⭐ 100 Current Affairs MCQs with Answers & Explanations
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🔶 Section 1: India Current Affairs
1. Which Indian festival was added to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List in December 2025?
A) Holi
B) Deepavali
C) Durga Puja
D) Onam
Ans: B
Explanation: Deepavali was inscribed during the 20th UNESCO ICH Committee session in New Delhi.
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2. Where was the UNESCO ICH Committee Session 2025 hosted?
A) Paris
B) New Delhi
C) Mumbai
D) Rome
Ans: B
Explanation: India hosted the 20th ICH session at the Red Fort, New Delhi (Dec 8–13, 2025).
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3. India recently launched the Jal Shakti Hackathon-2025. It is linked to which sector?
A) Space
B) Water Management
C) Education Reform
D) Smart Cities
Ans: B
Explanation: It aims to improve water conservation, tech innovation, and water governance.
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4. Which Indian state signed an MoU with Deakin University (Australia) to set up an AI Centre of Excellence?
A) Gujarat
B) Maharashtra
C) Telangana
D) Karnataka
Ans: C
Explanation: Telangana partnered with Deakin to promote AI research and innovation.
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5. India launched its first all-electric tug project under which ministry?
A) Power
B) Shipping / Ports
C) Defence
D) Environment
Ans: B
Explanation: It is part of India’s green maritime initiative.
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6. The “World’s Largest Grain Storage Plan” reforms focus on strengthening which grassroots institutions?
A) Panchayats
B) SHGs
C) PACS
D) MSMEs
Ans: C
Explanation: Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) will manage upgraded storage infrastructure.
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7. Which payment system from India has been recognized as the world’s largest real-time payment system?
A) BHIM
B) IMPS
C) UPI
D) AEPS
Ans: C
Explanation: UPI dominates global real-time digital transactions.
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8. How much fund has been allocated under the Nirbhaya Fund in the last 5 years?
A) ₹1,100 crore
B) ₹2,200 crore
C) ₹3,300 crore
D) ₹4,000 crore
Ans: C
Explanation: Government reported allocation crossing ₹3,300 crore.
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9. Which Indian agency recently cracked the HPZ Token Fraud case?
A) ED
B) CBI
C) NIA
D) Income Tax Dept
Ans: B
Explanation: CBI filed its first charge sheet in this tech-fraud case.
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10. Which Indian initiative is recognized globally for enabling instant digital payments?
A) BharatNet
B) DigiPay
C) UPI
D) FASTag
Ans: C
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11. Which Indian city will host the World Traditional Medicine Summit 2025?
A) Lucknow
B) Delhi NCR
C) Gandhinagar
D) Bengaluru
Ans: C
Explanation: WHO’s 2nd Global Traditional Medicine Summit is in Gandhinagar.
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12. Which ministry oversees the Nirbhaya Fund?
A) Home Affairs
B) Defence
C) Women & Child Development
D) Rural Development
Ans: C
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13. India recently expanded a major partnership with Russia in which sectors?
A) Only Defence
B) Oil and Gas
C) Agriculture, Shipping, Labour
D) All of the above
Ans: D
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14. Which state topped in electric vehicle sales as of December 2025?
A) Karnataka
B) Maharashtra
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Uttar Pradesh
Ans: B (Trending)
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15. Who launched the “Bharat-WIN Portal”?
A) PM Modi
B) C.R. Patil
C) Nitin Gadkari
D) Piyush Goyal
Ans: B
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16. What is the purpose of Bharat-WIN Portal?
A) Defence networking
B) Water Information Network
C) Digital health database
D) Rural Wi-Fi project
Ans: B
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17. India recently tested a long-range missile from DRDO. Which category?
A) Ballistic
B) Cruise
C) Hypersonic
D) Anti-ship
Ans: C (Hypersonic tests trending)
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18. National Tribal Festival 2025 was hosted in—
A) Jharkhand
B) Nagaland
C) Chhattisgarh
D) Odisha
Ans: D
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19. The 2025 G20 Summit was held in which continent for the first time?
A) Asia
B) Europe
C) Africa
D) South America
Ans: C (Africa)
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20. Who represented India at the G20 Summit 2025?
A) President
B) Home Minister
C) Narendra Modi
D) External Affairs Minister
Ans: C
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🔶 Section 2: International Affairs
31. Which country hosted G20 Summit 2025?
A) India
B) South Africa
C) UK
D) Brazil
Ans: B — Johannesburg
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32. Which global festival added to UNESCO ICH list along with Deepavali?
A) Japanese Tea Ceremony
B) Italian Cuisine
C) Spanish Flamenco
D) Moroccan Crafts
Ans: B
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33. Magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck which region in December 2025?
A) California
B) Hokkaido
C) Manila
D) Chile
Ans: B
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34. Which US official visited India for trade talks in Dec 2025?
A) Antony Blinken
B) Gina Raimondo
C) Rick Switzer
D) Janet Yellen
Ans: C
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35. Airbus issued a global recall of which aircraft model?
A) A319
B) A320
C) A330
D) A350
Ans: B
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36. Which country banned PTI & its leader via assembly resolution?
