Most Important Current Affairs MCQs 2025-26 useful for UPSC Civil Services, State PSC and all other competitive exams preparation.
1. Kirsty Coventry was elected President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on March 20, 2025. Which of the following statements is incorrect in this regard?
(A) In the 131 year history of IOC, she became the first woman to be elected as its chairperson
(B) In the history of IOC, she is the first African to get elected as the IOC’s President
(C) She was the Sports Minister in the Government of Zimbabwe before getting elected as IOC President
(D) She is the three-time Olympic swimming gold medallist
Answer: (D) (Hint: Kirsty Coventry is a two-time Olympic swimming gold medallist, not three-time.)
2.______ has become the first state in India to pass a law creating a commission for senior citizens?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Kerala
(C) Punjab
(D) Himachal Pradesh
Answer: (B) (Hint: Kerala passed the Kerala State Senior Citizens Commission Bill on March 19, 2025.)
3. Effective from April 1, 2023 monthly salary of Members of Parliament increased from:
(A) ₹ 50,000 to ₹ 75,000
(B) ₹ 75,000 to ₹ 1, 00, 000
(C) ₹ 1, 00, 000 to ₹ 1, 24, 000
(D) ₹ 1, 25, 000 to ₹ 1, 50, 000
Answer: (C)
4. Consider the following statements in relation to pension for former Members of Parliament:
I. Monthly pension for former MPs has been revised upwards by 24% from ₹ 25,000 to ₹ 31,000.
II. Additionally, the extra pension per year of service beyond five years has been raised from ₹ 2,000 to ₹ 2,500 per month.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(A) Only I
(B) Only II
(C) Both I and II
(D) Neither I nor II
Answer: (C)
5. Which of the following countries was struck by its biggest earthquake in a century in the last week of March 2025?
(A) Myanmar
(B) Philippines
(C) Indonesia
(D) Malaysia
Answer: (A) (Hint: A 7.7-magnitude quake struck Myanmar on March 28, 2025, causing massive destruction.)
6. Consider the following statements about the Sea Dragon 2025 (SD25):
I. It is Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) drill.
II. It was hosted by the United States Navy’s 7th Fleet at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.
III. Sea Dragon 2025 focused on improving ASW tactics, interoperability and multinational coordination in the Indo-Pacific region.
How many statements given above are correct?
(A) Only one
(B) Only two
(C) All three
(D) None of the above
Answer: (C) (Hint: Sea Dragon expanded to include India in 2021.)
7. Consider the following statements about the Signal application which was in the news:
I. Signal is an app that allows for direct texting, group conversations, and phone and video calls.
II. It uses end-to-end encryption, so a third party cannot read conversation content or listen in on calls.
III. The Signal app was created by the Signal Foundation, an American non-profit organisation.
Which of the above statements are correct?
(A) Only I and II
(B) Only II and III
(C) All I, II and III
(D) None of the above
Answer: (C)
8. Consider the following statements in relation to urbanization in India:
I. Kerala is the only state in the country to have its own Urban Policy Commission (KUPC).
II. KUPC stated in a report that by 2050, 80 per cent of the Kerala’s population will be urban.
III. Kerala is the sole state in the country that has an urban policy.
Correct code is:
(A) Only I and II
(B) Only III
(C) Only I and II
(D) All I, II and III
Answer: (D)
9. Which of the following statements is incorrect about the WAVES Anime and Manga Contest (WAM)?
(A) Resham Talwar won the Voice Acting category at WAVES Anime and Manga Contest (WAM)
(B) Resham Talwar is a visually challenged artist
(C) WAM encourages artists to develop localised adaptations of popular Japanese styles, catering to both Indian and global audiences
(D) In India, manga and anime have become incredibly popular over the last five decades
Answer: (D) (Hint: Manga and anime have become popular in India over the last ten years, not five decades.)
10. Indian Navy’s stealth frigate INS Tarkash participated in a Passex with:
(A) The Royal New Zealand Navy’s Anzac-class frigate Te Kaha
(B) Royal Australian Navy
(C) Russian Navy
(D) Indonesian Navy
Answer: (A) (Hint: INS Tarkash participated in a Passex with Te Kaha on April 4, 2025, in the Gulf of Aden.)
11. Which of the following airports suspended flight services for nearly four hours on April 11, 2025?
(A) Thiruvananthapuram
(B) Bhubaneswar
(C) Kochi
(D) Rajkot
Answer: (A) (Hint: Thiruvananthapuram Airport suspended services for the ‘Painkuni Arattu’ procession of Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple.)
