1. Who is the current President of Iran (2025)?
A) Ebrahim Raisi
B) Mohammad Mokhber ✅
C) Hassan Rouhani
D) Ali Khamenei
📘 Mokhber became acting president after Raisi’s death in 2024.
2. Which country joined NATO as the 31st member in 2024?
A) Finland
B) Ukraine
C) Sweden ✅
D) Austria
📘 Sweden officially became NATO’s 31st member after years of neutrality.
3. India’s 500th Community Radio Station was inaugurated in which city?
A) Shillong
B) Aizawl ✅
C) Kohima
D) Agartala
📘 Launched at IIMC Aizawl in July 2024.
4. Where is the National Landslide Forecasting Centre located?
A) Guwahati
B) Bengaluru
C) Kolkata ✅
D) Dehradun
📘 Opened at Geological Survey of India HQ.
5. Who was re-elected President of Belarus?
A) Vladimir Putin
B) Nikolai Lukashenko
C) Alexander Lukashenko ✅
D) Viktor Yushchenko
📘 Lukashenko extended his presidency since 1994.
6. When is World Leprosy Day observed?
A) 2 October
B) 4 February
C) 30 January
D) Last Sunday of January ✅
📘 Raises awareness and ends stigma around leprosy.
7. Which city will host the AI Action Summit 2025?
A) New York
B) Paris ✅
C) Tokyo
D) London
📘 Paris selected as global hub for AI policy discussions.
8. Which country developed deep-sea radar for detecting aircraft?
A) USA
B) India
C) China ✅
D) Israel
📘 First-of-its-kind radar was developed by China in 2024.
9. Which Indian scheme was relaunched as PM-SURAJ in 2025?
A) Stand-Up India
B) Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
C) PM-SCHEME
D) PM-DAKSH ✅
📘 PM-SURAJ (Social Upliftment Scheme) replaces PM-DAKSH for marginalized groups.
10. What is India’s first AI news anchor called?
A) Tara
B) Ira
C) Sana ✅
D) Disha
📘 Sana was launched by Odisha TV.
11. Which app was launched to assist in voter registration using AI?
A) VoterMate
B) AI Voter
C) Sugam Voter ✅
D) iVote
📘 Launched by ECI to simplify electoral roll updates.
12. In which sanctuary was the rare “Caracal” wildcat spotted in 2025?
A) Gir
B) Nauradehi ✅
C) Simlipal
D) Ranthambhore
📘 Caracal sighting recorded in MP’s Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary.
13. Who launched the “Manthan” Handloom Conclave?
A) Piyush Goyal
B) Giriraj Singh ✅
C) Smriti Irani
D) Dharmendra Pradhan
📘 Held to promote local handloom innovations.
14. Where was the 86th National Table Tennis Championship held?
A) Lucknow
B) Surat ✅
C) Indore
D) Pune
📘 Surat hosted the 2024 tournament.
15. What is the capital of the newly declared Telangana district "Mulugu"?
A) Warangal
B) Adilabad
C) Mulugu ✅
D) Khammam
📘 Declared as a tribal district.
16. Which ministry launched the “Watershed Yatra”?
A) Ministry of Jal Shakti
B) Ministry of Rural Development ✅
C) Ministry of Environment
D) Ministry of Housing
📘 To promote awareness under PMKSY 2.0.
17. What is the aim of PM YUVA 2.0?
A) Startup funding
B) Sports excellence
C) Author mentorship ✅
D) Agricultural subsidies
📘 Promotes young authors under India@75.
18. Which country did India overtake to become 3rd largest solar power generator in 2024?
A) Germany ✅
B) China
C) UK
D) USA
📘 India surpassed Germany in solar energy capacity.
19. The ADEETIE scheme relates to which sector?
A) Education
B) Tribal Empowerment ✅
C) Technology
D) MSME
📘 Launched by Ministry of Tribal Affairs in July 2025.
20. What is the full form of eCoO 2.0?
A) E-Commerce of Operations
B) Electronic Certification of Origin ✅
C) Energy Commission of Organization
D) e-Commission of Operations
📘 Facilitates exports by issuing origin certificates digitally.
21. Which state launched ‘Mana Mitra’, a WhatsApp governance platform?
A) Telangana
B) Andhra Pradesh ✅
C) Karnataka
D) Odisha
📘 Aims to provide citizen services digitally.
