Top Current Affairs - 8th October 2025
📶Top 15 GK/Current Affairs - 8th October 2025
1. Who presented the MY Bharat - National Service Scheme Awards for 2022-23?
✅ President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu, at Rashtrapati Bhavan on October 6, 2025.
2. What is the primary objective of the MY Bharat-NSS programme?
✅ To develop students' personality and character through voluntary community service.
3. In which year was the National Service Scheme (NSS) introduced?
✅ 1969, during Mahatma Gandhi’s birth centenary celebrations.
4. Which ministry instituted the MY Bharat-NSS Award, and when?
✅ Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in 1993-94.
5. What fields are recognized by the MY Bharat-NSS Award?
✅ Social service, community development, and nation-building.
6. Which ministers launched the Sardar@150 Unity March?
✅ Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya (Union Minister) and Smt. Raksha Khadse (MoS)
7. What anniversary does this campaign commemorate?
✅ 150th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
8.How long will the campaign run?
✅ 2 months (October 6 - December 6, 2025)
9. What are the three phases of the campaign?
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1. Digital Phase (Oct 6-Nov 2)
2. District Padyatras (Oct 31-Nov 25)
3. National Padyatra (Nov 26-Dec 6)
10. What does NATPOLREX stand for in ICG (Indian Coast Guard) operations?
✅ National Level Pollution Response Exercise
11. Which important annual event coincided with NATPOLREX-X this year?
✅ 27th National Oil Spill Disaster Contingency Plan (NOSDCP) meeting
12. Where this year's NATPOLREX-X(10th edition) happened?
✅ Chennai
13. Where was India's UPI officially launched in Qatar?
✅ Lulu Mall in Doha
14. Which Indian dental institute recently achieved a milestone in customized TMJ (Temporo-Mandibular Joint) implants?
✅ Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences (MAIDS), New Delhi on 4 Patients.
15. Recently, Which AI Startup announced to open Office in India by 2026?
✅ Anthropic