Current Affairs & Static GK • 2025-2026

Current Affairs One-Liners (October 2025)

High-yield Current Affairs One-Liners (October 2025) current-affairs and static-GK facts for 2025-2026, curated for RRB, SSC, Railway and banking exam preparation. Revise the key positions, names and details below, then test your recall with the timed active-recall quiz in our interactive dashboard.

141. Current Affairs One-Liners - Part I (Early/Mid October 2025)

Topic / Position	Name / Detail	Note
Which state has become the first to abolish the Madrasa Board	Uttarakhand	One-Liners
Where was the 'Mera Hou Chongba Festival' celebrated	Manipur	One-Liners
Where did the 69th National School Games begin on October 7, 2025	Jammu and Kashmir	One-Liners
Who has become the world's third largest aviation market	India	One-Liners
Who has been awarded the SASTRA Ramanujan Prize 2025	Alexander Smith	One-Liners
Where did the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025 begin on October 8, 2025	Abu Dhabi	One-Liners
Who has been honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the CEAT Cricket Rating Awards	Brian Lara and B.S. Chandrasekhar	One-Liners
Who has been appointed the brand ambassador of 'Buildathon 2025'	Shubhanshu Shukla	One-Liners
Who has been appointed as official ambassador of English Premier League	Sanju Samson	One-Liners
Where did India's first cheetah safari begin	Madhya Pradesh	One-Liners
Who was appointed the next Director-General of UNESCO	Khaled El-Enany	One-Liners
Which medal did Manipur's Linthoi Chanambam win at the 2025 World Junior Judo Championships held in Lima, Peru	Bronze	One-Liners
Where was a 2000-year-old pillar with a human face discovered	Turkey	One-Liners
Where did the third edition of the International Purple Festival begin on October 9, 2025	Panaji (Goa)	One-Liners
Which state government has empowered drug inspectors to inspect pharmaceutical chemicals	Uttar Pradesh	One-Liners
According to the NCRB report, which city has been ranked India's safest for the fourth year running	Kolkata	One-Liners
Who topped the World University Rankings 2026	USA (India's Rank - 2nd)	One-Liners
Which country has launched its first National Child Safety Policy	Fiji	One-Liners
Who won the Mrs. Universe 2025 title	Sherry Singh (Noida)	One-Liners
Which US state has declared Diwali a state holiday	California	One-Liners
Which indigenous anti-drone grid did India launch on October 10, 2025	Saksham	One-Liners
Which state government launched the Spice Route initiative to promote heritage and spice-based tourism	Kerala	One-Liners
The 'Indira 2025' military exercise between India and which country began on October 11, 2025	Russia	One-Liners
Which state government recently released a special budget of 1 crore rupees for wildlife conservation	Tamil Nadu	One-Liners
Which three Indian ports have been designated as green hydrogen hubs on October 11, 2025	Deendayal Port (Gujarat), V.O. Chidambaranar Port (Tamil Nadu), Paradip Port (Odisha)	One-Liners
Who has become the first Indian bowler to play 50-50 matches in all three international formats of cricket (Test, ODI, and T20)	Jasprit Bumrah	One-Liners
Who has been appointed the Union Health Ministry's first mental health ambassador	Deepika Padukone	One-Liners
Which bank has launched 'My Business QR'	HDFC Bank	One-Liners
Which country will commission the world's first solar-thermal power plant in the Gobi Desert on October 11, 2025	China	One-Liners
India's first fully solar-powered zoo will be built in which state	Karnataka	One-Liners
Who became the only Indian cricketer to be included in the Time's 100 Next list in 2025	Yashasvi Jaiswal	One-Liners
Which country successfully conducted the world's first live underwater interview on October 12, 2025	Palau	One-Liners
Who won the Best Actor award at 70th Filmfare Awards held in Ahmedabad, Gujarat	Kartik Aaryan (film - Chandu Champion) and Abhishek Bachchan (film - I Want to Talk)	One-Liners
Which state became the first to amend the Wildlife Act 1972	Kerala	One-Liners
Where was the fourth edition of the India-Australia joint military exercise 'Austra-Hind' held	Perth (Australia)	One-Liners
Who became the fastest Indian woman cricketer to score 5,000 runs	Smriti Mandhana	One-Liners
Where did India's first Semiconductor Innovation Museum open	Hyderabad	One-Liners
Five beaches of which state have received the prestigious Blue Flag certification	Maharashtra (Total-18)	One-Liners
Who became the newest member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)	Armenia	One-Liners
Who was awarded the Abel Prize 2025	Masaki Kashiwabara	One-Liners
On October 14, 2025, which country signed the Framework Agreement of the International Big Cat Alliance	Mongolia	One-Liners
Who became the world's richest actor	Shah Rukh Khan	One-Liners
On October 14, 2025, which country achieved three-fold elimination of mother-to-child transmission	Maldives	One-Liners
Which state launched 50,000 crore bamboo industry policy with the goal of creating 500,000 jobs in 5 years	Maharashtra	One-Liners
On October 15, 2025, which bank was declared Asia's safest bank by Global Finance	DBS Bank	One-Liners

