Latest General Knowledge Questions and Answers – October 2025

• Who won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2025?
  Answer: Joel Mokyr, Peter Howitt, and Philippe Aghion.
• Who has been appointed as the first Mental Health Ambassador by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare?
  Answer: Deepika Padukone.
• Which Indian fast bowler became the first to play 50-50 matches in all international formats?
  Answer: Jasprit Bumrah.
• Which film won the Best Film Award at the Filmfare Awards 2025?
  Answer: Laapataa Ladies.
• Who won the Best Actor Award at the 70th Filmfare Awards 2025?
  Answer: Abhishek Bachchan.
• World Students' Day is celebrated on October 15 to honor the birth anniversary of whom?
  Answer: Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.
• Where was India’s first Semiconductor Innovation Museum opened?
  Answer: Hyderabad.
• Who became the first Indian to win the IUCN Award?
  Answer: Dr. Sonali Ghosh (awarded in Abu Dhabi).
• Which two schemes were launched on October 12, 2025, to strengthen agricultural infrastructure?
  Answer: Pradhan Mantri Dhan-Dhanya Yojana and Mission for Self-Reliance in Pulses.
• Which coastal state in India received the international Blue Flag certification?
  Answer: Maharashtra (Beaches: Shrivardhan, Nagaon, Ladghar).
• Who was awarded Israel’s highest civilian honor?
  Answer: Donald Trump.
• Who is the only Indian cricketer featured in TIME 100 Next list 2025?
  Answer: Yashasvi Jaiswal.
• Where is the second-largest AI-based Gigawatt-scale Smelter Hub after the US being built in India?
  Answer: Visakhapatnam.
• Who was announced to receive Israel’s Presidential Medal of Honor in 2025?
  Answer: Donald Trump.