Daily Current Affairs Quiz 19 December 2025, Attempt Important GK Questions

The Daily Current Affairs Quiz for 19 December 2025 is designed to help aspirants stay updated with important General Knowledge topics relevant to competitive exams. Regularly attempting such quizzes improves awareness of recent events and strengthens performance in sections related to current affairs. Practising these questions daily helps candidates revise key information quickly and maintain consistency in preparation.

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 19 December 2025

Q1. SabhaSaar has been introduced as part of the Government’s effort to improve transparency and efficiency in local governance. Which of the following best describes its primary objective?

(a) Digitisation of Panchayat financial records
(b) Automated translation of government circulars
(c) AI-based generation of structured minutes from Gram Sabha meetings
(d) Live streaming of Panchayat proceedings
(e) Centralised monitoring of Panchayat budgets

Q2. Who became the first woman officer to pass out from the Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun, marking the end of a 93-year wait since the academy’s establishment?

(a) Avani Chaturvedi
(b) Bhawana Kanth
(c) Sai Jadhav
(d) Shivangi Singh
(e) Anuja Patil

Q3. The Indian Coast Guard Ship Amulya, commissioned in December 2025, belongs to the ________ class of Fast Patrol Vessels and has been designed and built by __________.

(a) Sankalp-class – Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited
(b) Adamya-class – Goa Shipyard Limited
(c) Samarth-class – Cochin Shipyard Limited
(d) Vikram-class – Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers
(e) Shachi-class – Hindustan Shipyard Limited

Q4. During his official visit to Oman, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred with the ‘Order of Oman’ for his role in strengthening bilateral relations. Who conferred this prestigious honour upon him?

(a) Sultan Qaboos bin Said
(b) Sultan Haitham bin Tarik
(c) King Abdullah II
(d) Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
(e) King Salman bin Abdulaziz

Q5. Renowned Indian sculptor Ram Sutar, who is internationally acclaimed for designing the 182-metre-tall Statue of Unity dedicated to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and for his lifelong contribution to Indian sculpture and public art, was conferred the Padma Bhushan in ________.

(a) 2014
(b) 2015
(c) 1999
(d) 2016
(e) 2020

Explanations

Explanation to Answer 1: c

• SabhaSaar is an AI-enabled voice-to-text meeting summarisation tool launched by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj.
• It has been made available to all States and Union Territories, and Gram Panchayats are progressively adopting it for routine Gram Sabha and Panchayat meetings.
• The tool leverages Artificial Intelligence (AI) to generate structured minutes of meetings from audio and video recordings of Gram Sabha proceedings.
• SabhaSaar aims to bring uniformity in documentation of Gram Sabha minutes across the country and improve transparency and record-keeping.
• Panchayat officials can upload meeting recordings using their e-GramSwaraj login credentials on the SabhaSaar platform.
• SabhaSaar is built on BHASHINI, an AI-powered language translation platform developed by the Government of India to bridge language, literacy, and digital divides.
• It supports transcription in major Indian languages such as Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Gujarati, along with English.
• The AI model operates on AI and cloud infrastructure provided through the India AI Compute Portal under the India AI Mission of MeitY.
• Data generated through SabhaSaar is processed entirely within the Government framework and is not shared with any third-party service provider.
• The India AI Mission under MeitY acts as the nodal agency for governance of AI infrastructure and data.
• SabhaSaar was officially launched on 14 August 2025.
• As on 3 December 2025, more than 92,000 Gram Panchayats across India have used SabhaSaar for automated meeting summarisation.

Explanation to Answer 2: c

• Sai Jadhav (23 years) has created history by becoming the first woman officer to pass out from the Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun.
• Her commissioning marks the end of a 93-year-long wait for women at the IMA, which was established in 1932.
• Since its inception, over 67,000 officer cadets have graduated from the IMA, but none were women until now.
• Sai Jadhav has been commissioned as a Lieutenant in the Territorial Army (TA).
• She is the first woman officer from the IMA to join the Territorial Army, making her achievement unique even among women officers.
• Her commissioning represents a significant milestone in gender inclusion and military reforms in India’s armed forces.

Explanation to Answer 3: b 

• Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Amulya was commissioned on 19 December 2025 at Goa.
• It is the third vessel in a series of eight new-generation Adamya-class Fast Patrol Vessels.
• The ship has been designed and built indigenously by Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL).
• With over 60% indigenous components, ICGS Amulya reflects India’s progress towards defence self-reliance under Aatmanirbhar Bharat and Make in India initiatives.
• The name ‘Amulya’ means ‘priceless’, symbolising its strategic importance.
• The vessel is 51 metres long and follows a modern design philosophy focusing on efficiency, endurance, and rapid response.
• It is powered by two 3,000 kW advanced diesel engines, enabling a maximum speed of 27 knots.
• The ship has an operational endurance of 1,500 nautical miles, suitable for long-duration maritime missions.
• It is equipped with indigenous, state-of-the-art weapons and systems, ensuring superior manoeuvrability and operational flexibility.
• ICGS Amulya will perform surveillance, interdiction, search and rescue (SAR), anti-smuggling, and pollution response operations.
• The vessel will be based at Paradip, Odisha, under the Commander, Coast Guard Region (North East).

Explanation to Answer 4: b

• His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman, conferred the ‘Order of Oman’ on Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 18 December, 2025.
• The award was given in recognition of Prime Minister Modi’s exceptional contribution to strengthening India–Oman bilateral relations and his visionary leadership.
• The conferment took place during the Prime Minister’s official visit to Oman, which coincided with the completion of 70 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
• This milestone added special significance to the India–Oman Strategic Partnership.
• The Order of Oman was instituted in 1970 by His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said.
• It is among Oman’s highest civilian honours and is bestowed upon select global leaders for their outstanding contributions to public life and bilateral relations.

Explanation to Answer 5: d

• Renowned sculptor Ram Sutar, the designer of the world’s tallest statue – the Statue of Unity, passed away on 17 December 2025 at his residence in Noida.
• He was 100 years old and had been suffering from age-related illnesses.
• Ram Sutar is best known for creating the 182-metre-tall Statue of Unity in Gujarat, dedicated to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, India’s first Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister.
• Among his other iconic works is the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in a seated, meditative posture and the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue located in the Parliament premises, New Delhi.
• He was also associated with the design of the under-construction Statue of Equality at the Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Memorial, Dadar.
• Throughout his distinguished career, Ram Sutar received several prestigious awards for his contribution to art and sculpture.
• He was conferred the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2016.
• Recently, he was also honoured with the Maharashtra Bhushan Award, the highest civilian honour of Maharashtra.

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