22. Which state started the “Indiramma Atmiya Bharosa” scheme?
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Telangana ✅
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Gujarat
📘 A new social security program launched in 2024.
23. What is the purpose of the Central Suspect Registry (2025)?
A) Monitor banks
B) List cyber criminals ✅
C) Penalize fake news
D) Track migration
📘 Developed by I4C to flag cyber fraudsters.
24. What is “Qartemis”, launched in 2025?
A) Weather satellite
B) Cancer therapy ✅
C) Defense drone
D) Cyber monitoring system
📘 India’s first indigenously developed CAR‑T cell therapy.
25. Who launched the AMED (Agricultural Monitoring & Event Detection) API?
A) IMD
B) ICAR ✅
C) FCI
D) ISRO
📘 Developed by ICAR for precision agriculture.
26. Which Indian city hosted the All-India Transgender Conference 2025?
A) Jaipur
B) Delhi
C) Ajmer ✅
D) Lucknow
📘 Organized by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
27. Baneshwar Fair is associated with which tribal community?
A) Santhal
B) Bhil ✅
C) Gond
D) Bodo
📘 Celebrated in Rajasthan by Bhil tribes.
28. Who received the Gandhi Peace Prize 2024?
A) ISRO
B) Gita Press ✅
C) Kailash Satyarthi
D) WHO
📘 Awarded for its contributions to Indian culture and literature.
29. Which state’s tableau won first prize at Republic Day Parade 2025?
A) Maharashtra
B) Gujarat
C) Uttar Pradesh ✅
D) Rajasthan
📘 Based on the theme of Ayodhya's Ram Mandir.
30. What is India’s rank in the Global Peace Index 2025?
A) 111
B) 126 ✅
C) 101
D) 98
📘 India dropped slightly in the global rankings compared to 2024.
31. Who became the youngest female Grandmaster from India in 2025?
A) Divya Deshmukh
B) Vaishali Rameshbabu
C) Rakshitta Ravi ✅
D) Koneru Humpy
📘 Achieved the feat at just 15 years old.
32. What is the theme of National Science Day 2025?
A) Global Science for Global Wellbeing
B) Science for a Sustainable Future ✅
C) Technology and Humanity
D) Artificial Intelligence for Society
📘 Celebrated on 28 February every year.
33. Which city will host the 2030 Asian Games?
A) Seoul
B) New Delhi
C) Doha
D) Riyadh ✅
📘 Riyadh was selected by the Olympic Council of Asia.
34. What is the name of India’s first underwater metro?
A) Jalpath
B) AquaLine
C) Kolkata Metro Line 3 ✅
D) JalMetro
📘 Runs under the Hooghly River.
35. Which country recently joined the Eurodrone programme as observer?
A) India ✅
B) UAE
C) Turkey
D) Australia
📘 India joined in January 2025 to enhance drone tech partnerships.
36. PM MITRA Parks are associated with which industry?
A) IT
B) Defense
C) Textiles ✅
D) Automobiles
📘 To boost integrated textile value chains.
37. Who is the brand ambassador of the National Creators Award 2025?
A) Ranveer Allahbadia ✅
B) Bhuvan Bam
C) Ashish Chanchlani
D) CarryMinati
📘 Also known as “BeerBiceps.”
38. When is International Yoga Day celebrated?
A) 5 June
B) 14 August
C) 21 June ✅
D) 1 July
📘 Initiated by India and adopted by the UN.
39. What is the focus of the “Hamara Samvidhan – Hamara Swabhiman” campaign?
A) Literacy
B) Constitution Awareness ✅
C) Voting Rights
D) Anti-corruption
📘 Promoted under the DISHA scheme.
40. Which ministry launched the Occupational Shortage Index (OSI)?
A) MoE
B) Ministry of Labour ✅
C) Ministry of HRD
D) Ministry of Commerce
📘 Helps assess demand–supply gaps in jobs.
41. What is the new name of Mount Harriet in Andaman?
A) Mount Swaraj
B) Mount Azad ✅
C) Mount Gandhi
D) Mount Freedom
📘 Renamed in honor of freedom fighters.
42. Which state launched “Mukhyamantri Yuva Udyami Vikas Abhiyan”?
A) Bihar
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Madhya Pradesh ✅
D) Jharkhand
📘 For encouraging youth entrepreneurship.
