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UPSC Current Affairs Pointers of the past week | December 22 to December 28, 2025

December 29, 2025 8:56 am

Don't miss out on important current affairs tidbits for your Prelims and Mains preparation. Learn about: Personality rights, Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar (PMRBP), Tsunami-ready village, World Rapid Championship 2025, and more. Don’t forget to attempt the MCQ at the end!

UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz : International Relations MCQs on United Nations Assistance Mission, Somaliland and more (Week 142)

December 28, 2025 8:38 pm

Are you preparing for UPSC CSE Prelims 2026? Check your progress and revise your topics through this quiz on International Relations.

UPSC Key: PM-POSHAN Scheme, Aravalli definition row, and Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire

December 29, 2025 10:50 am

How is knowing about the PM-POSHAN Scheme relevant to the UPSC exam? What significance do topics like the Thailand-Cambodian conflict, the new Consumer Price Index (CPI) series, and the Aravali Hills have for both the Preliminary and Main examinations? You can learn more by reading the Indian Express UPSC Key for December 28, 2025.

UPSC Weekly Current Affairs Quiz | December 21 to December 27, 2025

December 28, 2025 10:28 am

UPSC Prelims Weekly Current Affairs MCQs: Kickstart your UPSC Prelims prep early—begin with current affairs for a strong foundation. Do you know about Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council? Brush up your current affairs knowledge with this week's top questions and consolidate your UPSC-CSE preparation. Find answers along with explanations.

UPSC Key: Electoral Registration Officers, Separation of power, and Nuclear energy

December 28, 2025 12:06 pm

What is the significance of Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) in the SIR, and why is it important for your UPSC exam? What significance do topics such as the Indus Waters Treaty, nuclear energy, and the Indian economy have for both the Preliminary and Main examinations? You can learn more by reading the Indian Express UPSC Key for December 27, 2025.

The world this week | Tarique Rahman returns to Bangladesh, Trump appoints Special Envoy to Greenland, US hits IS targets in Nigeria

December 27, 2025 9:30 am

From Japan approving a record defence budget amid rising tensions with China to the US targeting an Islamic State affiliate in Nigeria. Here is a look at some of the major events this week.

UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz : Environment and Geography MCQs on vulture in India, 'Tsunami-ready' and more (Week 142)

December 27, 2025 1:28 pm

Are you preparing for UPSC CSE Prelims 2026? Do you know how many states the Aravalli Ranges pass through? Check your progress and revise your topics through this quiz on Environment and Geography.

UPSC Key: Political funding, Aravalli Hills, and 100 years of CPI

December 27, 2025 11:24 am

Why is funding to political parties important for your UPSC exam? What significance do topics such as 100 years of the CPI, tsunami-ready villages, and the Aravalli Hills have for both the Preliminary and Main examinations? You can learn more by reading the Indian Express UPSC Key for December 26, 2025.

How PM Modi’s visit strengthens India-Oman strategic relations

December 28, 2025 3:34 pm

Prime Minister Modi’s second official visit to Oman underlines the continued importance of the Gulf nation as a regional partner of India. But how does it also emphasise the significance of the Gulf region in India’s foreign policy?

Beyond Trending: What is flow and contra-flow?

December 28, 2025 3:42 pm

While regional and international mediations have failed to end the war in Sudan, it has also received less attention in the media. What explains this lopsided coverage of the war in the third-largest African country? The concepts of flow and contra-flow help understand it.

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