100 Latest Current Affairs GK Questions 2025
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For students, aspirants, and curious minds alike, staying informed is more than just following the news. It’s about understanding how those headlines relate to real-life progress, governance, and the people involved. This question series on current affairs has been carefully crafted to provide clarity amid the noise. Rather than long reports and complex jargon, we’ve compiled simple, well-structured questions that highlight the most relevant developments in recent months. Starting with National Affairs, we have everything covered in this trivia series. If you’re someone who enjoys learning through facts and wants to stay updated without the clutter, this series is for you.
Let’s deep dive into the latest current affairs of 2025!
Table of Contents:
- National Affairs
- International Affairs
- Economy & Finance
- Science & Technology
- Sports & Games
- Awards & Honours
- Environment & Ecology
- Appointments & Resignations
- Books & Authors
- Important Days & Themes
National Affairs :- Current Affairs
1. What is the name of the nationwide Indian civil defence exercise on May 7, 2025?
Answer: Operation Abhyaas
2. Which ministry coordinated Operation Abhyaas?
Answer: Ministry of Home Affairs
3. Which cross-border treaty did India suspend post-Pahalgam attack?
Answer: Indus Waters Treaty
4. Which border crossing was closed after the Pahalgam attack?
Answer: Attari–Wagah
5. Which mock drill included a blackout simulation in Delhi?
Answer: Operation Abhyaas
6. Which task force was set up on Digital India’s 10th anniversary?
Answer: India Energy Stack task force
7. What is the name of the scheme launched to digitize academic certificates?
Answer: National Academic Depository
8. Which mission’s 2.0 version was launched on January 17, 2025?
Answer: National Broadband Mission
9. Which country did PM Modi visit to sign six new agreements?
Answer: Trinidad & Tobago
10. Which scheme provides an Aadhaar OTP for Tatkal booking?
Answer: IRCTC Tatkal
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_India_civil_defence_mock_drill
International Affairs
1. Who was re-elected as the UK Prime Minister in July 2025?
Answer: Keir Starmer
2. Which country hosted the G7 Summit 2025?
Answer: Italy
3. Which international court issued an arrest warrant against Israeli PM Netanyahu in May 2025?
Answer: International Criminal Court
4. Which country saw a historic heatwave with temperatures crossing 53°C in June 2025?
Answer: Kuwait
5. Which country joined NATO officially in March 2025?
Answer: Sweden
6. Which African country held its first democratic election in 30 years in May 2025?
Answer: Sudan
7. Who won the 2025 U.S. Presidential Primaries for the Republican Party?
Answer: Donald Trump
8. Which nation launched the ‘Clean Planet Initiative’ at the UN?
Answer: Japan
9. Which international body declared July 4 as World AI Ethics Day?
Answer: UNESCO
10. Which country signed a peace deal with Yemen in April 2025?
Answer: Saudi Arabia
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world
Economy & Finance
1. What is India’s GDP growth rate for Q1 2025 as per NSO?
Answer: 7.3%
2. Which organization retained India’s sovereign rating at ‘BBB-‘ in 2025?
Answer: Fitch Ratings
3. Who is the current RBI Governor (as of July 2025)?
Answer: Shaktikanta Das
4. Which public sector bank launched India’s first AI-powered loan assistant?
Answer: Bank of Baroda
5. Which Indian company became the first to reach ₹40 lakh crore market cap in 2025?
Answer: Reliance Industries
6. What is the revised repo rate announced by the RBI in June 2025?
Answer: 6.50%
7. Which country surpassed China to become India’s top trading partner in 2025?
Answer: United States
8. Which Indian digital payment platform launched ‘UPI Lite+’?
Answer: Paytm
9. Which company is leading India’s Green Hydrogen Mission investments?
Answer: Adani Group
10. Which state recorded the highest GST collection in May 2025?
Answer: Maharashtra
Source: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy
Science & Technology :- Current Affairs quiz
1. Which ISRO mission aims to study solar wind and space weather?
Answer: Aditya-L1
2. Which private Indian company successfully launched the Vikram-1 rocket?
Answer: Skyroot Aerospace
3. What’s the name of India’s first AI-focused supercomputer launched in 2025?
Answer: Airawat
4. Which company launched the world’s first AI smartphone chip, ‘Gemini AI’?
Answer: Google
5. Which IIT developed a biodegradable plastic alternative using seaweed?
Answer: IIT Madras
6. Which global tech firm acquired OpenAI’s robotics division in 2025?
Answer: Apple
7. Which Indian app crossed 1 billion UPI transactions in May 2025?
Answer: PhonePe
8. What is the name of India’s quantum computing initiative?
Answer: NQM (National Quantum Mission)