12. Whenever a bill is presented to the Governor, he is under a constitutional obligation to adopt ………. of the following courses of action available.
(A) To assent
(B) To withhold assent
(C) To reserve the bill for the consideration of the President
(D) Any one of the above
Answer: (D) (Hint: Under Article 200, the Governor has these three options.)
13. The Supreme Court of India has set a timeline for the Governor of a State regarding giving assent to a bill duly passed by the Legislative Assembly. Which of the following statements is correct in this regard?
I. In case of either withholding of assent or reservation of the bill for the consideration of the President, upon the aid and advice of the State Council of Ministers, the Governor is expected to take such action forthwith, subject to a maximum period of one month.
II. In case of withholding of ascent, contrary to the advice of the State Council of Ministers, the Governor must return the bill together with a message within a maximum period of three months.
III. In case of reservation of bills for the consideration of the President, contrary to the advice of the State Council of Ministers, the Governor shall make such reservation within a maximum period of three months.
IV. In case of presentation of bill after reconsideration, in accordance with the first proviso, the Governor must grant assent forthwith subject to a maximum period of one month.
Correct code is:
(A) Only I and II
(B) Only II and III
(C) Only I
(D) All I, II, III and IV
Answer: (D)
14. Which of the Articles of the Constitution of India was applied by the Supreme Court of India while deciding a case pertaining to the powers of the Governor of Tamil Nadu?
(A) Article 138
(B) Article 140
(C) Article 142
(D) Article 200
Answer: (C) (Hint: The Supreme Court used Article 142 on April 8, 2025, to clear bills delayed by Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi.)
15. Which of the following days is being observed as the Navkar Mahamantra Divas?
(A) 9th April, 2025
(B) 10th April, 2025
(C) 11th April, 2025
(D) 12th April, 2025
Answer: (A) (Hint: PM Narendra Modi inaugurated Navkar Mahamantra Divas on April 9, 2025.)
In a poetic tribute to the power of ‘nine’ in Indian and Jain traditions, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi proposed nine resolutions anchored in the Navkar Mantra.
16. Which of the following resolutions is/are part of these nine resolutions?
I. Water Conservation
II. Plant a tree in Mother’s Name
III. Helping the Poor
IV. Respecting the senior citizens
V. Vocal for Local
VI. Preserving the cultural heritage
Correct code is:
(A) Only I, II, III, V
(B) Only II, III, IV, VI
(C) Only III, IV, V, VI
(D) All I, II, III, IV, V and VI
Answer: (A) (Hint: The nine resolutions include Water Conservation, Plant a tree in Mother’s Name, Helping the Poor, Vocal for Local, among others, but not Respecting senior citizens or Preserving cultural heritage.)
17. Consider the following statements in the light of a landmark judgement of the Supreme Court regarding the role of the Governor of a State and the President of India to assent the bill passed by the Legislative Assembly:
I. the Supreme Court has prescribed that the President should decide on bills sent for consideration by Governors within a timeframe of three months.
II. President’s actions under Article 201 of the Constitution are subject to judicial review, reinforcing that even the highest constitutional authorities are accountable.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(A) Only I
(B) Only II
(C) Both I and II
(D) Neither I nor II
Answer: (C) (Hint: The Supreme Court addressed Tamil Nadu Governor’s delay under Article 201.)
18. Which of the following statements is/are correct in relation to establishment of Small Modular Reactor (SMR) in India?
I. Maharashtra has signed a MoU with Russia’s state-owned company ROSATOM for the development of a Small Modular Reactor (SMR) based on thorium fuel.
II. As on April 2025, India has no operational reactor working on thorium.
Correct code is:
(A) Only I
(B) Only II
(C) Both I and II
(D) Neither I nor II
Answer: (C) (Hint: India has capabilities in nuclear fuel but no operational thorium reactors as of April 2025.)
19. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
(A) Modular Open Source Identity Platform (MOSIP) is an open-source digital identity platform developed to build secure and inclusive Aadhaar-like national ID systems
(B) India’s MOSIP platform has been developed by the International Institute of Information Technology, Bengaluru (IIIT-B)
(C) India’s MOSIP is in use in Sri Lanka, Morocco, the Philippines, Guinea, Ethiopia, Togo and Uganda
(D) It was established in 2020 as a core component of global Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI)
Answer: (D) (Hint: MOSIP was established in 2018, not 2020.)
