GK Express of 13/12/2025

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1. MGNREGA Name Change

The Central government has approved the name change of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gurantee Act (MGNREGA) to Poojya Baapu Grameen Rojghar Yojana (PBGRY) and also increased the compulsory working days from 100 to 125 days.

2. Core - 5 Super Club

As per the International News, A new super powered group of nations formation is in progress which contains India, China, USA, Russia and Japan.

3. Unified Higher Education System

Indian government is planning to constitute a unified higher education council by combining UGC, AICTE, NCTE.

📖 Know Your English

Word: Indefatigable

Meaning: Persisting tirelessly; a person who never gives up or gets tired.

Synonyms: Tireless, Unflagging, Relentless, Determined

Example: The indefatigable volunteers worked through the night to rescue the trapped villagers.

🚆 ENGLISH COACH

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1. What does the idiom 'To burn the midnight oil' mean?

➡️ To work or study late into the night.

2. One word substitution: 'A person who can speak two languages'.

➡️ Bilingual

3. Find the correctly spelled word: Accomodate / Accommodate / Acommodate.

➡️ Accommodate

🚆 AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS COACH

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1. Who were the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize 2025?

➡️ The Nobel Peace Prize 2025 was awarded to María Corina Machado, a Venezuelan politician and pro-democracy activist, for her courageous efforts to promote democratic rights and a peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy in Venezuela, standing firm against authoritarian rule.

2. Who won the national award for best actor in 2025 ?

➡️ At the 71st National Film Awards in 2025 (honoring 2023 films), the Best Actor award was shared by Shah Rukh Khan for Jawan and Vikrant Massey for 12th Fail.

3. Which film won the Golden Globe 2024 for Best Motion Picture (Drama)?

➡️

Oppenheimer.

🚆 SUPERLATIVES COACH

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1. Which is the longest word in English?

➡️ The longest word in English found in major dictionaries is Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (45 letters), a lung disease from inhaling volcanic dust, though doctors call it silicosis

2. Which is the largest river island in the world?

➡️ Majuli Island (Assam, India).

3. Which is the highest motorable road in the world?

➡️

Umling La Pass (Ladakh, India).

💡 Did You Know?

🇮🇳 The Magnetic Hill of Ladakh

There is a hill in Ladakh, India, known as 'Magnetic Hill' where vehicles appear to roll uphill against gravity when parked in neutral, due to an optical illusion created by the landscape.

🌍 The Sea without a Coast

The Sargasso Sea is the only sea in the world that has no land boundaries. It is located entirely within the Atlantic Ocean and is defined by ocean currents rather than land.

❓ Question of the Day

Who is known as the 'Father of Local Self-Government' in India?

Answer: Lord Ripon. He introduced the Ilbert Bill and passed the resolution for local self-government in 1882.

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