Current Affairs and General Knowledge MCQs (2025)

Current Affairs and General Knowledge MCQs (2025)

Politics and International Relations

Who is the current Prime Minister of India as of September 2025?

A) Amit Shah

B) Narendra Modi

C) Rajnath Singh

D) Nitin Gadkari

Answer: B) Narendra Modi

Which country hosted the 2024 G20 Summit?

A) India

B) Brazil

C) Japan

D) South Africa

Answer: B) Brazil

Who is the current President of the United States as of 2024?

A) Joe Biden

B) Donald Trump

C) Kamala Harris

D) Barack Obama

Answer: A) Joe Biden

Which country officially joined NATO in 2024?

A) Finland

B) Sweden

C) Ukraine

D) Georgia

Answer: B) Sweden

What was the main focus of the 2024 United Nations General Assembly?

A) Global health

B) Climate change and global health

C) Nuclear disarmament

D) Cybersecurity

Answer: B) Climate change and global health

Who is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations in 2024?

A) Ban Ki-moon

B) António Guterres

C) Kofi Annan

D) Javier Pérez de Cuéllar

Answer: B) António Guterres

Which African country held its general elections in January 2024?

A) Nigeria

B) Ghana

C) Kenya

D) South Africa

Answer: B) Ghana

Which political party won the most seats in the 2024 European Parliament elections?

A) European People’s Party

B) Socialists and Democrats

C) Renew Europe

D) Greens/EFA

Answer: A) European People’s Party

Which country established the COP-33 cell to host the 2028 UN Climate Summit?

A) Brazil

B) India

C) Germany

D) USA

Answer: B) India

Who was elected as the President of Belarus in 2025?

A) Michel Martin

B) Alexander Lukashenko

C) Francois Barua

D) None of the above

Answer: B) Alexander Lukashenko

Economy

What was India’s GDP growth rate in the April–June quarter of 2025-26?

A) 6.5%

B) 7.8%

C) 8.2%

D) 5.9%

Answer: B) 7.8%

Which country became the largest exporter of renewable energy in 2024?

A) USA

B) China

C) Germany

D) India

Answer: B) China

Which country surpassed China as the world’s largest electric vehicle market in 2024?

A) India

B) United States

C) Germany

D) Japan

Answer: B) United States

What is the projected global economic growth for 2024 according to the IMF?

A) 2.8%

B) 3.4%

C) 4.1%

D) 5.0%

Answer: B) 3.4%

Which organization launched the enhanced Certificate of Origin (eCoO) 2.0 system in 2025?

A) Reserve Bank of India

B) Directorate General of Foreign Trade

C) Federation of Indian Export Organisations

D) Export Promotion Council

Answer: B) Directorate General of Foreign Trade

Which country saw the highest inflation rate in 2024?

A) Argentina

B) Venezuela

C) Turkey

D) Zimbabwe

Answer: B) Venezuela

What is the goal of the Pradhan Mantri Gati Shakti Plan?

A) Digital literacy

B) Multi-modal connectivity

C) Rural electrification

D) Healthcare reform

Answer: B) Multi-modal connectivity

Which global rating agency upgraded India’s sovereign credit rating to ‘BBB’ in August 2025?

A) Moody’s

B) Fitch

C) S&P Global Ratings

D) Standard Chartered

Answer: C) S&P Global Ratings

Which company became the first to launch a commercial quantum computer in 2024?

A) Google

B) IBM

C) Microsoft

D) Intel

Answer: B) IBM

What major economic policy did India express concerns about in 2024?

A) US Inflation Reduction Act

B) EU Carbon Tax

C) China’s Belt and Road Initiative

D) Japan’s Trade Agreement

Answer: A) US Inflation Reduction Act

Science and Technology

Which Indian mission successfully landed on the moon’s south pole in 2023?

A) Chandrayaan-2

B) Chandrayaan-3

C) Mangalyaan

D) Gaganyaan

Answer: B) Chandrayaan-3

What is the name of India’s first fully Made-in-India semiconductor chip unveiled in 2025?

A) Shakti

B) Vikram-3201

C) Prithvi

D) Agni

Answer: B) Vikram-3201

Which company launched the Vision Pro mixed-reality headset?

A) Meta

B) Apple

C) Microsoft

D) Samsung

Answer: B) Apple

What does GPT stand for in ChatGPT?

A) General Purpose Technology

B) Generative Pre-trained Transformer

C) Global Processing Tool

D) Guided Predictive Text

Answer: B) Generative Pre-trained Transformer

Which tech billionaire became the world’s richest man in 2024?