20. Operation Brahma, which was in the news in March-April 2025, was related to:
(A) Relief material and humanitarian aid to Myanmar
(B) Anti Naxalite drive in Chhattisgarh
(C) Anti-terrorist operation in Jammu & Kashmir
(D) Rescue operation in Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel in Nagarkurnool
Answer: (A) (Hint: Operation Brahma was launched for humanitarian aid to Myanmar after the March 28, 2025 earthquake.)
21. Consider the following pairs in relation to various operations carried out by Indian teams:
(A) Operation Dost – Turkey and Syria
(B) Operation Madad – Kerala
(C) Operation Brahma – Myanmar and Thailand
(D) Operation Maitri – Nepal
How many pairs given above are matched correctly?
(A) Only one
(B) Only two
(C) Only three
(D) All four
Answer: (D)
22. Multinational Exercise Desert Flag 10 was hosted by the:
(A) UAE Air Force
(B) Indian Air Force
(C) The French Air and Space Force
(D) Royal Air Force
Answer: (A) (Hint: Hosted by UAE Air Force, April 21 to May 8, 2025.)
23. Head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis passed away on April 21, 2025. Originally he belonged to which of the following country?
(A) Brazil
(B) Argentina
(C) Poland
(D) Italy
Answer: (B) (Hint: Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, was from Argentina.)
24. Which of the following statements is incorrect about the J.D. Vance, Vice-President of USA?
(A) He is an Indian-origin American
(B) His wife Usha is an Indian-origin American
(C) He was elected to US Senate in 2022
(D) He visited India on an official visit on March 21, 2025
Answer: (A)
25. Consider the following statements in relation to the election of new Pope, in the event of death of Pope Francis on April 21, 2025:
I. A conclave of 138 cardinals under the age of 80 will be convened and they will be eligible to vote for the next chief of the Catholic Church.
II. At present, there are six cardinals in India.
III. Only four Indian cardinals are eligible to cast their votes in the next papal conclave.
IV. Cardinals George Alencherry, 80 and Oswald Gracias, 80 are too old to cast their ballots.
Correct code is:
(A) Only I and IV
(B) Only III and IV
(C) Only I, II and IV
(D) All I, II, III and IV
Answer: (D)
26. Which of the following statements is/are correct about the re-location and rehabilitation of Cheetahs in India?
I. Under Project Cheetah, eight Cheetahs from Namibia (in September 2022) and 12 from South Africa (in February 2023) were introduced in Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh.
II. Out of total 26 cheetahs in Kuno National Park two Cheetahs-Pawak and Prabhash were relocated to Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary, and Sagar, on April 20, 2025.
Correct code is:
(A) Only I
(B) Only II
(C) Both I and II
(D) Neither I nor II
Answer: (C) (Hint: Two cheetahs, Prabhas and Pawak, were relocated on April 20, 2025.)
27. According to International Labour Organisation World Social Security Protection Report 2024-25, coverage of social security in India in the year 2024 was:
(A) 38%
(B) 46%
(C) 49%
(D) 72%
Answer: (C)
28. ______ has become the first State in the country to implement the SC sub-categorisation, popularly called reservation within reservation.
(A) Karnataka
(B) Telangana
(C) Jharkhand
(D) Bihar
Answer: (B) (Hint: Telangana implemented SC sub-categorisation with three groups.)
29. The sixth edition of the joint military exercise ‘Dustlik’ was held between:
(A) India and Turkiye
(B) India and Egypt
(C) India and Uzbekistan
(D) India and Iran
Answer: (C) (Hint: Held in Pune from April 16 to 28, 2025.)
30. What is ‘Ironwood’ which was in the news recently?
(A) A computer chip
(B) A hard wood used to make toys
(C) A feature film
(D) A Novel
Answer: (A) (Hint: Google’s seventh-generation TPU chip for AI models.)
31. Which of the following retaliatory measures has/been adopted against Pakistan by India after the Pahalgam attack in which 26 tourists were killed?
I. Suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty.
II. Shut down of the integrated check post at Attari.
III. The strength of Pakistan’s commission in New Delhi reduced to 30, with reciprocal downsizing of India’s mission in Islamabad.
IV. The Defence/Military, Naval and Air Attachés in the Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi are declared Persona Non-Grata.