43. Who won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize?
A) WHO
B) Narges Mohammadi ✅
C) Alexei Navalny
D) UNHRC
📘 Iranian activist known for women’s rights advocacy.
44. What is V-Dem Index used for?
A) Vaccine research
B) Democracy assessment ✅
C) GDP calculation
D) Food security
📘 India ranked in the lower-middle tier.
45. How many cities were selected in India Smart Cities Award 2024?
A) 60
B) 93
C) 66 ✅
D) 75
📘 Top winners include Indore and Surat.
46. Who is the new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of India (2025)?
A) Lt Gen Anil Chauhan ✅
B) Bipin Rawat
C) R Hari Kumar
D) Manoj Pande
📘 Serving as India’s second CDS.
47. When is World Environment Day celebrated?
A) 21 March
B) 5 June ✅
C) 3 July
D) 14 May
📘 Global theme in 2025: “Land Restoration, Desertification & Drought Resilience.”
48. Who became the new CEO of Twitter/X in 2025?
A) Elon Musk
B) Linda Yaccarino ✅
C) Parag Agrawal
D) Sundar Pichai
📘 Took over operations while Musk retained ownership.
49. In which Indian city was the World Book Fair 2025 held?
A) Mumbai
B) New Delhi ✅
C) Chennai
D) Bhopal
📘 Organized at Pragati Maidan, Delhi.
50. Which Indian won the ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year 2024?
A) Virat Kohli
B) Jasprit Bumrah
C) Rohit Sharma
D) Ravindra Jadeja ✅
📘 Recognized for consistent all-round performance.
51. Which country recently became the 100th member of the International Solar Alliance?
A) UAE
B) Morocco
C) Paraguay ✅
D) Spain
📘 Paraguay joined ISA in March 2024, becoming the 100th member.
52. Who is the current CAG of India (2025)?
A) G.C. Murmu ✅
B) Rajiv Gauba
C) T.V. Somanathan
D) V.K. Paul
📘 Girish Chandra Murmu was appointed as the 14th CAG in 2020 and continues in office.
53. Who won the Best Actor award at the 2024 National Film Awards?
A) Allu Arjun ✅
B) Jr NTR
C) Rishab Shetty
D) Dhanush
📘 Allu Arjun won for his performance in Pushpa: The Rise.
54. What is India’s rank in the Henley Passport Index 2025?
A) 80
B) 85
C) 83 ✅
D) 90
📘 Indian passport holders can travel visa-free to 62 countries.
55. What is the currency of Ethiopia?
A) Birr ✅
B) Rand
C) Dinar
D) Shilling
📘 Ethiopia’s national currency is the Birr.
56. What is the rank of India in the Global Innovation Index 2024?
A) 41
B) 40 ✅
C) 39
D) 37
📘 India maintained its position at 40th among 132 economies.
57. Who was awarded the 2024 Abel Prize (Mathematics)?
A) Luis Caffarelli ✅
B) Maryna Viazovska
C) Terence Tao
D) Akshay Venkatesh
📘 Recognized for contributions to partial differential equations.
58. Who has been appointed as Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) of India (2025)?
A) Krishnamurthy Subramanian
B) V. Anantha Nageswaran ✅
C) Raghuram Rajan
D) Sanjeev Sanyal
📘 Took office in January 2022 and continues through 2025.
59. Which Indian city topped the Smart City Index 2024?
A) Pune
B) Indore ✅
C) Surat
D) Bhopal
📘 Known for its cleanliness and efficient urban planning.
60. Where was the first G20 Digital Economy Ministers' Meet held in 2024?
A) Bengaluru ✅
B) Hyderabad
C) Mumbai
D) Ahmedabad
📘 Focused on digital public infrastructure.
61. Which river was declared a "living entity" by Uttarakhand HC?
A) Yamuna
B) Ganga ✅
C) Saraswati
D) Alaknanda
📘 Ganga and Yamuna were given personhood in a 2024 ruling.
62. Which Indian state launched the “Ektu Khelo, Ektu Padho” campaign?
A) Assam
B) Tripura ✅
C) West Bengal
D) Mizoram
📘 Aimed to promote physical and academic activity in students.