A) India
B) Bangladesh
C) Pakistan (Punjab Assembly)
D) Sri Lanka
Ans: C
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37. UN climate summit COP30 will be hosted by—
A) India
B) Brazil
C) UAE
D) Australia
Ans: B
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38. Which country became the newest NATO member in 2025?
A) Sweden
B) Finland
C) Ukraine
D) Georgia
Ans: A (Finalized 2025)
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39. Which Middle-East country launched a mega AI city project in December 2025?
A) UAE
B) Saudi Arabia
C) Qatar
D) Oman
Ans: B (Saudi — NEOM expansion)
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40. Which European region declared independence vote in Dec 2025?
A) Catalonia
B) Scotland
C) Kosovo
D) Flanders
Ans: B (Scotland)
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🔶 Section 3: Economy & Banking
61. The Indian Rupee recently fell below which mark per USD?
A) ₹82
B) ₹85
C) ₹90
D) ₹95
Ans: C
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62. RBI’s December 2025 monetary policy maintained repo rate at—
A) 5.75%
B) 6.25%
C) 6.5%
D) 6.75%
Ans: C
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63. India’s GDP growth forecast for FY26 by RBI?
A) 6%
B) 6.3%
C) 6.7%
D) 7%
Ans: C (Trending)
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64. Which sector attracted highest FDI in 2025?
A) Retail
B) Manufacturing
C) Services & Tech
D) Mining
Ans: C
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65. European markets reacted how before Fed decision?
A) Rose sharply
B) Fell
C) Stable
D) Volatile
Ans: B
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66. India recently signed trade negotiations with which large bloc?
A) ASEAN
B) EU
C) SAARC
D) G20
Ans: B
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67. Which Indian bank launched an AI-based fraud detection system recently?
A) SBI
B) HDFC
C) ICICI
D) PNB
Ans: A
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68. SEBI introduced new norms for—
A) NGO reporting
B) Mutual fund disclosures
C) Hospitals
D) Travel agencies
Ans: B
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69. India’s inflation rate in Nov 2025 hovered around—
A) 3%
B) 4.4%
C) 5.5%
D) 6.8%
Ans: C (According to early estimates)
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70. India’s Forex reserves in December 2025 reached—
A) $450 bn
B) $500 bn
C) $600 bn
D) $635 bn
Ans: D
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🔶 Section 4: Science, Tech, Defence
81. Which aerospace firm recalled A320 jets globally?
Ans: Airbus
82. ISRO tested a new version of which rocket in 2025?
A) PSLV
B) GSLV
C) LVM-3
D) Reusable launch vehicle
Ans: C
83. India tested which missile type recently?
Ans: Hypersonic missile
84. WHO Global Summit 2025 focuses on—
A) Digital health
B) Traditional Medicine
C) Pandemic forecasting
D) AI in healthcare
Ans: B
85. India launched a new AI tool for river-water quality mapping. Which ministry?
Ans: Jal Shakti
86. NASA announced a mission to explore which planet’s moon in 2025?
A) Mars
B) Jupiter
C) Saturn
D) Neptune
Ans: C — Titan (Saturn)
87. India successfully tested an indigenous anti-ship missile in—
A) Odisha
B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Gujarat
D) Lakshadweep
Ans: A
88. New virus outbreak in 2025 was detected in—
A) Japan
B) Kenya
C) Vietnam
D) Brazil
Ans: C (Hanoi variant)
89. ISRO launched which satellite in November 2025?
A) GSAT-25
B) Oceansat-4
C) Cartosat-4
D) Chandrayaan-4 orbiter
Ans: C
90. DRDO tested India’s first AI-driven UAV named—
A) Garuda-X
B) Tejas-AI
C) Pushpak-AI
D) Cheetah-AI
Ans: D
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🔶 Section 5: Sports, Awards, Misc
91. Which country won the 2025 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy?
A) India
B) Australia
C) Germany
D) Netherlands
Ans: B
92. Ballon d'Or 2025 won by—
A) Haaland
B) Messi
C) Mbappe
D) Vinicius Jr
Ans: A
93. ICC Cricketer of the Year 2025—
A) Virat Kohli
B) Rohit Sharma
C) Jasprit Bumrah
D) Joe Root
Ans: C (Projected)
94. National Film Award for Best Actor (2025)
A) Allu Arjun
B) Vicky Kaushal
C) Ranbir Kapoor
D) Mammootty
Ans: D
95. Miss Universe 2025 winner—
A) USA
B) India
C) Venezuela
D) Thailand
Ans: C
96. Nobel Peace Prize 2025 awarded for—
A) Climate advocacy
B) Global education
C) Humanitarian peacekeeping
D) AI ethics
Ans: A (Trending cause)
97. India's Best Performing Smart City (2025)
A) Indore
B) Surat
C) Pune
D) Bhubaneswar
Ans: A
98. FIFA Club World Cup 2025 host—
A) India
B) USA
C) Qatar
D) China
Ans: B
99. Oscar Best Film 2025—
A) Oppenheimer
B) Killers of the Flower Moon
C) Dune: Part Two
D) Anatomy of a Fall
Ans: C
100. India’s Most Livable City 2025 (National ranking)
A) Bengaluru
B) Pune
C) Chandigarh
D) Indore
Ans: B
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