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25 October 2025 - Current Affairs

➼ India’s gold reserves exceeded $100 billion for the first time, as per latest RBI data.
RBI के अनुसार भारत का स्वर्ण भंडार पहली बार $100 अरब डॉलर से अधिक हुआ।

➼ Saudi Arabia announced plans to abolish the “kafala labor system.”
सऊदी अरब ने ‘कफ़ाला श्रम प्रणाली’ समाप्त करने की योजना घोषित की।

➼ Kerala will be officially declared “free from extreme poverty” on November 1, 2025.
केरल को 1 नवंबर, 2025 को ‘अत्यधिक गरीबी से मुक्त’ राज्य घोषित किया जाएगा।

➼ Chennai launched India’s first real-time flood forecasting system.
चेन्नई ने वास्तविक समय में बाढ़ पूर्वानुमान प्रणाली शुरू की—देश में पहली बार।

➼ Number of airports in India increased from 74 (2014) to 163 (2025).
भारत में हवाई अड्डों की संख्या 2014 में 74 से बढ़कर 2025 में 163 हो गई।

➼ Defence Minister Rajnath Singh released Defence Procurement Manual 2025 in New Delhi (October 23, 2025).
रक्षामंत्री राजनाथ सिंह ने 23 अक्टूबर 2025 को नई दिल्ली में रक्षा खरीद नियमावली 2025 जारी की।

➼ Unmanned Gaganyaan G1 mission expected to launch in December 2025.
मानवरहित गगनयान G1 मिशन दिसंबर 2025 में लॉन्च होने की संभावना।

➼ India participated in the tenth session of ‘International Convention against Doping in Sports’ in Paris.
भारत ने पेरिस में ‘खेलों में डोपिंग के विरुद्ध अंतरराष्ट्रीय सम्मेलन’ के दसवें सत्र में भाग लिया।

➼ Former Indian women’s cricket captain Shanta Rangaswamy elected president of Indian Cricketers Association (ICA).
पूर्व भारतीय महिला क्रिकेट कप्तान शांता रंगास्वामी ICA अध्यक्ष बनीं।

➼ 3 coal blocks ordered for commercial auction on October 23, 2025.
23 अक्टूबर, 2025 को 3 कोयला ब्लॉकों के लिए वाणिज्यिक नीलामी आदेश जारी हुए।

➼ United Nations Day is celebrated on 24 October every year.
संयुक्त राष्ट्र दिवस हर वर्ष 24 अक्टूबर को मनाया जाता है।

➼ Over 34 crore documents verified on the blockchain platform by October 2025.
अक्टूबर 2025 तक ब्लॉकचेन प्लेटफॉर्म पर 34 करोड़ से अधिक दस्तावेज़ सत्यापित किए गए।

➼ India’s aviation sector currently employs 77 lakh people.
देश का विमानन क्षेत्र वर्तमान में 77 लाख लोगों को रोज़गार देता है।

➼ President Draupadi Murmu attended Platinum Jubilee closing ceremony of St. Thomas College in Kerala (Oct 23, 2025).
राष्ट्रपति द्रौपदी मुर्मू ने 23 अक्टूबर को केरल में सेंट थॉमस कॉलेज प्लेटिनम जुबली समारोह समापन में भाग लिया।

➼ US announced sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil.
अमेरिका ने रूस की दो तेल कंपनियों—रोसनेफ्ट और लुकोइल—पर प्रतिबंध लगाया।
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🔍 Curtail /kɜːrˈteɪl/ (verb)

📝 Meaning: To reduce, limit, or restrict something, often in extent or duration.

📌 Examples:

1. Due to budget cuts, the school had to curtail its extracurricular programs.
2. The new law aims to curtail excessive spending by government agencies.
3. She decided to curtail her social media usage to focus on her studies.
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

Sidharth made earnest attempts / to change / for better, / but nothing happened.

1. to change

2. for better

3. Sidharth made earnest attempts

4. but nothing happened
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The notice / that the office / posted over the wall / is very appropriate.

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3. The notice

4. is very appropriate
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Risk life and limb

1. Something that happened unexpectedly

2. Seriously ill

3. In danger of death or serious injury

4. Making unnecessary fuss
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Give someone a taste of their own medicine

1. Sell something back to someone

2. Mistreat someone in the same way they have treated others

3. Show someone their faults

4. Make fun of someone
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One who is hostile and violent

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3. Legendary

4. Agreeable
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To move along with quick, short twistings.

1. limp

2. stroll

3. wriggle

4. stride
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Any declarations or practices of religious a͟n͟t͟i͟p͟a͟t͟h͟y͟ against ethnic minorities in a democratic country should not be tolerated. (SSC MTS 2024)
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In what ways do you find technological advancements b̲e̲n̲e̲f̲i̲c̲i̲a̲l̲ ̲ ̲ to your daily life? (SSC MTS 2024)
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I said to my friend, “Don’t go out in the dark.”
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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active passive voice.
They were carrying the injured player off the field.
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