63. What does PM Gati Shakti focus on?
A) Startup culture
B) Infrastructure development ✅
C) Financial literacy
D) Youth employment
📘 A national master plan for multimodal connectivity.
64. Who is the President of Sri Lanka (2025)?
A) Gotabaya Rajapaksa
B) Ranil Wickremesinghe ✅
C) Sajith Premadasa
D) Maithripala Sirisena
📘 Serving as both president and finance minister.
65. Which Indian city topped the Swachh Survekshan 2024 rankings?
A) Navi Mumbai
B) Indore ✅
C) Surat
D) Ahmedabad
📘 Indore has topped the cleanliness rankings for several years.
66. Which bank became the first to launch a UPI-linked Rupay credit card?
A) SBI
B) HDFC
C) Union Bank of India ✅
D) Axis Bank
📘 Enabled UPI payments directly via credit card.
67. Who won the Miss World 2024 crown?
A) Krystyna Pyszkova ✅
B) Karolina Bielawska
C) Sini Shetty
D) Shweta Sharda
📘 Krystyna Pyszkova from Czech Republic won the title.
68. When is National Voters' Day celebrated?
A) 26 January
B) 25 January ✅
C) 15 August
D) 9 March
📘 Celebrates the founding of the Election Commission of India in 1950.
69. Which scheme replaced “Khelo India Talent Identification” in 2025?
A) Yuva Khel Abhiyan
B) Play India Vision
C) Khelo India Rising Stars ✅
D) India Champs
📘 To focus on grassroots athlete development.
70. Which Indian film won the Best International Feature Film at the 2024 Oscars?
A) The Kashmir Files
B) RRR
C) The Elephant Whisperers ✅
D) Chhello Show
📘 Won for Best Documentary Short Subject.
71. What is the objective of the “Amrit Bharat Station Scheme”?
A) Metro expansion
B) Modernizing railway stations ✅
C) Affordable housing
D) Smart cities
📘 Revamp of 1309 railway stations.
72. What is the headquarters of International Court of Justice (ICJ)?
A) Geneva
B) New York
C) The Hague ✅
D) Brussels
📘 ICJ is located in The Hague, Netherlands.
73. Which Indian woman won the ISSF World Cup 2024 gold in 10m air rifle?
A) Elavenil Valarivan
B) Mehuli Ghosh
C) Nancy Mandhotra ✅
D) Anjum Moudgil
📘 Young shooter from Haryana clinched gold.
74. Which ministry launched the “SANKALP SAPTAH” program?
A) Ministry of HRD
B) Ministry of Rural Development ✅
C) Ministry of Finance
D) Ministry of Skill Development
📘 Aims to improve aspirational district performance.
75. Who became the first Indian to win Formula 2 Grand Prix (2024)?
A) Kush Maini ✅
B) Jehan Daruvala
C) Narain Karthikeyan
D) Arjun Maini
📘 Historic victory for Indian motorsports.
76. What is the theme of International Women’s Day 2025?
A) Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress ✅
B) Gender Equality for a Better Tomorrow
C) Women in Leadership
D) Empower Her Future
📘 Focused on financial inclusion and gender equity globally.
77. Which country assumed the G-20 Presidency before India?
A) Indonesia ✅
B) Brazil
C) Japan
D) South Africa
📘 Indonesia held the G-20 Presidency in 2022.
78. What is the name of the mission to study the Sun, launched by ISRO in 2024?
A) Aditya-L1 ✅
B) Surya-1
C) Solar Quest
D) HelioSat
📘 India’s first solar observatory mission, launched to L1 orbit.
79. Who is the new Chairperson of SEBI (2025)?
A) Ajay Tyagi
B) Madhabi Puri Buch ✅
C) Urjit Patel
D) Nirmala Sitharaman
📘 First woman chairperson of SEBI, appointed in 2022.
80. Which state has the highest installed solar power capacity (2025)?
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Gujarat
C) Rajasthan ✅
D) Maharashtra
📘 Rajasthan leads in solar installations, surpassing 18 GW.
81. Who is the newly appointed CEO of NITI Aayog (2025)?
A) Amitabh Kant
B) B.V.R. Subrahmanyam ✅
C) Sanjeev Sanyal
D) Arvind Panagariya
📘 Took over from Kant in 2023, previously Commerce Secretary.