9. Which new AI model was launched by Meta in 2025?
Answer: LLaMA 3
10. Which research body launched the AI for Indian languages project in 2025?
Answer: Bhashini
Source: https://www.isro.gov.in/
Sports & Games
1. Who won the IPL 2025 title?
Answer: Royal Challengers Bengaluru
2. Which Indian javelin thrower threw over 90 m in the Doha Diamond League 2025?
Answer: Neeraj Chopra
3. Which medal did Neeraj Chopra win at the Paris Diamond League 2025?
Answer: Gold
4. Which city will host the 2028 Olympic Games?
Answer: Los Angeles
5. Who is the current BCCI President (2025)?
Answer: Roger Binny
6. Which Indian sprinter broke the national 100 m record in 2025?
Answer: Amlan Borgohain
7. Which Indian boxer qualified for the Paris Olympics 2024?
Answer: Nikhat Zareen
8. Which country topped the 2024 Paralympics medal tally?
Answer: China
9. Which Indian won bronze at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships?
Answer: Antim Panghal
10. Which football club won the UEFA Champions League 2024–25?
Answer: Real Madrid
Awards & Honours Current Affairs Quiz
1. Which Indian author won the International Booker Prize in May 2025 for Heart Lamp?
Answer: Banu Mushtaq
2. Who received the UN Sasakawa Award 2025 for disaster risk reduction?
Answer: Mrutyunjay Mohapatra
3. Which airport won the British Safety Council’s International Safety Award 2025?
Answer: Mangaluru International Airport
4. Which company won a Gold Lion at Cannes 2025 for creative advertising?
Answer: FCB (Indian Railways campaign)
5. Which cricketer was named the leading male cricketer by Wisden 2025?
Answer: Jasprit Bumrah
6. Which posthumous Padma Vibhushan was awarded to a Malayalam writer in 2025?
Answer: M. T. Vasudevan Nair
7. Which folk singer received a posthumous Padma Vibhushan in 2025?
Answer: Sharda Sinha
8. Who was honoured with the Padma Bhushan in sports in 2025?
Answer: P. R. Sreejesh
9. Which iconic Tamil actor received the Padma Bhushan in 2025?
Answer: Ajith Kumar
10. Which gynaecologist received the Padma Shri in 2025?
Answer: Neerja Bhatla
Environment & Ecology
1. Which botanical sanctuary in Kerala acts as a ‘Noah’s Ark’ for endangered Western Ghats plants?
Answer: Gurukula Botanical Sanctuary
2. Which state aims to plant over 35 crore saplings during Van Mahotsav 2025?
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
3. By what percentage did India’s renewable power output grow in H1 2025?
Answer: 24.4 %
4. Which national park scored top marks in the MEE 2020–25 cycle?
Answer: Eravikulam National Park
5. Which MP campaign built 1.29 lakh water structures by June 2025?
Answer: Jal Ganga Samvardhan Abhiyan
6. Which Ministry released model rules for tree-felling on agricultural land?
Answer: Environment Ministry
7. Which alliance became treaty-based on January 23, 2025, for big-cat conservation?
Answer: International Big Cat Alliance
8. What system did India launch on May 26, 2025, for short-range weather forecasting?
Answer: Bharat Forecasting System
9. What is the name of the circular-economy coalition started in Jaipur?
Answer: Cities Coalition for Circularity (C3)
10. Which campaign began on World Water Day 2025 for water conservation?
Answer: Jal Shakti Abhiyan
Source: https://edurev.in/
Appointments & Resignations Current Affairs Quiz
1. Who received a six-month extension as West Bengal Chief Secretary in June 2025?
Answer: Manoj Pant
2. Which Karnataka IAS officer and CM aide resigned recently?
Answer: LK Atheeq
3. Who became MD & CEO of Central Bank of India in June 2025?
Answer: Kalyan Kumar
4. Who was elevated to RBI Executive Director in early July 2025?
Answer: Kesavan Ramachandran
5. Who was appointed India’s Economic Affairs Secretary, effective July 1?
Answer: Anuradha Thakur
6. Which Lieutenant Commander became the first female ADC to the President?
Answer: Lt Commander Yashasvi Solanki
7. Who took over as Senior Air Staff Officer, Western Air Command?
Answer: Jasvir Singh Mann
8. Who became Colonel of Garhwal Rifles and C-in-C Andaman & Nicobar?
Answer: D S Rana
9. Which former R&AW chief was made head of NSAB?
Answer: Alok Joshi
10. Which Tata Chemicals alumnus became its Chairman in May 2025?
Answer: S Padmanabhan
Source: https://currentaffairs.adda247.com
Books & Authors
1. Which Kannada author won the International Booker Prize in May 2025?
Answer: Banu Mushtaq
2. What is the title of Banu Mushtaq’s award-winning collection?
Answer: Heart Lamp
3. Which memoir won the last Shakti Bhatt Prize in 2025?
Answer: The Lucky Ones
4. Who authored The Lucky Ones?
Answer: Zara Chowdhary
5. Which legal-themed book did Sunil Kumar Pathak publish in January 2025?
Answer: Legal First Aid
6. Which anthology did Namita Gokhale release in January 2025?
Answer: Life on Mars
7. Who authored The New Icon: Savarkar and the Facts?
Answer: Arun Shourie
8. Who wrote Indian Constitution: A Conversation with Power?
Answer: Gautam Bhatia
9. Who received the Bal Sahitya Puraskar for Tinchak?
Answer: Kirtida Brahmbhatt
10. Which award honours young writers under 35?
Answer: Yuva Puraskar
Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/
Important Days & Themes
1. Which country hosted World Environment Day 2025?
Answer: Republic of Korea
2. On which date is International Women’s Day observed?
Answer: March 8
3. What was the International Women’s Day 2025 theme?
Answer: Accelerate Action
4. What day is World Rabies Day observed each year?
Answer: September 28
5. When is International Forest Day celebrated?
Answer: March 21
6. Which day is the International Day of Families observed?
Answer: May 15
7. Which day is World Cancer Day observed?
Answer: February 4
8. When was Earth Hour 2025 held?
Answer: March 22
9. When is International Tiger Day observed?
Answer: July 29
10. On which date is World Population Day?
Answer: July 11
Source: https://vajiramandravi.com/upsc-exam/important-days-in-2025
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