A) Jeff Bezos

B) Elon Musk

C) Mark Zuckerberg

D) Bill Gates

Answer: B) Elon Musk

What is the latest Mars rover mission called?

A) Curiosity

B) Perseverance

C) Opportunity

D) Spirit

Answer: B) Perseverance

Which AI model gained attention in 2023 for creating music, videos, and artwork?

A) DALL-E

B) Sora

C) Grok

D) BERT

Answer: B) Sora

Which country launched the first manned mission to the Moon in 2024?

A) USA

B) China

C) Russia

D) India

Answer: B) China

What is the name of Uranus’s newly discovered 29th moon in 2025?

A) S/2025 U1

B) Oberon

C) Titania

D) Ariel

Answer: A) S/2025 U1

Which technology company faced a significant data breach in early 2024?

A) Google

B) Microsoft

C) Amazon

D) Facebook

Answer: B) Microsoft

Sports

Which country won the 2024 FIFA World Cup?

A) Brazil

B) Argentina

C) France

D) Germany

Answer: B) Argentina

Which team won the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL)?

A) Chennai Super Kings

B) Mumbai Indians

C) Royal Challengers Bangalore

D) Delhi Capitals

Answer: B) Mumbai Indians

Which country hosted the 2024 Summer Olympics?

A) Japan

B) France

C) USA

D) Brazil

Answer: B) France (Paris)

Who won the gold medal for India in the 72kg category at the U20 World Wrestling Championships 2025?

A) Vinesh Phogat

B) Kajal Dochak

C) Antim Panghal

D) Sakshi Malik

Answer: B) Kajal Dochak

Which team won the Durand Cup 2025?

A) Mohun Bagan

B) NorthEast United FC

C) East Bengal

D) Bengaluru FC

Answer: B) NorthEast United FC

Where was the UTT 86th Senior National and Inter-state Table Championship 2024 held?

A) Mumbai

B) Surat

C) New Delhi

D) Bhopal

Answer: B) Surat

Who will lead India in the 2025 Asia Cup T20 tournament?

A) Rohit Sharma

B) Virat Kohli

C) Suryakumar Yadav

D) Hardik Pandya

Answer: C) Suryakumar Yadav

Which city hosted the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28)?

A) Dubai

B) Riyadh

C) Doha

D) Abu Dhabi

Answer: A) Dubai

National Sports Day in India marks the birth anniversary of which sportsperson?

A) Sachin Tendulkar

B) Major Dhyan Chand

C) Milkha Singh

D) P.T. Usha

Answer: B) Major Dhyan Chand

When was World Leprosy Day celebrated in 2025?

A) 23 January

B) 24 January

C) 25 January

D) 26 January

Answer: D) 26 January

Environment and Global Issues

What significant agreement was signed at COP28 in Dubai?

A) Net-zero by 2050

B) Transition away from fossil fuels

C) Carbon tax implementation

D) Global renewable energy pact

Answer: B) Transition away from fossil fuels

Which city was hit by a significant earthquake in 2024?

A) Tokyo

B) Istanbul

C) Los Angeles

D) Jakarta

Answer: B) Istanbul

What is the name of the new variant of COVID-19 that emerged in 2024?

A) Delta Plus

B) Omicron XE

C) Lambda

D) Gamma

Answer: B) Omicron XE

Which country became the first to legalize cryptocurrency as legal tender in 2024?

A) El Salvador

B) Panama

C) Singapore

D) Malta

Answer: A) El Salvador

Which city was declared the world’s most livable city in 2023 by The Economist?

A) Vienna

B) Sydney

C) Zurich

D) Copenhagen

Answer: A) Vienna

What is the Pusa Decomposer used for in agriculture?

A) Pest control

B) Decomposing crop residue

C) Soil fertility enhancement

D) Water conservation

Answer: B) Decomposing crop residue

Which country reported a surge in Guillain-Barré Syndrome in August 2025?

A) Jerusalem

B) Gaza

C) Tehran

D) Damascus

Answer: B) Gaza

What is the name of the plan launched by Tirupati Urban Development Authority to rejuvenate the Swarnamukhi river?

A) Operation SWARNA

B) Operation PRAKRITI

C) Operation REJUVENATE

D) Operation RIVER

Answer: B) Operation PRAKRITI

Which organization won the 2025 Ramon Magsaysay Award?

A) Educate Girls

B) Greenpeace

C) Red Cross

D) WHO

Answer: A) Educate Girls

What is the range of the Agni-5 missile test-fired in August 2025?

A) 3,000 km

B) 4,000 km

C) 5,000+ km

D) 6,000 km

Answer: C) 5,000+ km