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
