministry Launching Koyla Shakti Dashboard:
Smart analytics platform for real-time coal production & supply monitoring (29 Oct 2025). - NSC Seed Processing Unit Inaugurated:
Agriculture Minister opened a 1-ton/hour facility at Pusa Complex, New Delhi, along with 5 new units across India. - President Droupadi Murmu Flies in Rafale:
Becomes first Indian President to fly in a Rafale fighter during a 30-minute sortie at Ambala AFS. - India Pushes Technological Sovereignty:
₹1 lakh crore Anusandhan Fund announced for AI, quantum, and semiconductors at TiEcon Delhi-NCR 2025. - Sardar Patel 150:
PM launches ₹150 coin & commemorative stamp plus ₹1,219 crore worth projects at Kevadia. - National Marine Fisheries Census 2025 Launched:
India’s first fully digital fisheries census covering 1.2 million households across 9 states & 4 UTs (Nov 3–Dec 18). - Health Ministry Creates Three Guinness World Records:
Achievements under Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan, including 9.94 lakh breast screenings in a week.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
- Timor-Leste Becomes ASEAN’s 11th Member (26 Oct 2025).
- China’s CR450 Breaks World Speed Record:
High-speed train hits 453 km/h; commercial rollout in 2026. - Catherine Connolly Elected President of Ireland with 63% votes.
- Russia Tests Nuclear-Powered “Burevestnik” Cruise Missile:
Range 14,000 km, flight duration 15 hours. - Japan Launches Yen-Pegged Stablecoin:
JPYC Inc. issues world’s first yen-backed stablecoin. - Paul Biya Wins Eighth Term in Cameroon at age 92.
- Russia Tests “Poseidon” Nuclear Underwater Drone capable of generating radioactive tsunamis.
- US Fed Cuts Rates Again to 3.75%–4.00%.
- AmazonFACE Climate Project:
Brazil simulates 2050 CO₂ levels in rainforest for climate research. - China Launches Shenzhou-21 Mission with youngest astronaut Wu Fei (32).
APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS
- Justice Surya Kant Recommended as 53rd CJI (takes charge 23 Nov 2025).
- Raj Kumar Arora appointed Financial Advisor (Defence Services).
AWARDS & HONOURS
- Vajra Chandrasekera Wins Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Rakesfall.
- James Anderson Knighted at Windsor Castle.
- Chef Sanjeev Kapoor Honoured by World Food Prize Foundation.
- Prof. Ravindra Korisettar Receives Rajyotsava Award.
- Donald Trump Receives South Korea’s Grand Order of Mugunghwa.
SPORTS NEWS
- FIFA Launches ASEAN Cup featuring 11 national teams.
- Indian Chess Stars Shine at European Club Cup:
- D. Gukesh – Gold (Board 1)
- Divya Deshmukh – Gold (Board 2)
- FIDE World Cup Trophy Renamed “Viswanathan Anand Cup”.
- India’s 90th Chess Grandmaster:
Ilamparthi AR (16) achieves final GM norm.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
- World’s First 3D Wind-Mapping Satellites:
Hong Kong’s Stellerus to deploy Feilian constellation for global hourly wind data. - India Leads Tracking of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS after NASA outage.
- ISRO Prepares CMS-03 Communication Satellite for launch on Nov 2, 2025 via LVM3 M5.
- ISA Assembly 2025:
India launches SUNRISE and OSOWOG global solar programs with 125 nations.
Law Exam MCQs – Current Affairs (India)
1. INS Sutlej completed its 18th Indo-Mauritian Hydrographic Mission on:
A. 20 October 2025
B. 22 October 2025
C. 26 October 2025
D. 30 October 2025
2. India became the first non-NATO nation to join which Spanish air combat exercise?
A. Trident Juncture
B. Ocean Sky 2025
C. Iberian Shield
D. Sky Warrior
3. HAL & Russia’s UAC signed an MoU to manufacture which aircraft in India?
A. MiG-35
B. Sukhoi Superjet
C. SJ-100 commuter aircraft
D. IL-112V
4. President Droupadi Murmu recently became the first Indian President to—
A. Fly in a Tejas aircraft
B. Fly in a Rafale fighter jet
C. Fly in an Apache helicopter
D. Fly in a C-17 Globemaster
5. Which country became ASEAN’s 11th member in October 2025?
A. Laos
B. Timor-Leste
C. Cambodia
D. Papua New Guinea
6. Who was elected President of Ireland with 63% votes?
A. Mary O’Connor
B. Catherine Connolly
C. Fiona Murphy
D. Amelia Byrne
7. Justice Surya Kant was recommended to become the—
A. 51st CJI
B. 52nd CJI
C. 53rd CJI
D. 54th CJI
8. Which cricketer was knighted at Windsor Castle?
A. Alastair Cook
B. James Anderson
C. Joe Root
D. Stuart Broad
9. India’s 90th Chess Grandmaster is—
A. Bharath Subramaniyam
B. D. Gukesh
C. Ilamparthi AR
D. Raunak Sadhwani
10. ISRO will launch CMS-03 communication satellite on Nov 2, 2025 using—
A. PSLV
B. GSLV Mk II
C. LVM3 M5
D. SSLV
Answer Key
1 – C
2 – B
3 – C
4 – B
5 – B
6 – B
7 – C
8 – B
9 – C
10 – C
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