82. Which Indian bank opened the country’s first ‘Green Deposit’ facility?
A) SBI
B) HDFC Bank
C) ICICI Bank ✅
D) Bank of Baroda
📘 Funds from green deposits are used for eco-friendly projects.
83. Which sportsperson became the first Indian to win Laureus World Sports Award (2024)?
A) PV Sindhu
B) Neeraj Chopra ✅
C) Virat Kohli
D) Abhinav Bindra
📘 Won for "Breakthrough Athlete of the Year."
84. Who authored the book “India’s Finance Ministers: From Independence to Emergency”?
A) Jairam Ramesh ✅
B) P. Chidambaram
C) Pranab Mukherjee
D) Raghuram Rajan
📘 Covers the role of Indian finance ministers between 1947–75.
85. Who heads the panel formed to review pension reforms for government employees (2024)?
A) N.K. Singh
B) T.V. Somanathan ✅
C) Bibek Debroy
D) Rajiv Mehrishi
📘 Tasked with examining the New Pension Scheme (NPS).
86. What is the name of India’s first-ever Night Sky Sanctuary?
A) Pangong Sanctuary
B) Changthang ✅
C) Nubra Valley
D) Tawang Sky Reserve
📘 Located in Hanle, Ladakh to boost astro-tourism.
87. In which state is the Namdapha Tiger Reserve located?
A) Assam
B) Arunachal Pradesh ✅
C) Nagaland
D) Tripura
📘 One of the largest protected areas in Eastern Himalayas.
88. The term “Global South” refers to:
A) Low and middle-income countries ✅
B) Arctic countries
C) Developed countries only
D) EU nations
📘 India hosted the Voice of Global South Summit in 2024.
89. Who won the Booker Prize 2024?
A) Damon Galgut
B) Paul Lynch ✅
C) George Saunders
D) Shehan Karunatilaka
📘 Irish author Paul Lynch won for “Prophet Song.”
90. What is India's first 3D-printed post office located?
A) Bengaluru ✅
B) Mumbai
C) Hyderabad
D) Pune
📘 Constructed in 45 days using 3D concrete printing technology.
91. Who is the current Chief Justice of India (2025)?
A) N.V. Ramana
B) D.Y. Chandrachud ✅
C) U.U. Lalit
D) R. Banumathi
📘 Took oath as the 50th CJI in November 2022.
92. What is the venue for COP29 (2024 climate summit)?
A) UAE
B) Baku, Azerbaijan ✅
C) Egypt
D) India
📘 Announced as the host for UN climate negotiations in 2024.
93. What is the total number of Ramsar sites in India as of mid-2025?
A) 70
B) 75
C) 80
D) 80+ ✅
📘 India has added several wetland sites to the Ramsar list.
94. What does CDRI stand for?
A) Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure ✅
B) Central Disaster Relief Initiative
C) Climate Disaster Response Initiative
D) Cooperative Disaster Resource India
📘 India-led global partnership launched in 2019.
95. What is the aim of PM SHRI Schools initiative?
A) Free lunch
B) Smart classrooms
C) Model schools for NEP 2020 ✅
D) Sports development
📘 Focus on implementing NEP goals across 14,500 schools.
96. Which country hosted the SCO Summit 2024?
A) China
B) India
C) Kazakhstan ✅
D) Russia
📘 Held in Astana; India participated as full member.
97. Which Indian airport became Asia’s best in Skytrax 2024 rankings?
A) Delhi
B) Hyderabad ✅
C) Mumbai
D) Chennai
📘 Recognized for service quality and passenger experience.
98. “Mission Karmayogi” is aimed at reforming:
A) Judiciary
B) Armed Forces
C) Bureaucracy ✅
D) Education
📘 Training civil servants to be more efficient and tech-savvy.
99. Who is the head of India’s AI advisory council formed in 2025?
A) Nandan Nilekani ✅
B) Mukesh Ambani
C) Satya Nadella
D) Sundar Pichai
📘 Tasked with steering India’s ethical AI development.
100. Which country will host the 2026 Commonwealth Games (after Australia withdrew)?
A) Canada
B) Malaysia ✅
C) South Africa
D) New Zealand
📘 Explanation:
After Australia backed out due to rising costs, Malaysia agreed in 2024 to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games, becoming the first Southeast Asian country to host it twice (first in 1998, Kuala Lumpur).
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