Daily Current Affairs Quiz 27 December 2025, Attempt Important GK Questions

The Daily Current Affairs Quiz for 27 December 2025 is a useful practice tool for aspirants preparing for bank and other competitive exams. It focuses on important GK topics and recent events that are commonly asked in examinations. Regularly attempting such quizzes helps candidates stay updated and improves accuracy in the General Awareness section.

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 27 December 2025

Q1. In December 2025, the world’s largest open-air theatre festival, Dhanu Yatra, was inaugurated, where an entire town is transformed into the mythological city of Mathura. This unique cultural event is held at which of the following locations?

(a) Puri

(b) Sambalpur

(c) Cuttack

(d) Bargarh

(e) Bhubaneswar

Q2.  In December 2025, a major geopolitical development occurred when a country formally recognised the self-declared Republic of Somaliland as an independent sovereign state, marking a first in international diplomacy. Which country took this step?

(a) United States

(b) United Kingdom

(c) Israel

(d) Ethiopia

(e) France

Q3. With the objective of deepening Centre–State cooperation and shifting the policy focus from demographic dividend to long-term capacity building, the fifth National Conference of Chief Secretaries was chaired by Narendra Modi in New Delhi during December 2025. What was the overarching theme of this conference?

(a) Cooperative Federalism for Inclusive Growth

(b) Demographic Dividend for New India

(c) Human Capital for Viksit Bharat

(d) Skill India and Employment Mission

(e) Education, Innovation and Governance

Q4. In December 2025, SEBI introduced reforms to simplify the issuance of duplicate securities certificates and ease investor compliance. Under the revised framework, the monetary threshold for simplified documentation has been increased to:

(a) ₹5 lakh

(b) ₹7.5 lakh

(c) ₹8 lakh

(d) ₹10 lakh

(e) ₹12 lakh

Q5.  In December 2025, a Regional Level Pollution Response Exercise (RPREX-2025) was conducted in Mumbai to test preparedness against oil spill incidents at sea, in line with the National Oil Spill Disaster Contingency Plan. Which organisation conducted this exercise?

(a) Indian Navy

(b) Directorate General of Shipping

(c) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)

(d) National Disaster Response Force (NDRF)

(e) Indian Coast Guard

Explanations

Explanation to Question 1: d

• Dhanu Yatra, the world’s largest open-air theatre, was inaugurated on 24 December 2025 at Bargarh, Odisha.
• It is an 11-day annual cultural festival in which the entire town of Bargarh is transformed into the mythological city of Mathura.
• The festival is a dramatic re-enactment of Lord Krishna’s life, from his birth to the slaying of King Kansa.
• Streets, palaces, courtyards, Rangamahal and Nanda Raja’s court become live performance venues.
• Dhanu Yatra uniquely removes the barrier between performers and audience, turning spectators into participants.
• The Central Government has accorded National Festival status to Dhanu Yatra.
• The event attracts thousands of visitors from Odisha and across India.

Explanation to Question 2: c

• On 26 December 2025, Israel became the first country to formally recognise the self-declared Republic of Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state.
• Somaliland declared independence from Somalia in 1991, but had not received formal international recognition until this decision.
• Israel’s recognition is expected to reshape regional geopolitics in the Horn of Africa and poses a diplomatic challenge to Somalia’s long-standing opposition to Somaliland’s secession.
• The move may have wider implications for regional security, trade routes, and diplomatic alignments in the Red Sea–Gulf of Aden region.

Explanation to Question 3: c

• Narendra Modi chaired the 5th National Conference of Chief Secretaries in New Delhi during 26–28 December 2025.
• The overarching theme of the conference was “Human Capital for Viksit Bharat”, reflecting a shift from viewing population merely as a demographic dividend to developing citizens as productive human capital.
• The conference aimed to strengthen Centre–State cooperation through structured dialogue on key national development priorities.
• Deliberations focused on education reform, skilling initiatives, and creation of future-ready employment opportunities across the country.
• Under the main theme, discussions placed special emphasis on five core areas:
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Schooling
  • Skilling
  • Higher Education
  • Sports and Extracurricular Activities
• The National Conference of Chief Secretaries has been held annually since 2022.
• Earlier editions were organised at Dharamshala (June 2022) and New Delhi (January 2023, December 2023, and December 2024).

Explanation to Question 4: d

• The capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has announced a set of reforms to ease investor compliance and streamline securities market processes.
• SEBI has doubled the monetary threshold for the simplified documentation process for issuance of duplicate securities from ₹5 lakh to ₹10 lakh.
• Investors holding securities valued up to ₹10 lakh will now need to submit fewer documents, making the process faster and more investor-friendly.
• A standardised Affidavit-cum-Indemnity Bond format has been prescribed to remove inconsistencies across listed companies and RTAs.
• For securities valued up to ₹10,000, notarisation of the Affidavit-cum-Indemnity Bond is no longer required.
• All duplicate securities will be issued only in dematerialised (demat) form, promoting digitisation.
• SEBI has also relaxed Basic Services Demat Account (BSDA) norms by excluding:
  • Zero Coupon Zero Principal (ZCZP) bonds
  • Delisted securities

from the valuation threshold used to determine BSDA eligibility.

• These reforms aim to reduce compliance burden, improve investor convenience, and enhance uniformity in market practices.
• The revised norms are effective immediately and also apply to applications currently under process.

Explanation to Question 5: e

• The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) conducted a Regional Level Pollution Response Exercise (RPREX-2025) on 26 December 2025 in Mumbai.
• The exercise was aimed at assessing preparedness to combat oil pollution at sea.
• A simulated scenario involved a motor tanker vessel reporting a major oil spill after a collision with a fishing boat, leading to crude oil leakage.
• To respond, a specialised ICG Pollution Control Vessel, along with two additional Coast Guard ships, was deployed in a pollution response configuration.
• Such exercises are conducted regularly in line with the National Oil Spill Disaster Contingency Plan (NOS-DCP) to ensure coordination among stakeholders and enhance maritime environmental safety.