142. Current Affairs One-Liners - Part II (Mid/Late October 2025)

Topic / Position	Name / Detail	Note
Where will Adani and Google jointly build India's largest AI hub	Visakhapatnam	One-Liners
With which country has India resumed postal services	America	One-Liners
Which state leads in UPI usage intensity	Telangana	One-Liners
Who was elected as a member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) West and South Asia Regional Council for 2026-29	Roshni Adhikari Pathak	One-Liners
Who won the right to host the Commonwealth Games 2030	Ahmedabad (Gujarat)	One-Liners
Who topped the Henley Passport Index 2025	Singapore	One-Liners
According to the DNA Census Report, by what percentage has the number of wild elephants in India declined	25%	One-Liners
Who has been selected as the ICC Player of the Month for September 2025	Abhishek Sharma and Smriti Mandhana	One-Liners
On October 16, 2025, who became the top assist-giver in international football	Lionel Messi	One-Liners
What is India's rank on the Global Hunger Index 2025	102nd	One-Liners
Who has been given the status of Mini Ratna by the Government of India	Hindustan Shipyard Limited	One-Liners
Indian powerlifter Joby Mathew won which medal at the 2025 Para Powerlifting World Championship	Bronze medal	One-Liners
Who received the Kedarnath Ropeway Project	Adani Group	One-Liners
Which foundation day of All India Institute of Ayurveda was celebrated on 17 October 2025	Ninth	One-Liners
Who won the 30th Senior Women's National Football Championship	Manipur	One-Liners
On October 17, 2025, the fifth 'Samudra Shakti' naval exercise was held between India and which country	Indonesia	One-Liners
Who has become the first Asian Chairperson of the IUCN Species Survival Commission	Vivek Menon	One-Liners
Who signed an agreement with Google Cloud for an AI music avatar	A.R. Rahman	One-Liners
Where will the fifth India University Games be held	Rajasthan	One-Liners
Who has become the second smallest country to qualify for the FIFA World Cup	Cape Verde (first - Iceland)	One-Liners
Who became the first transgender member of the Supreme Court committee	Akkai Padmashali (Karnataka)	One-Liners
Which country has offered to manufacture SU-57 jets in India	Russia	One-Liners
Harsh Sangvi has become the new Deputy Chief Minister of which state	Gujarat	One-Liners
Where will the '11th India International Science Festival' be held	Chandigarh	One-Liners
Who will launch the world's first multi-sensor EO satellite in the first quarter of 2026	GalaxyEye	One-Liners
On October 18, 2025, which AMC has launched 'Payment by Mutual Fund' through UPI	Bajaj Finserv	One-Liners
Indian archer Jyothi Surekha Vennam won which medal at the Archery World Cup final held in Nanjing, China	Bronze medal	One-Liners
On October 19, 2025, Which football player has won this year's Golden Boot	Lionel Messi	One-Liners
On October 19, 2025, Where did the country's own fighter aircraft Tejas MK1A make its first official flight	Nashik	One-Liners
India and which country have made a joint declaration to strengthen the Mercosur-India trade agreement	Brazil	One-Liners
On October 19, 2025, the Central Government launched the Cotton Revolution Scheme worth how many crores	600 crores	One-Liners
Which country became the first Latin American country to legalize euthanasia	Uruguay	One-Liners
Where was the third meeting of the India-Central Asian Security Council held on October 19, 2025	Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan)	One-Liners
Which state in India became the first to launch a menstrual leave policy in both the government and private sectors	Karnataka	One-Liners
In which state was the 'Kati Bihu Festival' celebrated	Assam	One-Liners
What is the prize money set by the UIDAI for the mascot design competition on October 19, 2025	Rs. 100,000	One-Liners
What medal did Tanvi Sharma win at Badminton World Junior Championship on October 19, 2025	Silver medal	One-Liners
What is the name of the fourth research station to be built by India in Antarctica	Maitri II	One-Liners
What is India's rank in the Sustainable Business Index 2025	23rd	One-Liners
Who has topped the 'State Mining Readiness Index' of the Ministry of Mines	Madhya Pradesh	One-Liners
Where was the AI Impact Summit held before India AI 2026	Uttarakhand	One-Liners
Which medal did Zorawar Singh Sandhu win at ISSF Shotgun World Championships 2025	Bronze medal	One-Liners
What medal did India win at 'Sultan Johor Cup 2025'	Silver	One-Liners
In how many states has the Law Ministry increased the number of notaries	Four (Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Nagaland)	One-Liners
Where was the five-day 'Tihar Festival' celebrated	Nepal	One-Liners
In which country is 'Taftan' volcano located	Iran	One-Liners
In which state the blackbuck reintroduction plan has been successfully implemented on October 21, 2025	Chhattisgarh	One-Liners
On October 21, 2025, which state government included chess in school curriculum	Goa	One-Liners

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