V. Pakistani citizens will no longer be allowed to visit India under the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Visa Exemption Scheme (SVES).
How many statements given above are correct?
(A) Only two
(B) Only three
(C) Only four
(D) All five
Answer: (D)
32. Which of the following statements is incorrect about the Indus Waters Treaty?
(A) The Indus Waters Treaty was signed between India and Pakistan on September 19, 1949
(B) The agreement is one of the most detailed water-sharing treaties in the world and is often cited as a rare example of cooperation between two hostile neighbours
(C) Union government on April 23, 2025 announced the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty
(D) It governs the use of the Indus River and its tributaries, which originate in Tibet and flow through India into Pakistan before draining into the Arabian Sea
Answer: (A) (Hint: The treaty was signed on September 19, 1960, not 1949.)
33. Which of the following statements is/are correct about the GDKP, that was in the news recently?
I. GDKP is an acronym for Gross Domestic Knowledge Product.
II. The concept of GDKP was propounded by Prof. Umberto Sulpasso of the University of South California.
III. GDKP seeks to measure the contribution of knowledge, innovation and intellectual assets to the economy.
IV. Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation organized a brainstorming session on ‘Conceptual Framework of GDKP Measurement’
How many statements given above are correct?
(A) Only one
(B) Only two
(C) Only three
(D) All four
Answer: (D)
34. Which of the following statements is incorrect about the ‘NAKSHA’, that was in the news recently?
(A) It is a new initiative, launched by the Central government on February 18, 2025 in New Delhi
(B) NAKSHA is an acronym for – “National Geospatial Knowledge-based Land Survey of Urban Habitation”
(C) It is a city survey initiative under the existing Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme (DILRMP)
(D) Department of Land records, under the Ministry of Rural Development is the Nodal department/Ministry
Answer: (A) (Hint: NAKSHA was launched on a pilot basis in Raisen, Madhya Pradesh, not New Delhi.)
35. Consider the following statements about the SOUL:
I. The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi inaugurated the School of Ultimate Leadership (SOUL) Leadership Committee 2025, at Bharat Mandappam, New Delhi on February 21, 2025.
II. SOUL Leadership Conclave aimed to serve as a premier platform where leaders from diverse domains beyond political and future their inspiring life journeys and discuss aspects relating to leadership.
III. The conclave aimed to foster an economy and thought leadership, facilitating learning from both failures and successes, to inspire young audiences.
Correct code is:
(A) Only I and II
(B) Only II and III
(C) Only I and III
(D) All I, II and III
Answer: (D)
36. Which of the following statements is incorrect about the ‘Nari Adalat Programme’?
(A) It was launched in 2023
(B) It is a Community driven, non-judicial dispute resolution platform
(C) Ministry of Law and Justice is the nodal ministry of this programme
(D) 7 to 11 members are nominated for Nari Adalat. These members are called ‘Nyay Sakhis’
Answer: (C) (Hint: Ministry of Women and Child Development is the nodal ministry.)
37. Which of the following statements is/are correct about the ‘Swavalambini’?
I. It is a women entrepreneurship programme.
II. It was launched by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
III. Its main objective is to empower female students in Higher Education Institutions.
Correct code is:
(A) Only I and II
(B) Only II and III
(C) Only I and III
(D) All I, II and III
Answer: (D)
38. Consider the following programmes/schemes which are promoting women empowerment?
I. SANKALP
II. Rashtriya Udyamita Vikas Pariyojana for PM SVANIDHI beneficiaries
III. SFURTI Scheme
IV. Women Entrepreneurship Development Programme
Correct code is:
(A) Only IV
(B) Only I, II and III
(C) Only II and III
(D) All I, II, III and IV
Answer: (D)
39. Which of the following is an objective of the ‘Gyan Bharatam Mission’?
(A) To preserve, promote, survey, documents and conserve manuscripts.
(B) To preserve Guru Shishya tradition of educational system
(C) To promote classical languages
(D) To promote classical performing arts
Answer: (A)
40. Consider the following statements in relation to Market Intervention Scheme:
I. Market Intervention scheme was revamped on 10th February, 2025 to provide strong support to farmers for the public agricultural and horticulture commodities.
II. Market Intervention Scheme is an integrated component of PM-AASHA.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(A) Only I
(B) Only II
(C) Both I and II
(D) Neither I nor II
Answer: (C) (Hint: PM-AASHA includes the Market Intervention Scheme as a component.)
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