Daily Current Affairs Quiz: 7th November, 2025

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Daily Current Affairs: 7 November 2025

Q1. Recently, Google announced a pioneering research project called Project Suncatcher. Which of the following statements best describes the core objective of Project Suncatcher?

(a) Establishing human colonies on Mars

(b) Hosting AI-powered data centres in space

(c) Developing space-based navigation systems

(d) Deploying quantum communication satellites

(e) Building cloud data centres under the ocean

The Correct Answer: (b) Hosting AI-powered data centres in space

Explanation:

Google has announced an ambitious new research initiative called Project Suncatcher, which explores the possibility of hosting AI data centres in space using solar-powered satellite constellations.

About Project Suncatcher

• Initiative by: Google
• Objective: To deploy high-performance AI accelerators in space and develop a space-based data infrastructure powered by renewable solar energy.

Key Features

• The project envisions modular satellite arrays connected through high-speed free-space optical links, capable of transferring data at tens of terabits per second.
• These satellites will be equipped with Google’s Tensor Processing Units (TPUs)—specialized AI chips designed for efficient machine learning tasks.
• Google plans to launch two prototype satellites in collaboration with Planet Labs by early 2027 to evaluate the hardware’s performance and durability in space.
• The system will operate as a constellation of interconnected satellites in a dawn–dusk sun-synchronous low Earth orbit (LEO), ensuring continuous solar power availability.
• Preliminary tests indicate that Google’s Trillium-generation TPUs can withstand space-level radiation, demonstrating their suitability for orbital operations.

Q2. The Second World Summit for Social Development (WSSD-2) was held in 2025 with the aim of reaffirming global commitments towards poverty eradication and inclusive development. Where was this significant summit convened?

(a) Doha, Qatar

(b) Geneva, Switzerland

(c) Vienna, Austria

(d) Nairobi, Kenya

(e) New York, USA

The Correct Answer: (a) Doha, Qatar

Explanation:

• The Minister for Labour & Employment represented India at the Second World Summit for Social Development (WSSD-2) held in Doha, Qatar from November 4 to 6, 2025.
• The WSSD-2 is a United Nations–convened summit focused on eradicating poverty, promoting full and productive employment, ensuring decent work for all, and fostering social inclusion.
• The Summit aims to align with global processes such as the 2023 SDG Summit Political Declaration, the Pact for the Future, and the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4).
• Historical Background: The first World Summit for Social Development was held in Copenhagen in March 1995.

Q3. The UNEP’s Emissions Gap Report 2025, titled “Off Target,” projects that even with full implementation of updated NDCs, global temperatures could rise by how much by the end of this century?

(a) 1.5–1.7°C

(b) 1.8–2.0°C

(c) 2.3–2.5°C

(d) 2.6–2.8°C

(e) 3.0°C and above

The Correct Answer: (c) 2.3–2.5°C

Explanation:

• The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released the Emissions Gap Report 2025, titled “Off Target.”
• The report finds that even with full implementation of updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement, global temperatures are projected to rise by 3–2.5°C this century — a marginal improvement over the previous year’s 2.6–2.8°C projection.
• Global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions rose 3% in 2024, reaching 57.7 gigatonnes of CO₂ equivalent — more than four times the annual average growth rate of the 2010s.
• Only 60 Parties (covering 63% of global emissions) have submitted new 2035 NDCs.
• The report notes that apparent progress is mostly due to accounting changes, not real emission reductions.
• UNEP warns that global temperatures will exceed 1.5°C within the next decade, making overshoot inevitable but still manageable.
• To limit overshoot, UNEP urges rapid emission cuts and minimal dependence on carbon dioxide removal (CDR)
• The G20 bloc, responsible for 77% of global emissions, remains off-track to meet its 2030 targets.

Q4. The State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) 2025 report released by the FAO highlights a severe global crisis of land degradation. According to the report, approximately how many people worldwide are affected by this phenomenon?

(a) 700 million

(b) 1.2 billion

(c) 2.1 billion

(d) 1.7 billion

(e) 2.5 billion

The correct Answer: (d) 1.7 billion

Explanation:

• The State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) 2025 report was released by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on November 3, 2025.
• The report highlights a global crisis of land degradation, affecting 7 billion people, threatening food security and ecosystems.
• Agricultural expansion remains the primary cause of deforestation, accounting for about 90% of global forest loss.
• Asia and Africa, especially eastern and southern Asia, are the most affected regions due to population pressure and extensive degradation.
• India ranks among the countries with the highest yield losses due to human-induced land degradation.
• Between 2001–2023, global agricultural land area decreased by 78 million hectares (mha) (2%), with cropland expanding by 78 mha and permanent pastures shrinking by 151 mha.
• Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 69 mha cropland expansion and 72 mha forest loss; Latin America saw 25 mha cropland growth with 85 mha deforestation.
• About 6 mha of cropland are abandoned annually, mainly due to degradation.
• Reversing just 10% of human-induced degradation could feed an additional 154 million people annually.
• Restoring abandoned cropland could feed between 292–476 million people.
• Around 47 million children under 5 years in degraded regions suffer from stunted growth linked to land degradation.

Q5. The third edition of the Manohar Parrikar Yuva Scientist Award 2025 was conferred upon which Indian researcher for his outstanding work in computational materials science?

(a) Dr. K. Sivan

(b) Dr. Sai Gautam Gopalakrishnan

(c) Dr. Soumya Swaminathan

(d) Dr. Sandeep Pathak

(e) Dr. Ritu Karidhal

The Correct Answer: (b) Dr. Sai Gautam Gopalakrishnan

Explanation:

• The third edition of the Manohar Parrikar Yuva Scientist Award (2025) has been announced.
• The award was conferred upon Sai Gautam Gopalakrishnan, an Associate Professor of Materials Engineering at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru.
• He leads a research group in computational materials science, focusing on advanced materials design and simulation.
• The award includes a citation and a cash prize of ₹5 lakh, making it the highest-valued award in the field of science and technology in India.